2021 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi
The 2021 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi (formally known as the Hankook 6 Hours Abu Dhabi), was the 1st running of the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi, an endurance race that took place at the Yas Marina Circuit on 23 January 2021. The race was a non-championship round, as part of the 24H Series.[1]
The race was won by Antares Au, Chris Froggatt and John Loggie in the #88 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: GST) | Event | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 22 January | 16:45 - 17:45 | Free Practice | 60 minutes |
| Saturday, 23 January | 8:30 - 9:00 | Qualifying | 30 Minutes |
| 12:00 - 18:00 | Race | 6 Hours | |
| Source:[3] | |||
Teams and Drivers
The entry list consisted of 14 cars; 4 were entered in GT, 1 was entered in 991, and 9 were entered in TG.
| No. | Team | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT (4 entries) | |||||
| 72 | Inception Racing by Optimum | McLaren 720S GT3 | Brendan Iribe | Ollie Millroy | |
| 88 | Car Collection Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Antares Au | Chris Froggatt | John Loggie |
| 99 | Attempto Racng | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Alex Aka | Finlay Hutchison | Markus Winkelhock |
| 710 | Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | Gerhard Watzinger | Gregg Gorski | Fidel Leib |
| 991 (1 entry) | |||||
| 924 | PROFILDOORS by Huber Racing | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | Gabriele Rindone | Matthias Hoffsümmer | Manuel Lauck |
| TG (9 entries) | |||||
| 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Cupra TCR DSG | Ivo Breukers | Rik Breukers | Max Hanratty |
| 133 | Zengő Motorsport | Cupra TCR DSG | Csaba Tóth | Zoltán Zengő | |
| 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Audi RS3 LMS DSG | Sacha Kakad | Ricky Coomber | Jonathan Mullan |
| 208 | PK Carsport | BMW M2 CS Racing | Bert Longin | Peter Guelinckx | Stienes Longin |
| 215 | Sally Racing | Cupra DSG | Morten Eriksen | Bjarne Haa | Jesper Sally |
| 218 | Sally Racing | Cupra DSG | Peter Obel | Mikkel Obel | Martin Sally Pedersen |
| 278 | CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | Colin White | Jean-Francois Brunot | |
| 280 | CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | Michael Tischner | Simon Orange | Colin White |
| 438 | ST Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | Samantha Tan | Jon Miller | |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Results
Qualifying
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT | 72 | Inception Racing by Optimum | McLaren 720S GT3 | 2:09.008 |
| 2 | GT | 99 | Attempto Racng | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 2:09.145 |
| 3 | GT | 88 | Car Collection Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 2:09.939 |
| 4 | GT | 710 | Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | 2:11.039 |
| 5 | 991 | 924 | PROFILDOORS by Huber Racing | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | 2:13.770 |
| 6 | TG | 438 | ST Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | 2:23.473 |
| 7 | TG | 278 | CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 2:23.514 |
| 8 | TG | 280 | CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 2:23.797 |
| 9 | TG | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Cupra TCR DSG | 2:24.309 |
| 10 | TG | 208 | PK Carsport | BMW M2 CS Racing | 2:24.462 |
| 11 | TG | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Audi RS3 LMS DSG | 2:26.583 |
| 12 | TG | 133 | Zengő Motorsport | Cupra TCR DSG | 2:28.640 |
| 13 | TG | 218 | Sally Racing | Cupra DSG | 2:30.119 |
| 14 | TG | 215 | Sally Racing | Cupra DSG | 2:32.809 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
Class winners are denoted in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Time/Reason | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT | 88 | Car Collection Motorsport | Antares Au Chris Froggatt John Loggie |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 6:00:22.936 | 140 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 2 | GT | 710 | Leipert Motorsport | Gerhard Watzinger Gregg Gorski Fidel Leib |
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | +3 Laps | 137 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 3 | 991 | 924 | PROFILDOORS by Huber Racing | Gabriele Rindone Matthias Hoffsümmer Manuel Lauck |
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | +3 Laps | 137 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | TG | 438 | ST Racing | Samantha Tan Jon Miller |
BMW M4 GT4 | +10 Laps | 130 |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 5 | TG | 218 | Sally Racing | Peter Obel Mikkel Obel Martin Sally Pedersen |
Cupra DSG | +14 Laps | 126 |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 6 | TG | 208 | PK Carsport | Bert Longin Peter Guelinckx Stienes Longin |
BMW M2 CS Racing | +15 Laps | 125 |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 7 | TG | 278 | CWS Engineering | Colin White Jean-Francois Brunot |
Ginetta G55 Supercup | +17 Laps | 123 |
| Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | TG | 215 | Sally Racing | Morten Eriksen Bjarne Haa Jesper Sally |
Cupra DSG | +17 Laps | 123 |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 9 | TG | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Rik Breukers Max Hanratty |
Cupra TCR DSG | +24 Laps | 116 |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 10 | TG | 280 | CWS Engineering | Michael Tischner Simon Orange Colin White |
Ginetta G55 Supercup | +25 Laps | 115 |
| Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| 11 | TG | 133 | Zengő Motorsport | Csaba Tóth Zoltán Zengő |
Cupra TCR DSG | +27 Laps | 113 |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 12 | GT | 72 | Inception Racing by Optimum | Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy |
McLaren 720S GT3 | +56 Laps | 84 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 13 | TG | 138 | Simpson Motorsport | Sacha Kakad Ricky Coomber Jonathan Mullan |
Cupra TCR DSG | +58 Laps | 82 |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 99 | Attempto Racng | Alex Aka Finlay Hutchison Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | +74 Laps | 66 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| Source:[6][7] | |||||||
References
- ^ "PREVIEW. 2021 Hankook 6H ABU DHABI". 24H Series. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (January 23, 2021). "Car Collection Audi Wins Non-Championship 6H Abu Dhabi". www.dailysportscar.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 6H ABU DHABI 2021". 24H Series. January 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST 6H ABU DHABI 2021" (PDF). 24H Series. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Hankook 6H Abu Dhabi Final results Qualifying" (PDF). getraceresults. January 23, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Result of Hankook 6H Abu Dhabi - Race Final results Race" (PDF). 24H Series. January 23, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Car Collection Motorsport wins the first-ever Hankook 6H ABU DHABI". 24H Series. January 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.