2016 Sepang 12 Hours
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| style="width: 20%;" | Date
| 10 December 2016 | ||
| Location | ||
| Course
|colspan=2| {{convert|5.543|km|mi|abbr=on}} | ||
| Weather
|colspan=2| Qualifying: Sunny | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| Race | ||
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#efefef"| Pole | ||
| Driver
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki | {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing | ||
| Time
|colspan=2| 2:02.634 | ||
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#efefef"| Podium | ||
| First | {{flagicon|NLD}} Robin Frijns {{flagicon|DEU}} Christopher Haase {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
| Second | {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet {{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy | {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing |
| Third | {{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer {{flagicon|DEU}} René Rast {{flagicon|DEU}} Markus Winkelhock | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
The 2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours was the seventeenth Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 10 December 2016.{{cite news|last1=Ramanujam|first1=Mohan K|title=2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours happening this weekend|url=https://paultan.org/2016/12/08/2016-motul-sepang-12-hours-happening-this-weekend/|accessdate=18 May 2017|work=paultan.org|publisher=Driven Communications Sdn Bhd|date=8 December 2016}} The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4 (Supersport)-spec cars, MARC cars and touring cars. This was the second Sepang 12 Hours race organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).{{cite news|last1=Klein|first1=Jamie|title=Sepang 12 Hours: Audi survives the rain for dominant win|url=https://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/sepang-12-hours-audi-survives-the-rain-for-dominant-win-858394/|accessdate=18 May 2017|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=10 December 2016}} The race was also the third and final round of the inaugural Intercontinental GT Challenge.
The race was won by the Audi R8 LMS run by Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Driven by Robin Frijns, Christopher Haase and Laurens Vanthoor. The race victory saw Vanthoor win the inaugural drivers championship. Supported by third-placed teammates Pierre Kaffer, René Rast and Markus Winkelhock, Audi won the manufacturers championship.
Report
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Event format
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! Day ! Session ! Time/distance |
| rowspan=4| Thursday (8 December)
| Paid Practice (GT3/GTC) | 120 minutes |
| Paid Practice (GT4/SP/TP/TC/MARC/Others)
| 120 minutes |
| Free Practice 1
| 120 minutes |
| Free Practice 2
| 120 minutes |
| rowspan=3| Friday (9 December)
| Free Practice 3 | 120 minutes |
| Qualifying
| 60 minutes |
| Top 15 Shootout
| 15 minutes |
| Saturday (10 December)
| Race | 12 hours |
| colspan=3| Source:{{cite web|title=2016 Motul 12 Hours of Sepang Official Timetable|url=http://sepang12hours.com/system/_download.php?key=918|website=sepang12hours.com|publisher=Stéphane Ratel Organisation|date=7 December 2016|accessdate=9 December 2016}} |
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Race results
Class winners in bold.
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! Class ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time/Retired |
| 1
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 15 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Robin Frijns | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Phoenix |align=center| 305 | 12:01:33.824 |
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| 2
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 911 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber | {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing |align=center| 304 | +1 Lap |
| 3
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 16 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Phoenix |align=center| 304 | +1 Lap |
| 4
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 50 | {{flagicon|THA}} Pasin Lathouras | {{flagicon|CHE}} Spirit of Race SA |align=center| 303 | +2 Laps |
| 5
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 912 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen | {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing |align=center| 302 | +3 Laps |
| 6
|align=center| GT3 Pro-Am |align=center| 35 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Morris Chen | {{flagicon|TWN}} HubAuto Racing |align=center| 297 | +8 Laps |
| 7
|align=center| GT3 Pro-Am |align=center| 11 | {{flagicon|THA}} Piti Bhirombhakdi | {{flagicon|THA}} Singha Motorsport Team |align=center| 297 | +8 Laps |
| 8
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 88 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Hiramine | {{flagicon|JPN}} JLOC |align=center| 296 | +9 Laps |
| 9
|align=center| GT3 Pro-Am |align=center| 27 | {{flagicon|MYS}} Dominic Ang | {{flagicon|MYS}} Nexus Infinity |align=center| 296 | +9 Laps |
| 10
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | {{flagicon|USA}} K-PAX Racing |align=center| 290 | +15 Laps |
| 11
|align=center| GT3 Am |align=center| 75 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Colombo | {{flagicon|SGP}} T2 Motorsports |align=center| 289 | +16 Laps |
| 12
|align=center| GTC Pro-Am |align=center| 26 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Bilski | {{flagicon|THA}} B-Quick Racing Team |align=center| 288 | +17 Laps |
| 13
|align=center| GT3 Pro-Am |align=center| 52 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taku Bamba | {{flagicon|JPN}} SAITAMA TOYOPET Green Brave |align=center| 286 | +19 Laps |
| 14
|align=center| GTC Pro-Am |align=center| 67 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Rik Breukers | {{flagicon|SMR}} GDL Racing Team Asia | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |align=center| 286 | +19 Laps |
| 15
|align=center| MARC |align=center| 93 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Camilleri | {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia |align=center| 281 | +24 Laps |
| 16
|align=center| MARC |align=center| 91 | {{flagicon|PNG}} Keith Kassulke | {{flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia |align=center| 279 | +26 Laps |
| 17
|align=center| GT4 |align=center| 69 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Burke | {{flagicon|MYS}} Ayelzo Ecotint Racing |align=center| 271 | +34 Laps |
| 18
|align=center| GT4S |align=center| 39 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Teruhiko Hamano | {{flagicon|JPN}} Muta Racing TWS RC350 |align=center| 266 | +39 Laps |
| 19
|align=center| GTC Pro-Am |align=center| 333 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Michel Gerome | {{flagicon|BEL}} SpeedLover |align=center| 265 | +40 Laps |
| 20
|align=center| GT4 |align=center| 55 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Hibbert | {{flagicon|GBR}} Simpson Motorsport |align=center| 263 | +42 Laps |
| 21
|align=center| Touring |align=center| 100 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Ito | {{flagicon|JPN}} AMUSE & SPV Racing |align=center| 257 | +48 Laps |
| 22
|align=center| Touring |align=center| 77 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Hunter | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Hunter Motorsport |align=center| 249 | +56 Laps |
| 23
|align=center| Touring |align=center| 7 | {{flagicon|SGP}} Teh Kian Boon | {{flagicon|SGP}} Team ST Powered |align=center| 245 | +60 Laps |
| 24
|align=center| GT3 Pro |align=center| 30 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroaki Nagai | {{flagicon|JPN}} apr |align=center| 222 | +83 Laps |
| Ret
|align=center| TC |align=center| 65 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Ate Dirk de Jong | {{flagicon|MYS}} Viper Niza Racing |align=center| 201 | +104 Laps |
| colspan=8| Source:{{cite web|title=2016 Motul 12 Hours of Sepang Race Classification|url=http://sepang12hours.com/system/_download.php?key=1060|website=sepang12hours.com|publisher=Stéphane Ratel Organisation|date=11 December 2016|accessdate=11 December 2016}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.sepang12hours.com/}}