The 2016 Gulf 12 Hours was the 6th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 17 December 2016. It was contested with GT3-spec, GT4-spec, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and LMP3 cars.
The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Andrea Piccini in the #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3.
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 488 GT3 | 143 | 6:01:52.426 |
| 2 | Pro | 88 |  Dragon Racing |  Nicolas Minassian  Matt Griffin  Rob Barff | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 143 | +37.162 |
| 3 | Pro | 16 | GP Extreme |  Jordan Grogor Nicky Pastorelli Stuart Hall | Renault R.S. 01 | 143 | +2:03.885 |
| 4 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 142 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Gent | 99 |  Herbeth Motorsport | Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer | Porsche GT3 R | 142 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 75 | Optimum Motorsport | Flick Haigh Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe | Audi R8 LMS | 142 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Gent | 77 | Kessel Racing |  Jacques Duyver Marco Zanuttini David Perel | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 141 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Proto | 24 | Graff | Eric Trouillet Adrien Chila Fabrice Rossello Alexandre Cougnaud | Ligier JS P3 | 141 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Proto | 5 | Graff | James Winslow Gregory Taylor Neale Muston | Ligier JS P3 | 141 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Pro-Am | 58 | Sportec Motorsport | Christoph Lenz Roberto Pampanini Mauro Calamia | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 140 | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Gent | 71 |  GDL Racing Middle East | Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Steven Liquorish | Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo | 140 | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Proto | 23 | United Autosports | Richard Meins Shaun Lynn Alex Lynn | Ligier JS P3 | 139 | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Gent | 80 | Kessel Racing | Deborah Mayer Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 138 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Pro-Am | 15 | GP Extreme | Frederic Fatien Tiziano Carugati Joshua Webster | Renault R.S. 01 | 137 | +6 Laps |
| 15 | Gent | 33 | Car Collection Motorsport | Oliver Bender Dirk Parhofer Dimitri Parhofer Peter Schmidt | Audi R8 LMS | 136 | +7 Laps |
| 16 | Proto | 22 | United Autosports |  Jim McGuire Matt Keegan Nico Rondet  Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS P3 | 133 | +10 Laps |
| 17 | GTX | 50 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 132 | +11 Laps |
| 18 | GTX | 8 | Dragon Racing | Bill Martin Sylvain Michel Zaamin Jaffer | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 131 | +12 Laps |
| 19 | GTX | 9 | Slidesport Motorsport | Wayne Marrs Ross Wylie David Fairbrother | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 129 | +14 Laps |
| 20 | GTX | 44 | Generation AMR | James Holder Matthew George Christopher Murphy | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 128 | +15 Laps |
| 21 | GTX | 40 | Brookspeed | Graeme Mundy Aaron Mason Colin Paton | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 127 | +16 Laps |
| 22 | GTX | 90 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Giuseppe Fascicolo Csaba Mor Thomas Herpell | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 115 | +28 Laps |
| 23 DNF | Gent | 61 | GDL Racing Middle East | Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri Mickail Spiridonov | Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo | 33 | +110 Laps |
| 24 DNF | Gent | 78 | Barwell Motorsport |  Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Francisco Guedes Mads Rasmussen | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 31 | +112 Laps |
| Source: [1] [2] | |||||||
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 488 GT3 | 303 | 6:00:57.811 |
| 2 | Pro | 88 | Dragon Racing | Nicolas Minassian Matt Griffin Rob Barff | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 303 | +1:19.570 |
| 3 | Pro | 16 | GP Extreme | Jordan Grogor Nicky Pastorelli Stuart Hall | Renault R.S. 01 | 301 | +2 Laps |
| 4 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 300 | +3 Laps |
| 5 | Gent | 77 | Kessel Racing | Jacques Duyver Marco Zanuttini David Perel | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 297 | +6 Laps |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 75 | Optimum Motorsport | Flick Haigh Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe | Audi R8 LMS | 296 | +7 Laps |
| 7 | Proto | 5 | Graff | James Winslow Gregory Taylor Neale Muston | Ligier JS P3 | 295 | +8 Laps |
| 8 | Gent | 71 | GDL Racing Middle East | Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Steven Liquorish | Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo | 294 | +9 Laps |
| 9 | Pro-Am | 58 | Sportec Motorsport | Christoph Lenz Roberto Pampanini Mauro Calamia | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 294 | +9 Laps |
| 10 | Proto | 23 | United Autosports | Richard Meins Shaun Lynn Alex Lynn | Ligier JS P3 | 291 | +12 Laps |
| 11 | Pro-Am | 15 | GP Extreme | Frederic Fatien Tiziano Carugati Joshua Webster | Renault R.S. 01 | 291 | +12 Laps |
| 12 | Gent | 80 | Kessel Racing | Deborah Mayer Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 290 | +13 Laps |
| 13 | Gent | 33 | Car Collection Motorsport | Oliver Bender Dirk Parhofer Dimitri Parhofer Peter Schmidt | Audi R8 LMS | 287 | +15 Laps |
| 14 | Proto | 22 | United Autosports | Jim McGuire Matt Keegan Nico Rondet Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS P3 | 275 | +28 Laps |
| 15 | GTX | 50 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 274 | +29 Laps |
| 16 DNF | Gent | 99 | Herbeth Motorsport | Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer | Porsche GT3 R | 272 | +32 Laps |
| 17 | GTX | 8 | Dragon Racing | Bill Martin Sylvain Michel Zaamin Jaffer | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 272 | +32 Laps |
| 18 | GTX | 40 | Brookspeed | Graeme Mundy Aaron Mason Colin Paton | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 270 | +35 Laps |
| 19 | GTX | 44 | Generation AMR | James Holder Matthew George Christopher Murphy | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 269 | +36 Laps |
| 20 | GTX | 9 | Slidesport Motorsport | Wayne Marrs Ross Wylie David Fairbrother | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 254 | +49 Laps |
| 21 | GTX | 90 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Giuseppe Fascicolo Csaba Mor Thomas Herpell | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 222 | +81 Laps |
| 22 DNF | Proto | 24 | Graff | Eric Trouillet Adrien Chila Fabrice Rossello Alexandre Cougnaud | Ligier JS P3 | 206 | +97 Laps |
| 23 | Gent | 78 | Barwell Motorsport | Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Francisco Guedes Mads Rasmussen | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 187 | +116 Laps |
| 24 DNS | Gent | 61 | GDL Racing Middle East | Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri Mickail Spiridonov | Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo | 0 | — |
| Source: [3] [2] | |||||||
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