The 2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours was the seventeenth Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 10 December 2016.[1] The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4 (Supersport)-spec cars, MARC cars and touring cars. This was the second Sepang 12 Hours race organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).[2] The race was also the third and final round of the inaugural Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Race details
Date 10 December 2016
Location Sepang, Malaysia
Course 5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Weather Qualifying: Sunny
Race: Changeable
Race
Pole
Driver France Frédéric Makowiecki Germany Manthey Racing
Time 2:02.634
Podium
First Netherlands Robin Frijns
Germany Christopher Haase
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Second New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Germany Manthey Racing
Third Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany René Rast
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix

The race was won by the Audi R8 LMS run by Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Driven by Robin Frijns, Christopher Haase and Laurens Vanthoor. The race victory saw Vanthoor win the inaugural drivers championship. Supported by third-placed teammates Pierre Kaffer, René Rast and Markus Winkelhock, Audi won the manufacturers championship.

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Free Practice sessions

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Qualifying

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Race

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Event format

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Day Session Time/distance
Thursday (8 December) Paid Practice (GT3/GTC) 120 minutes
Paid Practice (GT4/SP/TP/TC/MARC/Others) 120 minutes
Free Practice 1 120 minutes
Free Practice 2 120 minutes
Friday (9 December) Free Practice 3 120 minutes
Qualifying 60 minutes
Top 15 Shootout 15 minutes
Saturday (10 December) Race 12 hours
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Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos. Class No. Drivers Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 GT3 Pro 15   Robin Frijns
  Christopher Haase
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS 305 12:01:33.824
2 GT3 Pro 911   Earl Bamber
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 304 +1 Lap
3 GT3 Pro 16   Pierre Kaffer
  René Rast
  Markus Winkelhock
  Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS 304 +1 Lap
4 GT3 Pro 50   Pasin Lathouras
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Michele Rugolo
  Spirit of Race SA Ferrari 488 GT3 303 +2 Laps
5 GT3 Pro 912   Michael Christensen
  Richard Lietz
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 302 +3 Laps
6 GT3 Pro-Am 35   Morris Chen
  Shinya Hosokawa
  Hiroki Yoshida
  Hiroki Yoshimoto
  HubAuto Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 297 +8 Laps
7 GT3 Pro-Am 11   Piti Bhirombhakdi
  Carlo van Dam
  Tanart Sathienthirakul
  Frank Yu
  Singha Motorsport Team Ferrari 488 GT3 297 +8 Laps
8 GT3 Pro 88   Kazuki Hiramine
  Manabu Orido
  Adrian Zaugg
  JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 296 +9 Laps
9 GT3 Pro-Am 27   Dominic Ang
  Adrian Henry D'Silva
  Garnet Patterson
  Nexus Infinity Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 296 +9 Laps
10 GT3 Pro 9   Shane van Gisbergen
  Côme Ledogar
  Álvaro Parente
  K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S GT3 290 +15 Laps
11 GT3 Am 75   Stefano Colombo
  Gregory Teo
  David Tjiptobiantoro
  T2 Motorsports Ferrari 488 GT3 289 +16 Laps
12 GTC Pro-Am 26   Daniel Bilski
  Henk Kiks
  Peter Kox
  B-Quick Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Cup 288 +17 Laps
13 GT3 Pro-Am 52   Taku Bamba
  Naoki Hattori
  Takayuki Hiranuma
  Shogo Mitsuyama
  SAITAMA TOYOPET Green Brave Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 286 +19 Laps
14 GTC Pro-Am 67   Rik Breukers
  Wee Lim Keong
  Melvin Moh
  GDL Racing Team Asia Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 286 +19 Laps
15 MARC 93   Jake Camilleri
  Morgan Haber
  Rob Thomson
  MARC Cars Australia MARC Mazda3 V8 281 +24 Laps
16 MARC 91   Keith Kassulke
  Hadrian Morrall
  Nicholas Rowe
  MARC Cars Australia MARC Focus V8 279 +26 Laps
17 GT4 69   Darren Burke
  Zen Low
  Dan Wells
  Ayelzo Ecotint Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 271 +34 Laps
18 GT4S 39   Teruhiko Hamano
  Makoto Hotta
  Ryohei Sakaguchi
  Muta Racing TWS RC350 Lexus RC350 266 +39 Laps
19 GTC Pro-Am 333   Jean-Michel Gerome
  Mitchell Gilbert
  Philippe Richard
  SpeedLover Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 265 +40 Laps
20 GT4 55   Tom Hibbert
  Charlie Robertson
  Colin White
  Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 263 +42 Laps
21 Touring 100   Takashi Ito
  Kenny Lee
  Hitoshi Matsui
  Takashi Oi
  AMUSE & SPV Racing Toyota GT86 257 +48 Laps
22 Touring 77   Jim Hunter
  Grant Johnson
  Allan Letcher
  Andrew Macpherson
  Jim Hunter Motorsport Subaru Impreza STI 2.0 249 +56 Laps
23 Touring 7   Teh Kian Boon
  Ong Wai Kwong Darren
  Toe Teow Heng
  Team ST Powered Honda Civic Type R 245 +60 Laps
24 GT3 Pro 30   Hiroaki Nagai
  Koki Saga
  Kota Sasaki
  apr Toyota Prius (ZVW50) 222 +83 Laps
Ret TC 65   Ate Dirk de Jong
  Douglas Khoo
  Takuya Shirasaka
  Naoto Takeda
  Viper Niza Racing SEAT León TCR 201 +104 Laps
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ramanujam, Mohan K (8 December 2016). "2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours happening this weekend". paultan.org. Driven Communications Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ Klein, Jamie (10 December 2016). "Sepang 12 Hours: Audi survives the rain for dominant win". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Motul 12 Hours of Sepang Official Timetable". sepang12hours.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Motul 12 Hours of Sepang Race Classification". sepang12hours.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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