The layout of the Kuwait Motor Town , where the race was held. The 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait ) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 9 December 2023, as the first of three rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy . This was the second running of the event.
Background The event was announced on 11 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy calendar.[ 1]
Schedule Date Time (local: AST ) Event Duration Friday, 8 December 10:00 - 11:30 Free Practice 90 Minutes 15:00 - 15:55 Qualifying 3x15 Minutes 17:00 - 18:30 Night Practice 90 Minutes Saturday, 9 December 10:00 - 22:00 Race 12 Hours Source:[ 2]
Entry list The entry list was revealed on 7 December 2023, and featured 14 cars: 3 GT3 cars, 4 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 2 GT4 cars, and 2 TCX cars.[ 3]
GT3 entries Icon Class P GT3-Pro PA GT3-Pro Am Am GT3-Am 992 entries Icon Class P 992-Pro Am 992-Am
Practice Class Entrant Driver Time GT3 85 CP Racing Charles Espenlaub 1:43.729 GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing Haytham Qarajouli 1:47.380 992 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing Christopher Zöchling 1:47.509 GT4 429 Century Motorsport Charlie Robertson 1:53.171 TCE 138 Simpson Motorsport Henry Neal 1:54.938 Source:[ 5] [ 6]
Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Night Practice Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold .
Class Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 GT3 Am 85 CP Racing 1:45.251 1:43.968 1:44.013 1:44.410 2 GT3 Pro/Am 22 Century Motorsport 1:45.182 1:44.522 1:45.196 1:44.966 3 GT3 Pro 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors 1:47.595 1:43.836 1:44.043 1:45.158 4 GTX 701 Vortex V8 1:49.623 1:46.844 1:45.465 1:47.310 5 992 Pro 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl 1:48.520 1:48.275 1:47.306 1:48.033 6 GTX 795 Toro Verde GT 1:50.188 1:48.237 1:46.954 1:48.459 7 992 Pro 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing 1:50.383 1:47.816 1:47.233 1:48.477 8 GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing 1:50.058 1:48.192 1:47.461 1:48.570 9 992 Pro 936 KKrämer Racing 1:49.860 1:48.095 1:48.768 1:48.907 10 992 Am 937 KKrämer Racing 1:52.601 1:49.268 1:51.732 1:51.200 11 GT4 429 Century Motorsport 1:53.796 1:53.774 1:52.923 1:53.497 12 GT4 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport 1:54.342 1:54.907 1:55.324 1:54.857 13 TCX 278 CWS Racing 1:56.064 1:55.978 1:55.013 1:55.685 14 TCR 138 Simpson Motorsport 1:59.698 – 1:57.930 1:58.814 Source:[ 9]
Race
Race results Class winners are in bold .
Notes
References ^ Kilbey, Stephen (October 11, 2023). "Middle East Trophy Returns For 2023/2024" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023" . 24H Series . December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "Spotters' Guide for 2023 Hankook 12H KUWAIT available for download!" . 24H Series . Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT" . 24H Series . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Result Free Practice" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Result" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Final Result Combined Qualification" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 . ^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Race Final Result" (PDF) . getraceresults . December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024 .
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