2020–2021 Gulf 12 Hours

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The 2020-21 Gulf 12 Hours was the tenth edition of the Gulf 12 Hours held at Bahrain International Circuit on 9 January 2021. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.[1] The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). This edition has been relocated from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit.[2]

Race details
Date 9 January 2021
Official name Gulf 12 Hours
Location Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent circuit
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Distance Race
12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 1:59.716
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 2:00.675 (on lap 2)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Ram Racing
Third Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Dinamic Motorsport
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver Croatia Martin Kodrić 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 2:00.882 (on lap 110)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Dinamic Motorsport
Third United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Ram Racing

Entry list

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GT3
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
  Ram Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3   Chris Froggatt[3] PA
  Ian Loggie[3]
  Callum MacLeod[3]
  2 Seas Motorsport[4] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 7   Ed Jones[4] P
  Dylan Pereira[4]
  Lewis Williamson[4]
33   Isa Al-Khalifa[4] P
  Ben Barnicoat[4]
  Martin Kodrić[4]
  Kessel Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8   Alessandro Cutrera[4] PA
  Marco Frezza[4]
  LMDV[4]
  Nicola Cadei [4]
27   Murat Cuhadaroglu[4] G
  David Fumanelli[4]
  Emanuele Tabacchi[4]
  Francesco Zollo[4]
  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[5] 46   Luca Marini[5] PA
  Valentino Rossi[5]
  Alessio Salucci[5]
  Team Parker Racing[6] Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 31   Euan McKay[6] PA
  Andy Meyrick[6]
  Derek Pierce[6]
  Dinamic Motorsport[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 67   Mauro Calamia[7] PA
  Stefano Monaco[7]
  Roberto Pampanini[7]
  Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 72   Brendan Iribe[8] PA
  Ollie Millroy[8]
  Nick Moss[8]
  Joe Osborne[8]
GT4
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
  SVC Sport Management[7] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7 L V8 50   Antoni Chodzen[7] GT4
  Piotr Chodzen[7]
  Patrick Zamparini[7]
  Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 77   Lars Dahmann[8] GT4
  Warren Hughes[8]
  Charlie Hollings[8]
  Jan Klingelnberg[8]
  Villorba Corse[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 90   Jean-Luc D‘Auria[7] GT4
  Michele Camarlinghi[7]
  Piero Randazzo[7]
  Benedetto Strignano[7]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
G Gentleman
GT4 GT4 Cars

Results

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Results after 6 hours

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 33   2 Seas Motorsport   Isa Al-Khalifa
  Ben Barnicoat
  Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 169 6:01:09.012
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2 GT Pro-Am 3   Ram Racing   Chris Froggatt
  Ian Loggie
  Callum MacLeod
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 169 +29.568
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3 GT Pro-Am 67   Dinamic Motorsport   Mauro Calamia
  Stefano Monaco
  Roberto Pampanini
Porsche 911 GT3 R 169 +55.273
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4 GT Pro-Am 31   Team Parker Racing   Euan McKay
  Andy Meyrick
  Derek Pierce
Bentley Continental GT3 169 +58.882
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5 GT Pro-Am 46   Monster VR46 Kessel Racing   Luca Marini
  Valentino Rossi
  Alessio Salucci
Ferrari 488 GT3 168 +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 GT Gentleman 27   Kessel Racing   Murat Cuhadaroglu
  David Fumanelli
  Emanuele Tabacchi
  Francesco Zollo
Ferrari 488 GT3 168 +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7 GT Pro-Am 8   Kessel Racing   Alessandro Cutrera
  Marco Frezza
  Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
  Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 488 GT3 161 +7 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT4 77   Optimum Motorsport   Lars Dahmann
  Warren Hughes
  Charlie Hollings
  Jan Klingelnberg
McLaren 570S GT4 153 +15 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
9 GT4 90   Villorba Corse   Jean-Luc D‘Auria
  Michele Camarlinghi
  Piero Randazzo
  Benedetto Strignano
Mercedes-AMG GT4 153 +15 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10 GT4 50   SVC Sport Management   Antoni Chodzen
  Piotr Chodzen
  Patrick Zamparini
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 140 +28 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
11 GT Pro-Am 72   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport   Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Nick Moss
  Joe Osborne
McLaren 720S GT3 75 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 GT Pro 7   2 Seas Motorsport   Ed Jones
  Dylan Pereira
  Lewis Williamson
McLaren 720S GT3 26 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
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Final results

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 33   2 Seas Motorsport   Isa Al-Khalifa
  Ben Barnicoat
  Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 341 6:00:34.143
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2 GT Pro-Am 67   Dinamic Motorsport   Mauro Calamia
  Stefano Monaco
  Roberto Pampanini
Porsche 911 GT3 R 340 +1 lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3 GT Pro-Am 3   Ram Racing   Chris Froggatt
  Ian Loggie
  Callum MacLeod
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 339 +2 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
4 GT Pro-Am 46   Monster VR46 Kessel Racing   Luca Marini
  Valentino Rossi
  Alessio Salucci
Ferrari 488 GT3 339 +2 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
5 GT Pro-Am 31   Team Parker Racing   Euan McKay
  Andy Meyrick
  Derek Pierce
Bentley Continental GT3 338 +3 laps
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
6 GT Gentleman 27   Kessel Racing   Murat Cuhadaroglu
  David Fumanelli
  Emanuele Tabacchi
  Francesco Zollo
Ferrari 488 GT3 337 +4 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7 GT Pro-Am 8   Kessel Racing   Alessandro Cutrera
  Marco Frezza
  Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
  Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 488 GT3 325 +16 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT4 90   Villorba Corse   Jean-Luc D‘Auria
  Michele Camarlinghi
  Piero Randazzo
  Benedetto Strignano
Mercedes-AMG GT4 307 +34 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9 GT4 50   SVC Sport Management   Antoni Chodzen
  Piotr Chodzen
  Patrick Zamparini
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 291 +50 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
10 GT4 77   Optimum Motorsport   Lars Dahmann
  Warren Hughes
  Charlie Hollings
  Jan Klingelnberg
McLaren 570S GT4 279 +62 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
11 GT Pro-Am 72   Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport   Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Nick Moss
  Joe Osborne
McLaren 720S GT3 75 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 GT Pro 7   2 Seas Motorsport   Ed Jones
  Dylan Pereira
  Lewis Williamson
McLaren 720S GT3 26 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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