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Endurance motor race
Motor race
Gulf 12 Hours
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VenueYas Marina Circuit
Corporate sponsorLenovo
First race2012
Duration12 Hours
Most wins (driver)Davide Rigon (5)
Most wins (team)Kessel Racing (4)
AF Corse (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ferrari (8)

The Gulf 12 Hours is a 12-hour annual GT endurance racing event that usually takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates during the third Sunday of December, except in 2021 when it was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in January. In 2012 and, for the decennial, in 2022, the race was held twice: in January and December. On 29 July 2022, it was announced that Gulf 12 Hours joined the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar both in 2022 and 2023.[1] The race did not return as part of the IGTC calendar in 2024 after the two-year contract was not extended.[2]

Winners

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Bahrain International Circuit hosted 2020 Gulf 12 Hours in January 2021
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Yas Marina Circuit layout used from 2013 to 2019
Year Drivers Car Team Remarks
2012 (Jan) 👁 Italy
Marco Cioci
👁 Republic of Ireland
Matt Griffin
👁 Italy
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 👁 Italy
AF Corse 1
299 Laps. First running of the event.
2012 (Dec) 👁 Venezuela
Gaetano Ardagna
👁 Italy
Gianmaria Bruni
👁 Finland
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 👁 Italy
AF Corse 1
309 Laps.
2013 👁 Germany
Bernd Schneider
👁 Netherlands
Jeroen Bleekemolen
👁 United Arab Emirates
Khaled Al Qubaisi
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 👁 United Arab Emirates
Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Racing
308 laps.[3]
2014 👁 Italy
Michele Rugolo
👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
👁 Australia
Stephen Wyatt
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 👁 Italy
AF Corse
315 laps.[4]
2015 👁 Poland
Michał Broniszewski
👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
👁 Italy
Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 👁 Switzerland
Kessel Racing
301 laps.[5]
2016 👁 Poland
Michał Broniszewski
👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
👁 Italy
Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 488 GT3 👁 Switzerland
Kessel Racing
300 laps.
2017 👁 Poland
Michał Broniszewski
👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
👁 Spain
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GT3 👁 Switzerland
Kessel Racing
302 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring a Hat-trick of wins.
2018 👁 Poland
Michał Broniszewski
👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
👁 Italy
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GT3 👁 Switzerland
Kessel Racing
313 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring its record breaking 4th win in a row.
2019 👁 Germany
Christopher Mies
👁 Russia
Rinat Salikhov
👁 Belgium
Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS Evo 👁 Germany
Attempto Racing
316 laps.
2020 Race moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
2021 👁 Bahrain
Isa Al-Khalifa
👁 United Kingdom
Ben Barnicoat
👁 Croatia
Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 👁 Bahrain
2 Seas Motorsport
341 laps. This edition was relocated to the Bahrain International Circuit.[6]
2022 (Jan) 👁 Bahrain
Isa Al-Khalifa
👁 United Kingdom
Ben Barnicoat
👁 Croatia
Martin Kodrić
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 👁 Bahrain
2 Seas Motorsport
359 laps. New distance record.
2022 (Dec) 👁 Italy
Antonio Fuoco
👁 United Kingdom
James Calado
👁 Italy
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 👁 Italy
AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
335 laps.[7] First Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.[8]
2023 👁 Germany
Maro Engel
👁 Canada
Mikaël Grenier
👁 Germany
Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 👁 Hong Kong
Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
348 laps.[9] Last Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO IGTC.[2]
2024 👁 Belgium
Gilles Magnus
👁 Germany
Dennis Marschall
👁 China
Bihuang Zhou
Audi R8 LMS Evo II 👁 France
Saintéloc Racing
353 laps.[10] The No. 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren driven by Todd Coleman, Frederik Schandorff and Aaron Telitz crossed the finish line first, but lost victory after receiving two 30 second penalties post-race for speeding in pit lane.[11]
2025 👁 Image
Mikhail Aleshin
👁 United Kingdom
Adam Christodoulou
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Denis Remenyako
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 👁 Germany
CapitalRT by Motopark
346 Laps.[12]

Multiple winners

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By driver

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Wins Driver Years
5 👁 Italy
Davide Rigon
2014–2018
4 👁 Poland
Michał Broniszewski
2015–2018
2 👁 Italy
Giacomo Piccini
2015–2016
👁 Italy
Alessandro Pier Guidi
2018, 2022 (Dec)
👁 Bahrain
Isa Al-Khalifa
2021, 2022 (Jan)
👁 United Kingdom
Ben Barnicoat
2021, 2022 (Jan)
👁 Croatia
Martin Kodrić
2021, 2022 (Jan)

By manufacturer

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Wins Manufacturer Years
8 👁 Italy
Ferrari
2012 (Jan), 2012 (Dec), 2014–2018, 2022 (Dec)
4 👁 Germany
Mercedes-AMG
2013, 2022 (Jan), 2023, 2025
2 👁 Germany
Audi
2019, 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours replaces Kyalami as 2022 IGTC finale". motorsport.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (22 August 2023). "Gulf 12 Hours To Stick With Original 2024 Date". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours win seals a dream season for Team Abu Dhaby by Black Falcon". www.gulf12hours.com. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Victory for AF Corse in 2014 Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Kessel Racing win the 5th Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit". www.gulf12hours.com. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours January 2021 Edition relocates to Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "IGTC / 12 Ore del Golfo: trionfo Ferrari, Juncadella campione del mondo". FormulaPassion.it (in Italian). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  8. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours joins Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours – Race" (PDF). Endurance-Info. Gulf 12 Hours. 15 December 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Saintéloc Audi Wins Gulf 12 Hours After Optimum Penalised Post-Race". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  12. ^ "FINAL Results Gulf 12 Hours 2025 – Race". Motorsport Television Deutschland. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

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