2011 Bathurst 12 Hour

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia.svg
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
The race and Class A-winning Audi R8 GT3 LMS of Darryl O'Young, Marc Basseng and Christopher Mies Basseng-Mies-O'Young 2011 Bathurst 12 Hour Winner.jpg
The race and Class A-winning Audi R8 GT3 LMS of Darryl O'Young, Marc Basseng and Christopher Mies

The 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for FIA GT3 cars, Australian GT Championship cars, Group 3E Series Production Cars and other invited vehicles. [1] The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 6 February 2011, was the ninth running of the Bathurst 12 Hour, and the fifth since the race was revived in 2007.

The race saw GT cars return to long distance racing at Mount Panorama for the first time since the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour. The addition of the faster GT3 entries saw the leading cars break the previous distance record by 29 laps. It also saw many potential Class D and E entries not compete due to being reduced from outright contenders in previous races to class contenders for 2011. One of the reason's for including the GT cars was an attempt to not only increase manufacturer involvement in the race but to also raise the international profile of the event and attract the top FIA GT3 teams.

The race was won by Audi's official factory supported team Audi Sport which was run by Audi's Le Mans 24 Hour team, Joest Racing, under the banners of "Audi Australia" for car #7 and "Audi Top Service" for car #8. Running a pair of Audi R8 LMS GT3s, the team of Marc Basseng, Christopher Mies and Darryl O'Young (#8) lead home teammates Mark Eddy, Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff (#7) in a 1-2 finish, the cars crossing the line only 0.7141 seconds apart in a true racing finish. Lowndes fastest race lap of 2:09.0861 also set a new GT lap record for Mt Panorama, cutting a second from the time of 2:10.0277 set 16 months earlier by Tony Quinn driving an Aston Martin DBRS9. Lowndes time came within 0.6210 of his Team Vodafone teammate Jamie Whincup's outright lap record of 2:08.4651 set in a Ford BF Falcon V8 Supercar in 2007. The Joest Racing R8's finished one lap in front of the VIP Pet Foods Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R of Craig Baird and father and son pairing Tony and Klark Quinn.

The race was run under international endurance rules meaning that all cars compulsory pit stops were each to be no less than 90 seconds in duration. The Class A cars had to make 12 compulsory stops with no less than 10 laps between each stop while Class B cars only had to make 9 compulsory stops.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following classes: [2]

Official results

Those in Bold represent class winners. Fastest Laps in Italics represent the class fastest lap. [3]

PosClassNoTeam / EntrantDriversCarLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1A8 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Race Experience Team Joest Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
Flag of Germany.svg Marc Basseng
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS GT3 29212:01:30.7045
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC V10
2A7 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Race Experience Team Joest Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Audi R8 LMS GT3 292+0.7141
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC V10
3A29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg VIP Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Quinn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Klark Quinn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R 291+1 Lap
4.0 L Porsche H6
4A38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barton Mawer
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 289+3 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
5B23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lago Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Lago
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Kingsley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 282+10 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
6A37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rosso Verde Ireland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hector Lester
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Searle
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 430 GT3 276+16 laps
4.3 L Ferrari V8
7B66 Flag of New Zealand.svg Motorsport Services Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott O'Donnell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon McLennan
Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Konôpka
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 264+28 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
8B67 Flag of New Zealand.svg Motorsport Services Flag of New Zealand.svg Allan Dippie
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Thompson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Maddren
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 257+35 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
9D14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Conroy Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Conroy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Robson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Brame
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 256+36 laps
2.0 L 4B11T I4
10D28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg GWS Personnel Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Donnell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Hansen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian D'Agostin
BMW 335i 252+40 laps
3.0 L twin-turbo I6 N54
11E26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg GWS Personnel Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Tomlinson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Fontaine
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Gartner
BMW 130i 244+48 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 I6
12C80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Lynton BMW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beric Lynton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Mackelden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Modystach
BMW M3 242 *+50 laps
3.2 L BMW S54 I6
13D5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tinkler Motor Sports Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Gray
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
FPV FG GT 238+54 laps
5.4 L Boss 315 V8
14E68 Flag of New Zealand.svg Motorsport Services Flag of New Zealand.svg David Glasson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dennis Roderick
Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Harris
BMW 130i 235+57 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 I6
15B39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Tresidder
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Smollen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 230+62 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
16E50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Racer Industries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerard McLeod
HSV VXR Turbo 227+65 laps
2.2 L Ecotec I4
17C25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Freestone Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Freestone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Pullen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Sieders
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 192+100 laps
7.0 L LS7 V8
18C62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Knappett Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Gowans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Meins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Lillingston-Price
Lotus Exige S 192+100 laps
1.8 L supercharged Toyota I4
19D3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maximum Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Herridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John O'Dowd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angus Kennard
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 129+163 laps
2.5 L Subaru H4
DNFA69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Supabarn Supermarkets Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 261Driveline
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNFA12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hallmarc Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 196Accident
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNFD43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan East Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Burges
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Flack
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil McFadyen
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Evo IX [2] 165Turbo
2.0 L 4G63T I4
DNFA17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maranello Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Edwards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey
Ferrari 430 GT3 161Engine
4.3 L Ferrari V8
DNFE27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg GWS Personnel Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Duffy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Shepherd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stubber
BMW 130i 106Spun off
3.0 L BMW N55 I6
DNFC44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donut King Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Alford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Leemhuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Rose
Nissan R35 GT-R 102Gearbox/Accident
3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6
DNFA2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Procon Developments Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Grant
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Mosler MT900 GT311Accident
7.0 L LS7 V8

* The 242 laps for 12th placed Car No. 80 includes a 3-lap penalty [4]

Statistics

* Grid positions were taken on the lap average of the fastest times set by all drivers in a car, e.g Steve Owen set the fastest time of all cars with a GT qualifying record of 2:09.1015 in his Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S but the times of co-drivers James and Theo Koundouris averaged out to start the car 3rd behind the two Joest Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3's. Warren Luff had the overall 2nd fastest qualifying time in his Audi R8 (2:09.6360) but the times of co-drivers Mark Eddy and Craig Lowndes saw the #7 car start from pole position.

* Craig Lowndes fastest race lap in the #7 Audi, set on lap 267 of 292 when the car had already covered 1,652km, was not only a new GT lap record for the Mt Panorama Circuit but undercut Owen's qualifying record by 0.0154 seconds.

References

  1. Supplementary Regulations Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 7 February 2011
  2. 1 2 2011 Entry List – 12 Hr, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 2011 Bathurst 12 Hour Official Results Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Steve Normoyle, Planting the seed, The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour, pages 70 - 75