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January 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details
Date 8 January 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
Qualifying
Pole
Driver United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 1:52.047
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Casper Stevenson 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 1:52.045 (on lap 121)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Morgan Tillbrook
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
2 Seas Motorsport
Third Italy Alessandro Cozzi
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy Edward Cheever
Lebanon Tani Hanna
AF Corse
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Dries Vanthoor Attempto Racing
Time 1:52.194 (on lap 25)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second Germany Valentin Pierburg
Austria Dominik Baumann
Switzerland Christoph Lenz
SPS automotive performance
Third Italy David Fumanelli
Italy Luca Marini
Italy Alessio Salucci
Monster VR46 Kessel Racing

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

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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

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Qualifying

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Fastest in class in bold.

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 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

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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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  15. ^ "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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