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Race details | ||
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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 |
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]
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Fastest in class in bold.
Class winners denoted in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | GT Pro | 1 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 177 | 6:01:17.346 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
2 | GT Pro-Am | 66 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 177 | +4.248 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
3 | GT Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 176 | +1 Lap |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
4 | GT Pro-Am | 88 | SPS automotive performance | Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 176 | +1 Lap |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT Pro-Am | 46 | Monster VR46 Kessel Racing | David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 176 | +1 Lap |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | GT G | 64 | AKKA ASP Team | Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 175 | +2 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
7 | GT G | 61 | AF Corse | Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 175 | +2 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
8 | GT Pro-Am | 91 | Baron Motorsport | Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 174 | +3 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
9 | GT Pro | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 172 | +5 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT G | 33 | Kessel Racing | Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 171 | +6 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
11 | GT4 | 23 | Greystone GT | Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke | McLaren 570S GT4 | 160 | +17 laps |
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
12 | GT4 | 15 | Century Motorsport | Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 159 | +18 laps |
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
13 | GT4 | 42 | Century Motorsport | Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow | BMW M4 GT4 | 157 | +20 Laps |
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
14 | GT3 Pro | 99 | Attempto Racing | Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 119 | +58 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
15 | GT3 Pro-Am | 11 | Kessel Racing | Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 22 | +155 Laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
Source: [15] |
Class winners denoted in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | GT Pro | 1 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 359 | 6:00:11.590 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
2 | GT Pro-Am | 88 | SPS automotive performance | Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 358 | +1 Lap |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
3 | GT Pro-Am | 46 | Monster VR46 Kessel Racing | David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 358 | +1 Lap |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
4 | GT Pro-Am | 66 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 357 | +2 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 357 | +2 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | GT Pro | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 355 | +4 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
7 | GT G | 61 | AF Corse | Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 355 | +4 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
8 | GT G | 64 | AKKA ASP Team | Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 355 | +4 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
9 | GT Pro-Am | 91 | Baron Motorsport | Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 354 | +5 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
10 | GT G | 33 | Kessel Racing | Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 348 | +11 Laps |
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
11 | GT4 | 23 | Greystone GT | Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke | McLaren 570S GT4 | 323 | +36 laps |
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
12 | GT4 | 15 | Century Motorsport | Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 322 | +37 laps |
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
13 | GT4 | 42 | Century Motorsport | Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow | BMW M4 GT4 | 247 | +112 Laps |
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
14 | GT3 Pro | 99 | Attempto Racing | Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 181 | +178 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
15 | GT3 Pro-Am | 11 | Kessel Racing | Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 22 | Did not finish |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
Source: [16] |
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