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Gulf ProCar is a race series designed to allow a wide range of race cars to get on track.

What is Gulf ProCar?

Gulf ProCar is an EMSO Sacntioned national race series designed to allow a variety of closed wheel GT, Touring, Saloon and Proto cars to compete together, but in spec classes. It takes place over 7 events in the UAE, racing at the Dubai Autodrome and Yas Marina Circuit. Gulf ProCar is owned and promoted by GulfSport Racing LLC

With plenty of test and race time, Gulf ProCar is perfect for beginner/home grown racers all the way up to International GT3 race teams.

The season will close with Gulf ProCar Enduro, this is a stand alone event in March with a 2 hour enduro race, allowing multiple drivers to compete in one car.

What can race in Gulf ProCar

  • Class 1 - is exclusively for homologated GT3 type cars. Racing in their own class, this is the pinnacle of Gulf ProCar and attracts local and global drivers wishing race in the UAE, some in preparation for the Gulf 12 Hour, 24 Hour Series or Asian LeMans series.

  • Class 2 - is for Cup and Challenge cars. With already well established series like the Porsche GT3 Cup and Ferrari Club Challenge, this class allows drivers to get additional race time, racing with similar performance cars, but at a more cost effective point than with the manufacturers series.

  • Class 3 - Globally GT4 has kept on growing, and over the past season more and more of these cars are coming to Gulf ProCar. GT4 represents a cost effective way to get behind the wheel of a serious GT car, but not at GT3 costs.

  • Official sanctioned by WSC (owner of TCR), this class is specific for TCR cars, and follows global TCR BOP data.

  • Class 4 - is the real main stay of Gulf ProCar. Allowing a variety of saloon cars with normally aspirated 2,000cc engines. Running on pump fuel, but custom builds and running relatively open its a class for the real club racer. A mix of balance of performance will allow cars with forced induction to still compete in this class.

  • Class 5 - for Saloon cars that run an engine of more that 2,000CC capacity and therefore out perform cars from Class 4, similar to Class 4, this club racer class is for cars built over from the road going version both modern and classic. This class will also capture 2.0L cars that are built to a high performing specification, eg: ex Touring Car spec.

  • Class RC - Over the years the Renault Clio car has become more and more popular in the UAE. Gulf ProCar has been the incubator for this and we welcome them into Gulf ProCar with their own class as in previous seasons. Both Gen. 3 and Gen. 5 (BOP possible).

  • Class Photo - Silhouette cars complying to appendix J - ART.277 or Art.259 (Group CN)

Typical event format:

Thursday

Dragon Testday - 3 hours open pitlane (Paid directly to Dragon Racing)

Friday

AM - 3 hour Open pitlane (mixed cars, no official timing, not included in entry fee, AED 950)

PM - 1 x 30 Min Official GPC Practise (included in race fee)

Saturday

Warm Up - 15 Min

Qualifying - 20 Min

Race 1 - 25 Min

Race 2 - 25 Min

Season Entry Fees

Entry fees vary depending on the class entered.

Early Entry offer for all class’s are available for the 2023/24 season, to take advantage of this offer please complete you entry by the 15th August 2023

AED 1,500 Registration Fee is a one time fee, paid in order to register a competitor to enable them to score points. This is included FOC in the Early Entry Offer.

Class 1, 2 and Proto:

Early Entry offer - AED 45,210 (+vat)

Regular full season entry - AED 47,150 (+vat)

Per Race entry - AED 7,475 (+vat)

Class GT4 & TCR:

Early Entry offer - AED 32,185 (+vat)

Regular full season entry - AED 33,875 (+vat)

Per Race entry - AED 5,700 (+vat)

Class 4, 5 and RC:

Early Entry offer - AED 25,365 (+vat)

Regular full season entry - AED 26,695 (+vat)

Per Race entry - AED 4,235 (+vat)

 

Dragon Racing Test Days

At each event (on the Thursday), there will be the Dragon Racing Test Day. This is for race cars only, and offers high quality test time leading up to each event. Testing is open to all drivers, even ones that are not racing that weekend. Driver coaches are also allowed to accompany drivers in their car. Exclusive ‘early entry’ rates are on offer to Gulf ProCar competitors.

To find out more information or to book you place, please contact Dragon Racing - Click Here


Tyres

Following the move from Hankook last season, GPC will this coming season operate Pirelli as control tyre for all classes (expect Class RC).

If you have a specific size or to see their tyre stock list please click here to get in touch with us. This season wet tyres will be allowed, the brand of this will be free, and up to the team/driver to have/use.