2025 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details Date 14 December 2025 Official name Gulf 12 Hours Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Course Permanent circuit Distance Race12 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 Time1:52.199 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 was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 12–14 December 2025. The race was split in two parts, one eight hour segment, followed by a two-hour break, and then the remaining four hours after that.

New for this race was 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.

Entry list

GT3 Team Car Engine Drivers Class Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 2 Axcil Jefferies P Xolile Letlaka Stuart White HAAS RT 21 Simon Balcaen PA Peter Guelinckx Steven Palette Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 3 Aleksey Denisov PA Victor Plekhanov August Raber Damir Saitov Grove Racing with GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Jules Gounon P Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 7 Ralf Bohn PA Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 8 Marco Pulcini Am Mark Sansom James Vowles Alexander West Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 13 Mikhail Aleshin P Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako razoon-more than racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 14 Simon Birch PA Niels Koolen Thierry Vermeulen Richard Wolf Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 P Maro Engel Sergey Stolyarov 81 Marvin Dienst P Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 17 Alessandro Giannone PA Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Pellin Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Lisa Clark PA Kyle Marcelli Marc Muzzo Jeff Westphal TFT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 28 Nico Bastian P Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Brendon Leitch PA Jayden Ojeda Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 58 Corinna Gostner Am David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 69 Ben Barnicoat P Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 70 Brendan Iribe P Ollie Millroy Frederik Schandorff AlManar by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 77 Al Faisal Al Zubair P Chris Froggatt Ben Tuck DFYNE by Dragon Racing 88 Giacomo Altoè PA Giovanni Altoè Oscar Ryndziewicz Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 79 Fabio Babini PA Daniel Gaunt Davide Scannicchio Johannes ZelgerSource: 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. ClassTeamCarDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3Driver 41 P 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:52.641 1:52.371 1:52.450 1:53.1022 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 1:52.6674 P 16 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.164 1:51.923 1:52.862 1:54.6795 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.361 1:52.916 1:52.919 1:54.2486 P 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:53.401 1:52.256 1:52.479 1:55.4707 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.626 1:54.364 1:51.921 1:52.520 1:55.6998 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1:53.775 1:52.079 1:53.140 1:56.1069 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:53.884 1:51.664 1:53.671 1:56.31910 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.075 1:53.526 1:53.729 1:54.97011 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:54.091 1:52.259 1:54.320 1:55.69612 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.215 1:52.928 1:52.820 1:55.912 1:55.20013 Am 8 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 1:54.543 1:53.718 1:54.389 1:55.055 1:55.01114 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:54.845 1:53.890 1:55.134 1:55.51115 PA 79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:55.093 1:52.996 1:53.944 1:55.965 1:57.46816 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 1:53.15018 PA 27 Pellin Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 1:56.926 1:53.970 1:54.023 1:57.250 2:02.46419 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1:57.933 1:53.650 1:56.361 1:59.263 2:02.46020 Am 58 MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:58.064 1:54.843 1:57.586 1:58.569 2:01.160Source:

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

Race results Part 1 Class winners denoted in bold. ClassTeamDriversCarLapsTime/Retired1 P 77 AlManar by Dragon Racing Al Faisal Al Zubair Chris Froggatt Ben Tuck Ferrari 296 GT3 223 8:01:07.7242 P 81 Winward Racing Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 223 +12.9313 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mikhail Aleshin Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 223 +50.3364 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 222 +1 Lap5 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Ben Barnicoat Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 222 +1 Lap6 PA 79 Tsunami RT Fabio Babini Daniel Gaunt Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 221 +2 Laps7 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Brendon Leitch Jayden Ojeda Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 220 +3 Laps8 PA 28 TFT Racing Nico Bastian Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 219 +4 Laps9 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 219 +4 Laps10 Am 8 Garage 59 Marco Pulcini Mark Sansom James Vowles Alexander West McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 219 +4 Laps11 PA 21 HAAS RT Simon Balcaen Peter Guelinckx Steven Palette Audi R8 LMS Evo II 218 +5 Laps12 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Aleksey Denisov Victor Plekhanov August Raber Damir Saitov Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 218 +5 Laps13 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Stuart White Audi R8 LMS Evo II 218 +5 Laps14 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Simon Birch Niels Koolen Thierry Vermeulen Richard Wolf Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 217 +6 Laps15 PA 27 Pellin Racing Lisa Clark Kyle Marcelli Marc Muzzo Jeff Westphal Ferrari 296 GT3 212 +11 Laps16 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Giacomo Altoè Giovanni Altoè Oscar Ryndziewicz Ferrari 296 GT3 209 +14 Laps17 P 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 147 Contact18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 55 Did not finish19 P 16 Winward Racing Maro Engel Sergey Stolyarov Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 31 Did not finish20 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 25 Did not finishSource:

Part 2 Class winners denoted in bold. ClassTeamDriversCarLapsTime/Retired1 P 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mikhail Aleshin Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 346 4:01:49.6292 P 77 AlManar by Dragon Racing Al Faisal Al Zubair Chris Froggatt Ben Tuck Ferrari 296 GT3 346 +1:32.1903 P 4 Grove Racing with GetSpeed Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 345 +1 Lap4 P 69 Optimum Motorsport Ben Barnicoat Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 345 +1 Lap5 P 81 Winward Racing Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 343 +3 Laps6 PA 44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors Brendon Leitch Jayden Ojeda Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 341 +5 Laps7 PA 17 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 341 +5 Laps8 PA 21 HAAS RT Simon Balcaen Peter Guelinckx Steven Palette Audi R8 LMS Evo II 341 +5 Laps9 PA 28 TFT Racing Nico Bastian Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 340 +6 Laps10 Am 8 Garage 59 Marco Pulcini Mark Sansom James Vowles Alexander West McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 340 +6 Laps11 PA 14 razoon-more than racing Simon Birch Niels Koolen Thierry Vermeulen Richard Wolf Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 338 +8 Laps12 PA 3 Car Collection Motorsport Aleksey Denisov Victor Plekhanov August Raber Damir Saitov Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 337 +9 Laps13 PA 27 Pellin Racing Lisa Clark Kyle Marcelli Marc Muzzo Jeff Westphal Ferrari 296 GT3 331 +15 Laps14 P 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Stuart White Audi R8 LMS Evo II 330 +16 Laps15 PA 79 Tsunami RT Fabio Babini Daniel Gaunt Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 293 +53 Laps16 PA 88 DFYNE by Dragon Racing Giacomo Altoè Giovanni Altoè Oscar Ryndziewicz Ferrari 296 GT3 250 +96 Laps17 P 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 147 Contact18 Am 58 MP Racing Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 55 Did not finish19 P 16 Winward Racing Maro Engel Sergey Stolyarov Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 31 Did not finish20 P 7 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 25 Did not finishSource:

Notes

References

External links