2023 Gulf 12 Hours
13th Gulf 12 Hours endurance race
Race details | ||
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Date | 10 December 2023 | |
Official name | Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours | |
Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | |
Course | Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi) | |
Distance | Race 12 hours | |
Qualifying | ||
Pole | ||
Drivers | Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
Avg Time | 1:51.272 | |
Race | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
Time | 1:51.291 (on lap 4) | |
Podium | ||
First | Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
Second | Valentino Rossi Dries Vanthoor Nick Yelloly | Team WRT |
Third | Maximilian Götz Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas |
The 2023 Gulf 12 Hours (officially titled 2023 Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours[1]) was the 13th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8–10 December 2023. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars.[2] It was the final round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Entry list
No. | Entrant | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 |
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GT3 Pro (5 entries) | ||||||
14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Maximilian Götz[3] | Jules Gounon[3] | Fabian Schiller[3] | - |
32 | Team WRT[4] | BMW M4 GT3 | Philipp Eng[4] | Sheldon van der Linde[4] | Charles Weerts[4] | - |
46 | Team WRT[4] | BMW M4 GT3 | Valentino Rossi[4] | Dries Vanthoor[4] | Nick Yelloly[4] | - |
77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Lucas Auer[3] | Frank Bird[3] | Lorenzo Ferrari[3] | - |
99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Maro Engel[3] | Mikaël Grenier[3] | Luca Stolz[3] | - |
GT3 Pro-Am (12 entries) | ||||||
4 | Grove Racing[5] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Brenton Grove[5] | Stephen Grove[5] | Richie Stanaway[5] | - |
11 | Kessel Racing[6] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Scott Andrews[6] | David Fumanelli[6] | Anton Dias Perera[6] | Giorgio Roda[6] |
12 | Centri Porsche Ticino[7] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Stefano Costantini[7] | Alex Fontana[7] | Yannick Mettler[7] | Hash Patel[7] |
25 | AF Corse[8] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Alessandro Cozzi[8] | Marco Pulcini[8] | Alessio Rovera[8] | Giorgio Sernagiotto[8] |
26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One[9] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ramez Azzam[9] | Omar Jackson[9] | Zaamin Jaffer[9] | Axcil Jefferies[9] |
27 | Optimum Motorsport[10] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Rob Bell[10] | Ollie Millroy[10] | Mark Radcliffe[10] | - |
33 | Herberth Motorsport[10] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Antares Au[10] | Matteo Cairoli[10] | Tim Heinemann[10] | - |
59 | Garage 59[11] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Shaun Balfe[11] | Benjamin Goethe[11] | Oliver Goethe[11] | Mark Sansom[11] |
74 | Kessel Racing[6] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Michael Broniszewski[6] | Davide Rigon[6] | Niccolò Schirò[6] | - |
75 | SunEnergy1 Racing[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Dominik Baumann[3] | Philip Ellis[3] | Kenny Habul[3] | Martin Konrad[3] |
88 | Garage 59[12] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Marvin Kirchhöfer[12] | Louis Prette[12] | Alexander West[12] | - |
93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing[12] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Eddie Cheever III[12] | Chris Froggatt[12] | Jonathan Hui[12] | Kevin Tse[12] |
GT3 Am (11 entries) | ||||||
2 | HAAS RT[13] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Grégory Guilvert[13] | Xavier Knauf[13] | Miika Panu[13] | Grégory Servais[13] |
3 | 2 Seas Motorsport[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Isa Al Khalifa[3] | Ian Loggie[3] | Al Faisal Al Zubair[3] | - |
7 | Herberth Motorsport[10] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Daniel Allemann[10] | Ralf Bohn[10] | Alfred Renauer[10] | - |
20 | AF Corse[8] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Christian Colombo[8] | Stéphane Lemeret[8] | David Tjiptobiantoro[8] | Lilou Wadoux[8] |
21 | Car Collection Motorsport[14] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Dustin Blattner[14] | Constantin Dressler[14] | Joel Sturm[14] | - |
51 | AF Corse[8] | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Kriton Lendoudis[8] | Nicola Marinangeli[8] | Christoph Ulrich[8] | Alex Fox[10] |
61 | AF Corse[8] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Conrad Grunewald[8] | Laurent de Meeus[8] | Miguel Ramos[8] | Jean Claude Saada[8] |
73 | MP Racing[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Corinna Gostner[3] | David Gostner[3] | Manuela Gostner[3] | Thomas Gostner[3] |
76 | 7TSIX[15] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Tom Jackson[15] | Wayne Marrs[15] | Ameerh Naran[15] | Matt Topham[15] |
79 | Tsunami RT[10] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Stefano Borghi[10] | Marco Cassará[10] | Davide Scannicchio[10] | Johannes Zelger[10] |
86 | Baron Motorsport[10] | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Daniele di Amato[10] | Ernst Kirchmayr[10] | Philippe Prette[10] | Axel Sartingen[10] |
Source: [10] |
Qualifying
Qualifying Results
Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Avg. Time | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 | |
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1 | P | 99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.272 | 1:51.075 | 1:51.364 | 1:51.378 | ||
2 | P | 14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.504 | 1:51.733 | 1:51.106 | 1:51.675 | ||
3 | PA | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:51.731 | 1:50.592 | 1:51.187 | 1:53.414 | ||
4 | P | 46 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | 1:51.756 | 1:52.259 | 1:51.614 | 1:51.396 | ||
5 | P | 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.762 | 1:52.082 | 1:51.806 | 1:51.400 | ||
6 | PA | 88 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:51.911 | 1:51.162 | 1:53.212 | 1:51.361 | ||
7 | PA | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.021 | 1:51.769 | 1:52.885 | 1:51.409 | ||
8 | P | 32 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | 1:52.025 | 1:52.347 | 1:52.030 | 1:51.699 | ||
9 | Am | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:52.173 | 1:52.284 | 1:53.036 | 1:51.199 | ||
10 | PA | 59 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.255 | 1:51.426 | 1:50.549 | 1:52.768 | 1:54.279 | |
11 | PA | 11 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:52.442 | 1:50.705 | 1:51.981 | 1:51.324 | 1:55.760 | |
12 | Am | 7 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:52.615 | 1:51.254 | 1:52.226 | 1:54.367 | ||
13 | PA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:52.637 | 1:53.115 | 1:53.919 | 1:51.726 | 1:51.789 | |
14 | PA | 93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.657 | 1:52.843 | 1:52.725 | 1:53.521 | 1:51.540 | |
15 | PA | 26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.040 | 1:51.728 | 1:55.357 | 1:53.706 | 1:51.370 | |
16 | PA | 4 | Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:53.187 | 1:51.550 | 1:52.221 | 1:55.792 | ||
17 | Am | 3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.208 | 1:54.406 | 1:52.991 | 1:52.227 | ||
18 | PA | 25 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.271 | 1:54.460 | 1:51.477 | 1:56.413 | 1:50.734 | |
19 | Am | 2 | HAAS RT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 1:53.570 | 1:52.848 | 1:52.698 | 1:52.641 | 1:56.093 | |
20 | Am | 61 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.796 | 1:51.693 | 1:53.118 | 1:54.778 | 1:55.597 | |
21 | Am | 20 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.853 | 1:52.463 | 1:53.602 | 1:51.878 | 1:57.471 | |
22 | Am | 51 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 1:55.160 | 1:51.822 | 1:53.842 | 1:55.998 | 1:58.979 | |
23 | Am | 79 | Tsunami RT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:55.529 | 1:54.521 | 1:55.018 | 1:57.059 | 1:55.519 | |
24 | PA | 12 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:57.150 | 1:57.150 | ||||
25 | Am | 76 | 7TSIX | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:57.512 | 1:55.165 | 1:59.544 | 1:57.829 | ||
26 | Am | 73 | MP Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:57.750 | 1:55.305 | 1:56.017 | 2:01.835 | 1:57.844 | |
WD | PA | 74 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | ||||||
WD | Am | 86 | Baron Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | ||||||
Source:[16] |
Race
Race classification
Class winners denoted in bold.
Pos. | Class | # | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap/Retired |
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1 | P | 99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 348 | 12:01:18.056 |
2 | P | 46 | Team WRT | Valentino Rossi Dries Vanthoor Nick Yelloly | BMW M4 GT3 | 348 | +12.811 |
3 | P | 14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | Maximilian Götz Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 347 | +1 Lap |
4 | P | 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Lucas Auer Frank Bird Lorenzo Ferrari | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 346 | +2 Laps |
5 | Am | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport | Dustin Blattner Constantin Dressler Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 346 | +2 Laps |
6 | PA | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Rob Bell Ollie Millroy Mark Radcliffe | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 345 | +3 Laps |
7 | PA | 11 | Kessel Racing | Scott Andrews David Fumanelli Anton Dias Perera Giorgio Roda | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 344 | +4 Laps |
8 | PA | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Matteo Cairoli Tim Heinemann | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 343 | +5 Laps |
9 | Am | 3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Isa Al Khalifa Ian Loggie Al Faisal Al Zubair | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 343 | +5 Laps |
10 | Am | 7 | Herberth Motorsport | Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 343 | +5 Laps |
11 | PA | 25 | AF Corse | Alessandro Cozzi Marco Pulcini Alessio Rovera Giorgio Sernagiotto | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 343 | +5 Laps |
12 | PA | 88 | Garage 59 | Marvin Kirchhöfer Louis Prette Alexander West | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 342 | +6 Laps |
13 | PA | 93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Eddie Cheever III Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui Kevin Tse | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 342 | +6 Laps |
14 | P | 32 | Team WRT | Philipp Eng Sheldon van der Linde Charles Weerts | BMW M4 GT3 | 342 | +6 Laps |
15 | Am | 20 | AF Corse | Christian Colombo Stéphane Lemeret David Tjiptobiantoro Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 340 | +8 Laps |
16 | PA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Dominik Baumann Philip Ellis Kenny Habul Martin Konrad | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 338 | +10 Laps |
17 | Am | 2 | HAAS RT | Grégory Guilvert Xavier Knauf Miika Panu Grégory Servais | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 330 | +18 Laps |
18 | Am | 73 | MP Racing | Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 308 | +40 Laps |
19 | Am | 61 | AF Corse | Conrad Grunewald Laurent de Meeus Miguel Ramos Jean Claude Saada | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 304 | +44 Laps |
20 | PA | 26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One | Ramez Azzam Omar Jackson Zaamin Jaffer Axcil Jefferies | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 291 | +57 Laps |
21 | Am | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lendoudis Nicola Marinangeli Christoph Ulrich Alex Fox | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 244 | +104 Laps |
22 | Am | 79 | Tsunami RT | Stefano Borghi Marco Cassará Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 199 | +149 Laps |
23 | PA | 4 | Grove Racing | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Richie Stanaway | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 34 | +314 Laps |
24 | PA | 59 | Garage 59 | Shaun Balfe Benjamin Goethe Oliver Goethe Mark Sansom | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 24 | +324 Laps |
DNS | PA | 12 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Stefano Costantini Alex Fontana Yannick Mettler Hash Patel | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Qualifying crash | |
DNS | Am | 76 | 7TSIX | Tom Jackson Wayne Marrs Ameerh Naran Matt Topham | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Qualifying crash | |
Source:[17] |
Notes
References
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External links
- Official website