The countdown to the Hankook 24H Dubai has started! 120 cargo containers with race cars and equipment have docked in Dubai to kick-start the global racing season with the race that takes place between the 13th to 15th January. 

Dubai Autodrome, in the heart of Motorcity, has hosted the 24-hour race, organised by Creventic, since 2006 when the BMW M3 GTR driven by Philipp Peter, Dieter Quester, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Toto Wolff took the victory. 

Since then the race has been run every year and has established itself as the international motorsport season opener, each edition an epic adventure as 24-hour endurance events tend to be.

Over the years the race has hosted some of the sport's biggest names, retired F1 drivers and many champions. It has also provided the UAE's Khaled Al Qubaisi with a stage to excel on. The Abu Dhabi based driver has won it three times in 2020, 2013 and 2012. He heads a list of illustrious drivers who have triumphed at the event. 

Last year UAE based team GPX Racing powered to victory in a Porsche 911 GT3 R with Julien Andlauer, Frédéric Fatien, Alain Ferté, Mathieu Jaminet and Axcil Jefferies taking top honours. 

As a sporting challenge the Dubai 24H has it all, several classes with big lap time differences, unpredictable weather and of course the competitors; the 2022 edition is expected to attract over 80 top teams from around the world. 

While the race is well publicised and provides great exposure with major newspapers, websites and video outlets reporting on the event which, in itself, attracts over 100 journalists, photographers and other media to the Autodrome for the week of action. 

With most of Europe, America and Asia currently in the throes of a harsh winter, Dubai's milder climate is a welcome relief for teams, drivers and personnel based in colder climes. And as the first race of the season, the attraction of the event ensures an economic boom week for the area in and around Motorcity and surrounding areas.