Invited class cars will be MARC II vehicles for the 2020 event. Several local sporting associations also use the Mount as a base for their activities, including the Sporting Shooters Association, Bathurst Rifle Club, Bathurst Gun Club, Panorama Motorcycle Club, and, of course, the Bathurst Light Car Club. On his sixth and final tour of the brief, 20-minute session, Vanthoor’s 2m02.5521s was a full six-tenths faster than the next best and didn’t just move the pole benchmark forward at Bathurst, it tipped it into a full league: it was a full 1.3 seconds quicker than the previous qualifying record. The stand-alone GT4 class is set to be one of the most hotly contested ‘races within a race’ in the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. As Shahin bounced across towards the other side of the track, Tyler Everingham (#92 SCANDIA Racing - by Racer Industries MARC II) crashed heavily attempting to take avoiding action, with dust covering the circuit following Shahin’s own heavy accident. Known as the spiritual home of Australian Motor Racing, the circuit became famous via the annual Bathurst 1000 classic which was first held (over 500 miles) in 1963. Average Speed: 178km/h: Top Speed: 300km/h: Fastest Point: Conrod Straight: Slowest Point: Forrest Elbow The German’s car went in backwards and made heavy contact at high speed. The HTP boss expressed his delight that the Bathurst 12 Hour is now part of a strong bunch of international blue-ribbon GT endurance races that also includes the 24 hours of Nurburgring and Spa. Canto’s car took the tyre barrier side-on, but at pace, was sent airborne. Ride onboard with German Audi ace Christopher Mies as he sets a stunning 1:59.2910s lap of Bathurst's Mount Panorama. Simonsen, who had raced several times in Australia as part of a long and varied career, held the Bathurst 12 Hour race lap record at the time, as well as driving the fastest officially timed lap around Mount Panorama in a closed-wheel car. Supplementary Regulations and Sporting & Technical Regulations. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. (59) Jonathon Webb (McLaren) +1.6s. Cameron McConville (#6 Wall Racing Lamborghini Hurracan GT3) followed Sam Shahin (#777 Triple Eight Mercedes-AMG) out of McPhillamy, and as the gap narrowed, McConville nudged Shahin into the inside wall approaching the Skyline apex. Magic. It is situated on a hill with the dual official names of Mount Panorama and Wahluu and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour event held each February. Least laps completed by Winners: 202 (1,255km) – 2010 1:43 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour Winner - #7 Bentley Continental GT3 - Top Speed Model. Reigning 12 Hour winner Matt Campbell emerged with the fastest time in the #911 Absolute Racing Porsche with a 2:03.4336s, with Maro Engel (#77 Team Craft-Bamboo Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG), Alvaro Parente (#60 59Racing/EMA Racing McLaren), Raffaele Marciello (#999 Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG), Laurens Vanthoor (#1 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche), Kelvin van der Linde (#222 Audi Sport Team Valvoline) and Joao Paulo Lima De Oliveria (#18 KCMG Nissan) all within three tenths of a second. “He straight away said he’s… when looked very dizzy but he was okay. “He’s injured his left leg. CAMS Foreign Participation VISA. Smallest Winning Margin: 0.4132 (2014) Drivers with multiple victories: 9 (John Bowe, Garry Walden, Garry Holt, Paul Morris, Rod Salmon, Damien White, Darryl O’Young, Chris Mies, Craig Lowndes – 2 each). Bentley Team M-Sport . Tyler Everingham’s car comes to a rest in the tarmac run-off area. In 2011, GT cars fulfilled a grid and after that, the race became the must-visit event among world’s best GT racers. The serious carnage began with the field resuming Qualifying 1 following an early crash for Frederic Vervisch (#2 Audi Sport Team Valvoline). MORE The best (and worst) attempts at the Bathurst 1000 by international drivers. Mount Panorama is the world-renowned circuit located in Bathurst, New South Wales. Where is Bathurst, and when was the first race? The Bathurst 1000 is now one of Australia’s largest sporting events, attracting more than 200,000 people across its four days – but the Mountain is more than just the annual October classic, now hosting the Bathurst 12 Hour in February and the Bathurst 6 Hour for Production Cars each Easter. Fan vision revealed Everingham glanced Shahin’s stricken car before the 18-year-old struck the outside wall. Watch later. Bentley Continental GT3. Tyler Everingham's car makes heavy contact and gets airborne. Drivers in Australia's … Some of the most breathtaking sports car racing of all time took place on Sunday in Australia as the young Aussie Matt Campbell put on an absolute masterclass in the closing hour of the Bathurst 12. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >, Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Curious what the road car lap record is? A ‘boom’ category in global GT competition, GT4 is growing in Australia with major brands keen to invest in the class and build its profile here. More than 1.2 million race fans tuned in to watch Liqui-Moly’s Bathurst 12-Hour event this year, so I’m going to assume that some of you, as a fellow Speedhunters, already know that Maranello Motorsport – with assistance from Triple Eight Race Engineering for the event – took top honours. Competing brands include Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, Nissan, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz AMG, BMW, McLaren, Bentley, Honda and Aston Martin. Watch over 50 sports LIVE on Kayo! 667 talking about this. It will be shown from 5:45am AEDT right through to … Mount Panorama is unique in its rural setting. Stay up-to-date with the latest #B12HR news via Facebook and Twitter. Record Attendance: 49,495 (2019). Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. $153.91 + $39.94 shipping. New to Kayo? Sealed Body Shell. “I looked from the right and the whole side of the car was broken and destroyed. In 2014, a trophy was introduced for the fastest time in qualifying, named after Allan Simonsen who died at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. Dries Vanthoor topped the final practice session for the Bathurst 12 Hour, as late crashes for Oliver Jarvis and Daniel Serra cut running short. There are over 40 private residences located around the circuit (inside and outside). The Super2 young gun managed to extricate himself from his damaged car, but quickly dropped to the ground near where it came to rest in the tarmac run-off area on approach to The Dipper. Pic: @Matsheard. Midway through Qualifying 2, Marvin Kirchhoefer glanced his #62 R-Motorsport Aston Martin on the outside wall passing through the Grate. Yellow flags were not being flown at the McPhillamy/Skyline marshal point following Shahin’s impact, with spectators waving to oncoming cars, pleading for them to slow down. Entry List. Top Speed Models TS0303 1/18 Resin. The time was recorded aboard an R8 GT3 running free of Balance Performance restrictions at Challenge Bathurst. 137 talking about this. The race is now generally acknowledged and recognised around the world as one of the most significant races for GT vehicles on the calendar, alongside contemporaries like the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour and the Nurburgring 24 Hour. Car #7 . Info. The circuit is public the rest of the year round, a two-way road with a 60km/h speed limit. For a short time, Shahin and Everingham remained in their cars, both vehicles heavily damaged. Just $25/month, cancel anytime. He wasn’t convinced by their pace, SVG on top: Supercars stars fire on sweltering opening day. WHICHCAR RATING: 8 /10. Day two of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour has been overshadowed by a series of high-speed crashes — plus an appearance from some local kangaroos. I think he jumped out by himself after that. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. He’s had just a few laps around Mt Panorama, winning the 12-Hour in 2002 and he has three Bathurst 1000 wins on his resume. Pro/AM – for entries featuring a maximum of two (2) professional / seeded drivers. The introduction of the trophy coincided with the relaxing of qualifying restrictions from previous years, with the removal of the minimum allowed lap … Record number of different leaders: 13 (2019) Private businesses also exist on the Mount – including: luxury accommodation, a winery, restaurant and fruit orchard. Qualifying Record: 2m01.2860s (Shane van Gisbergen, McLaren 650S GT3, 2016) The Lamborghini was then perched on the embankment, with Qualifying 2 brought to an end following the resultant red flag. The lead Absolute Porsche will share the front row of the grid with the #60 McLaren of 59Racing courtesy of another Bathurst 12 Hour winner in Alvaro Parente. 911 911 GT3 R on pole for the current-gen Porsche’s first attempt in the event. Stream to your TV, mobile, tablet or computer. Reigning 12 Hour winner Matt Campbell emerged with the fastest time in the #911 Absolute Racing Porsche with a 2:03.4336s, with Maro Engel (#77 Team Craft-Bamboo Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG), Alvaro Parente (#60 59Racing/EMA Racing McLaren), Raffaele Marciello (#999 Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG), Laurens Vanthoor (#1 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche), Kelvin van der Linde (#222 … Copy link. Photo: Bathurst 12 Hour / Nathan Wong. Bathurst 12 Hour 2020 - Massive crash Airborne Lamborghini lands on barrier. Campbell puts the Absolute Racing Porsche on pole for the Bathurst 12 Hour. Main image courtesy of Motorsport Images. Bathurst is around three hours west of central Sydney. Tap to unmute. Thanks for looking . Race Information. Channel 7 has the rights for the Bathurst 12 Hour. Class A is divided into three separate sub-classes, including: Pro – for entries featuring all-professional drivers The track is a 6.213 km (3.861 mi) long street circuit, which is used as a public road when no racing events are being run, with many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit. (1) Katsumasa Chiyo (Nissan) 128 laps. Everingham, meanwhile, was transported to the medical centre with leg pain. I just helped him to get the door out of the way.”. Race Lap Record: 2m01.5670s (Shane van Gisbergen, McLaren 650S GT3, 2016) “I just thought, ‘jump out and see what it’s like and help him to get out of the door’ because the door was stuck, everything was destroyed. Silver – no seeded Drivers are permitted. The Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour is a race for GT3, GT4 and invited production-based or specialised endurance vehicles held at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia between Thursday 30 January – Sunday 2 February, 2020. Incredibly the drama didn’t end there, with Dean Canto backing the #29 Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 into the barrier, also at McPhillamy. ... Saturday afternoon during the Bathurst 12 Hour's top 10 shootout. GT4 is the baby brother of GT3, for more production-based GT vehicles complying to the global GT4 regulations. 4. There is no restriction on driver rankings in Class I. Class A is for vehicles complying with International GT3 regulations, now the most popular and successful GT category around the world and in line with major international races like the 24 hours of Spa and Nurburgring 24 Hour and the global Intercontinental GT Challenge series of which the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour is the opening round of each year. “He said that was the biggest impact and then he sort of hit both fences from there.”. Van der Zande described watching the drama unfold before he came to Kirchhoefer’s aid. It has dedicated the entire race day on Sunday to the event. He said that he saw a big pile of dust... he was initially worried because he was behind the 91 car that it was our other car. 3. Each car may have three or four drivers, while entrants in Class A must have drivers categorised by the FIA Driver Ranking System as either Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. “He’s in the medical centre now,” Everingham’s team manager Ryan McLeod told the broadcast. 2021 Bathurst 6 Hour Event - 2-4th April 2021 Buy Tickets Bathurst 6 hour update The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 hour is aware of the potential impact the Brisbane lockdown may have on teams and competitors entered for the event. Model is brand new, mint and boxed. It can be driven at a club track day or the Bathurst 12-Hour, which opens up many motorsport opportunities. (10) Steven Kane (Bentley) +17.1s. Dirk Muller (#19 Nineteen Corp Mercedes-AMG GT4) pulled over and helped a ginger Shahin out of his car. It is 174 metres from the bottom of the circuit (Pit Straight) to the top of Skyline, “as the crow flies”. There is no restriction on driver rankings in Class C. The invitational class is for cars deemed eligible by the organisers. Qualifying Record: 2m01.2860s (Shane van Gisbergen, McLaren 650S GT3, 2016) (Fastest ever official lap of Mount Panorama)Race Lap Record: 2m01.5670s (Shane van Gisbergen, McLaren 650S GT3, 2016) (Also outright Mount Panorama lap record)Most laps completed by Winners: 297 (1,845km) – Shane van Gisbergen / Jonathon Webb / Alvaro Parente, 2016 winners.Least laps completed by Winners: 202 (1,255km) – Garry Holt / John Bowe / Paul Morris, 2010 winners.Record Starting field: 52 – 2017Smalle… ... on to a top speed of 300km/h. Winner 2020 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. This puts Absolute Racing’s No. “I just saw parts, dust, everything and when I… I slowed down to first gear or less than first gear,” van der Zande told the brodcast. © 2021 LIQUI-MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour. Bathurst 12 Hour drivers set Mount Panorama alight with blistering speed Seller 99.9% positive [Unopened] Kyosho 1/18 BATHURST WINNERS R32GT-R Die-cast model car. Largest Winning Margin: 1 Lap (2017, 2013, 2010) THIS is the jaw-dropping moment two kangaroos hop around merrily as 186mph race cars hit the brakes to avoid crashing into them. The 12 Hour race originally ran from 1991 to 1994, and was then re-established for 2007. www.bathurst12hour.com.au Australia's International Endurance Race Driver line-ups can be made up of 3 drivers who are all silver, or 4 drivers with at least 2 drivers being ranked Bronze. Most laps completed by Winners: 312 (1,938km) – 2019 4. The latter was third-last out for … Such was the ferocity of the impact with the concrete, that the car rolled and came to rest on its wheels. Jules Gounon/Maxime Soulet/Jordan Pepper. Most cars on lead lap at finish: 7 (2018, 2019) On top of that, neither of those time are the quickest for a car with a roof. Shopping. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >, Multiple kangaroo appearances just the half of it in chaotic Bathurst practice, Van Gisbergen left his rivals behind at Bathurst. Please Read The Fine Print – FYI Most Important. The Bathurst 12 Hour race, which was inaugurated in 1991, discontinued after 1995 and then revived in 2007, initially was an event for the production cars. Race direction (during major events) is anti-clockwise. Most wins by a single brand: Mazda (3), Audi (3), BMW (2), Mitsubishi (2), Ferrari (2) The Race. www.bathurst12hour.com.au Australia's International Endurance Race Pickups welcome. 2. Bentley secured its best grid position for the Bathurst 12 Hour with a stout lap by Spa 24 Hours winner Maxime Soulet netting fifth place, one spot ahead of the reigning champions Tekno Autosports who had one car make the cut for the Shootout — but not their fastest. $167.98 + $30.50 shipping. Record Starting field: 52 – 2017 I saw him hanging like this, so I thought this is not good. Seller 100% positive. The Pirelli Shootout will set the Top 10 for Sunday’s race, with the fight for pole to commence at 5:05pm AEDT. Share. Kirchhoefer climbed from the car under his own steam, with Renger van der Zande stopping his #30 Honda NSX GT3 Evo on track to help. Drivers are set to go faster than ever before at Mount Panorama during the Bathurst 12 Hour this weekend. That honour goes to the Brabham BT62, which set a 1:58.69 with Luke Youlden at the helm during exhibition laps at the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour. 1:43 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour Winner - #7 Bentley Continental GT3 - Top Speed Model. Bathurst 12 Hour Entry Registration. Another likely candidate to take the trophy is headed up by a legend of Australian motorsport in Garth Tander. There are three classes that contest the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. The former Supercars series champion lost control of his Audi and hit the tyre barriers at McPhillamy Park at top speed in the third hour. The Mount Panorama track is a public road for the majority of the year and as such regular road rules apply (incl.2 way traffic, 60km/hr speed limit). Bathurst 12 Hour became the must-visit event. Canto managed to walk from the car under his own power, and sat in front of the fans on the embankment before the car was removed. TOP 10 after Hour 6 at the Bathurst 12 Hour. Competitors. The on-track appearance of a group of kangaroos in early practice provided some much needed light relief following a few incidents during Friday's running and the morning's practice sessions. 1. 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