2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
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37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.[3] Despite 13 safety car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 +218 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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