The 6 Hours of Bahrain was the WEC title showdown everyone had hoped for. At the head of the field, early problems for the #17 crew put their title fight in jeopardy, while KCMG and G-Drive fought tooth and nail for honours in LMP2. In LMP1-L, victory for the #13 machine gave the less-experienced Rebellion Racing crew second place in the championship.
FIA World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship
| # | Manufacturer | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | DEU | 308 |
| 2 | Audi | DEU | 238 |
| 3 | Toyota | JPN | 137 |
| 4 | Nissan | JPN | 0 |
The manufacturers title was a done deal before the WEC paddock arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain. Porsche secured a comprehensive victory, winning every single race of the championship from Le Mans onwards. The points haul of 308 was also a record since the return of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012.
FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship
| # | Driver | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | T. Bernhard | DEU | 166 |
| 1 | B. Hartley | NZL | 166 |
| 1 | M. Webber | AUS | 166 |
| 2 | M. Fässler | CHE | 161 |
| 2 | A. Lotterer | DEU | 161 |
| 2 | B. Tréluyer | FRA | 161 |
| 3 | R. Dumas | FRA | 138,5 |
| 3 | N. Jani | CHE | 138,5 |
| 3 | M. Lieb | DEU | 138,5 |
| 4 | L. di Grassi | BRA | 99 |
| 4 | L. Duval | FRA | 99 |
| 4 | O. Jarvis | GBR | 99 |
| 5 | S. Buemi | CHE | 79 |
| 5 | A. Davidson | GBR | 79 |
| 5 | M. Conway | GBR | 79 |
| 5 | S. Sarrazin | FRA | 79 |
| 5 | A. Wurz | AUT | 79 |
| 6 | K. Nakajima | JPN | 75 |
| 7 | N. Tandy | GBR | 70,5 |
| 8 | E. Bamber | NZL | 58 |
| 8 | N. Hülkenberg | DEU | 58 |
The world drivers’ title was the scene of the greatest drama at Bahrain. Early mechanical issues put the championship-leading #17 machine in the garage for over 8 minutes, with Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley playing a frantic game of catch-up to secure the fifth place that would have guaranteed them the drivers’ title. In the end, the sister #18 car helped the Porsche trio out by taking the race win ahead of Audi and – in doing so – handing the world drivers’ title to Bernhard, Webber and Hartley.
FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams
| # | Team | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Rebellion Racing #12 | CHE | 134 |
| 2 | Rebellion Racing #13 | CHE | 108 |
| 3 | ByKolles | DEU | 104 |
Despite only having three competitors, the LMP1 privateer class also provided some real action over the season. A late charge by the much-improved ByKolles squad almost saw them snatch second place in the championship, but a victory at the final round for the #13 Rebellion Racing crew made it a one-two for the Swiss-entered team.
FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers
| # | Driver | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | M. Beche | CHE | 134 |
| 1 | N. Prost | FRA | 134 |
| 2 | D. Kraihamer | AUT | 108 |
| 2 | A. Imperatori | CHE | 108 |
| 3 | P. Kaffer | DEU | 104 |
| 3 | S. Trummer | CHE | 104 |
| 4 | D. Abt | DEU | 83 |
| 5 | N. Heidfeld | DEU | 69 |
It was a similar story in the LMP1 privateer drivers’ title, what with most of the drivers being full-season entries. For Mathias Beche and Nicolas Prost, it’s a second drivers’ title in as many years.
FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
| # | Driver | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | S. Bird | GBR | 178 |
| 1 | J. Canal | FRA | 178 |
| 1 | R. Rusinov | RUS | 178 |
| 2 | R. Bradley | GBR | 155 |
| 2 | M. Howson | GBR | 155 |
| 3 | G. Yacaman | COL | 134 |
| 3 | L. Derani | BRA | 134 |
| 3 | R. Gonzalez | MEX | 134 |
| 4 | N. Lapierre | FRA | 102 |
| 5 | P-L. Chatin | FRA | 86 |
| 5 | N. Panciatici | FRA | 86 |
Sam Bird, Julien Canal and Roman Rusinov in the #26 G-Drive Ligier took a well-deserved victory in the LMP2 drivers’ championship by 23 points from the #47 KCMG pair of Richard Bradley and Matt Howson. Lifting the title was an act of catharsis for the #26 G-Drive crew, after a brake failure at last season’s final round in Brazil arguably cost Rusinov and Canal the 2014 LMP2 drivers’ title. The collision between the KCMG and #28 G-Drive cars in the final minutes of the 6 Hours of Fuji proved to be a decisive moment in the title battle, with KCMG unable to claw back the points they lost for not finishing in Japan.
FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams
| # | Team | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | G-Drive Racing #26 | RUS | 178 |
| 2 | KCMG | HKG | 155 |
| 3 | G-Drive Racing #28 | RUS | 134 |
| 4 | Signatech Alpine | FRA | 86 |
| 5 | Team SARD Morand | CHE | 70 |
| 6 | Strakka Racing | GBR | 63 |
| 7 | Extreme Speed Motorsports #31 | USA | 62 |
| 7 | Extreme Speed Motorsports #30 | USA | 62 |
| 8 | OAK Racing | FRA | 34 |
The teams’ championship was a similar story to the drivers’ championship. For the second season in succession, the LMP2 teams’ title goes to Russia.
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