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2020–2021 Gulf 12 Hours

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Race details
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 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 1:59.716
Race After 6 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 2:00.675 (on lap 2)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Ram Racing
Third Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Dinamic Motorsport
Race After 12 Hours
Fastest lap
Driver Croatia Martin Kodrić 2 Seas Motorsport
Time 2:00.882 (on lap 110)
Podium
First Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
2 Seas Motorsport
Second Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Dinamic Motorsport
Third United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Ram Racing

The 2020-21 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]

Entry list

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GT3
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
United Kingdom Ram Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 United Kingdom Chris Froggatt[3] PA
United Kingdom Ian Loggie[3]
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod[3]
Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport[4] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones[4] P
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira[4]
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson[4]
33 Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa[4] P
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[4]
Croatia Martin Kodrić[4]
Switzerland Kessel Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 Italy Alessandro Cutrera[4] PA
Italy Marco Frezza[4]
Italy LMDV[4]
Italy Nicola Cadei [4]
27 Turkey Murat Cuhadaroglu[4] G
Italy David Fumanelli[4]
Italy Emanuele Tabacchi[4]
Italy Francesco Zollo[4]
Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing[5] 46 Italy Luca Marini[5] PA
Italy Valentino Rossi[5]
Italy Alessio Salucci[5]
United Kingdom Team Parker Racing[6] Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 31 United Kingdom Euan McKay[6] PA
United Kingdom Andy Meyrick[6]
United Kingdom Derek Pierce[6]
Italy Dinamic Motorsport[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 67 Italy Mauro Calamia[7] PA
Switzerland Stefano Monaco[7]
Italy Roberto Pampanini[7]
United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 72 United States Brendan Iribe[8] PA
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy[8]
United Kingdom Nick Moss[8]
United Kingdom Joe Osborne[8]
GT4
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
Spain SVC Sport Management[7] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7 L V8 50 Poland Antoni Chodzen[7] GT4
Poland Piotr Chodzen[7]
Italy Patrick Zamparini[7]
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[8] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 77 Germany Lars Dahmann[8] GT4
United Kingdom Warren Hughes[8]
United Kingdom Charlie Hollings[8]
Germany Jan Klingelnberg[8]
Italy Villorba Corse[7] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 90 Switzerland Jean-Luc D‘Auria[7] GT4
Italy Michele Camarlinghi[7]
Italy Piero Randazzo[7]
Italy Benedetto Strignano[7]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
G Gentleman
GT4 GT4 Cars

Results

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Results after 6 hours

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 33 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 169 6:01:09.012
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2 GT Pro-Am 3 United Kingdom Ram Racing United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 169 +29.568
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
3 GT Pro-Am 67 Italy Dinamic Motorsport Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Porsche 911 GT3 R 169 +55.273
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4 GT Pro-Am 31 United Kingdom Team Parker Racing United Kingdom Euan McKay
United Kingdom Andy Meyrick
United Kingdom Derek Pierce
Bentley Continental GT3 169 +58.882
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5 GT Pro-Am 46 Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing Italy Luca Marini
Italy Valentino Rossi
Italy Alessio Salucci
Ferrari 488 GT3 168 +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 GT Gentleman 27 Switzerland Kessel Racing Turkey Murat Cuhadaroglu
Italy David Fumanelli
Italy Emanuele Tabacchi
Italy Francesco Zollo
Ferrari 488 GT3 168 +1 lap
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7 GT Pro-Am 8 Switzerland Kessel Racing Italy Alessandro Cutrera
Italy Marco Frezza
Italy Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
Italy Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 488 GT3 161 +7 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT4 77 United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport Germany Lars Dahmann
United Kingdom Warren Hughes
United Kingdom Charlie Hollings
Germany Jan Klingelnberg
McLaren 570S GT4 153 +15 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
9 GT4 90 Italy Villorba Corse Switzerland Jean-Luc D‘Auria
Italy Michele Camarlinghi
Italy Piero Randazzo
Italy Benedetto Strignano
Mercedes-AMG GT4 153 +15 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
10 GT4 50 Spain SVC Sport Management Poland Antoni Chodzen
Poland Piotr Chodzen
Italy Patrick Zamparini
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 140 +28 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
11 GT Pro-Am 72 United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport United States Brendan Iribe
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy
United Kingdom Nick Moss
United Kingdom Joe Osborne
McLaren 720S GT3 75 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 GT Pro 7 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport United Arab Emirates Ed Jones
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
McLaren 720S GT3 26 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[9]

Final results

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Class winners denoted in bold.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GT Pro 33 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport Bahrain Isa Al-Khalifa
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Croatia Martin Kodrić
McLaren 720S GT3 341 6:00:34.143
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
2 GT Pro-Am 67 Italy Dinamic Motorsport Italy Mauro Calamia
Switzerland Stefano Monaco
Italy Roberto Pampanini
Porsche 911 GT3 R 340 +1 lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3 GT Pro-Am 3 United Kingdom Ram Racing United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
United Kingdom Ian Loggie
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 339 +2 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
4 GT Pro-Am 46 Italy Monster VR46 Kessel Racing Italy Luca Marini
Italy Valentino Rossi
Italy Alessio Salucci
Ferrari 488 GT3 339 +2 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
5 GT Pro-Am 31 United Kingdom Team Parker Racing United Kingdom Euan McKay
United Kingdom Andy Meyrick
United Kingdom Derek Pierce
Bentley Continental GT3 338 +3 laps
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
6 GT Gentleman 27 Switzerland Kessel Racing Turkey Murat Cuhadaroglu
Italy David Fumanelli
Italy Emanuele Tabacchi
Italy Francesco Zollo
Ferrari 488 GT3 337 +4 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
7 GT Pro-Am 8 Switzerland Kessel Racing Italy Alessandro Cutrera
Italy Marco Frezza
Italy Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
Italy Nicola Cadei
Ferrari 488 GT3 325 +16 laps
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GT4 90 Italy Villorba Corse Switzerland Jean-Luc D‘Auria
Italy Michele Camarlinghi
Italy Piero Randazzo
Italy Benedetto Strignano
Mercedes-AMG GT4 307 +34 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9 GT4 50 Spain SVC Sport Management Poland Antoni Chodzen
Poland Piotr Chodzen
Italy Patrick Zamparini
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 291 +50 laps
Maserati 4.7 L V8
10 GT4 77 United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport Germany Lars Dahmann
United Kingdom Warren Hughes
United Kingdom Charlie Hollings
Germany Jan Klingelnberg
McLaren 570S GT4 279 +62 laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
11 GT Pro-Am 72 United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport United States Brendan Iribe
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy
United Kingdom Nick Moss
United Kingdom Joe Osborne
McLaren 720S GT3 75 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
12 GT Pro 7 Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport United Arab Emirates Ed Jones
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
McLaren 720S GT3 26 Did not finish
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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