Race details | ||
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Date | 10 December 2016 | |
Location | Sepang, Malaysia | |
Course | 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | |
Weather | Qualifying: Sunny Race: Changeable | |
Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Frédéric Makowiecki | Manthey Racing |
Time | 2:02.634 | |
Podium | ||
First | Robin Frijns Christopher Haase Laurens Vanthoor | Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
Second | Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Manthey Racing |
Third | Pierre Kaffer René Rast Markus Winkelhock | Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
The 2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours was the seventeenth Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 10 December 2016. [1] The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4 (Supersport)-spec cars, MARC cars and touring cars. This was the second Sepang 12 Hours race organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). [2] The race was also the third and final round of the inaugural Intercontinental GT Challenge.
The race was won by the Audi R8 LMS run by Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Driven by Robin Frijns, Christopher Haase and Laurens Vanthoor. The race victory saw Vanthoor win the inaugural drivers championship. Supported by third-placed teammates Pierre Kaffer, René Rast and Markus Winkelhock, Audi won the manufacturers championship.
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Day | Session | Time/distance |
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Thursday (8 December) | Paid Practice (GT3/GTC) | 120 minutes |
Paid Practice (GT4/SP/TP/TC/MARC/Others) | 120 minutes | |
Free Practice 1 | 120 minutes | |
Free Practice 2 | 120 minutes | |
Friday (9 December) | Free Practice 3 | 120 minutes |
Qualifying | 60 minutes | |
Top 15 Shootout | 15 minutes | |
Saturday (10 December) | Race | 12 hours |
Source: [3] |
Class winners in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Drivers | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | GT3 Pro | 15 | Robin Frijns Christopher Haase Laurens Vanthoor | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS | 305 | 12:01:33.824 |
2 | GT3 Pro | 911 | Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 304 | +1 Lap |
3 | GT3 Pro | 16 | Pierre Kaffer René Rast Markus Winkelhock | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS | 304 | +1 Lap |
4 | GT3 Pro | 50 | Pasin Lathouras Alessandro Pier Guidi Michele Rugolo | Spirit of Race SA | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 303 | +2 Laps |
5 | GT3 Pro | 912 | Michael Christensen Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 302 | +3 Laps |
6 | GT3 Pro-Am | 35 | Morris Chen Shinya Hosokawa Hiroki Yoshida Hiroki Yoshimoto | HubAuto Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 297 | +8 Laps |
7 | GT3 Pro-Am | 11 | Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam Tanart Sathienthirakul Frank Yu | Singha Motorsport Team | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 297 | +8 Laps |
8 | GT3 Pro | 88 | Kazuki Hiramine Manabu Orido Adrian Zaugg | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 296 | +9 Laps |
9 | GT3 Pro-Am | 27 | Dominic Ang Adrian Henry D'Silva Garnet Patterson | Nexus Infinity | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 296 | +9 Laps |
10 | GT3 Pro | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen Côme Ledogar Álvaro Parente | K-PAX Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | 290 | +15 Laps |
11 | GT3 Am | 75 | Stefano Colombo Gregory Teo David Tjiptobiantoro | T2 Motorsports | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 289 | +16 Laps |
12 | GTC Pro-Am | 26 | Daniel Bilski Henk Kiks Peter Kox | B-Quick Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Cup | 288 | +17 Laps |
13 | GT3 Pro-Am | 52 | Taku Bamba Naoki Hattori Takayuki Hiranuma Shogo Mitsuyama | SAITAMA TOYOPET Green Brave | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 286 | +19 Laps |
14 | GTC Pro-Am | 67 | Rik Breukers Wee Lim Keong Melvin Moh | GDL Racing Team Asia | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 286 | +19 Laps |
15 | MARC | 93 | Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Rob Thomson | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Mazda3 V8 | 281 | +24 Laps |
16 | MARC | 91 | Keith Kassulke Hadrian Morrall Nicholas Rowe | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Focus V8 | 279 | +26 Laps |
17 | GT4 | 69 | Darren Burke Zen Low Dan Wells | Ayelzo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 271 | +34 Laps |
18 | GT4S | 39 | Teruhiko Hamano Makoto Hotta Ryohei Sakaguchi | Muta Racing TWS RC350 | Lexus RC350 | 266 | +39 Laps |
19 | GTC Pro-Am | 333 | Jean-Michel Gerome Mitchell Gilbert Philippe Richard | SpeedLover | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 265 | +40 Laps |
20 | GT4 | 55 | Tom Hibbert Charlie Robertson Colin White | Simpson Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 263 | +42 Laps |
21 | Touring | 100 | Takashi Ito Kenny Lee Hitoshi Matsui Takashi Oi | AMUSE & SPV Racing | Toyota GT86 | 257 | +48 Laps |
22 | Touring | 77 | Jim Hunter Grant Johnson Allan Letcher Andrew Macpherson | Jim Hunter Motorsport | Subaru Impreza STI 2.0 | 249 | +56 Laps |
23 | Touring | 7 | Teh Kian Boon Ong Wai Kwong Darren Toe Teow Heng | Team ST Powered | Honda Civic Type R | 245 | +60 Laps |
24 | GT3 Pro | 30 | Hiroaki Nagai Koki Saga Kota Sasaki | apr | Toyota Prius (ZVW50) | 222 | +83 Laps |
Ret | TC | 65 | Ate Dirk de Jong Douglas Khoo Takuya Shirasaka Naoto Takeda | Viper Niza Racing | SEAT León TCR | 201 | +104 Laps |
Source: [4] |
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