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The 24 Hours of Dubai marked the first sports car race of the season which was won by team Need for Speed in their BMW Z4 GT3. They were followed by the AF Corse Ferrari and Black Falcon Mercedes SLS which were only 3 laps behind.<\/p>\n

This sixth annual running of the Dubai 24 was eligible for all race cars at the GT2 level or lower. Many entrants fielded GT3-level cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG which debuted at this race.<\/p>\n

Our gallery<\/a> shows the wide breadth of the 85 entrants including teams from many cup and national series. Every entrant was subject to a balance of performance which equalized the individual classes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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