# 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait

The 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 9 December 2023, as the first of three rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy. This was the second running of the event.

## Background

The event was announced on 11 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy calendar.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: AST) | Event | Duration |
| Friday, 8 December | 10:00 - 11:30 | Free Practice | 90 Minutes |
| Friday, 8 December | 15:00 - 15:55 | Qualifying | 3x15 Minutes |
| Friday, 8 December | 17:00 - 18:30 | Night Practice | 90 Minutes |
| Saturday, 9 December | 10:00 - 22:00 | Race | 12 Hours |
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## Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 7 December 2023, and featured 14 cars: 3 GT3 cars, 4 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 2 GT4 cars, and 2 TCX cars.
| No. | Entrant | Car | Class | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 | Driver 5 |
| GT3 (3 entries) |||||||||
| 22 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | PA | Jack Barlow | Carl Cavers | Lewis Plato | | |
| 85 | CP Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Am | Charles Espenlaub | Joe Foster | Shane Lewis | Charles Putman | |
| 95 | Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | P | Fabrizio Broggi | Sabino de Castro | Sergiu Nicolae | Cosimo Papi | |
| GTX (3 entries) |||||||||
| 701 | Vortex V8 | Vortex 2.0 | | Lionel Amrouche | Philippe Bonnel | Arnaud Gomez | Olivier Gomez | |
| 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | KTM X-Bow GT2 | | Arthur Chwist | Daniel Drexel | Haytham Qarajouli | Dominik Olbert | |
| 795 | Toro Verde GT | Ginetta G56 Cup | | Mike Simpson | Freddie Tomlinson | Lawrence Tomlinson | | |
| 992 (4 entries) |||||||||
| 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | P | Ivo Breukers | Luc Breukers | Rik Breukers | Fabian Danz | |
| 936 | KKrämer Racing | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | P | Michele di Martino | Karsten Krämer | "Selv" | Moritz Kranz | Tobias Müller |
| 937 | KKrämer Racing | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Am | Michele di Martino | Karsten Krämer | "Selv" | | |
| 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | P | Saif Alameri | Christopher Zöchling | Enrico Fulgenzi | | |
| GT4 (2 entries) |||||||||
| 429 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | | Ravi Ramyead | Charlie Robertson | David Holloway | Nathan Freke | |
| 438 | AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | | Fabian Duffieux | Andrey Solukovtsev | Vasily Vladykin | | |
| TCR/TCX (2 entries) |||||||||
| 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | | Ricky Coomber | James Kaye | Jack Lemmer | Henry Neal | Vasily Vladykin |
| 278 | CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | | Colin White | Christian Broberg | Neale Muston | | |
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GT3 entries :
| Icon | Class |
| P | GT3-Pro |
| PA | GT3-Pro Am |
| Am | GT3-Am |
| 992 entries ||
| Icon | Class |
| P | 992-Pro |
| Am | 992-Am |

## Practice

| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| GT3 | 85 | CP Racing | Charles Espenlaub | 1:43.729 |
| GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | Haytham Qarajouli | 1:47.380 |
| 992 | 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | Christopher Zöchling | 1:47.509 |
| GT4 | 429 | Century Motorsport | Charlie Robertson | 1:53.171 |
| TCE | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Henry Neal | 1:54.938 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Night Practice

| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| GT3 | 22 | Century Motorsport | Lewis Plato | 1:43.449 |
| GTX | 795 | Toro Verde GT | Mike Simpson | 1:48.082 |
| 992 | 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | Christopher Zöchling | 1:47.016 |
| GT4 | 429 | Century Motorsport | Charlie Robertson | 1:53.132 |
| TCE | 278 | CWS Engineering | Colin White | 1:56.736 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Avg |
| 1 | GT3 Am | 85 | CP Racing | 1:45.251 | 1:43.968 | 1:44.013 | 1:44.410 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro/Am | 22 | Century Motorsport | 1:45.182 | 1:44.522 | 1:45.196 | 1:44.966 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 95 | Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | 1:47.595 | 1:43.836 | 1:44.043 | 1:45.158 |
| 4 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | 1:49.623 | 1:46.844 | 1:45.465 | 1:47.310 |
| 5 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | 1:48.520 | 1:48.275 | 1:47.306 | 1:48.033 |
| 6 | GTX | 795 | Toro Verde GT | 1:50.188 | 1:48.237 | 1:46.954 | 1:48.459 |
| 7 | 992 Pro | 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | 1:50.383 | 1:47.816 | 1:47.233 | 1:48.477 |
| 8 | GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | 1:50.058 | 1:48.192 | 1:47.461 | 1:48.570 |
| 9 | 992 Pro | 936 | KKrämer Racing | 1:49.860 | 1:48.095 | 1:48.768 | 1:48.907 |
| 10 | 992 Am | 937 | KKrämer Racing | 1:52.601 | 1:49.268 | 1:51.732 | 1:51.200 |
| 11 | GT4 | 429 | Century Motorsport | 1:53.796 | 1:53.774 | 1:52.923 | 1:53.497 |
| 12 | GT4 | 438 | AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport | 1:54.342 | 1:54.907 | 1:55.324 | 1:54.857 |
| 13 | TCX | 278 | CWS Racing | 1:56.064 | 1:55.978 | 1:55.013 | 1:55.685 |
| 14 | TCR | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | 1:59.698 | – | 1:57.930 | 1:58.814 |
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## Race
### Race results

Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Time/Reason | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Time/Reason | Laps |
| 1 | GT3 Am | 85 | CP Racing | Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 12:01:07.588 | 363 |
| 1 | GT3 Am | 85 | CP Racing | Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 12:01:07.588 | 363 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 95 | Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | +0.537 | 363 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 95 | Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | +0.537 | 363 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 22 | Century Motorsport | Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato | BMW M4 GT3 | +55.508 | 363 |
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 22 | Century Motorsport | Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 | +55.508 | 363 |
| 4 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +10 Laps | 353 |
| 4 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | +10 Laps | 353 |
| 5 | 992 Pro | 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico Fulgenzi | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +13 Laps | 350 |
| 5 | 992 Pro | 971 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico Fulgenzi | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | +13 Laps | 350 |
| 6 | 992 Pro | 936 | KKrämer Racing | Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +22 Laps | 341 |
| 6 | 992 Pro | 936 | KKrämer Racing | Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | +22 Laps | 341 |
| 7 | GTX | 795 | Toro Verde GT | Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson | Ginetta G56 Cup | +28 Laps | 335 |
| 7 | GTX | 795 | Toro Verde GT | Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson | GM LS3 6.2 L V8 | +28 Laps | 335 |
| 8 | GT4 | 438 | AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport | Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | +32 Laps | 331 |
| 8 | GT4 | 438 | AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport | Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | +32 Laps | 331 |
| 9 | GT4 | 429 | Century Motorsport | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | +41 Laps | 322 |
| 9 | GT4 | 429 | Century Motorsport | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | +41 Laps | 322 |
| 10 | GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Haytham Qarajouli Dominik Olbert | KTM X-Bow GT2 | +43 Laps | 320 |
| 10 | GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Haytham Qarajouli Dominik Olbert | Audi 2.5 L I5 | +43 Laps | 320 |
| 11 | TCR | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | +43 Laps | 320 |
| 11 | TCR | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | +43 Laps | 320 |
| 12 | TCX | 278 | CWS Engineering | Colin White Christian Broberg Neale Muston | Ginetta G55 Supercup | +50 Laps | 313 |
| 12 | TCX | 278 | CWS Engineering | Colin White Christian Broberg Neale Muston | Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | +50 Laps | 313 |
| 13 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | Vortex 2.0 | +106 Laps | 257 |
| 13 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | +106 Laps | 257 |
| 14 | 992 Am | 937 | KKrämer Racing | Karsten Krämer Michele di Martino "Selv" | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +177 Laps | 186 |
| 14 | 992 Am | 937 | KKrämer Racing | Karsten Krämer Michele di Martino "Selv" | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | +177 Laps | 186 |
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