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
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
    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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