2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
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The race and Class AP-winning Audi R8 LMS of Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor.


The 2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race for GT and touring car classes, GT3 and GT4 cars was staged on the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia 4 February 2018. The 16th running of the Bathurst 12 Hour constituted the opening round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge Series. As per the previous year,[1] the winners of the race were awarded the Australian Tourist Trophy.[2]

The event was declared 10 minutes before the finish of the event after a 3 car incident, involving the #95 Eastgate Engineering MARC Focus, the #69 Supabarn Audi R8 LMS and the #19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane Mercedes-AMG GT3, marking the first time in the Bathurst 12 Hour history that the race was declared before the time cut-off.[3]

51 cars were entered and 50 cars started, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following four classes.

  • Class A – GT3 Outright
    • Class APP (GT3 Pro) – for driver combinations with no unseeded drivers.
    • Class APA (GT3 Pro-Am) – for driver combinations including one unseeded driver.
    • Class AAM (GT3 Am) – for driver combinations including two or three unseeded drivers.
  • Class B – GT3 Cup Cars
  • Class C – GT4
  • Class I – Invitational

Official results

Bold denotes category winner.

Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant[4] Drivers Car Laps
Engine
1 APP 37 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
United Kingdom Stuart Leonard
Belgium Dries Vanthoor		 Audi R8 LMS 271
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
2 APP 75 Australia Scott Taylor Motorsport
United States SunEnergy1 Racing		 Australia Kenny Habul
Australia Jamie Whincup
France Tristan Vautier
Italy Raffaele Marciello		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 271
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
3 APA 540 United States Black Swan Racing Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Tim Pappas
Germany Luca Stolz
Germany Marc Lieb		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 271
4.0 L Porsche H6
4 APA 12 Australia McElrea Racing
United States Competition Motorsports		 Australia David Calvert-Jones
Australia Alex Davison
Australia Matt Campbell
United States Patrick Long		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 271
4.0 L Porsche H6
5 APP 991 Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
New Zealand Earl Bamber		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 271
4.0 L Porsche H6
6 APP 911 Germany Manthey-Racing Germany Dirk Werner
France Romain Dumas
France Frédéric Makowiecki		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 271
4.0 L Porsche H6
7 APA 55 United Kingdom Strakka Racing Australia Cameron Waters
United Kingdom Nick Leventis
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
Italy David Fumanelli		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 271
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
8 APA 29 Australia Trofeo Motorsport Italy Ivan Capelli
Australia Jim Manolios
Australia Ryan Millier
Australia Dean Canto		 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 270
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
9 APP 100 Australia BMW Team SRM New Zealand Steven Richards
Germany Timo Glock
Austria Philipp Eng		 BMW M6 GT3 270
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
10 AAM 69 Australia Audi Sport Customer Racing
Australia Superbarn Supermarkets		 Australia James Koundouris
Australia Theo Koundouris
Australia Duvashen Padayachee
Australia Ashley Walsh		 Audi R8 LMS 269
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11 APA 47 Australia McElrea Racing
Australia YNA Autosport		 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Fraser Ross
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Sweden Alexander West		 McLaren 650S GT3 269
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
12 APA 8 Australia Scott Taylor Motorsport Australia Max Twigg
Australia Tony D'Alberto
New Zealand Craig Baird		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 268
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
13 APA 32 Australia Lago Racing Australia Roger Lago
Australia Steve Owen
Australia David Russell		 Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 267
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
14 APA 39 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Australia Will Davison		 Audi R8 LMS 267
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
15 APA 19 Australia Nineteen Corp P/L Australia Mark Griffith
Australia David Reynolds
Australia John Martin
Australia Liam Talbot		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 266
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
16 APP 17 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport United Kingdom Guy Smith
United Kingdom Steven Kane
France Jules Gounon		 Bentley Continental GT3 265
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
17 B 4 Australia Grove Motorsport Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Brenton Grove
United Kingdom Ben Barker
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt1		 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 260
3.8 L Porsche H6
18 I 91 Australia MARC Cars Australia Papua New Guinea Keith Kassulke
Australia Rod Salmon
Australia Will Brown		 MARC II V8 258
5.2 L Ford Voodoo V8
19 B 85 Australia Wall Racing United States Charles Putman
United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Joe Foster		 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 257
3.8 L Porsche H6
20 B 21 Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport Australia Danny Stutterd
New Zealand Sam Fillmore
New Zealand Andrew Fawcet		 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 256
3.8 L Porsche H6
21 AAM 6 Australia Wall Racing Australia Richard Gartner
Australia David Wall
Australia John Bowe
Australia Hadrian Morrall		 Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX2 256
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
22 C 30 Australia Boat Works Racing Australia Tony Longhurst
Australia Aaron Seton
Australia Matthew Brabham		 BMW M4 GT4 250
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
23 C 77 Australia Ginetta Australia Australia Lindsay Kearns
Australia Coleby Cowham
United Kingdom Mike Simpson		 Ginetta G55 246
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6
24 C 49 Australia M Motorsport Australia Glen Wood
Australia Trent Harrison
Australia Cody Hill		 KTM X-Bow GT4 245
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
25 I 93 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Grant Denyer
Australia Garry Jacobson
Australia Tyler Everingham		 MARC Mazda 3 V8 244
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
26 I 333 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Zane Goddard
Australia Drew Ridge
Australia Rob Thomson		 MARC Mazda 3 V8 243
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
27 APP 22 Australia Audi Sport Customer Racing
Australia Jamec Pem Racing		 Australia Garth Tander
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch		 Audi R8 LMS 241
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
28 APP 56 United Kingdom Strakka Racing Germany Maximilian Götz
Germany Maximilian Buhk
Portugal Alvaro Parente		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 237
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
29 C 13 Australia MARC Cars Australia
United States RHC-Lawrence/Strom		 United States Daren Jorgensen
United States Cameron Lawrence
United States Brett Strom
Canada Kuno Wittmer		 BMW M4 GT4 188
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
30 C 44 Australia BMW Team SRM Australia Dean Grant
Australia Xavier West
Australia Cameron Hill		 BMW M4 GT4 162
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
31 I 66 Australia Daytona Sports Cars Australia Ben Schoots
Australia Adam Macrow
Australia Michael Caine		 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 162
8.3 L Viper V10
32 I 65 Australia Daytona Sports Cars Australia Jamie Augustine
Australia Dylan Thomas
Australia Rhys Howell		 Daytona Sportscar 145
6.0 L GM LS1 V8
DNF APA 11 Australia McElrea Racing
Australia Objective Racing		 Australia Tony Walls
Australia Tim Slade
Australia Warren Luff
New Zealand Jaxon Evans		 McLaren 650S GT3 260
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF I 95 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Geoff Taunton
Australia Jason Busk
Australia Bryce Fullwood		 MARC Focus V8 244
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APP 74 Australia Audi Sport Customer Racing
Australia Jamec Pem Racing		 Germany Christopher Mies
Germany Christopher Haase
Germany Markus Winkelhock		 Audi R8 LMS 238
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APA 777 Australia Buik Motorworks Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia Luke Youlden
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
 Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 219
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNF APP 43 Germany BMW Team Schnitzer Germany Marco Wittmann
Brazil Augusto Farfus
Australia Chaz Mostert		 BMW M6 GT3 217
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
DNF B 40 Australia On Track Motorsport Australia Garry Mennell
Australia Kean Booker
Australia Aaron Zerefos
Australia Mark Caine		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 193
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF C 88 Australia Ginetta Australia Australia Ben Walsh
Australia Jaie Robson
United Kingdom William Tregurtha		 Ginetta G55 133
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6
DNF I 54 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Tony Alford
Australia Kyle Alford
Australia Chad Parrish
Australia Paul Morris		 MARC II V8 123
5.2 L Ford Voodoo V8
DNF APP 58 Australia McElrea Racing
Australia YNA Autosport		 Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
France Côme Ledogar		 McLaren 650S GT3 119
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF I 67 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Morgan Haber
Australia Jake Camilleri
Australia Aaron Cameron		 MARC II V8 87
5.2 L Ford Voodoo V8
DNF C 46 Germany PROSport Performance Germany Jörg Viebahn
Netherlands Max Braams
Germany Marco Schelp
Belgium Nico Verdonck		 Porsche Cayman Pro 4 84
3.4 L Porsche H6
DNF B 23 Australia Team Carrera Cup Asia New Zealand Chris van der Drift
Singapore Andrew Tang
Taiwan Evan Chen
Australia Paul Tresidder		 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 82
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF AAM 3 Australia Audi Sport Customer Racing
Australia Team ASR		 Australia Ash Samadi
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
Australia Dylan O’Keefe		 Audi R8 LMS 66
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APP 18 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek
Belgium Maxime Soulet		 Bentley Continental GT3 58
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
DNF APA 82 New Zealand International Motorsport New Zealand Matt Halliday
New Zealand Andrew Bagnall
New Zealand Jonny Reid		 Audi R8 LMS 41
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APA 9 Australia Audi Sport Customer Racing
Australia Hallmarc Racing		 Australia Marc Cini
Australia Lee Holdsworth
Australia Dean Fiore		 Audi R8 LMS 41
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF C 48 Australia M Motorsport Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Tim Macrow
Australia David Crampton
Australia Caitlin Wood		 KTM X-Bow GT4 31
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
DNF I 96 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia John Goodacre
Australia Peter Major
Australia Jordan Love		 MARC Focus V8 0
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNS C 15 New Zealand Baigent Racing Ltd New Zealand Kent Baigent
New Zealand Neil Allport
New Zealand Matt Spratt
New Zealand Ash Blewett		 BMW M4 GT4
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6

^1 – Daniel Gaunt was added to the Grove Motorsport entry during the race to temporarily replace Brenton Grove who had become ill and the retirement of #3 Audi in which Gaunt was scheduled to drive[5]

^2 – The #6 Wall Racing entry switched from a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 to a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX following an engine failure during Saturday practice.[6]

^3 – Following an incident in Saturday practice, the #94 MARC Cars Australia car was withdrawn and replaced with the team’s spare car and renumbered #33

  • Race time of winning car: 11:38:04.133
  • Fastest race lap: 2:01.9575 – Chaz Mostert on lap 7

References

  1. ↑ "Tourist Trophy awarded to B12H winners". Speedcafe. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Audi Trio Win Australian Tourist Trophy, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ "Audi claims Bathurst 12Hr after late red flag". Speedcafe.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Dale, Will (4 February 2018). "No.37 Team WRT Audi wins as horror crash cuts race short". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Late Lamborghini switch for Wall Racing". Speedcafe. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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