Gulf 12 Hours

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Gulf 12 Hours
Yas Marina Circuit.png
Venue Yas Marina Circuit
Corporate sponsor Lenovo
First race2012
Duration12 Hours
Most wins (driver) Davide Rigon (5)
Most wins (team) Kessel Racing (4)
AF Corse (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ferrari (8)

The Gulf 12 Hours is a 12-hour annual GT endurance racing event that usually takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates during the third Sunday of December, except in 2021 when it was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in January. In 2012 and, for the decennial, in 2022, the race was held twice: in January and December. On 29 July 2022, it was announced that Gulf 12 Hours joined the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar both in 2022 and 2023. [1] The race did not return as part of the IGTC calendar in 2024 after the two-year contract was not extended. [2]

Contents

Winners

Bahrain International Circuit hosted 2020 Gulf 12 Hours in January 2021 Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Bahrain International Circuit hosted 2020 Gulf 12 Hours in January 2021
Yas Marina Circuit layout used from 2013 to 2019 Circuit Yas-Island.svg
Yas Marina Circuit layout used from 2013 to 2019
YearDriversCarTeamRemarks
2012 (Jan) Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Griffin
Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1 299 Laps. First running of the event.
2012 (Dec) Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaetano Ardagna
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1 309 Laps.
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaled Al Qubaisi 		Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Racing 308 laps. [3]
2014 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Wyatt		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 315 laps. [4]
2015 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Piccini 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 301 laps. [5]
2016 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Piccini 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 300 laps.
2017 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 302 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring a Hat-trick of wins.
2018 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 313 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring its record breaking 4th win in a row.
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Flag of Russia.svg Rinat Salikhov
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor 		Audi R8 LMS Evo Flag of Germany.svg Attempto Racing 316 laps.
2020Race moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
2021 Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al-Khalifa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić 		McLaren 720S GT3 Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport 341 laps. This edition was relocated to the Bahrain International Circuit. [6]
2022 (Jan) Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al-Khalifa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Bahrain.svg 2 Seas Motorsport 359 laps. New distance record.
2022 (Dec) Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 335 laps. [7] First Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge. [8]
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing348 laps. [9] Last Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO IGTC. [2]
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus
Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bihuang Zhou		 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing 353 laps. [10] The No. 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren driven by Todd Coleman, Frederik Schandorff and Aaron Telitz crossed the finish line first, but lost victory after receiving two 30 second penalties post-race for speeding in pit lane. [11]

Multiple winners

By driver

WinsDriverYears
5 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 2014–2018
4 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski2015–2018
2 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Piccini 2015–2016
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi 2018, 2022 (Dec)
Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al-Khalifa2021, 2022 (Jan)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat 2021, 2022 (Jan)
Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Kodrić 2021, 2022 (Jan)

By manufacturer

WinsManufacturerYears
8 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 2012 (Jan), 2012 (Dec), 2014–2018, 2022 (Dec)
3 Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG 2013, 2022 (Jan), 2023
2 Flag of Germany.svg Audi 2019, 2024

References

    1. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours replaces Kyalami as 2022 IGTC finale". motorsport.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
    2. 1 2 Kilbey, Stephen (22 August 2023). "Gulf 12 Hours To Stick With Original 2024 Date". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
    3. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours win seals a dream season for Team Abu Dhaby by Black Falcon". www.gulf12hours.com. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
    4. ↑ "Victory for AF Corse in 2014 Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
    5. ↑ "Kessel Racing win the 5th Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit". www.gulf12hours.com. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
    6. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours January 2021 Edition relocates to Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
    7. ↑ "IGTC / 12 Ore del Golfo: trionfo Ferrari, Juncadella campione del mondo". FormulaPassion.it (in Italian). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
    8. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours joins Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
    9. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
    10. ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). Endurance-Info. Gulf 12 Hours. 15 December 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
    11. ↑ "Saintéloc Audi Wins Gulf 12 Hours After Optimum Penalised Post-Race". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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