# 2023 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2023 Gulf 12 Hours (officially titled 2023 Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours) was the 13th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours, and was held at Yas Marina Circuit on 8–10 December 2023. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. It was the final round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

## Entry list

| No. | Entrant | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Driver 4 |
| GT3 Pro (5 entries) |||||||
| 14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Maximilian Götz | Jules Gounon | Fabian Schiller | - |
| 32 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Philipp Eng | Sheldon van der Linde | Charles Weerts | - |
| 46 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Valentino Rossi | Dries Vanthoor | Nick Yelloly | - |
| 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Lucas Auer | Frank Bird | Lorenzo Ferrari | - |
| 99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Maro Engel | Mikaël Grenier | Luca Stolz | - |
| GT3 Pro-Am (12 entries) |||||||
| 4 | Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Brenton Grove | Stephen Grove | Richie Stanaway | - |
| 11 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Scott Andrews | David Fumanelli | Anton Dias Perera | Giorgio Roda |
| 12 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Stefano Costantini | Alex Fontana | Yannick Mettler | Hash Patel |
| 25 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Alessandro Cozzi | Marco Pulcini | Alessio Rovera | Giorgio Sernagiotto |
| 26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ramez Azzam | Omar Jackson | Zaamin Jaffer | Axcil Jefferies |
| 27 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Rob Bell | Ollie Millroy | Mark Radcliffe | - |
| 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Antares Au | Matteo Cairoli | Tim Heinemann | - |
| 59 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Shaun Balfe | Benjamin Goethe | Oliver Goethe | Mark Sansom |
| 74 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Michael Broniszewski | Davide Rigon | Niccolò Schirò | - |
| 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Dominik Baumann | Philip Ellis | Kenny Habul | Martin Konrad |
| 88 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Louis Prette | Alexander West | - |
| 93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Eddie Cheever III | Chris Froggatt | Jonathan Hui | Kevin Tse |
| GT3 Am (11 entries) |||||||
| 2 | HAAS RT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Grégory Guilvert | Xavier Knauf | Miika Panu | Grégory Servais |
| 3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Isa Al Khalifa | Ian Loggie | Al Faisal Al Zubair | - |
| 7 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Daniel Allemann | Ralf Bohn | Alfred Renauer | - |
| 20 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Christian Colombo | Stéphane Lemeret | David Tjiptobiantoro | Lilou Wadoux |
| 21 | Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Dustin Blattner | Constantin Dressler | Joel Sturm | - |
| 51 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Kriton Lendoudis | Nicola Marinangeli | Christoph Ulrich | Alex Fox |
| 61 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Conrad Grunewald | Laurent de Meeus | Miguel Ramos | Jean Claude Saada |
| 73 | MP Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Corinna Gostner | David Gostner | Manuela Gostner | Thomas Gostner |
| 76 | 7TSIX | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Tom Jackson | Wayne Marrs | Ameerh Naran | Matt Topham |
| 79 | Tsunami RT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Stefano Borghi | Marco Cassará | Davide Scannicchio | Johannes Zelger |
| 86 | Baron Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Daniele di Amato | Ernst Kirchmayr | Philippe Prette | Axel Sartingen |
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## 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 | 99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.272 | 1:51.075 | 1:51.364 | 1:51.378 | |
| 2 | P | 14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.504 | 1:51.733 | 1:51.106 | 1:51.675 | |
| 3 | PA | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:51.731 | 1:50.592 | 1:51.187 | 1:53.414 | |
| 4 | P | 46 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | 1:51.756 | 1:52.259 | 1:51.614 | 1:51.396 | |
| 5 | P | 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:51.762 | 1:52.082 | 1:51.806 | 1:51.400 | |
| 6 | PA | 88 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:51.911 | 1:51.162 | 1:53.212 | 1:51.361 | |
| 7 | PA | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.021 | 1:51.769 | 1:52.885 | 1:51.409 | |
| 8 | P | 32 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | 1:52.025 | 1:52.347 | 1:52.030 | 1:51.699 | |
| 9 | Am | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:52.173 | 1:52.284 | 1:53.036 | 1:51.199 | |
| 10 | PA | 59 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.255 | 1:51.426 | 1:50.549 | 1:52.768 | 1:54.279 |
| 11 | PA | 11 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:52.442 | 1:50.705 | 1:51.981 | 1:51.324 | 1:55.760 |
| 12 | Am | 7 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:52.615 | 1:51.254 | 1:52.226 | 1:54.367 | |
| 13 | PA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:52.637 | 1:53.115 | 1:53.919 | 1:51.726 | 1:51.789 |
| 14 | PA | 93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:52.657 | 1:52.843 | 1:52.725 | 1:53.521 | 1:51.540 |
| 15 | PA | 26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.040 | 1:51.728 | 1:55.357 | 1:53.706 | 1:51.370 |
| 16 | PA | 4 | Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:53.187 | 1:51.550 | 1:52.221 | 1:55.792 | |
| 17 | Am | 3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:53.208 | 1:54.406 | 1:52.991 | 1:52.227 | |
| 18 | PA | 25 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.271 | 1:54.460 | 1:51.477 | 1:56.413 | 1:50.734 |
| 19 | Am | 2 | HAAS RT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 1:53.570 | 1:52.848 | 1:52.698 | 1:52.641 | 1:56.093 |
| 20 | Am | 61 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.796 | 1:51.693 | 1:53.118 | 1:54.778 | 1:55.597 |
| 21 | Am | 20 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1:53.853 | 1:52.463 | 1:53.602 | 1:51.878 | 1:57.471 |
| 22 | Am | 51 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 1:55.160 | 1:51.822 | 1:53.842 | 1:55.998 | 1:58.979 |
| 23 | Am | 79 | Tsunami RT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:55.529 | 1:54.521 | 1:55.018 | 1:57.059 | 1:55.519 |
| 24 | PA | 12 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 1:57.150 | | | | 1:57.150 |
| 25 | Am | 76 | 7TSIX | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:57.512 | | 1:55.165 | 1:59.544 | 1:57.829 |
| 26 | Am | 73 | MP Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:57.750 | 1:55.305 | 1:56.017 | 2:01.835 | 1:57.844 |
| WD | PA | 74 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | | | | | |
| WD | Am | 86 | Baron Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | | | | | |
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## Race
### Race classification

Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | # | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap/Retired |
| 1 | P | 99 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 348 | 12:01:18.056 |
| 2 | P | 46 | Team WRT | Valentino Rossi Dries Vanthoor Nick Yelloly | BMW M4 GT3 | 348 | +12.811 |
| 3 | P | 14 | Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas | Maximilian Götz Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 347 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | P | 77 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Lucas Auer Frank Bird Lorenzo Ferrari | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 346 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Am | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport | Dustin Blattner Constantin Dressler Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 346 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | PA | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Rob Bell Ollie Millroy Mark Radcliffe | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 345 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | PA | 11 | Kessel Racing | Scott Andrews David Fumanelli Anton Dias Perera Giorgio Roda | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 344 | +4 Laps |
| 8 | PA | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Matteo Cairoli Tim Heinemann | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 343 | +5 Laps |
| 9 | Am | 3 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Isa Al Khalifa Ian Loggie Al Faisal Al Zubair | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 343 | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Am | 7 | Herberth Motorsport | Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 343 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | PA | 25 | AF Corse | Alessandro Cozzi Marco Pulcini Alessio Rovera Giorgio Sernagiotto | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 343 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | PA | 88 | Garage 59 | Marvin Kirchhöfer Louis Prette Alexander West | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 342 | +6 Laps |
| 13 | PA | 93 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Eddie Cheever III Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui Kevin Tse | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 342 | +6 Laps |
| 14 | P | 32 | Team WRT | Philipp Eng Sheldon van der Linde Charles Weerts | BMW M4 GT3 | 342 | +6 Laps |
| 15 | Am | 20 | AF Corse | Christian Colombo Stéphane Lemeret David Tjiptobiantoro Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 340 | +8 Laps |
| 16 | PA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Dominik Baumann Philip Ellis Kenny Habul Martin Konrad | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 338 | +10 Laps |
| 17 | Am | 2 | HAAS RT | Grégory Guilvert Xavier Knauf Miika Panu Grégory Servais | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 330 | +18 Laps |
| 18 | Am | 73 | MP Racing | Corinna Gostner David Gostner Manuela Gostner Thomas Gostner | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 308 | +40 Laps |
| 19 | Am | 61 | AF Corse | Conrad Grunewald Laurent de Meeus Miguel Ramos Jean Claude Saada | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 304 | +44 Laps |
| 20 | PA | 26 | OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One | Ramez Azzam Omar Jackson Zaamin Jaffer Axcil Jefferies | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 291 | +57 Laps |
| 21 | Am | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lendoudis Nicola Marinangeli Christoph Ulrich Alex Fox | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 244 | +104 Laps |
| 22 | Am | 79 | Tsunami RT | Stefano Borghi Marco Cassará Davide Scannicchio Johannes Zelger | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 199 | +149 Laps |
| 23 | PA | 4 | Grove Racing | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Richie Stanaway | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 34 | +314 Laps |
| 24 | PA | 59 | Garage 59 | Shaun Balfe Benjamin Goethe Oliver Goethe Mark Sansom | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 24 | +324 Laps |
| DNS | PA | 12 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Stefano Costantini Alex Fontana Yannick Mettler Hash Patel | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | | Qualifying crash |
| DNS | Am | 76 | 7TSIX | Tom Jackson Wayne Marrs Ameerh Naran Matt Topham | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | | Qualifying crash |
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