January 2012 Gulf 12 Hours

{{Short description|1st Gulf 12 Hours endurance race}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}{{Motorsport season | series = Gulf 12 Hours | link = | year = 2012 | previous = none | next = 2012 (Dec) | nextlink = December 2012 Gulf 12 Hours | footer = }} [[File:Circuit Yas-Island.svg|thumb|The layout of [[Yas Marina Circuit]]]] The '''January 2012 Gulf 12 Hours''' was the first edition of the [[Gulf 12 Hours]] held at [[Yas Marina Circuit]] on 20 January 2012. It was organized by Driving Force Events Ltd. and contested with [[Group GT3|GT3-spec]], [[Group GT4|GT4-spec]], [[One-design racing#Motorsport|one-make spec]], and [[Group CN]] cars.

The race was won by [[Marco Cioci]], [[Matt Griffin (racing driver)|Matt Griffin]] and [[Piergiuseppe Perazzini]] in the #1 [[AF Corse|AF Corse 1]] [[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2012 |title=Gulf 12 Hours - Weekend Report |url=https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=01DBC5E2-1143-FDC9-35DD17FF4D690291.html |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=archive2.dailysportscar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2012 |title=Gulf12hrs: AF Corse wins thrilling Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit |url=https://circuitprodigital.com/2012/01/21/gulf12hrs-af-corse-wins-thrilling-gulf-12-hours-at-yas-marina-circuit/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=CircuitProDigital |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Race Results==

===Part 1=== Class winners denoted in '''bold'''. {| class="wikitable" !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Class !{{tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Team !Drivers !Car !Laps !Time/Gap |- !1 | align="center" |'''GT3''' | align="center" |'''3''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse|AF Corse 1]]''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Cioci]] {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Matt Griffin (racing driver)|Matt Griffin]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piergiuseppe Perazzini]]''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''151''' |'''6:00:00.326''' |- !2 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]/Racing Car SA |{{flagicon|POL}} Michal Broniszewski {{flagicon|POR}} António Coimbra {{flagicon|POR}} [[Miguel Ramos]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Philipp Peter]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |151 | +1:12.800 |- !3 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United Autosports]] |{{flagicon|SCT}} [[Ryan Dalziel]] {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alex Popow]] {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Enzo Potolicchio]] |[[Audi R8 (Type 42)#R8 LMS (GT3)|Audi R8 LMS]] | align="center" |151 | +2:14.051 |- !4 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |90 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|VEN}} Gaetano Ardagna {{flagicon|ITA}} Niki Cadei {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Cirò]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |146 | +5 Laps |- !5 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Autorlando |{{flagicon|VEN}} Emilio Di Guida {{flagicon|VEN}} Paolo Andreas {{flagicon|VEN}} Pablo Paladino |[[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 R (2010–2013)|Porsche 997 GT3-R]] | align="center" |146 | +5 Laps |- !6 | align="center" |'''CUP''' | align="center" |'''8''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} Bonaldi Motorports''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Caffi]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Mame {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Zanardini''' |'''[[Lamborghini Gallardo#Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo|Lamborghini Gallardo Cup]]''' | align="center" |'''143''' | '''+8 Laps''' |- !7 | align="center" |'''CN2''' | align="center" |'''45''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} Avelon Formula 1''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Bellarosa {{flagicon|ITA}} Guglielmo Belotti {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Denis Lian]]''' |'''[[Wolf GB08]]''' | align="center" |'''142''' | '''+9 Laps''' |- !8 | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Ibanez Racing Service |{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Macé {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Mothe {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Yschard |[[Norma M20-F]] | align="center" |142 | +9 Laps |- !9 | align="center" |CUP | align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Team Lompech Sport |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thibault Bossy {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Guilvert]] {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Charles Migniac |[[Renault Mégane RS#Motorsports|Renault Mégane Eurocup]] | align="center" |141 | +10 Laps |- !10 | align="center" |CUP | align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|SWE}} PFI-Racing |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Bender {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Löfqvist {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Skoog |[[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 Cup 3.8 (2009–2013)|Porsche 911 GT3 Cup]] | align="center" |141 | +10 Laps |- !11 | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |46 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Avelon Formula 2 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Juma Ali Al Daheri {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Romagnoli]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Edo Varini {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Vinella]] |[[Wolf GB08]] | align="center" |135 | +16 Laps |- !12 | align="center" |'''GT4''' | align="center" |'''6''' |'''{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Yas Marina Circuit]]''' |'''{{flagicon|UAE}} Saeed Al Mehairi {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohamed Al Mutawa {{flagicon|UAE}} Thani Al Thani''' |'''[[Aston Martin Vantage GT4]]''' | align="center" |'''123''' | '''+28 Laps''' |- !13 | align="center" |GT4 | align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|MYS}} Aylezo Motorsports |{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Jazeman Jaafar|Jazeman Firhan Bin Jaafar]] {{flagicon|MYS}} Muhammad Hiqmar Danial Bin Hidzir {{flagicon|MYS}} "Low" |[[Lotus 2-Eleven]] | align="center" |71 | +80 Laps |- !14 | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|UK}} If Motorsport 1 |{{flagicon|UK}} Manhal Allos {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Renom {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Smithson |[[Ligier JS49]] | align="center" |50 | +101 Laps |- !15 DNF | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|UK}} If Motorsport 2 |{{flagicon|ECU}} Andrés Serrano {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Weeda {{flagicon|UK}} [[Matt Bell (British racing driver)|Matt Bell]] |[[Ligier JS49]] | align="center" |28 | +123 Laps |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2012 |title=Result of 12 Hour Race - Part 1 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2012/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/1st%20Gulf%2012%20Hour%202012/12%20Hour%20Race%20-%20Part%201.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=getraceresults.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2012 |title=Gulf 12 Hours 2012 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Yas_Marina-2012-01-20.html |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=www.racingsportscars.com}}</ref> |}

=== Part 2 === Class winners denoted in '''bold.''' {| class="wikitable" !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Class !{{tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Team !Drivers !Car !Laps !Time/Gap |- !1 | align="center" |'''GT3''' | align="center" |'''3''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse|AF Corse 1]]''' |'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Cioci]] {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Matt Griffin (racing driver)|Matt Griffin]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piergiuseppe Perazzini]]''' |'''[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]]''' | align="center" |'''299''' |'''6:00:16.599''' |- !2 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]/Racing Car SA |{{flagicon|POL}} Michal Broniszewski {{flagicon|POR}} António Coimbra {{flagicon|POR}} [[Miguel Ramos]] {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Philipp Peter]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |299 | +2.652 |- !3 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United Autosports]] |{{flagicon|SCT}} [[Ryan Dalziel]] {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alex Popow]] {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Enzo Potolicchio]] |[[Audi R8 (Type 42)#R8 LMS (GT3)|Audi R8 LMS]] | align="center" |299 | +9.884 |- !4 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |90 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]] |{{flagicon|VEN}} Gaetano Ardagna {{flagicon|ITA}} Niki Cadei {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Cirò]] |[[Ferrari 458 Italia GT3]] | align="center" |293 | +6 Laps |- !5 | align="center" |GT3 | align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Autorlando |{{flagicon|VEN}} Emilio Di Guida {{flagicon|VEN}} Paolo Andreas {{flagicon|VEN}} Pablo Paladino |[[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 R (2010–2013)|Porsche 997 GT3-R]] | align="center" |287 | +12 Laps |- !6 | align="center" |'''CUP''' | align="center" |'''9''' |'''{{flagicon|SWE}} PFI-Racing''' |'''{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Bender {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Löfqvist {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Skoog''' |[[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 Cup 3.8 (2009–2013)|'''Porsche 911 GT3 Cup''']] | align="center" |'''281''' | '''+18 Laps''' |- !7 | align="center" |CUP | align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Bonaldi Motorports |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Caffi {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Mame {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Zanardini |[[Lamborghini Gallardo#Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo|Lamborghini Gallardo Cup]] | align="center" |280 | +19 Laps |- !8 | align="center" |'''CN2''' | align="center" |'''18''' |'''{{flagicon|FRA}} Ibanez Racing Service''' |'''{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Macé {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Mothe {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Yschard''' |'''[[Norma M20-F]]''' | align="center" |'''277''' | '''+22 Laps''' |- !9 DNF | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |45 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Avelon Formula 1 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Bellarosa {{flagicon|ITA}} Guglielmo Belotti {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Denis Lian]] |[[Wolf GB08]] | align="center" |272 | +27 Laps |- !10 | align="center" |GT4 | align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Yas Marina Circuit]] |{{flagicon|UAE}} Saeed Al Mehairi {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohamed Al Mutawa {{flagicon|UAE}} Thani Al Thani |[[Aston Martin Vantage GT4]] | align="center" |268 | +31 Laps |- !11 | align="center" |CUP | align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Team Lompech Sport |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thibault Bossy {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Guilvert]] {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Charles Migniac |[[Renault Mégane RS#Motorsports|Renault Mégane Eurocup]] | align="center" |251 | +48 Laps |- !12 DNF | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |46 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Avelon Formula 2 |{{flagicon|UAE}} Juma Ali Al Daheri {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Romagnoli]] {{flagicon|ITA}} Edo Varini {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Vinella]] |[[Wolf GB08]] | align="center" |216 | +83 Laps |- !13 DNC | align="center" |GT4 | align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|MYS}} Aylezo Motorsports |{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Jazeman Jaafar|Jazeman Firhan Bin Jaafar]] {{flagicon|MYS}} Muhammad Hiqmar Danial Bin Hidzir {{flagicon|MYS}} "Low" |[[Lotus 2-Eleven]] | align="center" |176 | +123 Laps |- !14 DNF | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|UK}} If Motorsport 1 |{{flagicon|UK}} Manhal Allos {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Renom {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Smithson |[[Ligier JS49]] | align="center" |144 | +155 Laps |- !15 DNS | align="center" |CN2 | align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|UK}} If Motorsport 2 |{{flagicon|ECU}} Andrés Serrano {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Weeda {{flagicon|UK}} [[Matt Bell (British racing driver)|Matt Bell]] |[[Ligier JS49]] | align="center" |28 | +271 Laps |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2012 |title=Result of 12 Hour Race - Part 1 and 2 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2012/YAS%20Marina%20Circuit/1st%20Gulf%2012%20Hour%202012/12%20Hour%20Race%20-%20Part%201%20and%202.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=getraceresults.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |} ==Notes== {{reflist|group="N"}} {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}}

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

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