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Entries open for 2018 Gulf 12 Hours

Team entry has now officially opened for the eighth edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, taking place at Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday 15 December 2018. Logistics planning support is available to all teams competing in this renowned endurance race at Abu Dhabi’s glamorous Formula One venue.

Kessel Racing takes third Gulf 12 Hours win

Kessel Racing reigned victorious by taking their third win at the Gulf 12 Hours, after 302 laps around the 5.555 kilometre long famous Yas Marina Circuit. The #11 Ferrari 488 GT3 of Michael Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina dominated the Gulf endurance event after starting on pole for the 12-hour battle in Abu Dhabi last […]

Hat-trick of victories for Kessel Racing

The #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 of Michael Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina claimed the 2017 Gulf 12 Hours win after 12 hours of superb endurance racing. This result gave Kessel their third straight win in the series, and Rigon his fourth, the first being with AF Corse in 2014. It was a […]

New equalisation for GTX class

Gulf 12 Hours enforces strategy to equalise the overall classification of the GTX class, through an ‘end of race’ handicap. A special trophy has been created by Gulf 12 Hours which is aimed to even up cars of varying performance in the GTX class. The GTX class in the 2017 Gulf 12 Hours is divided […]

New 2018-2019 Gulf Sports Cars Championship

Driving Force Events, the promoter of the Gulf 12 Hours, are to announce the creation of the Gulf Sports Cars Championship. This very unique development is what the United Arab Emirates motorsport community has been waiting for. The Championship is set to consist of five rounds, each round will host two one-hour races shared between […]

Radio Le Mans to host the Gulf 12 Hours live coverage

Gulf 12 Hours has enlisted the expertise of the radiolemans.com crew to provide in depth commentary and insight into the 2017 endurance event. This year, the ‘super radio show’ will be complimented by live video imagery, from around Yas Marina Circuit, and timing information will also be provided throughout the streamed programme. Established commentators Joe […]

KESSEL RACING takes pole for the 2017 Gulf 12 Hours

The #11 Ferrari of Kessel Racing will start from pole position for the 7th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Drivers Michael Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina set a combined average of 2:09.450, to put the GT Pro entered stallion at the top of the time sheets. […]

Supercar World Premiere

A spectacular reveal will be held tomorrow at the Gulf 12 Hours event, the leading endurance race in Abu Dhabi. Lambda Performance GmbH from Germany will uncover a unique supercar alongside the Gulf Supercar Festival by Yas Viceroy during the race meeting in UAE’s capital as a world premiere. The German company has always been […]

Gulf 12 Hours set for biggest ever event

2017 sees the Gulf 12 Hours take to the grid on the famous Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, for the seventh year running. With 26 cars from eight different car manufacturers, being raced by 86 drivers across three classes, this year’s endurance event is set to be something special. From the 14th to 16th of December, […]