2025 Gulf 12 Hours
15th Gulf 12 Hours endurance race
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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.[1]
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| Date | 14 December 2025 | |
| Official name | Gulf 12 Hours | |
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | |
| Course | Permanent circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi) | |
| Distance | Race 12 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 |
| Time | 1:52.199 | |
| 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 |
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.[2]
Entry list
GT3
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Fastest times for each car are denoted in bold.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Avg. Time | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 70 | Inception Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:52.641 | 1:52.371 | 1:52.450 | 1:53.102 | ||
| 2 | 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 | 1:52.667 | ||
| 4 | P | 16 | Winward Racing |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.164 | 1:51.923 | 1:52.862 | 1:54.679 | ||
| 5 | P | 13 | Capital RT by Motopark |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.361 | 1:52.916 | 1:52.919 | 1:54.248 | ||
| 6 | P | 69 | Optimum Motorsport |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:53.401 | 1:52.256 | 1:52.479 | 1:55.470 | ||
| 7 | PA | 44 | Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.626 | 1:54.364 | 1:51.921 | 1:52.520 | 1:55.699 | |
| 8 | P | 2 |  Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 1:53.775 | 1:52.079 | 1:53.140 | 1:56.106 | ||
| 9 | P | 4 | Grove Racing with GetSpeed |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.884 | 1:51.664 | 1:53.671 | 1:56.319 | ||
| 10 | P | 7 | Herberth Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:54.075 | 1:53.526 | 1:53.729 | 1:54.970 | ||
| 11 | PA | 88 |  DFYNE by Dragon Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:54.091 | 1:52.259 | 1:54.320 | 1:55.696 | ||
| 12 | PA | 14 |  razoon-more than racing |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:54.215 | 1:52.928 | 1:52.820 | 1:55.912 | 1:55.200 | |
| 13 | Am | 8 | Garage 59 |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:54.543 | 1:53.718 | 1:54.389 | 1:55.055 | 1:55.011 | |
| 14 | PA | 17 |  Enrico Fulgenzi Racing |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:54.845 | 1:53.890 | 1:55.134 | 1:55.511 | ||
| 15 | PA | 79 |  Tsunami RT |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:55.093 | 1:52.996 | 1:53.944 | 1:55.965 | 1:57.468 | |
| 16 | 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 | 1:53.150 | |
| 18 | PA | 27 | Pellin Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:56.926 | 1:53.970 | 1:54.023 | 1:57.250 | 2:02.464 | |
| 19 | PA | 3 | Car Collection Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:57.933 | 1:53.650 | 1:56.361 | 1:59.263 | 2:02.460 | |
| 20 | Am | 58 | MP Racing |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:58.064 | 1:54.843 | 1:57.586 | 1:58.569 | 2:01.160 | |
| Source:[17] | ||||||||||
Race
The race was won by the No. 13 Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes driven by Mikhail Aleshin, Adam Christodoulou and Denis Remenyako.[18]
Race results
Part 1
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 77 | AlManar by Dragon Racing |
Al Faisal Al Zubair Chris Froggatt Ben Tuck |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 223 | 8:01:07.724 |
| 2 | P | 81 | Winward Racing |
Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 223 | +12.931 |
| 3 | P | 13 | Capital RT by Motopark |
Mikhail Aleshin Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 223 | +50.336 |
| 4 | P | 4 | Grove Racing with GetSpeed |
Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 222 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | P | 69 | Optimum Motorsport |
Ben Barnicoat Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 222 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | PA | 79 | Tsunami RT |
Fabio Babini Daniel Gaunt Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 221 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | PA | 44 | Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors |
Brendon Leitch Jayden Ojeda Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 220 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | PA | 28 | TFT Racing |
Nico Bastian Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 219 | +4 Laps |
| 9 | PA | 17 | Enrico Fulgenzi Racing |
Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 219 | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Am | 8 | Garage 59 |
Marco Pulcini Mark Sansom James Vowles Alexander West |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 219 | +4 Laps |
| 11 | PA | 21 | HAAS RT |
Simon Balcaen Peter Guelinckx Steven Palette |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 218 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | PA | 3 | Car Collection Motorsport |
Aleksey Denisov Victor Plekhanov August Raber Damir Saitov |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 218 | +5 Laps |
| 13 | P | 2 | Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT |
 Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Stuart White |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 218 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | PA | 14 | razoon-more than racing |
Simon Birch Niels Koolen Thierry Vermeulen Richard Wolf |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 217 | +6 Laps |
| 15 | PA | 27 | Pellin Racing |
Lisa Clark Kyle Marcelli Marc Muzzo Jeff Westphal |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 212 | +11 Laps |
| 16 | PA | 88 | DFYNE by Dragon Racing |
Giacomo Altoè Giovanni Altoè Oscar Ryndziewicz |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 209 | +14 Laps |
| 17 | P | 70 | Inception Racing |
Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Frederik Schandorff |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 147 | Contact |
| 18 | Am | 58 | MP Racing |
Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | Did not finish |
| 19 | P | 16 | Winward Racing |
"Daan Arrow" Maro Engel Sergey Stolyarov |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 31 | Did not finish |
| 20 | P | 7 | Herberth Motorsport |
Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 25 | Did not finish |
| Source:[19] | |||||||
Part 2
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 13 | Capital RT by Motopark |
Mikhail Aleshin Adam Christodoulou Denis Remenyako |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 346 | 4:01:49.629 |
| 2 | P | 77 | AlManar by Dragon Racing |
Al Faisal Al Zubair Chris Froggatt Ben Tuck |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 346 | +1:32.190 |
| 3 | P | 4 | Grove Racing with GetSpeed |
Jules Gounon Brenton Grove Stephen Grove |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 345 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | P | 69 | Optimum Motorsport |
Ben Barnicoat Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 345 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | P | 81 | Winward Racing |
Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 343 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | PA | 44 | Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors |
Brendon Leitch Jayden Ojeda Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 341 | +5 Laps |
| 7 | PA | 17 | Enrico Fulgenzi Racing |
Alessandro Giannone Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 341 | +5 Laps |
| 8 | PA | 21 | HAAS RT |
Simon Balcaen Peter Guelinckx Steven Palette |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 341 | +5 Laps |
| 9 | PA | 28 | TFT Racing |
Nico Bastian Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 340 | +6 Laps |
| 10 | Am | 8 | Garage 59 |
Marco Pulcini Mark Sansom James Vowles Alexander West |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 340 | +6 Laps |
| 11 | PA | 14 | razoon-more than racing |
Simon Birch Niels Koolen Thierry Vermeulen Richard Wolf |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 338 | +8 Laps |
| 12 | PA | 3 | Car Collection Motorsport |
Aleksey Denisov Victor Plekhanov August Raber Damir Saitov |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 337 | +9 Laps |
| 13 | PA | 27 | Pellin Racing |
Lisa Clark Kyle Marcelli Marc Muzzo Jeff Westphal |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 331 | +15 Laps |
| 14 | P | 2 | Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT |
Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Stuart White |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 330 | +16 Laps |
| 15 | PA | 79 | Tsunami RT |
Fabio Babini Daniel Gaunt Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 293 | +53 Laps |
| 16 | PA | 88 | DFYNE by Dragon Racing |
Giacomo Altoè Giovanni Altoè Oscar Ryndziewicz |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 250 | +96 Laps |
| 17 | P | 70 | Inception Racing |
Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Frederik Schandorff |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 147 | Contact |
| 18 | Am | 58 | MP Racing |
Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | Did not finish |
| 19 | P | 16 | Winward Racing |
"Daan Arrow" Maro Engel Sergey Stolyarov |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 31 | Did not finish |
| 20 | P | 7 | Herberth Motorsport |
Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 25 | Did not finish |
| Source:[20] | |||||||
Notes
- Salikhov and Stolyarov are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.