Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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


By Johan Laubscher

The fourth Gulf 12 Hours will be taking place on 13 December 2014. Three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars are currently entered to compete at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The latest entry list was released today.

This endurance event has a unique format with the twelve hour race being split into two sperate six hour races.

Absolute Racing is leading the Audi Sport customer racing charge with a two-car entry. It will be a very busy weekend for the team, as they are also prepairing and fielding the twenty cars of the Audi R8 LMS Cup, which will be hosting its season finale at Yas Marina.


The third Audi R8 LMS ultra entry is from I.S.R. Racing. This will be the Czech team’s second event with their new Audi GT3 machine, after they debuted the car at the 2014 Spa 24 Hours.

Audi entries as of 4 November 2014:
Absolute Racing - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Absolute Racing - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
I.S.R. Racing - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra

The provisional entry list can be seen HERE