Gulf 12 Hours: DragonSpeed Audi R8 LMS ultra on the provisional entry list

By Johan Laubscher

DragonSpeed has entered their Audi R8 LMS ultra for yet another endurance race this year. They have been included on the Gulf 12 Hours provisional entry list.

The latest Gulf 12 Hours entry list was published on 31 October and the DragonSpeed Audi R8 LMS ultra has now been included. This will be the team’s fourth event with their Audi this year, as they also took part in the 2013 Dubai 24 Hours, the Bathurst 12 Hours and the Pirelli World Challenge round at Sonoma. The team has also been seen testing at the Circuit of The Americas recently.

United Autosports were on the original Gulf 12 Hours provisional entry list, however both of their entries (their Audi and one McLaren) are no longer on the latest entry list. Thus only one Audi is currently entered for the event.

Also of note is the debut entry of the new Bentley Continental GT3 race car, which will be run by M-Sport, who competed with an Audi R8 LMS ultra during most of the 2013 British GT season.

The latest provisional entry list (as of 31 October 2013) can be seen HERE. 

The 2013 Gulf 12 Hours is scheduled for 11-13 December at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Photo credit: DragonSpeed

Gulf 12 Hours: United Autosports Audi R8 LMS ultra on the provisional entry list

By Johan Laubscher

The third edition of the Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi will be taking place in December. United Autosports will be returning to the event once more, armed with their Audi R8 LMS ultra.

The first Gulf 12 Hours took place in January 2012, followed by the second edition in December 2012. United Autosports competed at both events last year, highlighted by a podium finish for the team in January. These events have a unique two-part format, comprised of two six hour races with a break in-between. 

11-13 December 2013 will see the third Gulf 12 Hours being hosted at Yas Marina. The provisional entry list has been released and updated. Thus far the entry list includes a large number of GT3 competitors, including one Audi R8 LMS ultra. United Autosports will be fielding two cars this year, their R8 LMS ultra and one McLaren MP4-12C.

The final entry list is expected to be released by October, but the provisional list can be seen HERE.

It is great to see United Autosports returning to the Gulf 12 Hours and it should be another exciting race at the beautiful Yas Marina Circuit. 

Photo credit: Audi Sport Communication / Media

Follow the Gulf 12 Hours LIVE

By Johan Laubscher

Last weekend saw the 25 Hours of Thunderhill and as we move ever deeper into December and with the ever present off-season, we now head onto this weekend. The Gulf 12 Hours is taking place on Friday the fourteenth. This is the last endurance race event for Audi fans in 2012. 

It is the second running of this twelve hour event held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. It is an unique event wherein the twelve hours are split into two six hour races with a ninety minute interval in-between. United Autosports took part in the first running of this event which was held in January 2012. The team featured very well in that race as they were part of the lead battle heading to the finish. As was the case in January, United Autosports are back and once again they are the only Audi entry in the race. They have entered a single Audi R8 LMS ultra which will be driven by Matthew Bell, Mark Patterson and Will Bratt.

Bellow we have included a list of all the available links you need to follow the race live. Unfortunately there will not be a live video stream of the event, but regular video updates will be published by the Gulf 12 Hours organisers.

Video highlights

Updated Gulf 12 Hours video highlights link            (No live stream but regular video updates during the event)

Live Timing

Live Timing Link

Live Tracker
Live Tracker link

Facebook

United Autosports on Facebook

Gulf 12 Hours on Facebook

l'endurance on Facebook

Twitter

United Autosport on twitter

Gulf 12 Hours on twitter

l'endurance on twitter

Websites

United Autosports website

Gulf 12 Hours website

Photo by United Autosports 

United Autosports's Audi R8 LMS Finishes 3rd at Gulf 12 Hours

 By Tarek Ramchani

The Anglo-American United Autosports got a brilliant 3rd overall at the first edition of Gulf 12 Hours race at Yas Marina, as the Audi R8 LMS #5 driven by Ryan Dalziel and Venezuelan pair, Enzo Potolicchio and Alex Popow fought to the finish line for the outright victory, and was even leading with some 20 minutes to go. The race itself was run in 2 seperates heats of 6 hours each, in the end a 3rd spot behind 2 Ferrari 458 GT3 from AF Corse and Kessel Racing, very well done after a disappointing Dubai 24 Hours race. 

Next stop for the team will be the 12 Hours of Bathurst, a challenging eduro event at Mount Panorama, where Phoenix Racing is also set to field 2 factory supported Audi R8 LMSs.

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