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]

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.

37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.[3] Despite 13 safety car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
Engine
1 AP 59 Tekno Autosports Álvaro Parente
Shane van Gisbergen
Jonathon Webb		 McLaren 650S GT3 297 12:01:05.133
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
2 AP 1 NISMO Athlete Global Team Katsumasa Chiyo
Rick Kelly
Florian Strauss		 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 297 +1.276
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
3 AP 10 Bentley Team M-Sport Matt Bell
Steven Kane
Guy Smith		 Bentley Continental GT3 297 +1:18.503
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
4 AP 2 Phoenix Racing Alex Davison
Laurens Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock		 Audi R8 LMS 297 +2:05.621
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5 AP 36 Erebus Motorsport Nico Bastian
Thomas Jäger
David Reynolds		 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 296 +1 lap
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
6 AA 5 GT Motorsport Nathan Antunes
Barton Mawer
Greg Taylor		 Audi R8 LMS 294 +3 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
7 AP 31 Bentley Team M-Sport David Russell
Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet		 Bentley Continental GT3 293 +4 laps
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
8 AP 75 Jamec Pem Racing Steve McLaughlan
René Rast
Garth Tander		 Audi R8 LMS 293 +4 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
9 AP 60 Tekno Autosports Robert Bell
Will Davison
Andrew Watson		 McLaren 650S GT3 292 +5 laps
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
10 AA 32 Lago Racing Roger Lago
Steve Owen
Luke Youlden		 Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 291 +6 laps
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
11 AA 82 International Motorsport Rick Armstrong
Andrew Bagnall
Matt Halliday		 Audi R8 LMS Ultra 287 +10 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
12 B 4 Grove Motorsport Earl Bamber
Stephen Grove
Scott McLaughlin		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 285 +12 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
13 I 93 MARC Cars Australia Jake Camilleri
Morgan Haber
Aaron Seton		 MARC Mazda3 GTC1 280 +17 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
14 I 54 Donut King Racing Tony Alford
Mark Griffith
Beric Lynton		 MARC Focus GTC 271 +26 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
15 I 92 MARC Cars Australia Michael Benton
Hadrian Morrall
Angus Kennard		 MARC Focus GTC 271 +26 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
16 B 6 Wall Racing Richard Gartner
Michael O'Donnell
Indiran Padayachee
Aaron Zerefos		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 270 +27 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
17 AA 49 Vicious Rumour Racing Tony DeFelice
Renato Loberto
Andrea Montermini
Benny Simonsen		 Ferrari 458 GT3 256 +41 laps
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
18 I 91 MARC Cars Australia Lindsay Kearns
Rob Thomson
Jimmy Vernon		 MARC Focus GTC 228 +69 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
19 I 94 MARC Cars Australia Bryce Fullwood
Gerard McLeod
Nick Rowe		 MARC Mazda3 GTC 195 +102 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
20 B 77 Team NZ Motorsport John Curran
Nick Foster
Craig Smith
Will Bamber2
Graeme Dowsett3		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 79 +118 laps
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF B 21 Ashley Seward Motorsport James Bergmuller
Sam Fillmore
Danny Stutterd		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 268 Out of Fuel
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF AA 40 Supabarn Supermarkets Racing Shae Davies
James Koundouris
Theo Koundouris
Marcus Marshall		 Audi R8 LMS 251 Tyre Failure
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF AP 63 Erebus Motorsport Austin Cindric
Maro Engel
Bernd Schneider		 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 219 Crash
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF AA 37 Keltic Racing Craig Baird
Klark Quinn
Tony Quinn		 McLaren 650S GT3 171 Spun out/stalled
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF AA 9 Hallmarc Racing Marc Cini
Mark Eddy
Christer Jöns		 Audi R8 LMS Ultra 157 Crash
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF B 69 APO Sport James May
Paul May
Alex Osborne		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 149 Crash
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF AP 33 MISHUMOTORS Alex Kapadia
Mirco Schultis
Patrick Simon
Renger van der Zande		 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 133 Crash
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF B 38 Wall Racing Daniel Bilski
Paul Tresidder
David Wall		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 128 Gearbox
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF B 12 Motorsport Services Limited Allan Dippie
Scott O'Donnell
Chris van der Drift		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 128 Gearbox
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF I 65 Daytona Sports Cars Jamie Augustine
Dean Lillie
Benjamin Schoots		 Daytona Sportscar 126 Oil Pressure
6.0 L GM LS1 V8
DNF I 28 GWS Personnel Motorsport Will Cauchi
David Cox
Ric Shaw
Jake Williams		 BMW 335i 107 Not Classified (last lap too slow)
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
DNF I 16 PROsport Performance Adam Christodoulou
Fabian Hamprecht
Nico Verdonck
Jörg Viebahn		 Porsche Cayman Pro 4 92 Crash
3.4 L Porsche H6
DNF AP 88 Maranello Motorsport Tony D'Alberto
Grant Denyer
Mika Salo
Toni Vilander		 Ferrari 458 GT3 63 Crash Damage
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF AP 74 Jamec Pem Racing Christopher Haase
Marco Mapelli
Christopher Mies		 Audi R8 LMS 50 Tyre Failure
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF AA 11 Objective Racing Matt Campbell
Warren Luff
Tim Slade
Tony Walls		 McLaren 650S GT3 49 Crash
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF AA 62 Performance West Motorsport Scott Andrews
Nick Percat
Peter Rullo		 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 1 Suspension
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNS AA 48 M Motorsport John McIntyre
Justin McMillan
Dale Wood
Glen Wood		 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Crash in Practice 5
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
  1. Howard, Tom (8 February 2016). "Ratel keen for all pro Bathurst 12 Hour class". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  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.
  4. 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43
  5. "2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – Unofficial – Mount Panorama". National Software. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  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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