January 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

11th Gulf 12 Hours endurance race

2022 Gulf 12 Hours

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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

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

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| Team  | Car  | Engine  | No. | Drivers  | Class

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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

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P | Pro
PA | Pro-Am
Am | Am

## Results

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### Qualifying

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Fastest in class in bold.

### Results after 6 hours

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Class winners denoted in bold.

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

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Engine
1 | GT Pro | 1 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 177 | 6:01:17.346
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2 | GT Pro-Am | 66 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Ian Loggie
Morgan Tillbrook
Casper Stevenson | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 177 | +4.248
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3  | GT Pro-Am  | 51  |  AF Corse |  Alessandro Cozzi
Giorgio Sernagiotto
Edward Cheever
Tani Hanna  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 176  | +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4  | GT Pro-Am  | 88  |  SPS automotive performance  |  Valentin Pierburg
Dominik Baumann
Christoph Lenz  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 176  | +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5  | GT Pro-Am  | 46  |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  David Fumanelli
Luca Marini
Alessio Salucci  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 176  | +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 | GT G | 64 |  AKKA ASP Team |  Jerome Policand
Mauro Ricci
Benjamin Ricci | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 175 | +2 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7  | GT G  | 61  |  AF Corse |  Jean Claude Saada
Conrad Grunewald
Mark Kvamme
Trenton Estep | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 175  | +2 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8  | GT Pro-Am  | 91  |  Baron Motorsport  |  Tommy Lindroth
Philipp Baron
Mikkel Mac | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 174  | +3 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
9  | GT Pro  | 75  |  SunEnergy1 Racing |  Kenny Habul
Mikael Grenier
Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 172  | +5 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10  | GT G  | 33  |  Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu
Francesco Zollo
Erwin Zanotti
Alessandro Tarabini  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 171  | +6 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11 | GT4 | 23 |  Greystone GT |  Iain Campbell
Oliver Webb
Jamie Clarke | McLaren 570S GT4 | 160 | +17 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12  | GT4  | 15  |  Century Motorsport |  Piers Johnson
David Holloway
Bradley Ellis  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 159  | +18 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13  | GT4  | 42  |  Century Motorsport |  Amir Feyzulin
Alexander Bukhantsov
John Corbett
James Winslow | BMW M4 GT4 | 157  | +20 Laps
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14  | GT3 Pro  | 99  |  Attempto Racing  |  Dries Vanthoor
Alex Aka
Murod Sultanov  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 119  | +58 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
15  | GT3 Pro-Am  | 11  |  Kessel Racing |  Roberto Pampinini
Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco  | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 22  | +155 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[15]

### Final results

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Class winners denoted in bold.

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

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Engine
1 | GT Pro | 1 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 359 | 6:00:11.590
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2 | GT Pro-Am | 88 |  SPS automotive performance |  Valentin Pierburg
Dominik Baumann
Christoph Lenz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 358 | +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3  | GT Pro-Am  | 46  |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  David Fumanelli
Luca Marini
Alessio Salucci  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 358  | +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4  | GT Pro-Am  | 66  |  2 Seas Motorsport  |  Ian Loggie
Morgan Tillbrook
Casper Stevenson | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 357  | +2 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5  | GT Pro-Am  | 51  |  AF Corse |  Alessandro Cozzi
Giorgio Sernagiotto
Edward Cheever
Tani Hanna  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 357  | +2 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6  | GT Pro  | 75  |  SunEnergy1 Racing |  Kenny Habul
Mikael Grenier
Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 355  | +4 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7 | GT G | 61 |  AF Corse |  Jean Claude Saada
Conrad Grunewald
Mark Kvamme
Trenton Estep | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 355 | +4 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8  | GT G  | 64  |  AKKA ASP Team  |  Jerome Policand
Mauro Ricci
Benjamin Ricci  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 355  | +4 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9  | GT Pro-Am  | 91  |  Baron Motorsport  |  Tommy Lindroth
Philipp Baron
Mikkel Mac | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 354  | +5 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
10  | GT G  | 33  |  Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu
Francesco Zollo
Erwin Zanotti
Alessandro Tarabini  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 348  | +11 Laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11 | GT4 | 23 |  Greystone GT |  Iain Campbell
Oliver Webb
Jamie Clarke | McLaren 570S GT4 | 323 | +36 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12  | GT4  | 15  |  Century Motorsport |  Piers Johnson
David Holloway
Bradley Ellis  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 322  | +37 laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13  | GT4  | 42  |  Century Motorsport |  Amir Feyzulin
Alexander Bukhantsov
John Corbett
James Winslow | BMW M4 GT4 | 247  | +112 Laps
BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14  | GT3 Pro  | 99  |  Attempto Racing  |  Dries Vanthoor
Alex Aka
Murod Sultanov  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 181  | +178 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
15  | GT3 Pro-Am  | 11  |  Kessel Racing |  Roberto Pampinini
Mauro Calamia
Stefano Monaco  | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 22  | Did not finish
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours Abu Dhabi confirmed for 8 January 2022". www.gulf12hours.com. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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.
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.
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.
6. ^ a b c "Rossi Return To Gulf 12 Hours Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
7. ^ "Rossi Ruled Out of Gulf 12 Hours Sportscar Race". The Race. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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.
9. ^ a b c d "AKKA ASP makes Gulf 12 Hours return". www.gulf12hours.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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.
11. ^ a b "24H Dubai Entry Notebook: More GT3s Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
12. ^ "Century to make Gulf 12 Hours debut with two-car attack". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
13. ^ a b c d e "Century Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Drivers". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
14. ^ a b c d "Greystone GT Set To Make Gulf 12 Hours Debut". Dailysportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
15. ^ "Race Part 1 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
16. ^ "Race Part 2 2022" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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