Le Mans-style racing brings curtain down on superb year of motorsport at Yas Marina Circuit

Sport360 staff 17:59 18/12/2017
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  • The last racing weekend of the year witnessed some of the most exciting on-track action as Yas Marina Circuit hosted the Gulf 12-Hour and Round 3 of Yas Racing Series.

    The region’s most glamorous race – the Gulf 12-Hour – saw teams from across the globe battle it out in two six-hour rounds of racing on Saturday.

    One of the world’s most challenging tracks, Yas Marina Circuit, tested the drivers to their limits during the two sessions which wonderfully evoked the spirit of the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race.

    The #11 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 of Michael Broniszewski, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina claimed the 2017 Gulf 12 Hours win after 12 hours of superb endurance racing.

    This result gave Kessel their third straight win in the series, and Rigon his fourth, the first being with AF Corse in 2014.

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    It was a Ferrari 1-2 as Rinat Salikhov, Marco Seefried and Norbert Siedler in the #33 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 finished less than a minute behind the triumphant Kessel stallion, giving Rinaldi their first Gulf 12 Hours podium.

    The top three was rounded off by the #17 Ultimate Ligier JS P3 LMP3 of Matthieu Lahaye, Jean-Baptiste Lahaye and François Hériau.

    The weekend also played host to round three of the thrilling Yas Racing Series, featuring the single-make TRD 86 Cup, as well as the Formula 4 UAE Championship and MRF Challenge.

    In a shock result 2016 TRD 86 Cup Champion Karim Al Azhari was knocked off the top spot in Round 3 and saw Saif Al Ameri charged into first place, closely followed by Hamdan Al Ghaferi and Al Azhari in third.

    After three races Saif Al Ameri now leads the Championship with 100 points, followed closely by MAGH and Karim Al Azhari with 96 points apiece.

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