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2023 Gulf 12 Hours

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.

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 Germany Maro Engel
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Germany Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Avg Time 1:51.272
Race
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Time 1:51.291 (on lap 4)
Podium
First Germany Maro Engel
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Germany Luca Stolz		 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Second Italy Valentino Rossi
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly		 Team WRT
Third Germany Maximilian Götz
Andorra Jules Gounon
Germany Fabian Schiller		 Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas

Entry list

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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

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Qualifying Results

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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

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Race classification

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Lenovo Becomes Title Partner of Gulf 12 Hours". gulf12hours.com. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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  11. ^ a b c d e Euwema, Davey (1 December 2023). "Goethe Brothers to Share Garage 59 McLaren at Gulf 12H". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Les brèves du jeudi 30 novembre". Endurance-Info (in French). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e "HAAS Racing team unveils its driver line up for the coming GULF 12H". Endurance-Info. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d "Car Collection with two Porsche at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi". Endurance-Info. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e "7TSIX ready for Gulf 12 Hours Debut". www.gulf12hours.com. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours – Qualifying Driver 1 – combined" (PDF). 9 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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