January 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
Date	8 January 2022
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit; 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race; 12 hours
	Qualifying
Pole
Time	1:52.047
	Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	1:52.045 (on lap 121)
Podium
	Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	1:52.194 (on lap 25)
Podium

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.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class
GT3
2 Seas Motorsport^[2]^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	1	Isa Al Khalifa^[4]	P
				Ben Barnicoat^[4]
				Martin Kodrić^[4]
			66	Ian Loggie^[4]	PA
				Casper Stevenson^[4]
				Morgan Tillbrook^[4]
Kessel Racing^[5]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	11	Mauro Calamia^[5]	PA
				Stefano Monaco^[5]
				Roberto Pampinini^[5]
			33	Murat Cuhadaroglu^[5]	Am
				Alessandro Tarabini^[5]
				Erwin Zanotti^[5]
				Francesco Zollo^[5]
Monster VR46 Kessel Racing^[6]			46	David Fumanelli^[7]	PA
				Luca Marini^[6]
				Alessio Salucci^[6]
AF Corse^[8]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	51	Alessandro Cozzi^[8]	PA
				Eddie Cheever III^[5]
				Giorgio Sernagiotto^[8]
			61	Trenton Estep^[8]	Am
				Conrad Grunewald^[8]
				Mark Kvamme^[8]
				Jean Claude Saada^[8]
AKKA ASP Team^[9]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	64	Jerome Policand^[9]	Am
				Benjamin Ricci^[9]
				Mauro Ricci^[9]
SunEnergy1 Racing^[10]^[11]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	75	Maro Engel^[10]	P
				Mikaël Grenier^[10]
				Kenny Habul^[10]
SPS automotive performance^[10]^[11]			88	Christoph Lenz^[10]	PA
				Valentin Pierburg^[10]
				Dominik Baumann
Baron Motorsport^[5]	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	91	Philipp Baron^[5]	PA
				Tommy Lindroth^[5]
				Mikkel Mac^[5]
Attempto Racing^[5]	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	99	Alex Aka^[5]	P
				Murod Sultanov^[5]
				Dries Vanthoor^[5]
GT4
Century Motorsport^[12]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	15	Bradley Ellis^[13]
				David Holloway^[13]
				Piers Johnson^[13]
	BMW M4 GT4	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	42	Alex Bukh^[13]
				John Corbett^[5]
				Amir Feyzulin^[13]
				James Winslow^[5]
Greystone GT^[14]	McLaren 570S GT4	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	23	Iain Campbell^[14]
				Jamie Clarke^[14]
				Oliver Webb^[14]

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.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	6:01:17.346
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	177	6:01:17.346
2	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	+4.248
2	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	177	+4.248
3	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	176	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	176	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	176	+1 Lap
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	176	+1 Lap
6	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	175	+2 Laps
6	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	175	+2 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	175	+2 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	175	+2 Laps
8	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	174	+3 Laps
8	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	174	+3 Laps
9	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	172	+5 Laps
9	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	172	+5 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	171	+6 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	171	+6 Laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	160	+17 laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	160	+17 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	159	+18 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	159	+18 laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	157	+20 Laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport		BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	157	+20 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	119	+58 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi 5.2 L V10	119	+58 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	+155 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	22	+155 Laps
Source:^[15]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	359	6:00:11.590
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	359	6:00:11.590
2	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	358	+1 Lap
2	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	358	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	358	+1 Lap
3	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	358	+1 Lap
4	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	357	+2 Laps
4	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	357	+2 Laps
5	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	357	+2 Laps
5	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	357	+2 Laps
6	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
6	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	355	+4 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	355	+4 Laps
7	GT G	61	AF Corse		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	355	+4 Laps
8	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
8	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	355	+4 Laps
9	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	354	+5 Laps
9	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	354	+5 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	348	+11 Laps
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	348	+11 Laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	323	+36 laps
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	323	+36 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	322	+37 laps
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	322	+37 laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	247	+112 Laps
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport		BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	247	+112 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	181	+178 Laps
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi 5.2 L V10	181	+178 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	Did not finish
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	22	Did not finish
Source:^[16]

References

^ "Gulf 12 Hours Abu Dhabi confirmed for 8 January 2022". www.gulf12hours.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "2 Seas Motorsport to defend Gulf 12 Hours crown in Abu Dhabi". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Exciting Gulf 12 Hours driver line-ups confirmed by 2 Seas Motorsport". www.2seasmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Defending Champions 2 Seas Motorsport Name 2 Car Mercedes AMG Line-up". Dailysportscar. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Quality grid unveiled for 10th Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rossi Return To Gulf 12 Hours Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "AF Corse Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Squads, But United Pull Out All-Star GT4 Team". Dailysportscar. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "SPS Automotive to challenge for Gulf 12 Hours Pro and Am titles". www.gulf12hours.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Century Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Drivers". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "Gulf 12 Hours Abu Dhabi confirmed for 8 January 2022". www.gulf12hours.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[2SeasAMGGulf-2] "2 Seas Motorsport to defend Gulf 12 Hours crown in Abu Dhabi". www.gulf12hours.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[3] "Exciting Gulf 12 Hours driver line-ups confirmed by 2 Seas Motorsport". www.2seasmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

[2SeasAMGLineup-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Defending Champions 2 Seas Motorsport Name 2 Car Mercedes AMG Line-up". Dailysportscar. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[Grid2022-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Quality grid unveiled for 10th Gulf 12 Hours". www.gulf12hours.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[KesselVR46-6] "Rossi Return To Gulf 12 Hours Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[RossiOut-7] "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[AFCFerrari-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "AF Corse Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Squads, But United Pull Out All-Star GT4 Team". Dailysportscar. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[Gulf12AKKAAMG-9] "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[SPSAMGGulf-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "SPS Automotive to challenge for Gulf 12 Hours Pro and Am titles". www.gulf12hours.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Gulf12Notes-11] "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[Gulf12Century-12] "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[CenturyDrivers-13] "Century Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Drivers". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[GeystoneMcLaren-14] "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[Race6h-15] "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[Race12h-16] "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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Race details


Date	8 January 2022
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race 12 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