Race details Date 9 January 2021 Official name Gulf 12 Hours Location Sakhir, Bahrain Course Permanent circuit Distance Race12 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

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. 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.

Entry list GT3 Team Car Engine Drivers Class Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 Chris Froggatt PA Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod 2 Seas Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Ed Jones P Dylan Pereira Lewis Williamson 33 Isa Al-Khalifa P Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodrić Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 Alessandro Cutrera PA Marco Frezza LMDV Nicola Cadei 27 Murat Cuhadaroglu G David Fumanelli Emanuele Tabacchi Francesco Zollo Monster VR46 Kessel Racing 46 Luca Marini PA Valentino Rossi Alessio Salucci Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 31 Euan McKay PA Andy Meyrick Derek Pierce Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 67 Mauro Calamia PA Stefano Monaco Roberto Pampanini Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 Brendan Iribe PA Ollie Millroy Nick Moss Joe Osborne GT4 Team Car Engine Drivers Class SVC Sport Management Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7 L V8 50 Antoni Chodzen GT4 Piotr Chodzen Patrick Zamparini Optimum Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 77 Lars Dahmann GT4 Warren Hughes Charlie Hollings Jan Klingelnberg Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 90 Jean-Luc D‘Auria GT4 Michele Camarlinghi Piero Randazzo Benedetto Strignano Icon Class P Pro PA Pro-Am G Gentleman GT4 GT4 Cars

Results

Results after 6 hours Class winners denoted in bold.

ClassTeam / EntrantDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine 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 Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei 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:

Final results Class winners denoted in bold.

ClassTeam / EntrantDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine 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 Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio Nicola Cadei 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:

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