December 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 12th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 9–11 December 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and Porsche 992 Cup spec cars.[1] It was the final round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge, replacing the Kyalami 9 Hours.[2] This was the first of a trio of Gulf-based events promoted by the Driving Force Events (DFE).[3][4]

Race details
Date 11 December 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
Time
Race
Fastest lap
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third

Teams and drivers
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
GT3
2 Seas Motorsport[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Hunter Abbott[5] PA
Isa Al Khalifa[5]
Martin Kodrić[5]
51 James Cottingham PA
Aaron Walker[6]
Lewis Williamson[6]
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[7] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Ben Barnicoat[7] PA
Brendan Iribe[7]
Ollie Millroy[7]
D2 Privat with RAM Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Mikaël Grenier[8] Am
Ian Loggie[8]
Morgan Tillbrook[8]
Kessel Racing[9][10] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 11 Marco Pulcini[7] Am
Nicolò Rosi[7]
Niccolò Schirò[7]
Emanuele Tabacchi[7]
33 Murat Cuhadaroglu[9][10] PA
David Fumanelli[9][10]
Axcil Jefferies[9][10]
Giorgo Roda[9][10]
EBM Giga Racing[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 Adrian D'Silva[7] Am
Brenton Grove[9]
Stephen Grove[9]
Carlos Rivas[7]
SPS Automotive Performance[11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 20 Dominik Baumann[11] PA
Martin Berry[11]
Valentin Pierburg[11]
SunEnergy1 Racing[11] 75 Philip Ellis[11] PA
Kenny Habul[11]
Martin Konrad[11]
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc[12][N 1]
Saintéloc Racing[12][N 1]
 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 25 Erwan Bastard[12] P
Christopher Haase[12]
Patric Niederhauser[12]
26 Simon Gachet[7] P
Lucas Legeret[7]
Gilles Magnus[7]
Century Motorsport[7] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 42 Eduardo Coseteng[7] PA
Daniel Harper[7]
Darren Leung[7]
MDK Motorsports[13] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 43 Mark Kvamme[13] P
Jan Magnussen[13]
Kevin Magnussen[13]
Herberth Motorsport[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 44 Daniel Allemann[9] PA
Klaus Bachler[9]
Alfred Renauer[9]
Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport[7] 69 Ralf Bohn[9] PA
Patrick Kolb[9]
Robert Renauer[9]
S’Aalocin by Kox Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 48 Tom Boonen[7] PA
Peter Kox[7]
Stéphane Kox[7]
Nico Pronk[7]
AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors[9] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 50 Nicklas Nielsen[9] P
Davide Rigon[9]
Alessio Rovera[9]
71 James Calado[9] P
Antonio Fuoco[9]
Alessandro Pier Guidi[9]
AF Corse[9] 52 Alessandro Cozzi[7] Am
Tani Hanna[7]
Gabriele Lancieri[7]
Giorgio Sernagiotto[9]
55 Stefano Costantini[7] Am
Alex Fox[7]
Laurent De Meeus[7]
Jamie Stanley[9]
AF Corse/APM Monaco[9] 61 Conrad Grunewald[9] Am
Louis Prette[9]
Philippe Prette[9]
Jean Claude Saada[9]
MP Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 58 Corinna Gostner[6] Am
David Gostner[6]
Manuela Gostner[6]
Thomas Gostner[6]
Audi Sport Team Tresor[14] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 66 Mattia Drudi[12][14] P
Kelvin van der Linde[12][14]
Dennis Marschall[15]
Tresor by Attempto[14] 99 Alex Aka[12][14] P
Pietro Delli Guanti[12][14]
Finlay Hutchison[12][14]
Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed[16] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77 Al Faisal Al Zubair[16] P
Fabian Schiller[16]
Luca Stolz[16]
Garage 59[17] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 88 Benjamin Goethe[17] PA
Marvin Kirchhöfer[17]
Alexander West[17]
Sky - Tempesta with Garage 59[17] 93 Eddie Cheever[17] PA
Chris Froggatt[17]
Jonathan Hui[17]
Kevin Tse[17]
Team GruppeM Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 89 Jules Gounon[6] P
Daniel Juncadella[6]
Raffaele Marciello[6]
98 Lucas Auer[6] P
Maro Engel[6]
Maximilian Götz[6]
Baron Motorsport[7] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 91 Daniele Di Amato[7] Am
Ernst Kirchmayr[7]
Axel Sartingen[7]
Matúš Výboh[7]
992
Racevent[7] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 49 Pablo Biolghini[7]
Marco Cassarà[7]
Davide Scannicchio[7]
Johannes Zelger[7]
Centri Porsche Ticino[7] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 92 Alex Fontana[7]
Ivan Jacoma[7]
Ashish Patel[7]
Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT[7] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 95 Nabil Moutran[7]
Ramzi Moutran[7]
Sami Moutran[7]
96 Nigel Armstrong[7]
David Fairbrother[7]
Stephen Liquorish[7]
James Townsend[7]
Source:[18][19][20]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes
    1. Car No. 25 entered as Audi Sport Team Saintéloc and car No. 26 entered as Saintéloc Racing.

    References
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    16. Goodwin, Graham (1 November 2022). "GetSpeed Confirm Gulf 12 Hours Line-up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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