2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

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, 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. The Australian GT Championship was to compete as the first hour only and cars were permitted to enter for only that hour or to cross-enter for both the first hour and continue for the endurance race.

2013 Liqui Moly
Bathurst 12 Hour
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The race winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider.

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

Class structure

Cars competed in the following six classes.[1]

  • Class A – GT3 Outright [1]
  • Class B – GT3 Cup Cars[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.

A late afternoon rain storm caused havoc in the field as it started suddenly and most cars took a few laps to pit for wet weather tyres. Shane van Gisbergen, driving the Quinn Porsche, excelled in the wet conditions, passing several drivers across the top of the circuit despite the conditions. There were a number of safety cars in the wet conditions which caused the leaders to close up, with slower, lapped cars mixed in between. At one restart the #63 Erebus Motorsport SLS, which had been in contention for most of the race, clipped a lapped car and damaged the steering. The car was repaired but lost multiple laps, eventually finishing in sixth place.

Early in the day the two Aston Martins, Tony Quinn's DBRS9 in GT3 Class A, and the St Gallen Vantage GT4 of Baenziger, Kamelger and Porritt in Class C, had a coming together at the top of Conrod Straight. Quinn's race was ended and the Vantage GT4 recommenced racing, albeit several laps down. The #22 FPV FG GT of Robinson Racing Developments broke a supercharger pulley late in the day. The car was repaired using a part taken off a road car belonging to a crowd member, allowing the team to finish the race. The car recommenced racing in the last five laps and the team returned the borrowed part following the end of the race.

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 Rob 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 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] Time/Retired
Engine
1 A 36 Erebus Motorsport Thomas Jäger
Alexander Roloff
Bernd Schneider
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 268 12:03:04.5192
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
2 A 33 Clearwater Racing Craig Baird
Matt Griffin
Weng Sun Mok
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 267 +1 lap
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
3 A 5 VIP Petfoods Racing Matt Kingsley
Klark Quinn
Shane van Gisbergen
Tony Quinn1
Porsche 997 GT3-R 267 +1 lap
3.6 L Porsche H6
4 A 1 Phoenix Racing Johan Kristoffersson
Harold Primat
Andreas Simonsen
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 266 +2 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5 A 9 Hallmarc Racing Marc Cini
Mark Eddy
Dean Grant
Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 263 +5 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
6 A 63 Erebus Motorsport Peter Hackett
Lee Holdsworth
Tim Slade
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 263 +5 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
7 A 58 AF Corse Marco Cioci
Michele Rugolo
Steve Wyatt
Ferrari 458 GT3 261 +7 laps
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
8 A 14 Peter Conroy Motorsport Peter Conroy
Robert Huff
James Winslow
Audi R8 LMS 260 +8 laps
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 +11 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
10 A 71 Equity-One Racing Dean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Simon Middleton
Darryl O'Young
Audi R8 LMS 255 +13 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11 B 4 Grove Notorsport Daniel Gaunt
Stephen Grove
Max Twigg
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 251 +17 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
12 I3 44 Mal Rose Racing Mal Rose
Aaron Tebb
Adam Wallis
Holden VY Commodore 248 +20 laps
5.0 L Holden Aurora V8
13 A 48 M Motorsport Ross Lilley
Justin McMillan
Steven Richards
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 247 +21 laps
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
14 B 69 Motorsport Services Allan Dippie
George McFarlane
Scott O'Donnell
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 244 +24 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
15 B 8 Level Racing Philippe Broodcoren
Kurt Dujardyn
Olivier Muytjens
Philippe Richard
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 236 +32 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
16 I1 21 Team Peugeot RCZ Andrew Jones
Bruce Jouanny
David Wall
Peugeot RCZ Cup 233 +35 laps
1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
17 A 81 DragonSpeed Elton Julian
Eric Lux
Christian Zügel
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 233 +35 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
18 E 3 Racer Industries Ivo Breukers
Morgan Haber
Damian Ward
HSV VXR Turbo 229 +39 laps
2.0 L Ecotec I4
19 C 62 Rob Thomson Racing Romano Sartori
Liam Talbot
Rob Thomson
Lotus Exige S 228 +40 laps
1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
20 I2 55 Motorsport Services Clint Harvey
Brett Niall
Malcolm Niall
SEAT León Supercopa 225 +43 laps
2.0 L SEAT I4
21 I2 17 Showershop Racing Tony Burrowes
Stuart Owers
Lewis Scott
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 222 +46 laps
2.0 L Subaru H4
22 C 54 Donut King Racing Tony Alford
Adam Beechey
Peter Leemhuis
Nissan R35 GT-R 214 +54 laps
3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6
23 I1 20 Team Peugeot RCZ Jason Bright
Stéphane Caillet
Julien Rueflin
Peugeot RCZ Cup 214 +54 laps
1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
24 B 67 Motorsport Services David Glasson
Phil Hood
Tony Richards
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 208 +60 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
25 B 45 Team BRM Barton Mawer
Duvashen Padayachee
Indiran Padayachee
Aaron Zerefos
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 207 +61 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
26 E 26 GWS Personnel Motorsport Daniel Lewis
Daniel Stutterd
Jonathon Venter
BMW 130i 207 +61 laps
3.0 L BMW N52 I6
27 B 68 Motorsport Services Terry Knight
Jeff Lowrey
Marcus Mahy
Todd Murphy
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 198 +70 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
28 I2 70 Motorsport Services Mike Driver
Sam Fillmore
Kevin Gallichan
Aaron Harris
SEAT León Supercopa 193 +75 laps
2.0 L SEAT I4
29 D 24 GWS Personnel Motorsport Anthony Gilbertson
Andre Heimgartner
Peter O'Donnell
BMW 335i 183 +85 laps
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 +86 laps
1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW Twin-turbo Two-Rotor
31 E 27 GWS Personnel Motorsport Justin Garioch
Allan Shephard
Dylan Thomas
BMW 130i 176 +92 laps
3.0 L BMW N52 I6
32 I2 56 Motorsport Services Simon Piavanini
Mark Pilatti
Kerry Wade
SEAT León Supercopa 140 +128 laps
2.0 L SEAT I4
33 C 76 Aston Martin St. Gallen Andreas Baenziger
Florian Kamelger
Christopher Porritt
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 140 +128 laps
4.7 L Aston Martin V8
34 D 22 Robinson Racing Developments Steve Cramp
Brad Goss
Vin Stenta
FPV FG GT 134 +134 laps
5.0 L Boss 315 supercharged V8
DNF A 23 United Autosports Brendon Hartley
Alain Li
Mark Patterson
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 259 Crash
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF I1 60 Motionsport Ben Gower
Simon Phillips
Pete Storey
Lotus Elise 211 Crash
1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF I3 13 Bruce Lynton BMW Andrew Fisher
Beric Lynton
Matt Mackelden
BMW M3 209 Crash
3.2 L BMW S54 I6
DNF B 12 Competition Motorsports David Calvert-Jones
Alex Davison
James Davison
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R 207 Crash
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF A 6 Rod Salmon Racing Craig Lowndes
Warren Luff
Rod Salmon
Audi R8 LMS 162 Hub failure
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 Crash
2.5 L Subaru H4
DNF I2 2 Racer Industries Jake Camilleri
Keith Kassulke
Ryan McLeod
HSV VXR Turbo 133 Suspension
2.2 L Ecotec I4
DNF I3 65 Daytona Sports Cars Jamie Augustine
Andrew Miedecke
Benjamin Schoots
Daytona Sportscar 132 Crash
6.0 L GM LS1 V8 engine
DNF A 29 Trofeo Motorsport Ivan Capelli
Jim Manolios
Greg Murphy
Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R 127 Fuel Tank
7.0 L GM LS7 V8
DNF A 88 Maranello Motorsport John Bowe
Peter Edwards
Mika Salo
Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 458 GT3 111 Crash
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF C 10 Simply Sports Cars Adam Gowans
Chris Lillingston-Price
Richard Meins
Lotus Exige S 108 Crash
1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF D 19 Sherrin Rentals David Ayers
Grant Sherrin
Iain Sherrin
Mike Sherrin
BMW 135i 67 Engine
3.0 L BMW N55 Twin-turbo I6
DNF A 51 AMAC Motorsport Andrew MacPherson
Benjamin Porter
Garth Walden
Mosler MT900 GT3 55 Overheating
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 Crash
4.4 L BMW S65 V8
DNF AUS
GT
40 Motor School Racing Ben Foessel Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 13 Withdrawn after opening hour
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF AUS
GT
73 ESP Print Management Racing Michael Hovey Ginetta G50 G4 13 Withdrawn after opening hour
3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNF AUS
GT
77 VIP Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd Tony Quinn Aston Martin DBRS9 11 Crash
5.7 L Aston Martin V12
DNF A 11 Lago Racing Peter Kox
Roger Lago
David Russell
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 11 Crash
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNF AUS
GT
38 Griffith Corporation P/L Mark Griffith Ginetta G50 G4 5 Crash
3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNS D 80 Bruce Lynton BMW Andrew Fisher
Beric Lynton
Matt Mackelden
BMW 1M 0 Electrical issues (moved to car #13 for remainder of the event)
3.0 L BMW N54 turbocharged I6

^1 – Tony Quinn was unable to drive in the race following a crash during the first hour of the race. He was replaced by Matt Kingsley.

  • 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


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