# Gulf 12 Hours

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Endurance motor race

Motor race

Gulf 12 Hours Venue Yas Marina Circuit Corporate sponsor Lenovo First race 2012 Duration 12 Hours Most wins (driver) Davide Rigon (5) Most wins (team) Kessel Racing (4) AF Corse (4) Most wins (manufacturer) Ferrari (8)

The **Gulf 12 Hours** is a 12-hour annual [GT](/source/Grand_tourer) [endurance racing](/source/Endurance_racing_(motorsport)) event that usually takes place at the [Yas Marina Circuit](/source/Yas_Marina_Circuit) in the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) during the third Sunday of December, except in [2021](/source/2021_Gulf_12_Hours) when it was held at the [Bahrain International Circuit](/source/Bahrain_International_Circuit) in January. In 2012 and, for the decennial, in 2022, the race was held twice: in January and December. On 29 July 2022, it was announced that Gulf 12 Hours joined the [Intercontinental GT Challenge](/source/Intercontinental_GT_Challenge) calendar both in 2022 and 2023.[1] The race did not return as part of the IGTC calendar in 2024 after the two-year contract was not extended.[2]

## Winners

Bahrain International Circuit hosted 2020 Gulf 12 Hours in January 2021

Yas Marina Circuit layout used from 2013 to 2019

Year Drivers Car Team Remarks 2012 (Jan) Marco Cioci Matt Griffin Piergiuseppe Perazzini Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 AF Corse 1 299 Laps. First running of the event. 2012 (Dec) Gaetano Ardagna Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 AF Corse 1 309 Laps. 2013 Bernd Schneider Jeroen Bleekemolen Khaled Al Qubaisi Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Racing 308 laps.[3] 2014 Michele Rugolo Davide Rigon Stephen Wyatt Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 AF Corse 315 laps.[4] 2015 Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Giacomo Piccini Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Kessel Racing 301 laps.[5] 2016 Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Giacomo Piccini Ferrari 488 GT3 Kessel Racing 300 laps. 2017 Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Miguel Molina Ferrari 488 GT3 Kessel Racing 302 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring a Hat-trick of wins. 2018 Michał Broniszewski Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 488 GT3 Kessel Racing 313 laps completed. Kessel Racing scoring its record breaking 4th win in a row. 2019 Christopher Mies Rinat Salikhov Dries Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS Evo Attempto Racing 316 laps. 2020 Race moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. 2021 Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić McLaren 720S GT3 2 Seas Motorsport 341 laps. This edition was relocated to the Bahrain International Circuit.[6] 2022 (Jan) Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2 Seas Motorsport 359 laps. New distance record. 2022 (Dec) Antonio Fuoco James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 335 laps.[7] First Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.[8] 2023 Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 348 laps.[9] Last Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO IGTC.[2] 2024 Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou Audi R8 LMS Evo II Saintéloc Racing 353 laps.[10] The No. 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren driven by Todd Coleman, Frederik Schandorff and Aaron Telitz crossed the finish line first, but lost victory after receiving two 30 second penalties post-race for speeding in pit lane.[11] 2025 Mikhail Aleshin Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo CapitalRT by Motopark 346 Laps.[12]

## Multiple winners

### By driver

Wins Driver Years 5 Davide Rigon 2014–2018 4 Michał Broniszewski 2015–2018 2 Giacomo Piccini 2015–2016 Alessandro Pier Guidi 2018, 2022 (Dec) Isa Al-Khalifa 2021, 2022 (Jan) Ben Barnicoat 2021, 2022 (Jan) Martin Kodrić 2021, 2022 (Jan)

### By manufacturer

Wins Manufacturer Years 8 Ferrari 2012 (Jan), 2012 (Dec), 2014–2018, 2022 (Dec) 4 Mercedes-AMG 2013, 2022 (Jan), 2023, 2025 2 Audi 2019, 2024

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Gulf 12 Hours replaces Kyalami as 2022 IGTC finale"](https://www.motorsport.com/intercontinental-gt-challenge/news/gulf-12-hours-replaces-kyalami-as-2022-igtc-finale/10345160/). *motorsport.com*. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SROContractEnd_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SROContractEnd_2-1) Kilbey, Stephen (22 August 2023). ["Gulf 12 Hours To Stick With Original 2024 Date"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/08/22/gulf-12-hours-to-stick-with-original-2024-date.html). *Dailysportscar*. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gulf 12 Hours win seals a dream season for Team Abu Dhaby by Black Falcon"](http://www.gulf12hours.com/2013/12/14/gulf-12-hours-win-seals-a-dream-season-for-team-abu-dhaby-by-black-falcon/). *www.gulf12hours.com*. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Victory for AF Corse in 2014 Gulf 12 Hours"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150112025510/http://www.gulf12hours.com/2014/12/13/victory-for-af-corse-in-2014-gulf-12-hours/). *www.gulf12hours.com*. 13 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.gulf12hours.com/2014/12/13/victory-for-af-corse-in-2014-gulf-12-hours/) on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kessel Racing win the 5th Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160519161903/http://www.gulf12hours.com/2015/12/11/kessel-racing-win-the-5th-gulf-12-hours-at-yas-marina-circuit/). *www.gulf12hours.com*. 11 December 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.gulf12hours.com/2015/12/11/kessel-racing-win-the-5th-gulf-12-hours-at-yas-marina-circuit/) on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gulf 12 Hours January 2021 Edition relocates to Bahrain"](http://www.gulf12hours.com/2020/11/16/gulf-12-hours-january-2021-edition-relocates-to-bahrain/). *www.gulf12hours.com*. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["IGTC / 12 Ore del Golfo: trionfo Ferrari, Juncadella campione del mondo"](https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/sport-gt/igtc-12-ore-del-golfo-trionfa-ferrari-juncadella-campione-del-mondo-magnussen-643302.html). *FormulaPassion.it* (in Italian). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gulf 12 Hours joins Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli"](https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/news/1701/gulf-12-hours-joins-intercontinental-gt-challenge-powered-by-pirelli). *intercontinentalgtchallenge.com*. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Gulf 12 Hours – Race"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231211014426/https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2023/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/12th%20Gulf%2012%20Hours%20Race%202023/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%20Race.pdf) (PDF). 10 December 2023. Archived from [the original](https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2023/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/12th%20Gulf%2012%20Hours%20Race%202023/Gulf%2012%20Hours%20-%20Race.pdf) (PDF) on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Gulf 12 Hours – Race"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241216032754/https://www.endurance-info.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Classement%20final_0.pdf) (PDF). *Endurance-Info*. Gulf 12 Hours. 15 December 2024. Archived from [the original](https://www.endurance-info.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Classement%20final_0.pdf) (PDF) on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Saintéloc Audi Wins Gulf 12 Hours After Optimum Penalised Post-Race"](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/12/15/sainteloc-audi-wins-gulf-12-hours-after-optimum-penalised-post-race.html). *Dailysportscar*. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["FINAL Results Gulf 12 Hours 2025 – Race"](https://www.motorsporttelevision.de/_downloads/bccb1af2b54c6ae5fd4569e6213a58d5). *Motorsport Television Deutschland*. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

## External links

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

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