January 2022 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2022 Gulf 12 Hours was the 11th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8 January 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.^[1]

2022 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details
Date	8 January 2022
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course	Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Distance	Race 12 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Driver	Ben Barnicoat	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	1:52.047
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Casper Stevenson	2 Seas Motorsport
Time	1:52.045 (on lap 121)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	2 Seas Motorsport
Third	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	AF Corse
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver	Dries Vanthoor	Attempto Racing
Time	1:52.194 (on lap 25)
Podium
First	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	2 Seas Motorsport
Second	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	SPS automotive performance
Third	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class GT3 2 Seas Motorsport[2][3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Isa Al Khalifa[4] P Ben Barnicoat[4] Martin Kodrić[4] 66 Ian Loggie[4] PA Casper Stevenson[4] Morgan Tillbrook[4] Kessel Racing[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 11 Mauro Calamia[5] PA Stefano Monaco[5] Roberto Pampinini[5] 33 Murat Cuhadaroglu[5] Am Alessandro Tarabini[5] Erwin Zanotti[5] Francesco Zollo[5] Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[6] 46 David Fumanelli[7] PA Luca Marini[6] Alessio Salucci[6] AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Alessandro Cozzi[8] PA Eddie Cheever III[5] Giorgio Sernagiotto[8] 61 Trenton Estep[8] Am Conrad Grunewald[8] Mark Kvamme[8] Jean Claude Saada[8] AKKA ASP Team[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 64 Jerome Policand[9] Am Benjamin Ricci[9] Mauro Ricci[9] SunEnergy1 Racing[10][11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Maro Engel[10] P Mikaël Grenier[10] Kenny Habul[10] SPS automotive performance[10][11] 88 Christoph Lenz[10] PA Valentin Pierburg[10] Dominik Baumann Baron Motorsport[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 91 Philipp Baron[5] PA Tommy Lindroth[5] Mikkel Mac[5] Attempto Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 99 Alex Aka[5] P Murod Sultanov[5] Dries Vanthoor[5] GT4 Century Motorsport[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 Bradley Ellis[13] David Holloway[13] Piers Johnson[13] BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 42 Alex Bukh[13] John Corbett[5] Amir Feyzulin[13] James Winslow[5] Greystone GT[14] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 23 Iain Campbell[14] Jamie Clarke[14] Oliver Webb[14]

Icon Class P Pro PA Pro-Am Am Am

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Results after 6 hours

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	6:01:17.346
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	177	+4.248
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	176	+1 Lap
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	176	+1 Lap
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	175	+2 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	175	+2 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	174	+3 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
9	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	172	+5 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	171	+6 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	160	+17 laps
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	159	+18 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	157	+20 Laps
					BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	119	+58 Laps
					Audi 5.2 L V10
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	+155 Laps
					Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[15]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	GT Pro	1	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	359	6:00:11.590
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2	GT Pro-Am	88	SPS automotive performance	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann Christoph Lenz	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	358	+1 Lap
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	David Fumanelli Luca Marini Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	358	+1 Lap
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
4	GT Pro-Am	66	2 Seas Motorsport	Ian Loggie Morgan Tillbrook Casper Stevenson	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	357	+2 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
5	GT Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Cozzi Giorgio Sernagiotto Edward Cheever Tani Hanna	Ferrari 488 GT3	357	+2 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6	GT Pro	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Maro Engel	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7	GT G	61	AF Corse	Jean Claude Saada Conrad Grunewald Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep	Ferrari 488 GT3	355	+4 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8	GT G	64	AKKA ASP Team	Jerome Policand Mauro Ricci Benjamin Ricci	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	355	+4 Laps
					Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9	GT Pro-Am	91	Baron Motorsport	Tommy Lindroth Philipp Baron Mikkel Mac	Ferrari 488 GT3	354	+5 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
10	GT G	33	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu Francesco Zollo Erwin Zanotti Alessandro Tarabini	Ferrari 488 GT3	348	+11 Laps
					Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
11	GT4	23	Greystone GT	Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Jamie Clarke	McLaren 570S GT4	323	+36 laps
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12	GT4	15	Century Motorsport	Piers Johnson David Holloway Bradley Ellis	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	322	+37 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13	GT4	42	Century Motorsport	Amir Feyzulin Alexander Bukhantsov John Corbett James Winslow	BMW M4 GT4	247	+112 Laps
					BMW BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
14	GT3 Pro	99	Attempto Racing	Dries Vanthoor Alex Aka Murod Sultanov	Audi R8 LMS Evo	181	+178 Laps
					Audi 5.2 L V10
15	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Kessel Racing	Roberto Pampinini Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	22	Did not finish
					Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[16]