2023 Bathurst 12 Hour
{{Short description|Car endurance race in Australia}}
{{Motorsport season
|year=2023
|title=Bathurst 12 Hour
|previous=2022
|previouslink=2022 Bathurst 12 Hour
|next=2024
|nextlink=2024 Bathurst 12 Hour
}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report
|flag=AUS
|title=2023 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
|year=2023
|track_map=File:Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
|map_size=200px
|non_champ=y
|date=3–5 February
|circuit=Mount Panorama Circuit
|location=Bathurst, New South Wales
|pole1={{flagicon|GER}} Maro Engel
|pole1_team=GruppeM Racing
|pole1_time=2:00.8819
}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/intercontinental-gt-challenge/news/-intercontinental-gt-challenge-set-to-expand-to-five-2023-rounds/10303188/|title=Intercontinental GT Challenge set to expand to five 2023 rounds|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=12 May 2022}}
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
=Class structure=
Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/12/15/bathurst-12-hour-adds-bronze-gt3-class/|title=Bathurst 12 Hour adds Bronze GT3 class|publisher=Speedcafe|date=15 December 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/bronze-class-added-to-gt3-ranks-for-bathurst-12h/|title=Bronze Class Added to GT3 Ranks for Bathurst 12H|publisher=Sportscar365|date=15 December 2022}}
- Class A – GT3 (current-specification GT3 cars)
- Pro - for driving combinations with no driver category restrictions.[https://web.archive.org/web/20230204215612/https://d362tqiqbgshz5.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/03190336/2023-LIQUI-MOLY-Bathurst-12-Hour-Sporting-and-Technical-Regulations-Issue-4.pdf 2023 LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour Sporting and Technical Regulations - Issue 4, as archived at web.archive.org]
- 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=
|valign="top"|
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Icon ! Class |
align=center| P
| Pro |
align=center| S
| Silver |
align=center| PA
| Pro-Am |
align=center| Am
| Am |
align=center| INV
| Invitational |
|}
{{note|1|1}} – The #50 Vantage Racing entry switched from a KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept to an Audi R8 LMS Evo II following an engine failure during Friday practice.
Qualifying
= Qualifying =
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!Pos. !No. !Class !Drivers !Team !Car !Combined Time !Gap |
1
|align=center|999 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|GER}} Maro Engel |{{Flagicon|HKG}} GruppeM Racing | | |
---|
2
|align=center|75 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|DEU}} Luca Stolz |{{Flagicon|AUS}} SunEnergy1 Racing / | | | |
3
|align=center|888 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Triple Eight Race Engineering | | | |
4
|align=center|912 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Campbell |{{Flagicon|GER}} Manthey Racing / | | | |
5
|align=center|32 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|RSA}} Sheldon van der Linde |{{Flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT | | | |
6
|align=center|46 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Augusto Farfus |{{Flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT | | | |
7
|align=center|74 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Drudi |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | | | |
8
|align=center|65 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | | | |
9
|align=center|77 |align=center|PRO |{{Flagicon|NED}} Nicky Catsburg |{{Flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing | | | |
10
|align=center|44 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Valmont Racing | | | |
11
|align=center|6 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Wall Racing | | | |
12
|align=center|55 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Vervisch |{{Flagicon|AUS}} PremiAir Racing / | | | |
13
|align=center|10 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|NZ}} Daniel Gaunt |{{Flagicon|NZ}} International Motorsport | | | |
14
|align=center|47 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|AUS}} David Russell |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | | | |
15
|align=center|99 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|NZ}} Richie Stanaway |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Triple Eight Race Engineering | | | |
16
|align=center|777 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|SWI}} Ricardo Feller |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | | | |
17
|align=center|222 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Scott Taylor Motorsport | | | |
18
|align=center|24 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Love |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Volante Rosso Motorsport | | | |
19
|align=center|101 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Josh Hunt |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Volante Rosso Motorsport | | | |
20
|align=center|4 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Grove Racing | | | |
21
|align=center|9 |align=center|PAM |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Hallmarc Racing | | | |
22
|align=center|50 |align=center|SIL |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Glen Wood |{{Flagicon|AUS}} M Motorsport / | | | |
23
|align=center|19 |align=center|INV |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Christan Pancione |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Nineteen Corporation | | | |
24
|align=center|111 |align=center|INV |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Grant Donaldson |{{Flagicon|AUS}} MRA Motorsport | | | |
WD
|align=center|66 |align=center|INV | |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Daytona Sportscar | | | |
WD
|align=center|52 |align=center|INV | |{{Flagicon|PNG}} Wheels FX Racing | | | |
= Top Ten Shootout =
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! Pos. ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Class ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time ! Gap |
style="font-weight: bold"
! 1 | align=center| 999 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|DEU}} Maro Engel | {{flagicon|HKG}} GruppeM Racing | 2:00.8819 | |
2
| align=center| 888 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | {{flagicon|AUS}} Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:01.0983 | +0.2164 |
---|
3
| align=center| 912 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Campbell | {{flagicon|GER}} Manthey Racing / | 2:01.1730 | +0.2911 |
4
| align=center| 75 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Gounon | {{flagicon|AUS}} SunEnergy1 Racing / | 2:01.2916 | +0.4097 |
style="font-weight: bold"
! 5 | align=center| 65 | align=center| PAM | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | 2:01.8694 | +0.9875 |
6
| align=center| 46 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin | {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT | 2:02.5083 | +1.6264 |
style="font-weight: bold"
! 7 | align=center| 44 | align=center| SIL | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron | {{flagicon|AUS}} Valmont Racing | 2:02.5482 | +1.6663 |
8
| align=center| 77 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella | {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2:03.0311 | +2.1492 |
DSQ
| align=center| 32 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sheldon van der Linde | {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT |colspan=2| Time Disallowed |
DSQ
| align=center| 74 | align=center| PRO | {{flagicon|DEU}} Christopher Haase | {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre |colspan=2| Time Disallowed |
colspan=8| [https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/images/results/133/MOUN_04_02_2023_1610_Qualifying_Q6_12H_RES_P_1.pdf Provisional Results] |
Race
Class winners indicated in bold and with {{double-dagger}}.
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! rowspan="2" |Pos. ! rowspan="2" |Class ! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Drivers !Car ! rowspan="2" |Laps ! rowspan="2" |Time/Retired |
Engine |
---|
style="font-weight: bold"
! rowspan="2" | 1 | rowspan="2" |P | rowspan="2" | 75 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} SunEnergy1 Racing / | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kenny Habul | rowspan="2" | 323 | rowspan="2" | 12:00:40.1193{{double-dagger}} |
style="font-weight: bold"
|Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 2
| rowspan="2"| P | rowspan="2"| 912 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GER}} Manthey Racing / | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Campbell | rowspan="2"| 323 | rowspan="2"| +0.9267 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" |P | rowspan="2" | 999 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|HKG}} GruppeM Racing | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GER}} Maro Engel | rowspan="2" | 323 | rowspan="2" | +1.4177 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 4
| rowspan="2"| P | rowspan="2"| 32 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sheldon van der Linde | rowspan="2"| 323 | rowspan="2"| +44.7457 |
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 |
rowspan="2" | 5
| rowspan="2" |P | rowspan="2" | 888 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Triple Eight Race Engineering | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | rowspan="2" | 322 | rowspan="2" | +1 Lap |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 6
| rowspan="2"| P | rowspan="2"| 46 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Team WRT | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Augusto Farfus | rowspan="2"| 322 | rowspan="2"| +1 Lap |
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 |
style="font-weight: bold"
! rowspan="2"| 7 | rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 65 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | rowspan="2"| 321 | rowspan="2"| +2 Laps{{double-dagger}} |
style="font-weight: bold" |
rowspan="2" | 8
| rowspan="2" |P | rowspan="2" | 77 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|NLD}} Nicky Catsburg | rowspan="2" | 321 | rowspan="2" | +2 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 9
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 777 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Ricardo Feller | rowspan="2"| 320 | rowspan="2"| +3 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" |PA | rowspan="2" | 99 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Triple Eight Race Engineering | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MYS}} Prince Jeffri Ibrahim | rowspan="2" | 319 | rowspan="2" | +4 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 11
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 24 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Volante Rosso Motorsport | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Bates | rowspan="2"| 316 | rowspan="2"| +7 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
style="font-weight: bold"
! rowspan="2"| 12 | rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 10 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} International Motorsport | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Fawcet | rowspan="2"| 316 | rowspan="2"| +7 Laps{{double-dagger}} |
style="font-weight: bold" |
rowspan="2"| 13
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 9 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Hallmarc Racing | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Cini | rowspan="2"| 316 | rowspan="2"| +7 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2"| 14
| rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 101 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Volante Rosso Motorsport | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|HKG}} Jonathan Hui | rowspan="2"| 310 | rowspan="2"| +13 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| 15
| rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 50 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} M Motorsport / | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Crampton | rowspan="2"| 309 | rowspan="2"| +14 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2"| 16
| rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 47 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Koundouris | rowspan="2"| 301 | rowspan="2"| +22 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
style="font-weight: bold"
! rowspan="2"| 17 | rowspan="2"| INV | rowspan="2"| 111 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} MRA Motorsport | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Currie | rowspan="2"| 283 | rowspan="2"| +40 Laps{{double-dagger}} |
style="font-weight: bold"
| Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| {{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 55 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} PremiAir Racing / | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | rowspan="2"| 243 | rowspan="2"| Engine |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| INV | rowspan="2"| 19 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nineteen Corporation | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Griffith | rowspan="2"| 210 | rowspan="2"| Engine |
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin turbo V8 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 222 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Taylor Motorsport | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison | rowspan="2"| 177 | rowspan="2"| Accident |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 44 | rowspan="2"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Valmont Racing | rowspan="2"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Cameron | rowspan="2"| 89 | rowspan="2"| Accident |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| S | rowspan="2"| 6 | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Wall Racing | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto | rowspan="2"| 70 | rowspan="2"| Suspension |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| PA | rowspan="2"| 4 | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Grove Racing | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | rowspan="2"| 56 | rowspan="2"| Accident |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan="2"| DNF
| rowspan="2"| P | rowspan="2"| 74 | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Performance Centre | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Drudi | rowspan="2"| 13 | rowspan="2"| Accident |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2"| WD
| rowspan="2"|INV | rowspan="2"| 66 | rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Daytona Sports Cars | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ben Schoots | rowspan="2"| | rowspan="2"| Crash in Practice 6 |
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan="2"| WD
| rowspan="2"|INV | rowspan="2"| 52 | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|PNG}} Wheels FX Racing | rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|PNG}} Keith Kassulke | rowspan="2"| | rowspan="2"| Crash in Practice 4 |
Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 |
colspan=8| [https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/images/results/133/MOUN_05_02_2023_0545_Race_R7_12H_RES_F_1.pdf OFFICIAL RESULTS] |
Notes
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References
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{{Sportscar Race Report
|Year_of_race=2023
|Sportscar_Series=Intercontinental GT Challenge
|Previous_race_in_season=2022 Gulf 12 Hours (December)
|Next_race_in_season=2023 Kyalami 9 Hours
}}
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