Solid qualifying for 2 Seas in Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi
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Bahraini-British motor racing team 2 Seas Motorsport qualified both their cars in the top eight in class for today’s Gulf 12 Hours, being held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
The endurance racing event features a full grid of 34 cars, with 2 Seas being the two-time defending champions.
But after starting off the weekend with some troubles, 2 Seas bounced back in yesterday’s qualifying to come away with their solid starting positions.
Qualifying is held over four sessions, with each crew ’s average time being counted.
The 2 Seas trio of His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Martin Kodric and Hunter Abbott in the #1 Mercedes AMG-GT3 car qualified sixth in the GT3 Pro-Am class while going 14th overall.
They had an average best lap time of one minute 53.325 seconds, which was just 1.851 seconds off the pace of pole-sitters Mercedes-AMG TeamGruppeM Racing.
2 Seas’ other squad, comprising Lewis Williamson, Aaron Walker and James Cottingham, steered their #51 challenger to eighth in the GT3 Pro-Am class and 17th overall.
Their best average lap time was 1:53.570, 2.095s from the leaders.
Earlier in the day yesterday, 2 Seas were in impressive form, with the HH Shaikh Isa-KodricAbbott triumvirate placing first in class and third overall in free practice one.
They had a fastest lap time of 1:52.457.
Williamson-Walker-Cottingham were seventh in class and 14th overall with a mark of 1:53.044.
In free practice two, Williamson-Walker-Cottingham led the 2 Seas bid by going third amongst the Pro-Ams and ninth overall with a best lap of 1:52.722.
HH Shaikh Isa-Kodric-Abbott were 10th in class and 21st overall with a time of 1:53.547.
The Gulf 12 Hours is scheduled to get underway today at 9am, Bahrain time.
The event boasts a new-look race format, with a continuous 12-hour race being run for the first time in its history, rather than being split into two six-hour parts as has previously been held.
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