GT World ChallengeLate pit stop costs second-placed Al-Manar Racing by Dragon's Al-Zubair, Tuck and Froggatt potential win in pulsating Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi
An unscheduled pit stop to rectify a brake issue cost Al-Manar Racing's Al-Faisal Al-Zubair and the British racing duo of Chris Froggatt and Ben Tuck potential victory in a pulsating 15th edition of the Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night.
It could so easily have been a monumental victory for the Ferrari 296 GT3 trio, who led the race after nine hours and dominated the opening session before a five-second speeding penalty in the pit lane and the pit stop cost them valuable time. They still delivered a mightily impressive result for Al-Manar Racing and the Dubai-based Dragon Racing team to finish in second place.
The trio completed 346 laps of the demanding 5.281km Yas Marina circuit narrowly behind the triumphant Capital RT by Motopark Mercedes trio of Denis Remenyako, Adam Christodoulou and Mikhail Aleshin.
Grove Racing by Getspeed's father and son duo of Stephen and Brenton Grove and Jules Gounon rounding off the podium places in a Mercedes-AMG GT3, albeit a lap behind their rivals. Optimum Motorsport and Inward Motorsport wrapped up the top five with 14 cars finishing the race.
