2021 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
Date	9 January 2021
Official name	Gulf 12 Hours
Location	Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent circuit; 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Distance	Race; 12 hours
	Qualifying
Pole
Time	1:59.716
	Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	2:00.675 (on lap 2)
Podium
	Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Time	2:00.882 (on lap 110)
Podium

The 2021 Gulf 12 Hours was the tenth edition of the Gulf 12 Hours held at Bahrain International Circuit on 9 January 2021. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and GT4-spec cars.^[1] The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). The event had been relocated from Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit and postponed from 2020.^[2]

Entry list

GT3
Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class
Ram Racing^[3]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	3	Chris Froggatt^[3]	PA
				Ian Loggie^[3]
				Callum MacLeod^[3]
2 Seas Motorsport^[4]	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	7	Ed Jones^[4]	P
				Dylan Pereira^[4]
				Lewis Williamson^[4]
			33	Isa Al-Khalifa^[4]	P
				Ben Barnicoat^[4]
				Martin Kodrić^[4]
Kessel Racing^[4]	Ferrari 488 GT3	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	8	Alessandro Cutrera^[4]	PA
				Marco Frezza^[4]
				LMDV^[4]
				Nicola Cadei ^[4]
			27	Murat Cuhadaroglu^[4]	G
				David Fumanelli^[4]
				Emanuele Tabacchi^[4]
				Francesco Zollo^[4]
Monster VR46 Kessel Racing^[5]			46	Luca Marini^[5]	PA
				Valentino Rossi^[5]
				Alessio Salucci^[5]
Team Parker Racing^[6]	Bentley Continental GT3	Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8	31	Euan McKay^[6]	PA
				Andy Meyrick^[6]
				Derek Pierce^[6]
Dinamic Motorsport^[7]	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	67	Mauro Calamia^[7]	PA
				Stefano Monaco^[7]
				Roberto Pampanini^[7]
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport^[8]	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	72	Brendan Iribe^[8]	PA
				Ollie Millroy^[8]
				Nick Moss^[8]
				Joe Osborne^[8]
GT4
Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class
SVC Sport Management^[7]	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4	Maserati 4.7 L V8	50	Antoni Chodzen^[7]	GT4
				Piotr Chodzen^[7]
				Patrick Zamparini^[7]
Optimum Motorsport^[8]	McLaren 570S GT4	McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	77	Lars Dahmann^[8]	GT4
				Warren Hughes^[8]
				Charlie Hollings^[8]
				Jan Klingelnberg^[8]
Villorba Corse^[7]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	90	Jean-Luc D‘Auria^[7]	GT4
				Michele Camarlinghi^[7]
				Piero Randazzo^[7]
				Benedetto Strignano^[7]

Icon	Class
P	Pro
PA	Pro-Am
G	Gentleman
GT4	GT4 Cars

Results

Results after 6 hours

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren 720S GT3	169	6:01:09.012
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	169	6:01:09.012
2	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	169	+29.568
2	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	169	+29.568
3	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 911 GT3 R	169	+55.273
3	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	169	+55.273
4	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley Continental GT3	169	+58.882
4	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8	169	+58.882
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	168	+1 lap
5	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	168	+1 lap
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo	Ferrari 488 GT3	168	+1 lap
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	168	+1 lap
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing	Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei	Ferrari 488 GT3	161	+7 laps
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	161	+7 laps
8	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport	Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg	McLaren 570S GT4	153	+15 laps
8	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport		McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	153	+15 laps
9	GT4	90	Villorba Corse	Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano	Mercedes-AMG GT4	153	+15 laps
9	GT4	90	Villorba Corse		Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	153	+15 laps
10	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4	140	+28 laps
10	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati 4.7 L V8	140	+28 laps
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren 720S GT3	75	Did not finish
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	75	Did not finish
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren 720S GT3	26	Did not finish
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	26	Did not finish
Source:^[9]

Final results

Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren 720S GT3	341	6:00:34.143
1	GT Pro	33	2 Seas Motorsport	Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	341	6:00:34.143
2	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 911 GT3 R	340	+1 lap
2	GT Pro-Am	67	Dinamic Motorsport	Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	340	+1 lap
3	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	339	+2 laps
3	GT Pro-Am	3	Ram Racing	Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	339	+2 laps
4	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 488 GT3	339	+2 laps
4	GT Pro-Am	46	Monster VR46 Kessel Racing	Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci	Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	339	+2 laps
5	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley Continental GT3	338	+3 laps
5	GT Pro-Am	31	Team Parker Racing	Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce	Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8	338	+3 laps
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing	Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo	Ferrari 488 GT3	337	+4 laps
6	GT Gentleman	27	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	337	+4 laps
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing	Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei	Ferrari 488 GT3	325	+16 laps
7	GT Pro-Am	8	Kessel Racing		Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8	325	+16 laps
8	GT4	90	Villorba Corse	Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano	Mercedes-AMG GT4	307	+34 laps
8	GT4	90	Villorba Corse		Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	307	+34 laps
9	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4	291	+50 laps
9	GT4	50	SVC Sport Management	Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini	Maserati 4.7 L V8	291	+50 laps
10	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport	Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg	McLaren 570S GT4	279	+62 laps
10	GT4	77	Optimum Motorsport		McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8	279	+62 laps
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren 720S GT3	75	Did not finish
11	GT Pro-Am	72	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	75	Did not finish
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren 720S GT3	26	Did not finish
12	GT Pro	7	2 Seas Motorsport	Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	26	Did not finish
Source:^[10]

References

^ "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[2] Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[RAMRacingSonax-3] "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[12Entries-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[KesselVR46-5] "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[ParkerG12-6] "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[G12HUpdates-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[OptimumGulf12h-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[Race6h-9] "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[Race12h-10] "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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