The 2015 Gulf 12 Hours was the 5th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 11 December 2015. [1] It was contested with GT3-spec, Porsche Cup cars, and Group CN cars. [2]
The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Andrea Piccini in the #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. [3]
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro | 11 |  Kessel Racing |  Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 153 | 6:01:16.886 |
| 2 | Pro | 2 |  Black Falcon |  Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt  Yelmer Buurman | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:10.921 |
| 3 | Pro | 1 |  Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon | Khaled Al Qubaisi Jeroen Bleekemolen Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:27.799 |
| 4 | Pro | 44 |  Oman Racing Team |  Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy Darren Turner | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 153 | +2:21.164 |
| 5 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Gent | 65 | Kessel Racing |  Alexis De Bernardi Loris Capirossi Niki Cadei | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Pro-Am | 55 | AF Corse |  Jack Gerber Marco Cioci Ilya Melnikov | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Gent | 99 | Kessel Racing | Vadim Gitlin Michael Lyons Marco Zanuttini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Gent | 10 | Equipe Verschuur |  Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Jerome Naveaux Jean-Pierre Lequeux | Renault R.S. 01 | 149 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Pro | 25 | FF Corse | Charlie Hollings Ivor Dunbar Johnny Mowlem | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 148 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Cup | 20 | MRS GT-Racing |  Charles Putman Charles Espenlaub Xavier Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 144 | +9 Laps |
| 12 | Cup | 40 | Brookspeed | Graeme Mundy Steven Liquorish  Salih Yoluç | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 143 | +10 Laps |
| 13 | Cup | 21 | MRS GT-Racing |  George Chou  Samson Chan ? Robert Lee  Naoki Yokomizo | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 14 | Cup | 67 |  GDL Racing | Jim Michaelian Bashar Mardini Roberto Rayneri | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 135 | +18 Laps |
| 15 | Pro-Am | 38 | Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi | Pierre Kaffer Steve Parrow Alexander Volz | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 131 | +22 Laps |
| 16 | CN2 | 23 | CRM |  Sam Taheri  Amro Al Hamad Angelo Negro Philippe Prette | Wolf GB08 | 129 | +24 Laps |
| 17 | Gent | 50 | AF Corse | Francisco Guedes Alexander Moiseev Riccardo Ragazzi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 126 | +27 Laps |
| 18 DNF | Gent | 88 | Dragon Racing |  Frederic Fatien John Hartshorne Alex Kapadia | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 64 | +89 Laps |
| 19 | Cup | 87 | GDL Racing | Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Remi Terrail | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 61 | +92 Laps |
| Source: [4] [5] | |||||||
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro | 11 | Kessel Racing | Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 153 | 6:01:16.886 |
| 2 | Pro | 2 | Black Falcon | Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt Yelmer Buurman | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:10.921 |
| 3 | Pro | 44 | Oman Racing Team | Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy Darren Turner | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 153 | +2:21.164 |
| 4 | Pro-Am | 55 | AF Corse | Jack Gerber Marco Cioci Ilya Melnikov | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 5 | Gent | 99 | Kessel Racing | Vadim Gitlin Michael Lyons Marco Zanuttini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Pro | 1 | Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon | Khaled Al Qubaisi Jeroen Bleekemolen Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:27.799 |
| 8 | Gent | 65 | Kessel Racing | Alexis De Bernardi Loris Capirossi Niki Cadei | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Cup | 20 | MRS GT-Racing | Charles Putman Charles Espenlaub Xavier Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 144 | +9 Laps |
| 10 | Gent | 10 | Equipe Verschuur | Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Jerome Naveaux Jean-Pierre Lequeux | Renault R.S. 01 | 149 | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Cup | 40 | Brookspeed | Graeme Mundy Steven Liquorish Salih Yoluç | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 143 | +10 Laps |
| 12 | Cup | 21 | MRS GT-Racing | George Chou Samson Chan ? Robert Lee Naoki Yokomizo | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 13 | Pro-Am | 38 | Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi | Pierre Kaffer Steve Parrow Alexander Volz | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 131 | +22 Laps |
| 14 | Gent | 50 | AF Corse | Francisco Guedes Alexander Moiseev Riccardo Ragazzi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 126 | +27 Laps |
| 15 | CN2 | 23 | CRM | Sam Taheri Amro Al Hamad Angelo Negro Philippe Prette | Wolf GB08 | 129 | +24 Laps |
| 16 | Cup | 67 | GDL Racing | Jim Michaelian Bashar Mardini Roberto Rayneri | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 135 | +18 Laps |
| 17 DNF | Pro | 25 | FF Corse | Charlie Hollings Ivor Dunbar Johnny Mowlem | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 148 | +5 Laps |
| 18 DNF | Cup | 87 | GDL Racing | Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Remi Terrail | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 61 | +92 Laps |
| DNS | Gent | 88 | Dragon Racing | Frederic Fatien John Hartshorne Alex Kapadia | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 64 | +89 Laps |
| Source: [6] [5] | |||||||
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