2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
The 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for
The race saw
The race was won by Audi's official factory supported team Audi Sport which was run by Audi's Le Mans 24 Hour team,
The race was run under international endurance rules meaning that all cars compulsory pit stops were each to be no less than 90 seconds in duration. The Class A cars had to make 12 compulsory stops with no less than 10 laps between each stop while Class B cars only had to make 9 compulsory stops.
Class structure
Cars competed in the following classes:[1]
- Class A – FIA GT3, Australian GT Championship
- Class B – Australian GT Challenge
- Class C – Australian GT Production
- Class D – Production (High Performance All Wheel Drive)
- Class E – Production (High Performance Rear Wheel Drive)
- Class F – Production (Performance)
For the race thin entries saw Classes D and E merged into Class D and Class F became the new Class E. There were several other classes listed in the regulations that attracted no entries.
Official results
Those in Bold represent class winners. Fastest Laps in Italics represent the class fastest lap.[2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | A | 8 |  Audi Race Experience Team Joest
|
 Darryl O'Young Marc Basseng Christopher Mies
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3
|
292 | 12:01:30.7045 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC V10 | |||||||
| 2 | A | 7 | Audi Race Experience Team Joest
|
 Mark Eddy Craig Lowndes Warren Luff
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3
|
292 | +0.7141 |
| 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC V10 | |||||||
| 3 | A | 29 | VIP Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd
|
 Tony Quinn Klark Quinn Craig Baird
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R
|
291 | +1 Lap |
| 4.0 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 4 | A | 38 | Wall Racing
|
David Wall Greg Crick Barton Mawer
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
|
289 | +3 laps |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 5 | B | 23 | Lago Racing
|
Roger Lago Matt Kingsley David Russell
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
|
282 | +10 laps |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 6 | A | 37 | Rosso Verde Ireland
|
Hector Lester Luke Searle Allan Simonsen
|
Ferrari 430 GT3
|
276 | +16 laps |
| 4.3 L Ferrari V8
| |||||||
| 7 | B | 66 | Motorsport Services
|
Miroslav Konôpka
|
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
|
264 | +28 laps |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 8 | B | 67 | Motorsport Services
|
Allan Dippie Steven Thompson Mark Maddren
|
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
|
257 | +35 laps |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 9 | D | 14 | Peter Conroy Motorsport
|
Peter Conroy Anthony Robson Mark Brame
|
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | 256 | +36 laps |
| 2.0 L I4
| |||||||
| 10 | D | 28 | GWS Personnel Motorsport
|
Peter O'Donnell Matthew Hansen Christian D'Agostin
|
BMW 335i
|
252 | +40 laps |
| 3.0 L I6 N54
| |||||||
| 11 | E | 26 | GWS Personnel Motorsport
|
Bruce Tomlinson Geoff Fontaine Richard Gartner
|
BMW 130i | 244 | +48 laps |
| 3.0 L I6
| |||||||
| 12 | C | 80 | Bruce Lynton BMW
|
Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden John Modystach
|
BMW M3
|
242 | +50 laps |
| 3.2 L I6
| |||||||
| 13 | D | 5 | Tinkler Motor Sports
|
Nathan Tinkler Jeremy Gray Steven Johnson
|
FPV FG GT | 238 | +54 laps |
| 5.4 L Boss 315 V8 | |||||||
| 14 | E | 68 | Motorsport Services
|
David Glasson Dennis Roderick Aaron Harris
|
BMW 130i | 235 | +57 laps |
| 3.0 L I6
| |||||||
| 15 | B | 39 | Wall Racing
|
Paul Tresidder Shane Smollen Simon Middleton
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
|
230 | +62 laps |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| 16 | E | 50 | Racer Industries
|
Chaz Mostert Ashley Walsh Gerard McLeod
|
HSV VXR Turbo | 227 | +65 laps |
| 2.2 L I4
| |||||||
| 17 | C | 25 | Paul Freestone Racing
|
Paul Freestone Hayden Pullen David Sieders
|
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 192 | +100 laps |
| 7.0 L LS7 V8
| |||||||
| 18 | C | 62 | Lee Knappett Racing
|
Adam Gowans Richard Meins Chris Lillingston-Price
|
Lotus Exige S | 192 | +100 laps |
| 1.8 L I4
| |||||||
| 19 | D | 3 | Maximum Motorsport
|
Dean Herridge John O'Dowd Angus Kennard
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|
129 | +163 laps |
| 2.5 L Subaru H4 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 69 | Supabarn Supermarkets Racing
|
James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Steve Owen
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
|
261 | Driveline |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 12 | Hallmarc Racing
|
Marc Cini David Reynolds Dean Fiore
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
|
196 | Accident |
| 3.8 L Porsche H6 | |||||||
| DNF | D | 43 | Alan East Motorsport
|
Leigh Burges Damien Flack Neil McFadyen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX | 165 | Turbo |
| 2.0 L I4
| |||||||
| DNF | A | 17 | Maranello Motorsport
|
Peter Edwards John Bowe Tim Leahey
|
Ferrari 430 GT3
|
161 | Engine |
| 4.3 L Ferrari V8
| |||||||
| DNF | E | 27 | GWS Personnel Motorsport
|
Garth Duffy Alan Shepherd Paul Stubber
|
BMW 130i | 106 | Spun off |
| 3.0 L I6
| |||||||
| DNF | C | 44 | Donut King Racing
|
Tony Alford Peter Leemhuis Mal Rose
|
Nissan R35 GT-R
|
102 | Gearbox/Accident |
| 3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 | |||||||
| DNF | A | 2 | Procon Developments
|
Geoff Emery Dean Grant Max Twigg
|
Mosler MT900 GT3 | 11 | Accident |
| 7.0 L LS7 V8
|
Statistics
- Pole Position - #7 Mark Eddy, Craig Lowndes, Warren Luff
- Fastest Lap - #7 Craig Lowndes - 2:09.0861 (GT lap record) on lap 267
* Grid positions were taken on the lap average of the fastest times set by all drivers in a car, e.g
* Craig Lowndes fastest race lap in the #7 Audi, set on lap 267 of 292 when the car had already covered 1,652km, was not only a new GT lap record for the Mt Panorama Circuit but undercut the Owen's qualifying record by 0.0154 seconds.
References
- ^ a b Supplementary Regulations Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 7 February 2011
- ^ 2011 Bathurst 12 Hour Official Results Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine