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Round 1 of 4 in the 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Date | 13–15 May 2022 | |||||||||||||
Location | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||
Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race staged on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 May 2022. It was the opening round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge.[1] The race was originally planned to be held on 27 February 2022, but was postponed to May due to concerns with the COVID-19 quarantine regulations of Australia.[2]
Class structure
Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.[3]
- Class A – GT3 (current-specification GT3 cars)
- Class APA (Pro-Am) - for driving combinations featuring two FIA Platinum- or FIA Gold-rated drivers and one or two FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
- Class AAM (Am) - for driving combinations featuring at most one FIA Silver-rated driver, with the remaining drivers being FIA Bronze-rated.
- Class B – GT3 Trophy (older-specification GT3 cars)
- Pro-Am - for driving combinations featuring at most one FIA Silver-rated driver, with the remaining drivers being FIA Bronze-rated.
- Am - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
- Class C – Porsche GT3 Cup Car
- Class D – GT4 cars
- Class I – Invitational class
- Class I was open to MARC Cars, GT2 cars and GTC cars from one-make categories.
There were no entries in Classes B and D.
Entry list
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two sessions, with Class A cars required to have an FIA Bronze-rated driver take part in the first and a higher-rated driver take part in the second. Results were formed by taking the aggregate times for each car from the two sessions. Class leaders are shown in bold.
Pos. | No. | Class | Drivers | Team | Car | Combined time | Gap |
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1 | 65 | APA | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot |
CoinSpot Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 4:08.5891 | |
2 | 74 | APA | Kelvin van der Linde Brad Schumacher |
Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 4:08.9259 | +0.3368 |
3 | 777 | APA | Ricardo Feller Yasser Shahin |
The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 4:09.2725 | +0.6834 |
4 | 75 | APA | Jules Gounon Martin Konrad |
SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 4:09.7717 | +1.1826 |
5 | 45 | AAM | Garth Walden Brett Hobson |
RAM Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 4:11.2251 | +2.6660 |
6 | 4 | APA | Ben Barker Stephen Grove |
Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 4:12.7094 | +4.1203 |
7 | 55 | AAM | Duvashen Padayachee Sergio Pieres |
Valmont Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 4:13.8589 | +5.2698 |
8 | 888 | APA | Shane van Gisbergen Prince Jefri Ibrahim |
MANN FILTER Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 4:13.9941 | +5.4050 |
9 | 6 | APA | Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer |
Wall Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo | 4:14.5492 | +5.9608 |
10 | 9 | APA | Lee Holdsworth Marc Cini |
Team Hallmarc | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 4:14.9955 | +6.4064 |
11 | 19 | APA | Will Brown Mark Griffith |
Nineteen Corp. Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 4.15.9068 | +7.3177 |
12 | 50 | I | Dale Wood Trent Harrison |
M Motorsport | KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept | 4:16.1244 | +7.5353 |
13 | 52 | I | Zane Morse Keith Kassulke |
Wheels FX Racing PNG | Ford Mustang MARC II V8 | 4:18.1303 | +9.5412 |
14 | 222 | C | Alex Davison Geoff Emery |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | 4:18.5187 | +9.9296 |
15 | 11 | C | Eric Constantinidis Aaron Zerefos |
Our Kloud-UpTo11 Motorsport | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | 4:35.1478 | +26.5587 |
16 | 24 | APA | David Reynolds Tony Bates |
Tony Bates Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 5:33.7784 | +1:25.1993 |
– | 47 | AAM | David Russell Paul Stokell |
Supabarn Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | ||
– | 95 | I | Declan Fraser Jake Camilleri |
MARC Cars Australia | Ford Mustang MARC II V8 | ||
– | 17 | APA | Nick Percat Mark Rosser |
Team BRM | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | ||
– | 91 | APA | Maro Engel Kevin Tse |
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | ||
Source:[14] | |||||||
Top Ten Shootout
Due to concerns over low tyre temperature, the traditional one-lap shootout was replaced by two fifteen minute sessions, the first for 6th to 10th positions in the qualifying session and the second from 1st to 5th positions.[15]
Pos. | No. | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
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1 | 65 | APA | Chaz Mostert | CoinSpot Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:02.4930 | |
2 | 74 | APA | Kelvin van der Linde | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:02.5788 | +0.0858 |
3 | 75 | APA | Jules Gounon | SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:03.2192 | +0.7262 |
4 | 777 | APA | Ricardo Feller | The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:03.3380 | +0.8450 |
5 | 888 | APA | Shane van Gisbergen | MANN FILTER Triple Eight Race Engineering | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:03.6381 | +1.1451 |
6 | 9 | APA | Lee Holdsworth | Team Hallmarc | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:04.0224 | +1.5294 |
7 | 4 | APA | Ben Barker | Grove Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2:04.1710 | +1.6780 |
8 | 55 | AAM | Duvashen Padayachee | Valmont Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2:04.6340 | +2.1410 |
9 | 6 | APA | Tony D'Alberto | Wall Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo | 2:04.6908 | +2.1978 |
10 | 45 | AAM | Brett Hobson | RAM Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:04.7550 | +2.2620 |
Source:[16] | |||||||
Race
Class winners are shown in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | APA | 75 | SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering | Kenny Habul Jules Gounon Martin Konrad Luca Stolz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 291 | 12:00:56.1980 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
2 | APA | 91 | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo | Daniel Juncadella Maro Engel Kevin Tse |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 291 | +8.7071 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
3 | APA | 888 | MANN FILTER Triple Eight Race Engineering | Shane van Gisbergen Broc Feeney Prince Jefri Ibrahim |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 291 | +1:35.3671 |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
4 | APA | 74 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Kelvin van der Linde Nathanael Berthon Brad Schumacher |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 290 | +1 Lap |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
5 | APA | 6 | Wall Racing | Tony D'Alberto David Wall Adrian Deitz Grant Denyer |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 286 | +5 Laps |
5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
6 | APA | 9 | Hallmarc Racing | Lee Holdsworth Dean Fiore Marc Cini |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 286 | +5 Laps |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
7 | APA | 777 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Markus Winkelhock Ricardo Feller Yasser Shahin |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 285 | +6 Laps |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
8 | APA | 17 | Team BRM | Nick Percat Joey Mawson Mark Rosser |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 284 | +7 Laps |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
9 | AAM | 47 | Supabarn Racing | David Russell Paul Stokell James Koundouris Theo Koundouris |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 283 | +8 Laps |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
10 | C | 222 | Prostate Cancer Foundation Racing / STM | Scott Taylor Alex Davison Craig Lowndes Geoff Emery |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 276 | +15 Laps |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
11 | APA | 24 | C Tech Laser by Tony Bates Racing | Cameron Waters David Reynolds Tony Bates |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 256 | +35 Laps |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
NC | AAM | 55 | Valmont Racing | Duvashen Padayachee Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 199 | +92 laps |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
NC | C | 11 | Our Kloud-UpTo11 Motorsport | Aaron Zerefos Eric Constantindis Indiran Padayachee |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 198 | +93 laps |
3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 4 | Grove Racing | Ben Barker Brenton Grove Stephen Grove |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 197 | Accident |
4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
DNF | AAM | 45 | RAM Motorsport | Garth Walden Brett Hobson Mike Sheargold |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 170 | Accident |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 65 | CoinSpot Racing Team | Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Fraser Ross |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 161 | Accident |
5.2 L FSI 2xDOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
DNF | I | 95 | MARC Cars Australia | Geoff Taunton Jake Camilleri Declan Fraser |
Ford Mustang MARC II V8 | 143 | Engine |
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
DNF | I | 50 | M Motorsport | Dale Wood Glenn Wood Trent Harrison David Crampton |
KTM X-Bow GT2 | 38 | Accident |
2.5 L Audi 20v TFSI turbocharged I5 | |||||||
DNF | APA | 19 | Nineteen Corp. Racing Team | Will Brown Jack Perkins Mark Griffith |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 33 | Accident |
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
DNF | I | 52 | Speed / FX Wheels Racing PNG | Keith Kassulke Hadrian Morrall Zane Morse |
Ford Mustang MARC II V8 | 15 | Accident |
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
Fastest lap: Kelvin van der Linde – 2:03.1173 (lap 256) | |||||||
Source:[17] | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Bathurst 12 Hour confirmed as 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Opener". Bathurst 12 Hour. 2021-11-18.
- ↑ "New date set for 2022 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". intercontinentalgtchallenge.com. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Class Structure, 2023 B12hr date confirmed". Bathurst 12 Hour. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Chapman, Simon (2 April 2022). "Grove confirms Bathurst 12 Hour line-up". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Herrero, Daniel (3 May 2022). "Bathurst 1000 winners named in Audi 12 Hour squad". Speedcafe. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Herrero, Daniel (30 March 2022). "Percat lands Audi Bathurst 12 Hour drive". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goodwin, Graham (21 April 2022). "KTM X-Bow GT2 For Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Perrins, Slade (29 April 2022). "Valmont Racing confirms Entry". Speedcafe.
- 1 2 3 4 5 John, Dagys (22 April 2022). "Gounon to Lead SunEnergy1 Lineup in Bathurst 12H". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 John, Dagys (17 February 2022). "Van Gisbergen to Lead Triple Eight's Bathurst 12H Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (14 April 2022). "Craft Bamboo Confirm Bathurst 12 Hours Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 Goodwin, Graham (11 May 2022). "Engel, Juncadella & Tse For Craft Bamboo At Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ Pavey, James (2022-05-05). "STM confirms B12H entry". Supercars Championship.
- ↑ O'Brien, Connor (14 May 2022). "Mostert takes provisional pole for Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ 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 18 May 2022.
- ↑ O'Brien, Connor (15 May 2022). "Gounon leads SunEnergy1 Racing to Bathurst 12 Hour glory". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 May 2022.