2020-21 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details

Date | 9 January 2021
Official name | Gulf 12 Hours
Location | Sakhir, Bahrain
Course | Permanent circuit
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Distance | Race
12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver |  Ben Barnicoat | 2 Seas Motorsport
Time | 1:59.716
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver |  Ben Barnicoat | 2 Seas Motorsport
Time | 2:00.675 (on lap 2)
Podium
First |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport
Second |  Chris Froggatt
Ian Loggie
Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing
Third |  Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco
Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver |  Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport
Time | 2:00.882 (on lap 110)
Podium
First |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport
Second |  Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco
Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport
Third |  Chris Froggatt
Ian Loggie
Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing

The 2020-21 Gulf 12 Hours was the tenth edition of the Gulf 12 Hours held at Bahrain International Circuit on 9 January 2021. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.[1] The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). This edition has been relocated from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Entry list
* 2 Results
* 2.1 Results after 6 hours
* 2.2 Final results
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Entry list[edit]

| GT3

Team  | Car  | Engine  | No. | Drivers  | Class
Ram Racing[3] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 3  |  Chris Froggatt[3] | PA
John Loggie[3]
Callum MacLeod[3]
2 Seas Motorsport[4] | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 7  |  Ed Jones[4] | P
Dylan Pereira[4]
Lewis Williamson[4]
33  |  Isa Al-Khalifa[4] | P
Ben Barnicoat[4]
Martin Kodrić[4]
Kessel Racing[4] | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | 8  |  Alessandro Cutrera[4] | PA
Marco Frezza[4]
LMDV[4]
Nicola Cadei [4]
27  |  Murat Cuhadaroglu[4] | G
David Fumanelli[4]
Emanuele Tabacchi[4]
Francesco Zollo[4]
Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[5] | 46  |  Luca Marini[5] | PA
Valentino Rossi[5]
Alessio Salucci[5]
Team Parker Racing[6] | Bentley Continental GT3 | Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8  | 31  |  Euan McKay[6] | PA
Andy Meyrick[6]
Derek Pierce[6]
Dinamic Motorsport[7] | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 67  |  Mauro Calamia[7] | PA
Stefano Monaco[7]
Roberto Pampanini[7]
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[8] | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 72  |  Brendan Iribe[8] | PA
Ollie Millroy[8]
Nick Moss[8]
Joe Osborne[8]
GT4
Team  | Car  | Engine  | No. | Drivers  | Class
SVC Sport Management[7] | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4  | Maserati 4.7 L V8  | 50  |  Antoni Chodzen[7] | GT4
Piotr Chodzen[7]
Patrick Zamparini[7]
Optimum Motorsport[8] | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8  | 77  |  Lars Dahmann[8] | GT4
Warren Hughes[8]
Charlie Hollings[8]
Jan Klingelnberg[8]
Villorba Corse[7] | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 90  |  Jean-Luc D‘Auria[7] | GT4
Michele Camarlinghi[7]
Piero Randazzo[7]
Benedetto Strignano[7]
| Icon  | Class

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P | Pro
PA | Pro-Am
G | Gentleman
GT4 | GT4 Cars

## Results[edit]

### Results after 6 hours[edit]

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos | Class  | No. | Team / Entrant  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Laps | Time/Retired

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Engine
1  | GT Pro  | 33  |  2 Seas Motorsport  |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | McLaren 720S GT3 | 169  | 6:01:09.012
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2  | GT Pro-Am  | 3  |  Ram Racing |  Chris Froggatt
Ian Loggie
Callum MacLeod | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 169  | +29.568
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3  | GT Pro-Am  | 67  |  Dinamic Motorsport  |  Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco
Roberto Pampanini  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 169  | +55.273
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4  | GT Pro-Am  | 31  |  Team Parker Racing |  Euan McKay
Andy Meyrick
Derek Pierce  | Bentley Continental GT3 | 169  | +58.882
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5  | GT Pro-Am  | 46  |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  Luca Marini
Valentino Rossi
Alessio Salucci  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168  | +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6  | GT Gentleman  | 27  |  Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu
David Fumanelli
Emanuele Tabacchi
Francesco Zollo  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168  | +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7  | GT Pro-Am  | 8  |  Kessel Racing |  Alessandro Cutrera
Marco Frezza
Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
Nicola Cadei  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 161  | +7 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8  | GT4  | 77  |  Optimum Motorsport |  Lars Dahmann
Warren Hughes
Charlie Hollings
Jan Klingelnberg  | McLaren 570S GT4 | 153  | +15 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
9  | GT4  | 90  |  Villorba Corse  |  Jean-Luc D‘Auria
Michele Camarlinghi
Piero Randazzo
Benedetto Strignano  | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 153  | +15 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10  | GT4  | 50  |  SVC Sport Management  |  Antoni Chodzen
Piotr Chodzen
Patrick Zamparini  | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4  | 140  | +28 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
11  | GT Pro-Am  | 72  |  Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport |  Brendan Iribe
Ollie Millroy
Nick Moss
Joe Osborne | McLaren 720S GT3 | 75  | Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12  | GT Pro  | 7  |  2 Seas Motorsport  |  Ed Jones
Dylan Pereira
Lewis Williamson | McLaren 720S GT3 | 26  | Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[9]

### Final results[edit]

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos | Class  | No. | Team / Entrant  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Laps | Time/Retired

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Engine
1  | GT Pro  | 33  |  2 Seas Motorsport  |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | McLaren 720S GT3 | 341  | 6:00:34.143
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2  | GT Pro-Am  | 67  |  Dinamic Motorsport  |  Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco
Roberto Pampanini  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 340  | +1 lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3  | GT Pro-Am  | 3  |  Ram Racing |  Chris Froggatt
Ian Loggie
Callum MacLeod | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 339  | +2 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
4  | GT Pro-Am  | 46  |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  Luca Marini
Valentino Rossi
Alessio Salucci  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 339  | +2 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
5  | GT Pro-Am  | 31  |  Team Parker Racing |  Euan McKay
Andy Meyrick
Derek Pierce  | Bentley Continental GT3 | 338  | +3 laps
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
6  | GT Gentleman  | 27  |  Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu
David Fumanelli
Emanuele Tabacchi
Francesco Zollo  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 337  | +4 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7  | GT Pro-Am  | 8  |  Kessel Racing |  Alessandro Cutrera
Marco Frezza
Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
Nicola Cadei  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 325  | +16 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8  | GT4  | 90  |  Villorba Corse  |  Jean-Luc D‘Auria
Michele Camarlinghi
Piero Randazzo
Benedetto Strignano  | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 307  | +34 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9  | GT4  | 50  |  SVC Sport Management  |  Antoni Chodzen
Piotr Chodzen
Patrick Zamparini  | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4  | 291  | +50 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
10  | GT4  | 77  |  Optimum Motorsport |  Lars Dahmann
Warren Hughes
Charlie Hollings
Jan Klingelnberg  | McLaren 570S GT4 | 279  | +62 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
11  | GT Pro-Am  | 72  |  Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport |  Brendan Iribe
Ollie Millroy
Nick Moss
Joe Osborne | McLaren 720S GT3 | 75  | Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12  | GT Pro  | 7  |  2 Seas Motorsport  |  Ed Jones
Dylan Pereira
Lewis Williamson | McLaren 720S GT3 | 26  | Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. ^ a b c d "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
5. ^ a b c d "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
6. ^ a b c d "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
9. ^ "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
10. ^ "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

## External links[edit]

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