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.
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