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37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.[2] Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.[3] Despite 13 safety car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.
Cars competed in the following three classes.[4]
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.
| Class | 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 VanthoorMarkus 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 GTC | 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 Bamber Graeme Dowsett | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 79 | +218 laps | |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||||
| 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 CindricMaro 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 VerdonckJörg 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 | ||||||||
| 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:[5] | ||||||||
– 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]
– Will Bamber was unable to drive in the race following a crash during the qualifying session.
– Greame Dowsett was unable to drive in the race following a pre-race injury. He was replaced by Nick Foster