2020 Gulf 12 Hours
The 2020 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). This edition has been relocated from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit.[2]
| 2020 Gulf 12 Hours | |||
| Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
| Race details | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Driver |  Ben Barnicoat |
2 Seas Motorsport |
| Time | 1:59.716 | |
| Race After 6 Hours | ||
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Ben Barnicoat |
2 Seas Motorsport |
| Time | 2:00.675 (on lap 2) | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport |
| Second | Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing |
| Third |  Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport |
| Race After 12 Hours | ||
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Martin Kodrić |
2 Seas Motorsport |
| Time | 2:00.882 (on lap 110) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport |
| Second | Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport |
| Third | Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing |
Entry list
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Results
Results after 6 hours
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT Pro | 33 | 2 Seas Motorsport |
Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 169 | 6:01:09.012 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT Pro-Am | 3 | Ram Racing |
Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 169 | +29.568 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT Pro-Am | 67 | Dinamic Motorsport |
Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 169 | +55.273 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | GT Pro-Am | 31 | Team Parker Racing |
Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 169 | +58.882 |
| Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT Pro-Am | 46 | Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |
Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168 | +1 lap |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT Gentleman | 27 | Kessel Racing |
 Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168 | +1 lap |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT Pro-Am | 8 | Kessel Racing |
Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza LMDV Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 161 | +7 laps |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT4 | 77 | Optimum Motorsport |
 Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg |
McLaren 570S GT4 | 153 | +15 laps |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT4 | 90 | Villorba Corse |
Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 153 | +15 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT4 | 50 |  SVC Sport Management |
 Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 140 | +28 laps |
| Maserati 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 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 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT Pro | 7 | 2 Seas Motorsport |
 Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 26 | Did not finish |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| Source:[9] | |||||||
Final results
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT Pro | 33 | 2 Seas Motorsport |
Isa Al-Khalifa Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 341 | 6:00:34.143 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT Pro-Am | 67 | Dinamic Motorsport |
Mauro Calamia Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 340 | +1 lap |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT Pro-Am | 3 | Ram Racing |
Chris Froggatt Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 339 | +2 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GT Pro-Am | 46 | Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |
Luca Marini Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 339 | +2 laps |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT Pro-Am | 31 | Team Parker Racing |
Euan McKay Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 338 | +3 laps |
| Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT Gentleman | 27 | Kessel Racing |
Murat Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 337 | +4 laps |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT Pro-Am | 8 | Kessel Racing |
Alessandro Cutrera Marco Frezza LMDV Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 325 | +16 laps |
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT4 | 90 | Villorba Corse |
Jean-Luc D‘Auria Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 307 | +34 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT4 | 50 | SVC Sport Management |
Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 291 | +50 laps |
| Maserati 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT4 | 77 | Optimum Motorsport |
Lars Dahmann Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg |
McLaren 570S GT4 | 279 | +62 laps |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 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 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT Pro | 7 | 2 Seas Motorsport |
Ed Jones Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson |
McLaren 720S GT3 | 26 | Did not finish |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 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.
- "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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