At the first "24 hours" race of 2012 for GT cars, AF Corse team lines up  Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, car which won races and titles in 2011. January 12-13-14 the crew composed by Jack Gerber (from South Africa), Matt Griffin (Ireland), Marco Cioci and Niki Cadei (both Italian) will race the 24 Hours of Dubai looking for the top positions of the race. The 458 of AF Corse will start with the number 2 thanks to the result of the 2011 Dubai 24 Hours.

With an entry of around 80 cars and teams and drivers coming from 30 countries, the Dunlop 24H Dubai will be very hard. On the grid there are the renowned sports car brands like Ferrari, Aston Martin, Audi, Bmw, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lamborghini, Lotus and McLaren.

Free practice, qualifying and night practice are scheduled for Thursday while the race starts on Friday at 14.00 h local time (11.00 h CET) and finishes 24 hours later.