2025 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
Date 14 December 2025
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
Drivers Brendan Iribe
Ollie Millroy
Frederik Schandorff 		Inception Racing
Avg Time 1:52.641
Race
Fastest lap
Driver Jules Gounon Grove Racing with GetSpeed
Time 1:52.199
Podium
First Mikhail Aleshin
Adam Christodoulou
Denis Remenyako 		Capital RT by Motopark
Second Al Faisal Al Zubair
Chris Froggatt
Ben Tuck 		AlManar by Dragon Racing
Third Jules Gounon
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove 		Grove Racing with GetSpeed

The 2025 Gulf 12 Hours was the 15th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. It will be held at Yas Marina Circuit on 12–14 December 2025. The race is split in two parts, one eight hour segment, followed by a two hour break, and then the remaining four hours after that.[1]

New for this race is the GTX1 class, which is made up of various single-make cars from Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, McLaren Artura Trophy and Porsche Carrera Cup, although none were entered.[2]

Entry list

GT3

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT[3] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 2 Axcil Jefferies[3] P
Xolile Letlaka[3]
Stuart White[3]
HAAS RT[3] 21 Simon Balcaen[3] PA
Peter Guelinckx[3]
Steven Palette[3]
Car Collection Motorsport[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 3 Aleksey Denisov[4][a] PA
Victor Plekhanov[4][a]
August Raber[4]
Damir Saitov[4][a]
Grove Racing with GetSpeed[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Jules Gounon[5] P
Brenton Grove[5]
Stephen Grove[5]
Herberth Motorsport[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 7 Ralf Bohn[4] PA
Alfred Renauer[4]
Robert Renauer[4]
Garage 59[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 Marco Pulcini[6] Am
Mark Sansom[6]
James Vowles[6]
Alexander West[6]
Capital RT by Motopark[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 13 Mikhail Aleshin[4][a] P
Adam Christodoulou[4]
Denis Remenyako[4][a]
razoon-more than racing[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 14 Simon Birch[4] PA
Niels Koolen[4]
Thierry Vermeulen[4]
Richard Wolf[4]
Winward Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 "Daan Arrow"[7] P
Maro Engel[7]
Sergey Stolyarov[7][a]
81 Marvin Dienst[7] P
Gabriele Piana[7]
Rinat Salikhov[7][a]
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 17 Alessandro Giannone[8] PA
Andrea Girondi[8]
Enrico Fulgenzi[8]
Pellin Racing[9] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Lisa Clark[9] PA
Kyle Marcelli[9]
Marc Muzzo[9]
Jeff Westphal[9]
TFT Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 28 Nico Bastian[4] P
Jordan Boisson[4]
Patrick Charlaix[4]
Benjamin Paque[4]
Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Brendon Leitch[10] PA
Jayden Ojeda[10]
Sergio Pires[10]
Marcel Zalloua[10]
MP Racing[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 58 Corinna Gostner[4] Am
David Gostner[4]
Manuela Gostner[4]
Thomas Gostner[4]
Optimum Motorsport[11] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 69 Ben Barnicoat[11] P
Todd Coleman[11]
Aaron Telitz[11]
Inception Racing[12] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 70 Brendan Iribe[12] P
Ollie Millroy[12]
Frederik Schandorff[12]
AlManar by Dragon Racing[13] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 77 Al Faisal Al Zubair[13] P
Chris Froggatt[13]
Ben Tuck[13]
DFYNE by Dragon Racing[14] 88 Giacomo Altoè[14] PA
Giovanni Altoè[14]
Oscar Ryndziewicz[14]
Tsunami RT[15] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 79 Fabio Babini[15] PA
Daniel Gaunt[15]
Davide Scannicchio[15]
Johannes Zelger[15]
Source:[16]
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 P 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:52.641 1:52.371 1:52.450 1:53.102
2 P 77 AlManar by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:52.720 1:52.053 1:53.014 1:53.095
3 P 81 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.863 1:53.408 1:52.515 1:52.667
4 P 16 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.164 1:51.923 1:52.862 1:54.679
5 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.361 1:52.916 1:52.919 1:54.248
6 P 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:53.401 1:52.256 1:52.479 1:55.470
7 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.626 1:54.364 1:51.921 1:52.520 1:55.699
8 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:53.775 1:52.079 1:53.140 1:56.106
9 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.884 1:51.664 1:53.671 1:56.319
10 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.075 1:53.526 1:53.729 1:54.970
11 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:54.091 1:52.259 1:54.320 1:55.696
12 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.215 1:52.928 1:52.820 1:55.912 1:55.200
13 Am 8 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:54.543 1:53.718 1:54.389 1:55.055 1:55.011
14 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.845 1:53.890 1:55.134 1:55.511
15 PA 79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:55.093 1:52.996 1:53.944 1:55.965 1:57.468
16 PA 21 HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:55.131 1:52.973 1:56.004 1:56.418
17 PA 28 TFT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:54.486 2:01.532 1:52.502 1:55.480 1:53.150
18 PA 27 Pellin Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:56.926 1:53.970 1:54.023 1:57.250 2:02.464
19 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:57.933 1:53.650 1:56.361 1:59.263 2:02.460
20 Am 58 MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:58.064 1:54.843 1:57.586 1:58.569 2:01.160
Source:[17]

Race

The race was won by the No. 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes driven by Mikhail Aleshin, Adam Christodoulou and Denis Remenyako.[18]

Race results

Part 1

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
1 P 77 AlManar by Dragon Racing Al Faisal Al Zubair
Chris Froggatt
Ben Tuck 		Ferrari 296 GT3 223 8:01:07.724
2 P 81 Winward Racing Marvin Dienst
Gabriele Piana
Rinat Salikhov 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 223 +12.931
3 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mikhail Aleshin
Adam Christodoulou
Denis Remenyako 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 223 +50.336
4 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Jules Gounon
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 222 +1 Lap
5 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Ben Barnicoat
Todd Coleman
Aaron Telitz 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 222 +1 Lap
6 PA 79 Tsunami RT Fabio Babini
Daniel Gaunt
Davide Scannicchio
Johannes Zelger 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 221 +2 Laps
7 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Brendon Leitch
Jayden Ojeda
Sergio Pires
Marcel Zalloua 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 220 +3 Laps
8 PA 28 TFT Racing Nico Bastian
Jordan Boisson
Patrick Charlaix
Benjamin Paque 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 219 +4 Laps
9 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Alessandro Giannone
Andrea Girondi
Enrico Fulgenzi 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 219 +4 Laps
10 Am 8 Garage 59 Marco Pulcini
Mark Sansom
James Vowles
Alexander West 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 219 +4 Laps
11 PA 21 HAAS RT Simon Balcaen
Peter Guelinckx
Steven Palette 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 218 +5 Laps
12 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Aleksey Denisov
Victor Plekhanov
August Raber
Damir Saitov 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 218 +5 Laps
13 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Axcil Jefferies
Xolile Letlaka
Stuart White 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 218 +5 Laps
14 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Simon Birch
Niels Koolen
Thierry Vermeulen
Richard Wolf 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 217 +6 Laps
15 PA 27 Pellin Racing Lisa Clark
Kyle Marcelli
Marc Muzzo
Jeff Westphal 		Ferrari 296 GT3 212 +11 Laps
16 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Giacomo Altoè
Giovanni Altoè
Oscar Ryndziewicz 		Ferrari 296 GT3 209 +14 Laps
17 P 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe
Ollie Millroy
Frederik Schandorff 		Ferrari 296 GT3 147 Contact
18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner
David Gostner
Manuela Gostner
Thomas Gostner 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 55 Did not finish
19 P 16 Winward Racing "Daan Arrow"
Maro Engel
Sergey Stolyarov 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 31 Did not finish
20 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 25 Did not finish
Source:[19]

Part 2

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
1 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mikhail Aleshin
Adam Christodoulou
Denis Remenyako 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 346 4:01:49.629
2 P 77 AlManar by Dragon Racing Al Faisal Al Zubair
Chris Froggatt
Ben Tuck 		Ferrari 296 GT3 346 +1:32.190
3 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Jules Gounon
Brenton Grove
Stephen Grove 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 345 +1 Lap
4 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Ben Barnicoat
Todd Coleman
Aaron Telitz 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 345 +1 Lap
5 P 81 Winward Racing Marvin Dienst
Gabriele Piana
Rinat Salikhov 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 343 +3 Laps
6 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Brendon Leitch
Jayden Ojeda
Sergio Pires
Marcel Zalloua 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 341 +5 Laps
7 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Alessandro Giannone
Andrea Girondi
Enrico Fulgenzi 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 341 +5 Laps
8 PA 21 HAAS RT Simon Balcaen
Peter Guelinckx
Steven Palette 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 341 +5 Laps
9 PA 28 TFT Racing Nico Bastian
Jordan Boisson
Patrick Charlaix
Benjamin Paque 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 340 +6 Laps
10 Am 8 Garage 59 Marco Pulcini
Mark Sansom
James Vowles
Alexander West 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 340 +6 Laps
11 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Simon Birch
Niels Koolen
Thierry Vermeulen
Richard Wolf 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 338 +8 Laps
12 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Aleksey Denisov
Victor Plekhanov
August Raber
Damir Saitov 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 337 +9 Laps
13 PA 27 Pellin Racing Lisa Clark
Kyle Marcelli
Marc Muzzo
Jeff Westphal 		Ferrari 296 GT3 331 +15 Laps
14 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Axcil Jefferies
Xolile Letlaka
Stuart White 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 330 +16 Laps
15 PA 79 Tsunami RT Fabio Babini
Daniel Gaunt
Davide Scannicchio
Johannes Zelger 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 293 +53 Laps
16 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Giacomo Altoè
Giovanni Altoè
Oscar Ryndziewicz 		Ferrari 296 GT3 250 +96 Laps
17 P 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe
Ollie Millroy
Frederik Schandorff 		Ferrari 296 GT3 147 Contact
18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner
David Gostner
Manuela Gostner
Thomas Gostner 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 55 Did not finish
19 P 16 Winward Racing "Daan Arrow"
Maro Engel
Sergey Stolyarov 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 31 Did not finish
20 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 25 Did not finish
Source:[20]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Salikhov and Stolyarov are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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