2024 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2024 Gulf 12 Hours (officially titled 2024 Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours^[1]) was the 14th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 13–15 December 2024. For the first time since the 12th edition of the race, it was not part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Therefore, the race reverted to a split format, with a break after 8 Hours, as opposed to earlier editions that had the break after 6 Hours.^[2] Also returning this year is the 992 Cup class reserved for Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars.^[3]

2024 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details
Date	15 December 2024
Official name	Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race 12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Drivers	Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer	Herberth Motorsport
Avg Time	1:52.896
Race
Fastest lap
Driver	Davide Rigon	Kessel Racing
Time	1:51.659
Podium
First	Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou	Saintéloc Racing
Second	Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz	Optimum Motorsport
Third	Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov	Proton Huber Competition

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class GT3 HAAS RT[4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 2 John Corbett[4] Am Xavier Knauf[4] Grégory Servais[4] Casper Stevenson[4] 2 Seas - Grove Racing[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Jules Gounon[5] P Brenton Grove[5] Stephen Grove[5] Racing One[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 6 Giacomo Altoè[7] PA Ernst Kirchmayr[7] Roberto Merhi[7] Mark Rosser[7] Herberth Motorsport[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 7 Dustin Blattner[7] Am Ralf Bohn[7] Alfred Renauer[7] Garage 59[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 8 Louis Prette[8] PA Philippe Prette[8] Adam Smalley[8] Alexander West[8] 59 James Jakes[7] PA Miguel Ramos[7] Mark Sansom[7] Kessel Racing[9] Ferrari 296 GT3 11 Murat Cuhadaroglu[9] PA David Fumanelli[9] Davide Rigon[9] Giorgio Roda[9] 74 Andrew Gilbert[9] P Fran Rueda[9] Tanart Sathienthirakul[9] Proton Huber Competition[10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 16 Sergei Borisov[10][a] P Sven Müller[10] Sergey Stolyarov[10][a] Saintéloc Racing[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Gilles Magnus[7] P Dennis Marschall[7] Bihuang Zhou[7] 26 Michael Blanchemain[7] PA Paul Evrard[7] Jim Pla[7] Benjamin Ricci[7] ARC Bratislava[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 44 Adam Konôpka[11] Am Miro Konôpka[11] Neale Muston[11] Ameerth Naran[11] AF Corse[12] Ferrari 296 GT3 51 Alessandro Cozzi[12] PA Eliseo Donno[12] Marco Pulcini[12] Giorgio Sernagiotto[12] Rinaldi Racing[13] Ferrari 296 GT3 55 Christian Hook[13] PA Felipe Fernández Laser[13] David Perel[13] Rinat Salikhov[13][a] MP Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 58 Corinna Gostner[7] Am David Gostner[7] Manuela Gostner[7] Thomas Gostner[7] Optimum Motorsport[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 69 Todd Coleman[14] P Frederik Schandorff[14] Aaron Telitz[14] Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing[15] Ferrari 296 GT3 77 Ramez Azzam[15] PA Axcil Jefferies[15] Xolile Letlaka[15] Khaled Al Marzouq[15] Dragon Racing[15] 88 Matt Bell[15] P Wayne Boyd[15] John Shauermann[15] Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 96 Mikhail Loboda[7][a] PA Denis Remenyako[7][a] Vasily Vladykin[7] Lionspeed GP[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 99 Patrick Kolb[16] PA Bashar Mardini[16] Gabriel Rindone[16] Kyle Tilley[16] 992 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing[6] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 17 Enrico Fulgenzi[7] Alessandro Giannone[7] Andrea Girondi[7] Toro Verde GT[6] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 42 Steve Laidlaw[7] Steven Liquorish[7] Graeme Mundy[7] Micah Stanley[7] QMMF by HRT Performance[6] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 91 Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani[7] Julian Hanses[7] Abdulla Al-Khelaifi[7] Ghanim Al-Maadheed[7] HRT Performance[6] 92 Ahmad Al Emadi[7] Liang Jiatong[7] Axel Sartingen[7] Jassim Al Thani[7]

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Car	Avg. Time		Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3	Driver 4
1	Am	7	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	1:52.896		1:52.229	1:52.854	1:53.607
2	PA	11	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:53.027		1:51.163	1:51.271	1:53.525	1:56.152
3	P	16	Proton Huber Competition	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	1:53.220		1:54.527	1:52.950	1:52.185
4	P	4	2 Seas - Grove Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1:53.230		1:51.281	1:55.111	1:53.300
5	P	74	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:53.395		1:51.822	1:52.839	1:55.524
6	PA	51	AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:53.448		1:54.142	1:53.627	1:53.418	1:52.608
7	P	25	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	1:53.663		1:51.587	1:51.960	1:57.444
8	P	69	Optimum Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	1:53.823		1:56.750	1:52.541	1:52.180
9	PA	55	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:53.842		1:52.103	1:52.761	1:54.548	1:55.956
10	PA	8	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	1:53.906		1:52.147	1:52.260	1:55.338	1:55.879
11	P	88	Dragon Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:54.041		1:51.629	1:52.630	1:57.866
12	PA	59	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	1:54.042		1:52.580	1:53.550	1:55.380	1:54.658
13	PA	6	Racing One	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:54.195				1:55.434	1:52.956
14	PA	96	Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	1:54.311		1:54.034	1:53.586	1:55.315
15	PA	26	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	1:54.392			1:55.218	1:53.821	1:54.137
16	PA	99	Lionspeed GP	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	1:54.486		1:52.782	1:53.580	1:55.155	1:56.427
17	Am	2	HAAS RT	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	1:54.767		1:52.950	1:52.900	1:56.002	1:57.219
18	PA	77	Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	1:54.929		1:51.685	1:52.855	1:55.770	1:59.409
19	992	91	QMMF by HRT Performance	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	1:57.840		1:57.450	1:58.265	1:59.963	1:55.684
20	Am	44	ARC Bratislava	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	1:57.972		1:56.464	1:56.056	1:58.216	2:01.152
21	992	17	Enrico Fulgenzi Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	1:58.294		1:56.053	1:58.544	2:00.285
22	Am	58	MP Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1:59.032		1:55.580	1:57.818	1:59.655	2:03.076
23	992	42	Toro Verde GT	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	1:59.253		1:56.428	1:59.673	1:59.940	2:00.971
24	992	92	HRT Performance	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	2:00.870		1:58.510	2:01.720	2:00.712	2:02.538
Source:[17][18][19][20][21]

Race

Optimum Motorsport #69 crossed the line first however was given 2 drive-through penalties, which were converted to a 30 second post-race penalties each, due to being over the pit lane limit on exit on the last two stops (66.1 kph (41 mph) and 71.9 kph (44.7 mph) respectively, the limit was 60kph (37 mph)). This meant that the Saintéloc Racing #25 of Zhou Bihuang, Gilles Magnus and Dennis Marschall were promoted to the victory. ^[22]

Results after 8 hours

Class leaders denoted in bold.

Pos.	Class	#	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Gap/Retired
1	P	25	Saintéloc Racing	Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	232	8:00:08.052
2	P	69	Optimum Motorsport	Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	232	+01:27.050
3	P	16	Proton Huber Competition	Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	231	+1 Lap
4	Am	7	Herberth Motorsport	Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	231	+1 Lap
5	PA	59	Garage 59	James Jakes Miguel Ramos Mark Sansom	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	230	+2 Laps
6	PA	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Eliseo Donno Marco Pulcini Giorgio Sernagiotto	Ferrari 296 GT3	230	+2 Laps
7	PA	8	Garage 59	Louis Prette Philippe Prette Adam Smalley Alexander West	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	230	+2 Laps
8	PA	26	Saintéloc Racing	Michael Blanchemain Paul Evrard Jim Pla Benjamin Ricci	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	230	+2 Laps
9	PA	55	Rinaldi Racing	Christian Hook Felipe Fernández Laser David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Ferrari 296 GT3	230	+2 Laps
10	PA	11	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Davide Rigon Giorgio Roda	Ferrari 296 GT3	229	+3 Laps
11	Am	2	HAAS RT	John Corbett Xavier Knauf Grégory Servais Casper Stevenson	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	228	+4 Laps
12	P	88	Dragon Racing	Matt Bell Wayne Boyd John Shauermann	Ferrari 296 GT3	228	+4 Laps
13	PA	96	Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport	Mikhail Loboda Denis Remenyako Vasily Vladykin	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	227	+5 Laps
14	PA	99	Lionspeed GP	Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Gabriel Rindone Kyle Tilley	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	227	+5 Laps
15	PA	6	Racing One	Giacomo Altoè Ernst Kirchmayr Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser	Ferrari 296 GT3	225	+7 Laps
16	P	74	Kessel Racing	Andrew Gilbert Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul	Ferrari 296 GT3	224	+8 Laps
17	992	91	QMMF by HRT Performance	Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Julian Hanses Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Al-Maadheed	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	222	+10 Laps
18	Am	58	MP Racing	Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	219	+13 Laps
19	992	92	HRT Performance	Ahmad Al Emadi Liang Jiatong Axel Sartingen Jassim Al Thani	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	216	+16 Laps
20	992	17	Enrico Fulgenzi Racing	Enrico Fulgenzi Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	215	+17 Laps
21	P	4	2 Seas - Grove Racing	Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	211	+21 Laps
22	992	42	Toro Verde GT	Steve Laidlaw Steven Liquorish Graeme Mundy Micah Stanley	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	186	+46 Laps
23	PA	77	Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing	Ramez Azzam Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Khaled Al Marzouq	Ferrari 296 GT3	180	Retired
24	Am	44	ARC Bratislava	Adam Konôpka Miro Konôpka Neale Muston Ameerth Naran	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	120	Retired
Source:[23]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos.	Class	#	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Gap/Retired
1	P	25	Saintéloc Racing	Gilles Magnus Dennis Marschall Bihuang Zhou	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	353	12:01:01.083
2	P	69	Optimum Motorsport	Todd Coleman Frederik Schandorff Aaron Telitz	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	353	+55.873
3	P	16	Proton Huber Competition	Sergei Borisov Sven Müller Sergey Stolyarov	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	352	+1 Lap
4	PA	8	Garage 59	Louis Prette Philippe Prette Adam Smalley Alexander West	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	351	+2 Laps
5	PA	26	Saintéloc Racing	Michael Blanchemain Paul Evrard Jim Pla Benjamin Ricci	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	350	+3 Laps
6	PA	11	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Davide Rigon Giorgio Roda	Ferrari 296 GT3	350	+3 Laps
7	PA	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Eliseo Donno Marco Pulcini Giorgio Sernagiotto	Ferrari 296 GT3	350	+3 Laps
8	Am	7	Herberth Motorsport	Dustin Blattner Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	349	+4 Laps
9	PA	55	Rinaldi Racing	Christian Hook Felipe Fernández Laser David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Ferrari 296 GT3	349	+4 Laps
10	P	88	Dragon Racing	Matt Bell Wayne Boyd John Shauermann	Ferrari 296 GT3	348	+5 Laps
11	Am	2	HAAS RT	John Corbett Xavier Knauf Grégory Servais Casper Stevenson	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	347	+6 Laps
12	PA	96	Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport	Mikhail Loboda Denis Remenyako Vasily Vladykin	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	345	+8 Laps
13	PA	99	Lionspeed GP	Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Gabriel Rindone Kyle Tilley	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	345	+8 Laps
14	P	74	Kessel Racing	Andrew Gilbert Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul	Ferrari 296 GT3	342	+11 Laps
15	992	91	QMMF by HRT Performance	Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Julian Hanses Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Al-Maadheed	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	337	+16 Laps
16	PA	6	Racing One	Giacomo Altoè Ernst Kirchmayr Roberto Merhi Mark Rosser	Ferrari 296 GT3	337	+16 Laps
17	P	4	2 Seas - Grove Racing	Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	331	+22 Laps
18	Am	58	MP Racing	Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	329	+24 Laps
19	992	92	HRT Performance	Ahmad Al Emadi Liang Jiatong Axel Sartingen Jassim Al Thani	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	327	+26 Laps
20	992	42	Toro Verde GT	Steve Laidlaw Steven Liquorish Graeme Mundy Micah Stanley	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	293	+60 Laps
21	992	17	Enrico Fulgenzi Racing	Enrico Fulgenzi Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	255	Retired
22	PA	59	Garage 59	James Jakes Miguel Ramos Mark Sansom	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	253	Retired
23	PA	77	Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing	Ramez Azzam Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Khaled Al Marzouq	Ferrari 296 GT3	180	Retired
24	Am	44	ARC Bratislava	Adam Konôpka Miro Konôpka Neale Muston Ameerth Naran	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	120	Retired
Source:[24]

Notes

1. Borisov, Salikhov, Stolyarov, Loboda and Remenyako are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.