2025 Gulf 12 Hours

Race details
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
Avg Time	1:52.641
	Race
Fastest lap
Time	1:52.199
Podium

The 2025 Gulf 12 Hours was the 15th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours. It will be held at Yas Marina Circuit on 12–14 December 2025. The race is split in two parts, one eight hour segment, followed by a two hour break, and then the remaining four hours after that.^[1]

New for this race is 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

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Class
Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT^[3]	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Audi DAR 5.2 L V10	2	Axcil Jefferies^[3]	P
				Xolile Letlaka^[3]
				Stuart White^[3]
HAAS RT^[3]			21	Simon Balcaen^[3]	PA
				Peter Guelinckx^[3]
				Steven Palette^[3]
Car Collection Motorsport^[4]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	3	Aleksey Denisov^[4]^[a]	PA
				Victor Plekhanov^[4]^[a]
				August Raber^[4]
				Damir Saitov^[4]^[a]
Grove Racing with GetSpeed^[5]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	4	Jules Gounon^[5]	P
				Brenton Grove^[5]
				Stephen Grove^[5]
Herberth Motorsport^[4]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	7	Ralf Bohn^[4]	PA
				Alfred Renauer^[4]
				Robert Renauer^[4]
Garage 59^[6]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	8	Marco Pulcini^[6]	Am
				Mark Sansom^[6]
				James Vowles^[6]
				Alexander West^[6]
Capital RT by Motopark^[4]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	13	Mikhail Aleshin^[4]^[a]	P
				Adam Christodoulou^[4]
				Denis Remenyako^[4]^[a]
razoon-more than racing^[4]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	14	Simon Birch^[4]	PA
				Niels Koolen^[4]
				Thierry Vermeulen^[4]
				Richard Wolf^[4]
Winward Racing^[7]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	16	"Daan Arrow"^[7]	P
				Maro Engel^[7]
				Sergey Stolyarov^[7]^[a]
			81	Marvin Dienst^[7]	P
				Gabriele Piana^[7]
				Rinat Salikhov^[7]^[a]
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing^[8]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	17	Alessandro Giannone^[8]	PA
				Andrea Girondi^[8]
				Enrico Fulgenzi^[8]
Pellin Racing^[9]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	27	Lisa Clark^[9]	PA
				Kyle Marcelli^[9]
				Marc Muzzo^[9]
				Jeff Westphal^[9]
TFT Racing^[4]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	28	Nico Bastian^[4]	P
				Jordan Boisson^[4]
				Patrick Charlaix^[4]
				Benjamin Paque^[4]
Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motors^[10]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	44	Brendon Leitch^[10]	PA
				Jayden Ojeda^[10]
				Sergio Pires^[10]
				Marcel Zalloua^[10]
MP Racing^[4]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	58	Corinna Gostner^[4]	Am
				David Gostner^[4]
				Manuela Gostner^[4]
				Thomas Gostner^[4]
Optimum Motorsport^[11]	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	69	Ben Barnicoat^[11]	P
				Todd Coleman^[11]
				Aaron Telitz^[11]
Inception Racing^[12]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	70	Brendan Iribe^[12]	P
				Ollie Millroy^[12]
				Frederik Schandorff^[12]
AlManar by Dragon Racing^[13]	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	77	Al Faisal Al Zubair^[13]	P
				Chris Froggatt^[13]
				Ben Tuck^[13]
DFYNE by Dragon Racing^[14]			88	Giacomo Altoè^[14]	PA
				Giovanni Altoè^[14]
				Oscar Ryndziewicz^[14]
Tsunami RT^[15]	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	79	Fabio Babini^[15]	PA
				Daniel Gaunt^[15]
				Davide Scannicchio^[15]
				Johannes Zelger^[15]
Source:^[16]

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.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.

References

^ "HOME | Gulf 12 Hours". Gulf12hours. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ Dagys, John (18 August 2025). "GTX1 Category Confirmed for Gulf 12H". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Euwena, Davey (10 December 2025). "HAAS RT Sets Lineups for Two-Car Audi Effort". Sportscar365. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Wane, Ewan (11 December 2025). "20 Cars For Gulf 12 Hours". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jules Gounon avec Getspeed et Grove Racing aux Gulf 12 Hours". Endurance Info (in French). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wane, Ewan (26 November 2025). "Williams F1 Boss James Vowles Joins Garage 59 for Gulf 12 Hours". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Euwema, Davey (25 November 2025). "Winward Sets Two-Car Mercedes-AMG Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Enrico Fulgenzi Racing names drivers". Gulf12Hours. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Euwema, Davey (11 November 2025). "Westphal, Marcelli Headline Pellin Ferrari Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Euwema, Davey (18 November 2025). "Leitch, Ojeda Spearhead Tigani Mercedes-AMG Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Coleman, Telitz in Optimum McLaren With Barnicoat". Gulf12Hours. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Euwema, Davey (10 November 2025). "Inception Ferrari to Make Gulf 12H Debut". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Al-Manar Racing's Al-Zubair partners With Dragon Racing for Ferrari Debut at Gulf 12 Hours". Biser3a. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Goodwin, Graham (26 November 2025). "Dragon Racing Confirm Winter Enduro Line-Ups". DailysportsCar. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Tsunami RT reveals driver crew". Gulf12hours. 19 November 2025. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
^ "2025 Gulf 12 Hours Entry List". Gulf 12 Hours. Archived from the original on 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
^ "Result of the combined Qualifications - Gulf 12 Hours" (PDF). dailysportscar. Gulf 12 Hours. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (14 December 2025). "Capital RT Mercedes Wins Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
^ "Gulf 12 Hours - Race Part 1 Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Gulf 12 Hours Race Final Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Official website

[Russians-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.

[1] "HOME | Gulf 12 Hours". Gulf12hours. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[2] Dagys, John (18 August 2025). "GTX1 Category Confirmed for Gulf 12H". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[HaasRTEntry-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Euwena, Davey (10 December 2025). "HAAS RT Sets Lineups for Two-Car Audi Effort". Sportscar365. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[Gulf12FinalEntry-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Wane, Ewan (11 December 2025). "20 Cars For Gulf 12 Hours". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

[GroveGetSpeed-6] "Jules Gounon avec Getspeed et Grove Racing aux Gulf 12 Hours". Endurance Info (in French). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[Garage59McLaren-7] Wane, Ewan (26 November 2025). "Williams F1 Boss James Vowles Joins Garage 59 for Gulf 12 Hours". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[WinwardAMG-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Euwema, Davey (25 November 2025). "Winward Sets Two-Car Mercedes-AMG Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

[FulgenziLineup-9] "Enrico Fulgenzi Racing names drivers". Gulf12Hours. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

[PellinFerrari-10] Euwema, Davey (11 November 2025). "Westphal, Marcelli Headline Pellin Ferrari Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[TiganiAMG-11] Euwema, Davey (18 November 2025). "Leitch, Ojeda Spearhead Tigani Mercedes-AMG Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[OptimumLineup-12] "Coleman, Telitz in Optimum McLaren With Barnicoat". Gulf12Hours. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.

[IMSAInceptionFerrari-13] Euwema, Davey (10 November 2025). "Inception Ferrari to Make Gulf 12H Debut". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[AlManarLineup-14] "Al-Manar Racing's Al-Zubair partners With Dragon Racing for Ferrari Debut at Gulf 12 Hours". Biser3a. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[DragonWinterLineups-15] Goodwin, Graham (26 November 2025). "Dragon Racing Confirm Winter Enduro Line-Ups". DailysportsCar. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[TRTPorsche-16] "Tsunami RT reveals driver crew". Gulf12hours. 19 November 2025. Archived from the original on 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[17] "2025 Gulf 12 Hours Entry List". Gulf 12 Hours. Archived from the original on 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

[CombinedQualiResults-18] "Result of the combined Qualifications - Gulf 12 Hours" (PDF). dailysportscar. Gulf 12 Hours. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[19] Kilbey, Stephen (14 December 2025). "Capital RT Mercedes Wins Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

[20] "Gulf 12 Hours - Race Part 1 Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[21] "Gulf 12 Hours Race Final Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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