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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 GT3-spec, GT4-spec, one-make spec, and Group CN cars.
The race was won by Marco Cioci, Matt Griffin and Piergiuseppe Perazzini 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 |  AF Corse 1 |
Marco Cioci Matt Griffin Piergiuseppe Perazzini |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 151 | 6:00:00.326 |
| 2 | GT3 | 1 |  Kessel Racing/Racing Car SA |
 Michał Broniszewski António Coimbra Miguel Ramos Philipp Peter |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 151 | +1:12.800 |
| 3 | GT3 | 5 |  United Autosports |
 Ryan Dalziel Alex Popow Enzo Potolicchio |
Audi R8 LMS | 151 | +2:14.051 |
| 4 | GT3 | 90 | AF Corse |
Gaetano Ardagna Niki Cadei Giuseppe Cirò |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 146 | +5 Laps |
| 5 | GT3 | 4 | Autorlando |
Emilio Di Guida Paolo Andreas Pablo Paladino |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 146 | +5 Laps |
| 6 | CUP | 8 | Bonaldi Motorports |
Alessandro Caffi Andrea Mame Mirko Zanardini |
Lamborghini Gallardo Cup | 143 | +8 Laps |
| 7 | CN2 | 45 | Avelon Formula 1 |
Ivan Bellarosa Guglielmo Belotti Denis Lian |
Wolf GB08 | 142 | +9 Laps |
| 8 | CN2 | 18 |  Ibanez Racing Service |
Philippe Macé Jean-Pierre Mothe Philippe Yschard |
Norma M20-F | 142 | +9 Laps |
| 9 | CUP | 10 | Team Lompech Sport |
Thibault Bossy Grégory Guilvert Jean Charles Migniac |
Renault Mégane Eurocup | 141 | +10 Laps |
| 10 | CUP | 9 |  PFI-Racing |
Mikael Bender Johan Löfqvist Patrik Skoog |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 141 | +10 Laps |
| 11 | CN2 | 46 | Avelon Formula 2 |
 Juma Ali Al Daheri Riccardo Romagnoli Edo Varini Giorgio Vinella |
Wolf GB08 | 135 | +16 Laps |
| 12 | GT4 | 6 | Yas Marina Circuit |
Saeed Al Mehairi Mohamed Al Mutawa Thani Al Thani |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 123 | +28 Laps |
| 13 | GT4 | 7 |  Aylezo Motorsports |
Jazeman Firhan Bin Jaafar Muhammad Hiqmar Danial Bin Hidzir "Low" |
Lotus 2-Eleven | 71 | +80 Laps |
| 14 | CN2 | 15 |  If Motorsport 1 |
Manhal Allos Pierre Renom Mark Smithson |
Ligier JS49 | 50 | +101 Laps |
| 15
DNF |
CN2 | 16 | If Motorsport 2 |
 Andrés Serrano Kevin Weeda Matt Bell |
Ligier JS49 | 28 | +123 Laps |
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||
Part 2
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 3 | AF Corse 1 |
Marco Cioci Matt Griffin Piergiuseppe Perazzini |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 299 | 6:00:16.599 |
| 2 | GT3 | 1 | Kessel Racing/Racing Car SA |
Michał Broniszewski António Coimbra Miguel Ramos Philipp Peter |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 299 | +2.652 |
| 3 | GT3 | 5 | United Autosports |
Ryan Dalziel Alex Popow Enzo Potolicchio |
Audi R8 LMS | 299 | +9.884 |
| 4 | GT3 | 90 | AF Corse |
Gaetano Ardagna Niki Cadei Giuseppe Cirò |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 293 | +6 Laps |
| 5 | GT3 | 4 | Autorlando |
Emilio Di Guida Paolo Andreas Pablo Paladino |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 287 | +12 Laps |
| 6 | CUP | 9 | PFI-Racing |
Mikael Bender Johan Löfqvist Patrik Skoog |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 281 | +18 Laps |
| 7 | CUP | 8 | Bonaldi Motorports |
Alessandro Caffi Andrea Mame Mirko Zanardini |
Lamborghini Gallardo Cup | 280 | +19 Laps |
| 8 | CN2 | 18 | Ibanez Racing Service |
Philippe Macé Jean-Pierre Mothe Philippe Yschard |
Norma M20-F | 277 | +22 Laps |
| 9
DNF |
CN2 | 45 | Avelon Formula 1 |
Ivan Bellarosa Guglielmo Belotti Denis Lian |
Wolf GB08 | 272 | +27 Laps |
| 10 | GT4 | 6 | Yas Marina Circuit |
Saeed Al Mehairi Mohamed Al Mutawa Thani Al Thani |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 268 | +31 Laps |
| 11 | CUP | 10 | Team Lompech Sport |
Thibault Bossy Grégory Guilvert Jean Charles Migniac |
Renault Mégane Eurocup | 251 | +48 Laps |
| 12
DNF |
CN2 | 46 | Avelon Formula 2 |
Juma Ali Al Daheri Riccardo Romagnoli Edo Varini Giorgio Vinella |
Wolf GB08 | 216 | +83 Laps |
| 13
DNC |
GT4 | 7 | Aylezo Motorsports |
Jazeman Firhan Bin Jaafar Muhammad Hiqmar Danial Bin Hidzir "Low" |
Lotus 2-Eleven | 176 | +123 Laps |
| 14
DNF |
CN2 | 15 | If Motorsport 1 |
Manhal Allos Pierre Renom Mark Smithson |
Ligier JS49 | 144 | +155 Laps |
| 15
DNS |
CN2 | 16 | If Motorsport 2 |
Andrés Serrano Kevin Weeda Matt Bell |
Ligier JS49 | 28 | +271 Laps |
| Source:[5][4] | |||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours - Weekend Report". archive2.dailysportscar.com. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gulf12hrs: AF Corse wins thrilling Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit". CircuitProDigital. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Result of 12 Hour Race - Part 1" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Gulf 12 Hours 2012 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Result of 12 Hour Race - Part 1 and 2" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2024.