The 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 9 December 2023, as the first of three rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy. This was the second running of the event.

Background The event was announced on 11 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy calendar.

Schedule Date Time (local: AST) Event Duration Friday, 8 December 10:00 - 11:30 Free Practice 90 Minutes 15:00 - 15:55 Qualifying 3x15 Minutes17:00 - 18:30Night Practice90 Minutes Saturday, 9 December 10:00 - 22:00 Race 12 Hours Source:

Entry list The entry list was revealed on 7 December 2023, and featured 14 cars: 3 GT3 cars, 4 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 2 GT4 cars, and 2 TCX cars.

EntrantCarClassDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3Driver 4Driver 5GT3 (3 entries)22 Century MotorsportBMW M4 GT3PA Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato85 CP RacingMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoAm Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman95 Manamauri Energy by EbimotorsPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)P Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo PapiGTX (3 entries)701 Vortex V8Vortex 2.0 Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez714 Razoon – More than RacingKTM X-Bow GT2 Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Haytham Qarajouli Dominik Olbert795 Toro Verde GTGinetta G56 Cup Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson992 (4 entries)909 Red Camel-Jordans.nlPorsche 992 GT3 CupP Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz936 KKrämer RacingPorsche 992 GT3 CupP Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller937 KKrämer RacingPorsche 992 GT3 CupAm Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv"971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi RacingPorsche 992 GT3 CupP Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico FulgenziGT4 (2 entries)429 Century MotorsportBMW M4 GT4 Gen II Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson MotorsportBMW M4 GT4 Gen II Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily VladykinTCR/TCX (2 entries)138 Simpson MotorsportAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin278 CWS EngineeringGinetta G55 Supercup Colin White Christian Broberg Neale MustonSource: GT3 entries Icon Class PGT3-Pro PA GT3-Pro Am Am GT3-Am 992 entriesIconClass P 992-Pro Am 992-Am Practice Class Entrant Driver Time GT3 85 CP Racing Charles Espenlaub 1:43.729 GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing Haytham Qarajouli1:47.380 992 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing Christopher Zöchling 1:47.509 GT4 429 Century Motorsport Charlie Robertson 1:53.171 TCE 138 Simpson Motorsport Henry Neal 1:54.938 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Night Practice Class Entrant Driver Time GT3 22 Century Motorsport Lewis Plato 1:43.449 GTX 795 Toro Verde GT Mike Simpson1:48.082 992 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing Christopher Zöchling 1:47.016 GT4 429 Century Motorsport Charlie Robertson 1:53.132 TCE 278 CWS Engineering Colin White 1:56.736 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown. Qualifying Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. Class Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 GT3 Am 85 CP Racing 1:45.251 1:43.968 1:44.013 1:44.410 2 GT3 Pro/Am 22 Century Motorsport 1:45.182 1:44.522 1:45.196 1:44.966 3 GT3 Pro 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors 1:47.595 1:43.836 1:44.043 1:45.158 4 GTX 701 Vortex V8 1:49.623 1:46.844 1:45.465 1:47.310 5 992 Pro 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl 1:48.520 1:48.275 1:47.306 1:48.033 6 GTX 795 Toro Verde GT 1:50.188 1:48.237 1:46.954 1:48.459 7 992 Pro 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing 1:50.383 1:47.816 1:47.233 1:48.477 8 GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing 1:50.058 1:48.192 1:47.461 1:48.570 9 992 Pro 936 KKrämer Racing 1:49.860 1:48.095 1:48.768 1:48.907 10 992 Am 937 KKrämer Racing 1:52.601 1:49.268 1:51.732 1:51.200 11 GT4 429 Century Motorsport 1:53.796 1:53.774 1:52.923 1:53.497 12 GT4 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport 1:54.342 1:54.907 1:55.324 1:54.857 13 TCX 278 CWS Racing 1:56.064 1:55.978 1:55.013 1:55.685 14 TCR 138 Simpson Motorsport 1:59.698 – 1:57.930 1:58.814 Source:

Race

Race results Class winners are in bold. Class Team Drivers Car Time/Reason Engine 1 GT3 Am 85 CP Racing Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo12:01:07.588363 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2 GT3 Pro 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) +0.537363 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 3 GT3 Pro/Am 22 Century Motorsport Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato BMW M4 GT3 +55.508363 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 4 992 Pro 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +10 Laps353 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 5 992 Pro 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico Fulgenzi Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +13 Laps350 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 6 992 Pro 936 KKrämer Racing Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +22 Laps341 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 7 GTX 795 Toro Verde GT Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson Ginetta G56 Cup +28 Laps335 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 8 GT4 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin BMW M4 GT4 Gen II +32 Laps331 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 9 GT4 429 Century Motorsport Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke BMW M4 GT4 Gen II +41 Laps322 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 10 GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Haytham Qarajouli Dominik Olbert KTM X-Bow GT2 +43 Laps320 Audi 2.5 L I5 11 TCR 138 Simpson Motorsport Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) +43 Laps320 Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 12 TCX 278 CWS Engineering Colin White Christian Broberg Neale Muston Ginetta G55 Supercup +50 Laps313 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 13 GTX 701 Vortex V8 Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez Vortex 2.0 +106 Laps257 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 14 992 Am 937 KKrämer Racing Karsten Krämer Michele di Martino "Selv" Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +177 Laps186 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Source:

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