The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 12th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 9–11 December 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and Porsche 992 Cup spec cars.[1] It was the final round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge, replacing the Kyalami 9 Hours.[2] This was the first of a trio of Gulf-based events promoted by the Driving Force Events (DFE).[3][4]
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| Date | 11 December 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 | |
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Entry List edit
| No. | Entrant | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 Pro (10 entries) | ||||||
| 25 |  Audi Sport Team Saintéloc
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Erwan Bastard
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 Christopher Haase
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 Patric Niederhauser
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- |
| 26 | Saintéloc Racing
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Simon Gachet
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Lucas Legeret
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 Gilles Magnus
|
- |
| 43 |  MDK Motorsports
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Mark Kvamme
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 Jan Magnussen
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
- |
| 50 |  AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Nicklas Nielsen
|
Davide Rigon
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Alessio Rovera
|
- |
| 66 | Audi Sport Team Tresor
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II |  Mattia Drudi
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 Kelvin van der Linde
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Dennis Marschall
|
- |
| 71 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 |  James Calado
|
Antonio Fuoco
|
Alessandro Pier Guidi
|
- |
| 77 |  Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Al Faisal Al Zubair
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Fabian Schiller
|
Luca Stolz
|
- |
| 89 |  Team GruppeM Racing
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Jules Gounon
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 Daniel Juncadella
|
Raffaele Marciello
|
- |
| 98 | Team GruppeM Racing
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo |  Lucas Auer
|
Maro Engel
|
Maximilian Götz
|
- |
| 99 | Tresor by Attempto
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Alex Aka
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Pietro Delli Guanti
|
Finlay Hutchison
|
- |
| GT3 Pro-Am (12 entries) | ||||||
| 1 |  2 Seas Motorsport
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Hunter Abbott
|
Isa Al Khalifa
|
 Martin Kodrić
|
- |
| 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport
|
McLaren 720S GT3 | Ben Barnicoat
|
Brendan Iribe
|
Ollie Millroy
|
- |
| 20 | SPS Automotive Performance
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Dominik Baumann
|
 Martin Berry
|
Valentin Pierburg
|
- |
| 33 | Kessel Racing
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 |  Murat Cuhadaroglu
|
David Fumanelli
|
 Axcil Jefferies
|
Giorgo Roda
|
| 42 | Century Motorsport
|
BMW M4 GT3 |  Eduardo Coseteng
|
Daniel Harper
|
Darren Leung
|
- |
| 44 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | Daniel Allemann
|
Klaus Bachler
|
Alfred Renauer
|
- |
| 48 |  S’Aalocin by Kox Racing
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | Tom Boonen
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 Peter Kox
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Stéphane Kox
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Nico Pronk
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| 51 | 2 Seas Motorsport
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | James Cottingham
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Aaron Walker
|
Lewis Williamson
|
- |
| 69 | Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | Ralf Bohn
|
Patrick Kolb
|
Robert Renauer
|
- |
| 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Philip Ellis
|
Kenny Habul
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Martin Konrad
|
- |
| 88 | Garage 59
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McLaren 720S GT3 | Benjamin Goethe
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Marvin Kirchhöfer
|
 Alexander West
|
- |
| 93 | Sky - Tempesta with Garage 59
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McLaren 720S GT3 | Eddie Cheever
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Chris Froggatt
|
Jonathan Hui
|
 Kevin Tse
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| GT3 Am (8 entries) | ||||||
| 8 | D2 Privat with RAM Racing
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo |  Mikaël Grenier
|
Ian Loggie
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Morgan Tillbrook
|
- |
| 11 | Kessel Racing
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Marco Pulcini
|
Nicolò Rosi
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Niccolò Schirò
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Emanuele Tabacchi
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| 16 |  EBM Giga Racing
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | Adrian D'Silva
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Brenton Grove
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Stephen Grove
|
 Carlos Rivas
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| 52 | AF Corse
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Alessandro Cozzi
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 Tani Hanna
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Gabriele Lancieri
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Giorgio Sernagiotto
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| 55 | AF Corse
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Stefano Costantini
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Alex Fox
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Laurent De Meeus
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Jamie Stanley
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| 58 | MP Racing
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Corinna Gostner
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David Gostner
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Manuela Gostner
|
Thomas Gostner
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| 61 |  AF Corse/APM Monaco
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Conrad Grunewald
|
Louis Prette
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Philippe Prette
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Jean Claude Saada
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| 91 | Baron Motorsport
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Daniele Di Amato
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Ernst Kirchmayr
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Axel Sartingen
|
 Matúš Výboh
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| Porsche 992 (4 entries) | ||||||
| 49 | Racevent
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Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Pablo Biolghini
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Marco Cassarà
|
Davide Scannicchio
|
Johannes Zelger
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| 92 | Centri Porsche Ticino
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Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Alex Fontana
|
Ivan Jacoma
|
Ashish Patel
|
- |
| 95 | Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT
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Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Nabil Moutran
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Ramzi Moutran
|
Sami Moutran
|
- |
| 96 | Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT
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Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Nigel Armstrong
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David Fairbrother
|
Stephen Liquorish
|
James Townsend
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| Source: [5] | ||||||
Classification edit
Race Result edit
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | # | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 71 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
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James Calado Antonio Fuoco Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 335 | 12:01:41.695 |
| 2 | P | 50 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
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Nicklas Nielsen Davide Rigon Alessio Rovera
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 335 | +14.388 |
| 3 | P | 25 | Audi Sport Team Saintéloc
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Erwan Bastard Christopher Haase Patric Niederhauser
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 335 | +15.139 |
| 4 | P | 77 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
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Al Faisal Al Zubair Luca Stolz Fabian Schiller
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 335 | +29.779 |
| 5 | PA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing
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Philip Ellis Kenny Habul Martin Konrad
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 334 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | PA | 88 | Garage 59
|
Benjamin Goethe Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander West
|
McLaren 720S GT3 | 333 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | P | 43 | MDK Motorsports
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Mark Kvamme Jan Magnussen Kevin Magnussen
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 333 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | PA | 93 | Sky - Tempesta with Garage 59
|
Eddie Cheever III Chris Froggart Jonathan Hui Kevin Tse
|
McLaren 720S GT3 | 332 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | P | 99 | Tresor by Attempto
|
Alex Aka Pietro Delli Guanti Finlay Hutchinson
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 332 | +3 Laps |
| 10 | PA | 1 | 2 Seas Motorsport
|
Hunter Abbott Isa Al Khalifa Martin Kodrić
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 332 | +3 Laps |
| 11 | PA | 69 | Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport
|
Ralf Bohn Patrick Kolb Robert Renauer
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 331 | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Am | 61 | AF Corse/APM Monaco
|
Conrad Grunewald Louis Prette Philippe Prette Jean Claude Saada
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 328 | +7 Laps |
| 13 | Am | 55 | AF Corse
|
Stefano Costantini Alex Fox Laurent De Meeus Jamie Stanley
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 325 | +10 Laps |
| 14 | Am | 52 | AF Corse
|
Alessandro Cozzi Tani Hanna Gabriele Lancieri Giorgio Sernagiotto
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 324 | +11 Laps |
| 15 | Am | 8 | D2 Privat with RAM Racing
|
Mikaël Grenier Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 320 | +15 Laps |
| 16 | PA | 48 | S'Aalocin by Kox Racing
|
Tom Boonen Peter Kox Stéphane Kox Nico Pronk
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 319 | +16 Laps |
| 17 | 992 | 92 | Centri Porsche Ticino
|
Alex Fontana Ivan Tacoma Ashish Patel
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 310 | +25 Laps |
| 18 | 992 | 95 | Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT
|
Nabil Moutran Ramzi Moutran Sami Moutran
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 308 | +27 Laps |
| 19 | PA | 42 | Century Motorsport
|
Eduardo Coseteng Dan Harper Darren Leung
|
BMW M4 GT3 | 308 | +27 Laps |
| 20 | Am | 91 | Baron Motorsport
|
Daniele Di Amato Ernst Kirchmayr Axel Sartingen Matúš Výboh
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 307 | +28 Laps |
| 21 | PA | 44 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Daniel Allermann Klaus Bachler Alfred Renauer
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 292 | +43 Laps |
| 22 | 992 | 49 | Racevent
|
Pablo Biolghini Marco Cassarà Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 291 | +44 Laps |
| 23 | P | 26 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Simon Gachet Lucas Legeret Gilles Magnus
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Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 287 | +48 Laps |
| 24 | PA | 51 | 2 Seas Motorsport
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James Cottingham Aaron Walker Lewis Williamson
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 282 | +53 Laps |
| 25 | P | 66 | Audi Sport Team Tresor
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Mattia Drudi Kelvin van der Linde Dennis Marschall
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 245 | +90 Laps |
| 26 | Am | 58 | MP Racing
|
Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 205 | +130 Laps |
| 27 | PA | 20 | SPS Automotive Performance
|
Dominik Baumann Martin Berry Valentin Pierburg
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 196 | +139 Laps |
| 28 | Am | 11 | Kessel Racing
|
Marco Pulcini Nicolo Rosi Niccolò Schirò Emanuele Tabacchi
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 149 | +186 Laps |
| 29 | PA | 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport
|
Ben Barnicoat Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy
|
McLaren 720S GT3 | 91 | +244 Laps |
| 30 | 992 | 96 | Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT
|
Nigel Armstrong David Fairbrother Stephen Liquorish James Townsend
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 77 | +258 Laps |
| 31 | Am | 16 | EBM Giga Racing
|
Adrian D'Silva Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Carlos Rivas
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 67 | +268 Laps |
| 32 | P | 89 | Team GruppeM Racing
|
Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 47 | +288 Laps |
| 33 | PA | 33 | Kessel Racing
|
Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Axcil Jefferies Giorgo Roda
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 38 | +297 Laps |
| 34 | P | 98 | Team GruppeM Racing
|
Lucas Auer Maro Engel Maximilian Götz
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 30 | +305 Laps |
| Source:[6] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "New-look event confirmed for 11 December". www.gulf12hours.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Dagys, John (29 July 2022). "Gulf 12H to Replace Kyalami as This Year's Season Finale". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Bahrain ProAm 1000 Is Back!". Dailysportscar. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Dubai to host "City of Gold" 4 Hours in December". www.gulf12hours.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours - Entry List" (PDF). www.gulf12hours.com.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours Result" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2023.