December 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Race details
Yas Marina Circuit.png
Date11 December 2022
Official nameGulf 12 Hours
Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
CoursePermanent circuit
5.281 km (3.281 mi)
DistanceRace
12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver
Time
Race
Fastest lap
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third

The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 12th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 9–11 December 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and Porsche 992 Cup spec cars. [1] It was the final round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge, replacing the Kyalami 9 Hours. [2] This was the first of a trio of Gulf-based events promoted by the Driving Force Events (DFE). [3] [4]

Contents

Entry list

No.EntrantCarDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3Driver 4
GT3 Pro (10 entries)
25 Flag of France.svg Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of France.svg Erwan Bastard Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser -
26 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus -
43 Flag of the United States.svg MDK Motorsports Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen -
50 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicklas Nielsen Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera -
66 Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Team Tresor Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of San Marino.svg Mattia Drudi Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall -
71 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi -
77 Flag of Oman.svg Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Oman.svg Al Faisal Al Zubair Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz -
89 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello -
98 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz -
99 Flag of Italy.svg Tresor by Attempto Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of Germany.svg Alex Aka Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Delli Guanti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Finlay Hutchison-
GT3 Pro-Am (12 entries)
1 Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hunter Abbott Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al Khalifa Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić -
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Iribe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Millroy-
20 Flag of Germany.svg SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Berry Flag of Germany.svg Valentin Pierburg-
33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Cuhadaroglu Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Axcil Jefferies Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Roda
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Coseteng Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Harper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Leung-
44 Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Allemann Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer-
48 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg S’Aalocin by Kox Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Boonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphane Kox Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nico Pronk
51 Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Cottingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Williamson -
69 Flag of Germany.svg Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Bohn Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Kolb Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer-
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul Flag of Austria.svg Martin Konrad-
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Goethe Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander West-
93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sky - Tempesta with Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Froggatt Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jonathan Hui Flag of Macau.svg Kevin Tse
GT3 Am (8 entries)
8 Flag of Germany.svg D2 Privat with RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Loggie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morgan Tillbrook-
11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pulcini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolò Rosi Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Schirò Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Tabacchi
16 Flag of Malaysia.svg EBM Giga Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Flag of Malaysia.svg Adrian D'Silva Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove Flag of Luxembourg.svg Carlos Rivas
52 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Cozzi Flag of Lebanon.svg Tani Hanna Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Lancieri Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sernagiotto
55 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Costantini Flag of France.svg Alex Fox Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent De Meeus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Stanley
58 Flag of Italy.svg MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Gostner Flag of Italy.svg David Gostner Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Gostner Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Gostner
61 Flag of Monaco.svg AF Corse/APM Monaco Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Conrad Grunewald Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Prette Flag of Monaco.svg Philippe Prette Flag of the United States.svg Jean Claude Saada
91 Flag of Austria.svg Baron Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Di Amato Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Kirchmayr Flag of Germany.svg Axel Sartingen Flag of Slovakia.svg Matúš Výboh
Porsche 992 (4 entries)
49 Flag of Italy.svg Racevent Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Flag of Italy.svg Pablo Biolghini Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cassarà Flag of Italy.svg Davide Scannicchio Flag of Italy.svg Johannes Zelger
92 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Centri Porsche Ticino Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ivan Jacoma Flag of the United States.svg Ashish Patel-
95 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Nabil Moutran Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ramzi Moutran Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sami Moutran-
96 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Fairbrother Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Liquorish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Townsend
Source: [5]

Classification

Race result

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos.Class#TeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap/Retired
1P71 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 33512:01:41.695
2P50 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Flag of Denmark.svg Nicklas Nielsen
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 335+14.388
3P25 Flag of France.svg Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Flag of France.svg Erwan Bastard
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 335+15.139
4P77 Flag of Oman.svg Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed Flag of Oman.svg Al Faisal Al Zubair
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 335+29.779
5PA75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SunEnergy1 Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Konrad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 334+1 Lap
6PA88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Garage 59 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Goethe
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander West
McLaren 720S GT3 333+2 Laps
7P43 Flag of the United States.svg MDK Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 333+2 Laps
8PA93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sky - Tempesta with Garage 59 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Froggart
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jonathan Hui
Flag of Macau.svg Kevin Tse
McLaren 720S GT3 332+3 Laps
9P99 Flag of Italy.svg Tresor by Attempto Flag of Germany.svg Alex Aka
Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Delli Guanti
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Finlay Hutchinson
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 332+3 Laps
10PA1 Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hunter Abbott
Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al Khalifa
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 332+3 Laps
11PA69 Flag of Germany.svg Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Bohn
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Kolb
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R 331+4 Laps
12Am61 Flag of Monaco.svg AF Corse/APM Monaco Flag of the United States.svg Conrad Grunewald
Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Prette
Flag of Monaco.svg Philippe Prette
Flag of the United States.svg Jean Claude Saada
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 328+7 Laps
13Am55 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Costantini
Flag of France.svg Alex Fox
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent De Meeus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Stanley
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 325+10 Laps
14Am52 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Cozzi
Flag of Lebanon.svg Tani Hanna
Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Lancieri
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 324+11 Laps
15Am8 Flag of Germany.svg D2 Privat with RAM Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Loggie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morgan Tillbrook
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 320+15 Laps
16PA48 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg S'Aalocin by Kox Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Boonen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphane Kox
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nico Pronk
Porsche 911 GT3 R 319+16 Laps
1799292 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Centri Porsche Ticino Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ivan Tacoma
Flag of the United States.svg Ashish Patel
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 310+25 Laps
1899295 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Nabil Moutran
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ramzi Moutran
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sami Moutran
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 308+27 Laps
19PA42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Coseteng
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Harper
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Leung
BMW M4 GT3 308+27 Laps
20Am91 Flag of Austria.svg Baron Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Di Amato
Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Kirchmayr
Flag of Germany.svg Axel Sartingen
Flag of Slovakia.svg Matúš Výboh
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 307+28 Laps
21PA44 Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Allermann
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R 292+43 Laps
2299249 Flag of Italy.svg Racevent Flag of Italy.svg Pablo Biolghini
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cassarà
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Scannicchio
Flag of Italy.svg Johannes Zelger
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 291+44 Laps
23P26 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 287+48 Laps
24PA51 Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Cottingham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Walker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Williamson
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 282+53 Laps
25P66 Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Team Tresor Flag of San Marino.svg Mattia Drudi
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 245+90 Laps
26Am58 Flag of Italy.svg MP Racing Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Gostner
Flag of Italy.svg David Gostner
Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Gostner
Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Gostner
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 205+130 Laps
27PA20 Flag of Germany.svg SPS Automotive Performance Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Berry
Flag of Germany.svg Valentin Pierburg
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 196+139 Laps
28Am11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pulcini
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolo Rosi
Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Schirò
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Tabacchi
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 149+186 Laps
29PA7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Iribe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Millroy
McLaren 720S GT3 91+244 Laps
3099296 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Armstrong
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Fairbrother
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Liquorish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Townsend
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 77+258 Laps
31Am16 Flag of Malaysia.svg EBM Giga Racing Flag of Malaysia.svg Adrian D'Silva
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Carlos Rivas
Porsche 911 GT3 R 67+268 Laps
32P89 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team GruppeM Racing Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 47+288 Laps
33PA33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Cuhadaroglu
Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Axcil Jefferies
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Roda
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 38+297 Laps
34P98 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team GruppeM Racing Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 30+305 Laps
Source: [6]

References

  1. "New-look event confirmed for 11 December". www.gulf12hours.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. Dagys, John (29 July 2022). "Gulf 12H to Replace Kyalami as This Year's Season Finale". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Bahrain ProAm 1000 Is Back!". Dailysportscar. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. "Dubai to host "City of Gold" 4 Hours in December". www.gulf12hours.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. "Gulf 12 Hours - Entry List" (PDF). www.gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023.
  6. "Gulf 12 Hours Result" (PDF). Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Previous race:
2022 Indianapolis 8 Hours
2022 season Next race:
2023 Bathurst 12 Hour