December 2012 Gulf 12 Hours

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The 2012 Gulf 12 Hours was the 2nd edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 14 December 2012. It was contested with GT3-spec, GT4-spec, Porsche Cup and Group CN cars.

Contents

The race was won by Gaetano Ardagna, Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander in the #1 AF Corse 1 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.

Race Results

Part 1

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap
1GT33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Poland.svg Michal Broniszewski
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Zampieri
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 1556:00:49.117
2GT31 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaetano Ardagna
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 155+37.657
3GT311 Flag of Italy.svg AF Waltrip 2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 155+43.665
4GT32 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 2 Flag of France.svg Stephane Sarrazin
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Flag of Venezuela.svg Enzo Potolicchio
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 155+1:38.600
5GT36 Flag of Italy.svg Autorlando Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Flag of Venezuela.svg Emilio Di Guida
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Porsche 997 GT3-R 154+1 Lap
6GT310 Flag of Italy.svg AF Waltrip 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Wyatt
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 154+1 Lap
7SC45 Flag of Italy.svg Avelon Formula 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alessandro Latif
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Juma Ali Al Dhaeri
Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Bellarosa
Wolf GB08 153+2 Laps
8GT38 Flag of Germany.svg MRS Molitor Flag of Venezuela.svg Justino de Azcarate Riveroll
Flag of Venezuela.svg Fernando Baiz
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 152+3 Laps
9GT315 Flag of Italy.svg AT Racing 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Lanting
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niek Hommerson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Machiels
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 151+4 Laps
10GT39 Flag of Germany.svg Black Falcon Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Patrick Breslin
Flag of Tanzania.svg Vimal Mehta
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaled Al Qubaisi
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 150+5 Laps
11GT34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tiziano Carugati
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Cordoni
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150+5 Laps
12GT314 Flag of Italy.svg AT Racing 2 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Blank-Jean
Flag of France.svg Marc Bachelier
Flag of France.svg Yannick Mallegol
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 149+6 Laps
13GT312 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Chicco d'oro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kola Aluko
Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Kemenater
Flag of Italy.svg Niki Cadei
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 147+8 Laps
14GTX23 Flag of Italy.svg Ebimotors Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Beretta
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Scanzi
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Silva
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Benucci
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 144+11 Laps
15GTX25 Flag of Italy.svg Nova Race Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rayneri
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Magnoni
Flag of Italy.svg Luis Scarpaccio
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni
Ginetta G50 GT4 138+17 Laps
16GTX22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Al Mehairi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abbas Al Alawi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hasher Al Maktoum
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 137+18 Laps
17

DNF

GTX21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Lemmer
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Andersen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Kimber-Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 129+26 Laps
18GT35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Patterson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Audi R8 LMS 116+39 Laps
19GTX20 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Gulf Racing MIddle East Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Iossifidis
Flag of France.svg Frederic Fatien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Baerschmidt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Farmer
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 114+41 Laps
20GT347 Flag of Portugal.svg ASM Team Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Bell
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Karim Ojjeh
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 97+58 Laps
21

DNF

SC46 Flag of Italy.svg Avelon Formula 2 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Pitorri
Flag of Italy.svg Tony Mastroberardino
Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Belotti
Wolf GB08 62+93 Laps
Source: [1] [2]

Part 2

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap
1GT31 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaetano Ardagna
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 31113:34:09.985
2GT311 Flag of Italy.svg AF Waltrip 2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 311+6.496
3GT36 Flag of Italy.svg Autorlando Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Flag of Venezuela.svg Emilio Di Guida
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Porsche 997 GT3-R 311+1:23.155
4GT310 Flag of Italy.svg AF Waltrip 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Wyatt
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 309+2 Laps
5GT33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Poland.svg Michal Broniszewski
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Zampieri
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 307+4 Laps
6SC45 Flag of Italy.svg Avelon Formula 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alessandro Latif
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Juma Ali Al Dhaeri
Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Bellarosa
Wolf GB08 307+4 Laps
7GT32 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 2 Flag of France.svg Stephane Sarrazin
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Flag of Venezuela.svg Enzo Potolicchio
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 302+9 Laps
8GT312 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Chicco d'oro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kola Aluko
Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Kemenater
Flag of Italy.svg Niki Cadei
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 301+10 Laps
9GT39 Flag of Germany.svg Black Falcon Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Patrick Breslin
Flag of Tanzania.svg Vimal Mehta
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaled Al Qubaisi
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 300+11 Laps
10GT315 Flag of Italy.svg AT Racing 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Lanting
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niek Hommerson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Machiels
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 297+14 Laps
11GT314 Flag of Italy.svg AT Racing 2 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Blank-Jean
Flag of France.svg Marc Bachelier
Flag of France.svg Yannick Mallegol
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 292+19 Laps
12GTX25 Flag of Italy.svg Nova Race Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rayneri
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Magnoni
Flag of Italy.svg Luis Scarpaccio
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni
Ginetta G50 GT4 278+33 Laps
13GT34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tiziano Carugati
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Cordoni
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 276+35 Laps
14GTX22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Al Mehairi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abbas Al Alawi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hasher Al Maktoum
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 275+36 Laps
15GTX21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Lemmer
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Andersen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Kimber-Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 270+41 Laps
16GTX23 Flag of Italy.svg Ebimotors Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Beretta
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Scanzi
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Silva
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Benucci
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 263+48 Laps
17GT35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Patterson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Audi R8 LMS 243+68 Laps
18GT347 Flag of Portugal.svg ASM Team Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Bell
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Karim Ojjeh
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 241+70 Laps
19GTX20 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Gulf Racing MIddle East Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Iossifidis
Flag of France.svg Frederic Fatien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Baerschmidt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Farmer
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 234+77 Laps
20

DNF

GT38 Flag of Germany.svg MRS Molitor Flag of Venezuela.svg Justino de Azcarate Riveroll
Flag of Venezuela.svg Fernando Baiz
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 231+80 Laps
21

DNF

SC46 Flag of Italy.svg Avelon Formula 2 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Pitorri
Flag of Italy.svg Tony Mastroberardino
Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Belotti
Wolf GB08 63+248 Laps
Source: [3] [2]

Notes

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