The 2009 TOYO Tires Dubai 24 Hour was the 4th running of the Dubai 24 Hour endurance event. The race was held at the Dubai Autodrome and was organized by the promoter Creventic.[1] The official event commenced on 8 January and finished on 10 January 2009.

The layout of the Dubai Autodrome.

Overview

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Practice days for the event began on 5 January 2009, followed by qualifying on 8 January which decided the grid positions for the race.[2] The 24-hour event began on January 9 and finished on January 10. A total 78 entrants from all over the world participated in the event.

Qualifying

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Qualifying began on January 8 on a sunny afternoon. The cars from the A6 class dominated the top of the time table, and it was no surprise when one of the Porsche 997 GT3 cars occupied Pole Position. Apart from this, a notable curb in the domination of the Porsches was in the shape of a 3-Year Old Mégane driven by the Equipe Vershuur Team which took 3rd place on the grid with a stunning lap of 2:04.168, beating some of the more agile vehicles on the grid.[3][4]

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos No. Team Car Class Lap Time Difference
1 34 Autorlando Sport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR A6 2:01.183
2 41 Land Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR A6 2:02.487 +1.304
3 107 Equipe Verschuur Renault Mégane Trophy SP1 2:04.168 +2.985
4 46 Khaleji Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:05.277 +4.094
5 69 Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupe A5 2:05.279 +4.096
6 33 Lukas Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:06.506 +5.323
7 12 ARC Bratislava Porsche 911 GT3 A6 2:07.276 +6.093
8 42 Land Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:07.466 +6.283
9 28 Jetalliance Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:08.084 +6.901
10 17 De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:08.268 +7.085
11 32 First Motorpsort Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S A6 2:08.282 +7.099
12 111 Bovi Motorsport Brokernet Silver Sting SP1 2:08.454 +7.271
13 100 Hubert Bergh Motorsport Porsche 997 Supercup A6 2:09.115 +7.932
14 35 CM Creativ Marketing GmbH Porsche 996 GT3 Cup A6 2:09.128 +7.945
15 118 PMB Motorsport Porsche 996 GT2-R SP2 2:09.175 +7.992
16 104 Khaleji Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT SP2 2:09.218 +8.035
17 103 Gravity Racing International Mosler MT900R GT3 SP2 2:09.371 +8.188
18 9 Motorsport International Jaguar X-type Silhouette SP1 2:09.396 +8.213
19 77 Attempto Racing Porsche 997 Cup A6 2:09.626 +8.443
20 18 Besaplast Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:09.630 +8.447
21 44 Mal Rose Racing Holden Commodore SS SP2 2:09.703 +8.520
22 23 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z GT3 A5 2:10.193 +9.010
23 27 Autoweiland.de Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:10.688 +9.485
24 8 Duller Motorsport BMW M3 GTR A5 2:10.842 +9.659
25 39 CC Car Collectuon Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:10.945 +9.762
26 30 First Motorsport Porsche 996 Supercup A6 2:11.062 +9.879
27 117 PMB Motorsport Porsche 996 GT2-R SP2 2:11.419 +10.236
28 24 Motors TV BMW 135i SP2 2:11.469 +10.286
29 888 Audi CR-8 Team Audi R8 LMS SP2 2:11.603 +10.420
30 53 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z A5 2:11.965 +10.782
31 10 Duller Motorsport BMW M3 GTR A5 2:12.146 +10.963
32 26 Autoweiland.de Porsche 997 Cup A6 2:12.392 +11.209
33 101 SartoriusTeam Black Falcon BMW M3 GTS SP2 2:12.394 +11.211
34 3 Speedlover Porsche 997 GT3 A6 2:12.412 +11.229
35 22 Chad Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 2:12.424 +11.241
36 120 Empire Motorsports Lotus 2 Eleven A5 2:12.678 +11.495
37 15 CC Car Collection Porsche 996 GT3 Cup A6 2:13.610 +12.427
38 113 Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 2:13.870 +12.687
39 112 Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 2:13.939 +12.756
40 114 Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 2:14.202 +13.019
41 29 First Competition Porsche 996 Supercup A6 2:14.574 +13.391
42 105 DXB Racing Dubai Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 SP2 2:14.660 +13.477
43 109 Equipe Vershuur Renault Mégane Trophy SP1 2:14.847 +13.847
44 31 First Motorsport Porsche 997 A6 2:14.873 +13.690
45 58 TeamA Sweden Volkswagen Golf GTI A5 2:14.935 +13.752
46 56 G&A Racing BMW Z4 Coupe GT4 A5 2:15.117 +13.394
47 73 PB Racing Lotus Exige GT4 A4 2:16.592 +15.409
48 72 Bas Koeten Racing BMW Z3 Coupe M A4 2:17.348 +16.165
49 96 Tusnami Racing Team BMW 120d D1 2:17.781 +16.598
50 52 Sartorius Team Black Falcon BMW M3 GTS A5 2:18.956 +17.773
51 116 VDS Racing Adventures Ford Mustang FR500 SP2 2:19.114 +17.931
52 108 Equipe Verschuur Renault Mégane Trophy SP1 2:19.176 +17.993
53 50 Zengő Motorsport SEAT León Supercopa A5 2:19.522 +18.339
54 59 Tschornia-Motorsport BMW 320i WTCC A5 2:19.762 +18.579
55 62 Mana Alattar Racing Audi TT A5 2:20.467 +19.284
56 57 Raser Racing Team SEAT León A5 2:22.203 +21.020
57 83 Team First Renault Clio A2 2:23.117 +21.934
58 60 Tschornia-Motorsport BMW 320i ETCC A5 2:24.143 +22.960
59 67 GMC Pro-Sport Audi TT A5 2:24.305 +23.122
60 65 GMC Pro-Sport SEAT León Supercopa A5 2:24.759 +23.576
61 70 Brunswick Automotive Mazda RX-7 A4 2:24.889 +23.716
62 79 Equipe Vershuur Renault Clio III RS A2 2:25.043 +23.860
63 25 GT Auto Passion Renault Clio Cup A2 2:25.145 +23.962
64 61 Mitsubishi Motors UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X A5 2:25.185 +24.002
65 66 GMC Pro-Sport SEAT León Supercopa A5 2:25.996 +24.813
66 71 Stefan Kass Racing Team MINI Cooper Challenge A4 2:28.535 +27.352
67 55 Carworld Motorsport Renault Clio Cup A2 2:28.548 +27.365
68 36 Ebbing Motorsport Volvo S60 A6 2:28.779 +27.596
69 76 Endurance Club Hungary Ford Fiesta ST A1 2:29.641 +28.458
70 78 Equipe Vershuur Renault Clio Cup A2 2:30.452 +29.269
71 80 Exigence Motorsport Renault Clio Cup A2 2:30.984 +29.801
72 93 Marcos International Racing BMW 120d D1 2:33.297 +23.114
73 90 Pachura Motorsport VW Golf V2.0 TDI D1 2:33.337 +32.154
74 95 Marcos International Racing BMW 120d D1 2:33.577 +32.394
75 84 Team Mirage Australia Mitsubishi Mirage A1 2:35.903 +34.720
76 85 Team Mirage Australia Mitsubishi Mirage A1 2:39.611 +38.428
77 99 Al Faisal Racing BMW 320d D1 No Time N/A
78 94 Marcos Racing International Marcos Mantis GT SP1 No Time N/A

Race

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After 24 hours of racing at the Dubai Autodrome, only 49.676 seconds separated the 1st and second 2nd cars in the fourth running of the TOYO Tires Dubai 24 Hour. The final hour of the race that saw no less than three changes of the lead, the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup, entered by German team Land Motorsport and driven by Carsten Tilke, Gabriël Abergel, Andrzej Dzikevic and Niclas Kentenich, came out on top, only just defending its lead from the charging Al Faisal Racing Team’s BMW Z4 Coupé M that was shared by Abdualziz Al Faisal, Paul Spooner, Claudia Hürtgen and Stian Sorlie. 3rd was taken by another Porsche, the Besaplast Racing Team entry of Martin Tschornia, Franjo Kovac, former DTM-champion Kurt Thiim and the father-and-son pairing of Roland Asch and Sebastian Asch.[5]

The Autorlando Porsche, which started from pole-position with Richard Lietz behind the wheel, and the identical Land Motorsport entry, driven by Marc Basseng, were able to pull a gap over Claudia Hürtgen with the Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupé M on the first few laps. On lap seven, there was the first lead change as Basseng managed to overtake Lietz.[5]

Later on, the Autorlando Porsche lost about 45 minutes in the pits when the rear section of the car needed repair after another driver had run into it. There was a close battle between the Al Faisal Racing BMW and the ARC Bratislava Porsche (Miroslav Konopka, Jiri Janak, Mauro Casadei, Rudiger Klos) for many hours during the night. Around 05.00 h, the BMW took the lead, partly as a result of its slightly better fuel-efficiency, and stayed there for the next couple of hours, with the ARC Bratislava-Porsche and the Porsches of the Besaplast Racing Team and Land Motorsport following closely.[5]

Later in the morning, the battle between the Al Faisal Racing BMW and the ARC Bratislava Porsche heated up again. With 1 hours and 10 minutes remaining the BMW came into the pits with a puncture and resulting damage to the right rear bodywork of the car, which handed the lead to the ARC Bratislava Porsche. That team stayed in front for a while and looked on its way to victory, especially as the BMW team were given a one lap penalty because of taking a shortcut. However, with 42 minutes remaining, the Porsche came in for another fuel stop and soon after that came in with apparent suspension problems, losing more valuable time and dropping back to fourth.[5]

At that time, the Land Motorsport Porsche found itself in the lead with Niclas Kentenich behind the wheel, but the young German was put under massive pressure by Claudia Hürtgen in the Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupe M, who was lapping up to twelve seconds per lap faster than the Porsche. Eventually, Kentenich drove the victory home for the Land Motorsport Porsche team, finishing just 49.676 seconds ahead of the BMW.[4] The Besaplast Racing Porsche finished third, although finishing driver Sebastian Asch had to overcome massive brake problems in his final stint.[4][5]

Results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos No. Drivers Team Car Class Laps Difference Fastest Lap
1 42   Carsten Tilke
  Gabriël Abergel
  Niclas Kentenich
  Andrzej Dzikevic
Land Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 573 2:07.319
2 69   Abdulaziz Al Faisal
  Paul Spooner
  Stian Sorlie
  Claudia Hürtgen
Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupe A5 573 +0:49.676 2:04.526
3 18   Franjo Kovac
  Martin Tschornia
  Roland Asch
  Sebastian Asch
  Kurt Thiim
Besaplast Racing Team Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 572 +1 Lap 2:07.141
4 12   Miro Konôpka
  Oliver Morley
  Sean Edwards
  Richard Cvornjek
ARC Bratislava Porsche 911 GT3 A6 570 +3 Laps 2:05.513
5 100   Sven Heyrowsky
  Dietmar Haggenmüller
  Florian Scholze
Hubert Bergh Motorsport Porsche 997 Supercup A6 566 +7 Laps 2:08.349
6 28   Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
  Vitus Eckert
  Marco Seefried
  Martin Rich
  Thomas Gruber
Jetalliance Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 566 +7 Laps 2:06.309
7 32 First Motorpsort Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S A6 548 +25 Laps 2:07.030
8 35 CM Creativ Marketing GmbH Porsche 996 GT3 Cup A6 546 +27 Laps 2:06.532
9 8 Duller Motorsport BMW M3 GTR A5 543 +30 Laps 2:10.466
10 17   Giorgio Piodi
  Jox
  Angelo Cobianchi
  Sergio Parato
  Guido Formilli
De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 543 +30 Laps 2:07.030
11 108 Equipe Verschuur Renault Mégane Trophy SP1 538 +35 Laps 2:08.640
12 105   Frederic Gaillard
  Jonathan Simmonds
  Julian Griffin
  Phil Quaife
DXB Racing Dubai Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 SP2 537 +36 Laps 2:14.054
13 9 Motorsport International Jaguar X-type Silhouette SP1 533 +40 Laps 2:09.466
14 31 First Motorsport Porsche 997 A6 533 +40 Laps 2:12.153
15 56 G&A Racing BMW Z4 Coupe GT4 A5 533 +40 Laps 2:15.759
16 30 First Motorsport Porsche 996 Supercup A6 532 +41 Laps 2:08.510
17 11 Autoweiland.de Porsche 997 Cup A6 530 Laps +43 Laps 2:09.201
18 116   Raphael van der Straten
  Stéphane Lémeret
VDS Racing Adventures Ford Mustang FR500 SP2 528 +45 Laps 2:17.427
19 99 Al Faisal Racing BMW 320d D1 526 +47 Laps 2:15.360
20 33   Robert Lukas
  Mariusz Miekos
  Stefan Bilinski
  Teodor Myszkowski
  Adam Kornacki
Lukas Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 522 +51 Laps 2:07.899
21 112   Jean-Marc Merlin
  Damien Kohler
  Michel Pulinx
  Armand Fumal
Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 522 +51 Laps 2:12.706
22 46 Khaleji Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 519 +54 Laps 2:05.781
23 101   Vimal Mehta
  Sean Patrick Beslin
  Sean Paul Breslin
  Christer Jöns
  Alexander Böhm
Sartorius Team Black Falcon BMW M3 GTS SP2 518 +55 Laps 2:12.017
24 77   Sven Heyrowsky
  Dietmar Haggenmüller
  Florian Scholze
Attempto Racing Porsche 997 Cup A6 515 +58 Laps 2:07.948
25 22 Chad Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 514 +59 Laps 2:08.728
26 34 Autorlando Sport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR A6 507 +66 Laps 2:02.524
27 52   Oleg Volin
  Andrii Lebed
  Marc Colell
  Kai Riebetz
  Alexander Böhm
Sartorius Team Black Falcon BMW M3 GTS A5 505 +68 Laps 2:18.134
28 114 Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 505 +68 Laps 2:15.144
29 39   Heinz Schmersal
  Mike Stursberg
  Stefan Rösler
  Christoph Koslowski
CC Car Collectuon Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 504 +69 Laps 2:08.766
30 73 PB Racing Lotus Exige GT4 A4 501 +72 Laps 2:15.654
31 117 PMB Motorsport Porsche 996 GT2-R SP2 499 +74 Laps 2:07.493
32 111   Kalman Bodis
  Attila Barta
  Istvàn Ràcz
Bovi Motorsport Brokernet Silver Sting SP1 495 +78 Laps 2:08.358
33 44   Craig Baird
  Mal Rose
  Peter Leenhuis
  Tony Alford
Mal Rose Racing Holden Commodore SS SP2 494 +79 Laps 2:08.520
34 66 GMC Pro-Sport SEAT León Supercopa A5 489 +84 Laps 2:22.479
35 50   Tamás Horváth
  György Kontra
  Gábor Kismarty-Lechner
Zengő Motorsport SEAT León Supercopa A5 488 +85 Laps 2:21.010
36 113   Yves Trovins Gomez Competition Solution-F Touring Cup SP1 486 +87 Laps 2:12.801
37 25 GT Auto Passion Renault Clio Cup A2 486 +87 Laps 2:24.826
38 3   Richard Verburg
  Jean-Michel Gérome
  Dirk de Groof
  Jean-Michel Gérome
Speedlover Porsche 997 GT3 A6 481 +92 Laps 2:09.743
39 84 Team Mirage Australia Mitsubishi Mirage A1 478 +95 Laps 2:34.384
40 57 Raser Racing Team SEAT León A5 474 +99 Laps 2:17.341
41 85 Team Mirage Australia Mitsubishi Mirage A1 472 +101 Laps 2:35.372
42 83   Roald Goethe
  Frederic Fatien
  Jean-Pierre Valentini
  Theophile Albertini
  Fabien Giroix
Team First Renault Clio A2 464 +109 Laps 2:22.907
43 36 Ebbing Motorsport Volvo S60 A6 458 +115 Laps 2:27.149
44 120 Empire Motorsports Lotus 2 Eleven A5 456 +117 Laps 2:10.178
45 23 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z GT3 A5 451 +122 Laps 2:10.442
46 79 GT Auto Passion Renault Clio Cup A2 439 +134 Laps
47 80 Exigence Motorsport Renault Clio Cup A2 439 +134 Laps 2:30.765
48 67 GMC Pro-Sport Audi TT A5 426 +147 Laps 2:20.530
49 95   Trevor Knight
  Fred van Putten
  Jafeth Molenaar
  Cor Euser
Marcos International Racing BMW 120d D1 425 +148 Laps 2:30.909
50 70   Giles Groombridge
  Dave Ashford
  Rigo Meys
  Sarah Munns
  Blair Cole
Brunswick Automotive Mazda RX-7 A4 417 +156 Laps 2:22.175
51 58 TeamA Sweden Volkswagen Golf GTI A5 403 +170 Laps 2:14.570
52 90 Pachura Motorsport VW Golf V2.0 TDI D1 386 +187 Laps 2:33.763
53 888 Audi CR-8 Team Audi R8 LMS SP2 343 +230 Laps 2:10.811
54 78 Equipe Vershuur Renault Clio Cup A2 342 +231 Laps 2:27.238
55 96   Oleksandr Gayday
  Aleksey Basov
  Andrii Kruglyk
  Michael Schratz
Tusnami Racing Team BMW 120d D1 331 +242 Laps 2:16.679
56 61 Mitsubishi Motors UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X A5 318 +255 Laps 2:21.329
57 76   István Gáspár
  Gusztáv Herter
  Béla Nyitray
  Krisztián Fekete
Endurance Club Hungary Ford Fiesta ST A1 313 +260 Laps 2:28.216
58 62 Mana Alattar Racing Audi TT A5 295 +278 Laps 2:14.600
59 Khaleji Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT SP2 282 +291 Laps 2:08.400
DNF 60   Johann Wanger
  Patrick Hilty
  Paul Hunsperger
  Thomas Wasel
  Matthias Wasel
Tschornia-Motorsport BMW 320i ETCC A5 268 2:21.570
DNF 24 Motors TV BMW 135i SP2 262 2:09.313
DNF 15   Peter Schmidt
  Kersten Jodexnis
  David Horn
  Hans-Christian Zink
CC Car Collection Porsche 996 GT3 Cup A6 253 2:12.863
DNF 53 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z A5 239 2:12.245
DNF 27 Autoweiland.de Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 222 2:10.780
DNF 53 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z A5 239 2:12.245
DNF 27 Autoweiland.de Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 222 2:10.780
DNF 41   Jürgen Häring
  Taki Konstantinou
  René Münnich
  Marc Basseng
Land Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup A6 209 2:03.436
DNF 93   Jim Briody
  Hal Prewitt
  Toto Lassally
  Cor Euser
Marcos International Racing BMW 120d D1 189 2:31.096
DNF 71 Stefan Kass Racing Team MINI Cooper Challenge A4 171 2:26.990
DNF 118 PMB Motorsport Porsche 996 GT2-R SP2 171 2:08.926
DNF 29 First Competition Porsche 996 Supercup A6 171 2:12.696
DNF 103   Loris de Sordi
  Vincent Radermecker
  Eric Lux
  Gerard Lopez
Gravity Racing International Mosler MT900R GT3 SP2 153 2:08.836
DNF 72 Bas Koeten Racing BMW Z3 Coupe M A4 113 2:26.990
DNF 59 Tschornia-Motorsport BMW 320i WTCC A5 71 2:17.147
DNF 107 Equipe Verschuur Renault Mégane Trophy SP1 107 2:06.373
DNF 55 Carworld Motorsport Renault Clio Cup A2 55 2:28.472
DNF 31 Duller Motorsport BMW M3 GTR A5 4 2:18.978

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Creventic". Dubai 24 Hour. 2010-01-04.
  2. ^ "Race Schedule". Dubai 24 Hour. 2010-01-07.
  3. ^ "Qualifying". Dubai 24 Hour. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "Race Results". Dubai 24 Hour. 2010-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Race Report". Dubai 24 Hour. 2010-01-05.