2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
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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37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.^[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.^[3]

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

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
Pos.	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	AP	59	Tekno Autosports	Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	McLaren 650S GT3	297
1	AP	59	Tekno Autosports	Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	297
2	AP	1	NISMO Athlete Global Team	Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Florian Strauss	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	297
2	AP	1	NISMO Athlete Global Team	Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Florian Strauss	3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6	297
3	AP	10	Bentley Team M-Sport	Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith	Bentley Continental GT3	297
3	AP	10	Bentley Team M-Sport	Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith	4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8	297
4	AP	2	Phoenix Racing	Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	297
4	AP	2	Phoenix Racing	Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	297
5	AP	36	Erebus Motorsport	Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger David Reynolds	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	296
5	AP	36	Erebus Motorsport	Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger David Reynolds	6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	296
6	AA	5	GT Motorsport	Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	Audi R8 LMS	294
6	AA	5	GT Motorsport	Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	294
7	AP	31	Bentley Team M-Sport	David Russell Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	293
7	AP	31	Bentley Team M-Sport	David Russell Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8	293
8	AP	75	Melbourne Performance Centre	Steve McLaughlan René Rast Garth Tander	Audi R8 LMS	293
8	AP	75	Melbourne Performance Centre	Steve McLaughlan René Rast Garth Tander	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	293
9	AP	60	Tekno Autosports	Robert Bell Will Davison Andrew Watson	McLaren 650S GT3	292
9	AP	60	Tekno Autosports	Robert Bell Will Davison Andrew Watson	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	292
10	AA	32	JBS Australia	Roger Lago Steve Owen Luke Youlden	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX	291
10	AA	32	JBS Australia	Roger Lago Steve Owen Luke Youlden	5.2 L Lamborghini V10	291
11	AA	82	International Motorsport	Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall Matt Halliday	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	287
11	AA	82	International Motorsport	Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall Matt Halliday	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	287
12	B	4	Grove Hire	Earl Bamber Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	285
12	B	4	Grove Hire	Earl Bamber Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin	3.6 L Porsche H6	285
13	I	93	MARC Cars Australia	Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Aaron Seton	MARC Mazda3 GTC¹	280
13	I	93	MARC Cars Australia	Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Aaron Seton	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	280
14	I	54	Donut King	Tony Alford Mark Griffith Beric Lynton	MARC Focus GTC	271
14	I	54	Donut King	Tony Alford Mark Griffith Beric Lynton	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	271
15	I	92	MARC Cars Australia	Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Angus Kennard	MARC Focus GTC	271
15	I	92	MARC Cars Australia	Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Angus Kennard	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	271
16	B	6	SAFE-T-STOP	Richard Gartner Michael O'Donnell Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	270
16	B	6	SAFE-T-STOP		3.6 L Porsche H6	270
17	AA	49	Vicious Rumour Racing	Tony DeFelice Renato Loberto Andrea Montermini Benny Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	256
17	AA	49	Vicious Rumour Racing		4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8	256
18	I	91	MARC Cars Australia	Lindsay Kearns Rob Thompson Jimmy Vernon	MARC Focus GTC	228
18	I	91	MARC Cars Australia	Lindsay Kearns Rob Thompson Jimmy Vernon	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	228
19	I	94	MARC Cars Australia	Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe	MARC Mazda3 GTC	195
19	I	94	MARC Cars Australia	Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	195
20	B	77	Team NZ Motorsport	John Curran Nick Foster Craig Smith Will Bamber² Graeme Dowsett³	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	79
20	B	77	Team NZ Motorsport		3.6 L Porsche H6	79
DNF	B	21	JFC-Freem-Rotex	James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	268
DNF	B	21	JFC-Freem-Rotex	James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd	3.6 L Porsche H6	268
DNF	AA	40	Supabarn Supermarkets	Shae Davies James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall	Audi R8 LMS	251
DNF	AA	40	Supabarn Supermarkets		5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	251
DNF	AP	63	Erebus Motorsport	Austin Cindric Maro Engel Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	219
DNF	AP	63	Erebus Motorsport	Austin Cindric Maro Engel Bernd Schneider	6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	219
DNF	AA	37	Darrell Lea	Craig Baird Klark Quinn Tony Quinn	McLaren 650S GT3	171
DNF	AA	37	Darrell Lea	Craig Baird Klark Quinn Tony Quinn	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	171
DNF	AA	9	Hallmarc / Network	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christer Jöns	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	157
DNF	AA	9	Hallmarc / Network	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christer Jöns	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	157
DNF	B	69	Patisserie Valerie	James May Paul May Alex Osborne	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	149
DNF	B	69	Patisserie Valerie	James May Paul May Alex Osborne	3.6 L Porsche H6	149
DNF	AP	33	MISHUMOTORS	Alex Kapadia Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Renger van der Zande	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	133
DNF	AP	33	MISHUMOTORS		6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	133
DNF	B	38	Wall Racing	Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder David Wall	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	128
DNF	B	38	Wall Racing	Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder David Wall	3.6 L Porsche H6	128
DNF	B	12	Motorsport Services	Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Chris van der Drift	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	128
DNF	B	12	Motorsport Services	Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Chris van der Drift	3.6 L Porsche H6	128
DNF	I	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots	Daytona Sportscar	126
DNF	I	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots	6.0 L GM LS1 V8	126
DNF	I	28	GWS Personnel	Will Cauchi David Cox Ric Shaw Jake Williams	BMW 335i	107
DNF	I	28	GWS Personnel	Will Cauchi David Cox Ric Shaw Jake Williams	3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6	107
DNF	I	16	Pro Sport Performance	Adam Christodoulou Fabian Hamprecht Nico Verdonck Jörg Viebahn	Porsche Cayman Pro 4	92
DNF	I	16	Pro Sport Performance		3.4 L Porsche H6	92
DNF	AP	88	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Mika Salo Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 GT3	63
DNF	AP	88	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Mika Salo Toni Vilander	4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8	63
DNF	AP	74	Melbourne Performance Centre	Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	50
DNF	AP	74	Melbourne Performance Centre	Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	50
DNF	AA	11	Objective Racing	Matt Campbell Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls	McLaren 650S GT3	49
DNF	AA	11	Objective Racing	Matt Campbell Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	49
DNF	AA	62	Performance West Motorsport	Scott Andrews Nick Percat Peter Rullo	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600	1
DNF	AA	62	Performance West Motorsport	Scott Andrews Nick Percat Peter Rullo	5.2 L Lamborghini V10	1
WD	AA	48	M Motorsport	John McIntyre Justin McMillan Dale Wood Glen Wood	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
WD	AA	48	M Motorsport	John McIntyre Justin McMillan Dale Wood Glen Wood	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

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

External links

Official website

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