Herberth Porsche Claims 6H Abu Dhabi After Penalty-Shaken Finish

Overview

• Loek Hartog, Antares Au and Huub van Eijndhoven took the win in Herberth Motorsport’s No. 10 Porsche despite 35 seconds of penalties after a stop-start race.
• Team WRT’s No. 669 BMW of Parker Thompson, Anthony McIntosh and Dan Harper finished second, with Into Africa Racing’s Ferrari promoted to third as HAAS RT fell to fourth.
• Fourteen Code 60 periods totaling over two hours disrupted strategies, with Hartog stretching a long final stint helped by a late caution to reach the flag.
• Winward Racing’s front-row Mercedes duo retired in the fourth hour, one after refuelling-area damage and the other with a mechanical issue, reversing their qualifying dominance.
• Herberth moved into the GT3 Teams’ lead and Hartog and Au now top the drivers’ standings; class wins went to QMMF by HRT Performance in 992, Cerny Motorsport in GT4 and Vortex V8 in GTX as a record 60-car field took to Yas Marina.