2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

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]

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

37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.^[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.^[3] Despite 13 safety car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
Pos.	Class	No.	Team / Entrant	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	AP	59	Tekno Autosports	Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	McLaren 650S GT3	297	12:01:05.133
1	AP	59	Tekno Autosports	Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	297	12:01:05.133
2	AP	1	NISMO Athlete Global Team	Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Florian Strauss	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	297	+1.276
2	AP	1	NISMO Athlete Global Team	Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Florian Strauss	3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6	297	+1.276
3	AP	10	Bentley Team M-Sport	Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith	Bentley Continental GT3	297	+1:18.503
3	AP	10	Bentley Team M-Sport	Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith	4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8	297	+1:18.503
4	AP	2	Phoenix Racing	Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	297	+2:05.621
4	AP	2	Phoenix Racing	Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	297	+2:05.621
5	AP	36	Erebus Motorsport	Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger David Reynolds	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	296	+1 lap
5	AP	36	Erebus Motorsport	Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger David Reynolds	6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	296	+1 lap
6	AA	5	GT Motorsport	Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	Audi R8 LMS	294	+3 laps
6	AA	5	GT Motorsport	Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer Greg Taylor	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	294	+3 laps
7	AP	31	Bentley Team M-Sport	David Russell Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	293	+4 laps
7	AP	31	Bentley Team M-Sport	David Russell Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8	293	+4 laps
8	AP	75	Jamec Pem Racing	Steve McLaughlan René Rast Garth Tander	Audi R8 LMS	293	+4 laps
8	AP	75	Jamec Pem Racing	Steve McLaughlan René Rast Garth Tander	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	293	+4 laps
9	AP	60	Tekno Autosports	Robert Bell Will Davison Andrew Watson	McLaren 650S GT3	292	+5 laps
9	AP	60	Tekno Autosports	Robert Bell Will Davison Andrew Watson	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	292	+5 laps
10	AA	32	Lago Racing	Roger Lago Steve Owen Luke Youlden	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX	291	+6 laps
10	AA	32	Lago Racing	Roger Lago Steve Owen Luke Youlden	5.2 L Lamborghini V10	291	+6 laps
11	AA	82	International Motorsport	Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall Matt Halliday	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	287	+10 laps
11	AA	82	International Motorsport	Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall Matt Halliday	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	287	+10 laps
12	B	4	Grove Motorsport	Earl Bamber Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	285	+12 laps
12	B	4	Grove Motorsport	Earl Bamber Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin	3.6 L Porsche H6	285	+12 laps
13	I	93	MARC Cars Australia	Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Aaron Seton	MARC Mazda3 GTC¹	280	+17 laps
13	I	93	MARC Cars Australia	Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber Aaron Seton	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	280	+17 laps
14	I	54	Donut King Racing	Tony Alford Mark Griffith Beric Lynton	MARC Focus GTC	271	+26 laps
14	I	54	Donut King Racing	Tony Alford Mark Griffith Beric Lynton	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	271	+26 laps
15	I	92	MARC Cars Australia	Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Angus Kennard	MARC Focus GTC	271	+26 laps
15	I	92	MARC Cars Australia	Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Angus Kennard	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	271	+26 laps
16	B	6	Wall Racing	Richard Gartner Michael O'Donnell Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	270	+27 laps
16	B	6	Wall Racing		3.6 L Porsche H6	270	+27 laps
17	AA	49	Vicious Rumour Racing	Tony DeFelice Renato Loberto Andrea Montermini Benny Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	256	+41 laps
17	AA	49	Vicious Rumour Racing		4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8	256	+41 laps
18	I	91	MARC Cars Australia	Lindsay Kearns Rob Thomson Jimmy Vernon	MARC Focus GTC	228	+69 laps
18	I	91	MARC Cars Australia	Lindsay Kearns Rob Thomson Jimmy Vernon	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	228	+69 laps
19	I	94	MARC Cars Australia	Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe	MARC Mazda3 GTC	195	+102 laps
19	I	94	MARC Cars Australia	Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe	5.0 L Ford Coyote V8	195	+102 laps
20	B	77	Team NZ Motorsport	John Curran Nick Foster Craig Smith Will Bamber² Graeme Dowsett³	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	79	+218 laps
20	B	77	Team NZ Motorsport		3.6 L Porsche H6	79	+218 laps
DNF	B	21	Ashley Seward Motorsport	James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	268	Out of Fuel
DNF	B	21	Ashley Seward Motorsport	James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd	3.6 L Porsche H6	268	Out of Fuel
DNF	AA	40	Supabarn Supermarkets Racing	Shae Davies James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall	Audi R8 LMS	251	Tyre Failure
DNF	AA	40	Supabarn Supermarkets Racing		5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	251	Tyre Failure
DNF	AP	63	Erebus Motorsport	Austin Cindric Maro Engel Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	219	Crash
DNF	AP	63	Erebus Motorsport	Austin Cindric Maro Engel Bernd Schneider	6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	219	Crash
DNF	AA	37	Keltic Racing	Craig Baird Klark Quinn Tony Quinn	McLaren 650S GT3	171	Spun out/stalled
DNF	AA	37	Keltic Racing	Craig Baird Klark Quinn Tony Quinn	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	171	Spun out/stalled
DNF	AA	9	Hallmarc Racing	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christer Jöns	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	157	Crash
DNF	AA	9	Hallmarc Racing	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christer Jöns	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	157	Crash
DNF	B	69	APO Sport	James May Paul May Alex Osborne	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	149	Crash
DNF	B	69	APO Sport	James May Paul May Alex Osborne	3.6 L Porsche H6	149	Crash
DNF	AP	33	MISHUMOTORS	Alex Kapadia Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Renger van der Zande	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	133	Crash
DNF	AP	33	MISHUMOTORS		6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8	133	Crash
DNF	B	38	Wall Racing	Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder David Wall	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	128	Gearbox
DNF	B	38	Wall Racing	Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder David Wall	3.6 L Porsche H6	128	Gearbox
DNF	B	12	Motorsport Services Limited	Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Chris van der Drift	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	128	Gearbox
DNF	B	12	Motorsport Services Limited	Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Chris van der Drift	3.6 L Porsche H6	128	Gearbox
DNF	I	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots	Daytona Sportscar	126	Oil Pressure
DNF	I	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots	6.0 L GM LS1 V8	126	Oil Pressure
DNF	I	28	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Will Cauchi David Cox Ric Shaw Jake Williams	BMW 335i	107	Not Classified (last lap too slow)
DNF	I	28	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Will Cauchi David Cox Ric Shaw Jake Williams	3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6	107	Not Classified (last lap too slow)
DNF	I	16	PROsport Performance	Adam Christodoulou Fabian Hamprecht Nico Verdonck Jörg Viebahn	Porsche Cayman Pro 4	92	Crash
DNF	I	16	PROsport Performance		3.4 L Porsche H6	92	Crash
DNF	AP	88	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Mika Salo Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 GT3	63	Crash Damage
DNF	AP	88	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Mika Salo Toni Vilander	4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8	63	Crash Damage
DNF	AP	74	Jamec Pem Racing	Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS	50	Tyre Failure
DNF	AP	74	Jamec Pem Racing	Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies	5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10	50	Tyre Failure
DNF	AA	11	Objective Racing	Matt Campbell Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls	McLaren 650S GT3	49	Crash
DNF	AA	11	Objective Racing	Matt Campbell Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls	3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8	49	Crash
DNF	AA	62	Performance West Motorsport	Scott Andrews Nick Percat Peter Rullo	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600	1	Suspension
DNF	AA	62	Performance West Motorsport	Scott Andrews Nick Percat Peter Rullo	5.2 L Lamborghini V10	1	Suspension
DNS	AA	48	M Motorsport	John McIntyre Justin McMillan Dale Wood Glen Wood	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4		Crash in Practice 5
DNS	AA	48	M Motorsport	John McIntyre Justin McMillan Dale Wood Glen Wood	5.2 L Lamborghini V10		Crash in Practice 5
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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43
^ ^a ^b ^c "2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – Unofficial – Mount Panorama". National Software. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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

[1] Howard, Tom (8 February 2016). "Ratel keen for all pro Bathurst 12 Hour class". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[Withdraw-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.

[EntryList-4] 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43

[NatSoft-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.

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