A revised 20-car entry list has been issued for this weekend’s Gulf 12 Hours, which will be held at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.
All 20 entries will compete in GT3, down from the 24 initially announced for the class, with no takers in the new GTX1 category for one-make machinery.
Significantly, the entry list has confirmed the driver line-ups for almost half of the field.
Xolile Letlaka, Axcil Jeffries, and Stuart White will pilot the #2 Into Africa Racing by Haas RT Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. Last month, this trio won the South African Endurance Series 9 Hours of Kyalami aboard a Lamborghini Hurácan GT3.
HAAS RT’s second entry, the #21 Audi, will be driven by Simon Balcaen, Peter Guelinckx, and Steven Palette.
Car Collection Motorsport’s #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) will be piloted by Alexey Denisov, Victor Plekhanov, August Raber and Damar Saitov, whilst Ralf Bohn and brothers Alfred and Robert Renauer will share the #7 Porsche of defending Am class winner Herberth Motorsport.
Reigning GT World Challenge Europe Gold Cup drivers’ champion Thierry Vermeulen will make an appearance for razoon – more than racing aboard its #16 Porsche, alongside Simon Birch, Niels Koolen, and Richard Wolf.
Patrick Charlaix, Benjamin Paque, Jordan Boisson, and Nico Bastian will drive the #28 TFT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, with the Gostner family of Thomas, Manuela, Corin, and David teaming up in the #58 MP Racing Mercedes-AMG.
Finally, Dragon Racing has confirmed the drivers for its Pro class #77 Ferrari 296 GT3, which will compete under the ‘AlManar by Dragon’ banner. Two of AlManar Racing’s 2025 drivers, Al Faisal Al Zubair and Ben Tuck, are being joined by multi-time GT World Challenge Europe champion Chris Froggatt. The entry marks confirmation of the Al Manar Racing effort to Ferrari from BMW, with Dragon Racing set to field efforts in a number of major events in the Gulf.
Late withdrawals from the race include entries from Baron Motorsport, Greystone GT, and Lionspeed GP.
In total, the 2025 Gulf 12 Hours field will feature two Audis, four Ferraris, two McLaren GT3 Evos, seven Mercedes-AMG,s and five Porsches, from 16 different teams.
Track time at the Yas Marina Circuit will begin with a pair of 60-minute open practice sessions on Friday, 12th December, before five hours of Free Practice and then Qualifying on Saturday.
The two-part race will take place on Sunday, 14th, with the opening eight-hour segment beginning at 09:00 GST, and the four-hour sprint to the finish starting at 19:00 GST following a two-hour break.
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