Williams F1 Group Principal James Vowles has scored a victory in his return to aggressive racing.
Baules joined 2024 Professional-Am winner Alexander West, two-time Worldwide GT Open Professional-Am champion Marco Pulcini, and 2025 Worldwide GT Open Newbie runner-up Mark Sansom in profitable the newbie division of the 12 Hours of the Gulf.
The Williams chief shared a stint with the trio in a McLaren 720S GT3 EVO with the Storage 59 workforce on the Yas Marina circuit.
“Wonderful! After a grueling 12 hours of racing with nice drivers and groups, we’re the AM class winner. This win means @Garage_59 leaves the Gulf 12 Hours as a category winner for the second yr in a row,” Vowles wrote in a social media put up.
“From 9am this morning till 11pm tonight we gave it our all and we could not be extra happy with the end result. Thanks to everybody who has supported us over the previous few days and to everybody who has been there in particular person.”
“Lastly because of Alex, Mark and Marco. Nice teammates. Thanks @Garage_59. I am actually proud of my progress. It has been an unforgettable weekend.”
Bowles had cause to have a good time back-to-back weekends in Abu Dhabi after Williams completed the 2025 F1 season in fifth place within the constructors’ championship.
The 46-year-old Briton final raced in 2022 when he competed in 4 races within the Asian Le Mans Collection for the Storage 59 workforce. Baules had beforehand earned two factors within the Dubai and Abu Dhabi rounds.
Vowles additionally participated within the Goodwood Competition of Velocity present run when he drove the Williams that gained the 1992 F1 World Championship.
