The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 11th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8 January 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
GT3
Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport[2][3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Bahrain Isa Al Khalifa[4] P
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[4]
Croatia Martin Kodrić[4]
66 United Kingdom Ian Loggie[4] PA
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson[4]
United Kingdom Morgan Tillbrook[4]
Switzerland Kessel Racing[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 11 Switzerland Mauro Calamia[5] PA
Switzerland Stefano Monaco[5]
Switzerland Roberto Pampinini[5]
33 Italy Murat Cuhadaroglu[5] Am
Italy Alessandro Tarabini[5]
Italy Erwin Zanotti[5]
Italy Francesco Zollo[5]
Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[6] 46 Italy David Fumanelli[7] PA
Italy Luca Marini[6]
Italy Alessio Salucci[6]
Italy AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Italy Alessandro Cozzi[8] PA
Italy Eddie Cheever III[5]
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto[8]
61 United States Trenton Estep[8] Am
United States Conrad Grunewald[8]
United States Mark Kvamme[8]
United States Jean Claude Saada[8]
France AKKA ASP Team[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 64 France Jerome Policand[9] Am
France Benjamin Ricci[9]
France Mauro Ricci[9]
Australia SunEnergy1 Racing[10][11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Germany Maro Engel[10] P
Canada Mikaël Grenier[10]
Australia Kenny Habul[10]
Germany SPS automotive performance[10][11] 88 Switzerland Christoph Lenz[10] PA
Germany Valentin Pierburg[10]
Austria Dominik Baumann
Austria Baron Motorsport[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 91 Austria Philipp Baron[5] PA
Sweden Tommy Lindroth[5]
Denmark Mikkel Mac[5]
Germany Attempto Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 99 Germany Alex Aka[5] P
Italy Murod Sultanov[5]
Belgium Dries Vanthoor[5]
GT4
United Kingdom Century Motorsport[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 United Kingdom Bradley Ellis[13]
United Kingdom David Holloway[13]
United Kingdom Piers Johnson[13]
BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 42 Russia Alex Bukh[13]
Australia John Corbett[5]
Russia Amir Feyzulin[13]
Australia James Winslow[5]
United Kingdom Greystone GT[14] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 23 United Kingdom Iain Campbell[14]
United Kingdom Jamie Clarke[14]
United Kingdom Oliver Webb[14]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
Am Am

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Results after 6 hours

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 1 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 6:01:17.346
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2 GT Pro-Am 66 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Morgan Tillbrook
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 +4.248
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3 GT Pro-Am 51 Italy AF Corse Italy Alessandro Cozzi
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy Edward Cheever
Lebanon Tani Hanna 		Ferrari 488 GT3 176 +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4 GT Pro-Am 88 Germany SPS automotive performance Germany Valentin Pierburg
Austria Dominik Baumann
Switzerland Christoph Lenz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 176 +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5 GT Pro-Am 46 Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing Italy David Fumanelli
Italy Luca Marini
Italy Alessio Salucci 		Ferrari 488 GT3 176 +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 GT G 64 France AKKA ASP Team France Jerome Policand
France Mauro Ricci
France Benjamin Ricci 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 175 +2 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7 GT G 61 Italy AF Corse United States Jean Claude Saada
United States Conrad Grunewald
United States Mark Kvamme
United States Trenton Estep 		Ferrari 488 GT3 175 +2 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT Pro-Am 91 Austria Baron Motorsport Sweden Tommy Lindroth
Austria Philipp Baron
Denmark Mikkel Mac 		Ferrari 488 GT3 174 +3 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
9 GT Pro 75 Australia SunEnergy1 Racing Australia Kenny Habul
Canada Mikael Grenier
Germany Maro Engel 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 172 +5 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10 GT G 33 Switzerland Kessel Racing Italy Murat Cuhadaroglu
Italy Francesco Zollo
Italy Erwin Zanotti
Italy Alessandro Tarabini 		Ferrari 488 GT3 171 +6 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11 GT4 23 United Kingdom Greystone GT United Kingdom Iain Campbell
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
United Kingdom Jamie Clarke 		McLaren 570S GT4 160 +17 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12 GT4 15 United Kingdom Century Motorsport United Kingdom Piers Johnson
United Kingdom David Holloway
United Kingdom Bradley Ellis 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 159 +18 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GT4 42 United Kingdom Century Motorsport Russia Amir Feyzulin
Russia Alexander Bukhantsov
Australia John Corbett
Australia James Winslow 		BMW M4 GT4 157 +20 Laps
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14 GT3 Pro 99 Germany Attempto Racing Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Germany Alex Aka
Italy Murod Sultanov 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 119 +58 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
15 GT3 Pro-Am 11 Switzerland Kessel Racing Switzerland Roberto Pampinini
Switzerland Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 22 +155 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[15]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 1 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 359 6:00:11.590
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2 GT Pro-Am 88 Germany SPS automotive performance Germany Valentin Pierburg
Austria Dominik Baumann
Switzerland Christoph Lenz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 358 +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3 GT Pro-Am 46 Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing Italy David Fumanelli
Italy Luca Marini
Italy Alessio Salucci 		Ferrari 488 GT3 358 +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4 GT Pro-Am 66 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Morgan Tillbrook
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 357 +2 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5 GT Pro-Am 51 Italy AF Corse Italy Alessandro Cozzi
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy Edward Cheever
Lebanon Tani Hanna 		Ferrari 488 GT3 357 +2 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 GT Pro 75 Australia SunEnergy1 Racing Australia Kenny Habul
Canada Mikael Grenier
Germany Maro Engel 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 355 +4 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7 GT G 61 Italy AF Corse United States Jean Claude Saada
United States Conrad Grunewald
United States Mark Kvamme
United States Trenton Estep 		Ferrari 488 GT3 355 +4 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT G 64 France AKKA ASP Team France Jerome Policand
France Mauro Ricci
France Benjamin Ricci 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 355 +4 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9 GT Pro-Am 91 Austria Baron Motorsport Sweden Tommy Lindroth
Austria Philipp Baron
Denmark Mikkel Mac 		Ferrari 488 GT3 354 +5 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
10 GT G 33 Switzerland Kessel Racing Italy Murat Cuhadaroglu
Italy Francesco Zollo
Italy Erwin Zanotti
Italy Alessandro Tarabini 		Ferrari 488 GT3 348 +11 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11 GT4 23 United Kingdom Greystone GT United Kingdom Iain Campbell
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
United Kingdom Jamie Clarke 		McLaren 570S GT4 323 +36 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12 GT4 15 United Kingdom Century Motorsport United Kingdom Piers Johnson
United Kingdom David Holloway
United Kingdom Bradley Ellis 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 322 +37 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GT4 42 United Kingdom Century Motorsport Russia Amir Feyzulin
Russia Alexander Bukhantsov
Australia John Corbett
Australia James Winslow 		BMW M4 GT4 247 +112 Laps
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14 GT3 Pro 99 Germany Attempto Racing Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Germany Alex Aka
Italy Murod Sultanov 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 181 +178 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
15 GT3 Pro-Am 11 Switzerland Kessel Racing Switzerland Roberto Pampinini
Switzerland Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 22 Did not finish
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[16]

References

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  2. ^ "2 Seas Motorsport to defend Gulf 12 Hours crown in Abu Dhabi". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Exciting Gulf 12 Hours driver line-ups confirmed by 2 Seas Motorsport". www.2seasmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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  7. ^ "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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  9. ^ a b c d "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "SPS Automotive to challenge for Gulf 12 Hours Pro and Am titles". www.gulf12hours.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  11. ^ a b "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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  14. ^ a b c d "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2022_Gulf_12_Hours
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