Race details Date 15 December 2024 Official name Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Course Permanent circuit Distance Race12 hours Qualifying Pole Drivers Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Herberth Motorsport Avg Time 1:52.896 Race Fastest lap Driver Davide Rigon Kessel Racing Time 1:51.659 Podium First Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou Saintéloc Racing Second Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz Optimum Motorsport Third Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov Proton Huber Competition

The 2024 Gulf 12 Hours (officially titled 2024 Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours) was the 14th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 13–15 December 2024. For the first time since the 12th edition of the race, it was not part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Therefore, the race reverted to a split format, with a break after 8 Hours, as opposed to earlier editions that had the break after 6 Hours. Also returning this year is the 992 Cup class reserved for Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars.

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class GT3 HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 2 John Corbett Am Xavier Knauf Grégory Servais Casper Stevenson 2 Seas - Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Jules Gounon P Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Racing One Ferrari 296 GT3 6 Giacomo Altoè PA Ernst Kirchmayr Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 7 Dustin Blattner Am Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 8 Louis Prette PA Philippe Prette Adam Smalley Alexander West 59 James Jakes PA Miguel Ramos Mark Sansom Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 11 Murat Cuhadaroglu PA David Fumanelli Davide Rigon Giorgio Roda 74 Andrew Gilbert P Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul Proton Huber Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 Sergei Borisov P Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Gilles Magnus P Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou 26 Michael Blanchemain PA Paul Evrard Jim Pla Benjamin Ricci ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 44 Adam Konôpka Am Miro Konôpka Neale Muston Ameerth Naran AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 51 Alessandro Cozzi PA Eliseo Donno Marco Pulcini Giorgio Sernagiotto Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 55 Christian Hook PA Felipe Fernández Laser David Perel Rinat Salikhov MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 58 Corinna Gostner Am David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 69 Todd Coleman P Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 77 Ramez Azzam PA Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Khaled Al Marzouq Dragon Racing 88 Matt Bell P Wayne Boyd John Shauermann Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II 96 Mikhail Loboda PA Denis Remenyako Vasily Vladykin Lionspeed GP Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 99 Patrick Kolb PA Bashar Mardini Gabriel Rindone Kyle Tilley 992 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Toro Verde GT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 42 Steve Laidlaw Steven Liquorish Graeme Mundy Micah Stanley QMMF by HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 91 Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Julian Hanses Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Al-Maadheed HRT Performance 92 Ahmad Al Emadi Liang Jiatong Axel Sartingen Jassim Al Thani Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Qualifying

Qualifying results Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold. Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold. ClassTeamCarDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3Driver 41 Am 7 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:52.896 1:52.229 1:52.854 1:53.6072 PA 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.027 1:51.163 1:51.271 1:53.525 1:56.1523 P 16 Proton Huber Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:53.220 1:54.527 1:52.950 1:52.1854 P 4 2 Seas - Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.230 1:51.281 1:55.111 1:53.3005 P 74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.395 1:51.822 1:52.839 1:55.5246 PA 51 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.448 1:54.142 1:53.627 1:53.418 1:52.6087 P 25 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:53.663 1:51.587 1:51.960 1:57.4448 P 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:53.823 1:56.750 1:52.541 1:52.1809 PA 55 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.842 1:52.103 1:52.761 1:54.548 1:55.95610 PA 8 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:53.906 1:52.147 1:52.260 1:55.338 1:55.87911 P 88 Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:54.041 1:51.629 1:52.630 1:57.86612 PA 59 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:54.042 1:52.580 1:53.550 1:55.380 1:54.65813 PA 6 Racing One Ferrari 296 GT3 1:54.195 1:55.434 1:52.95614 PA 96 Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:54.311 1:54.034 1:53.586 1:55.31515 PA 26 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:54.392 1:55.218 1:53.821 1:54.13716 PA 99 Lionspeed GP Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.486 1:52.782 1:53.580 1:55.155 1:56.42717 Am 2 HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:54.767 1:52.950 1:52.900 1:56.002 1:57.21918 PA 77 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:54.929 1:51.685 1:52.855 1:55.770 1:59.40919 992 91 QMMF by HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 1:57.840 1:57.450 1:58.265 1:59.963 1:55.68420 Am 44 ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 1:57.972 1:56.464 1:56.056 1:58.216 2:01.15221 992 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 1:58.294 1:56.053 1:58.544 2:00.28522 Am 58 MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:59.032 1:55.580 1:57.818 1:59.655 2:03.07623 992 42 Toro Verde GT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 1:59.253 1:56.428 1:59.673 1:59.940 2:00.97124 992 92 HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 2:00.870 1:58.510 2:01.720 2:00.712 2:02.538Source:

Race Optimum Motorsport #69 crossed the line first however was given 2 drive-through penalties, which were converted to a 30 second post-race penalties each, due to being over the pit lane limit on exit on the last two stops (66.1 kph (41 mph) and 71.9 kph (44.7 mph) respectively, the limit was 60kph (37 mph)). This meant that the Saintéloc Racing #25 of Zhou Bihuang, Gilles Magnus and Dennis Marschall were promoted to the victory.

Results after 8 hours Class leaders denoted in bold. ClassTeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap/Retired1 P 25 Saintéloc Racing Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou Audi R8 LMS Evo II 232 8:00:08.0522 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 232 +01:27.0503 P 16 Proton Huber Competition Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 231 +1 Lap4 Am 7 Herberth Motorsport Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 231 +1 Lap5 PA 59 Garage 59 James Jakes Miguel Ramos Mark Sansom McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 230 +2 Laps6 PA 51 AF Corse Alessandro Cozzi Eliseo Donno Marco Pulcini Giorgio Sernagiotto Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +2 Laps7 PA 8 Garage 59 Louis Prette Philippe Prette Adam Smalley Alexander West McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 230 +2 Laps8 PA 26 Saintéloc Racing Michael Blanchemain Paul Evrard Jim Pla Benjamin Ricci Audi R8 LMS Evo II 230 +2 Laps9 PA 55 Rinaldi Racing Christian Hook Felipe Fernández Laser David Perel Rinat Salikhov Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +2 Laps10 PA 11 Kessel Racing Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Davide Rigon Giorgio Roda Ferrari 296 GT3 229 +3 Laps11 Am 2 HAAS RT John Corbett Xavier Knauf Grégory Servais Casper Stevenson Audi R8 LMS Evo II 228 +4 Laps12 P 88 Dragon Racing Matt Bell Wayne Boyd John Shauermann Ferrari 296 GT3 228 +4 Laps13 PA 96 Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport Mikhail Loboda Denis Remenyako Vasily Vladykin Audi R8 LMS Evo II 227 +5 Laps14 PA 99 Lionspeed GP Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Gabriel Rindone Kyle Tilley Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 227 +5 Laps15 PA 6 Racing One Giacomo Altoè Ernst Kirchmayr Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser Ferrari 296 GT3 225 +7 Laps16 P 74 Kessel Racing Andrew Gilbert Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul Ferrari 296 GT3 224 +8 Laps17 992 91 QMMF by HRT Performance Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Julian Hanses Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Al-Maadheed Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 222 +10 Laps18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 219 +13 Laps19 992 92 HRT Performance Ahmad Al Emadi Liang Jiatong Axel Sartingen Jassim Al Thani Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 216 +16 Laps20 992 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Enrico Fulgenzi Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 215 +17 Laps21 P 4 2 Seas - Grove Racing Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 211 +21 Laps22 992 42 Toro Verde GT Steve Laidlaw Steven Liquorish Graeme Mundy Micah Stanley Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 186 +46 Laps23 PA 77 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Ramez Azzam Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Khaled Al Marzouq Ferrari 296 GT3 180 Retired24 Am 44 ARC Bratislava Adam Konôpka Miro Konôpka Neale Muston Ameerth Naran Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 120 RetiredSource:

Final results Class winners denoted in bold. ClassTeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap/Retired1 P 25 Saintéloc Racing Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou Audi R8 LMS Evo II 353 12:01:01.0832 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 353 +55.8733 P 16 Proton Huber Competition Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 352 +1 Lap4 PA 8 Garage 59 Louis Prette Philippe Prette Adam Smalley Alexander West McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 351 +2 Laps5 PA 26 Saintéloc Racing Michael Blanchemain Paul Evrard Jim Pla Benjamin Ricci Audi R8 LMS Evo II 350 +3 Laps6 PA 11 Kessel Racing Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Davide Rigon Giorgio Roda Ferrari 296 GT3 350 +3 Laps7 PA 51 AF Corse Alessandro Cozzi Eliseo Donno Marco Pulcini Giorgio Sernagiotto Ferrari 296 GT3 350 +3 Laps8 Am 7 Herberth Motorsport Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 349 +4 Laps9 PA 55 Rinaldi Racing Christian Hook Felipe Fernández Laser David Perel Rinat Salikhov Ferrari 296 GT3 349 +4 Laps10 P 88 Dragon Racing Matt Bell Wayne Boyd John Shauermann Ferrari 296 GT3 348 +5 Laps11 Am 2 HAAS RT John Corbett Xavier Knauf Grégory Servais Casper Stevenson Audi R8 LMS Evo II 347 +6 Laps12 PA 96 Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport Mikhail Loboda Denis Remenyako Vasily Vladykin Audi R8 LMS Evo II 345 +8 Laps13 PA 99 Lionspeed GP Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Gabriel Rindone Kyle Tilley Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 345 +8 Laps14 P 74 Kessel Racing Andrew Gilbert Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul Ferrari 296 GT3 342 +11 Laps15 992 91 QMMF by HRT Performance Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Julian Hanses Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Al-Maadheed Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 337 +16 Laps16 PA 6 Racing One Giacomo Altoè Ernst Kirchmayr Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser Ferrari 296 GT3 337 +16 Laps17 P 4 2 Seas - Grove Racing Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 331 +22 Laps18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 329 +24 Laps19 992 92 HRT Performance Ahmad Al Emadi Liang Jiatong Axel Sartingen Jassim Al Thani Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 327 +26 Laps20 992 42 Toro Verde GT Steve Laidlaw Steven Liquorish Graeme Mundy Micah Stanley Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 293 +60 Laps21 992 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Enrico Fulgenzi Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 255 Retired22 PA 59 Garage 59 James Jakes Miguel Ramos Mark Sansom McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 253 Retired23 PA 77 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Ramez Azzam Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Khaled Al Marzouq Ferrari 296 GT3 180 Retired24 Am 44 ARC Bratislava Adam Konôpka Miro Konôpka Neale Muston Ameerth Naran Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 120 RetiredSource:

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