39 Cars on 6H Abu Dhabi Grid

Creventic has released a 39-car entry list for the upcoming Hankook 6H Abu Dhabi, headlined by more than a dozen GT3 entries.

The event at the Yas Marina Circuit was originally scheduled to be final round of the series’ Middle East Trophy, until the Hankook 24H Dubai was postponed by two weeks.

Six brands make up the GT3 grid for the fourth edition of the event, with Porsche the best represented marque with four entries, followed by three apiece from Mercedes-AMG and Audi.

Car Collection and Herberth Motorsport field a Porsche 911 GT3 R each, with Car Collection recruiting Dennis Marschall and newly announced Porsche Carrera Cup North America racer Loek Hartog to share the No. 96 car with Dustin Blattner.

The German squad also fields a single Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II under the ‘Goroyan RT by Car Collection Motorsport’ banner. Antares Au, meanwhile, joins Ralf Bohn and Alfred Renauer at Herberth.

Grove Racing and HAAS RT both look set for their race debuts with Mercedes-AMG, with both squads fielding a single Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.

Grove’s example, which already appeared on the entry list for the Hankook 24H Dubai, will see Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup champion Jordan Love share driving duties with Stephen and Brenton Grove.

HAAS RT also continue to field their established Audi alongside the new Mercedes-AMG, while Hankook 12H Kuwait winners CP Racing complete the trio of V8-powered machines.

Jef Machiels will share the No. 99 Attempto Racing Audi with Alex Aka and Florian Scholze, while ARC Bratislava returns with its single-car Lamborghini entry for Miro Konopka, Petr Fulin and Zdeno Mikulasko.

The McLaren 720S GT3 Evo is set for its 24H Series debut, entered by Race Lab and with a lineup spearheaded by factory driver Euan Hankey.

Five cars, meanwhile, make up the GT4 class, most notably featuring an entry from Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with a Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo for Michael O’Brien, Benjamin Tusting, Samuel Harrison and Kavi Jundu.

Buggyra ZM Racing, a regular and frequent class winner in the GT4 ranks, is absent from Abu Dhabi as the team is currently competing in the Dakar Rally.