More than two months prior to the eleventh running of the Hankook 24H Dubai (January 14-16, 2016), the opening round of the 2016 24H Series, the maximum grid capacity has already been reached.
“All the slots have been taken,” says Gerrie Willems on behalf of Dutch agency Creventic, promoters and organisers of the 24H Series powered by Hankook in co-operation with the Dutch National Racing Team (DNRT).
“The tenth running of the event in January this year was already a huge success that we believed could not be topped, but reality proved to be different. Teams that sign up from now will be put on a waiting list.”
The event at Dubai Autodrome will mark the debut of the new Mercedes-AMG GT3 in a 24-hour race and will also feature the new Audi R8 LMS and Lamborghini Huracan GT3 on the grid plus the spectacular new Renault R.S. 01 silhouette car.
“We are really pleased and honoured with the great interest from teams from all over the world,” Gerrie Willems says.
The provisional entry lists 93 cars with 24 in the top A6 (GT3 class) with a pair apiece for new Benz (Black Falcon), Audi (C.ABT and Optimum) and Lamborghinis (HB Racing and Konrad Motorsport)
The 997 class proves popular once again, 20 cars are listed with 17 to the current 991 GT3 Cup specification.
The Boutsen Ginion Renault RS.01 headlines the SP2 class alongside a pair of Marc Cars Australia Focus V8s defending their 2015 class titles. There’s a third MARC V8, this time a Mazda 3 bodied car entered by the Red Camel-Jordans.nl team.
There’ a healthy 13 car entry in the SP3 (GT4) class with more than half the class filled by Ginettas, six of the seven this year to the updated G55 spec.
The race is set to see another 24 hour racing debut, RTR Projects enter a Reiter KTM XBow GT4.
Provisional Entry List
A6: 24 Cars
2 Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 (6200cc)
3 Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 (6200cc)
4 C.ABT Racing Andreas Weishaupt Christer Joens Audi R8 LMS (5200cc)
6 Gravity Racing International Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
7 HB Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (5200cc)
9 Hofor-Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6300cc)
11 Scuderia Praha Jiri Pisarik Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (4500cc)
14 Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS (5200cc)
17 IDEC SPORT RACING Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue Gabriel Abergel Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
18 V8 Racing Wolf Nathan Rick Abresch Alex van t’Hoff Nicky Pastorelli Chevrolet Corvette (5500cc)
19 V8 Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
22 Preci – Spark David Jones Godfrey Jones Morgan Jones Philip Jones Gareth Jones Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
25 MRS GT-Racing Nissan GT-R GT3 (3800cc)
26 Land-Motorsport GmbH Marc Basseng Ben Barker Connor de Phillippi Audi R8 Ultra (5200cc)
28 Konrad Motorsport Rolf Ineichen Mark Ineichen Fabio Babini Christian Engelhart Franz Konrad Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (5200cc)
33 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
34 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
40 40 Years Lechner Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc)
45 Artthea Sport Klaus Werner Jens Feucht Nanna Gøtsche Martin Gøtsche Porsche 991 GT America (4000cc)
66 Attempto Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc)
67 GDL racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc)
88 Dragon Racing Frederic Fatien Gino Forgione Tiziano Carugati Jordan Grogor Rob Barff Ferrari GT3 (4500cc)
888 Dragon Racing John Hartshorne Alex Kapadia Mohammed Jawa Matt Griffin Ferrari GT3 (4500cc)
999 Attempto Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc)
997: 20 cars
20 PFI Racing Sweden Henric Skoog Patrik Skoog Erik Behrens Kenneth Pantzar Gustav Bard Porsche 997 Cup (3800cc)
35 B2F compétition Benoit Fretin Bruno Fretin Michel Mitieus Alexandre Premat Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
47 GDL team Asia Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
61 Black Falcon Team TMD Friction Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
62 MSG Motorsport Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
63 MSG Motorsport Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
64 Porsche Lorient Racing Philippe Polette Jean-François Demorge Pascal Gibon Christophe Bourret Frédéric Ancel Porsche 997 Cup S (3600cc)
72 HRT Performance Kim Hauschild José Luis Talermann Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
73 HRT Performance Gediminas Udras Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
74 HRT Performance Adrien Harang Manuel Ferreira Thierry Guiod Gilles Petit Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
75 Classica Motors by RMS Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
76 Classica Motors by RMS Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
77 GDL racing Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
78 MRS GT-Racing Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
80 Lechner Racing Middle East Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
81 Lechner Racing Middle East Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
87 GDL racing Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
89 Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
90 Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport Porsche 991 Cup (3800cc)
97 GDL Team Asia Porsche 997 Cup S (3800cc)
SP2: 8 cars
8 BOUTSEN GINION RACING Renault RS 01 (3800cc)
44 RPD Racing Ferrari 458 Challenge (4500cc)
60 Black Falcon Team TMD Friction Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (4000cc)
91 MARC Cars Australia MARC Focus V8 (5000cc)
92 MARC Cars Australia MARC Focus V8 (5000cc)
202 Red Camel-Jordans.nl Toni Bueler MARC Mazda 3 V8 (5000cc)
203 Vortex V8 GC 10 GC 10 V8 (6200cc)
204 Vortex V8 GC 10 GC 10 V8 (6200cc)
SP3: 13 cars
51 Primus Racing Magnus Holmström Thomas Martinsson Johan Rosen Peter Larsen Ginetta G50 GT4 (3500cc)
178 CWS 4×4 Ginetta G55 GT4 (3700cc)
221 J W BIRD Motorsport Kieran Griffin Liam Griffin Jake Giddings Aston Martin GT4 (4700cc)
222 HTM Racing Saker GT TDI (3000cc)
223 Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 (3800cc)
224 RTR Projects KTM X-BOW GT4 (2000cc)
225 Sorg Rennsport BMW E92 M3 GT4 (4000cc)
227 Speedworks Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 (4700cc)
228 track-club Glenn Sherwood Adam Knight Jamie Stanley Alex Reed Lotus Evora GT4 (4000cc)
229 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 (3700cc)
230 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 (3700cc)
282 Nova Race Ginetta G55 GT4 (3500cc)
284 Nova Race Ginetta G55 GT4 (3500cc)
A5: 3 cars
101 Hofor-Kuepper Racing BMW E46 M3 Coupe (3200cc)
102 JR Motorsport Martin Lanting Bob Herber Patrick van Glabeke Steven Liquorish BMW E90 (3200cc)
103 JR Motorsport BMW E46 GTR (3200cc)
A3T: 7 cars
1 Memac Ogilvy Duel Racing Seat Leon Cup Racer (2000cc)
21 RTG by G Adam Gladysz Marcin Jaros Robertas Kupcikas Jerzy Dudek Simon Larsson Seat Leon Supercopa (1984cc)
57 LAP57 Racing Team Mohammed Al Owais Abdullah Al Hammadi Nadir Zuhour Rupesh Channake Honda Integra Type-R (2400cc)
105 Allcartuning-Team-Austria Seat Leon Supercopa (2000cc)
126 CTR-Alfatune Christopher Bentley John Clonis Seat Leon Cup Racer (2000cc)
128 Red Camel-Jordans.nl Seat Leon Cup Racer (2000cc)
130 Zest Racecar Engineering Kane Astin Daniel Wheeler Andrew Hack Seat Leon Cup Racer (2000cc)
CUP1: 7 cars
145 Bonk Motorsport BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
146 Bonk Motorsport BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
148 QSR BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
149 Rotek Racing GmbH BMW 235i Cup (3000cc)
151 Sorg Rennsport BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
152 Sorg Rennsport BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
235 DUWO Racing Jean-Marie Dumont Maurice Faber Frederic Schmit Nicolas Schmit Thierry Chkondali BMW M235i Racing Cup (3000cc)
A2: 10 cars
48 Zettanet Racing Team Honda DC5 (2000cc)
69 2W Racing Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
99 RKC/TGM Honda FD2-Civic Type R (2000cc)
161 AD Racing/Flexlease.nu Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
165 Modena Motorsports Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
166 Modena Motorsports Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
167 Preptech UK Andy Mollison Cody Hill Andrew Gordon-Colebrooke Thomas Grundy Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
171 Team K-Rejser Claus Bertelsen Thomas Sorensen Jan Engelbrecht Jacob Kristensen Peugeot RCZ (1600cc)
172 Team Sally Racing Renault Clio Cup III (2000cc)
173 VDS Racing Adventures Honda Civic Type-R EP3 (2000cc)
D1: 1 car
191 SVDP Racing BMW 120D (2000cc)
