# 2016 Gulf 12 Hours

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6th Gulf 12 Hours endurance race

2016 [Gulf 12 Hours](/source/Gulf_12_Hours)

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The layout of [Yas Marina Circuit](/source/Yas_Marina_Circuit), where the race was held

The **2016 Gulf 12 Hours** was the sixth edition of the [Gulf 12 Hours](/source/Gulf_12_Hours). The race was held at [Yas Marina Circuit](/source/Yas_Marina_Circuit) on 17 December 2016. It was contested with [GT3-spec](/source/Group_GT3), [GT4-spec](/source/Group_GT4), [Lamborghini Super Trofeo](/source/Lamborghini_Super_Trofeo) and [LMP3](/source/LMP3) cars.[1]

The race was won for a second consecutive year by Michal Broniszewski, [Davide Rigon](/source/Davide_Rigon) and [Andrea Piccini](/source/Andrea_Piccini) in the #11 [Kessel Racing](/source/Loris_Kessel) [Ferrari 488 GT3](/source/Ferrari_488_GT3).[2][3]

## Race Results

### Part 1

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 488 GT3 143 6:01:52.426 2 Pro 88 Dragon Racing Nicolas Minassian Matt Griffin Rob Barff Ferrari 488 GT3 143 +37.162 3 Pro 16 GP Extreme Jordan Grogor Nicky Pastorelli Stuart Hall Renault R.S. 01 143 +2:03.885 4 Pro-Am 51 AF Corse Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli Ferrari 488 GT3 142 +1 Lap 5 Gent 99 Herbeth Motorsport Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R 142 +1 Lap 6 Pro-Am 75 Optimum Motorsport Flick Haigh Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe Audi R8 LMS 142 +1 Lap 7 Gent 77 Kessel Racing Jacques Duyver Marco Zanuttini David Perel Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 141 +2 Laps 8 Proto 24 Graff Eric Trouillet Adrien Chila Fabrice Rossello Alexandre Cougnaud Ligier JS P3 141 +2 Laps 9 Proto 5 Graff James Winslow Gregory Taylor Neale Muston Ligier JS P3 141 +2 Laps 10 Pro-Am 58 Sportec Motorsport Christoph Lenz Roberto Pampanini Mauro Calamia Lamborghini Huracán GT3 140 +3 Laps 11 Gent 71 GDL Racing Middle East Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Steven Liquorish Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo 140 +3 Laps 12 Proto 23 United Autosports Richard Meins Shaun Lynn Alex Lynn Ligier JS P3 139 +4 Laps 13 Gent 80 Kessel Racing Deborah Mayer Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 138 +5 Laps 14 Pro-Am 15 GP Extreme Frederic Fatien Tiziano Carugati Josh Webster Renault R.S. 01 137 +6 Laps 15 Gent 33 Car Collection Motorsport Oliver Bender Dirk Parhofer Dimitri Parhofer Peter Schmidt Audi R8 LMS 136 +7 Laps 16 Proto 22 United Autosports Jim McGuire Matt Keegan Nico Rondet Stefan Johansson Ligier JS P3 133 +10 Laps 17 GTX 50 Scuderia Villorba Corse Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 132 +11 Laps 18 GTX 8 Dragon Racing Bill Martin Sylvain Michel Zaamin Jaffer Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 131 +12 Laps 19 GTX 9 Slidesport Motorsport Wayne Marrs Ross Wylie David Fairbrother Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 129 +14 Laps 20 GTX 44 Generation AMR James Holder Matt George Christopher Murphy Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 128 +15 Laps 21 GTX 40 Brookspeed Graeme Mundy Aaron Mason Colin Paton Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 127 +16 Laps 22 GTX 90 Scuderia Villorba Corse Giuseppe Fascicolo Csaba Mor Thomas Herpell Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 115 +28 Laps 23 DNF Gent 61 GDL Racing Middle East Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri Mickail Spiridonov Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo 33 +110 Laps 24 DNF Gent 78 Barwell Motorsport Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Francisco Guedes Mads Rasmussen Lamborghini Huracán GT3 31 +112 Laps Source:[4][5]

### Part 2

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 488 GT3 303 6:00:57.811 2 Pro 88 Dragon Racing Nicolas Minassian Matt Griffin Rob Barff Ferrari 488 GT3 303 +1:19.570 3 Pro 16 GP Extreme Jordan Grogor Nicky Pastorelli Stuart Hall Renault R.S. 01 301 +2 Laps 4 Pro-Am 51 AF Corse Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli Ferrari 488 GT3 300 +3 Laps 5 Gent 77 Kessel Racing Jacques Duyver Marco Zanuttini David Perel Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 297 +6 Laps 6 Pro-Am 75 Optimum Motorsport Flick Haigh Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe Audi R8 LMS 296 +7 Laps 7 Proto 5 Graff James Winslow Gregory Taylor Neale Muston Ligier JS P3 295 +8 Laps 8 Gent 71 GDL Racing Middle East Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Steven Liquorish Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo 294 +9 Laps 9 Pro-Am 58 Sportec Motorsport Christoph Lenz Roberto Pampanini Mauro Calamia Lamborghini Huracán GT3 294 +9 Laps 10 Proto 23 United Autosports Richard Meins Shaun Lynn Alex Lynn Ligier JS P3 291 +12 Laps 11 Pro-Am 15 GP Extreme Frederic Fatien Tiziano Carugati Josh Webster Renault R.S. 01 291 +12 Laps 12 Gent 80 Kessel Racing Deborah Mayer Claudio Schiavoni Sergio Pianezzola Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 290 +13 Laps 13 Gent 33 Car Collection Motorsport Oliver Bender Dirk Parhofer Dimitri Parhofer Peter Schmidt Audi R8 LMS 287 +15 Laps 14 Proto 22 United Autosports Jim McGuire Matt Keegan Nico Rondet Stefan Johansson Ligier JS P3 275 +28 Laps 15 GTX 50 Scuderia Villorba Corse Patrick Zamparini Piotr Chodzen Antoni Chodzen Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 274 +29 Laps 16 DNF Gent 99 Herbeth Motorsport Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R 272 +32 Laps 17 GTX 8 Dragon Racing Bill Martin Sylvain Michel Zaamin Jaffer Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 272 +32 Laps 18 GTX 40 Brookspeed Graeme Mundy Aaron Mason Colin Paton Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 270 +35 Laps 19 GTX 44 Generation AMR James Holder Matt George Christopher Murphy Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 269 +36 Laps 20 GTX 9 Slidesport Motorsport Wayne Marrs Ross Wylie David Fairbrother Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 254 +49 Laps 21 GTX 90 Scuderia Villorba Corse Giuseppe Fascicolo Csaba Mor Thomas Herpell Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 222 +81 Laps 22 DNF Proto 24 Graff Eric Trouillet Adrien Chila Fabrice Rossello Alexandre Cougnaud Ligier JS P3 206 +97 Laps 23 Gent 78 Barwell Motorsport Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Francisco Guedes Mads Rasmussen Lamborghini Huracán GT3 187 +116 Laps 24 DNS Gent 61 GDL Racing Middle East Jim Michaelian Roberto Rayneri Mickail Spiridonov Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo 0 — Source:[6][5]

## Notes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kilshaw, Jake (13 December 2016). ["26 Entries Set for Gulf 12H"](https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gulf12h/26-entries-set-for-gulf-12-hours/). *Sportscar365*. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ten Caat, Marcel (17 December 2016). ["Kessel Racing Wins Second Consecutive Gulf 12H"](https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gulf12h/kessel-racing-wins-second-consecutive-gulf-12h/). *Sportscar365*. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kilbey, Stephen (17 December 2016). ["Kessel Racing Dominates 6th Gulf 12 Hours"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/12/17/kessel-dominates-6th-gulf-12-hours.html). *Dailysportscar.com*. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Result of Gulf 12 Hours - Race 1"](https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2016/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/6th%20Gulf%2012%20hours%202016/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%20Race%201.pdf) (PDF). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) ["Gulf 12 Hours 2016"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Yas_Marina-2016-12-17.html). *racingsportscars.com*. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Results of Gulf 12 Hours - Race 2"](https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2016/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/6th%20Gulf%2012%20hours%202016/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%20Race%202.pdf) (PDF). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.gulf12hours.com/)

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