2016 Bathurst 12 Hour

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2017}}

{{Motorsport season

| title = Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

| link = Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

| year = 2016

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File:Parente Van Gisbergen Webb 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour winner.JPG of Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb.]]

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.{{cite news |last= Howard |first= Tom| url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/08/303166/ | title=Ratel keen for all pro Bathurst 12 Hour class | work=Speedcafe | date=8 February 2016 | accessdate=9 February 2016}}

37 cars were entered for the race and 36 cars started the race, with one entry withdrawn following a crash in practice.{{cite news |last= Bartholomaeus |first= Stefan| url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/06/m-motorsport-lambo-withdrawn-after-crash/ | title=M Motorsport Lambo withdrawn after crash | work=Speedcafe | date=6 February 2016 | accessdate=8 February 2016}} Álvaro Parente, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb won the event driving a McLaren 650S GT3.{{cite news |last= Bartholomaeus |first= Stefan | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/07/svg-leads-mclaren-to-bathurst-12-hour-victory/ | title=SVG leads McLaren to Bathurst 12 Hour victory | work=Speedcafe | date=7 February 2016 | accessdate=8 February 2016}} Despite 13 safety car periods, the race ended with 297 laps completed, a race record distance.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following three classes.2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Programme, p. 42–43

  • 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 I – Invitational

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.

Official results

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| image1 = Van Gisbergen wins 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour.JPG

| caption1 = Shane van Gisbergen crosses the finish line to take victory.

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| image2 = Antunes Mawer Taylor 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour AA winner.JPG

| caption2 = The Class AA-winning Audi R8 LMS of Nathan Antunes, Barton Mawer and Greg Taylor.

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| image3 = Bamber Grove McLaughlin 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour B winner.JPG

| caption3 = The Class B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup of Earl Bamber, Stephen Grove and Scott McLaughlin

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| image4 = Camilleri Haber Seton 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour I winner.JPG

| caption4 = The Class I-winning MARC Mazda3 GTC of Jake Camilleri, Morgan Haber and Aaron Seton.

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! rowspan=2 | {{tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | {{tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan=2 | Team / Entrant

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Car

! rowspan=2 | Laps

! rowspan=2 | Time/Retired

Engine
style="font-weight: bold"

! rowspan="2"| 1

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 59

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tekno Autosports

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Parente
{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb

| McLaren 650S GT3

| rowspan="2"| 297

| rowspan="2"| 12:01:05.133

style="font-weight: bold"

| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8

rowspan="2"| 2

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 1

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|JPN}} NISMO Athlete Global Team

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Chiyo
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly
{{flagicon|GER}} Florian Strauss

| Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

| rowspan="2"| 297

| rowspan="2"| +1.276

3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
rowspan="2"| 3

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 10

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bentley Team M-Sport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Bell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Steven Kane
{{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Smith

| Bentley Continental GT3

| rowspan="2"| 297

| rowspan="2"| +1:18.503

4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 4

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 2

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} Phoenix Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor
{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Winkelhock

| Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2"| 297

| rowspan="2"| +2:05.621

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
rowspan="2"| 5

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 36

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Erebus Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Bastian
{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Jäger
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds

| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

| rowspan="2"| 296

| rowspan="2"| +1 lap

6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
style="font-weight: bold"

! rowspan="2"| 6

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 5

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} GT Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Antunes
{{flagicon|AUS}} Barton Mawer
{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Taylor

| Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2"| 294

| rowspan="2"| +3 laps

style="font-weight: bold"

| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10

rowspan="2"| 7

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 31

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bentley Team M-Sport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Russell
{{flagicon|ESP}} Andy Soucek
{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Soulet

| Bentley Continental GT3

| rowspan="2"| 293

| rowspan="2"| +4 laps

4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 8

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 75

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamec Pem Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve McLaughlan
{{flagicon|GER}} René Rast
{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander

| Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2"| 293

| rowspan="2"| +4 laps

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
rowspan="2"| 9

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 60

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tekno Autosports

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Bell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison
{{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Watson

| McLaren 650S GT3

| rowspan="2"| 292

| rowspan="2"| +5 laps

3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 10

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 32

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lago Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roger Lago
{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Youlden

| Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX

| rowspan="2"| 291

| rowspan="2"| +6 laps

5.2 L Lamborghini V10
rowspan="2"| 11

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 82

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} International Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Rick Armstrong
{{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Bagnall
{{flagicon|NZL}} Matt Halliday

| Audi R8 LMS Ultra

| rowspan="2"| 287

| rowspan="2"| +10 laps

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
style="font-weight: bold"

! rowspan="2"| 12

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 4

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Grove Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Grove
{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 285

| rowspan="2"| +12 laps

style="font-weight: bold"

| 3.6 L Porsche H6

style="font-weight: bold"

! rowspan="2"| 13

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 93

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Camilleri
{{flagicon|AUS}} Morgan Haber
{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Seton

| MARC Mazda3 GTC{{ref|1|1}}

| rowspan="2"| 280

| rowspan="2"| +17 laps

style="font-weight: bold"

| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8

rowspan="2"| 14

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 54

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Donut King Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Alford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Griffith
{{flagicon|AUS}} Beric Lynton

| MARC Focus GTC

| rowspan="2"| 271

| rowspan="2"| +26 laps

5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
rowspan="2"| 15

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 92

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Benton
{{flagicon|AUS}} Hadrian Morrall
{{flagicon|AUS}} Angus Kennard

| MARC Focus GTC

| rowspan="2"| 271

| rowspan="2"| +26 laps

5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
rowspan="2"| 16

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 6

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wall Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Richard Gartner
{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael O'Donnell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Indiran Padayachee
{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Zerefos

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 270

| rowspan="2"| +27 laps

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| 17

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 49

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vicious Rumour Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony DeFelice
{{flagicon|AUS}} Renato Loberto
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Montermini
{{flagicon|DNK}} Benny Simonsen

| Ferrari 458 GT3

| rowspan="2"| 256

| rowspan="2"| +41 laps

4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
rowspan="2"| 18

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 91

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lindsay Kearns
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rob Thomson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jimmy Vernon

| MARC Focus GTC

| rowspan="2"| 228

| rowspan="2"| +69 laps

5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
rowspan="2"| 19

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 94

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryce Fullwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gerard McLeod
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Rowe

| MARC Mazda3 GTC

| rowspan="2"| 195

| rowspan="2"| +102 laps

5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
rowspan="2"| 20

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 77

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Team NZ Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SIN}} John Curran
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Foster
{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Smith
{{flagicon|NZL}} Will Bamber{{ref|2|2}}
{{flagicon|SIN}} Graeme Dowsett{{ref|3|3}}

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 79

| rowspan="2"| +218 laps

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| {{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 21

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Seward Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Bergmuller
{{flagicon|NZL}} Sam Fillmore
{{flagicon|AUS}} Danny Stutterd

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 268

| rowspan="2"| Out of Fuel

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 40

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Supabarn Supermarkets Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shae Davies
{{flagicon|AUS}} James Koundouris
{{flagicon|AUS}} Theo Koundouris
{{flagicon|AUS}} Marcus Marshall

| Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2"| 251

| rowspan="2"| Tyre Failure

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 63

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Erebus Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Cindric
{{flagicon|GER}} Maro Engel
{{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Schneider

| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

| rowspan="2"| 219

| rowspan="2"| Crash

6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 37

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Keltic Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Craig Baird
{{flagicon|AUS}} Klark Quinn
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Quinn

| McLaren 650S GT3

| rowspan="2"| 171

| rowspan="2"| Spun out/stalled

3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 9

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Hallmarc Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Cini
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Eddy
{{flagicon|GER}} Christer Jöns

| Audi R8 LMS Ultra

| rowspan="2"| 157

| rowspan="2"| Crash

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 69

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} APO Sport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} James May
{{flagicon|GBR}} Paul May
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Osborne

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 149

| rowspan="2"| Crash

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 33

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} MISHUMOTORS

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Kapadia
{{flagicon|GER}} Mirco Schultis
{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Simon
{{flagicon|NED}} Renger van der Zande

| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

| rowspan="2"| 133

| rowspan="2"| Crash

6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 38

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wall Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|HKG}} Daniel Bilski
{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Tresidder
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S

| rowspan="2"| 128

| rowspan="2"| Gearbox

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| B

| rowspan="2"| 12

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Motorsport Services Limited

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Allan Dippie
{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott O'Donnell
{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris van der Drift

| Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

| rowspan="2"| 128

| rowspan="2"| Gearbox

3.6 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 65

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Daytona Sports Cars

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Augustine
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Lillie
{{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Schoots

| Daytona Sportscar

| rowspan="2"| 126

| rowspan="2"| Oil Pressure

6.0 L GM LS1 V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 28

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} GWS Personnel Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Cauchi
{{flagicon|GBR}} David Cox
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ric Shaw
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Williams

| BMW 335i

| rowspan="2"| 107

| rowspan="2"| Not Classified (last lap too slow)

3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| I

| rowspan="2"| 16

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} PROsport Performance

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Christodoulou
{{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Hamprecht
{{flagicon|BEL}} Nico Verdonck
{{flagicon|GER}} Jörg Viebahn

| Porsche Cayman Pro 4

| rowspan="2"| 92

| rowspan="2"| Crash

3.4 L Porsche H6
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 88

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Maranello Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto
{{flagicon|AUS}} Grant Denyer
{{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Salo
{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander

| Ferrari 458 GT3

| rowspan="2"| 63

| rowspan="2"| Crash Damage

4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AP

| rowspan="2"| 74

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamec Pem Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Haase
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Mapelli
{{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Mies

| Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2"| 50

| rowspan="2"| Tyre Failure

5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 11

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Objective Racing

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Campbell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Walls

| McLaren 650S GT3

| rowspan="2"| 49

| rowspan="2"| Crash

3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
rowspan="2"| DNF

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 62

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Performance West Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Andrews
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat
{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Rullo

| Lamborghini Gallardo LP600

| rowspan="2"| 1

| rowspan="2"| Suspension

5.2 L Lamborghini V10
rowspan="2"| {{tooltip|DNS|Did Not Start}}

| rowspan="2"| AA

| rowspan="2"| 48

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} M Motorsport

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} John McIntyre
{{flagicon|AUS}} Justin McMillan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood
{{flagicon|AUS}} Glen Wood

| Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Crash in Practice 5

5.2 L Lamborghini V10
colspan="8"| Sources:{{cite web | url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/636849871/object_140017.83Q/View?21 | title=2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – Unofficial – Mount Panorama | publisher=National Software | date=7 February 2016 | accessdate=8 February 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{note|1|1}} – 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/event-info/entry-list |title=Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Entry List |publisher=Bathurst 12 Hour |date=5 February 2016 |accessdate=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207220647/http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/event-info/entry-list |archivedate=7 February 2016 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.raceresults.nu/uitslagen//2016/Australia/Liqui%20Moly%20Bathurst%2012%20Hours%20-2016/12%20Hour%20-%20Liqui%20Moly%20Bathurst%2012%20Hour.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207220903/http://www.raceresults.nu/uitslagen//2016/Australia/Liqui%20Moly%20Bathurst%2012%20Hours%20-2016/12%20Hour%20-%20Liqui%20Moly%20Bathurst%2012%20Hour.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 February 2016 | title=Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hours – 2016 | publisher=RaceResults.nu | date=7 February 2016 | accessdate=9 February 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/bathurst-12-hour-van-gisbergen-storms-to-victory-672138/?s=1 |title=Bathurst 12 Hour: van Gisbergen storms to victory |work=Motorsport.com |last=van Leeuwen |first=Andrew |date=7 February 2016 |accessdate=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209000006/http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/bathurst-12-hour-van-gisbergen-storms-to-victory-672138/?s=1 |archivedate=9 February 2016 }}

{{note|2|2}} – Will Bamber was unable to drive in the race following a crash during the qualifying session.

{{note|3|3}} – Greame Dowsett was unable to drive in the race following a pre-race injury. He was replaced by Nick Foster

  • Class winners are shown in bold.
  • Race time of winning car: 12:01:05.1330
  • Fastest race lap: 2:01.5670 – Shane van Gisbergen

References

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