2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
The race and Class APP-winning Audi R8 LMS of Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor.

The 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was a motor race for GT3, GT4 and invited cars,[1] staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 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,[2] the winners of the race were awarded the Australian Tourist Trophy.[3]

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.[4]

51 cars were entered and 50 cars started, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.

The race was won by Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor driving an Audi R8 LMS.

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[5] Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 APP 37 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
United Kingdom Stuart Leonard
Belgium Dries Vanthoor 		Audi R8 LMS 271 11:38:04.1333
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
2 APP 75 United States STM - SunEnergy1 Racing Australia Kenny Habul
Australia Jamie Whincup
France Tristan Vautier
Italy Raffaele Marciello 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 271 +1.5369
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 +30.6599
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 +32.0599
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 +57.5656
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 +1:20.2840
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 +1:29.9376
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 +1 lap
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 +1 lap
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
10 AAM 69 Australia Superbarn Supermarkets Motorsport Australia James Koundouris
Australia Theo Koundouris
Australia Duvashen Padayachee
Australia Ashley Walsh 		Audi R8 LMS 269 +2 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11 APA 47 Australia YNA Autosport New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Fraser Ross
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Sweden Alexander West 		McLaren 650S GT3 269 +2 laps
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 +3 laps
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 +4 laps
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 +4 laps
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 +5 laps
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 +6 laps
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 +11 laps
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 +13 laps
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
19 B 85 Australia Wall Racing United States Charles Putman
United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Joe Foster 		Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 257 +14 laps
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 +15 laps
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 +15 laps
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 +21 laps
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 +25 laps
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 +26 laps
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 +27 laps
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 +28 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
27 APP 22 Australia Audi Sport Team Valvoline Australia Garth Tander
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 		Audi R8 LMS 241 +30 laps
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 +34 laps
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 +83 laps
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 +109 laps
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 +109 laps
8.3 L Viper V10
32 I 65 Australia Daytona Sports Cars Australia Jamie Augustine
Australia Dylan Thomas
Australia Rhys Howell 		Daytona Sportscar 145 +126 laps
6.0 L GM LS1 V8
DNF APA 11 Australia Objective Racing Australia Tony Walls
Australia Tim Slade
Australia Warren Luff
New Zealand Jaxon Evans 		McLaren 650S GT3 260 Starter Motor
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 Crash
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APP 74 Australia Audi Sport Team Valvoline Germany Christopher Mies
Germany Christopher Haase
Germany Markus Winkelhock 		Audi R8 LMS 238 Gearbox
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 Gearbox
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 Crash
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 Crash
3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF C 88 Australia Ginetta Australia Australia Ben Walsh
Australia Jaie Robson
United Kingdom William Tregurtha 		Ginetta G55 133 Crash
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 Fire
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APP 58 Australia YNA Autosport Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
France Côme Ledogar 		McLaren 650S GT3 119 Overheating
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 Crash
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF C 46 Germany PROSport Performance Germany Jörg Viebahn
Netherlands Max Braams
Germany Marco Schelp
Belgium Nico Verdonck 		Porsche Cayman Pro 4 84 Crash
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 Crash
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF AAM 3 Australia Team ASR Australia Ash Samadi
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
Australia Dylan O’Keefe 		Audi R8 LMS 66 Crash
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 Tyre Failure
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 Crash
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APA 9 Australia Hallmarc Racing Australia Marc Cini
Australia Lee Holdsworth
Australia Dean Fiore 		Audi R8 LMS 41 Crash
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 Crash
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 Spin on Formation lap
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 Crash in Practice 3
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[6]

^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.[7]

^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. ^ Race Information, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ "Tourist Trophy awarded to B12H winners". Speedcafe. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ Audi Trio Win Australian Tourist Trophy, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ "Audi claims Bathurst 12Hr after late red flag". Speedcafe.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ Dale, Will (4 February 2018). "No.37 Team WRT Audi wins as horror crash cuts race short". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Late Lamborghini switch for Wall Racing". Speedcafe. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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