The 2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars and Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 9 February 2014, was the twelfth running of the Bathurst 12 Hour.
44 cars were entered for the race, though four entries were withdrawn due to crashes in practice and qualifying. John Bowe, Peter Edwards, Craig Lowndes and Mika Salo won the race for Maranello Motorsport, driving a Ferrari 458 GT3, after Lowndes won a close battle with German driver Maximilian Buhk late in the race. Buhk finished second for HTP Motorsport along with Thomas Jäger and Harold Primat, just four tenths of a second behind Lowndes. Greg Crick, Will Davison and Jack Le Brocq finished third for Erebus Motorsport, with Davison holding off Shane van Gisbergen in the closing laps despite having a damaged car. The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 had shown early pace but was involved in an early crash at the top of the circuit and did not finish.
Three Fiat Abarth 500s had been invited and were competing in their own class, with their lap times being much slower than the GT3 cars. A late safety car saw the three Fiats mixed in with the leading GT3 cars at the front of the safety car queue. The three drivers voluntarily drove through the pit lane as the race restarted, giving the leading GT3 cars a clearer track as they battled for position in the closing laps.
The 2014 race was the fastest ever contested to that point, setting a distance record of 296 laps (1839 kilometres), which was not broken until 2016.
Class structure edit
Cars competed in the following six classes.[2]
- Class A – GT3 Outright
- Class B – GT3 (Older Specification)/GT3 Cup Cars
- Class C – GT4
- Class D – Invitational (over 3000cc)
- Class F – Invitational (up to 3000cc)
- Class I – Invitational (non-production)
The Class C-winning Lotus Exige Cup R of Tony Alford, Peter Leemhuis and Mark O'Connor.
The Class D-winning SEAT León Supercopa of Richard Billington, Stuart Owers and Lewis Scott.
The Class F-winning Fiat Abarth 500 of Paul Gover, Gregory Hede, Mike Sinclair and Luke Youlden.
The Class I-winning MARC Focus GTC of Grant Denyer, Adam Gowans, Garry Jacobson and Andrew Miedecke.
Official results edit
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | A | 88 |  Maranello Motorsport
|
John Bowe Peter Edwards Craig Lowndes Mika Salo
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 296 | 12:00:29.5750 |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | |||||||
| 2 | A | 84 |  HTP Motorsport
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Maximilian Buhk Thomas Jäger Harold Primat
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 296 | +0.4138 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
| 3 | A | 63 | Erebus Motorsport
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Greg Crick Will Davison Jack Le Brocq
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 296 | +2.4025 |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
| 4 | A | 37 | VIP Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd
|
 Andrew Kirkaldy Klark Quinn Tony Quinn Shane van Gisbergen
|
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 296 | +3.0541 |
| 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | A | 3 | Phoenix Racing
|
Rahel Frey René Rast Laurens Vanthoor
|
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 296 | +36.9483 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| 6 | A | 25 |  United Autosports
|
Eric Lux Mark Patterson Markus Winkelhock
|
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 294 | +2 laps |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| 7 | A | 1 | Erebus Motorsport
|
Nico Bastian Maro Engel Bernd Schneider
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 291 | +5 laps |
| 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | |||||||
| 8 | B | 4 | Grove Motorsport
|
Earl Bamber Ben Barker Stephen Grove
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 286 | +10 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 9 | B | 12 | Competition Motorsports
|
David Calvert-Jones Alex Davison Patrick Long
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 284 | +12 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 10 | A | 9 | Hallmarc Racing
|
Marc Cini Mark Eddy Christopher Mies
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Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 278 | +18 laps |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| 11 | B | 19 | Nexus Racing
|
Damien Flack Rob Smith Shane Smollen
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 277 | +19 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 12 | B | 69 | Supabarn Supermarkets Racing
|
James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Steve Owen Max Twigg
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | 275 | +21 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 13 | B | 99 | Racing Incident
|
Eric Bana Peter Hill Simon Middleton
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 | 275 | +21 laps |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
| 14 | B | 71 | Equity-One Racing
|
Dean Fiore Dean Grant Dean Koutsoumidis Michael Loccisano
|
Audi R8 LMS | 271 | +25 laps |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| 15 | I | 70 | MARC Cars Australia
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Grant Denyer Adam Gowans Garry Jacobson Andrew Miedecke
|
MARC Focus GTC | 268 | +28 laps |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
| 16 | D | 22 | Richard Billington Racing
|
Richard Billington Stuart Owers Lewis Scott
|
SEAT León Supercopa | 247 | +49 laps |
| 2.0 L SEAT I4 | |||||||
| 17 | I | 50 | MARC Cars Australia
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Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Chris Pither
|
MARC Focus GTC | 246 | +50 laps |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
| 18 | F | 96 | Fiat Abarth Motorsport
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Paul Gover Gregory Hede Mike Sinclair Luke Youlden
|
Fiat Abarth 500 | 243 | +53 laps |
| 1.4 L Fire Turbojet I4 | |||||||
| 19 | I | 60 | MARC Cars Australia
|
Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Dylan Thomas
|
MARC Focus GTC | 242 | +54 laps |
| 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 | |||||||
| 20 | D | 28 | GWS Personnel Motorsport
|
Kean Booker Matt Chahda Peter O’Donnell Allan Shephard
|
BMW 335i | 238 | +58 laps |
| 3.0 L BMW N54 twin-turbo I6 | |||||||
| 21 | B | 51 | AMAC Motorsport
|
Andrew Macpherson Ben Porter Garth Walden
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | 237 | +59 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 22 | F | 95 | Fiat Abarth Motorsport
|
Clyde Campbell Joshua Dowling Toby Hagon Paul Stokell
|
Fiat Abarth 500 | 236 | +60 laps |
| 1.4 L Fire Turbojet I4 | |||||||
| 23 | D | 66 | Motorsport Services
|
Michael Driver Guy Stewart Danny Stutterd
|
SEAT León Supercopa | 212 | +84 laps |
| 2.0 L SEAT I4 | |||||||
| 24 | D | 7 | Maximum Motorsport
|
Dean Herridge Angus Kennard John O'Dowd
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 208 | +88 laps |
| 2.5 L Subaru H4 | |||||||
| 25 | C | 54 | Donut King Racing
|
Tony Alford Peter Leemhuis Mark O'Connor
|
Lotus Exige Cup R | 204 | +92 laps |
| 3.5 L Toyota 2GR-FE supercharged V6 | |||||||
| 26 | B | 35 | Team BRM
|
Andrew Fisher Indiran Padayachee Ric Shaw Aaron Zerefos
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 183 | +113 laps |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 27 | D | 97 | Mortimer Motorsports
|
Frank Lyons Michael Lyons Andre Mortimer Warwick Mortimer
|
BMW M3 GT4 | 126 | +170 laps |
| 4.0 L BMW S65 V8 | |||||||
| 28 | F | 59 | Fiat Abarth Motorsport
|
Matt Campbell Matt Cherry Luke Ellery
|
Fiat Abarth 500 | 10 | +286 laps |
| 1.4 L Fire Turbojet I4 | |||||||
| DNF | D | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars
|
Jamie Augustine Paul Freestone Benjamin Schoots
|
Daytona Sportscar | 236 | Driveline |
| 6.0 L GM LS1 V8 | |||||||
| DNF | B | 67 | Motorsport Services
|
Jeff Lowrey Tony Richards Jonathon Venter
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 208 | Crash |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNF | B | 45 | Team BRM
|
Barton Mawer Richard Muscat Duvashen Padayachee
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 190 | Engine |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNF | C | 17 | Griffith Corporation P/L
|
Daniel Gaunt Mark Griffith Karl Reindler
|
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 181 | Engine |
| 3.5 L Ford Cyclone V6 | |||||||
| DNF | B | 6 | SAFE-T-STOP
|
Garth Duffy Richard Gartner Michael Hector Stuart Kostera
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 168 | Overheating |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNF | B | 14 | Rotek Racing
|
Oliver Gavin Kevin Gleason Rob Huff Richard Meins
|
Audi R8 LMS | 91 | Engine |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 48 | M Motorsport
|
Ross Lilley Justin McMillan Steven Richards Dale Wood
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | 78 | Crash |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
| DNF | C | 55 | Motionsport
|
Ben Gower Gordon Shedden Pete Storey
|
Lotus Exige S | 68 | Engine |
| 3.5 L Toyota 2GR-FE supercharged V6 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 32 |  NISMO Athlete Global Team
|
Alex Buncombe Katsumasa Chiyo Rick Kelly Wolfgang Reip
|
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 58 | Crash |
| 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 33 |  Clearwater Racing
|
Craig Baird Matt Griffin Hiroshi Hamaguachi Weng Sun Mok
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 57 | Crash |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 23 | Lago Racing
|
 Peter Kox Roger Lago David Russell
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | 5 | Hit Kangaroo |
| 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | |||||||
| DNF | D | 42 | Motorline BMW
|
Angus Chapel Jason Clements Anthony Gilbertson
|
BMW M3 GTR | 1 | Throttle |
| 4.0 L BMW P60B40 V8 | |||||||
| DNS | B | 68 | Motorsport Services
|
 Daniel Bilski David Glasson Marcus Mahy
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Crash in Practice 3 | |
| 3.6 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNS | A | 5 | Rod Salmon Racing
|
Jason Bright Warren Luff Rod Salmon Liam Talbot
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Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Crash in Qualifying | |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | |||||||
| DNS | A | 77 |  AF Corse
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Marco Cioci Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Crash in Qualifying | |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | |||||||
| DNS | A | 49 | Vicious Rumour Racing
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Dean Canto Tony D'Alberto Tony Defelice Renato Loberto
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Crash in Practice 1 | |
| 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | |||||||
| Sources:[2][3][4] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Appendix I: List of Eligible Vehicles" (PDF). Bathurst 12 Hour. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Event Programme, p. 34–35
- ^ a b c "2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour - Mount Panorama - Bathurst - Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". National Software. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (8 February 2014). "AF Corse Ferrari joins Bathurst casualties". SpeedCafe. Retrieved 10 February 2014.