Session 8907 - Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain

October 02, 2026 03:33pm

Race

Quick Stats

  • Track Length: 5.372 km
  • Most Distance Covered: 10 laps, 53.720 km
  • Simulator Used: GTR2

Race report: Sakhir Sorrows: Horta Clinches Melodramatic P2 in Bahrain Radio Remix

The desert of Sakhir bore witness to an absolute tragedy of missed opportunities as Fernando Horta fought his way from eleventh on the grid to a bittersweet second-place finish at the Bahrain International Circuit. Piloting the #63 Chevrolet Corvette C6-R GT2, Horta unleashed a blistering fastest lap of 2:01.625—nearly a full second quicker than anyone else on the sands—but ultimately failed to catch Vlado Kenats in the Multimatic Panoz Esperante GTLM, who took the win by 4.8 seconds after snatching the lead on Lap 3 from Rich Hromin's Mustang.

Horta (#63): Why does the Arabian sand weep? I am surrounded by twenty-nine screaming engines, yet I feel only the cold, dry embrace of isolation in this desert night.

Sandro (#63 crew): Fernando, you are in fifth place after lap one. Stop reciting poetry to the dashboard and press the throttle.

Horta (#63): This Corvette is a heavy beast, Sandro. It carries the weight of my unfulfilled dreams. But look! On lap two, I have bypassed Martin's Panoz. I am third! The podium beckons like a mirage in Sakhir.

Sandro (#63 crew): Good. Now catch Kenats. He is leading in that ridiculous Panoz. He looks like he is going to the supermarket, but faster.

Horta (#63): Oh, the absolute cruelty of the fifth lap! I have slipped to fourth behind Hromin and Lidkea. The tires are turning to dust, just like my youth.

Sandro (#63 crew): Your youth ended in the nineties, Fernando. You missed your braking point at Turn 4 because you were looking at a helicopter. Focus.

Horta (#63): It was a beautiful helicopter, Sandro! A symbol of freedom! But wait, I have reclaimed second place on lap eight. I am flying. The 2:01.625 lap was a masterpiece painted in hot rubber.

Sandro (#63 crew): It was a decent lap. But Kenats is still four seconds ahead. You are painting masterpieces while he is actually winning the race.

Eurico Maluf (FDO Executive Director): *crackles over official channel* Attention, Car #63. This is Eurico Maluf. Your constant weeping is interfering with the local television broadcast. The trackside microphones in Sector 2 are picking up high-pitched sobbing. Please desist or face a drive-through penalty.

Horta (#63): Eurico, my soul is a drive-through of sorrow! Vlado is too far. I can see his exhaust, yet he is in another timezone.

Sandro (#63 crew): Ten laps are over. Bring it home in second. Try not to crash into the pit wall while you are crying.

Horta (#63): A second place. The silver medal of the damned. I haven't raced in Bahrain for years, Sandro. A second place is good, but the sand remembers what could have been.

Sandro (#63 crew): The sand wants its leaf blower back, Fernando. Park the car and get a beverage.

Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a offline race against AI-driven opponents. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental

Classification

Position Driver Team Car Laps Gap Grid Best Lap
1 USA VLADO KENATS MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORT PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM 10 0:20:41.869 4 2:02.581
2 Brazil FERNANDO HORTA CORVETTE RACING CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R GT2 10 + 04.894 11 2:01.625
3 USA RICH HROMIN MATECH MUSTANG RACING FORD MUSTANG FR500-GT 10 + 12.837 1 2:02.717
4 USA DREW LIDKEA HEXIS RACING ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 10 + 15.414 7 2:02.941
5 USA SOL LEUNG REITER ENGINEERING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560 10 + 16.287 5 2:02.457
6 USA DANIEL WESTLAKE PHOENIX RACING AUDI R8 GT3 LMS 10 + 17.665 16 2:02.013
7 USA KENNY MERVIN TEAM FALKEN TIRE PORSCHE 997 GT3-RSR 10 + 22.125 2 2:04.022
8 USA GILLES CHEVRIER AF CORSE FERRARI F430 GT2 10 + 27.206 12 2:04.081
9 Australia EIRAN PARSONS KISSLING MOTORSPORT CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6R GT3 10 + 27.262 9 2:03.821
10 Brazil THIAGO CANOLA FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT PORSCHE 996 GT3-RSR 10 + 28.008 3 2:03.972
11 USA ROBERT OTTO DRAYSON RACING ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT2 10 + 32.009 8 2:03.781
12 USA MARTIN CHEVRIER MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORT PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM 10 + 32.397 17 2:03.170
13 USA JACK NEWTON ERG MOTORSPORT MARCOS LM600 10 + 33.237 6 2:05.100
14 USA CHRIS DURAND GRAVITY RACING MOSLER MT900R 10 + 34.085 13 2:04.392
15 USA AL MARIMON MATECH MUSTANG RACING FORD MUSTANG FR500-GT 10 + 34.509 14 2:04.538
16 USA VINCENT LOI REITER ENGINEERING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560 10 + 36.024 28 2:03.930
17 USA CHRIS MOSES BMW MOTORSPORT BMW E46 M3 GTR 10 + 36.595 10 2:04.891
18 USA MIKE SCOTT SUN-RED RACING SUNRED SR21 10 + 36.975 21 2:04.520
19 USA TONY ATKINS ROCKETSPORTS RACING JAGUAR XKR GT 10 + 37.640 20 2:05.190
20 United Kingdom DAVID CANAVAN SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT BMW Z4 GT3 10 + 39.092 19 2:04.780
21 USA SIMON GOODWIN HEXIS RACING ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 10 + 39.563 23 2:04.423
22 USA CHRISTIAN HAMILTON CORVETTE RACING CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R GT2 10 + 40.791 18 2:04.825
23 USA BRUNO SAID FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT PORSCHE 996 GT3-RSR 10 + 41.760 15 2:04.921
24 USA MITCH VAMOS KRK RACING VIPER COMPETITION COUPE 10 + 42.005 29 2:03.972
25 USA JARROD KEEN DRAYSON RACING ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT2 10 + 43.524 27 2:04.667
26 USA JOHNNY LUGNUTS JMB RACING FERRARI F430 GT2 10 + 44.265 24 2:04.856
27 USA DAVID POEL SPYKER SQUADRON SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT2-R 10 + 45.196 26 2:04.707
28 USA BJÖRN HEHMANN GRAVITY RACING MOSLER MT900R 10 + 45.730 30 2:04.753
29 USA BRAD MERYS CHAMBERLAIN MOTORSPORT TVR T400R 10 + 46.859 22 2:04.885
30 USA JON WATHEN MASERATI CORSE MASERATI TROFEO LIGHT 10 + 47.563 25 2:04.680

Lap Chart

Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.

12345678910GridFinish JON WATHEN 2530 JON WATHEN BRAD MERYS 2229 BRAD MERYS BJÖRN HEHMANN 3028 BJÖRN HEHMANN DAVID POEL 2627 DAVID POEL JOHNNY LUGNUTS 2426 JOHNNY LUGNUTS JARROD KEEN 2725 JARROD KEEN MITCH VAMOS 2924 MITCH VAMOS BRUNO SAID 1523 BRUNO SAID CHRISTIAN HAMILTON 1822 CHRISTIAN HAMILTON SIMON GOODWIN 2321 SIMON GOODWIN DAVID CANAVAN 1920 DAVID CANAVAN TONY ATKINS 2019 TONY ATKINS MIKE SCOTT 2118 MIKE SCOTT CHRIS MOSES 1017 CHRIS MOSES VINCENT LOI 2816 VINCENT LOI AL MARIMON 1415 AL MARIMON CHRIS DURAND 1314 CHRIS DURAND JACK NEWTON 613 JACK NEWTON MARTIN CHEVRIER 1712 MARTIN CHEVRIER ROBERT OTTO 811 ROBERT OTTO THIAGO CANOLA 310 THIAGO CANOLA EIRAN PARSONS 99 EIRAN PARSONS GILLES CHEVRIER 128 GILLES CHEVRIER KENNY MERVIN 27 KENNY MERVIN DANIEL WESTLAKE 166 DANIEL WESTLAKE SOL LEUNG 55 SOL LEUNG DREW LIDKEA 74 DREW LIDKEA RICH HROMIN 13 RICH HROMIN VLADO KENATS 41 VLADO KENATS FERNANDO HORTA 112 FERNANDO HORTA

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