The 2013 Dunlop Dubai 24 Hours Provisional entry list has been published with an impressive 82 cars listed, most with driver line-ups already allocated, for the race on 11-12 January.
The top A6 class sees a high quality 28 car mixed bag including 2012 winners Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon return with their Mercedes pair , additional Mercs from de Lorenzi Racing and British GT Regulars Precis Spark, the Jones Twins sharing their car with their sons in a five man all Jones line-up!
BMW are represented by Saudi Falcons Team Schubert again with a pair of Z4 GT3s whilst the Porsche GT3 entry comes from Fach Auto Tech (2 cars), Attempto Racing (2 cars) and single cars from Stadler Motorsport and ClikVers.de.
WRT have a pair of Audi R8 LMS Ultras listed, with driver squads yet to be announced, Elton Julian’s Dragonspeed outfir enter their R8 LMS too.
The Ferraris set the qualifying pace in 2012 and the 458s are back in increased numbers – AF Corse have entered a pair and there are singleton entries from locally based Dragon Racing, Visiom Racing (this car listed as a GT2) and Ram Racing. Lamborghini Gallardos are set to be raced by Gallardo regulars Gulf Racing Middle East, Rhinos Leipert and JLOC.
One of the V8 Racing ex GT1 Corvettes is entered too, and theres a singleton Dodge Viper from Manor MP Motorsport.
There are Dubai 24 Hour debuts for both the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, a single car entry from the Asian Le Mans Series bound Craft Eurasia outfit, and the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, Lapidus Racing and MRS GT entering a car apiece.
There are a further nine single make Porsche racers in the 997 (plus a single 996) class, Soheil Ayari listed aboard one car here.
Class SP2 is a catch-all group including some of the rapid silhouette tourers and some sub GT3 GTs, including the new VDS GT 001-R making its racing debut.
SP3 is composed of 11 GT4 spec racers with some strong teams listed including a pair of Nissan 370Zs for RJN Motorsport, Asrton Martins for Barwell Motorsport and Gulf Racing Middle East, a pair of BMW M3 GT4s for Bonk Motorsport, the very rapid Cor Euser Motorsport Lotus Evora and Ginetta G50s for British GT regulars Optimum Motorsport and Italian crew Nova Race.
Amongst the touring cars in other classes AllInkl field a Seat Leon Supercoppa for René Münnich/ Marc Basseng/ Markus Winkelhock and Jonny Adam rolls back the years with a run in a Renault Clio.
Provisional Entry
A6 1 Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon 1 United Arab Emirates Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc) Khaled Al Qubaisi/ Bernd Schneider/ Jeroen Bleekemolen/ Sean Edwards
A6 2 Team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon 2 United Arab Emirates Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc) Khaled Al Qubaisi/ Sergei Afanasiev/ Andreas Zuber/ Andreas Simonsen
A6 7 FACH AUTO TECH 1 Switzerland Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc) Marcel Wagner/ Thomas Fleischer/ Heinz Arnold/ Marco Zolin/ Heinz Bruder
A6 8 FACH AUTO TECH 2 Switzerland Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc) Otto Klohs/ Martin Ragginger/ Carlo Lusser/ Jens Richter
A6 9 Gulf Racing Middle East 1 United Arab Emirates Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 (5200cc) TBA
A6 10 MRS GT-Racing Germany McLaren MP4-12C GT3 (3800cc) Kenji Kobayashi/ Bret Curtis/ Alex Popow
A6 11 AF Corse SRL 1 Italy Ferrari F458 GT3 TBA
A6 12 Saudi Falcons Team Schubert 1 Saudi Arabia BMW Z4 GT3 (4400cc) Abdulaziz Al Faisal
A6 14 De Lorenzi Racing Italy Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc) Dario Paletto/ Dan Norris-Jones/ Olivier Baharian/ Gianluca de Lorenzi
A6 15 Craft Eurasia Racing Hong Kong Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (6000cc) Frank Yu/ Darryl O’Young/ Tomonobu Fuijii
A6 16 AF Corse SRL 2 Italy Ferrari F458 GT3 TBA
A6 17 Lapidus Racing Germany McLaren MP4-12 GT3 (3800cc) Klaas Hummel/ Adam Christodoulou/ Phil Quaife/ Tim Mullen
A6 18 Visiom France Ferrari F 458 GT2 (4500cc) Jean-Paul Pagny/ Jean-Bernard Bouvet/ Thierry Perrier/ Benjamin Roy
A6 19 JLOC Japan Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ (5200cc) Manabu Orido/ Takayuki Aoki/ Hideki Yamauchi/ Yuuya Sakamoto
A6 20 Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc) Mark Ineichen/ Rolf Ineichen/ Adrian Amstutz/ Marcel Matter
A6 21 Rhino’s Leipert Motorsport Germany Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 (5200cc) Jean-Marc Merlin/ Jan Stovicek/ Eduard Leganov/ Jean-Charles Perrin
A6 22 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 Belgium Audi R8 LMS Ultra (5200cc) TBA
A6 23 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 Belgium Audi R8 LMS Ultra (5200cc) TBA
A6 24 Saudi Falcons Team Schubert 2 Saudi Arabia BMW Z4 GT3 (4400cc) Faisal Binladen
A6 25 Preci-Spark England Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 (6200cc) David Jones/ Godfrey Jones/ Morgan Jones/ Philip Jones/ Gareth Jones
A6 26 Attempto Racing 1 Germany Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc) Ivo Breukers/ Kevin Estre/ Nicki Thiim/ Angel Benitez G.
A6 28 Attempto Racing 2 Germany Porsche 997 GT3 R (4000cc) Andreas M. Liehm/ Andreas Iburg
A6 29 Manor MP Motorsport Netherlands Dodge Viper SRT10 GT3 (8300cc) Bert de Heus
A6 30 Ram Racing England Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia (4500cc) Cheerag Arya/ Johnny Mowlem/ Guy Smith
A6 42 ClickVers.de Germany Porsche 997 RSR (3800cc) Kersten Jodexnis/ Wolfgang Destree/ Norbert Pauels
A6 81 DragonSpeed United States Audi R8 LMS Ultra (5200cc) TBA
A6 88 Dragon Racing United Arab Emirates Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (4500cc) Leon Price/ Rob Barff/ Jordan Grogor/ Matt Griffin
A6 133 V8 Racing BV Netherlands Corvette C6R GT2 (6200cc) Rick Abresch/ Danny Werkman/ Wolf Nathan/ Alex van ‘t Hoff
997 40 Car Collection Motorsport Germany Porsche 991GT3 Cup (997) (3800cc) Peter Schmidt/ Heinz Schmersal/ Wolfgang Kemper/ Johannes Kirchhoff/ Gustav Edelhoff
997 41 Crubile Sport France Porsche 997 Cup (3800cc) Francois Glenmor/ Sébastien Crubilé/ Mr. John of B/ Soheil Ayari
997 43 Speedlover Belgium Porsche 997 Cup (3800cc) Philippe Richard/ Carlos Rivas
997 44 Black Falcon Team TMD Friction Germany Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (3797cc) Christian von Rieff/ Tom Jerry/ Burkard Kaiser/ Erwin Stückle
997 45 B2F Compétition France Porsche 997 Cup (3600cc) Benoit Fretin/ Bruno Fretin/ Pascal Colon/ Laetitia Tortelier
997 46 Bliss Autosport Germany Porsche 997 GT 3 Cup (3600cc) Oliver Bliss/ Harald Schlotter/ Roland Poulsen
997 51 LV Motorsport Denmark Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (3600cc) Jannick Larsen/ Thomas Randolf/ Bashar Mardini
997 54 Motorsport Services / STR Australia Porsche 997 (3800cc) Malcolm Niall/ Clint Harvey/ Brett Niall/ Paul Stubber
996 59 LD Racing 2 France Porsche 996 Cup (3600cc) Dominique Nury/ Bob Arezina/ Eric Mouez/ Michel Nourry
SP2 6 VDS Racing Adventures Belgium VDS GT 001-R (4200cc) Raphael van der Straten/ Benjamin Bailly/ Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau/ Erik Qvick/ Jose Close
SP2 64 JR motorsport 2 Netherlands BMW M3 Silhouette (3200cc) Steve van Bellingen/ Ward Sluys
SP2 89 Besaplast Racing Team 1 Germany Audi TTRS (2500cc) Franjo Kovac/ Martin Tschornia/ Fredrik Lestrup/ Kurt Thiim/ Sebastian Asch
SP2 98 Equipe Verschuur Netherlands Renault Megane (3600cc) Luc Braams/ Duncan Huisman/ Ricardo Texeira
SP2 111 DEFI AUTO SPORT France Global Concept GC10.1 (6200cc) Franck Leone Provost/ Phillipe Cimadomo/ Lionel Amrouche/ Jerome de la Chapelle
SP2 126 Bonk Motorsport 2 Germany Chevrolet Corvette C6 (6200cc) Tobias Guttroff/ Joachim Kisch/ Gerd Beisel/ Peter Bonk/ ‘Tessitore’
SP2 130 Boutsen Ginion Racing Belgium Renault Megane Trophy (3498cc) Massimo Vignali/ Jean- Charles Battut/ Christophe de Fierlant
SP2 131 GC Automobile 2 France GC Automobile GC10-V8 Silhouette (6200cc) Marco Deutsch/ Gunther Deutsch
SP3 127 GT Academy Team RJN 1 England Nissan 370Z (3800cc) Lucas Ordonez/ Wolfgang Reip/ Mark Schulzhitskiy/ Roman Rusinov
SP3 140 Gulf Racing Middle East 2 United Arab Emirates Aston Martin Vantage V8 (4700cc) John Iossifidis
SP3 141 Bonk Motorsport 1 Germany BMW M3 GT4 (4000cc) Henry Walkenhorst/ Ralf Overhaus/ Wolf Silvester/ Emin Akata
SP3 143 Optimum Motorsport England Ginetta G50 GT4 (3500cc) Lee Mowle/ Joe Osborne/ Ryan Ratcliffe/ Flick Haigh
SP3 144 GC Automobile 1 France GC Automobile GC10-V6 (3500cc) Gerard Bonjean/ Gilles Courtois/ Patrick Brochier/ Freddy Poletto
SP3 145 Barwell Motorsport England Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 (4700cc) Jan Andersen/ Tom Kimber-Smith/ Geoff Kimber-Smith/ James Kaye/ Paul Whight
SP3 147 GT Academy Team RJN 2 England Nissan 370Z (3800cc) Sabine Schmitz/ Peter Pyzera/ Mark Schulzhitskiy/ Alex Buncombe
SP3 148 Cor Euser Racing 1 Netherlands Lotus Evora GT4 (4000cc) Vic Rice/ Shane Lewis/ Henk Thijssen/ Trevor Knight
SP3 150 NOVA RACE CONQUERORS Italy Ginetta GT4 (3500cc) Luca Magnoni/ Luis Scarpaccio/ Tiziano Frazza/ Fabio Ghizzi/ Matteo Cressoni
SP3 151 Perfection Racing Europe Denmark Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 (4700cc) Robert Nimkoff/ Michael Klostermann/ Kim Holmgaard/ Marcus Mahy/ Horowicz Philippe
SP3 153 Bonk Motorsport 3 Germany BMW M3 (4000cc) Axel Burghardt/ Guy Stewart/ Damien Flack/ Adrian Flack
A5 60 Motionsport England Lotus Elise (2000cc) Pete Storey/ Ben Gower/ Ben Pitch
A5 61 Sorg Rennsport Germany BMW Z4M Coupe (3200cc) Paul Follett/ Egons Lapins/ Alexey Veremenko/ Vasily Gryazin
A5 63 JR motorsport 1 Netherlands BMW E46 GTR (3200cc) Pieter van Soelen/ Harry Hilders/ Koen Bogaerts/ Daan Meijer
A5 65 Lotus on Track RDC 2 England Lotus Elise (2300cc) Ken Savage/ James Knight/ Jamie Stanley/ Paul McNeilly
A5 69 DUWO RACING 2 Luxembourg BMW 1 GTR (3200cc) Jean-Marie Dumont/ Maurice Faber/ Freddy Nordstrom/ Frédéric Schmit
A5 77 DUWO RACING 1 Luxembourg BMW M3 (3200cc) Frederic Schmit/ Nicolas Schmit/ Thierry Chkondali/ Julien Quinonero/ Yusif Bassil
A4 62 Kuepper Racing Germany BMW E46 Coupe (3000cc) Bernd Kuepper/ Michael Kroll/ Martin Kroll/ Chantal Kroll/ Roland Eggimann
A4 75 YMOR Racing (by Bas Koeten Racing) Netherlands BMW Z3 M Coupé (3000cc) Martin van den Berge/ Richard Budding/ Simon Gras
A4 79 LD Racing 1 France BMW 130i Cup (3000cc) Eric Vincenot/ Jean-Marc Bachelier/ Adrien Havette/ Guillaune Havette
A4 80 K&K Team – Valek Motorsport Czech Republic BMW 130i (3000cc) Marcel Kusin/ Petr Valek/ Zdenek Tesarik/ Marek Fried/ Atila Barta
A3T 38 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motors. Germany Seat Leon Supercopa (2000cc) René Münnich/ Marc Basseng/ Markus Winkelhock
A3T 47 Venezuela Race Motor / Astra Venezuela Seat Leon SC LR (2000cc) Carlos Alvarez/ Raul Rodriguez/ Alejandro Loiacono/ Romulo Pisani/ Maximo Cortes
A3T 66 Motorsport Services New Zealand Seat Leon Supercopa (2000cc) Harry Dodson/ David Westall/ Jeff Lowrey/ Todd Murphy
A3T 90 Memac Ogilvy Duel Racing United Arab Emirates Seat Leon Supercopa LR (2000cc) Ramzi Moutran/ Nabil Moutran/ Sami Moutran/ James Kaye
A2 57 LAP57 Racing Team United Arab Emirates Honda Saloon- 2 Doors (2000cc) Mohammed AlOwais/ Umair Khan/ Omran Al Owais/ Rupesh Chanake/ Saeed Al Mehairi
A2 96 FINESSE MOTORSPORT LTD England Renault Clio (2000cc) Jake Giddings/ Jonathan Adam
A2 97 HM Motorsport Denmark Citroen C2 Super 2000 (2000cc) Jens-Henrik Hansen/ Rene Hagedorn/ Jens Erik Hansen
A2 99 Lotus on Track RDC 1 England Lotus Elise Sport 160 (1800cc) Matt Bartlett/ Glenn Sherwood/ Phil Capstick
A2 100 Vogtland – Racing Germany Mini R58 Coupe (1600cc) Friedhelm Erlebach/ Steven Fürsch/ Lothar Sausemuth
A2 101 (s.i.g.) Motorsport Germany Mini R58 JCW Coupe Endurance (1600cc) Michal Vitek/ Tomas Kwolek/ Josef Zaruba/Lukas Pech
A2 102 Besaplast Racing Team 2 Germany Mini Cooper S (1600cc) Franjo Kovac/ Martin Tschornia/ Fredrik Lestrup/ Ralf Eisenreich/ Thomas Tekart
A2 104 Gloyna-Motorsport Team 1 Germany Renault Clio (2000cc) Luigi Stanco/ Thomas Franken/ Martin Hald Gøtsche/ Vincent le Sage
A2 105 Gloyna-Motorsport Team 2 Germany Renault Clio (2000cc) Werner Gloyna. Marc Hürler/ Oliver Hönig/ Stefan Tanner
D2 121 Racing Divas Team Schubert Netherlands Tba (1990cc) Liesette Braams/ Sheila Verschuur/ Gaby Uljee/ Paulien Zwart/ Sandra van der Sloot
D1 112 Prefa Racing Team Austria Austria Volkswagen Golf V TDI (2000cc) Michael Kogler/ Josef Rittner/ Harald Reschinsky/ Gottfried Kogler/ Roland Frisch
D1 115 SVDP Racing United Arab Emirates BMW 120D (2000cc) Chris Wishart/ Kris Budnik/ Jonathan Mullan/ Wubbe Herlaar/ Jason O’Keefe
D1 116 Red Camel – Jordans.nl Netherlands Seat Leon 2.0 Tdi (2000cc) Kane Astin/ Klaus Kresnik/ Chris Gleeson
D1 152 Cor Euser Racing 2 Netherlands BMW 120D (4000cc) Matthew Dileo/ Dennis Houweling
