Gulf 12 Hours

Gulf 12 Hours
Intercontinental GT Challenge
VenueYas Marina Circuit
First race2013
First race2022 (IGTC)
Duration12 Hours
Most wins (driver)Davide Rigon (5)
Most wins (team)Kessel Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ferrari (6)

The Gulf 12 Hours is a 12-hour annual GT endurance racing event that usually takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates except in January 2021 when it was held at the Bahrain International Circuit. It has been held since 2013. On 29 July 2022, it was announced that Gulf 12 Hours will join to the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar both in 2022 and 2023. The 2023 edition will take place on 10 December.

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
2013 Bernd Schneider
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Khaled Al Qubaisi
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon Racing 308 laps.
2014 Michele Rugolo
Davide Rigon
Stephen Wyatt
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 AF Corse 315 laps.
2015 Michał Broniszewski
Davide Rigon
Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Kessel Racing 301 laps.
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.
2020-21 Isa Al-Khalifa
Ben Barnicoat
Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 2 Seas Motorsport 341 laps. This edition was relocated to the Bahrain International Circuit.
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. First Gulf 12 Hours to be a part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.
2023 Maro Engel
Mikaël Grenier
Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 348 laps.