2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

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.

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
The race winning Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of John Bowe, Peter Edwards, Craig Lowndes and Mika Salo.

44 cars were entered for the race, though four entries were withdrawn due to crashes in practice and qualifying.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

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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 B-winning Porsche 997 GT3 Cup of Earl Bamber, Ben Barker and Stephen Grove.
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

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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   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   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
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   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   Jake Camilleri
  Keith Kassulke
  Chris Pither
MARC Focus GTC 246 +50 laps
5.0 L Ford Coyote V8
18 F 96   Fiat Abarth Motorsport   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
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
Audi R8 LMS Ultra Crash in Qualifying
5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10
DNS A 77   AF Corse   Marco Cioci
  Michele Rugolo
  Steve Wyatt
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Crash in Qualifying
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
DNS A 49   Vicious Rumour Racing   Dean Canto
  Tony D'Alberto
  Tony Defelice
  Renato Loberto
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Crash in Practice 1
4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8
Sources:[2][3][4]
  • Note: Class winners are shown in bold.
  • Race time of winning car: 12:00:29.5750[3]
  • Fastest race lap: 2:03.8506 – Shane van Gisbergen[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Official Event Programme, p. 34–35
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (8 February 2014). "AF Corse Ferrari joins Bathurst casualties". SpeedCafe. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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