The FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit this coming Sunday 9 November. These trials will be staged the day after the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the 2025 FIA WEC season. Drivers of the calibre of Norman Nato, Célia Martin, Mathieu Jaminet, Julien Andlauer, Ben Barnicoat and Théo Pourchaire have all used this springboard to launch their endurance career. Twenty-six cars will be on the track this year.

Check out the full entry list for the 2025 FIA WEC Rookie Test.

The FIA WEC selected British pair Ollie Gray and Tom Fleming to take the wheel of the title-winning Hypercar and LMGT3. Dorian Boccolacci, the former Porsche Carrera Cup France champion, will be in the driving seat of the Proton Competition #99 Porsche 963. Peugeot TotalEnergies will hand the #93 and #94 Peugeot 9X8 to Nick Cassidy, Alexander Quinn, Malthe Jakobsen and Mathias Beche. Meanwhile, Lilou Wadoux and Alessio Rovera will have the opportunity to test Ferrari-AF Corse’s #50 Ferrari 499P and the #83 car of AF Corse.

Cadillac has opted to go with two of its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship regulars: Jack Aitken and Ricky Taylor. They will be backed by Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber. “This is going to be another good opportunity for cross-pollination across the Cadillac Racing programmes, and I’m keen to work with Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA after seeing them in action at Le Mans earlier this year,” said Aitken, who has driven a V-Series.R in the 24 Hours of Le Mans the last three years. “We’ve had some interaction already, but it will be good to try their car first-hand and see how things are done in FIA WEC as well. It will be an exciting weekend for me and a nice end to the season.”

The FIA WEC Rookie Test offers the teams and drivers a five-hour track session that begins at 10:00 local time. The teams involved in the session can add new drivers to their roster up to the start of the test.

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