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The December 2012 Gulf 12 Hours was the second edition of the Gulf 12 Hours held at Yas Marina Circuit on 14 December 2012. It was organized by Driving Force Events Ltd. and contested with GT3-spec, GT4-spec, Porsche Cup and Group CN cars.
The race was won by Gaetano Ardagna, Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander in the #1 AF Corse 1 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.[1][2]
Race Results
[edit]Part 1
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 3 |  Kessel Racing |
 Michał Broniszewski Philipp Peter Daniel Zampieri |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 155 | 6:00:49.117 |
| 2 | GT3 | 1 | AF Corse 1 |
 Gaetano Ardagna Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 155 | +37.657 |
| 3 | GT3 | 11 | AF Waltrip 2 |
Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel Pierre Kaffer |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 155 | +43.665 |
| 4 | GT3 | 2 | AF Corse 2 |
 Stephane Sarrazin Nicolas Minassian Enzo Potolicchio |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 155 | +1:38.600 |
| 5 | GT3 | 6 | Autorlando |
 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Emilio Di Guida Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 154 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | GT3 | 10 | AF Waltrip 1 |
 Stephen Wyatt Maurizio Mediani Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 154 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | SC | 45 | Avelon Formula 1 |
 Alessandro Latif Juma Ali Al Dhaeri Ivan Bellarosa |
Wolf GB08 | 153 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | GT3 | 8 | MRS Molitor |
Justino de Azcarate Riveroll Fernando Baiz Philipp Eng |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 152 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | GT3 | 15 | AT Racing 2 |
Martin Lanting Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 151 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | GT3 | 9 | Black Falcon |
 Sean Patrick Breslin Vimal Mehta Khaled Al Qubaisi |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 150 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | GT3 | 4 | Kessel Racing 2 |
Tiziano Carugati Mario Cordoni Mathias Beche |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | GT3 | 14 | AT Racing 2 |
 Howard Blank-Jean Marc Bachelier Yannick Mallegol |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 149 | +6 Laps |
| 13 | GT3 | 12 | Kessel Chicco d'oro |
Kola Aluko Thomas Kemenater Niki Cadei |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 147 | +8 Laps |
| 14 | GTX | 23 | Ebimotors |
Matteo Beretta Giacomo Scanzi Roberto Silva Nicola Benucci |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 144 | +11 Laps |
| 15 | GTX | 25 | Nova Race |
Roberto Rayneri Luca Magnoni Luis Scarpaccio Matteo Cressoni |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 138 | +17 Laps |
| 16 | GTX | 22 | Yas Marina Circuit |
Saeed Al Mehairi Abbas Al Alawi Hasher Al Maktoum |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 137 | +18 Laps |
| 17
DNF |
GTX | 21 | Barwell Motorsport |
Mark Lemmer Jan Andersen Geoff Kimber-Smith Tom Kimber-Smith |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 129 | +26 Laps |
| 18 | GT3 | 5 | United Autosports |
 Mark Patterson Will Bratt Matt Bell |
Audi R8 LMS | 116 | +39 Laps |
| 19 | GTX | 20 | Gulf Racing MIddle East |
John Iossifidis Frederic Fatien Martin Baerschmidt Nigel Farmer |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 114 | +41 Laps |
| 20 | GT3 | 47 |  ASM Team |
Álvaro Parente Rob Bell Karim Ojjeh |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 97 | +58 Laps |
| 21
DNF |
SC | 46 | Avelon Formula 2 |
Maurizio Pitorri Tony Mastroberardino Guglielmo Belotti |
Wolf GB08 | 62 | +93 Laps |
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||
Part 2
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 1 | AF Corse 1 |
Gaetano Ardagna Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 311 | 13:34:09.985 |
| 2 | GT3 | 11 | AF Waltrip 2 |
Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel Pierre Kaffer |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 311 | +6.496 |
| 3 | GT3 | 6 | Autorlando |
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Emilio Di Guida Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 311 | +1:23.155 |
| 4 | GT3 | 10 | AF Waltrip 1 |
Stephen Wyatt Maurizio Mediani Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 309 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | GT3 | 3 | Kessel Racing |
Michał Broniszewski Philipp Peter Daniel Zampieri |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 307 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | SC | 45 | Avelon Formula 1 |
Alessandro Latif Juma Ali Al Dhaeri Ivan Bellarosa |
Wolf GB08 | 307 | +4 Laps |
| 7 | GT3 | 2 | AF Corse 2 |
Stephane Sarrazin Nicolas Minassian Enzo Potolicchio |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 302 | +9 Laps |
| 8 | GT3 | 12 | Kessel Chicco d'oro |
Kola Aluko Thomas Kemenater Niki Cadei |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 301 | +10 Laps |
| 9 | GT3 | 9 | Black Falcon |
Sean Patrick Breslin Vimal Mehta Khaled Al Qubaisi |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 300 | +11 Laps |
| 10 | GT3 | 15 | AT Racing 2 |
Martin Lanting Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 297 | +14 Laps |
| 11 | GT3 | 14 | AT Racing 2 |
Howard Blank-Jean Marc Bachelier Yannick Mallegol |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 292 | +19 Laps |
| 12 | GTX | 25 | Nova Race |
Roberto Rayneri Luca Magnoni Luis Scarpaccio Matteo Cressoni |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 278 | +33 Laps |
| 13 | GT3 | 4 | Kessel Racing 2 |
Tiziano Carugati Mario Cordoni Mathias Beche |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 276 | +35 Laps |
| 14 | GTX | 22 | Yas Marina Circuit |
Saeed Al Mehairi Abbas Al Alawi Hasher Al Maktoum |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 275 | +36 Laps |
| 15 | GTX | 21 | Barwell Motorsport |
Mark Lemmer Jan Andersen Geoff Kimber-Smith Tom Kimber-Smith |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 270 | +41 Laps |
| 16 | GTX | 23 | Ebimotors |
Matteo Beretta Giacomo Scanzi Roberto Silva Nicola Benucci |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 263 | +48 Laps |
| 17 | GT3 | 5 | United Autosports |
Mark Patterson Will Bratt Matt Bell |
Audi R8 LMS | 243 | +68 Laps |
| 18 | GT3 | 47 | ASM Team |
Álvaro Parente Rob Bell Karim Ojjeh |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 241 | +70 Laps |
| 19 | GTX | 20 | Gulf Racing MIddle East |
John Iossifidis Frederic Fatien Martin Baerschmidt Nigel Farmer |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 234 | +77 Laps |
| 20
DNF |
GT3 | 8 | MRS Molitor |
Justino de Azcarate Riveroll Fernando Baiz Philipp Eng |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 231 | +80 Laps |
| 21
DNF |
SC | 46 | Avelon Formula 2 |
Maurizio Pitorri Tony Mastroberardino Guglielmo Belotti |
Wolf GB08 | 63 | +248 Laps |
| Source:[5][4] | |||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours, Yas Marina - Result". archive2.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gulf 12hr: AF Corse repeat win at Yas Marina Circuit". CircuitProDigital. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - Race part 1" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Gulf 12 Hours 2012 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - Race part 2" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2024.