WEC finale, Macau GP, NASCAR decider
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The two Porsches maintain the lead but Fassler in the Audi attempted to get ahead
Green flag
The race gets underway
In the #2 Toyota, Alex Wurz is about to make his final ever start, after announcing his retirement earlier this week
We're now just moments away from the start at Sakhir with Timo Bernhard leading the field round to the grid
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There was a change after the fact in LMP2, with the KCMG entry among those penalised for track-limit violations: 
So the cars are just completing their formation lap
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If you haven't seen the qualifying results, here's how the field will line up: 
And finally in GTEAm, the SMP Ferrari line-up of Shaytar, Basov and Bertolini leads the way with a 19 point gap to AF Corse's Perrodo/Collard/Aguas
Lietz's team-mate Michael Christensen actually lies second in the standings but missed the Spa round so is out of contention
In the GT standings, Richard Lietz has a slightly bigger advantage of 20 points over British AF Corse Ferrari pairing Davide Rigon and James Calado
Over in LMP2, Roman Rusinov, Julien Canal and Sam Bird lead the way, but KCMG's British line-up of Matt Howson and Richard Bradley are still in with a shout 16 points back.
But just 12 points further back are Audi's Andre Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Treluyer
All four of the class championships remain up for grabs in Bahrain but the closest is for the overall title. Will the Porsche crew of Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard secure their first crown?
So in just over 15 minutes' time the final round of the World Endurance Championship season will get underway.
And tomorrow night, from 7:30pm UK time, we'll bring you coverage of the final race of NASCAR's Sprint Cup at Homestead. Can Jeff Gordon bow out with a fifth title? Here's how they'll line up: 
Tomorrow morning, from 7:30am UK time, we'll have coverage of Formula 3's Macau Grand Prix. A controversial qualification race was run earlier this morning: 
From 3pm UK time, Autosport Plus members can stream the Race Of Champions action from London's former Olympic Stadium right here: 
We'll bring you coverage of the six-hour race, which starts in about 20 minutes., but that's not all we have on this weekend.
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Good morning - or afternoon/evening if you are outside of the UK - and welcome to Autosport's live coverage of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.
By: Matt Beer
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