2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
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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37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.[3]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
Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | ||||||
1 | AP | 59 | Tekno Autosports | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 297 |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
2 | AP | 1 | NISMO Athlete Global Team | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 297 |
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | ||||||
3 | AP | 10 | Bentley Team M-Sport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 297 |
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
4 | AP | 2 | Phoenix Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS | 297 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
5 | AP | 36 | Erebus Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 296 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
6 | AA | 5 | GT Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS | 294 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
7 | AP | 31 | Bentley Team M-Sport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 293 |
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
8 | AP | 75 | Melbourne Performance Centre | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS | 293 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
9 | AP | 60 | Tekno Autosports | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 292 |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
10 | AA | 32 | JBS Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 291 |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
11 | AA | 82 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 287 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
12 | B | 4 | Grove Hire | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 285 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
13 | I | 93 | MARC Cars Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MARC Mazda3 GTC1 | 280 |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
14 | I | 54 | Donut King | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MARC Focus GTC | 271 |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
15 | I | 92 | MARC Cars Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MARC Focus GTC | 271 |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
16 | B | 6 | SAFE-T-STOP | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 270 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
17 | AA | 49 | Vicious Rumour Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 256 |
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
18 | I | 91 | MARC Cars Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MARC Focus GTC | 228 |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
19 | I | 94 | MARC Cars Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MARC Mazda3 GTC | 195 |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
20 | B | 77 | Team NZ Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 79 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | B | 21 | JFC-Freem-Rotex | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 268 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | AA | 40 | Supabarn Supermarkets | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS | 251 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
DNF | AP | 63 | Erebus Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 219 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
DNF | AA | 37 | Darrell Lea | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 171 |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
DNF | AA | 9 | Hallmarc / Network | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 157 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
DNF | B | 69 | Patisserie Valerie | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 149 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | AP | 33 | MISHUMOTORS | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 133 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
DNF | B | 38 | Wall Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | 128 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | B | 12 | Motorsport Services | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 128 |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | I | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daytona Sportscar | 126 |
6.0 L GM LS1 V8 | ||||||
DNF | I | 28 | GWS Personnel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BMW 335i | 107 |
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | ||||||
DNF | I | 16 | Pro Sport Performance | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche Cayman Pro 4 | 92 |
3.4 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
DNF | AP | 88 | Maranello Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 63 |
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
DNF | AP | 74 | Melbourne Performance Centre | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS | 50 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
DNF | AA | 11 | Objective Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 49 |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
DNF | AA | 62 | Performance West Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | 1 |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
WD | AA | 48 | M Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | |
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.