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Gulf 12 Hours

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]

Gulf 12 Hours
Intercontinental GT Challenge
VenueYas Marina Circuit
First race2013
First race2022 (IGTC)
Duration12 Hours
Most wins (driver)Davide Rigon (5)
Most wins (team)Kessel Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ferrari (6)

Winners edit

 
Bahrain International Circuit hosted 2020 Gulf 12 Hours in January 2021
 
Yas Marina Circuit layout used from 2013 to 2019
Year Drivers Car Team Remarks
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 edit

  1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours replaces Kyalami as 2022 IGTC finale". motorsport.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Victory for AF Corse in 2014 Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Kessel Racing win the 5th Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit". www.gulf12hours.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours January 2021 Edition relocates to Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ "IGTC / 12 Ore del Golfo: trionfo Ferrari, Juncadella campione del mondo". FormulaPassion.it (in Italian). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  7. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours joins Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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