The 2022 12 Hours of Kuwait (formally known as the Hankook 12 Hours of Kuwait) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 2 December 2022, as the first of three rounds of the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy. This was the first running of the event.

Schedule +DateTime (local: AST)EventDuration1 December17:30 - 19:30Free Practice120 Minutes20:00 - 20:55Qualifying3x15 Minutes2 December12:00 - 00:00Race12 HoursSource:

Entry list Team Car Engine Drivers Class GT3 (4 entries) Team GP-Elite Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 Lucas Groeneveld P Daan van Kuijk Jesse van Kuijk ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 44 Miro Konôpka Am Matej Konôpka Zdeno Mikulasko Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 47 Ahmad Al Ghanem P Mohammed Al Kazemi Zaid Ashkanani CP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 85 Charles Espenlaub Am Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman GTX (3 entries) Vortex V8 Vortex 1.0 GTX Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 701 Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Nicolas Nobs Leipert MotorsportLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EvoLamborghini 5.2 L V10 710 Gregg Gorski Jean-Francois Brunot Kerong Li razoon-more than racing KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 714 Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli Laura Kraihamer 992 (6 entries) Red Camel-Jordans.nl Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 909 Ivo Breukers P Luc Breukers Rik Breukers HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 928 Gijs Bessem Am Harry Hilders QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar 929 Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Am Ibrahim Al-Mannai Anders Fjordbach Hamad Saeed Al Asam QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar 930 Abdullah Al Abbasi Am Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Kim Andre Hauschild Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 955 Fabrizio Broggi P Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 979 Olivier Dons Am Saif Al Ameri Enrico Fernando Fulgenzi GT4 (3 entries) Century Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 429 Bradley Ellis Adam Hatfield David Holloway Piers Johnson RHC Jorgensen-Strom by CenturyBMW M4 GT4BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 450 Nathan Freke Daren Jorgensen Brett Strom Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 491 Andreas Bakkerud José Garcia Patrick Kolb Daniel Miller TCE (3 entries) Wolf-Power Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 116 Mohamed Al Sabah Jasmin Preisig Ivars Vallers BBRCUPRA León Competición TCRVolkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 159 Anusorn Asiralertsiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantasak Kusiri Pasarit Promsombat Munkong Sathienthirakul AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 188 Stéphane Perrin Mathieu Detry James KayeTC (2 entries) Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW M2 ClubSport RacingBMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 331 Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer Partl332 Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer Partl Source: GT3 entries Icon Class P GT3-Pro Am GT3-Am 992 entries Icon Class P 992-Pro Am 992-Am

Practice ClassEntrantDriverTimeGT347 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Zaid Ashkanani1:52.002GTX714 razoon-more than racing Haytham Qarajouli1:56.535992979 Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Enrico Fernando Fulgenzi1:56.532GT4450 RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century Nathan Freke2:02.993TCR159 BBR Kantasak Kusiri2:00.849TC331 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Hermann Bock2:15.859Source:

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

Qualifying

Qualifying Results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold. ClassTeamQ1Q2Q31GT3 Pro47 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing1:54.5821:55.0661:52.1111:53.9192GT3 Pro32 Team GP-Elite1:55.1501:53.2151:54.8271:54.3973GT3 Am85 CP Racing1:58.0981:52.7211:52.4681:54.4294GTX714 razoon-more than racing1:56.2881:57.2441:56.1231:56.5515GT3 Am44 ARC Bratislava2:00.9721:56.3161:55.0041:57.4306992 Pro955 Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors2:01.3771:56.3311:57.7321:58.4807992 Pro909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl2:00.8501:58.0161:56.9051:58.5908992 Am979 Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover2:03.3401:59.5561:55.5171:59.4719992 Am929 QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar1:58.3541:57.6142:03.4851:59.81710TCR159 BBR2:02.1922:00.9402:00.4492:01.19311GTX701 Vortex V81:58.9742:10.7922:01.8232:03.86312TCR188 AC Motorsport2:05.5572:02.0972:04.5692:04.07413GT4429 Century Motorsport2:07.4322:03.9132:02.3632:04.56914GT4450 RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century2:08.1642:02.9772:02.9912:04.71015GT4491 Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport2:08.7922:06.2462:06.8122:07.28316TCR116 Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing2:19.0492:04.7002:11.9702:11.90617TC331 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport2:13.2782:16.0052:26.2152:18.49918TC332 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport2:35.5432:18.2342:14.6622:22.813DNCGTX710 Leipert MotorsportNo timeNo timeNo timeNo timeDNC992 Am928 HRT PerformanceNo timeNo timeNo timeNo timeDNC992 Am930 QMMF by HRT Suhail QatarNo timeNo timeNo timeNo timeSource:

Race Race results Class winners are in bold. Class Team Drivers Car Time/Reason Engine 1GT3 Am85 CP Racing Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles PutmanMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo32312:00:13.667Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2GT3 Pro47 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing Ahmad Al Ghanem Mohammed Al Kazemi Zaid AshkananiPorsche 911 GT3 R321+2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 3992 Pro 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Porsche 992 GT3 Cup317+6 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4992 Pro955 Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu NicolaePorsche 992 GT3 Cup315 +8 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 5992 Am928 HRT Performance Gijs Bessem Harry HildersPorsche 992 GT3 Cup313+10 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 6992 Am979 Rabdan Motorsport by Speed Lover Olivier Dons Saif Al Ameri Enrico Fernando FulgenziPorsche 992 GT3 Cup310 +13 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 7992 Am929 QMMF by HRT Thuraya Qatar Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ibrahim Al-Mannai Anders Fjordbach Hamad Saeed Al AsamPorsche 992 GT3 Cup306 +17 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 8DNFGT3 Pro32 Team GP-Elite Lucas Groeneveld Daan van Kuijk Jesse van KuijkPorsche 911 GT3 R302DrivetrainPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9992 Pro930 QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar Abdullah Al Abbasi Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Kim Andre HauschildPorsche 992 GT3 Cup302 +21 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10GTX710 Leipert Motorsport Gregg Gorski Jean-Francois Brunot Kerong LiLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo300+23 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V10 11GT4429 Century Motorsport Bradley Ellis Adam Hatfield David Holloway Piers JohnsonAston Martin Vantage AMR GT4298+25 LapsAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 12TCR 159 BBR Anusorn Asiralertsiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantasak Kusiri Pasarit Promsombat Munkong SathienthirakulCUPRA León Competición TCR295+28 LapsVolkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 13GT4 450 RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century Nathan Freke Daren Jorgensen Brett StromBMW M4 GT4295 +28 LapsBMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14DNFGT4491 Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport Andreas Bakkerud José Garcia Patrick Kolb Daniel MillerPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport289 +34 LapsPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6 15GTX701 Vortex V8 Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Nicolas NobsVortex 1.0 GTX270 +53 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V8 16TC332 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer PartlBMW M2 ClubSport Racing252+71 LapsBMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 17TC 331 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer Partl BMW M2 ClubSport Racing247 +76 Laps BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 18GTX 714 Razoon – More than Racing Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli Laura Kraihamer KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept219 +104 Laps Audi 2.5 L I5 19TCR116 Wolf-Power Racing Mohamed Al Sabah Jasmin Preisig Ivars VallersAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)190 +133 LapsVolkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 20GT3 Am 44 ARC Bratislava Miro Konôpka Matej Konôpka Zdeno Mikulasko Lamborghini Huracán GT3182 +141 Laps Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DNCTCR 188 AC Motorsport Stéphane Perrin Mathieu Detry James Kaye Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)142 Wheel hub failure Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 Source:

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