2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
| 2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour | |||
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The race and Class AA-winning Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 of Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss.
The 2015 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 8 February 2015, was the thirteenth running of the Bathurst 12 Hour.
53 cars were entered for the race and 50 cars started the race, with two entries withdrawn following crashes in practice and the other due to drivers being injured in a road accident prior to the event.[1][2] Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss won the event driving a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3.[3] Reip and Strauss had both come through the GT Academy programme.[4]
Class structure
Cars competed in the following five classes.[5]
- 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 C – GT4
- Class D – Invitational (Production)
- Class I – Invitational (Non Production)
Official results
The Class B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S of James Koundouris, Theo Koundouris, Marcus Marshall and Sam Power.
The Class C-winning Lotus Exige Cup R of Tony Alford, Peter Leemhuis and Mark O'Connor.
The Class D-winning BMW 1M of Beric Lynton, John Modystach and Robert Thomson.
The Class I-winning MARC Focus GTC of Ben Gersekowski, Adam Gowans and Garry Jacobson.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | AA | 35 | NISMO Athlete Global Team |  Katsumasa Chiyo.svg.png){kind=small} Wolfgang Reip Florian Strauss |
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 269 |
| 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | ||||||
| 2 | AP | 15 | Phoenix Racing |  Marco Mapelli Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 269 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 3 | AP | 97 | Craft-Bamboo Racing |  Alex MacDowall Stefan Mücke Darryl O'Young |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 269 |
| 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 | ||||||
| 4 | AP | 10 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Matt Bell Steven Kane Guy Smith |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 269 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 5 | AP | 36 | Erebus Motorsport |  Dean Canto Jack Le Brocq Richard Muscat |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 269 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| 6 | AA | 49 | Vicious Rumour Racing | Renato Loberto Andrea Montermini Benny Simonsen |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 268 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| 7 | AP | 32 | JBS Australia | Roger Lago Steve Owen David Russell |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | 268 |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
| 8 | AP | 33 | Clearwater Racing |  Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 268 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| 9 | AP | 16 | Phoenix Racing |  Felix Baumgartner Christopher Haase Stéphane Ortelli |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 268 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 10 | AA | 9 | Network Clothing / Hallmarc | Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christopher Mies |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 267 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 11 | AP | 12 | Ice Break Racing | David Calvert-Jones Patrick Long Chris Pither |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 267 |
| 4.0 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 12 | AA | 75 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Dean Koutsoumidis Steve McLaughlin James Winslow |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 265 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 13 | AA | 74 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Greg Crick Alessandro Latif Warren Luff |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 265 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 14 | AA | 2 | Fitzgerald Racing / Evolve Technik | Michael Almond Peter Fitzgerald Matt Halliday |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 264 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| 15 | I | 93 | MARC Cars Australia Pty Ltd | Ben Gersekowski Adam Gowans Garry Jacobson |
MARC Ford Focus GTC | 262 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| 16 | B | 47 | Supabarn Supermarkets | James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall Sam Power |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | 261 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 17 | B | 4 | Grove Group | Ben Barker Stephen Grove Luke Youlden |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 259 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 18 | B | 64 | Motorsport Services | Tim Macrow Devon Modell Peter Rullo |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 257 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 19 | B | 21 | Motorsport Services | Sam Fillmore Ross Lilley Danny Stutterd |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 256 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 20 | B | 68 | Motorsport Services | Angus Chapel Xavier West Mark Whyman |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 252 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 21 | AA | 63 | Erebus Motorsport | Austin Cindric Simon Hodge Nathan Morcom |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 251 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| 22 | B | 50 | Team LHI | Jeff Bobik Nick Cresswell John Goodacre Terry Knight |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 251 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 23 | AA | 52 | compareinsurance.com.au | Ben Gower Gordon Shedden Pete Storey |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 250 |
| 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 | ||||||
| 24 | C | 54 | Donut King | Tony Alford Peter Leemhuis Mark O'Connor |
Lotus Exige Cup R | 249 |
| 3.5 L Toyota 2GR-FE supercharged V6 | ||||||
| 25 | AA | 99 | Craft-Bamboo Racing |  Jean-Marc Merlin Jonathon Venter Frank Yu |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 248 |
| 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 | ||||||
| 26 | C | 76 | Aston Martin Saint Gallen |  Andreas Baenziger Florian Kamelger Christopher Porritt |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 245 |
| 4.7 L Aston Martin V8 | ||||||
| 27 | D | 23 | Bruce Lynton BMW | Beric Lynton John Modystach Robert Thomson |
BMW 1M | 242 |
| 3.0 L BMW N54 twin-turbo I6 | ||||||
| 28 | D | 28 | GWS Personnel | Matthew Chahda Steve Devjak Ric Shaw Jake Williams |
BMW 335i | 239 |
| 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | ||||||
| 29 | I | 43 | Stawell Cartage | Shane Bradford Phil Crompton Michael Robinson Shane Woodman |
Mazda RX-8 | 234 |
| 2.0 L Mazda 3-rotor | ||||||
| 30 | B | 6 | SAFE-T-STOP | Garth Duffy Richard Gartner Michael Hector Aaron Zerefos |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 206 |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 31 | D | 18 | Sherrin Rentals | Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Mike Sherrin |
BMW 135i | 203 |
| 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 | ||||||
| 32 | B | 66 | GT3 Endurance / Mobil 1 | Chris van der Drift Frank Lyons Michael Lyons |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 192 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| 33 | D | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars | Jamie Augustine Ray Hislop Benjamin Schoots |
Daytona Sportscar | 173 |
| 6.0 L GM LS1 V8 | ||||||
| 34 | I | 41 | Stawell Cartage | Ian Cowley Bruce Henley Mark King Jason Walsh |
Mazda RX-8 | 149 |
| 2.0 L Mazda 3-rotor | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 8 | Flying B Motorsport | John Bowe David Brabham Peter Edwards |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 254 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 11 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Maximilian Buhk Harold Primat Andy Soucek |
Bentley Continental GT3 | 245 |
| 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 27 | Trass Family Motorsport | Jono Lester John McIntyre Graeme Smyth |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 221 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | I | 91 | MARC Cars Australia Pty Ltd |  Ivo Breukers Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke |
MARC Mazda3 GTC | 203 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 7 | Garth Walden Racing | Dean Grant Ash Samadi Max Twigg |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 171 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 77 | AF Corse | Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 163 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AP | 48 | M Motorsport | Craig Baird Justin McMillan Steven Richards |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | 129 |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 29 | Trofeo Motorsport | Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Ryan Miller |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | 114 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| DNF | C | 73 | Triffid. Bar. Venue | Grant Bromley Robert Hackwood Michael Hovey Tony Martin |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 112 |
| 3.5 L Ford Cyclone V6 | ||||||
| DNF | I | 92 | MARC Cars Australia Pty Ltd | Michael Benton Tim Miles Hadrian Morrall |
MARC Ford Focus GTC | 106 |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 5 | Skwirk | Nathan Antunes Oliver Gavin Rod Salmon |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 103 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | ||||||
| DNF | D | 55 | Kintyre Racing | Matthew Cherry Glyn Crimp Stuart Kostera |
Audi TT RS | 85 |
| 2.5 L R5 TFSI Audi I5 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 59 | VIP Petfoods | Kévin Estre Klark Quinn Tony Quinn |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 80 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| DNF | AA | 51 | IMAK – KWIKMIT | Matt Campbell Andrew Macpherson Bradley Shiels |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 41 |
| 4.0 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 14 | Peter Conroy Motorsport | Tony Bates Peter Conroy Grant Denyer |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 36 |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNF | D | 42 | Hallmark Homes | Karl Begg Jason Clements Anthony Gilbertson |
BMW M3 GTR | 5 |
| 4.0 L BMW P60B40 V8 | ||||||
| DNS | B | 38 | Wall Racing | Daniel Bilski Matt Kingsley Paul Tresidder |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| DNS | AP | 88 | Maranello Motorsport | Ben Collins Tony D'Alberto Mika Salo |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | ||||||
| DNS | B | 69 | GT3 Endurance / Mobil 1 | Hayden Knighton Phil Mauger Lindsay O'Donnell Scott O'Donnell |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | ||||||
| Sources:[2][5][6] | ||||||
- Note: Class winners are shown in bold.
- Race time of winning car: 12:00:11.0280[6]
- Fastest race lap: 2:03.3091 – Markus Winkelhock[6]
References
- ↑ "Road crash plunges Class B team into chaos". Speedcafe. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Bathurst Saturday Notebook". SportsCar365. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "NISMO Godzilla claims tense Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "GT Academy Graduates Win Bathurst 12 Hour". Gran Turismo. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- 1 2 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Event Programme, p. 42–43
- 1 2 3 "Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – Mount Panorama – Bathurst – Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". National Software. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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