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37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.[3]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

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
Engine
1 AP 59 Tekno Autosports Portugal Álvaro Parente
New Zealand Shane Van Gisbergen
Australia Jonathon Webb
McLaren 650S GT3 297
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
2 AP 1 NISMO Athlete Global Team Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Australia Rick Kelly
Germany Florian Strauss
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 297
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
3 AP 10 Bentley Team M-Sport United Kingdom Matt Bell
United Kingdom Steven Kane
United Kingdom Guy Smith
Bentley Continental GT3 297
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
4 AP 2 Phoenix Racing Australia Alex Davison
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 297
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5 AP 36 Erebus Motorsport Germany Nico Bastian
Germany Thomas Jäger
Australia David Reynolds
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 296
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
6 AA 5 GT Motorsport Australia Nathan Antunes
Australia Barton Mawer
Australia Greg Taylor
Audi R8 LMS 294
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
7 AP 31 Bentley Team M-Sport Australia David Russell
Spain Andy Soucek
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 293
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
8 AP 75 Melbourne Performance Centre Australia Steve McLaughlan
Germany René Rast
Australia Garth Tander
Audi R8 LMS 293
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
9 AP 60 Tekno Autosports United Kingdom Robert Bell
Australia Will Davison
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
McLaren 650S GT3 292
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
10 AA 32 JBS Australia Australia Roger Lago
Australia Steve Owen
Australia Luke Youlden
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 291
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
11 AA 82 International Motorsport New Zealand Rick Armstrong
New Zealand Andrew Bagnall
New Zealand Matt Halliday
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 287
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
12 B 4 Grove Hire New Zealand Earl Bamber
Australia Stephen Grove
New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 285
3.6 L Porsche H6
13 I 93 MARC Cars Australia Australia Jake Camilleri
Australia Morgan Haber
Australia Aaron Seton
MARC Mazda3 GTC1 280
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
14 I 54 Donut King Australia Tony Alford
Australia Mark Griffith
Australia Beric Lynton
MARC Focus GTC 271
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
15 I 92 MARC Cars Australia Australia Michael Benton
Australia Hadrian Morrall
Australia Angus Kennard
MARC Focus GTC 271
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
16 B 6 SAFE-T-STOP Australia Richard Gartner
Australia Michael O'Donnell
Australia Indiran Padayachee
Australia Aaron Zerefos
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 270
3.6 L Porsche H6
17 AA 49 Vicious Rumour Racing Australia Tony DeFelice
Australia Renato Loberto
Italy Andrea Montermini
Denmark Benny Simonsen
Ferrari 458 GT3 256
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
18 I 91 MARC Cars Australia Australia Lindsay Kearns
Australia Rob Thompson
Australia Jimmy Vernon
MARC Focus GTC 228
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
19 I 94 MARC Cars Australia Australia Bryce Fullwood
Australia Gerard McLeod
Australia Nick Rowe
MARC Mazda3 GTC 195
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
20 B 77 Team NZ Motorsport Singapore John Curran
Singapore Graeme Dowsett
Australia Craig Smith
New Zealand Will Bamber2
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 79
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF B 21 JFC-Freem-Rotex Australia James Bergmuller
New Zealand Sam Fillmore
Australia Danny Stutterd
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 268
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF AA 40 Supabarn Supermarkets Australia Shae Davies
Australia James Koundouris
Australia Theo Koundouris
Australia Marcus Marshall
Audi R8 LMS 251
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF AP 63 Erebus Motorsport United States Austin Cindric
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Bernd Schneider
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 219
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF AA 37 Darrell Lea New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Klark Quinn
United Kingdom Tony Quinn
McLaren 650S GT3 171
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF AA 9 Hallmarc / Network Australia Marc Cini
Australia Mark Eddy
Germany Christer Jöns
Audi R8 LMS Ultra 157
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF B 69 Patisserie Valerie United Kingdom James May
United Kingdom Paul May
United Kingdom Alex Osborne
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 149
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF AP 33 MISHUMOTORS United Kingdom Alex Kapadia
Germany Mirco Schultis
Germany Patrick Simon
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 133
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF B 38 Wall Racing Hong Kong Daniel Bilski
Australia Paul Tresidder
Australia David Wall
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 128
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF B 12 Mobil 1 New Zealand New Zealand Allan Dippie
New Zealand Scott O'Donnell
New Zealand Chris van der Drift
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 128
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF I 65 Daytona Sports Cars Australia Jamie Augustine
Australia Dean Lillie
Australia Benjamin Schoots
Daytona Sportscar 126
6.0 L GM LS1 V8
DNF I 28 GWS Personnel Australia Will Cauchi
United Kingdom David Coxs
Australia Ric Shaw
Australia Jake Williams
BMW 335i 107
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
DNF I 16 Pro Sport Performance United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou
Germany Fabian Hamprecht
Belgium Nico Verdonck
Germany Jörg Viebahn
Porsche Cayman Pro 4 92
3.4 L Porsche H6
DNF AP 88 Maranello Motorsport Australia Tony D'Alberto
Australia Grant Denyer
Finland Mika Salo
Finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 GT3 63
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF AP 74 Melbourne Performance Centre Germany Christopher Haase
Italy Marco Mapelli
Germany Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS 50
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF AA 11 Objective Racing Australia Matt Campbell
Australia Warren Luff
Australia Tim Slade
Australia Tony Walls
McLaren 650S GT3 49
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF AA 62 Performance West Motorsport Australia Scott Andrews
Australia Nick Percat
Australia Peter Rullo
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 1
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
WD AA 48 M Motorsport New Zealand John McIntyre
Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Dale Wood
Australia Glen Wood
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.

References

  1. Howard, Tom (8 February 2016). "Ratel keen for all pro Bathurst 12 Hour class". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43
  5. 1 2 3 "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 February 7, 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. "Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hours - 2016" (PDF). RaceResults.nu. 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 February 9, 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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