Race details Date 8 January 2022 Official name Gulf 12 Hours Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Course Permanent circuit Distance Race12 hours Qualifying Pole Driver Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport Time 1:52.047 Race After 6 Hours Fastest lap Driver Casper Stevenson 2 Seas Motorsport Time 1:52.045 (on lap 121) Podium First Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić 2 Seas Motorsport Second Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson 2 Seas Motorsport Third Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna AF Corse Race After 12 Hours Fastest lap Driver Dries Vanthoor Attempto Racing Time 1:52.194 (on lap 25) Podium First Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić 2 Seas Motorsport Second Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz SPS automotive performance Third David Fumanelli Luca Marini 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.
Teams and drivers Team Car Engine Drivers Class GT3 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Isa Al KhalifaP Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić 66 Ian LoggiePA Casper Stevenson Morgan Tillbrook Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 11 Mauro CalamiaPA Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampinini 33 Murat CuhadarogluAm Alessandro Tarabini Erwin Zanotti Francesco Zollo Monster VR46 Kessel Racing 46 David Fumanelli PA Luca Marini Alessio Salucci AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Alessandro Cozzi PA Eddie Cheever III Giorgio Sernagiotto 61 Trenton Estep Am Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Jean Claude Saada AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 64 Jerome Policand Am Benjamin Ricci Mauro Ricci SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Maro Engel P Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul SPS automotive performance 88 Christoph Lenz PA Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Baron Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 91 Philipp BaronPA Tommy Lindroth Mikkel Mac Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 99 Alex AkaP Murod Sultanov Dries Vanthoor GT4 Century Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 Bradley Ellis David Holloway Piers Johnson BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 42 Alex Bukh John Corbett Amir Feyzulin James Winslow Greystone GT McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 23 Iain Campbell Jamie Clarke Oliver Webb 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.
ClassTeam / EntrantDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine 1 GT Pro 1 2 Seas Motorsport Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 6:01:17.346 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2 GT Pro-Am 66 2 Seas Motorsport Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 +4.248 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 GT Pro-Am 51 AF Corse Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna Ferrari 488 GT3 176 +1 Lap Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 4 GT Pro-Am 88 SPS automotive performance Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 176 +1 Lap Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 5 GT Pro-Am 46 Monster VR46 Kessel Racing David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci Ferrari 488 GT3 176 +1 Lap Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 6 GT G 64 AKKA ASP Team Jérôme Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 175 +2 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 7 GT G 61 AF Corse Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep Ferrari 488 GT3 175 +2 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 GT Pro-Am 91 Baron Motorsport Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac Ferrari 488 GT3 174 +3 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 9 GT Pro 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 172 +5 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 10 GT G 33 Kessel Racing Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini Ferrari 488 GT3 171 +6 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 11 GT4 23 Greystone GT Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke McLaren 570S GT4 160 +17 laps McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 12 GT4 15 Century Motorsport Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 159 +18 laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 GT4 42 Century Motorsport Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow BMW M4 GT4 157 +20 Laps BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 GT3 Pro 99 Attempto Racing Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov Audi R8 LMS Evo 119 +58 Laps Audi 5.2 L V10 15 GT3 Pro-Am 11 Kessel Racing Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 22 +155 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 Source:
Final results Class winners denoted in bold.
ClassTeam / EntrantDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine 1 GT Pro 1 2 Seas Motorsport Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 359 6:00:11.590 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2 GT Pro-Am 88 SPS automotive performance Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 358 +1 Lap Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 GT Pro-Am 46 Monster VR46 Kessel Racing David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci Ferrari 488 GT3 358 +1 Lap Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 4 GT Pro-Am 66 2 Seas Motorsport Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 357 +2 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 5 GT Pro-Am 51 AF Corse Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna Ferrari 488 GT3 357 +2 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 6 GT Pro 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 355 +4 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 7 GT G 61 AF Corse Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep Ferrari 488 GT3 355 +4 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 GT G 64 AKKA ASP Team Jérôme Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 355 +4 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 GT Pro-Am 91 Baron Motorsport Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac Ferrari 488 GT3 354 +5 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 10 GT G 33 Kessel Racing Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini Ferrari 488 GT3 348 +11 Laps Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 11 GT4 23 Greystone GT Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke McLaren 570S GT4 323 +36 laps McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 12 GT4 15 Century Motorsport Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 322 +37 laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 GT4 42 Century Motorsport Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow BMW M4 GT4 247 +112 Laps BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 GT3 Pro 99 Attempto Racing Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov Audi R8 LMS Evo 181 +178 Laps Audi 5.2 L V10 15 GT3 Pro-Am 11 Kessel Racing Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 22 Did not finish Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 Source:
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