Gulf 12 Hours
Endurance motor race
Motor race
Intercontinental GT Challenge | |
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Venue | Yas Marina Circuit |
First race | 2013 |
First race | 2022 (IGTC) |
Duration | 12 Hours |
Most wins (driver) | Davide Rigon (5) |
Most wins (team) | Kessel Racing (4) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Ferrari (6) |
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 except in January 2021 when it was held at the Bahrain International Circuit. It has been held since 2013. On 29 July 2022, it was announced that Gulf 12 Hours joined the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar both in 2022 and 2023.[1]
Winners
Year | Drivers | Car | Team | Remarks | |||||
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2013 | Bernd Schneider Jeroen Bleekemolen Khaled Al Qubaisi | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Racing | 308 laps.[2] | |||||
2014 | Michele Rugolo Davide Rigon Stephen Wyatt | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | AF Corse | 315 laps.[3] | |||||
2015 | Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Giacomo Piccini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Kessel Racing | 301 laps.[4] | |||||
2016 | Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Giacomo Piccini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Kessel Racing | 300 laps. | |||||
2017 | Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Kessel Racing | 302 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring a Hat-trick of wins. | |||||
2018 | Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Kessel Racing | 313 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring its record breaking 4th win in a row. | |||||
2019 | Christopher Mies Rinat Salikhov Dries Vanthoor | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Attempto Racing | 316 laps. | |||||
2020 | Race moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. | ||||||||
2020-21 | Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | McLaren 720S GT3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | 341 laps. This edition was relocated to the Bahrain International Circuit.[5] | |||||
2022 (Jan) | Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2 Seas Motorsport | 359 laps. New distance record. | |||||
2022 (Dec) | Antonio Fuoco James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | 335 laps.[6] First Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.[7] | |||||
2023 | Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | 348 laps.[8] |
References
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours replaces Kyalami as 2022 IGTC finale". motorsport.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours January 2021 Edition relocates to Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IGTC / 12 Ore del Golfo: trionfo Ferrari, Juncadella campione del mondo". FormulaPassion.it (in Italian). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours joins Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
- Official website
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