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Bathurst 12 Hour

The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued.[1] The race was revived in 2007, again for production cars, before adding a new class for GT3 and other GT cars in 2011. This has led to unprecedented domestic and international exposure for the event. In all, twenty one races have taken place; twenty at Mount Panorama and one at Eastern Creek Raceway (Sydney Motorsport Park).

Bathurst 12 Hour
Intercontinental GT Challenge
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
Corporate sponsorLiqui Moly
First race1991
Duration12 Hours
Most wins (driver)John Bowe (3)
Jules Gounon (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Mazda (4)

Background edit

The event was inspired by the long-running Bathurst 500 production car race, which began at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria in 1960 (before moving to Bathurst in 1963) as a race for standard production cars with minimal modifications. In 1973 when the race was lengthened from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres, the regulations for cars entering the race changed from standard "series production" cars to improved touring cars. The Bathurst 12 Hour was intended to re-create the original feel of the Bathurst 1000, while providing a unique test in the longer race distance, rather than replicating the 1000 kilometre event.[2]

History edit

 
The start of the 2011 race.
 
Cars on the grid prior to the start of the 2015 race.
 
The BMW 335i which won the race in 2007 and 2010, pictured in 2013.
 
The Audi R8 LMS GT3 which won the 2011 race, the first to include GT3 entries.
 
The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 which won the 2015 race.
 
The McLaren 650S GT3 which won the 2016 race and holds the current lap record for the circuit.

Production origins edit

In 1990, Vincent Tesoriero, a race promoter and former Bathurst 1000 competitor, looked at the decline of Group A touring cars in Australia and saw an opportunity to run a 12-hour endurance race for Series Production cars at Mount Panorama. Tesoriero secured long time Bathurst 1000 sponsor James Hardie as a sponsor for the event in late 1990, leaving limited time to launch and organise the event for the Easter weekend in 1991.[2] The race regulations were based on the Group 3E Series Production Car rules then in use in the Australian Production Car Championship for naturally aspirated four- and six-cylinder passenger sedans, but also allowed turbocharged and V8-engined cars which had been outlawed from the Production Car Championship in 1990. Despite the short deadline, twenty-four cars were entered for the first race, spread over six different classes based on engine capacity and sporting specification.[3] Exotic mid-engined sports cars and GT cars were not eligible to enter.

The race was originally scheduled to run from 9am to 9pm but this was disallowed by Bathurst Regional Council. The race would instead run from 5:15am to 5:15pm, with the final two hours televised by Network Ten.[2] Despite the event's length, the competitors proved extremely reliable, with twenty cars finishing the race. The race was won by Allan Grice, Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell racing Fitzgerald's 1989 Production Car Championship specification Toyota Supra Turbo.[3]

In 1992, manufacturer-backed teams began to appear with large teams entered and funded by Mazda, Holden, Citroën and Peugeot. Porsche would also provide factory support from 1993 onwards. Honda, Nissan, Maserati, BMW and Lotus were also represented but not by factory-supported teams. The Mazda team would go on to dominate the event with the Mazda RX-7, winning the next three consecutive races at Mount Panorama.[2]

Facing rising costs, the 1995 event was moved from Bathurst to Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, and from the Easter weekend to August, before the race was discontinued in 1996.[2]

Hiatus edit

After no major race for production cars for a number of years, the concept was revived with the short-lived Bathurst 24 Hour races in 2002 and 2003. The races were run by Nations Cup owners PROCAR and were dominated by the Holden Monaro 427Cs of Garry Rogers Motorsport. The Bathurst 24 Hour only lasted two years before PROCAR owner Ross Palmer was forced to abandon the race due to rising costs.

Revival edit

The Bathurst 12 Hour was successfully revived in 2007 as part of the Bathurst Motorsport Festival[4] While James O'Brien, who masterminded the return of the event, planned for GT cars to share the event with production cars, the return of the race began with regulations close to its original concept as a race for production cars.[2][5] 32 cars were entered for the 2007 race,[6] which was won by Garry Holt, Paul Morris and Craig Baird in a BMW 335i.[7] The win was ten years after Morris and Baird had won the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 in a BMW only to later be disqualified for exceeding driver time regulations. The race proved a preview of this period of the race, which saw BMW and Mitsubishi as the main combatants. The 2007 Subaru entry of rally drivers Chris Atkinson, Dean Herridge and Cody Crocker would be the only other manufacturer to finish the race in the top two between 2007 and 2010.[2]

The 2008 and 2009 races were won by Mitsubishi Lancers, with Rod Salmon and Damien White amongst both line-ups. The 2009 race was particularly dominated by Mitsubishi, with the marque finishing in the first four positions.[2] Garry Holt would then repeat his 2007 victory in 2010, driving again with Morris and also with John Bowe. The race was interrupted for an hour after a tree fell across Conrod Straight.[8] The number of entries grew over this production-based period, peaking at 48 in 2009, while the final race held strictly to production car regulations in 2010 attracted 42 entries.[5] During this time, the event itself grew in stature each year, firmly entrenching itself as one of the biggest race meetings at the start of the domestic Australian racing season, along with the Adelaide 500 and the Australian Grand Prix.

International expansion edit

In 2011, GT3-specification cars were allowed into the 12 hour race for the first time.[9] Despite this, the number of entries dropped dramatically as many of the production car teams, disillusioned by the move towards GT, decided not to race.[2] Of the 26 cars that competed in 2011, just eight raced in the production car classes, compared with the 42 that made up the full 2010 field.[5][10] The German-based Joest Racing dominated the 2011 event, with the team's two Audi R8 LMS GT3s finishing first and second, a lap ahead of the third-placed Porsche.[11] 2012 saw another small field of just 25 cars. Audi won the race for the second consecutive year, this time with DTM and FIA GT1 team Phoenix Racing.[12]

The 2013 event ended the two-year run of poor entry numbers, with a record field of over 50 cars.[13] Another first for the event saw the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship incorporated into the first hour of the race. The results of the GT Championship round were based on the positions of the cars that had elected to race for GT Championship points at the end of the first hour of racing. Teams could then either continue on and complete the full race, or withdraw their car after the first hour. Drivers were allowed to cross-enter between cars so that they could race one car in the one-hour GT Championship race and then drive another car that was entered for the full 12 hours.[14] Erebus Motorsport took the first win for an Australian team under the GT regulations with German drivers Bernd Schneider, Thomas Jäger and Alexander Roloff taking their Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG to victory.[15]

Maranello Motorsport took a poignant win in the 2014 event—the team's former driver Allan Simonsen was killed in a crash at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans—with V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes holding off a late charge from German driver Maximilian Buhk to take victory.[16] 2014 also saw the introduction of the Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy, named in honour of Simonsen, to be awarded to the fastest car in qualifying.[17] The 2015 race featured a record twenty safety car periods, the last coming just minutes from the end of the race. Katsumasa Chiyo, driving a Nissan GT-R, took the lead with two laps remaining to give Nissan its first major victory at Mount Panorama since the 1992 Bathurst 1000.[18]

In August 2015, the V8 Supercars-owned company Supercars Events purchased 50% of the Bathurst 12 Hour, joining existing part-owners Bathurst Regional Council. This followed a date clash between the 2015 12 Hour and V8 Supercars' 2015 pre-season test day which saw V8 Supercar drivers, such as 2014 12 Hour-winner Lowndes, forced to take part in the test day and be unable to race in the 12 Hour.[19] With an increasing focus on the outright GT3 cars and a dwindling number of production cars in the race, the former organisers of the 12 Hour, Yeehah Events, announced the production car-based Bathurst 6 Hour for 2016, to restore a Bathurst endurance race for the production category. The 6 Hour is now part of the Bathurst Motor Festival at Easter.[20]

Intercontinental GT Challenge edit

The 2016 race was the inaugural race of the newly formed Intercontinental GT Challenge, which in its first year also included the Sepang 12 Hours and Spa 24 Hours and is managed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation.[21] The event itself saw record pace from Shane van Gisbergen in qualifying and the race to lead his Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 to victory alongside McLaren factory driver Álvaro Parente[22] and Tekno team owner/driver Jonathon Webb.[23] The 2017 event saw the introduction of an all-pro GT3 class for the first time, with the race receiving 55 entries, the highest in the event's revival.[24] In the race itself, Maranello Motorsport repeated their 2014 triumph, with Finnish driver Toni Vilander teaming up with Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to receive the Australian Tourist Trophy, which became the perpetual trophy for the outright winner.[25][26]

The 2018 race finished before the twelve hour duration due to a major crash at Sulman Park involving Ash Walsh, Bryce Fullwood and John Martin which saw Walsh and Martin transported to hospital.[27] This meant that the Audi Sport Team WRT entry of Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor took the flag, despite doubts over whether they had the fuel to win the race if there was no disruption.[28] In 2019, the race had unprecedented amounts of green flag running leading to a distance record being set. After dropping from first to fourth in the final pit-stop phase, Matt Campbell completed three overtakes, including one on Chaz Mostert that required a post-race investigation, to take Porsche's first victory in the race alongside Dennis Olsen and Dirk Werner.[29] The 2020 race again broke the distance record with Bentley taking their first victory in the event in six attempts.[30] The field was reduced by five cars prior to the race with several heavy crashes in practice and qualifying.[31]

Impact of COVID-19 edit

In October 2020, the 2021 race was cancelled, predominantly due to the international travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[32] Supercars, part-owners of the event, instead ran the Mount Panorama 500 in February as the opening round of the 2021 Supercars Championship.[33] After further COVID-19 concerns, the 2022 race was delayed from February to May.[34] The 2022 event also featured several major regulation changes, including the removal of the all-professional class for the first time since 2016.[35] Twenty cars entered the race, which featured extended pre-dawn running, cooler temperatures and rolling fog due to the autumn date, plus intermittent rain throughout the day. Having finished second in 2018, Kenny Habul, who owns a property on Conrod Straight, led his SunEnergy1 Racing team to victory. The driver line-up included Jules Gounon who won the event in consecutive runnings, having been part of the Bentley line-up in 2020.[36]

Winners edit

Events which were not held at Mount Panorama Circuit are indicated by a pink background.

Year Drivers Vehicle Entrant Laps Distance
1991   Nigel Arkell
  Peter Fitzgerald
  Allan Grice
Toyota Supra Turbo   Fitzgerald Racing 242 1503.546 km
1992   Mark Gibbs
  Charlie O'Brien
  Garry Waldon
Mazda RX-7   Mazda Australia 254 1578.102 km
1993   Alan Jones
  Garry Waldon
Mazda RX-7   Mazda Australia 263 1634.019 km
1994   Neil Crompton
  Gregg Hansford
Mazda RX-7   Mazda Motorsport 262 1627.806 km
19951   John Bowe
  Dick Johnson
Mazda RX-7   Mazda Motorsport 409 1607.370 km
1996

2006
Not held
See also: Bathurst 24 Hour (2002–2003)
2007   Craig Baird
  Garry Holt
  Paul Morris
BMW 335i   Eastern Creek Karts P/L 257 1596.741 km
2008   Graham Alexander
  Rod Salmon
  Damien White
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX   SKWIRK.com 253 1571.889 km
2009   Tony Longhurst
  Rod Salmon
  Damien White
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X   Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia 239 1484.907 km
2010   John Bowe
  Garry Holt
  Paul Morris
BMW 335i   Eastern Creek International Karting 2022 1255.026 km
2011   Marc Basseng
  Christopher Mies
  Darryl O'Young
Audi R8 LMS GT3   Joest Racing 292 1814.196 km
2012   Darryl O'Young
  Christer Jöns
  Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS GT3   Phoenix Racing 270 1677.510 km
2013   Thomas Jäger
  Alexander Roloff
  Bernd Schneider
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3   Erebus Motorsport 268 1665.084 km
2014   John Bowe
  Peter Edwards
  Craig Lowndes
  Mika Salo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3   Maranello Motorsport 296 1839.048 km
2015   Katsumasa Chiyo
  Wolfgang Reip
  Florian Strauss
Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3   NISMO Athlete Global Team 269 1671.297 km
2016   Álvaro Parente
  Shane van Gisbergen
  Jonathon Webb
McLaren 650S GT3   Tekno Autosports 297 1845.261 km
2017   Craig Lowndes
  Jamie Whincup
  Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GT3   Maranello Motorsport 290 1801.770 km
2018   Robin Frijns
  Stuart Leonard
  Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS GT3   Audi Sport Team WRT 2713 1683.723 km
2019   Dirk Werner
  Dennis Olsen
  Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3 R   Earl Bamber Motorsport 312 1938.456 km
2020   Jules Gounon
  Jordan Pepper
  Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3   Bentley Team M-Sport 314 1950.882 km
2021 Not held
2022   Kenny Habul
  Martin Konrad
  Jules Gounon
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 291 1807.983 km
2023   Kenny Habul
  Jules Gounon
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   SunEnergy1 AKKodis ASP Team 3234 2006.799 km
2024   Ayhancan Güven
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Manthey EMA Motorsport 275 1708.575 km
Notes

^1 – The 1995 race was staged at Eastern Creek Raceway as the 1995 Eastern Creek 12 Hour.
^2 – The 2010 race was red flagged for approximately an hour after a tree fell across Conrod Straight and had to be removed.[8]
^3 – The 2018 race was red flagged on lap 273 following a multi-car accident at Sulman Park at 5:25 PM, with twenty minutes remaining in the race. As the debris was unable to be cleared to allow the race to restart before the deadline of 5:43 PM (race regulations state the race starts at 5:45 AM and ends with one full completed lap once the leader crosses the finish line after 5:43 PM), the race results were backdated to lap 271 meaning that two of the three cars involved in the incident were classified.[37]
^4 – Race record for laps & distance covered.

Multiple winners edit

By driver edit

Wins Driver Years
3   John Bowe 1995, 2010, 2014
    Jules Gounon 2020, 2022, 2023
2   Garry Waldon 1992, 1993
  Rod Salmon 2008, 2009
  Damien White 2008, 2009
  Garry Holt 2007, 2010
  Paul Morris 2007, 2010
  Christopher Mies 2011, 2012
  Darryl O'Young 2011, 2012
  Craig Lowndes 2014, 2017
  Matt Campbell 2019, 2024
  Kenny Habul 2022, 2023
  Luca Stolz 2022, 2023

By manufacturer edit

Wins Manufacturer Years
4   Mazda 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
3   Audi 2011, 2012, 2018
  Mercedes-AMG 2013, 2022, 2023
2   Mitsubishi 2008, 2009
  BMW 2007, 2010
  Ferrari 2014, 2017
  Porsche 2019, 2024

Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy edit

In 2014, a trophy was introduced for the fastest time in qualifying, named after Allan Simonsen who died at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. Simonsen, who had raced several times in Australia as part of a long and varied career, held the Bathurst 12 Hour race lap record at the time, as well as driving the fastest officially timed lap around Mount Panorama in a closed-wheel car.[17] The introduction of the trophy coincided with the relaxing of qualifying restrictions from previous years, with the removal of the minimum allowed lap time (two minutes and six seconds), therefore allowing a major improvement in qualifying times.[17] Despite the name, the trophy is given to the fastest qualifying time, not the car that starts on pole position in the case of a grid penalty, as initially occurred in 2019.[38]

In 2014, Simonsen's former team at the 12 Hour, Maranello Motorsport, narrowly missed pole to Maro Engel by less than a tenth of a second.[39] Maranello went on to win the race itself. In 2015, Laurens Vanthoor set the fastest ever officially recorded time of Mount Panorama in qualifying.[40] This time was only to last twelve months, with Shane van Gisbergen beating the time by over one second in qualifying for the 2016 race.[41] In 2017 a top ten shootout was introduced, as per the Bathurst 1000, with the fastest time winning the trophy.[42] In 2018, Chaz Mostert became the first Australian to take the trophy as well as making BMW the fifth manufacturer to win the trophy in the five years since its inception.

The 2019 battle for the trophy had several twists, with the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 of Jake Dennis initially taking the trophy after setting the fastest time in the Top 10 Shootout, despite a two-place grid penalty that he had earlier received for pit-lane speeding.[38] Later, the car was excluded from the Top 10 Shootout for a technical infringement, granting the trophy to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Raffaele Marciello.[43] On the race's return in 2022 from a one-year hiatus, the one-lap shootout was replaced by two fifteen minute sessions due to concerns over low tyre temperature, the first for 6th to 10th and the second from 1st to 5th in the earlier qualifying session.[44] Over the sessions, Chaz Mostert became the first driver to win the trophy for the second occasion, taking pole by the smallest margin in the race's history.[45]

Broadcasts edit

In the early days of the race in the 1990s, the race was broadcast on free-to-air television by Network Ten.[3] On the race's return, the race was broadcast initially as a highlights package on SBS as well as being streamed online.[46] In 2012, the event received its first live coverage since the 1990s, with pay television network Speed airing the final 90 minutes of the race, as well as producing a three-hour highlights package.[47] Since the 2013 event, which was not broadcast live on television, commentary has been provided by Radio Show Limited who broadcast every session live on Radio Le Mans, building an international audience for the event. In 2014, RSL provided their commentary to SBS, who broadcast the final three hours of the race live on free-to-air.[48] From 2015 onwards, the entire race has been broadcast live on the Seven Network and 7mate, still in partnership with RSL, and has continued to be streamed online.[49] In 2020 and 2022, pay television channel Fox Sports and its streaming service Kayo Sports broadcast the event in addition to 7mate.[50]

The estimated viewing audience for the 2014 race was over half a million people from 150 countries.[48]

Event sponsors edit

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website

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The Bathurst 12 Hour currently known as the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst Australia The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney s Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued 1 The race was revived in 2007 again for production cars before adding a new class for GT3 and other GT cars in 2011 This has led to unprecedented domestic and international exposure for the event In all twenty one races have taken place twenty at Mount Panorama and one at Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney Motorsport Park Bathurst 12 HourIntercontinental GT ChallengeVenueMount Panorama CircuitCorporate sponsorLiqui MolyFirst race1991Duration12 HoursMost wins driver John Bowe 3 Jules Gounon 3 Most wins manufacturer Mazda 4 Contents 1 Background 2 History 2 1 Production origins 2 2 Hiatus 2 3 Revival 2 4 International expansion 2 5 Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 6 Impact of COVID 19 3 Winners 4 Multiple winners 4 1 By driver 4 2 By manufacturer 5 Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy 6 Broadcasts 7 Event sponsors 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground editThe event was inspired by the long running Bathurst 500 production car race which began at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria in 1960 before moving to Bathurst in 1963 as a race for standard production cars with minimal modifications In 1973 when the race was lengthened from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres the regulations for cars entering the race changed from standard series production cars to improved touring cars The Bathurst 12 Hour was intended to re create the original feel of the Bathurst 1000 while providing a unique test in the longer race distance rather than replicating the 1000 kilometre event 2 History edit nbsp The start of the 2011 race nbsp Cars on the grid prior to the start of the 2015 race nbsp The BMW 335i which won the race in 2007 and 2010 pictured in 2013 nbsp The Audi R8 LMS GT3 which won the 2011 race the first to include GT3 entries nbsp The Nissan GT R NISMO GT3 which won the 2015 race nbsp The McLaren 650S GT3 which won the 2016 race and holds the current lap record for the circuit Production origins edit In 1990 Vincent Tesoriero a race promoter and former Bathurst 1000 competitor looked at the decline of Group A touring cars in Australia and saw an opportunity to run a 12 hour endurance race for Series Production cars at Mount Panorama Tesoriero secured long time Bathurst 1000 sponsor James Hardie as a sponsor for the event in late 1990 leaving limited time to launch and organise the event for the Easter weekend in 1991 2 The race regulations were based on the Group 3E Series Production Car rules then in use in the Australian Production Car Championship for naturally aspirated four and six cylinder passenger sedans but also allowed turbocharged and V8 engined cars which had been outlawed from the Production Car Championship in 1990 Despite the short deadline twenty four cars were entered for the first race spread over six different classes based on engine capacity and sporting specification 3 Exotic mid engined sports cars and GT cars were not eligible to enter The race was originally scheduled to run from 9am to 9pm but this was disallowed by Bathurst Regional Council The race would instead run from 5 15am to 5 15pm with the final two hours televised by Network Ten 2 Despite the event s length the competitors proved extremely reliable with twenty cars finishing the race The race was won by Allan Grice Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell racing Fitzgerald s 1989 Production Car Championship specification Toyota Supra Turbo 3 In 1992 manufacturer backed teams began to appear with large teams entered and funded by Mazda Holden Citroen and Peugeot Porsche would also provide factory support from 1993 onwards Honda Nissan Maserati BMW and Lotus were also represented but not by factory supported teams The Mazda team would go on to dominate the event with the Mazda RX 7 winning the next three consecutive races at Mount Panorama 2 Facing rising costs the 1995 event was moved from Bathurst to Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney and from the Easter weekend to August before the race was discontinued in 1996 2 Hiatus edit After no major race for production cars for a number of years the concept was revived with the short lived Bathurst 24 Hour races in 2002 and 2003 The races were run by Nations Cup owners PROCAR and were dominated by the Holden Monaro 427Cs of Garry Rogers Motorsport The Bathurst 24 Hour only lasted two years before PROCAR owner Ross Palmer was forced to abandon the race due to rising costs Revival edit The Bathurst 12 Hour was successfully revived in 2007 as part of the Bathurst Motorsport Festival 4 While James O Brien who masterminded the return of the event planned for GT cars to share the event with production cars the return of the race began with regulations close to its original concept as a race for production cars 2 5 32 cars were entered for the 2007 race 6 which was won by Garry Holt Paul Morris and Craig Baird in a BMW 335i 7 The win was ten years after Morris and Baird had won the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 in a BMW only to later be disqualified for exceeding driver time regulations The race proved a preview of this period of the race which saw BMW and Mitsubishi as the main combatants The 2007 Subaru entry of rally drivers Chris Atkinson Dean Herridge and Cody Crocker would be the only other manufacturer to finish the race in the top two between 2007 and 2010 2 The 2008 and 2009 races were won by Mitsubishi Lancers with Rod Salmon and Damien White amongst both line ups The 2009 race was particularly dominated by Mitsubishi with the marque finishing in the first four positions 2 Garry Holt would then repeat his 2007 victory in 2010 driving again with Morris and also with John Bowe The race was interrupted for an hour after a tree fell across Conrod Straight 8 The number of entries grew over this production based period peaking at 48 in 2009 while the final race held strictly to production car regulations in 2010 attracted 42 entries 5 During this time the event itself grew in stature each year firmly entrenching itself as one of the biggest race meetings at the start of the domestic Australian racing season along with the Adelaide 500 and the Australian Grand Prix International expansion edit In 2011 GT3 specification cars were allowed into the 12 hour race for the first time 9 Despite this the number of entries dropped dramatically as many of the production car teams disillusioned by the move towards GT decided not to race 2 Of the 26 cars that competed in 2011 just eight raced in the production car classes compared with the 42 that made up the full 2010 field 5 10 The German based Joest Racing dominated the 2011 event with the team s two Audi R8 LMS GT3s finishing first and second a lap ahead of the third placed Porsche 11 2012 saw another small field of just 25 cars Audi won the race for the second consecutive year this time with DTM and FIA GT1 team Phoenix Racing 12 The 2013 event ended the two year run of poor entry numbers with a record field of over 50 cars 13 Another first for the event saw the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship incorporated into the first hour of the race The results of the GT Championship round were based on the positions of the cars that had elected to race for GT Championship points at the end of the first hour of racing Teams could then either continue on and complete the full race or withdraw their car after the first hour Drivers were allowed to cross enter between cars so that they could race one car in the one hour GT Championship race and then drive another car that was entered for the full 12 hours 14 Erebus Motorsport took the first win for an Australian team under the GT regulations with German drivers Bernd Schneider Thomas Jager and Alexander Roloff taking their Mercedes Benz SLS AMG to victory 15 Maranello Motorsport took a poignant win in the 2014 event the team s former driver Allan Simonsen was killed in a crash at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans with V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes holding off a late charge from German driver Maximilian Buhk to take victory 16 2014 also saw the introduction of the Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy named in honour of Simonsen to be awarded to the fastest car in qualifying 17 The 2015 race featured a record twenty safety car periods the last coming just minutes from the end of the race Katsumasa Chiyo driving a Nissan GT R took the lead with two laps remaining to give Nissan its first major victory at Mount Panorama since the 1992 Bathurst 1000 18 In August 2015 the V8 Supercars owned company Supercars Events purchased 50 of the Bathurst 12 Hour joining existing part owners Bathurst Regional Council This followed a date clash between the 2015 12 Hour and V8 Supercars 2015 pre season test day which saw V8 Supercar drivers such as 2014 12 Hour winner Lowndes forced to take part in the test day and be unable to race in the 12 Hour 19 With an increasing focus on the outright GT3 cars and a dwindling number of production cars in the race the former organisers of the 12 Hour Yeehah Events announced the production car based Bathurst 6 Hour for 2016 to restore a Bathurst endurance race for the production category The 6 Hour is now part of the Bathurst Motor Festival at Easter 20 Intercontinental GT Challenge edit The 2016 race was the inaugural race of the newly formed Intercontinental GT Challenge which in its first year also included the Sepang 12 Hours and Spa 24 Hours and is managed by the Stephane Ratel Organisation 21 The event itself saw record pace from Shane van Gisbergen in qualifying and the race to lead his Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 to victory alongside McLaren factory driver Alvaro Parente 22 and Tekno team owner driver Jonathon Webb 23 The 2017 event saw the introduction of an all pro GT3 class for the first time with the race receiving 55 entries the highest in the event s revival 24 In the race itself Maranello Motorsport repeated their 2014 triumph with Finnish driver Toni Vilander teaming up with Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to receive the Australian Tourist Trophy which became the perpetual trophy for the outright winner 25 26 The 2018 race finished before the twelve hour duration due to a major crash at Sulman Park involving Ash Walsh Bryce Fullwood and John Martin which saw Walsh and Martin transported to hospital 27 This meant that the Audi Sport Team WRT entry of Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor took the flag despite doubts over whether they had the fuel to win the race if there was no disruption 28 In 2019 the race had unprecedented amounts of green flag running leading to a distance record being set After dropping from first to fourth in the final pit stop phase Matt Campbell completed three overtakes including one on Chaz Mostert that required a post race investigation to take Porsche s first victory in the race alongside Dennis Olsen and Dirk Werner 29 The 2020 race again broke the distance record with Bentley taking their first victory in the event in six attempts 30 The field was reduced by five cars prior to the race with several heavy crashes in practice and qualifying 31 Impact of COVID 19 edit In October 2020 the 2021 race was cancelled predominantly due to the international travel restrictions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia 32 Supercars part owners of the event instead ran the Mount Panorama 500 in February as the opening round of the 2021 Supercars Championship 33 After further COVID 19 concerns the 2022 race was delayed from February to May 34 The 2022 event also featured several major regulation changes including the removal of the all professional class for the first time since 2016 35 Twenty cars entered the race which featured extended pre dawn running cooler temperatures and rolling fog due to the autumn date plus intermittent rain throughout the day Having finished second in 2018 Kenny Habul who owns a property on Conrod Straight led his SunEnergy1 Racing team to victory The driver line up included Jules Gounon who won the event in consecutive runnings having been part of the Bentley line up in 2020 36 Winners editEvents which were not held at Mount Panorama Circuit are indicated by a pink background Year Drivers Vehicle Entrant Laps Distance 1991 nbsp Nigel Arkell nbsp Peter Fitzgerald nbsp Allan Grice Toyota Supra Turbo nbsp Fitzgerald Racing 242 1503 546 km 1992 nbsp Mark Gibbs nbsp Charlie O Brien nbsp Garry Waldon Mazda RX 7 nbsp Mazda Australia 254 1578 102 km 1993 nbsp Alan Jones nbsp Garry Waldon Mazda RX 7 nbsp Mazda Australia 263 1634 019 km 1994 nbsp Neil Crompton nbsp Gregg Hansford Mazda RX 7 nbsp Mazda Motorsport 262 1627 806 km 19951 nbsp John Bowe nbsp Dick Johnson Mazda RX 7 nbsp Mazda Motorsport 409 1607 370 km 1996 2006 Not heldSee also Bathurst 24 Hour 2002 2003 2007 nbsp Craig Baird nbsp Garry Holt nbsp Paul Morris BMW 335i nbsp Eastern Creek Karts P L 257 1596 741 km 2008 nbsp Graham Alexander nbsp Rod Salmon nbsp Damien White Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX nbsp SKWIRK com 253 1571 889 km 2009 nbsp Tony Longhurst nbsp Rod Salmon nbsp Damien White Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X nbsp Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia 239 1484 907 km 2010 nbsp John Bowe nbsp Garry Holt nbsp Paul Morris BMW 335i nbsp Eastern Creek International Karting 2022 1255 026 km 2011 nbsp Marc Basseng nbsp Christopher Mies nbsp Darryl O Young Audi R8 LMS GT3 nbsp Joest Racing 292 1814 196 km 2012 nbsp Darryl O Young nbsp Christer Jons nbsp Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS GT3 nbsp Phoenix Racing 270 1677 510 km 2013 nbsp Thomas Jager nbsp Alexander Roloff nbsp Bernd Schneider Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 nbsp Erebus Motorsport 268 1665 084 km 2014 nbsp John Bowe nbsp Peter Edwards nbsp Craig Lowndes nbsp Mika Salo Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 nbsp Maranello Motorsport 296 1839 048 km 2015 nbsp Katsumasa Chiyo nbsp Wolfgang Reip nbsp Florian Strauss Nissan GT R NISMO GT3 nbsp NISMO Athlete Global Team 269 1671 297 km 2016 nbsp Alvaro Parente nbsp Shane van Gisbergen nbsp Jonathon Webb McLaren 650S GT3 nbsp Tekno Autosports 297 1845 261 km 2017 nbsp Craig Lowndes nbsp Jamie Whincup nbsp Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GT3 nbsp Maranello Motorsport 290 1801 770 km 2018 nbsp Robin Frijns nbsp Stuart Leonard nbsp Dries Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS GT3 nbsp Audi Sport Team WRT 2713 1683 723 km 2019 nbsp Dirk Werner nbsp Dennis Olsen nbsp Matt Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R nbsp Earl Bamber Motorsport 312 1938 456 km 2020 nbsp Jules Gounon nbsp Jordan Pepper nbsp Maxime Soulet Bentley Continental GT3 nbsp Bentley Team M Sport 314 1950 882 km 2021 Not held 2022 nbsp Kenny Habul nbsp Martin Konrad nbsp Jules Gounon nbsp Luca Stolz Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo nbsp SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 291 1807 983 km 2023 nbsp Kenny Habul nbsp Jules Gounon nbsp Luca Stolz Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo nbsp SunEnergy1 AKKodis ASP Team 3234 2006 799 km 2024 nbsp Ayhancan Guven nbsp Laurens Vanthoor nbsp Matt Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R 992 nbsp Manthey EMA Motorsport 275 1708 575 km Notes 1 The 1995 race was staged at Eastern Creek Raceway as the 1995 Eastern Creek 12 Hour 2 The 2010 race was red flagged for approximately an hour after a tree fell across Conrod Straight and had to be removed 8 3 The 2018 race was red flagged on lap 273 following a multi car accident at Sulman Park at 5 25 PM with twenty minutes remaining in the race As the debris was unable to be cleared to allow the race to restart before the deadline of 5 43 PM race regulations state the race starts at 5 45 AM and ends with one full completed lap once the leader crosses the finish line after 5 43 PM the race results were backdated to lap 271 meaning that two of the three cars involved in the incident were classified 37 4 Race record for laps amp distance covered Multiple winners editBy driver edit Wins Driver Years 3 nbsp John Bowe 1995 2010 2014 nbsp nbsp Jules Gounon 2020 2022 2023 2 nbsp Garry Waldon 1992 1993 nbsp Rod Salmon 2008 2009 nbsp Damien White 2008 2009 nbsp Garry Holt 2007 2010 nbsp Paul Morris 2007 2010 nbsp Christopher Mies 2011 2012 nbsp Darryl O Young 2011 2012 nbsp Craig Lowndes 2014 2017 nbsp Matt Campbell 2019 2024 nbsp Kenny Habul 2022 2023 nbsp Luca Stolz 2022 2023 By manufacturer edit Wins Manufacturer Years 4 nbsp Mazda 1992 1993 1994 1995 3 nbsp Audi 2011 2012 2018 nbsp Mercedes AMG 2013 2022 2023 2 nbsp Mitsubishi 2008 2009 nbsp BMW 2007 2010 nbsp Ferrari 2014 2017 nbsp Porsche 2019 2024Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy editIn 2014 a trophy was introduced for the fastest time in qualifying named after Allan Simonsen who died at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans Simonsen who had raced several times in Australia as part of a long and varied career held the Bathurst 12 Hour race lap record at the time as well as driving the fastest officially timed lap around Mount Panorama in a closed wheel car 17 The introduction of the trophy coincided with the relaxing of qualifying restrictions from previous years with the removal of the minimum allowed lap time two minutes and six seconds therefore allowing a major improvement in qualifying times 17 Despite the name the trophy is given to the fastest qualifying time not the car that starts on pole position in the case of a grid penalty as initially occurred in 2019 38 In 2014 Simonsen s former team at the 12 Hour Maranello Motorsport narrowly missed pole to Maro Engel by less than a tenth of a second 39 Maranello went on to win the race itself In 2015 Laurens Vanthoor set the fastest ever officially recorded time of Mount Panorama in qualifying 40 This time was only to last twelve months with Shane van Gisbergen beating the time by over one second in qualifying for the 2016 race 41 In 2017 a top ten shootout was introduced as per the Bathurst 1000 with the fastest time winning the trophy 42 In 2018 Chaz Mostert became the first Australian to take the trophy as well as making BMW the fifth manufacturer to win the trophy in the five years since its inception The 2019 battle for the trophy had several twists with the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 of Jake Dennis initially taking the trophy after setting the fastest time in the Top 10 Shootout despite a two place grid penalty that he had earlier received for pit lane speeding 38 Later the car was excluded from the Top 10 Shootout for a technical infringement granting the trophy to the Mercedes AMG GT3 of Raffaele Marciello 43 On the race s return in 2022 from a one year hiatus the one lap shootout was replaced by two fifteen minute sessions due to concerns over low tyre temperature the first for 6th to 10th and the second from 1st to 5th in the earlier qualifying session 44 Over the sessions Chaz Mostert became the first driver to win the trophy for the second occasion taking pole by the smallest margin in the race s history 45 Year Driver Vehicle Entrant Lap Time 2014 nbsp Maro Engel Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 nbsp Erebus Motorsport 2 03 8586 2015 nbsp Laurens Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS Ultra nbsp Phoenix Racing 2 02 5521 2016 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen McLaren 650S GT3 nbsp Tekno Autosports 2 01 2860 2017 nbsp Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GT3 nbsp Maranello Motorsport 2 02 8610 2018 nbsp Chaz Mostert BMW M6 GT3 nbsp Schnitzer Motorsport 2 01 9340 2019 nbsp Raffaele Marciello Mercedes AMG GT3 nbsp GruppeM Racing 2 02 9348 2020 nbsp Matt Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R nbsp Absolute Racing 2 03 5554 2021 Not awarded 2022 nbsp Chaz Mostert Audi R8 LMS Evo II nbsp Melbourne Performance Centre 2 02 4930 2023 nbsp Maro Engel Mercedes AMG GT3 nbsp GruppeM Racing 2 00 8819 2024 nbsp Sheldon van der Linde BMW M4 GT3 nbsp BMW M Team WRT 2 01 9810Broadcasts editIn the early days of the race in the 1990s the race was broadcast on free to air television by Network Ten 3 On the race s return the race was broadcast initially as a highlights package on SBS as well as being streamed online 46 In 2012 the event received its first live coverage since the 1990s with pay television network Speed airing the final 90 minutes of the race as well as producing a three hour highlights package 47 Since the 2013 event which was not broadcast live on television commentary has been provided by Radio Show Limited who broadcast every session live on Radio Le Mans building an international audience for the event In 2014 RSL provided their commentary to SBS who broadcast the final three hours of the race live on free to air 48 From 2015 onwards the entire race has been broadcast live on the Seven Network and 7mate still in partnership with RSL and has continued to be streamed online 49 In 2020 and 2022 pay television channel Fox Sports and its streaming service Kayo Sports broadcast the event in addition to 7mate 50 The estimated viewing audience for the 2014 race was over half a million people from 150 countries 48 Event sponsors edit1991 94 James Hardie 2007 09 Wright Patton Shakespeare WPS 2010 12 Armor All 2013 2020 2022 2023 Liqui Moly 51 2024 RepcoSee also editBathurst 24 Hour Bathurst 1000 Bathurst 6 HourReferences edit Barnett Josh 21 February 2012 From Lowndes s Audi R8 to Brock s Peugeot SPEED s ultimate guide to the Armor All Bathurst 12 hour Fox Sports Australia Retrieved 1 September 2015 a b c d e f g h i Normoyle Steven Greenhalgh David 2018 The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour A Race Around the Clock St Leonards New South Wales New South Wales Chevron Publishing a b c McNally Connor Normoyle Steve Easter Racing at Mount Panorama Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit Retrieved 22 February 2013 Alfa Romeo Submit the First Entry For 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Italia Speed 25 October 2007 Retrieved 22 February 2013 a b c Armor All withdraws support from Bathurst 12 Hour Speedcafe 3 May 2012 Retrieved 22 February 2013 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Qualifying National Software 7 April 2007 Retrieved 22 February 2013 permanent dead link WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Race National Software 8 April 2007 Retrieved 22 February 2013 permanent dead link a b Fallen tree shortens Bathurst race Drive com au 14 February 2010 Archived from the original on 17 February 2015 Retrieved 17 February 2015 Australian GT cars confirmed for 12 Hour Speedcafe 29 March 2010 Archived from the original on 5 January 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2012 Bathurst 12 Hour entry list released Speedcafe 10 January 2011 Archived from the original on 29 March 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2012 Audi takes one two in Bathurst 12 Hour Speedcafe 6 February 2011 Archived from the original on 7 March 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2012 Team Phoenix picks up from Team Joest and delivers a second straight Bathurst 12 Hour win for Audi Fox Sports News 26 February 2012 Retrieved 22 February 2013 Touring Car Star Showdown at Bathurst Entry List Bathurst 12 Hour 25 January 2013 Archived from the original on 4 February 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2013 Aussie GT in 12 Hour Explained Entry List Bathurst 12 Hour 21 December 2012 Archived from the original on 15 January 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2013 Erebus holds on for dramatic Bathurst 12 Hour victory Speedcafe 10 February 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2013 Ferrari Wins Bathurst 12 Hour Thriller Bathurst 12 Hour 9 February 2014 Archived from the original on 10 February 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 a b c New Format and Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy set for 2014 Bathurst Qualifying Bathurst 12 Hour 10 December 2013 Archived from the original on 10 February 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Nismo Nissan GTR Wins the 2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Bathurst 12 Hour 8 February 2015 Archived from the original on 10 February 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Ottley Stephen 1 August 2015 V8 Supercars takes over Bathurst 12 Hour Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 September 2015 Green light for Bathurst Easter 6 Hour race Speedcafe 15 April 2015 Retrieved 1 September 2015 Bathurst to begin 2016 Intercontinental GT Series Speedcafe 25 November 2015 Retrieved 20 December 2015 Alvaro Parente renova contrato com McLaren Diario de Noticias 13 January 2012 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 18 September 2013 SVG leads McLaren to Bathurst 12 Hour victory Speedcafe 7 February 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour to adopt all pro class Speedcafe 1 July 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2017 Lomas Gordon 5 February 2017 Lowndes Whincup Vilander take Bathurst 12H Speedcafe Retrieved 6 February 2017 Tourist Trophy awarded to B12H winners Speedcafe 28 June 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2017 Coch Mat 4 February 2018 Martin Walsh to be transferred to hospital after B12Hr crash Speedcafe Retrieved 5 February 2018 Grant Alexander 4 February 2018 Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor win 12 Hour for Audi under reg flag The Western Advocate Retrieved 5 February 2018 Goodwin Graham 3 February 2019 Earl Bamber Motorsport Wins Dramatic Bathurst 12 Hour dailysportscar com www dailysportscar com Retrieved 4 February 2019 Dagys John 2 February 2020 Bentley Breaks Through for Bathurst 12H Win Sportscar365 sportscar365 com Retrieved 17 February 2020 Dagys John 1 February 2020 Grid Reduced to 34 Cars After Carnage Filled Saturday Sportscar365 sportscar365 com Retrieved 17 February 2020 McAlpine Heath 19 October 2020 2021 BATHURST 12 HOUR CANCELLED Auto Action Retrieved 16 May 2022 Supercars 2021 Calendar Revealed Supercars 3 December 2020 Retrieved 16 May 2022 Mulach Jordan 14 January 2022 2022 Bathurst 12 Hour pushed back to May WhichCar Retrieved 16 May 2022 McCarthy Dan 25 February 2022 BATHURST 12 HOUR CLASS STRUCTURE CONFIRMED Auto Action O Brien Connor 15 May 2022 Gounon leads SunEnergy1 Racing to Bathurst 12 Hour glory Speedcafe Retrieved 16 May 2022 Live blog The 2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Fox Sports Australia 4 February 2018 Retrieved 4 February 2018 a b Goodwin Graham 2 February 2019 Marciello Takes Pole At Bathurst For Mercedes AMG dailysportscar com www dailysportscar com Retrieved 4 February 2019 Erebus Steals Pole from Favourites on the Mountain Bathurst 12 Hour 8 February 2014 Archived from the original on 7 September 2015 Retrieved 3 September 2015 Vanthoor sets fastest ever lap at Bathurst to snatch 12 Hours pole Motorsport com 7 February 2015 Retrieved 3 September 2015 Shane van Gisbergen puts Tekno McLaren on Bathurst 12 Hour pole Autosport 6 February 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Bartholomaeus Stefan 10 November 2016 Top 10 Shootout for Bathurst 12 Hour Speedcafe Retrieved 10 November 2016 Howard Tom 2 February 2019 Pole winning Aston excluded from B12H shootout Speedcafe Retrieved 4 February 2019 van Leeuwen Andrew 14 May 2022 Shootout dumped from Bathurst 12 Hour Motorsport com Retrieved 16 May 2022 Perrins Slade 14 May 2022 Mostert stuns van der Linde to snatch Bathurst 12 Hour pole Speedcafe Retrieved 16 May 2022 Free to Air and Online Coverage to Return in 2013 Bathurst 12 Hour 24 July 2012 Archived from the original on 1 January 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2013 SPEED Australia to broadcast Bathurst 12 hour race live and exclusive from Mt Panorama in 2012 Fox Sports News 14 December 2011 Retrieved 19 December 2016 a b Record Audiences Watch 12 Hour Thriller on the Mountain Bathurst 12 Hour 9 February 2014 Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 Retrieved 27 February 2014 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour Live on Seven Bathurst 12 Hour 17 June 2014 Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Retrieved 17 June 2014 New broadcast deal announced for 2020 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour 12 December 2019 Retrieved 17 February 2020 Liqui Moly extends Bathurst 12 Hour backing Speedcafe 8 February 2015 Retrieved 1 September 2015 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bathurst 12 Hour amp oldid 1211921420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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