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2023 Bathurst 12 Hour

The 2023 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for FIA GT3 cars and invited vehicles, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 5 February 2023. It was the opening round of five in the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge.[1]

Australia 2023 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
Event Information
Date3–5 February 2023
LocationBathurst, New South Wales
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance laps km
Pole position Germany Maro Engel
GruppeM Racing		 2:00.8819

The race was won by the SunEnergy1 AKKodis ASP Team entered Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo driven by Kenny Habul, Jules Gounon and Luca Stolz.

Entry list

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Class structure

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Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.[2][3]

  • Class A – GT3 (current-specification GT3 cars)
    • Pro - for driving combinations with no driver category restrictions.[4]
    • Pro-Am - for driving combinations featuring two FIA Platinum-, FIA Gold- or FIA Silver-rated drivers and one or two FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
    • Silver Cup - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Silver- and FIA Bronze-rated drivers
    • Bronze - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
  • Class I – Invitational class
    • Class I will be open to MARC Cars, GT2 cars and GTC cars from one-make categories.
    • Class I entries are required to have at least one FIA Bronze-rated driver.

Class B was also available for entry for Porsche GT3 Cup cars and Class C was also available for entry for GT4 cars, however due to a lack of entries in both classes, Classes B & C were merged into Class I.

Entries

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
Class A (GT3)
  Grove Racing[5] Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4   Anton De Pasquale[5] PA
  Brenton Grove[5]
  Stephen Grove[5]
  Wall Racing[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 6   Tony D'Alberto[6] S
  Adrian Deitz[6]
  Grant Denyer[6]
  David Wall[6]
  Hallmarc Racing[7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 9   Marc Cini[7] PA
  Dean Fiore[7]
  Lee Holdsworth[7]
  International Motorsport[a] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 10   Andrew Fawcet[8] S
  Daniel Gaunt[8]
  Dylan O'Keeffe[8]
  Volante Rosso Motorsport[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24   Tony Bates[10] PA
  Jordan Love[10]
  David Reynolds[10]
101   Jonathan Hui[11] S
  Josh Hunt
  Ross Poulakis[9]
  Kevin Tse[11]
  Team WRT[b] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 32   Sheldon van der Linde[13] P
  Dries Vanthoor[13]
  Charles Weerts[13]
46   Augusto Farfus[13] P
  Maxime Martin[13]
  Valentino Rossi[13]
  Valmont Racing[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44   Aaron Cameron[14] S
  Duvashen Padayachee[14]
  Sergio Pires[14]
  Marcel Zalloua[14]
  Melbourne Performance Centre[c] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 47   James Koundouris[15] S
  Theo Koundouris[15]
  David Russell[15]
  Jonathon Webb[15]
65   Chaz Mostert[15]

PA

  Fraser Ross[15]
  Liam Talbot[15]
74   Mattia Drudi[d][15] P
  Christopher Haase[15]
  Patric Niederhauser[15]
777   Ricardo Feller[15] PA
  Christopher Mies[15]
  Yasser Shahin[15]
  M Motorsport /
  Vantage Racing[16] 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II1[16] Audi 5.2 L V10 50   David Crampton[16][17] S
  Trent Harrison[16][17]
  Glen Wood[16][17]
  PremiAir Racing /
  Schumacher Motorsport[e] 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 55   James Golding[19] PA
  Brad Schumacher[19]
  Frédéric Vervisch[19]
  SunEnergy1 Racing /
  AKKodis ASP Team[f] 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75   Jules Gounon[g][20] P
  Kenny Habul[20]
  Luca Stolz[20]
  Craft-Bamboo Racing[h] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77   Nicky Catsburg[24] P
  Philip Ellis[25]
  Daniel Juncadella[24]
  Triple Eight Race Engineering[26] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 99   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim[27] PA
  Richie Stanaway[27]
  Jamie Whincup[27]
888   Broc Feeney[28] P
  Maximilian Götz[28]
  Shane van Gisbergen[28]
  Scott Taylor Motorsport[29] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 222   Alex Davison[29] PA
  Geoff Emery[29]
  Craig Lowndes[29]
  Scott Taylor[29]
  Manthey Racing /
  EMA Motorsport[i] 		Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 912   Matt Campbell[31] P
  Mathieu Jaminet[31]
  Thomas Preining[31]
  GruppeM Racing[32] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 999   Maro Engel[33] P
  Mikaël Grenier[33]
  Raffaele Marciello[33]
Class I (Invitational)
  Nineteen Corporation[26] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 19   Mark Griffith[34] INV
  Christian Pancione[34]
  Fabian Schiller[34]
  Wheels / FX Racing[26] MARC II V8 Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 52   Keith Kassulke[35] INV
  Cameron McLeod[35]
  Hadrian Morrall[35]
  Daytona Sports Cars[26] SIN R1 GT4 General Motors 7.0 L LS7 66   Ben Schoots INV
  Dylan Thomas
  Shane Woodman
  MRA Motorsport[26] MARC Mazda 3 V8 Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 111   Darren Currie INV
  Grant Donaldson
  Geoff Taunton
Icon Class
P Pro
S Silver
PA Pro-Am
Am Am
INV Invitational

^1 – The #50 Vantage Racing entry switched from a KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept to a Audi R8 LMS Evo II following an engine failure during Friday practice.[16]

Qualifying

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Class Drivers Team Car Combined Time Gap
1 999 PRO   Maro Engel
  Raffaele Marciello 		  GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo
2 75 PRO   Luca Stolz
  Jules Gounon 		  SunEnergy1 Racing /
  Akkodis ASP Team
3 888 PRO   Broc Feeney
  Maximilian Götz 		  Triple Eight Race Engineering
4 912 PRO   Matthew Campbell
  Mathieu Jaminet 		  Manthey Racing /
  EMA Motorsport
5 32 PRO   Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor 		  Team WRT
6 46 PRO   Augusto Farfus
  Maxime Martin 		  Team WRT
7 74 PRO   Mattia Drudi
  Christopher Haase 		  Melbourne Performance Centre
8 65 PAM   Chaz Mostert
  Liam Talbot 		  Melbourne Performance Centre
9 77 PRO   Nicky Catsburg
  Daniel Juncadella 		  Craft-Bamboo Racing
10 44 SIL   Aaron Cameron
  Duvashen Padayachee 		  Valmont Racing
11 6 SIL   Tony D'Alberto
  David Wall 		  Wall Racing
12 55 PAM   Frédéric Vervisch
  Brad Schumacher 		  PremiAir Racing /
  Schumacher Motorsport
13 10 SIL   Daniel Gaunt
  Dylan O'Keeffe 		  International Motorsport
14 47 SIL   David Russell
  Jonathon Webb 		  Melbourne Performance Centre
15 99 PAM   Richie Stanaway
  Prince Jefri Ibrahim 		  Triple Eight Race Engineering
16 777 PAM   Ricardo Feller
  Yasser Shahin 		  Melbourne Performance Centre
17 222 PAM   Alex Davison
  Geoff Emery 		  Scott Taylor Motorsport
18 24 PAM   Jordan Love
  Tony Bates 		  Volante Rosso Motorsport
19 101 SIL   Josh Hunt
  Tse Wingkin 		  Volante Rosso Motorsport
20 4 PAM   Anton de Pasquale
  Stephen Grove 		  Grove Racing
21 9 PAM   Lee Holdsworth
  Marc Cini 		  Hallmarc Racing
22 50 SIL   Glen Wood
  David Crampton 		  M Motorsport /
  Vantage Racing
23 19 INV   Christan Pancione
  Mark Griffith 		  Nineteen Corporation
24 111 INV   Grant Donaldson   MRA Motorsport
WD 66 INV   Daytona Sportscar
WD 52 INV   Wheels FX Racing

Top Ten Shootout

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Pos. No. Class Driver Team Car Time Gap
1 999 PRO   Maro Engel   GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:00.8819
2 888 PRO   Broc Feeney   Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:01.0983 +0.2164
3 912 PRO   Matthew Campbell   Manthey Racing /
  EMA Motorsport 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 2:01.1730 +0.2911
4 75 PRO   Jules Gounon   SunEnergy1 Racing /
  AKKodis ASP Team 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:01.2916 +0.4097
5 65 PAM   Chaz Mostert   Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II 2:01.8694 +0.9875
6 46 PRO   Maxime Martin   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 2:02.5083 +1.6264
7 44 SIL   Aaron Cameron   Valmont Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:02.5482 +1.6663
8 77 PRO   Daniel Juncadella   Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2:03.0311 +2.1492
DSQ 32 PRO   Sheldon van der Linde   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Time Disallowed
DSQ 74 PRO   Christopher Haase   Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS Evo II Time Disallowed
Provisional Results

Race

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Class winners indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 75   SunEnergy1 Racing /
  AKKodis ASP Team 		  Kenny Habul
  Jules Gounon
  Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 323 12:00:40.1193‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
2 P 912   Manthey Racing /
  EMA Motorsport 		  Matthew Campbell
  Mathieu Jaminet
  Thomas Preining 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 323 +0.9267
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3 P 999   GruppeM Racing   Maro Engel
  Mikaël Grenier
  Raffaele Marciello 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 323 +1.4177
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
4 P 32   Team WRT   Sheldon van der Linde
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		BMW M4 GT3 323 +44.7457
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
5 P 888   Triple Eight Race Engineering   Broc Feeney
  Maximilian Götz
  Shane van Gisbergen 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 322 +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
6 P 46   Team WRT   Augusto Farfus
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi 		BMW M4 GT3 322 +1 Lap
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
7 PA 65   Melbourne Performance Centre   Chaz Mostert
  Fraser Ross
  Liam Talbot 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 321 +2 Laps‡
Audi 5.2 L V10
8 P 77   Craft-Bamboo Racing   Nicky Catsburg
  Philip Ellis
  Daniel Juncadella 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 321 +2 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
9 PA 777   Melbourne Performance Centre   Ricardo Feller
  Christopher Mies
  Yasser Shahin 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 320 +3 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
10 PA 99   Triple Eight Race Engineering   Prince Jeffri Ibrahim
  Richie Stanaway
  Jamie Whincup 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 319 +4 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
11 PA 24   Volante Rosso Motorsport   Tony Bates
  Jordan Love
  David Reynolds 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 316 +7 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
12 S 10   International Motorsport   Andrew Fawcet
  Daniel Gaunt
  Dylan O'Keeffe 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 316 +7 Laps‡
Audi 5.2 L V10
13 PA 9   Hallmarc Racing   Marc Cini
  Dean Fiore
  Lee Holdsworth 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 316 +7 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
14 S 101   Volante Rosso Motorsport   Jonathan Hui
  Josh Hunt
  Ross Poulakis
  Kevin Tse 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 310 +13 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
15 S 50   M Motorsport /
  Vantage Racing 		  David Crampton
  Trent Harrison
  Glen Wood
  Jayden Ojeda 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 309 +14 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
16 S 47   Melbourne Performance Centre   James Koundouris
  Theo Koundouris
  David Russell
  Jonathon Webb 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 301 +22 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
17 INV 111   MRA Motorsport   Darren Currie
  Grant Donaldson
  Geoff Taunton 		MARC Mazda 3 V8 283 +40 Laps‡
Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8
DNF PA 55   PremiAir Racing /
  Schumacher Motorsport 		  James Golding
  Brad Schumacher
  Frédéric Vervisch 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 243 Engine
Audi 5.2 L V10
DNF INV 19   Nineteen Corporation   Mark Griffith
  Christian Pancione
  Fabian Schiller 		Mercedes-AMG GT4 210 Engine
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin turbo V8
DNF PA 222   Scott Taylor Motorsport   Alex Davison
  Geoff Emery
  Craig Lowndes
  Scott Taylor 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 177 Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
DNF S 44   Valmont Racing   Aaron Cameron
  Duvashen Padayachee
  Sergio Pires
  Marcel Zalloua 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 89 Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
DNF S 6   Wall Racing   Tony D'Alberto
  Adrian Deitz
  Grant Denyer
  David Wall 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 70 Suspension
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
DNF PA 4   Grove Racing   Anton de Pasquale
  Brenton Grove
  Stephen Grove 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 56 Accident
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNF P 74   Melbourne Performance Centre   Mattia Drudi
  Christopher Haase
  Patric Niederhauser 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II 13 Accident
Audi 5.2 L V10
WD INV 66   Daytona Sports Cars   Ben Schoots
  Dylan Thomas
  Shane Woodman 		SIN R1 GT4 Crash in Practice 6
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
WD INV 52   Wheels FX Racing   Keith Kassulke
  Hadrian Morrall
  Cameron McLeod 		MARC II V8 Crash in Practice 4
Ford Modular 5.2 L V8
OFFICIAL RESULTS

Notes

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  1. ^ Car #10 ran under the commercial title "Myland Team IMS".[8]
  2. ^ Cars #32 and #46 ran under the commercial title "BMW M Team WRT".[12]
  3. ^ Car #47 ran under the commercial title "Supabarn Team MPC", Car #65 ran under the commercial title "Sportsbet Team MPC", Car #74 ran under the commercial title "Audi Sport Team MPC", and Car #777 ran under the commercial title "The Bend Motorsport Park Team MPC".[15]
  4. ^ Drudi is an Italian driver competing under a Sammarinese licence.
  5. ^ Car #55 ran under the commercial title "Schumacher Motorsport Fuchs Racing".[18]
  6. ^ Car #75 ran under the commercial title "SunEnergy1 AKKodis ASP Team".[20]
  7. ^ Gounon is a French driver competing under an Andorran licence.[21][22]
  8. ^ Car #77 ran under the commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing".[23]
  9. ^ Car #912 ran under the commercial title "Manthey EMA Motorsport".[30]

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