2015 Gulf 12 Hours
The 2015 Gulf 12 Hours was the 5th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. The race was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 11 December 2015.[1] It was contested with GT3-spec, Porsche Cup cars, and Group CN cars.[2]
The race was won by Michal Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Andrea Piccini in the #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.[3]
Race Results
[edit]Part 1
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro | 11 |  Kessel Racing
|
 Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Andrea Piccini
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 153 | 6:01:16.886 |
| 2 | Pro | 2 |  Black Falcon
|
 Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt Yelmer Buurman
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:10.921 |
| 3 | Pro | 1 |  Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon
|
Khaled Al Qubaisi Jeroen Bleekemolen Maro Engel
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:27.799 |
| 4 | Pro | 44 |  Oman Racing Team
|
 Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy Darren Turner
|
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 153 | +2:21.164 |
| 5 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse
|
Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Gent | 65 | Kessel Racing
|
 Alexis De Bernardi Loris Capirossi Niki Cadei
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Pro-Am | 55 | AF Corse
|
 Jack Gerber Marco Cioci Ilya Melnikov
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Gent | 99 | Kessel Racing
|
Vadim Gitlin Michael Lyons Marco Zanuttini
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Gent | 10 | Equipe Verschuur
|
 Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Jerome Naveaux Jean-Pierre Lequeux
|
Renault R.S. 01 | 149 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Pro | 25 | FF Corse
|
Charlie Hollings Ivor Dunbar Johnny Mowlem
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 148 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Cup | 20 | MRS GT-Racing
|
 Charles Putman Charles Espenlaub Xavier Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 144 | +9 Laps |
| 12 | Cup | 40 | Brookspeed
|
Graeme Mundy Steven Liquorish  Salih Yoluç
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 143 | +10 Laps |
| 13 | Cup | 21 | MRS GT-Racing
|
 George Chou Samson Chan? Robert Lee  Naoki Yokomizo
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 14 | Cup | 67 |  GDL Racing
|
Jim Michaelian Bashar Mardini Roberto Rayneri
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 135 | +18 Laps |
| 15 | Pro-Am | 38 | Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi
|
Pierre Kaffer Steve Parrow Alexander Volz
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 131 | +22 Laps |
| 16 | CN2 | 23 | CRM
|
 Sam Taheri  Amro Al Hamad Angelo Negro Philippe Prette
|
Wolf GB08 | 129 | +24 Laps |
| 17 | Gent | 50 | AF Corse
|
Francisco Guedes Alexander Moiseev Riccardo Ragazzi
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 126 | +27 Laps |
| 18
DNF |
Gent | 88 | Dragon Racing
|
 Frederic Fatien John Hartshorne Alex Kapadia
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 64 | +89 Laps |
| 19 | Cup | 87 | GDL Racing
|
Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Remi Terrail
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 61 | +92 Laps |
| Source:[4][5] | |||||||
Part 2
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro | 11 | Kessel Racing
|
Michal Broniszewski Davide Rigon Andrea Piccini
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 153 | 6:01:16.886 |
| 2 | Pro | 2 | Black Falcon
|
Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt Yelmer Buurman
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:10.921 |
| 3 | Pro | 44 | Oman Racing Team
|
Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy Darren Turner
|
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 153 | +2:21.164 |
| 4 | Pro-Am | 55 | AF Corse
|
Jack Gerber Marco Cioci Ilya Melnikov
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 5 | Gent | 99 | Kessel Racing
|
Vadim Gitlin Michael Lyons Marco Zanuttini
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Pro-Am | 51 | AF Corse
|
Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Andrea Rizzoli
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Pro | 1 | Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon
|
Khaled Al Qubaisi Jeroen Bleekemolen Maro Engel
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 153 | +1:27.799 |
| 8 | Gent | 65 | Kessel Racing
|
Alexis De Bernardi Loris Capirossi Niki Cadei
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 150 | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Cup | 20 | MRS GT-Racing
|
Charles Putman Charles Espenlaub Xavier Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 144 | +9 Laps |
| 10 | Gent | 10 | Equipe Verschuur
|
Miguel Ramos Filipe Barreiros Jerome Naveaux Jean-Pierre Lequeux
|
Renault R.S. 01 | 149 | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Cup | 40 | Brookspeed
|
Graeme Mundy Steven Liquorish Salih Yoluç
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 143 | +10 Laps |
| 12 | Cup | 21 | MRS GT-Racing
|
George Chou Samson Chan ? Robert Lee Naoki Yokomizo
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 142 | +11 Laps |
| 13 | Pro-Am | 38 | Black Pearl Racing by Rinaldi
|
Pierre Kaffer Steve Parrow Alexander Volz
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 131 | +22 Laps |
| 14 | Gent | 50 | AF Corse
|
Francisco Guedes Alexander Moiseev Riccardo Ragazzi
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 126 | +27 Laps |
| 15 | CN2 | 23 | CRM
|
Sam Taheri Amro Al Hamad Angelo Negro Philippe Prette
|
Wolf GB08 | 129 | +24 Laps |
| 16 | Cup | 67 | GDL Racing
|
Jim Michaelian Bashar Mardini Roberto Rayneri
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 135 | +18 Laps |
| 17
DNF |
Pro | 25 | FF Corse
|
Charlie Hollings Ivor Dunbar Johnny Mowlem
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 148 | +5 Laps |
| 18
DNF |
Cup | 87 | GDL Racing
|
Mario Cordoni Roberto Silva Remi Terrail
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 61 | +92 Laps |
| DNS | Gent | 88 | Dragon Racing
|
Frederic Fatien John Hartshorne Alex Kapadia
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 64 | +89 Laps |
| Source:[6][5] | |||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dagys, John (May 8, 2015). "2015 Gulf 12H Date Confirmed – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (November 26, 2015). "Gulf 12 Hours Reveals Provisional Entry, & Radio Le Mans Coverage". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (December 12, 2015). "Wrapping Up The Gulf 12 Hours, Kessel Takes First Win At Yas Marina". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 1" (PDF). December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gulf 12 Hours 2015". racingsportscars.com. December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Result of Gulf 12 Hours - 12 Hour Race - part 2" (PDF). December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2024.