2019 Bathurst 12 Hour

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
Matt Campbell, Dennis Olsen and Dirk Werner won the race driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R. They also won Class APP.

The 2019 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race staged on the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 3 February 2019. The event was open to cars in GT and touring car classes, namely GT3 and GT4. It was the 17th running of the Bathurst 12 Hour, and the opening round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

40 cars were entered and 38 cars started, with two entries withdrawn following crashes in practice.

Class structure

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Cars competed in the following four classes.

  • Class A – GT3 Outright
    • Class APP (GT3 Pro) – for driver combinations with no unseeded drivers.
    • Class APA (GT3 Pro-Am) – for driver combinations including one unseeded driver.
  • Class B – GT3 Cup Cars
  • Class C – GT4
  • Class I – Invitational

No entries were recorded for Class AAM (GT3 Am) for driver combinations including only FIA Bronze drivers.

Official results

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Stephen Grove, Brenton Grove and Ben Barker won Class B driving a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.
Justin McMillan, Dean Lillie, Glen Wood and Elliot Barbour won Class C driving a KTM X-Bow GT4.
Adam Hargraves, Daniel Jilesen and Steve Owen won Class I driving a MARC II V8.

Bold denotes category winner.

Pos. Class No. Team / Entrant[1] Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 APP 912 New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport Australia Matt Campbell
Norway Dennis Olsen
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 312 12:02:08.4067
4.0 L Porsche H6
2 APP 62 Switzerland R-Motorsport United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
France Matthieu Vaxiviere
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 312 +3.4413
6.0 L Aston Martin V12
3 APP 999 Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter GruppeM Racing Germany Maximilian Buhk
Germany Maximilian Götz
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 312 +7.5942
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
4 APP 888 Australia Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone Australia Jamie Whincup
Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 312 +7.7984
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
5 APP 42 Germany BMW Team Schnitzer Brazil Augusto Farfus
Australia Chaz Mostert
Germany Martin Tomczyk
BMW M6 GT3 312 +8.9161
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
6 APP 108 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport Monaco Vincent Abril
Spain Andy Soucek
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 312 +12.5019
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
7 APP 18 Hong Kong KCMG Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Italy Edoardo Liberati
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 312 +51.0909
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
8 APP 107 United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport France Jules Gounon
United Kingdom Steven Kane
South Africa Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 311 +1 lap
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
9 APA 51 Switzerland Spirit of Race Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
Ferrari 488 GT3 310 +2 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
10 APA 98 Australia Matt Stone Racing Australia Todd Hazelwood
Australia Roger Lago
Australia David Russell
Audi R8 LMS 308 +4 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11 APA 9 Australia Hallmarc Racing Australia Marc Cini
Australia Dean Fiore
Australia Lee Holdsworth
Audi R8 LMS 307 +5 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
12 APA 6 Australia Wall Racing Australia Adrian Deitz
Australia Tony D'Alberto
Australia Cameron McConville
United Kingdom Jules Westwood
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 307 +5 laps
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
13 APA 19 Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Nineteen Corp Black Falcon Australia Mark Griffith
Netherlands Yelmer Buurman
Denmark Christina Nielsen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 306 +6 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
14 APP 2 Australia Audi Sport Team Valvoline Germany Christopher Haase
Germany Christopher Mies
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 304 +8 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
15 APP 35 Hong Kong KCMG Australia Josh Burdon
Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 301 +11 laps
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
16 B 4 Australia Grove Racing Australia Stephen Grove
Australia Brenton Grove
United Kingdom Ben Barker
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 299 +13 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
17 I 20 Australia T2 Racing by Liajen Motorsport Australia Adam Hargraves
New Zealand Daniel Jilesen
Australia Steve Owen
MARC II V8 282 +30 laps
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
18 APP 27 Taiwan HubAuto Corsa Australia Nick Foster
Australia Nick Percat
Australia Tim Slade
Ferrari 488 GT3 279 +33 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
19 B 23 Singapore Team Carrera Cup Asia New Zealand Chris van der Drift
Australia Paul Tressider
China Bao Jinlong
Germany Philip Hamprecht
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 279 +33 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
20 C 48 Australia M Motorsport Australia Justin McMillan
Australia Dean Lillie
Australia Glen Wood
Australia Elliott Barbour
KTM X-Bow GT4 278 +34 laps
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
21 C 13 United States RHC Jorgensen-Strom
Australia MARC Cars Australia
United States Daren Jorgensen
United States Brett Strom
Australia Gerard McLeod
BMW M4 GT4 277 +35 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
22 C 55 Australia Ginetta Australia Australia Aaron Love
Australia Jimmy Vernon
Australia Brad Schumacher
Ginetta G55 GT4 266 +46 laps
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6
23 APA 11 Australia Objective Racing Australia Tony Walls
Australia Warren Luff
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
McLaren 650S GT3 260 +52 laps
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF C 50 Australia M Motorsport Australia David Crampton
Australia Trent Harrison
Australia Tim Macrow
Australia Caitlin Wood
KTM X-Bow GT4 262 Engine
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
DNF APP 911 New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport France Romain Dumas
France Mathieu Jaminet
Germany Sven Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R 234 Steering
4.0 L Porsche H6
DNF APA 75 United States STM - SunEnergy1 Racing Australia Kenny Habul
Austria Dominik Baumann
Germany Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-AMG GT3 204 Radiator damage
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
NC C 71 Australia M Motorsport Australia Dean Koutsoumidis
Australia Jake Parsons
United Kingdom James Winslow
Switzerland Mathias Beche
KTM X-Bow GT4 196 Not Classified
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
DNF I 91 Australia MARC Cars Australia Papua New Guinea Keith Kassulke
Australia Paul Morris
Canada Paul Tracy
Australia Anton de Pasquale
MARC II V8 189 Engine
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APP 77 Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon Germany Maro Engel
United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Germany Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 185 Overheating
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF APP 22 Australia Audi Sport Team Valvoline Australia Garth Tander
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS 181 Crash
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APA 29 Australia Trofeo Motorsport Australia Jim Manolios
Italy Ivan Capelli
Australia Ben Porter
Australia Dean Canto
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 178 Engine
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
NC APA 760 Switzerland R-Motorsport Switzerland Andreas Bänziger
Austria Florian Kamelger
Australia Peter Leemhuis
United Kingdom Matt Parry
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 168 Not Classified
6.0 L Aston Martin V12
DNF APA 777 Australia STM - Erebus Motorsport Australia Yasser Shahin
Australia David Reynolds
Australia Luke Youlden
Mercedes-AMG GT3 156 Overheating
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF I 92 Australia Liajen Motorsport Australia Geoff Taunton
Australia Jason Busk
Australia Dylan O'Keeffe
MARC Ford Focus V8 136 Driveline
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF B 43 Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport New Zealand Sam Fillmore
Australia Richard Muscat
Australia Danny Stutterd
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 134 Crash
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF I 96 Australia MARC Cars Australia Australia Hadrian Morrall
Netherlands Mathijs Bakker
Norway Einar Thorsen
MARC Ford Focus V8 44 Crash
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APA 12 United States Competition Motorsports
Australia McElrea Racing
Australia David Calvert-Jones
France Kévin Estre
New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Porsche 911 GT3 R 37 Crash
4.0 L Porsche H6
DNF APP 34 Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport Netherlands Nick Catsburg
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Norway Christian Krognes
BMW M6 GT3 28 Oil Pressure
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
DNS APA 3 Australia Melbourne Performance Centre United Kingdom Matt Neal
United Kingdom Gordon Shedden
United Kingdom Pete Storey
Audi R8 LMS Crash in Practice 2
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNS APA 540 United States Black Swan Racing Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Germany Marc Lieb
United States Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R Crash in Practice 2
4.0 L Porsche H6
  • Race time of winning car: 12:02:08.4067
  • Race distance of cars on the leaders lap: 1,204.632 mi (1,938.667 km)
  • Fastest race lap: 2:03.5382 – Josh Burdon on lap 300

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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