2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
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]
2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour | |||
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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51 cars were entered and 50 cars started, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.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 |
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1 | APP | 37 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 271 | 11:38:04.1333 |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
2 | APP | 75 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 271 | +1.5369 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
3 | APA | 540 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 271 | +30.6599 |
4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
4 | APA | 12 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 271 | +32.0599 |
4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
5 | APP | 991 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 271 | +57.5656 |
4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
6 | APP | 911 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 271 | +1:20.2840 |
4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
7 | APA | 55 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 271 | +1:29.9376 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
8 | APA | 29 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 270 | +1 lap |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
9 | APP | 100 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | 270 | +1 lap |
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
10 | AAM | 69 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 269 | +2 laps |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
11 | APA | 47 | ![]() |
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McLaren 650S GT3 | 269 | +2 laps |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
12 | APA | 8 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 268 | +3 laps |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
13 | APA | 32 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 267 | +4 laps |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
14 | APA | 39 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 267 | +4 laps |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
15 | APA | 19 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 266 | +5 laps |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
16 | APP | 17 | ![]() |
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Bentley Continental GT3 | 265 | +6 laps |
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
17 | B | 4 | ![]() |
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Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 260 | +11 laps |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
18 | I | 91 | ![]() |
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MARC II V8 | 258 | +13 laps |
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
19 | B | 85 | ![]() |
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Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 257 | +14 laps |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
20 | B | 21 | ![]() |
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Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 256 | +15 laps |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
21 | AAM | 6 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX2 | 256 | +15 laps |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
22 | C | 30 | ![]() |
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BMW M4 GT4 | 250 | +21 laps |
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | |||||||
23 | C | 77 | ![]() |
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Ginetta G55 | 246 | +25 laps |
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6 | |||||||
24 | C | 49 | ![]() |
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KTM X-Bow GT4 | 245 | +26 laps |
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4 | |||||||
25 | I | 93 | ![]() |
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MARC Mazda 3 V8 | 244 | +27 laps |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
26 | I | 333 | ![]() |
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MARC Mazda 3 V8 | 243 | +28 laps |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
27 | APP | 22 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 241 | +30 laps |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
28 | APP | 56 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 237 | +34 laps |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
29 | C | 13 | ![]() ![]() |
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BMW M4 GT4 | 188 | +83 laps |
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | |||||||
30 | C | 44 | ![]() |
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BMW M4 GT4 | 162 | +109 laps |
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | |||||||
31 | I | 66 | ![]() |
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Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | 162 | +109 laps |
8.3 L Viper V10 | |||||||
32 | I | 65 | ![]() |
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Daytona Sportscar | 145 | +126 laps |
6.0 L GM LS1 V8 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 11 | ![]() |
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McLaren 650S GT3 | 260 | Starter Motor |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
DNF | I | 95 | ![]() |
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MARC Focus V8 | 244 | Crash |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
DNF | APP | 74 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 238 | Gearbox |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 777 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 219 | Gearbox |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
DNF | APP | 43 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | 217 | Crash |
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
DNF | B | 40 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 193 | Crash |
3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
DNF | C | 88 | ![]() |
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Ginetta G55 | 133 | Crash |
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6 | |||||||
DNF | I | 54 | ![]() |
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MARC II V8 | 123 | Fire |
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
DNF | APP | 58 | ![]() |
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McLaren 650S GT3 | 119 | Overheating |
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
DNF | I | 67 | ![]() |
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MARC II V8 | 87 | Crash |
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
DNF | C | 46 | ![]() |
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Porsche Cayman Pro 4 | 84 | Crash |
3.4 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
DNF | B | 23 | ![]() |
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Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 82 | Crash |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
DNF | AAM | 3 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 66 | Crash |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
DNF | APP | 18 | ![]() |
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Bentley Continental GT3 | 58 | Tyre Failure |
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 82 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 41 | Crash |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 9 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | 41 | Crash |
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
DNF | C | 48 | ![]() |
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KTM X-Bow GT4 | 31 | Crash |
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4 | |||||||
DNF | I | 96 | ![]() |
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MARC Focus V8 | 0 | Spin on Formation lap |
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
DNS | C | 15 | ![]() |
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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
- Race Information, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- "Tourist Trophy awarded to B12H winners". Speedcafe. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- Audi Trio Win Australian Tourist Trophy, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- "Audi claims Bathurst 12Hr after late red flag". Speedcafe.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- "Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- Dale, Will (4 February 2018). "No.37 Team WRT Audi wins as horror crash cuts race short". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- "Late Lamborghini switch for Wall Racing". Speedcafe. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links
- Official website
- 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour Entry List, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (race results), www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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