2022 12 Hours of Kuwait

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The layout of the Kuwait Motor Town, where the race was held. Kuwait Motor Town layout.png
The layout of the Kuwait Motor Town, where the race was held.

The 2022 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 2 December 2022, as the first of three rounds of the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy. This was the first running of the event.

Schedule

DateTime (local: AST)EventDuration
1 December17:30 - 19:30Free Practice120 Minutes
20:00 - 20:55Qualifying3x15 Minutes
2 December12:00 - 00:00Race12 Hours
Source: [1]

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClass
GT3 (4 entries)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Team GP-Elite Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lucas GroeneveldP
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan van Kuijk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse van Kuijk
Flag of Slovakia.svg ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 44 Flag of Slovakia.svg Miro Konôpka Am
Flag of Slovakia.svg Matej Konôpka
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zdeno Mikulasko
Flag of Kuwait.svg Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 47 Flag of Kuwait.svg Ahmad Al GhanemP
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammed Al Kazemi
Flag of Kuwait.svg Zaid Ashkanani
Flag of the United States.svg CP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 85 Flag of the United States.svg Charles EspenlaubAm
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Putman
GTX (3 entries)
Flag of France.svg Vortex V8 Vortex 1.0 GTX Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 701 Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
Flag of Germany.svg Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 710 Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Gorski
Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Francois Brunot
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kerong Li
Flag of Austria.svg razoon-more than racing KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 714 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Drexel
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Olbert
Flag of Kuwait.svg Haytham Qarajouli
Flag of Austria.svg Laura Kraihamer
992 (6 entries)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Red Camel-Jordans.nl Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 909 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo BreukersP
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rik Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 928 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs BessemAm
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harry Hilders
Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar929 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Ali Al-KhelaifiAm
Flag of Qatar.svg Ibrahim Al-Mannai
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Qatar.svg Hamad Saeed Al Asam
Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar930 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdullah Al AbbasiAm
Flag of Qatar.svg Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed
Flag of Qatar.svg Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani
Flag of Germany.svg Kim Andre Hauschild
Flag of Romania.svg Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 955 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio BroggiP
Flag of Italy.svg Sabino de Castro
Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Nicolae
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier DonsAm
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saif Al Ameri
Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Fernando Fulgenzi
GT4 (3 entries)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 429 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Ellis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Hatfield
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Holloway
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 450 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Freke
Flag of the United States.svg Daren Jorgensen
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Strom
Flag of Germany.svg Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 491 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
Flag of the United States.svg José Garcia
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Kolb
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Miller
TCE (3 entries)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wolf-Power Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 116 Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohamed Al Sabah
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jasmin Preisig
Flag of Latvia.svg Ivars Vallers
Flag of Thailand.svg BBR CUPRA León Competición TCR Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 159 Flag of Thailand.svg Anusorn Asiralertsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Kantadhee Kusiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Kantasak Kusiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Pasarit Promsombat
Flag of Thailand.svg Munkong Sathienthirakul
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 188 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Perrin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mathieu Detry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kaye
TC (2 entries)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW M2 ClubSport Racing BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 331 Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Bock
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bonk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Kroll
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Mayer
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Partl
332 Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Bock
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bonk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Kroll
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Mayer
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Partl
Source: [2]
GT3 entries
IconClass
PGT3-Pro
AmGT3-Am
992 entries
IconClass
P992-Pro
Am992-Am

Practice

ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
GT347 Flag of Kuwait.svg Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Flag of Kuwait.svg Zaid Ashkanani 1:52.002
GTX714 Flag of Austria.svg razoon-more than racing Flag of Kuwait.svg Haytham Qarajouli1:56.535
992979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Fernando Fulgenzi1:56.532
GT4450 Flag of the United States.svg RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Freke 2:02.993
TCR159 Flag of Thailand.svg BBR Flag of Thailand.svg Kantasak Kusiri2:00.849
TC331 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Bock2:15.859
Source: [3] [4]

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamQ1Q2Q3Avg
1GT3 Pro47 Flag of Kuwait.svg Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing1:54.5821:55.0661:52.1111:53.919
2GT3 Pro32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Team GP-Elite1:55.1501:53.2151:54.8271:54.397
3GT3 Am85 Flag of the United States.svg CP Racing1:58.0981:52.7211:52.4681:54.429
4GTX714 Flag of Austria.svg razoon-more than racing1:56.2881:57.2441:56.1231:56.551
5GT3 Am44 Flag of Slovakia.svg ARC Bratislava 2:00.9721:56.3161:55.0041:57.430
6992 Pro955 Flag of Romania.svg Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors2:01.3771:56.3311:57.7321:58.480
7992 Pro909 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Red Camel-Jordans.nl2:00.8501:58.0161:56.9051:58.590
8992 Am979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover2:03.3401:59.5561:55.5171:59.471
9992 Am929 Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar1:58.3541:57.6142:03.4851:59.817
10TCR159 Flag of Thailand.svg BBR 2:02.1922:00.9402:00.4492:01.193
11GTX701 Flag of France.svg Vortex V8 1:58.9742:10.7922:01.8232:03.863
12TCR188 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg AC Motorsport2:05.5572:02.0972:04.5692:04.074
13GT4429 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport 2:07.4322:03.9132:02.3632:04.569
14GT4450 Flag of the United States.svg RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century 2:08.1642:02.9772:02.9912:04.710
15GT4491 Flag of Germany.svg Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport2:08.7922:06.2462:06.8122:07.283
16TCR116 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing2:19.0492:04.7002:11.9702:11.906
17TC331 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport2:13.2782:16.0052:26.2152:18.499
18TC332 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport2:35.5432:18.2342:14.6622:22.813
DNCGTX710 Flag of Germany.svg Leipert MotorsportNo timeNo timeNo timeNo time
DNC992 Am928 Flag of Germany.svg HRT PerformanceNo timeNo timeNo timeNo time
DNC992 Am930 Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by HRT Suhail QatarNo timeNo timeNo timeNo time
Source: [5]

Race

Race Results

Class winners are in bold.

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsTime/Reason
Engine
1GT3 Am85 Flag of the United States.svg CP Racing Flag of the United States.svg Charles Espenlaub
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Putman
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 32312:00:13.667
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2GT3 Pro47 Flag of Kuwait.svg Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Flag of Kuwait.svg Ahmad Al Ghanem
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammed Al Kazemi
Flag of Kuwait.svg Zaid Ashkanani
Porsche 911 GT3 R 321+2 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3992 Pro909 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Red Camel-Jordans.nl Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rik Breukers
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 317+6 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4992 Pro955 Flag of Romania.svg Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Broggi
Flag of Italy.svg Sabino de Castro
Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Nicolae
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 315+8 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
5992 Am928 Flag of Germany.svg HRT Performance Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Bessem
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harry Hilders
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 313+10 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
6992 Am979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Dons
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saif Al Ameri
Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Fernando Fulgenzi
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 310+13 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
7992 Am929 Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi
Flag of Qatar.svg Ibrahim Al-Mannai
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Qatar.svg Hamad Saeed Al Asam
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 306+17 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
8
DNF
GT3 Pro32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Team GP-Elite Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lucas Groeneveld
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan van Kuijk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse van Kuijk
Porsche 911 GT3 R 302Drivetrain
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
9992 Pro930 Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg Abdullah Al Abbasi
Flag of Qatar.svg Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed
Flag of Qatar.svg Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani
Flag of Germany.svg Kim Andre Hauschild
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 302+21 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
10GTX710 Flag of Germany.svg Leipert Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Gorski
Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Francois Brunot
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kerong Li
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 300+23 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
11GT4429 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Ellis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Hatfield
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Holloway
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Johnson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 298+25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
12TCR159 Flag of Thailand.svg BBR Flag of Thailand.svg Anusorn Asiralertsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Kantadhee Kusiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Kantasak Kusiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Pasarit Promsombat
Flag of Thailand.svg Munkong Sathienthirakul
CUPRA León Competición TCR 295+28 Laps
Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4
13GT4450 Flag of the United States.svg RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Freke
Flag of the United States.svg Daren Jorgensen
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Strom
BMW M4 GT4 295+28 Laps
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14
DNF
GT4491 Flag of Germany.svg Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
Flag of the United States.svg José Garcia
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Kolb
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Miller
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 289+34 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
15GTX701 Flag of France.svg Vortex V8 Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
Vortex 1.0 GTX 270+53 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16TC332 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Bock
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bonk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Kroll
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Mayer
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Partl
BMW M2 ClubSport Racing 252+71 Laps
BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6
17TC331 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Bock
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bonk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Kroll
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Mayer
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Partl
BMW M2 ClubSport Racing 247+76 Laps
BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6
18GTX714 Flag of Austria.svg Razoon – More than Racing Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Drexel
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Olbert
Flag of Kuwait.svg Haytham Qarajouli
Flag of Austria.svg Laura Kraihamer
KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 219+104 Laps
Audi 2.5 L I5
19TCR116 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wolf-Power Racing Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohamed Al Sabah
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jasmin Preisig
Flag of Latvia.svg Ivars Vallers
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 190+133 Laps
Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4
20GT3 Am44 Flag of Slovakia.svg ARC Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Miro Konôpka
Flag of Slovakia.svg Matej Konôpka
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zdeno Mikulasko
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 182+141 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
DNCTCR188 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg AC Motorsport Flag of France.svg Stéphane Perrin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mathieu Detry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kaye
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 142Wheel hub failure
Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4
Source: [6] [7]

Official website

References

  1. "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2022". 24hseries.com. November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT 2022". 24hseries.com. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  3. "1st Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2022 Free Practice Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. "1st Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2022 Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  5. "1st Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2022 Combined Qualification Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  6. "1st Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2022 Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. December 2, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  7. Goodwin, Graham (December 3, 2022). "CP Racing Take Win At 12H Kuwait & Clinch Series Title". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.