2016 Bathurst 12 Hour

2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

The race and Class AP-winning McLaren 650S GT3 of Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb.

The 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars and Group 3E Series Production Cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 7 February 2016, was the fourteenth running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. It was also the opening round of the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge Series. ^[1]

37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice. ^[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3. ^[3] Despite 13 safety car periods, the race ended with 297 laps completed, a race record distance.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following three classes. ^[4]

• Class A – GT3 Outright
  • Class AP – GT3 Pro-Am, for driver combinations including one unseeded driver.
  • Class AA – GT3 Am, for driver combinations including two or three unseeded drivers.
• Class B – GT3 Cup Cars
• Class I – Invitational

Class C was also available for entry for GT4 cars, however due to lack of entries, the sole Class C car entered was merged into Class I.

Official results

Shane van Gisbergen crosses the finish line to take victory.

The Class AA-winning Audi R8 LMS of Nathan Antunes, Barton Mawer and Greg Taylor.

The Class B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup of Earl Bamber, Stephen Grove and Scott McLaughlin

The Class I-winning MARC Mazda3 GTC of Jake Camilleri, Morgan Haber and Aaron Seton.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	AP	59	Tekno Autosports	Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	McLaren 650S GT3	297	12:01:05.133
					3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
2	AP	1	NISMO Athlete Global Team	Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Florian Strauss	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	297	+1.276
					3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
3	AP	10	Bentley Team M-Sport	Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith	Bentley Continental GT3	297	+1:18.503
					4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
4	AP	2	Phoenix Racing	Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	297	+2:05.621
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5	AP	36	Erebus Motorsport	Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger David Reynolds	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	296	+1 lap
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
6	AA	5	GT Motorsport	Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	Audi R8 LMS	294	+3 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
7	AP	31	Bentley Team M-Sport	David Russell Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	293	+4 laps
					4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
8	AP	75	Jamec Pem Racing	Steve McLaughlan René Rast Garth Tander	Audi R8 LMS	293	+4 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
9	AP	60	Tekno Autosports	Robert Bell Will Davison Andrew Watson	McLaren 650S GT3	292	+5 laps
					3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
10	AA	32	Lago Racing	Roger Lago Steve Owen Luke Youlden	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX	291	+6 laps
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
11	AA	82	International Motorsport	Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall Matt Halliday	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	287	+10 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
12	B	4	Grove Motorsport	Earl Bamber Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	285	+12 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
13	I	93	MARC Cars Australia	Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Aaron Seton	MARC Mazda3 GTC 1	280	+17 laps
					5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
14	I	54	Donut King Racing	Tony Alford Mark Griffith Beric Lynton	MARC Focus GTC	271	+26 laps
					5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
15	I	92	MARC Cars Australia	Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Angus Kennard	MARC Focus GTC	271	+26 laps
					5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
16	B	6	Wall Racing	Richard Gartner Michael O'Donnell Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	270	+27 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
17	AA	49	Vicious Rumour Racing	Tony DeFelice Renato Loberto Andrea Montermini Benny Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	256	+41 laps
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
18	I	91	MARC Cars Australia	Lindsay Kearns Rob Thomson Jimmy Vernon	MARC Focus GTC	228	+69 laps
					5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
19	I	94	MARC Cars Australia	Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe	MARC Mazda3 GTC	195	+102 laps
					5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
20	B	77	Team NZ Motorsport	John Curran Nick Foster Craig Smith Will Bamber 2 Graeme Dowsett 3	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	79	+218 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	B	21	Ashley Seward Motorsport	James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	268	Out of Fuel
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	AA	40	Supabarn Supermarkets Racing	Shae Davies James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall	Audi R8 LMS	251	Tyre Failure
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	AP	63	Erebus Motorsport	Austin Cindric Maro Engel Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	219	Crash
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF	AA	37	Keltic Racing	Craig Baird Klark Quinn Tony Quinn	McLaren 650S GT3	171	Spun out/stalled
					3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF	AA	9	Hallmarc Racing	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christer Jöns	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	157	Crash
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	B	69	APO Sport	James May Paul May Alex Osborne	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	149	Crash
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	AP	33	MISHUMOTORS	Alex Kapadia Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Renger van der Zande	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	133	Crash
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF	B	38	Wall Racing	Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder David Wall	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	128	Gearbox
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	B	12	Motorsport Services Limited	Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Chris van der Drift	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	128	Gearbox
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	I	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots	Daytona Sportscar	126	Oil Pressure
					6.0 L GM LS1 V8
DNF	I	28	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Will Cauchi David Cox Ric Shaw Jake Williams	BMW 335i	107	Not Classified (last lap too slow)
					3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
DNF	I	16	PROsport Performance	Adam Christodoulou Fabian Hamprecht Nico Verdonck Jörg Viebahn	Porsche Cayman Pro 4	92	Crash
					3.4 L Porsche H6
DNF	AP	88	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Mika Salo Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 GT3	63	Crash Damage
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF	AP	74	Jamec Pem Racing	Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	50	Tyre Failure
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	AA	11	Objective Racing	Matt Campbell Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls	McLaren 650S GT3	49	Crash
					3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF	AA	62	Performance West Motorsport	Scott Andrews Nick Percat Peter Rullo	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600	1	Suspension
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNS	AA	48	M Motorsport	John McIntyre Justin McMillan Dale Wood Glen Wood	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4		Crash in Practice 5
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
Sources: [2] [4] [5]

^1 – The #93 MARC Cars Australia entry was listed in both the official entry list and the official results as a MARC Focus GTC but it was actually a MARC Mazda3 GTC. ^{[6] [7] [8]}
^2 – Will Bamber was unable to drive in the race following a crash during the qualifying session.
^3 – Greame Dowsett was unable to drive in the race following a pre-race injury. He was replaced by Nick Foster

• Class winners are shown in bold.
• Race time of winning car: 12:01:05.1330 ^[5]
• Fastest race lap: 2:01.5670 – Shane van Gisbergen ^[5]

References

1. Howard, Tom (8 February 2016). "Ratel keen for all pro Bathurst 12 Hour class". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (6 February 2016). "M Motorsport Lambo withdrawn after crash". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
3. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (7 February 2016). "SVG leads McLaren to Bathurst 12 Hour victory". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
4. 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43
5. "2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – Unofficial – Mount Panorama". National Software. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. "Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
7. "Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hours – 2016" (PDF). RaceResults.nu. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
8. van Leeuwen, Andrew (7 February 2016). "Bathurst 12 Hour: van Gisbergen storms to victory". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

External links

• Official website