January 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
Date	8 January 2022
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit; 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race; 12 hours
	Qualifying
Pole
Time	1:52.047
	Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	1:52.045 (on lap 121)
Podium
	Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	1:52.194 (on lap 25)
Podium

Last updated March 10, 2025

The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 11th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8 January 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class
GT3
2 Seas Motorsport^[2]^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	1	Isa Al Khalifa^[4]	P
				Ben Barnicoat ^[4]
				Martin Kodrić ^[4]
			66	Ian Loggie ^[4]	PA
				Casper Stevenson ^[4]
				Morgan Tillbrook^[4]
Kessel Racing ^[5]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	11	Mauro Calamia ^[5]	PA
				Stefano Monaco^[5]
				Roberto Pampinini^[5]
			33	Murat Cuhadaroglu^[5]	Am
				Alessandro Tarabini^[5]
				Erwin Zanotti^[5]
				Francesco Zollo^[5]
Monster VR46 Kessel Racing ^[6]			46	David Fumanelli ^[7]	PA
				Luca Marini ^[6]
				Alessio Salucci^[6]
AF Corse ^[8]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	51	Alessandro Cozzi^[8]	PA
				Eddie Cheever III ^[5]
				Giorgio Sernagiotto ^[8]
			61	Trenton Estep ^[8]	Am
				Conrad Grunewald^[8]
				Mark Kvamme ^[8]
				Jean Claude Saada^[8]
AKKA ASP Team^[9]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	64	Jerome Policand ^[9]	Am
				Benjamin Ricci^[9]
				Mauro Ricci^[9]
SunEnergy1 Racing ^[10]^[11]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	75	Maro Engel ^[10]	P
				Mikaël Grenier ^[10]
				Kenny Habul ^[10]
SPS automotive performance^[10]^[11]			88	Christoph Lenz^[10]	PA
				Valentin Pierburg^[10]
				Dominik Baumann
Baron Motorsport^[5]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	91	Philipp Baron^[5]	PA
				Tommy Lindroth^[5]
				Mikkel Mac ^[5]
Attempto Racing^[5]	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	99	Alex Aka^[5]	P
				Murod Sultanov^[5]
				Dries Vanthoor ^[5]
GT4
Century Motorsport ^[12]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	15	Bradley Ellis^[13]
				David Holloway^[13]
				Piers Johnson^[13]
	BMW M4 GT4	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	42	Alex Bukh^[13]
				John Corbett^[5]
				Amir Feyzulin^[13]
				James Winslow ^[5]
Greystone GT^[14]	McLaren 570S GT4	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	23	Iain Campbell^[14]
				Jamie Clarke^[14]
				Oliver Webb ^[14]

Icon	Class
P	Pro
PA	Pro-Am
Am	Am

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Results after 6 hours

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	6:01:17.346
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	177	6:01:17.346
2	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	+4.248
2	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	177	+4.248
3	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	176	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	176	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	176	+1 Lap
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	176	+1 Lap
6	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	175	+2 Laps
6	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	175	+2 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	175	+2 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	175	+2 Laps
8	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	174	+3 Laps
8	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	174	+3 Laps
9	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	172	+5 Laps
9	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	172	+5 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	171	+6 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	171	+6 Laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	160	+17 laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	160	+17 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	159	+18 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	159	+18 laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	157	+20 Laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport		BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	157	+20 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	119	+58 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi 5.2 L V10	119	+58 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	+155 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	22	+155 Laps
Source:^[15]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	359	6:00:11.590
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	359	6:00:11.590
2	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	358	+1 Lap
2	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	358	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	358	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	358	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	357	+2 Laps
4	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	357	+2 Laps
5	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	357	+2 Laps
5	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	357	+2 Laps
6	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
6	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	355	+4 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	355	+4 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	355	+4 Laps
8	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
8	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	355	+4 Laps
9	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	354	+5 Laps
9	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	354	+5 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	348	+11 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	348	+11 Laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	323	+36 laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	323	+36 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	322	+37 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	322	+37 laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	247	+112 Laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport		BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	247	+112 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	181	+178 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi 5.2 L V10	181	+178 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	Did not finish
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	22	Did not finish
Source:^[16]

References

↑ "Gulf 12 Hours Abu Dhabi confirmed for 8 January 2022". www.gulf12hours.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
↑ "2 Seas Motorsport to defend Gulf 12 Hours crown in Abu Dhabi". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
↑ "Exciting Gulf 12 Hours driver line-ups confirmed by 2 Seas Motorsport". www.2seasmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Defending Champions 2 Seas Motorsport Name 2 Car Mercedes AMG Line-up". Dailysportscar. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Quality grid unveiled for 10th Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
1 2 3 "Rossi Return To Gulf 12 Hours Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
↑ "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AF Corse Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Squads, But United Pull Out All-Star GT4 Team". Dailysportscar. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SPS Automotive to challenge for Gulf 12 Hours Pro and Am titles". www.gulf12hours.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
↑ "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 "Century Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Drivers". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
↑ "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
↑ "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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[1] "Gulf 12 Hours Abu Dhabi confirmed for 8 January 2022". www.gulf12hours.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[2SeasAMGGulf-2] "2 Seas Motorsport to defend Gulf 12 Hours crown in Abu Dhabi". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[3] "Exciting Gulf 12 Hours driver line-ups confirmed by 2 Seas Motorsport". www.2seasmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

[2SeasAMGLineup-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Defending Champions 2 Seas Motorsport Name 2 Car Mercedes AMG Line-up". Dailysportscar. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[Grid2022-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Quality grid unveiled for 10th Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[KesselVR46-6] 1 2 3 "Rossi Return To Gulf 12 Hours Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[RossiOut-7] "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[AFCFerrari-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AF Corse Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Squads, But United Pull Out All-Star GT4 Team". Dailysportscar. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[Gulf12AKKAAMG-9] 1 2 3 4 "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[SPSAMGGulf-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SPS Automotive to challenge for Gulf 12 Hours Pro and Am titles". www.gulf12hours.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Gulf12Notes-11] 1 2 "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[Gulf12Century-12] "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[CenturyDrivers-13] 1 2 3 4 5 "Century Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Drivers". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[GeystoneMcLaren-14] 1 2 3 4 "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[Race6h-15] "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[Race12h-16] "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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Race details


Date	8 January 2022
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race 12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver	Ben Barnicoat	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	1:52.047
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Casper Stevenson	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	1:52.045 (on lap 121)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	2 Seas Motorsport
Third	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	AF Corse
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Dries Vanthoor	Attempto Racing
Time	1:52.194 (on lap 25)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	SPS automotive performance
Third	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing