The 2015 Gulf 12 Hours was the 5th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 11 December 2015. It was contested with GT3-spec, Porsche Cup cars, and Group CN cars.

The layout of Yas Marina Circuit

The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Andrea Piccini in the #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.

Race Results

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Part 1

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Gap
1 Pro 11   Kessel Racing   Michal Broniszewski
  Davide Rigon
  Andrea Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 153 6:01:16.886
2 Pro 2   Black Falcon   Abdulaziz Al Faisal
  Hubert Haupt
  Yelmer Buurman
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 153 +1:10.921
3 Pro 1   Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon   Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Maro Engel
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 153 +1:27.799
4 Pro 44   Oman Racing Team   Jonathan Adam
  Ahmad Al Harthy
  Darren Turner
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 153 +2:21.164
5 Pro-Am 51   AF Corse   Thomas Flohr
  Francesco Castellacci
  Andrea Rizzoli
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
6 Gent 65   Kessel Racing   Alexis De Bernardi
  Loris Capirossi
  Niki Cadei
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
7 Pro-Am 55   AF Corse   Jack Gerber
  Marco Cioci
  Ilya Melnikov
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
8 Gent 99   Kessel Racing   Vadim Gitlin
  Michael Lyons
  Marco Zanuttini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
9 Gent 10   Equipe Verschuur   Miguel Ramos
  Filipe Barreiros
  Jerome Naveaux
  Jean-Pierre Lequeux
Renault R.S. 01 149 +4 Laps
10 Pro 25   FF Corse   Charlie Hollings
  Ivor Dunbar
  Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 148 +5 Laps
11 Cup 20   MRS GT-Racing   Charles Putman
  Charles Espenlaub
  Xavier Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 144 +9 Laps
12 Cup 40   Brookspeed   Graeme Mundy
  Steven Liquorish
  Salih Yoluç
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 143 +10 Laps
13 Cup 21   MRS GT-Racing   George Chou
  Samson Chan
? Robert Lee
  Naoki Yokomizo
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 142 +11 Laps
14 Cup 67   GDL Racing   Jim Michaelian
  Bashar Mardini
  Roberto Rayneri
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 135 +18 Laps
15 Pro-Am 38   Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi   Pierre Kaffer
  Steve Parrow
  Alexander Volz
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 131 +22 Laps
16 CN2 23   CRM   Sam Taheri
  Amro Al Hamad
  Angelo Negro
  Philippe Prette
Wolf GB08 129 +24 Laps
17 Gent 50   AF Corse   Francisco Guedes
  Alexander Moiseev
  Riccardo Ragazzi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 126 +27 Laps
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DNF

Gent 88   Dragon Racing   Frederic Fatien
  John Hartshorne
  Alex Kapadia
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 64 +89 Laps
19 Cup 87   GDL Racing   Mario Cordoni
  Roberto Silva
  Remi Terrail
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 61 +92 Laps
Source:[1][2]

Part 2

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Gap
1 Pro 11   Kessel Racing   Michal Broniszewski
  Davide Rigon
  Andrea Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 153 6:01:16.886
2 Pro 2   Black Falcon   Abdulaziz Al Faisal
  Hubert Haupt
  Yelmer Buurman
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 153 +1:10.921
3 Pro 44   Oman Racing Team   Jonathan Adam
  Ahmad Al Harthy
  Darren Turner
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 153 +2:21.164
4 Pro-Am 55   AF Corse   Jack Gerber
  Marco Cioci
  Ilya Melnikov
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
5 Gent 99   Kessel Racing   Vadim Gitlin
  Michael Lyons
  Marco Zanuttini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
6 Pro-Am 51   AF Corse   Thomas Flohr
  Francesco Castellacci
  Andrea Rizzoli
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
7 Pro 1   Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon   Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Maro Engel
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 153 +1:27.799
8 Gent 65   Kessel Racing   Alexis De Bernardi
  Loris Capirossi
  Niki Cadei
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 150 +3 Laps
9 Cup 20   MRS GT-Racing   Charles Putman
  Charles Espenlaub
  Xavier Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 144 +9 Laps
10 Gent 10   Equipe Verschuur   Miguel Ramos
  Filipe Barreiros
  Jerome Naveaux
  Jean-Pierre Lequeux
Renault R.S. 01 149 +4 Laps
11 Cup 40   Brookspeed   Graeme Mundy
  Steven Liquorish
  Salih Yoluç
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 143 +10 Laps
12 Cup 21   MRS GT-Racing   George Chou
  Samson Chan
? Robert Lee
  Naoki Yokomizo
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 142 +11 Laps
13 Pro-Am 38   Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi   Pierre Kaffer
  Steve Parrow
  Alexander Volz
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 131 +22 Laps
14 Gent 50   AF Corse   Francisco Guedes
  Alexander Moiseev
  Riccardo Ragazzi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 126 +27 Laps
15 CN2 23   CRM   Sam Taheri
  Amro Al Hamad
  Angelo Negro
  Philippe Prette
Wolf GB08 129 +24 Laps
16 Cup 67   GDL Racing   Jim Michaelian
  Bashar Mardini
  Roberto Rayneri
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 135 +18 Laps
17

DNF

Pro 25   FF Corse   Charlie Hollings
  Ivor Dunbar
  Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 148 +5 Laps
18

DNF

Cup 87   GDL Racing   Mario Cordoni
  Roberto Silva
  Remi Terrail
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 61 +92 Laps
DNS Gent 88   Dragon Racing   Frederic Fatien
  John Hartshorne
  Alex Kapadia
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 64 +89 Laps
Source:[3][2]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 1" (PDF). December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Gulf 12 Hours 2015". racingsportscars.com. December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 2" (PDF). December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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