2023 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
Date 10 December 2023
Official name Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours
Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course Permanent circuit
5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance Race
12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Drivers Maro Engel
Mikaël Grenier
Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Avg Time 1:51.272
Race
Fastest lap
Driver Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Time 1:51.291 (on lap 4)
Podium
First Maro Engel
Mikaël Grenier
Luca Stolz		 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Second Valentino Rossi
Dries Vanthoor
Nick Yelloly		 Team WRT
Third Maximilian Götz
Jules Gounon
Fabian Schiller		 Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas

The 2023 Gulf 12 Hours (officially titled 2023 Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours[1]) was the 13th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8–10 December 2023. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars.[2] It was the final round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Entry list

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4
GT3 Pro (5 entries)
14 Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Maximilian Götz[3] Jules Gounon[3] Fabian Schiller[3] -
32 Team WRT[4] BMW M4 GT3 Philipp Eng[4] Sheldon van der Linde[4] Charles Weerts[4] -
46 Team WRT[4] BMW M4 GT3 Valentino Rossi[4] Dries Vanthoor[4] Nick Yelloly[4] -
77 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Lucas Auer[3] Frank Bird[3] Lorenzo Ferrari[3] -
99 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Maro Engel[3] Mikaël Grenier[3] Luca Stolz[3] -
GT3 Pro-Am (12 entries)
4 Grove Racing[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Brenton Grove[5] Stephen Grove[5] Richie Stanaway[5] -
11 Kessel Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Scott Andrews[6] David Fumanelli[6] Anton Dias Perera[6] Giorgio Roda[6]
12 Centri Porsche Ticino[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Stefano Costantini[7] Alex Fontana[7] Yannick Mettler[7] Hash Patel[7]
25 AF Corse[8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Alessandro Cozzi[8] Marco Pulcini[8] Alessio Rovera[8] Giorgio Sernagiotto[8]
26 OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One[9] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ramez Azzam[9] Omar Jackson[9] Zaamin Jaffer[9] Axcil Jefferies[9]
27 Optimum Motorsport[10] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Rob Bell[10] Ollie Millroy[10] Mark Radcliffe[10] -
33 Herberth Motorsport[10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Antares Au[10] Matteo Cairoli[10] Tim Heinemann[10] -
59 Garage 59[11] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Shaun Balfe[11] Benjamin Goethe[11] Oliver Goethe[11] Mark Sansom[11]
74 Kessel Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Michael Broniszewski[6] Davide Rigon[6] Niccolò Schirò[6] -
75 SunEnergy1 Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Dominik Baumann[3] Philip Ellis[3] Kenny Habul[3] Martin Konrad[3]
88 Garage 59[12] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Marvin Kirchhöfer[12] Louis Prette[12] Alexander West[12] -
93 Sky – Tempesta Racing[12] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Eddie Cheever III[12] Chris Froggatt[12] Jonathan Hui[12] Kevin Tse[12]
GT3 Am (11 entries)
2 HAAS RT[13] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Grégory Guilvert[13] Xavier Knauf[13] Miika Panu[13] Grégory Servais[13]
3 2 Seas Motorsport[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Isa Al Khalifa[3] Ian Loggie[3] Al Faisal Al Zubair[3] -
7 Herberth Motorsport[10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Daniel Allemann[10] Ralf Bohn[10] Alfred Renauer[10] -
20 AF Corse[8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Christian Colombo[8] Stéphane Lemeret[8] David Tjiptobiantoro[8] Lilou Wadoux[8]
21 Car Collection Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Dustin Blattner[14] Constantin Dressler[14] Joel Sturm[14] -
51 AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Kriton Lendoudis[8] Nicola Marinangeli[8] Christoph Ulrich[8] Alex Fox[10]
61 AF Corse[8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Conrad Grunewald[8] Laurent de Meeus[8] Miguel Ramos[8] Jean Claude Saada[8]
73 MP Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Corinna Gostner[3] David Gostner[3] Manuela Gostner[3] Thomas Gostner[3]
76 7TSIX[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Tom Jackson[15] Wayne Marrs[15] Ameerh Naran[15] Matt Topham[15]
79 Tsunami RT[10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Stefano Borghi[10] Marco Cassará[10] Davide Scannicchio[10] Johannes Zelger[10]
86 Baron Motorsport[10] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Daniele di Amato[10] Ernst Kirchmayr[10] Philippe Prette[10] Axel Sartingen[10]
Source: [10]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Car Avg. Time Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4
1 P 99 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:51.272 1:51.075 1:51.364 1:51.378
2 P 14 Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:51.504 1:51.733 1:51.106 1:51.675
3 PA 33 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:51.731 1:50.592 1:51.187 1:53.414
4 P 46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 1:51.756 1:52.259 1:51.614 1:51.396
5 P 77 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:51.762 1:52.082 1:51.806 1:51.400
6 PA 88 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:51.911 1:51.162 1:53.212 1:51.361
7 PA 27 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:52.021 1:51.769 1:52.885 1:51.409
8 P 32 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 1:52.025 1:52.347 1:52.030 1:51.699
9 Am 21 Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:52.173 1:52.284 1:53.036 1:51.199
10 PA 59 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:52.255 1:51.426 1:50.549 1:52.768 1:54.279
11 PA 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:52.442 1:50.705 1:51.981 1:51.324 1:55.760
12 Am 7 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:52.615 1:51.254 1:52.226 1:54.367
13 PA 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:52.637 1:53.115 1:53.919 1:51.726 1:51.789
14 PA 93 Sky – Tempesta Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:52.657 1:52.843 1:52.725 1:53.521 1:51.540
15 PA 26 OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.040 1:51.728 1:55.357 1:53.706 1:51.370
16 PA 4 Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:53.187 1:51.550 1:52.221 1:55.792
17 Am 3 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.208 1:54.406 1:52.991 1:52.227
18 PA 25 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.271 1:54.460 1:51.477 1:56.413 1:50.734
19 Am 2 HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:53.570 1:52.848 1:52.698 1:52.641 1:56.093
20 Am 61 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.796 1:51.693 1:53.118 1:54.778 1:55.597
21 Am 20 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 1:53.853 1:52.463 1:53.602 1:51.878 1:57.471
22 Am 51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1:55.160 1:51.822 1:53.842 1:55.998 1:58.979
23 Am 79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:55.529 1:54.521 1:55.018 1:57.059 1:55.519
24 PA 12 Centri Porsche Ticino Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:57.150 1:57.150
25 Am 76 7TSIX Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:57.512 1:55.165 1:59.544 1:57.829
26 Am 73 MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:57.750 1:55.305 1:56.017 2:01.835 1:57.844
WD PA 74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3
WD Am 86 Baron Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
Source:[16]

Race

Race classification

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos. Class # Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Gap/Retired
1 P 99 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Maro Engel
Mikaël Grenier
Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 348 12:01:18.056
2 P 46 Team WRT Valentino Rossi
Dries Vanthoor
Nick Yelloly 		BMW M4 GT3 348 +12.811
3 P 14 Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas Maximilian Götz
Jules Gounon
Fabian Schiller 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 347 +1 Lap
4 P 77 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Lucas Auer
Frank Bird
Lorenzo Ferrari 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 346 +2 Laps
5 Am 21 Car Collection Motorsport Dustin Blattner
Constantin Dressler
Joel Sturm 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 346 +2 Laps
6 PA 27 Optimum Motorsport Rob Bell
Ollie Millroy
Mark Radcliffe 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 345 +3 Laps
7 PA 11 Kessel Racing Scott Andrews
David Fumanelli
Anton Dias Perera
Giorgio Roda 		Ferrari 296 GT3 344 +4 Laps
8 PA 33 Herberth Motorsport Antares Au
Matteo Cairoli
Tim Heinemann 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 343 +5 Laps
9 Am 3 2 Seas Motorsport Isa Al Khalifa
Ian Loggie
Al Faisal Al Zubair 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 343 +5 Laps
10 Am 7 Herberth Motorsport Daniel Allemann
Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 343 +5 Laps
11 PA 25 AF Corse Alessandro Cozzi
Marco Pulcini
Alessio Rovera
Giorgio Sernagiotto 		Ferrari 296 GT3 343 +5 Laps
12 PA 88 Garage 59 Marvin Kirchhöfer
Louis Prette
Alexander West 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 342 +6 Laps
13 PA 93 Sky – Tempesta Racing Eddie Cheever III
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui
Kevin Tse 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 342 +6 Laps
14 P 32 Team WRT Philipp Eng
Sheldon van der Linde
Charles Weerts 		BMW M4 GT3 342 +6 Laps
15 Am 20 AF Corse Christian Colombo
Stéphane Lemeret
David Tjiptobiantoro
Lilou Wadoux 		Ferrari 296 GT3 340 +8 Laps
16 PA 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Dominik Baumann
Philip Ellis
Kenny Habul
Martin Konrad 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 338 +10 Laps
17 Am 2 HAAS RT Grégory Guilvert
Xavier Knauf
Miika Panu
Grégory Servais 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 330 +18 Laps
18 Am 73 MP Racing Corinna Gostner
David Gostner
Manuela Gostner
Thomas Gostner 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 308 +40 Laps
19 Am 61 AF Corse Conrad Grunewald
Laurent de Meeus
Miguel Ramos
Jean Claude Saada 		Ferrari 296 GT3 304 +44 Laps
20 PA 26 OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One Ramez Azzam
Omar Jackson
Zaamin Jaffer
Axcil Jefferies 		Ferrari 296 GT3 291 +57 Laps
21 Am 51 AF Corse Kriton Lendoudis
Nicola Marinangeli
Christoph Ulrich
Alex Fox 		Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 244 +104 Laps
22 Am 79 Tsunami RT Stefano Borghi
Marco Cassará
Davide Scannicchio
Johannes Zelger 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 199 +149 Laps
23 PA 4 Grove Racing Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove
Richie Stanaway 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 34 +314 Laps
24 PA 59 Garage 59 Shaun Balfe
Benjamin Goethe
Oliver Goethe
Mark Sansom 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 24 +324 Laps
DNS PA 12 Centri Porsche Ticino Stefano Costantini
Alex Fontana
Yannick Mettler
Hash Patel 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Qualifying crash
DNS Am 76 7TSIX Tom Jackson
Wayne Marrs
Ameerh Naran
Matt Topham 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Qualifying crash
Source:[17]

Notes

References

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