2023 12 Hours of Kuwait

The 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 9 December 2023, as the first of three rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy. This was the second running of the event.

Background

The event was announced on 11 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy calendar.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time (local: AST)	Event	Duration
Friday, 8 December	10:00 - 11:30	Free Practice	90 Minutes
	15:00 - 15:55	Qualifying	3x15 Minutes
	17:00 - 18:30	Night Practice	90 Minutes
Saturday, 9 December	10:00 - 22:00	Race	12 Hours
Source:^[2]

Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 7 December 2023, and featured 14 cars: 3 GT3 cars, 4 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 2 GT4 cars, and 2 TCX cars.^[3]

No.	Entrant	Car	Class	Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3	Driver 4	Driver 5
GT3 (3 entries)
22	Century Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3	PA	Jack Barlow	Carl Cavers	Lewis Plato
85	CP Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Am	Charles Espenlaub	Joe Foster	Shane Lewis	Charles Putman
95	Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	P	Fabrizio Broggi	Sabino de Castro	Sergiu Nicolae	Cosimo Papi
GTX (3 entries)
701	Vortex V8	Vortex 2.0		Lionel Amrouche	Philippe Bonnel	Arnaud Gomez	Olivier Gomez
714	Razoon – More than Racing	KTM X-Bow GT2		Arthur Chwist	Daniel Drexel	Haytham Qarajouli	Dominik Olbert
795	Toro Verde GT	Ginetta G56 Cup		Mike Simpson	Freddie Tomlinson	Lawrence Tomlinson
992 (4 entries)
909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Ivo Breukers	Luc Breukers	Rik Breukers	Fabian Danz
936	KKrämer Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Michele di Martino	Karsten Krämer	"Selv"	Moritz Kranz	Tobias Müller
937	KKrämer Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Michele di Martino	Karsten Krämer	"Selv"
971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Saif Alameri	Christopher Zöchling	Enrico Fulgenzi
GT4 (2 entries)
429	Century Motorsport	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II		Ravi Ramyead	Charlie Robertson	David Holloway	Nathan Freke
438	AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II		Fabian Duffieux	Andrey Solukovtsev^{[N 1]}	Vasily Vladykin
TCR/TCX (2 entries)
138	Simpson Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)		Ricky Coomber	James Kaye	Jack Lemmer	Henry Neal	Vasily Vladykin
278	CWS Engineering	Ginetta G55 Supercup		Colin White	Christian Broberg	Neale Muston
Source:^[4]

GT3 entries
Icon	Class
P	GT3-Pro
PA	GT3-Pro Am
Am	GT3-Am
992 entries
Icon	Class
P	992-Pro
Am	992-Am

Practice

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
GT3	85	CP Racing	Charles Espenlaub	1:43.729
GTX	714	Razoon – More than Racing	Haytham Qarajouli	1:47.380
992	971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	Christopher Zöchling	1:47.509
GT4	429	Century Motorsport	Charlie Robertson	1:53.171
TCE	138	Simpson Motorsport	Henry Neal	1:54.938
Source:^[5]^[6]

Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Night Practice

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
GT3	22	Century Motorsport	Lewis Plato	1:43.449
GTX	795	Toro Verde GT	Mike Simpson	1:48.082
992	971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	Christopher Zöchling	1:47.016
GT4	429	Century Motorsport	Charlie Robertson	1:53.132
TCE	278	CWS Engineering	Colin White	1:56.736
Source:^[7]^[8]

Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Avg
1	GT3 Am	85	CP Racing	1:45.251	1:43.968	1:44.013	1:44.410
2	GT3 Pro/Am	22	Century Motorsport	1:45.182	1:44.522	1:45.196	1:44.966
3	GT3 Pro	95	Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	1:47.595	1:43.836	1:44.043	1:45.158
4	GTX	701	Vortex V8	1:49.623	1:46.844	1:45.465	1:47.310
5	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	1:48.520	1:48.275	1:47.306	1:48.033
6	GTX	795	Toro Verde GT	1:50.188	1:48.237	1:46.954	1:48.459
7	992 Pro	971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	1:50.383	1:47.816	1:47.233	1:48.477
8	GTX	714	Razoon – More than Racing	1:50.058	1:48.192	1:47.461	1:48.570
9	992 Pro	936	KKrämer Racing	1:49.860	1:48.095	1:48.768	1:48.907
10	992 Am	937	KKrämer Racing	1:52.601	1:49.268	1:51.732	1:51.200
11	GT4	429	Century Motorsport	1:53.796	1:53.774	1:52.923	1:53.497
12	GT4	438	AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	1:54.342	1:54.907	1:55.324	1:54.857
13	TCX	278	CWS Racing	1:56.064	1:55.978	1:55.013	1:55.685
14	TCR	138	Simpson Motorsport	1:59.698	–	1:57.930	1:58.814
Source:^[9]

Race

Race results

Class winners are in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Time/Reason	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Time/Reason	Laps
1	GT3 Am	85	CP Racing	Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	12:01:07.588	363
1	GT3 Am	85	CP Racing	Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	12:01:07.588	363
2	GT3 Pro	95	Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	+0.537	363
2	GT3 Pro	95	Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	+0.537	363
3	GT3 Pro/Am	22	Century Motorsport	Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato	BMW M4 GT3	+55.508	363
3	GT3 Pro/Am	22	Century Motorsport	Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8	+55.508	363
4	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+10 Laps	353
4	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+10 Laps	353
5	992 Pro	971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico Fulgenzi	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+13 Laps	350
5	992 Pro	971	RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	Saif Alameri Christopher Zöchling Enrico Fulgenzi	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+13 Laps	350
6	992 Pro	936	KKrämer Racing	Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+22 Laps	341
6	992 Pro	936	KKrämer Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+22 Laps	341
7	GTX	795	Toro Verde GT	Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson	Ginetta G56 Cup	+28 Laps	335
7	GTX	795	Toro Verde GT	Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson	GM LS3 6.2 L V8	+28 Laps	335
8	GT4	438	AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	+32 Laps	331
8	GT4	438	AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	+32 Laps	331
9	GT4	429	Century Motorsport	Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	+41 Laps	322
9	GT4	429	Century Motorsport	Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson David Holloway Nathan Freke	BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	+41 Laps	322
10	GTX	714	Razoon – More than Racing	Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Haytham Qarajouli Dominik Olbert	KTM X-Bow GT2	+43 Laps	320
10	GTX	714	Razoon – More than Racing		Audi 2.5 L I5	+43 Laps	320
11	TCR	138	Simpson Motorsport	Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	+43 Laps	320
11	TCR	138	Simpson Motorsport		Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4	+43 Laps	320
12	TCX	278	CWS Engineering	Colin White Christian Broberg Neale Muston	Ginetta G55 Supercup	+50 Laps	313
12	TCX	278	CWS Engineering	Colin White Christian Broberg Neale Muston	Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6	+50 Laps	313
13	GTX	701	Vortex V8	Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez	Vortex 2.0	+106 Laps	257
13	GTX	701	Vortex V8	Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	+106 Laps	257
14	992 Am	937	KKrämer Racing	Karsten Krämer Michele di Martino "Selv"	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+177 Laps	186
14	992 Am	937	KKrämer Racing	Karsten Krämer Michele di Martino "Selv"	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+177 Laps	186
Source:^[10]

Notes

^ Solukovtsev, a Russian, competes under a Kyrgyz license as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

^ Kilbey, Stephen (October 11, 2023). "Middle East Trophy Returns For 2023/2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023". 24H Series. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "Spotters' Guide for 2023 Hankook 12H KUWAIT available for download!". 24H Series. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT". 24H Series. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Result Free Practice" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Result" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Final Result Combined Qualification" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

External links

Official website

Middle East Trophy
Previous race: none	2023–24 season	Next race: 2024 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi

[Neutral_Competitors-4] Solukovtsev, a Russian, competes under a Kyrgyz license as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[1] Kilbey, Stephen (October 11, 2023). "Middle East Trophy Returns For 2023/2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[2] "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023". 24H Series. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[3] "Spotters' Guide for 2023 Hankook 12H KUWAIT available for download!". 24H Series. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[5] "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT". 24H Series. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[6] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[7] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Result Free Practice" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[8] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[9] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Night Practice Result" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[10] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Final Result Combined Qualification" (PDF). getraceresults. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[11] "2nd Hankook 12H KUWAIT 2023 Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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