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.
37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice. Álvaro Parente, Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.
Class structure[]
Cars competed in the following three classes.
- 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[]
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 <a href="Porsche%20997" rel="mw:WikiLink">Porsche 997</a> 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 | Álvaro Parente Shane Van Gisbergen |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 297 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838Ttwin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 2 | AP | 1 | NISMO Athlete Global Team | Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly |
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 297 |
| 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETTtwin-turbo V6 | ||||||
| 3 | AP | 10 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Matt Bell Steven Kane |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 297 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 4 | AP | 2 | Phoenix Racing | Alex Davison Laurens Vanthoor |
Audi R8 LMS | 297 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| 5 | AP | 36 | Erebus Motorsport | Nico Bastian Thomas Jäger |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 296 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159V8 | ||||||
| 6 | AA | 5 | GT Motorsport | Nathan Antunes Barton Mawer |
Audi R8 LMS | 294 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| 7 | AP | 31 | Bentley Team M-Sport | David Russell Andy Soucek |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 293 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 8 | AP | 75 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Steve McLaughlan René Rast |
Audi R8 LMS | 293 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| 9 | AP | 60 | Tekno Autosports | Robert Bell Will Davison |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 292 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 10 | AA | 32 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago Steve Owen |
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 291 |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
| 11 | AA | 82 | International Motorsport | Rick Armstrong Andrew Bagnall |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 287 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| 12 | B | 4 | Grove Hire | Earl Bamber Stephen Grove |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 285 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 13 | I | 93 | MARC Cars Australia | Jake Camilleri Morgan Haber |
MARC Mazda3 GTC1 | 280 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 14 | I | 54 | Donut King | Tony Alford Mark Griffith |
MARC Focus GTC | 271 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 15 | I | 92 | MARC Cars Australia | Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall |
MARC Focus GTC | 271 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 16 | B | 6 | SAFE-T-STOP | Richard Gartner Michael O'Donnell |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 270 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 17 | AA | 49 | Vicious Rumour Racing | Tony DeFelice Renato Loberto |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 256 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| 18 | I | 91 | MARC Cars Australia | Lindsay Kearns Rob Thompson |
MARC Focus GTC | 228 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 19 | I | 94 | MARC Cars Australia | Bryce Fullwood Gerard McLeod |
MARC Mazda3 GTC | 195 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 20 | B | 77 | Team NZ Motorsport | John Curran Graeme Dowsett3 |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 79 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 21 | JFC-Freem-Rotex | James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 268 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 40 | Supabarn Supermarkets | Shae Davies James Koundouris |
Audi R8 LMS | 251 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 63 | Erebus Motorsport | Austin Cindric Maro Engel |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 219 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 37 | Darrell Lea | Craig Baird Klark Quinn |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 171 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 9 | Hallmarc / Network | Marc Cini Mark Eddy |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 157 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 69 | Patisserie Valerie | James May Paul May |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 149 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 33 | MISHUMOTORS | Alex Kapadia Mirco Schultis |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 133 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159V8 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 38 | Wall Racing | Daniel Bilski Paul Tresidder |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | 128 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 12 | Motorsport Services | Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 128 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | I | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars | Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie |
Daytona Sportscar | 126 |
| 6.0 L GM LS1 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | I | 28 | GWS Personnel | Will Cauchi David Coxs |
BMW 335i | 107 |
| 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turboI6 | ||||||
| DNF | I | 16 | Pro Sport Performance | Adam Christodoulou Fabian Hamprecht |
Porsche Cayman Pro 4 | 92 |
| 3.4 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 88 | Maranello Motorsport | Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 63 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 74 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli |
Audi R8 LMS | 50 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC AudiV10 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 11 | Objective Racing | Matt Campbell Warren Luff |
McLaren 650S GT3 | 49 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 62 | Performance West Motorsport | Scott Andrews Nick Percat |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | 1 |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
| WD | AA | 48 | M Motorsport | John McIntyre Justin McMillan |
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. ^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
- Fastest race lap: 2:01.5670 – Shane Van Gisbergen
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