# 2021 Gulf 12 Hours

The 2021 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. The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). The event had been relocated from Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit and postponed from 2020.

## Entry list

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

## Results
### Results after 6 hours

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

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