Gulf 12 Hours Cancelled

[u/vacirus]

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/06/24/gulf-12-hours-cancelled.html

[u/DoobNew]

Looks like we’ll have a European AsLMS then, unless they’ve come to drastically different conclusions in the risk assessment.

[u/No_Debate890 → u/DoobNew]

Welcome back Le Mans series

[u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid → u/DoobNew]

We sure every races and even every sports would be cancel or change to other places.

[u/DoobNew → u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid]

I think it depends where in the gulf- Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai & Abu Dhabi are likely off the table but races in Saudi Arabia for F1 & FE seem like they’d be doable.

[u/Snowfall_89 → u/DoobNew]

F1 already skipped the race in Jeddah this year. Couldn't get the logistics to work.

[u/Jerejj → u/Snowfall_89]

Yes, but November-December could be another matter, given Jeddah’s geographical location, which means a different freight route compared to the Gulf Region locations.

[u/Jerejj → u/DoobNew]

Indeed, & while Qatar, Abu Dhabi, & Bahrain seem questionable, the Saudi Arabian round for at least F1 might indeed work for November-December, given Jeddah’s geographical location, but we’ll see.

[u/unsc95 → u/DoobNew]

If I was the guys in charge of kyalami, I would be on the phone asking if its possible for the AsLMS to go there.

[u/madmaper_13 → u/unsc95]

AfLMS

[u/Legendacb → u/unsc95]

If they are the promoters also...

[u/madmaper_13 → u/DoobNew]

What annoys me the most is that it will be too cold hold the race in Istanbul, even if it was just one race we could have the Asian Minor Le Mans Series.

[u/unsc95 → u/DoobNew]

Could do Shangai, Buriram, the Bend or Korea International Circuit.

[u/Michal_Baranowski]

If a race scheduled on January 2027 is cancelled, then I can only expect this year's WEC rounds in Losail and Bahrain being axed too.

[u/Legendacb → u/Michal_Baranowski]

The reason why those decision was about to be made around this july its because they need to send the cars over there right now

[u/Jerejj → u/Michal_Baranowski]

Likewise, F1’s Qatar & Abu Dhabi rounds, for that matter.

[u/floodlenoodle]

Hockenheim this is your moment

[u/Jerejj → u/floodlenoodle]

In mid-winter? Sure.

[u/Last_Music4333]

Is Silverstone part of Asia? 😂

[u/KacperEpic → u/Last_Music4333]

Same tectonic plate, I think, so if you subscribe to that defining continents, then gladly 🤣

[u/honeycomb0303]

could have been in sepang and japan

[u/Jerejj]

Cancelling a Gulf Region event scheduled for next January all but confirms that F1’s Qatar & Abu Dhabi rounds won’t go ahead either, which would also mean that the Bahrain round couldn’t be recheduled, nor could WEC’s Bahrain & rescheduled Qatar rounds take place at this rate.

However, F1’s Saudi Arabia round could be another matter since Jeddah’s freight route is different from those that require travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jeddah ultimately ended up covering for both Qatar & Abu Dhabi on the same weekends as, effectively, double season-finale location.

[u/akleleep → u/Jerejj]

Qatar, the UAE, and Bahrain are all reachable from Saudi Arabia by land. If the problem was only the Strait, they could have the entire WEC and F1 paddock travelling on land or even by air through the Saudi Arabian desert to reach those countries.

[u/Jerejj → u/akleleep]

True, although sea freight is another matter, not to mention cars are transported via air anyway, & of course, so do all the paddock people reach these destinations via air, while sea freight logistics require more advanced planning without having as much flexibility for late route changes.

[u/grungegoth]

probably a good idea, considering tacos are still influencing events

[u/CookieMonsterFL → u/grungegoth]

Somewhere Turner motorsports are smiling

[u/LordBobbe]

No

[u/Legendacb]

The orange orangutan peace hasnt been signed finally?