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.

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.

40 cars were entered and 38 cars started, with two entries withdrawn following crashes in practice.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   Earl Bamber Motorsport   Matt Campbell
  Dennis Olsen
  Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 312 12:02:08.4067
4.0 L Porsche H6
2 APP 62   R-Motorsport   Jake Dennis
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
  Matthieu Vaxiviere
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 312 +3.4413
6.0 L Aston Martin V12
3 APP 999   Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter GruppeM Racing   Maximilian Buhk
  Maximilian Götz
  Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 312 +7.5942
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
4 APP 888   Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone   Jamie Whincup
  Craig Lowndes
  Shane van Gisbergen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 312 +7.7984
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
5 APP 42   BMW Team Schnitzer   Augusto Farfus
  Chaz Mostert
  Martin Tomczyk
BMW M6 GT3 312 +8.9161
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
6 APP 108   Bentley Team M-Sport   Vincent Abril
  Andy Soucek
  Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 312 +12.5019
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
7 APP 18   KCMG   Alexandre Imperatori
  Oliver Jarvis
  Edoardo Liberati
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 312 +51.0909
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
8 APP 107   Bentley Team M-Sport   Jules Gounon
  Steven Kane
  Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) 311 +1 lap
4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8
9 APA 51   Spirit of Race   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Ferrari 488 GT3 310 +2 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
10 APA 98   Matt Stone Racing   Todd Hazelwood
  Roger Lago
  David Russell
Audi R8 LMS 308 +4 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
11 APA 9   Hallmarc Racing   Marc Cini
  Dean Fiore
  Lee Holdsworth
Audi R8 LMS 307 +5 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
12 APA 6   Wall Racing   Adrian Deitz
  Tony D'Alberto
  Cameron McConville
  Jules Westwood
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 307 +5 laps
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
13 APA 19   Mercedes-AMG Team Nineteen Corp Black Falcon   Mark Griffith
  Yelmer Buurman
  Christina Nielsen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 306 +6 laps
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
14 APP 2   Audi Sport Team Valvoline   Christopher Haase
  Christopher Mies
  Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS 304 +8 laps
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
15 APP 35   KCMG   Josh Burdon
  Katsumasa Chiyo
  Tsugio Matsuda
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 301 +11 laps
3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
16 B 4   Grove Racing   Stephen Grove
  Brenton Grove
  Ben Barker
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 299 +13 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
17 I 20   T2 Racing by Liajen Motorsport   Adam Hargraves
  Daniel Jilesen
  Steve Owen
MARC II V8 282 +30 laps
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
18 APP 27   HubAuto Corsa   Nick Foster
  Nick Percat
  Tim Slade
Ferrari 488 GT3 279 +33 laps
3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8
19 B 23   Team Carrera Cup Asia   Chris van der Drift
  Paul Tressider
  Bao Jinlong
  Philip Hamprecht
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 279 +33 laps
3.8 L Porsche H6
20 C 48   M Motorsport   Justin McMillan
  Dean Lillie
  Glen Wood
  Elliott Barbour
KTM X-Bow GT4 278 +34 laps
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
21 C 13   RHC Jorgensen-Strom
  MARC Cars Australia
  Daren Jorgensen
  Brett Strom
  Gerard McLeod
BMW M4 GT4 277 +35 laps
3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6
22 C 55   Ginetta Australia   Aaron Love
  Jimmy Vernon
  Brad Schumacher
Ginetta G55 GT4 266 +46 laps
3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6
23 APA 11   Objective Racing   Tony Walls
  Warren Luff
  Andrew Watson
McLaren 650S GT3 260 +52 laps
3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8
DNF C 50   M Motorsport   David Crampton
  Trent Harrison
  Tim Macrow
  Caitlin Wood
KTM X-Bow GT4 262 Engine
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
DNF APP 911   Earl Bamber Motorsport   Romain Dumas
  Mathieu Jaminet
  Sven Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R 234 Steering
4.0 L Porsche H6
DNF APA 75   STM - SunEnergy1 Racing   Kenny Habul
  Dominik Baumann
  Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-AMG GT3 204 Radiator damage
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
NC C 71   M Motorsport   Dean Koutsoumidis
  Jake Parsons
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
KTM X-Bow GT4 196 Not Classified
2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4
DNF I 91   MARC Cars Australia   Keith Kassulke
  Paul Morris
  Paul Tracy
  Anton de Pasquale
MARC II V8 189 Engine
5.2 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APP 77   Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon   Maro Engel
  Gary Paffett
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 185 Overheating
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF APP 22   Audi Sport Team Valvoline   Garth Tander
  Kelvin van der Linde
  Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS 181 Crash
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNF APA 29   Trofeo Motorsport   Jim Manolios
  Ivan Capelli
  Ben Porter
  Dean Canto
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 178 Engine
5.2 L Lamborghini V10
NC APA 760   R-Motorsport   Andreas Bänziger
  Florian Kamelger
  Peter Leemhuis
  Matt Parry
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 168 Not Classified
6.0 L Aston Martin V12
DNF APA 777   STM - Erebus Motorsport   Yasser Shahin
  David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Mercedes-AMG GT3 156 Overheating
6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8
DNF I 92   Liajen Motorsport   Geoff Taunton
  Jason Busk
  Dylan O'Keeffe
MARC Ford Focus V8 136 Driveline
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF B 43   Ashley Seward Motorsport   Sam Fillmore
  Richard Muscat
  Danny Stutterd
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 134 Crash
3.8 L Porsche H6
DNF I 96   MARC Cars Australia   Hadrian Morrall
  Mathijs Bakker
  Einar Thorsen
MARC Ford Focus V8 44 Crash
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
DNF APA 12   Competition Motorsports
  McElrea Racing
  David Calvert-Jones
  Kévin Estre
  Jaxon Evans
Porsche 911 GT3 R 37 Crash
4.0 L Porsche H6
DNF APP 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Nick Catsburg
  Mikkel Jensen
  Christian Krognes
BMW M6 GT3 28 Oil Pressure
4.4 L S63 BMW twin-turbo V8
DNS APA 3   Melbourne Performance Centre   Matt Neal
  Gordon Shedden
  Pete Storey
Audi R8 LMS Crash in Practice 2
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNS APA 540   Black Swan Racing   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Marc Lieb
  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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