2015 Gulf 12 Hours

{{Short description|5th Gulf 12 Hours endurance race}} {{Motorsport season | series = Gulf 12 Hours | link = | year = 2015 | previous = 2014 | previouslink = 2014 Gulf 12 Hours | next = 2016 | nextlink = 2016 Gulf 12 Hours | footer = }} [[File:Circuit Yas-Island.svg|thumb|The layout of [[Yas Marina Circuit]]]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=May 8, 2015 |title=2015 Gulf 12H Date Confirmed – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gulf12h/2015-gulf-12h-date-confirmed/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was contested with [[Group GT3|GT3-spec]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup|Porsche Cup]] cars, and [[Group CN]] cars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=November 26, 2015 |title=Gulf 12 Hours Reveals Provisional Entry, & Radio Le Mans Coverage |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/26/gulf-12-hours-reveals-provisional-entry-and-radio-le-mans-coverage.html |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref>

The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, [[Davide Rigon]] and [[Andrea Piccini]] in the #11 [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]] [[Ferrari 458 Italia|Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilbey |first=Stephen |date=December 12, 2015 |title=Wrapping Up The Gulf 12 Hours, Kessel Takes First Win At Yas Marina |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/12/12/wrapping-up-the-gulf-12-hours-kessel-takes-first-win-at-yas-marina.html |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref>

==Race results==

===Part 1=== Class winners denoted in '''bold'''. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Class !{{tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Team !Drivers !Car !Laps !Time/Gap |- !1 | align="center" |'''Pro''' | align="center" |'''11''' |'''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]''' |'''{{flagicon|POL}} Michal Broniszewski {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Rigon]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Piccini]]''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''153''' |'''6:01:16.886''' |- !2 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|GER}} Black Falcon |{{flagicon|SAU}} [[Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud|Abdulaziz Al Faisal]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hubert Haupt]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Yelmer Buurman]] |[[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG#SLS AMG GT3|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +1:10.921 |- !3 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Khaled Al Qubaisi]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maro Engel]] |[[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG#SLS AMG GT3|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +1:27.799 |- !4 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |44 |{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Motorbase Performance|Oman Racing Team]] |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jonathan Adam]] {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Ahmad Al Harthy]] {{flagicon|UK}} [[Darren Turner]] |[[Aston Martin Vantage (2005)#GT3|Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +2:21.164 |- !5 | align="center" |'''Pro-Am''' | align="center" |'''51''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]''' |'''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Thomas Flohr]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Rizzoli (racing driver)|Andrea Rizzoli]]''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''150''' |'''+3 Laps''' |- !6 | align="center" |'''Gent''' | align="center" |'''65''' |'''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]''' |'''{{flagicon|LUX}} Alexis De Bernardi {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Loris Capirossi]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Niki Cadei''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''150''' |'''+3 Laps''' |- !7 | align="center" |Pro-Am | align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jack Gerber {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Cioci]] {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Melnikov |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |150 | +3 Laps |- !8 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]] |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vadim Gitlin {{flagicon|UK}} Michael Lyons {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanuttini |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |150 | +3 Laps |- !9 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|NED}} Equipe Verschuur |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Miguel Ramos]] {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Barreiros {{flagicon|BEL}} Jerome Naveaux {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Pierre Lequeux |[[Renault Sport R.S. 01#Group GT3|Renault R.S. 01]] | align="center" |149 | +4 Laps |- !10 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[FF Corse]] |{{flagicon|UK}} Charlie Hollings {{flagicon|UK}} Ivor Dunbar {{flagicon|UK}} [[Johnny Mowlem]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |148 | +5 Laps |- !11 | align="center" |'''Cup''' | align="center" |'''20''' |'''{{flagicon|DEU}} MRS GT-Racing''' |'''{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Putman {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Espenlaub {{flagicon|NED}} [[Xavier Maassen]]''' |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|'''Porsche 911 GT3 Cup''']] | align="center" |'''144''' |'''+9 Laps''' |- !12 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |40 |{{flagicon|UK}} Brookspeed |{{flagicon|UK}} Graeme Mundy {{flagicon|UK}} Steven Liquorish {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Salih Yoluç]] |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |143 | +10 Laps |- !13 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|DEU}} MRS GT-Racing |{{flagicon|TAI}} [[George Chou]] {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Samson Chan]] {{flagicon image|flag of none.svg}} Robert Lee {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Naoki Yokomizo]] |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |142 | +11 Laps |- !14 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |67 |{{flagicon|RSM}} [[Gianluca De Lorenzi|GDL Racing]] |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Michaelian {{flagicon|KUW}} Bashar Mardini {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rayneri |[[Wolf GB08|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |135 | +18 Laps |- !15 | align="center" |Pro-Am | align="center" |38 |{{flagicon|GER}} Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pierre Kaffer]] {{flagicon|GER}} Steve Parrow {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Volz |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |131 | +22 Laps |- !16 | align="center" |'''CN2''' | align="center" |'''23''' |'''{{flagicon|POR}} CRM''' |'''{{flagicon|IRN}} Sam Taheri {{flagicon|QAT}} Amro Al Hamad {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Negro {{flagicon|MON}} Philippe Prette''' |'''[[Wolf GB08]]''' | align="center" |'''129''' |'''+24 Laps''' |- !17 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |50 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|POR}} Francisco Guedes {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Moiseev {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Ragazzi |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |126 | +27 Laps |- !18 DNF | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |88 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Dragon Racing |{{flagicon|FRA}} Frederic Fatien {{flagicon|UK}} John Hartshorne {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alex Kapadia]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |64 | +89 Laps |- !19 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |87 |{{flagicon|RSM}} [[Gianluca De Lorenzi|GDL Racing]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Cordoni {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Silva {{flagicon|FRA}} Remi Terrail |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |61 | +92 Laps |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 1 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2015/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/5th%20Gulf%2012%20hours%202015/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%2012%20Hour%20Race%20-%20part%201.pdf |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Gulf 12 Hours 2015 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Yas_Marina-2015-12-11.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |website=racingsportscars.com}}</ref> |}

=== Part 2 === Class winners denoted in '''bold.''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Class !{{tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Team !Drivers !Car !Laps !Time/Gap |- !1 | align="center" |'''Pro''' | align="center" |'''11''' |'''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]''' |'''{{flagicon|POL}} Michal Broniszewski {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Rigon]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Piccini]]''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''153''' |'''6:01:16.886''' |- !2 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|GER}} Black Falcon |{{flagicon|SAU}} [[Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud|Abdulaziz Al Faisal]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hubert Haupt]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Yelmer Buurman]] |[[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG#SLS AMG GT3|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +1:10.921 |- !3 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |44 |{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Motorbase Performance|Oman Racing Team]] |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jonathan Adam]] {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Ahmad Al Harthy]] {{flagicon|UK}} [[Darren Turner]] |[[Aston Martin Vantage (2005)#V12 Vantage|Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +2:21.164 |- !4 | align="center" |'''Pro-Am''' | align="center" |'''55''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]''' |'''{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jack Gerber {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Cioci]] {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Melnikov''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''150''' |'''+3 Laps''' |- !5 | align="center" |'''Gent''' | align="center" |'''99''' |'''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]''' |'''{{flagicon|RUS}} Vadim Gitlin {{flagicon|UK}} Michael Lyons {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanuttini''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''150''' |'''+3 Laps''' |- !6 | align="center" |Pro-Am | align="center" |51 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Thomas Flohr]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Rizzoli (racing driver)|Andrea Rizzoli]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |150 | +3 Laps |- !7 | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Khaled Al Qubaisi]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maro Engel]] |[[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG#SLS AMG GT3|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]] | align="center" |153 | +1:27.799 |- !8 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |65 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]] |{{flagicon|LUX}} Alexis De Bernardi {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Loris Capirossi]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Niki Cadei |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |150 | +3 Laps |- !9 | align="center" |'''Cup''' | align="center" |'''20''' |'''{{flagicon|DEU}} MRS GT-Racing''' |'''{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Putman {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Espenlaub {{flagicon|NED}} [[Xavier Maassen]]''' |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|'''Porsche 911 GT3 Cup''']] | align="center" |'''144''' |'''+9 Laps''' |- !10 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|NED}} Equipe Verschuur |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Miguel Ramos]] {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Barreiros {{flagicon|BEL}} Jerome Naveaux {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Pierre Lequeux |[[Renault Sport R.S. 01|Renault R.S. 01]] | align="center" |149 | +4 Laps |- !11 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |40 |{{flagicon|UK}} Brookspeed |{{flagicon|UK}} Graeme Mundy {{flagicon|UK}} Steven Liquorish {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Salih Yoluç]] |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |143 | +10 Laps |- !12 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|DEU}} MRS GT-Racing |{{flagicon|TAI}} [[George Chou]] {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Samson Chan]] {{flagicon image|flag of none.svg}} Robert Lee {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Naoki Yokomizo]] |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |142 | +11 Laps |- !13 | align="center" |Pro-Am | align="center" |38 |{{flagicon|GER}} Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pierre Kaffer]] {{flagicon|GER}} Steve Parrow {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Volz |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |131 | +22 Laps |- !14 | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |50 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|POR}} Francisco Guedes {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Moiseev {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Ragazzi |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |126 | +27 Laps |- !15 | align="center" |'''CN2''' | align="center" |'''23''' |'''{{flagicon|POR}} CRM''' |'''{{flagicon|IRN}} Sam Taheri {{flagicon|QAT}} Amro Al Hamad {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Negro {{flagicon|MON}} Philippe Prette''' |'''[[Wolf GB08]]''' | align="center" |'''129''' |'''+24 Laps''' |- !16 | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |67 |{{flagicon|RSM}} [[Gianluca De Lorenzi|GDL Racing]] |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Michaelian {{flagicon|KUW}} Bashar Mardini {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rayneri |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |135 | +18 Laps |- !17 DNF | align="center" |Pro | align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[FF Corse]] |{{flagicon|UK}} Charlie Hollings {{flagicon|UK}} Ivor Dunbar {{flagicon|UK}} [[Johnny Mowlem]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |148 | +5 Laps |- !18 DNF | align="center" |Cup | align="center" |87 |{{flagicon|RSM}} [[Gianluca De Lorenzi|GDL Racing]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Cordoni {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Silva {{flagicon|FRA}} Remi Terrail |[[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2013–2017)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |61 | +92 Laps |- !DNS | align="center" |Gent | align="center" |88 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Dragon Racing |{{flagicon|FRA}} Frederic Fatien {{flagicon|UK}} John Hartshorne {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alex Kapadia]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |64 | +89 Laps |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 2 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2015/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/5th%20Gulf%2012%20hours%202015/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%2012%20Hour%20Race%20-%20part%202.pdf |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |} ==Notes== {{reflist|group="N"}} {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{official website|http://www.gulf12hours.com/}}

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