The 2013 Gulf 12 Hours was the 3rd edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 13 December 2013. It was contested with GT3-spec, GT4-spec, and Group CN cars.
The race was won by Khaled Al Qubaisi, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Bernd Schneider in the #3 Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. [1] [2]
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | # | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 1 |  AF Corse | Marco Cioci Steve Wyatt Michele Rugolo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 152 |
| 2 | GT3 | 3 |  Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon | Khaled Al Qubaisi  Jeroen Bleekemolen  Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 152 |
| 3 | GT3 | 7 |  M-Sport Bentley | Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick | Bentley Continental GT3 | 151 |
| 4 | GT3 | 11 |  Kessel Racing |  César Ramos  Michal Broniszewski Daniel Zampieri | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 151 |
| 5 | GT3 | 9 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Rob Bell | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 150 |
| 6 | GT3 | 34 |  Pro GT by Alméras | Grégory Guilvert Eric Dermont Franck Perera | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 148 |
| 7 | GT3 | 69 | Gulf Racing | Frederic Fatien Roald Goethe Stuart Hall | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT | 145 |
| 8 | GT3 | 44 | MRS GT-Racing | Ralf Bohn Ilya Melnikov Daniel Allemann | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 145 |
| 9 | GT3 | 15 | Slamstop Motorsport | Matteo Bobbi Alexander Skryabin Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 144 |
| 10 | GTX | 91 | Nova Race | Gian Piero Cristoni Tommy Lindroth Tiziano Cappelletti Matteo Cressoni | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 136 |
| 11 | GTX | 93 | Yas Marina Circuit | Abbas Al Alawi Saeed Bintowq Haytham Sultan | Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 134 |
| 12 | GTX | 92 | Optimum Motorsport | Lee Mowle Ryan Ratcliffe Joe Osborne | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 132 |
| 13 | GTX | 90 | Nova Race | Luca Magnoni Luis Scarpaccio Pierre Piron | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 128 |
| 14 | GT3 | 88 | Dragon Racing | Jacques Duyver Gary Eastwood Rob Barff | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 127 |
| 15 | CN | 95 | Avelon Formula | Stefano De Val Maurizio Pitorri Jesùs Fuster | Wolf GB08 | 117 |
| 16 | CN | 96 | Avelon Formula | Nicola De Val Alessandro Tonoli Gianluca Pizzuti | Wolf GB08 | 115 |
| 17 | GT3 | 14 | Kessel Racing | Thomas Flohr  Filip Salaquarda Francesco Castellacci | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 97 |
| 18 | GT3 | 5 | MRS GT-Racing |  Felix Serrallés Siegfried Venema Oliver Webb | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 90 |
| 19 | GT3 | 4 | Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon | Klaas Hummel Andreas Simonsen Adam Christodolou | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 62 |
| 20 | GT3 | 8 | Dragon Racing |  Khaled Al Mudhaf Mohammed Jawa Jordan Grogor | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 56 |
| 21 | CN | 97 | BF Motorsport | Filippo Caliceti Simone Borelli Gianmarco Gamberini | Wolf GB08 | 46 |
| Source: [3] | ||||||
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | # | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 3 | Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon | Khaled Al Qubaisi Jeroen Bleekemolen Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 308 |
| 2 | GT3 | 1 | AF Corse | Marco Cioci Steve Wyatt Michele Rugolo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 308 |
| 3 | GT3 | 11 | Kessel Racing | César Ramos Michal Broniszewski Daniel Zampieri | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 307 |
| 4 | GT3 | 7 | M-Sport Bentley | Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick | Bentley Continental GT3 | 306 |
| 5 | GT3 | 9 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Rob Bell | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 305 |
| 6 | GT3 | 34 | Pro GT by Alméras | Grégory Guilvert Eric Dermont Franck Perera | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 301 |
| 7 | GT3 | 69 | Gulf Racing | Frederic Fatien Roald Goethe Stuart Hall | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT | 295 |
| 8 | GT3 | 44 | MRS GT-Racing | Ralf Bohn Ilya Melnikov Daniel Allemann | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 293 |
| 9 | GT3 | 15 | Slamstop Motorsport | Matteo Bobbi Alexander Skryabin Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 277 |
| 10 | GTX | 91 | Nova Race | Gian Piero Cristoni Tommy Lindroth Tiziano Cappelletti Matteo Cressoni | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 277 |
| 11 | GT3 | 88 | Dragon Racing | Jacques Duyver Gary Eastwood Rob Barff | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 276 |
| 12 | GTX | 92 | Optimum Motorsport | Lee Mowle Ryan Ratcliffe Joe Osborne | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 273 |
| 13 | GTX | 90 | Nova Race | Luca Magnoni Luis Scarpaccio Pierre Piron | Ginetta G50 GT4 | 270 |
| 14 | GTX | 93 | Yas Marina Circuit | Abbas Al Alawi Saeed Bintowq Haytham Sultan | Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 269 |
| 15 | CN | 95 | Avelon Formula | Stefano De Val Maurizio Pitorri Jesùs Fuster | Wolf GB08 | 240 |
| 16 | CN | 96 | Avelon Formula | Nicola De Val Alessandro Tonoli Gianluca Pizzuti | Wolf GB08 | 239 |
| 17 | GT3 | 4 | Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon | Klaas Hummel Andreas Simonsen Adam Christodolou | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 217 |
| 18 | GT3 | 14 | Kessel Racing | Thomas Flohr Filip Salaquarda Francesco Castellacci | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 159 |
| 19 | GT3 | 5 | MRS GT-Racing | Felix Serrallés Siegfried Venema Oliver Webb | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 113 |
| 20 DNF | GT3 | 8 | Dragon Racing | Khaled Al Mudhaf Mohammed Jawa Jordan Grogor | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | — |
| 21 DNF | CN | 97 | BF Motorsport | Filippo Caliceti Simone Borelli Gianmarco Gamberini | Wolf GB08 | — |
| Source: [4] | ||||||
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