2021 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2021 Gulf 12 Hours was the tenth edition of the Gulf 12 Hours held at Bahrain International Circuit on 9 January 2021. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.^[1] The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). The event had been relocated from Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit and postponed from 2020.^[2]

2021 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details
Date	9 January 2021
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent circuit 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Distance	Race 12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver	Ben Barnicoat	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	1:59.716
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Ben Barnicoat	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	2:00.675 (on lap 2)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Ram Racing
Third	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Dinamic Motorsport
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	2:00.882 (on lap 110)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Dinamic Motorsport
Third	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Ram Racing

Entry list

GT3 Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Ram Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 Chris Froggatt[3] PA Ian Loggie[3] Callum MacLeod[3] 2 Seas Motorsport[4] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Ed Jones[4] P Dylan Pereira[4] Lewis Williamson[4] 33 Isa Al-Khalifa[4] P Ben Barnicoat[4] Martin Kodrić[4] Kessel Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 Alessandro Cutrera[4] PA Marco Frezza[4] LMDV[4] Nicola Cadei [4] 27 Murat Cuhadaroglu[4] G David Fumanelli[4] Emanuele Tabacchi[4] Francesco Zollo[4] Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[5] 46 Luca Marini[5] PA Valentino Rossi[5] Alessio Salucci[5] Team Parker Racing[6] Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 31 Euan McKay[6] PA Andy Meyrick[6] Derek Pierce[6] Dinamic Motorsport[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 67 Mauro Calamia[7] PA Stefano Monaco[7] Roberto Pampanini[7] Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 Brendan Iribe[8] PA Ollie Millroy[8] Nick Moss[8] Joe Osborne[8] GT4 Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class SVC Sport Management[7] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7 L V8 50 Antoni Chodzen[7] GT4 Piotr Chodzen[7] Patrick Zamparini[7] Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 77 Lars Dahmann[8] GT4 Warren Hughes[8] Charlie Hollings[8] Jan Klingelnberg[8] Villorba Corse[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 90 Jean-Luc D‘Auria[7] GT4 Michele Camarlinghi[7] Piero Randazzo[7] Benedetto Strignano[7]

Icon Class P Pro PA Pro-Am G Gentleman GT4 GT4 Cars

Results

Results after 6 hours

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren 720S GT3	169	6:01:09.012
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	169	+29.568
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 911 GT3 R	169	+55.273
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley Continental GT3	169	+58.882
					Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	168	+1 lap
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo	Ferrari 488 GT3	168	+1 lap
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing	Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei	Ferrari 488 GT3	161	+7 laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport	Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg	McLaren 570S GT4	153	+15 laps
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
9	GT4	90	Villorba Corse	Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano	Mercedes-AMG GT4	153	+15 laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4	140	+28 laps
					Maserati 4.7 L V8
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren 720S GT3	75	Did not finish
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren 720S GT3	26	Did not finish
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[9]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren 720S GT3	341	6:00:34.143
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 911 GT3 R	340	+1 lap
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	339	+2 laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
4	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	339	+2 laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
5	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley Continental GT3	338	+3 laps
					Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo	Ferrari 488 GT3	337	+4 laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing	Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei	Ferrari 488 GT3	325	+16 laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8	GT4	90	Villorba Corse	Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano	Mercedes-AMG GT4	307	+34 laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4	291	+50 laps
					Maserati 4.7 L V8
10	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport	Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg	McLaren 570S GT4	279	+62 laps
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren 720S GT3	75	Did not finish
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren 720S GT3	26	Did not finish
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]