2023 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi
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The 2023 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi (formally known as the Hankook 6 Hours Abu Dhabi), was the third running of the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi, an endurance race that took place at the Yas Marina Circuit on 21 January 2023. This race was the third and final round of the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy.
Entry list
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Practice
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | 911 |  Pure Rxcing |
 Harry King |
1:54.3 02 | |
| GTX | 714 |  razoon-more than racing |
 Haytham Qarajouli |
1:58.738 | |
| 992 | 929 |  QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar |
 Julian Hanses |
1:56.808 | |
| GT4 | 405 | RAM Racing |
Phil Quaife |
2:05.572 | |
| TCR | 176 | Sharky-Racing |
 Roman Mavlanov |
2:07.939 | |
| Source:[3][4] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Qualifying Results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 911 | Pure Rxcing |
1:55.650 | 1:54.891 | 1:55.133 | 1:55.224 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 21 |  HAAS RT |
1:58.683 | 1:54.492 | 1:55.246 | 1:56.140 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 12 |  JR Motorsport |
2:00.672 | 1:55.594 | 1:56.082 | 1:57.449 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 1 | Phoenix Racing |
2:03.028 | 1:55.007 | 1:56.328 | 1:58.121 |
| 5 | 992 Pro | 930 | HRT Performance |
2:00.664 | 1:57.889 | 1:57.797 | 1:58.783 |
| 6 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl |
1:58.891 | 1:59.247 | 1:58.274 | 1:58.804 |
| 7 | GTX | 714 | razoon-more than racing |
1:58.173 | 1:59.152 | 1:59.437 | 1:58.920 |
| 8 | 992 Am | 928 | NKPP by HRT Performance |
1:58.295 | 2:00.0 89 | 1:58.977 | 1:59.120 |
| 9 | 992 Pro | 955 |  Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors |
2:00.115 | 1:59.217 | 1:58.180 | 1:59.170 |
| 10 | 992 Am | 929 | QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar |
1:58.991 | 1:57.625 | 2:01.663 | 1:59.426 |
| 11 | 992 Pro | 931 | HRT Performance |
2:00.856 | 1:58.792 | 1:59.655 | 1:59.767 |
| 12 | GTX | 701 |  Vortex V8 |
2:00.909 | 2:04.117 | 2:03.434 | 2:02.820 |
| 13 | GTX | 763 | Tischner Motorsport |
2:00.328 | 2:07.492 | 2:03.252 | 2:03.690 |
| 14 | 992 Am | 979 |  Speed Lover |
2:02.969 | 2:03.683 | 2:04.590 | 2:03.747 |
| 15 | GTX | 721 |  P21 Motorsport |
2:05.379 | 2:05.790 | 2:01.786 | 2:04.318 |
| 16 | GT4 | 405 | RAM Racing |
2:05.594 | 2:04.618 | 2:04.948 | 2:05.053 |
| 17 | GT4 | 438 | Simpson Motorsport |
2:06.471 | 2:05.664 | 2:06.706 | 2:06.280 |
| 18 | GT4 | 416 |  Buggyra ZM Racing |
2:06.522 | 2:06.713 | 2:06.013 | 2:06.416 |
| 19 | TCR | 176 | Sharky-Racing |
2:12.339 | 2:08.348 | 2:08.592 | 2:09.759 |
| 20 | TCR | 199 | AC Motorsport |
2:22.676 | 2:09.322 | 2:59.834 | 2:30.610 |
| 21 | GT3 Pro | 91 | Herberth Motorsport |
— | 1:54.541 | 1:56.050 | 1:55.295 |
| 22 | GT3 Am | 44 |  ARC Bratislava |
1:58.170 | 1:57.231 | — | 1:57.700 |
| 23 | TCR | 121 |  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing |
2:10.157 | 2:09.066 | — | 2:09.611 |
| 24 | TCR | 188 | AC Motorsport |
— | 2:07.051 | — | 2:07.051 |
| DNC | GTX | 710 | Leipert Motorsport |
No time | No time | No time | No time |
| DNC | 992 Pro | 977 | RABDAN Motorsports |
No time | No time | No time | No time |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Race
Race results
Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 911 | Pure Rxcing |
Harry King Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 165 | 6:00:34.723 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 91 | Herberth Motorsport |
Felix Neuhofer Markus Neuhofer Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 165 | +7.226 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 21 | HAAS RT |
Stéphane Perrin Mathieu Detry Maxime Soulet |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 165 | +10.032 |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 1 | Phoenix Racing |
Michael Doppelmayr Pierre Kaffer Elia Erhart Sven Herberger |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 165 | +21.860 |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl |
Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 163 | +2 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | 992 Am | 928 | NKPP by HRT Performance |
 Miika Panu Jim Rautiainen |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 163 | +2 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | 992 Pro | 931 | HRT Performance |
Fidel Leib Mikaeel Pitamber |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 162 | +3 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | 992 Pro | 955 | Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors |
 Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 162 | +3 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | 992 Pro | 930 | HRT Performance |
Antti Buri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 162 | +3 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT3 Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava |
Miro Konôpka Andrzej Lewandowski |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 161 | +4 Laps |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 11 | GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing |
Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli Laura Kraihamer |
KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept | 159 | +6 Laps |
| Audi TFSI 2.5 L I5 | |||||||
| 12 | GTX | 763 | Tischner Motorsport |
Uwe Kleen Matthias Tischner Michael Tischner |
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | 159 | +6 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GTX | 721 | P21 Motorsport |
Chris Hillaby José Monroy Rui Miritta |
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | 153 | +12 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT4 | 416 | Buggyra ZM Racing |
Aliyyah Koloc Adam Lacko David Vršecký |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 153 | +12 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT4 | 405 | RAM Racing |
Phil Keen Phil Quaife James Thorpe |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 152 | +13 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GT3 Pro | 12 | JR Motorsport |
Ted van Vliet Max Weering |
BMW M6 GT3 | 160 | +5 Laps |
| BMW S63 4.4 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 17 | TCR | 176 | Sharky-Racing |
 Artur Goroyan Roman Mavlanov |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 150 | +15 Laps |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 18 | TCR | 121 | Wolf-Power Racing |
Jasmin Preisig Ivars Vallers Nicolas Baert Ricky Coomber |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 150 | +15 Laps |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 19 | 992 Am | 929 | QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar |
Julian Hanses Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Ghanim Al Maadheed |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 146 | +19 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 DNF |
GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 |
Lionel Amrouche Julien Boillot Philippe Bonnel |
Vortex 1.0 GTX | 138 | Stopped |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 | TCR | 188 | AC Motorsport |
 Marcos Costantini Jonas Karklys Niels Ulrich Nyboe |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 116 | +49 Laps |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 22 DNF |
TCR | 199 | AC Motorsport |
Mato Matosevic Victor Moutinho Paul Sieljes |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 88 | Gearbox |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNC | GT4 | 438 | Simpson Motorsport |
David Holloway Vasily Vladykin Carl Cavers |
BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | 47 | Alternator belt |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| DNC | 992 Am | 979 | Speed Lover |
Olivier Dons Jean-Michel Gerome Eric Mouez |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 30 | Did not finish |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | GTX | 710 | Leipert Motorsport |
 Gregg Gorski Josh Hansen Jürgen Krebs |
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | 0 | Did not start |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| DNS | 992 Pro | 977 | RABDAN Motorsports |
Saif Al Ameri Salem Al Ketbi Helal Ali Mazrouei Saeed Al Mehairi |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 0 | Did not start |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||