| Race details | ||
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| Date | 9 January 2021 | |
| Official name | Gulf 12 Hours | |
| Location | Sakhir, Bahrain | |
| Course | Permanent circuit 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | |
| Distance | Race 12 hours | |
| Qualifying | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Ben Barnicoat | 2 Seas Motorsport | 
| Time | 1:59.716 | |
| Race After 6 Hours | ||
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Ben Barnicoat | 2 Seas Motorsport | 
| Time | 2:00.675 (on lap 2) | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Isa Al-Khalifa  Ben Barnicoat  Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport | 
| Second |  Chris Froggatt  Ian Loggie  Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing | 
| Third |  Mauro Calamia .svg.png.webp) Stefano Monaco  Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport | 
| Race After 12 Hours | ||
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport | 
| Time | 2:00.882 (on lap 110) | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Isa Al-Khalifa  Ben Barnicoat  Martin Kodrić | 2 Seas Motorsport | 
| Second |  Mauro Calamia .svg.png.webp) Stefano Monaco  Roberto Pampanini | Dinamic Motorsport | 
| Third |  Chris Froggatt  Ian Loggie  Callum MacLeod | Ram Racing | 
The 2020-21 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.[1] The event promoters were the Driving Force Events (DFE). This edition has been relocated from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit to Bahrain International Circuit.[2]
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Results
Results after 6 hours
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT Pro | 33 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Isa Al-Khalifa  Ben Barnicoat  Martin Kodrić | McLaren 720S GT3 | 169 | 6:01:09.012 | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT Pro-Am | 3 |  Ram Racing |  Chris Froggatt  Ian Loggie  Callum MacLeod | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 169 | +29.568 | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT Pro-Am | 67 |  Dinamic Motorsport |  Mauro Calamia .svg.png.webp) Stefano Monaco  Roberto Pampanini | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 169 | +55.273 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | GT Pro-Am | 31 |  Team Parker Racing |  Euan McKay  Andy Meyrick  Derek Pierce | Bentley Continental GT3 | 169 | +58.882 | 
| Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT Pro-Am | 46 |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  Luca Marini  Valentino Rossi  Alessio Salucci | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168 | +1 lap | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT Gentleman | 27 | .svg.png.webp) Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu  David Fumanelli  Emanuele Tabacchi  Francesco Zollo | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 168 | +1 lap | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT Pro-Am | 8 | .svg.png.webp) Kessel Racing |  Alessandro Cutrera  Marco Frezza  Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio  Nicola Cadei | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 161 | +7 laps | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT4 | 77 |  Optimum Motorsport |  Lars Dahmann  Warren Hughes  Charlie Hollings  Jan Klingelnberg | McLaren 570S GT4 | 153 | +15 laps | 
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT4 | 90 |  Villorba Corse | .svg.png.webp) Jean-Luc D‘Auria  Michele Camarlinghi  Piero Randazzo  Benedetto Strignano | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 153 | +15 laps | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT4 | 50 |  SVC Sport Management |  Antoni Chodzen  Piotr Chodzen  Patrick Zamparini | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 140 | +28 laps | 
| Maserati 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 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 | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT Pro | 7 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Ed Jones  Dylan Pereira  Lewis Williamson | McLaren 720S GT3 | 26 | Did not finish | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| Source:[9] | |||||||
Final results
Class winners denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT Pro | 33 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Isa Al-Khalifa  Ben Barnicoat  Martin Kodrić | McLaren 720S GT3 | 341 | 6:00:34.143 | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT Pro-Am | 67 |  Dinamic Motorsport |  Mauro Calamia .svg.png.webp) Stefano Monaco  Roberto Pampanini | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 340 | +1 lap | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT Pro-Am | 3 |  Ram Racing |  Chris Froggatt  Ian Loggie  Callum MacLeod | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 339 | +2 laps | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GT Pro-Am | 46 |  Monster VR46 Kessel Racing |  Luca Marini  Valentino Rossi  Alessio Salucci | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 339 | +2 laps | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT Pro-Am | 31 |  Team Parker Racing |  Euan McKay  Andy Meyrick  Derek Pierce | Bentley Continental GT3 | 338 | +3 laps | 
| Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT Gentleman | 27 | .svg.png.webp) Kessel Racing |  Murat Cuhadaroglu  David Fumanelli  Emanuele Tabacchi  Francesco Zollo | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 337 | +4 laps | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GT Pro-Am | 8 | .svg.png.webp) Kessel Racing |  Alessandro Cutrera  Marco Frezza  Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio  Nicola Cadei | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 325 | +16 laps | 
| Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT4 | 90 |  Villorba Corse | .svg.png.webp) Jean-Luc D‘Auria  Michele Camarlinghi  Piero Randazzo  Benedetto Strignano | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 307 | +34 laps | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT4 | 50 |  SVC Sport Management |  Antoni Chodzen  Piotr Chodzen  Patrick Zamparini | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 291 | +50 laps | 
| Maserati 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT4 | 77 |  Optimum Motorsport |  Lars Dahmann  Warren Hughes  Charlie Hollings  Jan Klingelnberg | McLaren 570S GT4 | 279 | +62 laps | 
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 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 | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT Pro | 7 |  2 Seas Motorsport |  Ed Jones  Dylan Pereira  Lewis Williamson | McLaren 720S GT3 | 26 | Did not finish | 
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours switches date to 9 January 2021". www.gulf12hours.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Gulf 12H Moves from Abu Dhabi to Bahrain for Next Edition". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "RAM Racing Go Retro For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Gulf 12 Hours News Notebook". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Valentino Rossi To Race At Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Team Parker to race Bentley GT3 in Bahrain". www.gulf12hours.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lloyd, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.30.20)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Optimum Confirm GT3 & GT4 McLarens For Gulf 12 Hours". Dailysportscar. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "Race 1 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ↑ "Race 2 2020" (PDF). gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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