2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

The race winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider.

The 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars, Group 3E Series Production Cars and Dubai 24 Hour cars.^[1] The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 10 February 2013, was the eleventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. The race also incorporated the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship.

There were 53 starters in the race, the largest field since the Bathurst 12 Hour event shifted to GT orientation in 2011.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following six classes.^[1]

• Class A – GT3 Outright ^[1]
• Class B – GT3 ^[1]
• Class C – GT4 ^[1]
• Class D – Production (High Performance) ^[1]
• Class E – Production (Performance) ^[1]
• Class I1 – Invitational (under 3000cc)^[1]
• Class I2 – Invitational (between 3001cc & 4000cc)^[1]
• Class I3 – Invitational (over 4000cc)^[1]

Classes D & E were open to Group 3E Series Production Cars and Class I was for cars complying with the regulations for the 2013 Dubai 24 Hour race.^[1] There was also a provision for teams competing in the Australian GT Championship to race for the first 55 minutes of the race only, to compete for GT Championship points.

Qualifying

Two qualifying sessions were run on Saturday 9 February with Danish driver Allan Simonsen setting the fastest time of 2:05.49 in the Maranello Motorsport entered Ferrari 458 GT3. However, as penalties are applied for lap times recorded under 2:06 minutes to provide a form of parity, the car lost the lap time and acquired a 50 kg penalty.

Race

Driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport, Germans Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and former Formula One driver Bernd Schneider were the winners, covering 268 laps. The Ferrari 458 GT3 of Craig Baird, Matt Griffin and Weng Sun Mok finished a lap behind in second, with Griffin setting the fastest lap of the race with a lap of 2:06.8714. Finishing in third place was the VIP Petfoods Porsche 997 GT3-R of Matt Kingsley, Klark Quinn and Shane Van Gisbergen.

Official result

The Class B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup of Steven Johnson, Jonny Reid and Drew Russell.

The Class C-winning Lotus Exige S of Romano Sartori, Liam Talbot and Robert Thomson.

The Class D-winning BMW 335i of Anthony Gilbertson, Andre Heimgartner and Peter O'Donnell.

The Class E-winning HSV VXR Turbo of Ivo Breukers, Morgan Haber and Damian Ward.

The Class I1-winning Peugeot RCZ Cup of Andrew Jones, Bruce Jouanny and David Wall.

The Class I2-winning SEAT León Supercopa of Clint Harvey, Brett Niall and Malcolm Niall.

The Class I3-winning Holden VY Commodore of Mal Rose, Aaron Tebb and Adam Wallis.

Pos [2]	Class [2]	No [2]	Team / Entrant [2]	Drivers	Car [2]	Laps [2]
					Engine
1	A	36	Erebus Motorsport	Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	268
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
2	A	33	Clearwater Racing	Craig Baird Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok	Ferrari 458 GT3	267
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
3	A	5	VIP Petfoods Racing	Matt Kingsley Klark Quinn Shane Van Gisbergen Tony Quinn	Porsche 997 GT3-R	267
					3.6 L Porsche H6
4	A	1	Phoenix Racing	Johan Kristoffersson Harold Primat Andreas Simonsen	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	266
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5	A	9	Mark Eddy	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	263
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
6	A	63	Erebus Motorsport	Peter Hackett Lee Holdsworth Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	263
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
7	A	58	AF Corse	Marco Cioci Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt	Ferrari 458 GT3	261
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
8	A	14	Peter Conroy Motorsport	Peter Conroy Robert Huff James Winslow	Audi R8 LMS	260
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
9	B	30	Hunter Sports Group	Steven Johnson Jonny Reid Drew Russell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	257
					3.6 L Porsche H6
10	A	71	Equity-One Mortgage Fund	Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes Simon Middleton Darryl O'Young	Audi R8 LMS	255
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11	B	4	Grove Group	Daniel Gaunt Stephen Grove Max Twigg	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	251
					3.6 L Porsche H6
12	I3	44	Mal Rose Racing	Mal Rose Aaron Tebb Adam Wallis	Holden VY Commodore	248
					5.0 L Holden Aurora V8
13	A	48	GB Galvanising	Ross Lilley Justin McMillan Steven Richards	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	247
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
14	B	69	Motorsport Services	Allan Dippie George McFarlane Scott O'Donnell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	244
					3.6 L Porsche H6
15	B	8	Level Racing	Philippe Broodcoren Kurt Dujardyn Olivier Muytjens Philippe Richard	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	236
					3.6 L Porsche H6
16	I1	21	Team Peugeot RCZ	Andrew Jones Bruce Jouanny David Wall	Peugeot RCZ Cup	233
					1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
17	A	81	DragonSpeed	Elton Julian Eric Lux Christian Zügel	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	233
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
18	E	3	Racer Industries	Ivo Breukers Morgan Haber Damian Ward	HSV VXR Turbo	229
					2.0 L Ecotec I4
19	C	62	queenslandhouseandland.com	Romano Sartori Liam Talbot Robert Thomson	Lotus Exige S	228
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
20	I2	55	Motorsport Services	Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall	SEAT León Supercopa	225
					2.0 L SEAT I4
21	I2	17	Tony Burrowes	Tony Burrowes Stuart Owers Lewis Scott	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	222
					2.0 L Subaru H4
22	C	54	Donut King Racing	Tony Alford Adam Beechey Peter Leemhuis	Nissan R35 GT-R	214
					3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6
23	I1	20	Team Peugeot RCZ	Jason Bright Stéphane Caillet Julien Rueflin	Peugeot RCZ Cup	214
					1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
24	B	67	Motorsport Services	David Glasson Phil Hood Tony Richards	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	208
					3.6 L Porsche H6
25	B	45	Rentcorp Forklifts	Barton Mawer Duvashen Padayachee Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	207
					3.6 L Porsche H6
26	E	26	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Daniel Lewis Daniel Stutterd Jonathon Venter	BMW 130i	207
					3.0 L BMW N52 I6
27	B	68	Motorsport Services	Terry Knight Jeff Lowrey Marcus Mahy Todd Murphy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	198
					3.6 L Porsche H6
28	I2	70	Motorsport Services	Mike Driver Sam Fillmore Kevin Gallichan Aaron Harris	SEAT León Supercopa	193
					2.0 L SEAT I4
29	D	24	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Anthony Gilbertson Andre Heimgartner Peter O'Donnell	BMW 335i	183
					3.0 L BMW N54 Twin-turbo I6
30	I2	35	Ric Shaw Racing	Andrew Bollom Stephen Borness James Parish Ric Shaw	Mazda RX-7	182
					1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW Twin-turbo Two-Rotor
31	E	27	Allan Shephard	Justin Garioch Allan Shephard Dylan Thomas	BMW 130i	176
					3.0 L BMW N52 I6
32	I2	56	Motorsport Services	Simon Piavanini Mark Pilatti Kerry Wade	SEAT León Supercopa	140
					2.0 L SEAT I4
33	C	76	Aston Martin St. Gallen	Andreas Baenziger Florian Kamelger Christopher Porritt	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	140
					4.7 L Aston Martin V8
34	D	22	Robinson Racing Developments	Steve Cramp Brad Goss Vin Stenta	FPV FG GT	134
					5.0 L Boss 315 supercharged V8
DNF	A	23	United Autosports	Brendon Hartley Alain Li Mark Patterson	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	259
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	I1	60	Motionsport	Ben Gower Simon Phillips Pete Storey	Lotus Elise	211
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF	I3	13	Bruce Lynton BMW	Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden	BMW M3	209
					3.2 L BMW S54 I6
DNF	B	12	Competition Motorsports	David Calvert-Jones Alex Davison James Davison	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R	207
					3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF	A	6	Rod Salmon	Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Rod Salmon	Audi R8 LMS	162
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	D	7	Maximum Motorsport	Dean Herridge Angus Kennard John O'Dowd	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	138
					2.5 L Subaru H4
DNF	I2	2	Racer Industries	Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Ryan McLeod	HSV VXR Turbo	133
					2.2 L Ecotec I4
DNF	I3	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Andrew Miedecke Benjamin Schoots	Daytona Sportscar	132
					6.0 L GM LS1 V8 engine
DNF	A	29	Trofeo Motorsport	Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Greg Murphy	Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R	127
					7.0 L GM LS7 V8
DNF	A	88	Maranello Motorsport	John Bowe Peter Edwards Mika Salo Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	111
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF	C	10	Simply Sports Cars	Adam Gowans Chris Lillingston-Price Richard Meins	Lotus Exige S	108
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF	D	19	Sherrin Rentals	David Ayers Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Mike Sherrin	BMW 135i	67
					3.0 L BMW N55 Twin-turbo I6
DNF	A	51	Andrew MacPherson	Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Garth Walden	Mosler MT900 GT3	55
					7.0 L GM LS7 V8
DNF	A	16	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Franz Engstler John Modystach Charles Ng Kristian Poulsen	BMW Z4 GT3	36
					4.4 L BMW S65 V8
DNF	AUS GT	40	Motor School	Ben Foessel	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	13
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	AUS GT	73	ES Australia	Michael Hovey	Ginetta G50 G4	13
					3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNF	AUS GT	77	VIP Petfoods Racing	Tony Quinn	Aston Martin DBRS9	11
					5.7 L Aston Martin V12
DNF	A	11	Lago Racing	Peter Kox Roger Lago David Russell	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	11
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNF	AUS GT	38	Mark Griffiths	Mark Griffiths	Ginetta G50 G4	5
					3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNQ	D	80	Bruce Lynton BMW	Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden	BMW 1M	0
					3.0 L BMW N54 turbocharged I6

• Note: Class winners are shown in Bold
• Race time of winning car: 12:03:4.5192
• Fastest race lap: 2:06.8714 – Matt Griffin

References

External links

• Official website