The 2018 Gulf 12 Hours was the 8th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 15 December 2018. It was contested with GT3-spec, GT4-spec, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Cup and LMP3 cars.
The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Alessandro Pier Guidi in the #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3.
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 88 |  Car Collection Motorsport | Dimitri Parhofer Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | 153 | 6:01:26.024 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 5 |  McLaren Customer Racing | Ben Barnicoat  Álvaro Parente  Shane van Gisbergen | McLaren 720S GT3 | 153 | +26.665 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 11 |  Kessel Racing |  Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 153 | +1:04.728 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 99 | Attempto Racing |  Stanislav Minsky Klaus Bachler  Nick Foster | Audi R8 LMS | 153 | +1:18.630 |
| 5 | GT3 Pro | 44 | Attempto Racing | Sean Walkinshaw Giorgio Roda Clemens Schmid | Audi R8 LMS | 153 | +2:00.536 |
| 6 | GT3 Pro-Am | 27 | Daiko Lazarus Racing | Miguel Ramos Nicola de Marco Fabio Onidi | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 152 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | GT3 Pro | 97 |  Oman Racing with TF Sport | Ahmad Al Harthy Jonathan Adam Darren Turner | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 152 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Proto | 4 |  Graff | James Winslow Neale Muston Jake Parsons | Norma M30 | 151 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | GT3 Pro-Am | 83 | Kessel Racing | Manuela Gostner Rahel Frey  Michelle Gatting | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 151 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | GT3 Pro-Am | 55 | Attempto Racing | Dietmar Haggenmüller Martin Konrad Uwe Alzen | Audi R8 LMS | 151 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | GT3 Pro-Am | 98 | Beechdean AMR | Andrew Howard Humaid Al Masaood Chris Dyson Ross Gunn | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 151 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | GT3 Pro-Am | 77 | Kessel Racing | Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 13 | GT3 Pro-Am | 24 | GPX Racing | Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Frederic Fatien Jordan Grogor | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Proto | 7 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Mauro Calamia Roberto Pampanini Nicolas Stürzinger Stefano Monaco | Ligier JS P3 | 148 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | GT Cup | 87 | GDL Racing | Mario Cordoni Stephen Liquorish Dimitris Deverikos | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 147 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | GT Cup | 89 | GDL Racing | Mohammed Hussain Bashar Mardini Christopher Zöchling | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 147 | +6 Laps |
| 17 | Proto | 70 | Graff | Esteban Garcia Sébastien Page Luis San Juan | Ligier JS P3 | 147 | +6 Laps |
| 18 | GT3 Gent | 33 | Kessel Racing |  Fons Schelema Murat Cuhadaroglu Rick Lovat Niki Cadei | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 147 | +6 Laps |
| 19 | GT3 Gent | 69 | Stile F Squadra Corse | Martin Grab Jonathan Hui ? ’Dirk Diggler’ | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 20 | GT Cup | 80 | GDL Racing | Gabriele Murroni Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 21 | GT Cup | 57 |  PSC Motorsport |  Afiq Ikhwan Yazid Sarun Sereethoranakul Saravut Sereethoranakul | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | 141 | +12 Laps |
| 22 | GT4 | 3 |  Bullitt Racing | Olli Caldwell Ian Loggie  Oleg Kharuk | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 139 | +14 Laps |
| 23 | GT4 | 50 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 139 | +14 Laps |
| 24 | GT3 Pro | 96 | R-Motorsport | Jake Dennis Marvin Kirchhöfer Ricky Collard | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 135 | +18 Laps |
| 25 | GT4 | 90 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Michele Camarlinghi Matteo Franceschetti Giuseppe Fascicolo Thomas Herpell | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 134 | +19 Laps |
| 26 | Proto | 39 | Graff | Sergio Pasian Eric Trouillet Kang Ling Thibault Mourgues | Norma M30 | 131 | +22 Laps |
| 27 | GT4 | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Thomas Canning Mark Farmer Oliver Wilkinson Adrian Willmott | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 110 | +43 Laps |
| 28 | GT3 Gent | 84 | AKKA ASP | Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci Christophe Bourret Jean-Luc Beaubelique | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 75 | +78 Laps |
| 29 DNF | GT4 | 25 | Ciceley Motorsport |  Issam Charrouf Frank Bird Jordan Witt | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 70 | +83 Laps |
| 30 DNF | GT Cup | 9 | Slidesports | David Fairbrother Colin Paton Nigel Armstrong | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 49 | +104 Laps |
| 31 DNF | GT3 Gent | 8 | Car Collection Motorsport | Dirg Parhofer Maximilian Paul Isaac Tutumlu Peter Schmidt | Audi R8 LMS | 28 | +125 Laps |
| 32 DNF | GT3 Gent | 51 | Spirit of Race / AF Corse | Christoph Ulrich Tani Hanna Kriton Lentoudis Rui Aguas | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 28 | +125 Laps |
| 33 DNF | GT4 | 66 | Bullitt Racing | Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick Micah Stanley | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 15 | +138 Laps |
| Source: [1] [2] | |||||||
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 11 | Kessel Racing | Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 313 | 6:00:50.406 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 88 | Car Collection Motorsport | Dimitri Parhofer Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | 313 | +27.714 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 44 | Attempto Racing | Sean Walkinshaw Giorgio Roda Clemens Schmid | Audi R8 LMS | 313 | +1:55.215 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 97 | Oman Racing with TF Sport | Ahmad Al Harthy Jonathan Adam Darren Turner | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 312 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | GT3 Pro-Am | 27 | Daiko Lazarus Racing | Miguel Ramos Nicola de Marco Fabio Onidi | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 310 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | GT3 Pro-Am | 83 | Kessel Racing | Manuela Gostner Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 309 | +4 Laps |
| 7 | GT3 Pro-Am | 98 | Beechdean AMR | Andrew Howard Humaid Al Masaood Chris Dyson Ross Gunn | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 309 | +4 Laps |
| 8 | GT3 Pro | 5 | McLaren Customer Racing | Ben Barnicoat Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen | McLaren 720S GT3 | 309 | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Proto | 4 | Graff | James Winslow Neale Muston Jake Parsons | Norma M30 | 308 | +5 Laps |
| 10 | GT3 Pro-Am | 55 | Attempto Racing | Dietmar Haggenmüller Martin Konrad Uwe Alzen | Audi R8 LMS | 308 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | GT3 Pro-Am | 24 | GPX Racing | Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Frederic Fatien Jordan Grogor | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 303 | +10 Laps |
| 12 | Proto | 7 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Mauro Calamia Roberto Pampanini Nicolas Stürzinger Stefano Monaco | Ligier JS P3 | 303 | +10 Laps |
| 13 | Proto | 70 | Graff | Esteban Garcia Sébastien Page Luis San Juan | Ligier JS P3 | 302 | +11 Laps |
| 14 | GT3 Pro-Am | 77 | Kessel Racing | Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 301 | +12 Laps |
| 15 | GT Cup | 87 | GDL Racing | Mario Cordoni Stephen Liquorish Dimitris Deverikos | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 300 | +13 Laps |
| 16 | GT3 Gent | 33 | Kessel Racing | Fons Schelema Murat Cuhadaroglu Rick Lovat Niki Cadei | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 298 | +15 Laps |
| 17 | GT Cup | 89 | GDL Racing | Mohammed Hussain Bashar Mardini Christopher Zöchling | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 298 | +15 Laps |
| 18 | GT3 Pro | 96 | R-Motorsport | Jake Dennis Marvin Kirchhöfer Ricky Collard | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 295 | +18 Laps |
| 19 | GT3 Gent | 69 | Stile F Squadra Corse | Martin Grab Jonathan Hui ? ’Dirk Diggler’ | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 294 | +19 Laps |
| 20 | GT4 | 3 | Bullitt Racing | Olli Caldwell Ian Loggie Oleg Kharuk | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 283 | +30 Laps |
| 21 | GT4 | 50 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 282 | +31 Laps |
| 22 | GT4 | 90 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Michele Camarlinghi Matteo Franceschetti Giuseppe Fascicolo Thomas Herpell | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 274 | +39 Laps |
| 23 | GT Cup | 80 | GDL Racing | Gabriele Murroni Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 254 | +59 Laps |
| 24 | GT4 | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Thomas Canning Mark Farmer Oliver Wilkinson Adrian Willmott | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 239 | +74 Laps |
| 25 | Proto | 39 | Graff | Sergio Pasian Eric Trouillet Kang Ling Thibault Mourgues | Norma M30 | 238 | +75 Laps |
| 26 DNF | GT3 Pro | 99 | Attempto Racing | Stanislav Minsky Klaus Bachler Nick Foster | Audi R8 LMS | 234 | +79 Laps |
| 27 | GT3 Gent | 84 | AKKA ASP | Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci Christophe Bourret Jean-Luc Beaubelique | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 223 | +90 Laps |
| 28 | GT Cup | 57 | PSC Motorsport | Afiq Ikhwan Yazid Sarun Sereethoranakul Saravut Sereethoranakul | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | 223 | +90 Laps |
| 29 DNF | GT4 | 25 | Ciceley Motorsport | Issam Charrouf Frank Bird Jordan Witt | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 101 | +212 Laps |
| 30 DNS | GT Cup | 9 | Slidesports | David Fairbrother Colin Paton Nigel Armstrong | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 49 | |
| 31 DNS | GT3 Gent | 8 | Car Collection Motorsport | Dirg Parhofer Maximilian Paul Isaac Tutumlu Peter Schmidt | Audi R8 LMS | 28 | |
| 32 DNS | GT3 Gent | 51 | Spirit of Race / AF Corse | Christoph Ulrich Tani Hanna Kriton Lentoudis Rui Aguas | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 28 | |
| 33 DNS | GT4 | 66 | Bullitt Racing | Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick Micah Stanley | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 15 | |
| Source: [2] [3] | |||||||