2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

The 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars, Group 3E Series Production Cars and Dubai 24 Hour cars.^[1] The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 10 February 2013, was the eleventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. The race also incorporated the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship. The Australian GT Championship was to compete as the first hour only and cars were permitted to enter for only that hour or to cross-enter for both the first hour and continue for the endurance race.

There were 53 starters in the race, the largest field since the Bathurst 12 Hour event moved to GT orientation in 2011.

The Class B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup of Steven Johnson, Jonny Reid and Drew Russell.

The Class C-winning Lotus Exige S of Romano Sartori, Liam Talbot and Rob Thomson.

The Class D-winning BMW 335i of Anthony Gilbertson, Andre Heimgartner and Peter O'Donnell.

The Class E-winning HSV VXR Turbo of Ivo Breukers, Morgan Haber and Damian Ward.

The Class I1-winning Peugeot RCZ Cup of Andrew Jones, Bruce Jouanny and David Wall.

The Class I2-winning SEAT León Supercopa of Clint Harvey, Brett Niall and Malcolm Niall.

The Class I3-winning Holden VY Commodore of Mal Rose, Aaron Tebb and Adam Wallis.

Cars competed in the following six classes.^[1]

• Class A – GT3 Outright^[1]
• Class B – GT3 Cup Cars^[1]
• Class C – GT4^[1]
• Class D – Production (High Performance)^[1]
• Class E – Production (Performance)^[1]
• Class I1 – Invitational (under 3000cc)^[1]
• Class I2 – Invitational (between 3001cc & 4000cc)^[1]
• Class I3 – Invitational (over 4000cc)^[1]

Classes D & E were open to Group 3E Series Production Cars and Class I was for cars complying with the regulations for the 2013 Dubai 24 Hour race.^[1] There was also a provision for teams competing in the Australian GT Championship to race for the first 55 minutes of the race only, to compete for GT Championship points.

Two qualifying sessions were run on Saturday 9 February with Danish driver Allan Simonsen setting the fastest time of 2:05.49 in the Maranello Motorsport entered Ferrari 458 GT3. However, as penalties are applied for lap times recorded under 2:06 minutes to provide a form of parity, the car lost the lap time and acquired a 50 kg penalty.

Driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport, Germans Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and former Formula One driver Bernd Schneider were the winners, covering 268 laps. The Ferrari 458 GT3 of Craig Baird, Matt Griffin and Weng Sun Mok finished a lap behind in second, with Griffin setting the fastest lap of the race with a lap of 2:06.8714. Finishing in third place was the VIP Petfoods Porsche 997 GT3-R of Matt Kingsley, Klark Quinn and Shane van Gisbergen.

A late afternoon rain storm caused havoc in the field as it started suddenly and most cars took a few laps to pit for wet weather tyres. Shane van Gisbergen, driving the Quinn Porsche, excelled in the wet conditions, passing several drivers across the top of the circuit despite the conditions. There were a number of safety cars in the wet conditions which caused the leaders to close up, with slower, lapped cars mixed in between. At one restart the #63 Erebus Motorsport SLS, which had been in contention for most of the race, clipped the #60 Lotus Elise and damaged the steering. The car was repaired but lost multiple laps, eventually finishing in sixth place.

Early in the day the two Aston Martins, Tony Quinn's DBRS9 in GT3 Class A, and the St Gallen Vantage GT4 of Baenziger, Kamelger and Porritt in Class C, had a coming together at the top of Conrod Straight. Quinn's race was ended and the Vantage GT4 recommenced racing, albeit many laps down. The #22 FPV FG GT of Robinson Racing Developments broke a supercharger pulley late in the day. The car was repaired using a part taken off a road car belonging to a crowd member, allowing the team to finish the race. The car recommenced racing in the last five laps and the team returned the borrowed part following the end of the race.

Pos[2]	Class[2]	No[2]	Team / Entrant[2]	Drivers	Car[2]	Laps[2]	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	A	36	Erebus Motorsport	Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	268	12:03:04.5192
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
2	A	33	Clearwater Racing	Craig Baird Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	267	+1 lap
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
3	A	5	VIP Petfoods Racing	Matt Kingsley Klark Quinn Shane van Gisbergen Tony Quinn1	Porsche 997 GT3-R	267	+1 lap
					3.6 L Porsche H6
4	A	1	Phoenix Racing	Johan Kristoffersson Harold Primat Andreas Simonsen	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	266	+2 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
5	A	9	Hallmarc Racing	Marc Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	263	+5 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
6	A	63	Erebus Motorsport	Peter Hackett Lee Holdsworth Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	263	+5 laps
					6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
7	A	58	AF Corse	Marco Cioci Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt	Ferrari 458 GT3	261	+7 laps
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
8	A	14	Peter Conroy Motorsport	Peter Conroy Robert Huff James Winslow	Audi R8 LMS	260	+8 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
9	B	30	Hunter Sports Group	Steven Johnson Jonny Reid Drew Russell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	257	+11 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
10	A	71	Equity-One Racing	Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes Simon Middleton Darryl O'Young	Audi R8 LMS	255	+13 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11	B	4	Grove Motorsport	Daniel Gaunt Stephen Grove Max Twigg	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	251	+17 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
12	I3	44	Mal Rose Racing	Mal Rose Aaron Tebb Adam Wallis	Holden VY Commodore	248	+20 laps
					5.0 L Holden Aurora V8
13	A	48	M Motorsport	Ross Lilley Justin McMillan Steven Richards	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	247	+21 laps
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
14	B	69	Motorsport Services	Allan Dippie George McFarlane Scott O'Donnell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	244	+24 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
15	B	8	Level Racing	Philippe Broodcoren Kurt Dujardyn Olivier Muytjens Philippe Richard	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	236	+32 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
16	I1	21	Team Peugeot RCZ	Andrew Jones Bruce Jouanny David Wall	Peugeot RCZ Cup	233	+35 laps
					1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
17	A	81	DragonSpeed	Elton Julian Eric Lux Christian Zügel	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	233	+35 laps
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
18	E	3	Racer Industries	Ivo Breukers Morgan Haber Damian Ward	HSV VXR Turbo	229	+39 laps
					2.0 L Ecotec I4
19	C	62	Rob Thomson Racing	Romano Sartori Liam Talbot Rob Thomson	Lotus Exige S	228	+40 laps
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
20	I2	55	Motorsport Services	Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall	SEAT León Supercopa	225	+43 laps
					2.0 L SEAT I4
21	I2	17	Showershop Racing	Tony Burrowes Stuart Owers Lewis Scott	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	222	+46 laps
					2.0 L Subaru H4
22	C	54	Donut King Racing	Tony Alford Adam Beechey Peter Leemhuis	Nissan R35 GT-R	214	+54 laps
					3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6
23	I1	20	Team Peugeot RCZ	Jason Bright Stéphane Caillet Julien Rueflin	Peugeot RCZ Cup	214	+54 laps
					1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo
24	B	67	Motorsport Services	David Glasson Phil Hood Tony Richards	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	208	+60 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
25	B	45	Team BRM	Barton Mawer Duvashen Padayachee Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	207	+61 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
26	E	26	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Daniel Lewis Daniel Stutterd Jonathon Venter	BMW 130i	207	+61 laps
					3.0 L BMW N52 I6
27	B	68	Motorsport Services	Terry Knight Jeff Lowrey Marcus Mahy Todd Murphy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	198	+70 laps
					3.6 L Porsche H6
28	I2	70	Motorsport Services	Mike Driver Sam Fillmore Kevin Gallichan Aaron Harris	SEAT León Supercopa	193	+75 laps
					2.0 L SEAT I4
29	D	24	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Anthony Gilbertson Andre Heimgartner Peter O'Donnell	BMW 335i	183	+85 laps
					3.0 L BMW N54 Twin-turbo I6
30	I2	35	Ric Shaw Racing	Andrew Bollom Stephen Borness James Parish Ric Shaw	Mazda RX-7	182	+86 laps
					1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW Twin-turbo Two-Rotor
31	E	27	GWS Personnel Motorsport	Justin Garioch Allan Shephard Dylan Thomas	BMW 130i	176	+92 laps
					3.0 L BMW N52 I6
32	I2	56	Motorsport Services	Simon Piavanini Mark Pilatti Kerry Wade	SEAT León Supercopa	140	+128 laps
					2.0 L SEAT I4
33	C	76	Aston Martin St. Gallen	Andreas Baenziger Florian Kamelger Christopher Porritt	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	140	+128 laps
					4.7 L Aston Martin V8
34	D	22	Robinson Racing Developments	Steve Cramp Brad Goss Vin Stenta	FPV FG GT	134	+134 laps
					5.0 L Boss 315 supercharged V8
DNF	A	23	United Autosports	Brendon Hartley Alain Li Mark Patterson	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	259	Crash
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	I1	60	Motionsport	Ben Gower Simon Phillips Pete Storey	Lotus Elise	211	Crash
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF	I3	13	Bruce Lynton BMW	Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden	BMW M3	209	Crash
					3.2 L BMW S54 I6
DNF	B	12	Competition Motorsports	David Calvert-Jones Alex Davison James Davison	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R	207	Crash
					3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF	A	6	Rod Salmon Racing	Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Rod Salmon	Audi R8 LMS	162	Hub failure
					5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF	D	7	Maximum Motorsport	Dean Herridge Angus Kennard John O'Dowd	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	138	Crash
					2.5 L Subaru H4
DNF	I2	2	Racer Industries	Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Ryan McLeod	HSV VXR Turbo	133	Suspension
					2.2 L Ecotec I4
DNF	I3	65	Daytona Sports Cars	Jamie Augustine Andrew Miedecke Benjamin Schoots	Daytona Sportscar	132	Crash
					6.0 L GM LS1 V8 engine
DNF	A	29	Trofeo Motorsport	Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Greg Murphy	Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R	127	Fuel Tank
					7.0 L GM LS7 V8
DNF	A	88	Maranello Motorsport	John Bowe Peter Edwards Mika Salo Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	111	Crash
					4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNF	C	10	Simply Sports Cars	Adam Gowans Chris Lillingston-Price Richard Meins	Lotus Exige S	108	Crash
					1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4
DNF	D	19	Sherrin Rentals	David Ayers Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Mike Sherrin	BMW 135i	67	Engine
					3.0 L BMW N55 Twin-turbo I6
DNF	A	51	AMAC Motorsport	Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Garth Walden	Mosler MT900 GT3	55	Overheating
					7.0 L GM LS7 V8
DNF	A	16	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Franz Engstler John Modystach Charles Ng Kristian Poulsen	BMW Z4 GT3	36	Crash
					4.4 L BMW S65 V8
DNF	AUS GT	40	Motor School Racing	Ben Foessel	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	13	Withdrawn after opening hour
					3.6 L Porsche H6
DNF	AUS GT	73	ESP Print Management Racing	Michael Hovey	Ginetta G50 G4	13	Withdrawn after opening hour
					3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNF	AUS GT	77	VIP Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd	Tony Quinn	Aston Martin DBRS9	11	Crash
					5.7 L Aston Martin V12
DNF	A	11	Lago Racing	Peter Kox Roger Lago David Russell	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	11	Crash
					5.2 L Lamborghini V10
DNF	AUS GT	38	Griffith Corporation P/L	Mark Griffith	Ginetta G50 G4	5	Crash
					3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6
DNS	D	80	Bruce Lynton BMW	Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden	BMW 1M	0	Electrical issues (moved to car #13 for remainder of the event)
					3.0 L BMW N54 turbocharged I6

^1 – Tony Quinn was unable to drive in the race following a crash during the first hour of the race. He was replaced by Matt Kingsley.

• Note: Class winners are shown in Bold
• Race time of winning car: 12:03:4.5192
• Fastest race lap: 2:06.8714 – Matt Griffin

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