2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
The 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars, Group 3E Series Production Cars and Dubai 24 Hour cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 10 February 2013, was the eleventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. The race also incorporated the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship. The Australian GT Championship was to compete as the first hour only and cars were permitted to enter for only that hour or to cross-enter for both the first hour and continue for the endurance race.
There were 53 starters in the race, the largest field since the Bathurst 12 Hour event moved to GT orientation in 2011.
Class structure
Cars competed in the following six classes.- Class A – GT3 Outright
- Class B – GT3 Cup Cars
- Class C – GT4
- Class D – Production
- Class E – Production
- Class I1 – Invitational
- Class I2 – Invitational
- Class I3 – Invitational
Qualifying
Two qualifying sessions were run on Saturday 9 February with Danish driver Allan Simonsen setting the fastest time of 2:05.49 in the Maranello Motorsport entered Ferrari 458 GT3. However, as penalties are applied for lap times recorded under 2:06 minutes to provide a form of parity, the car lost the lap time and acquired a 50 kg penalty.Race
Driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport, Germans Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and former Formula One driver Bernd Schneider were the winners, covering 268 laps. The Ferrari 458 GT3 of Craig Baird, Matt Griffin and Weng Sun Mok finished a lap behind in second, with Griffin setting the fastest lap of the race with a lap of 2:06.8714. Finishing in third place was the VIP Petfoods Porsche 997 GT3-R of Matt Kingsley, Klark Quinn and Shane van Gisbergen.A late afternoon rain storm caused havoc in the field as it started suddenly and most cars took a few laps to pit for wet weather tyres. Shane van Gisbergen, driving the Quinn Porsche, excelled in the wet conditions, passing several drivers across the top of the circuit despite the conditions. There were a number of safety cars in the wet conditions which caused the leaders to close up, with slower, lapped cars mixed in between. At one restart the #63 Erebus Motorsport SLS, which had been in contention for most of the race, clipped a lapped car and damaged the steering. The car was repaired but lost multiple laps, eventually finishing in sixth place.
Early in the day the two Aston Martins, Tony Quinn's DBRS9 in GT3 Class A, and the St Gallen Vantage GT4 of Baenziger, Kamelger and Porritt in Class C, had a coming together at the top of Conrod Straight. Quinn's race was ended and the Vantage GT4 recommenced racing, albeit several laps down. The #22 FPV FG GT of Robinson Racing Developments broke a supercharger pulley late in the day. The car was repaired using a part taken off a road car belonging to a crowd member, allowing the team to finish the race. The car recommenced racing in the last five laps and the team returned the borrowed part following the end of the race.
Official result
| Pos | Class | No | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Engine | Laps |
| 1 | A | 36 |  Erebus Motorsport |  Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 268 |
| 1 | A | 36 | Erebus Motorsport | Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 268 |
| 2 | A | 33 |  Clearwater Racing |  Craig Baird Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 267 |
| 2 | A | 33 | Clearwater Racing | Craig Baird Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok | 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | 267 |
| 3 | A | 5 | VIP Holdings Pty Ltd | Matt Kingsley Klark Quinn Shane van Gisbergen Tony Quinn | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 267 |
| 3 | A | 5 | VIP Holdings Pty Ltd | Matt Kingsley Klark Quinn Shane van Gisbergen Tony Quinn | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 267 |
| 4 | A | 1 | Phoenix Racing |  Johan Kristoffersson Harold Primat Andreas Simonsen | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 266 |
| 4 | A | 1 | Phoenix Racing | Johan Kristoffersson Harold Primat Andreas Simonsen | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 266 |
| 5 | A | 9 | Hallmarc Racing | Marc Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant Christopher Mies | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 263 |
| 5 | A | 9 | Hallmarc Racing | Marc Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant Christopher Mies | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 263 |
| 6 | A | 63 | Erebus Motorsport | Peter Hackett Lee Holdsworth Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 263 |
| 6 | A | 63 | Erebus Motorsport | Peter Hackett Lee Holdsworth Tim Slade | 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 | 263 |
| 7 | A | 58 |  AF Corse | Marco Cioci Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 261 |
| 7 | A | 58 | AF Corse | Marco Cioci Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt | 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | 261 |
| 8 | A | 14 | Peter Conroy Motorsport | Peter Conroy Robert Huff James Winslow | Audi R8 LMS | 260 |
| 8 | A | 14 | Peter Conroy Motorsport | Peter Conroy Robert Huff James Winslow | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 260 |
| 9 | B | 30 | Hunter Sports Group | Steven Johnson Jonny Reid Drew Russell | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 257 |
| 9 | B | 30 | Hunter Sports Group | Steven Johnson Jonny Reid Drew Russell | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 257 |
| 10 | A | 71 | Equity-One Racing | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes Simon Middleton Darryl O'Young | Audi R8 LMS | 255 |
| 10 | A | 71 | Equity-One Racing | Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes Simon Middleton Darryl O'Young | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 255 |
| 11 | B | 4 | Grove Notorsport | Daniel Gaunt Stephen Grove Max Twigg | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 251 |
| 11 | B | 4 | Grove Notorsport | Daniel Gaunt Stephen Grove Max Twigg | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 251 |
| 12 | I3 | 44 | Mal Rose Racing | Mal Rose Aaron Tebb Adam Wallis | Holden VY Commodore | 248 |
| 12 | I3 | 44 | Mal Rose Racing | Mal Rose Aaron Tebb Adam Wallis | 5.0 L Holden Aurora V8 | 248 |
| 13 | A | 48 | M Motorsport | Ross Lilley Justin McMillan Steven Richards | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | 247 |
| 13 | A | 48 | M Motorsport | Ross Lilley Justin McMillan Steven Richards | 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | 247 |
| 14 | B | 69 | Motorsport Services | Allan Dippie George McFarlane Scott O'Donnell | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 244 |
| 14 | B | 69 | Motorsport Services | Allan Dippie George McFarlane Scott O'Donnell | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 244 |
| 15 | B | 8 |  Level Racing | Philippe Broodcoren Kurt Dujardyn Olivier Muytjens Philippe Richard | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 236 |
| 15 | B | 8 | Level Racing | Philippe Broodcoren Kurt Dujardyn Olivier Muytjens Philippe Richard | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 236 |
| 16 | I1 | 21 | Team Peugeot RCZ | Andrew Jones Bruce Jouanny David Wall | Peugeot RCZ Cup | 233 |
| 16 | I1 | 21 | Team Peugeot RCZ | Andrew Jones Bruce Jouanny David Wall | 1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo | 233 |
| 17 | A | 81 |  DragonSpeed |  Elton Julian Eric Lux Christian Zügel | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 233 |
| 17 | A | 81 | DragonSpeed | Elton Julian Eric Lux Christian Zügel | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 233 |
| 18 | E | 3 | Racer Industries |  Ivo Breukers Morgan Haber Damian Ward | HSV VXR Turbo | 229 |
| 18 | E | 3 | Racer Industries | Ivo Breukers Morgan Haber Damian Ward | 2.0 L Ecotec I4 | 229 |
| 19 | C | 62 | QueenslandHouseandLand.com | Romano Sartori Liam Talbot Rob Thomson | Lotus Exige S | 228 |
| 19 | C | 62 | QueenslandHouseandLand.com | Romano Sartori Liam Talbot Rob Thomson | 1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4 | 228 |
| 20 | I2 | 55 | Motorsport Services | Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall | SEAT León Supercopa | 225 |
| 20 | I2 | 55 | Motorsport Services | Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall | 2.0 L SEAT I4 | 225 |
| 21 | I2 | 17 | Showershop Racing | Tony Burrowes Stuart Owers Lewis Scott | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 222 |
| 21 | I2 | 17 | Showershop Racing | Tony Burrowes Stuart Owers Lewis Scott | 2.0 L Subaru H4 | 222 |
| 22 | C | 54 | Donut King Racing | Tony Alford Adam Beechey Peter Leemhuis | Nissan R35 GT-R | 214 |
| 22 | C | 54 | Donut King Racing | Tony Alford Adam Beechey Peter Leemhuis | 3.8 L Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 | 214 |
| 23 | I1 | 20 | Team Peugeot RCZ | Jason Bright Stéphane Caillet Julien Rueflin | Peugeot RCZ Cup | 214 |
| 23 | I1 | 20 | Team Peugeot RCZ | Jason Bright Stéphane Caillet Julien Rueflin | 1.6 L Peugeot THP156 I4 turbo | 214 |
| 24 | B | 67 | Motorsport Services | David Glasson Phil Hood Tony Richards | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 208 |
| 24 | B | 67 | Motorsport Services | David Glasson Phil Hood Tony Richards | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 208 |
| 25 | B | 45 | Team BRM | Barton Mawer Duvashen Padayachee Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 207 |
| 25 | B | 45 | Team BRM | Barton Mawer Duvashen Padayachee Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 207 |
| 26 | E | 26 | GWS Personnel Motorsport | Daniel Lewis Daniel Stutterd Jonathon Venter | BMW 130i | 207 |
| 26 | E | 26 | GWS Personnel Motorsport | Daniel Lewis Daniel Stutterd Jonathon Venter | 3.0 L BMW N52 I6 | 207 |
| 27 | B | 68 | Motorsport Services | Terry Knight Jeff Lowrey Marcus Mahy Todd Murphy | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 198 |
| 27 | B | 68 | Motorsport Services | Terry Knight Jeff Lowrey Marcus Mahy Todd Murphy | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 198 |
| 28 | I2 | 70 | Motorsport Services | Mike Driver Sam Fillmore Kevin Gallichan Aaron Harris | SEAT León Supercopa | 193 |
| 28 | I2 | 70 | Motorsport Services | Mike Driver Sam Fillmore Kevin Gallichan Aaron Harris | 2.0 L SEAT I4 | 193 |
| 29 | D | 24 | GWS Personnel Motorsport | Anthony Gilbertson Andre Heimgartner Peter O'Donnell | BMW 335i | 183 |
| 29 | D | 24 | GWS Personnel Motorsport | Anthony Gilbertson Andre Heimgartner Peter O'Donnell | 3.0 L BMW N54 Twin-turbo I6 | 183 |
| 30 | I2 | 35 | Ric Shaw Racing | Andrew Bollom Stephen Borness James Parish Ric Shaw | Mazda RX-7 | 182 |
| 30 | I2 | 35 | Ric Shaw Racing | Andrew Bollom Stephen Borness James Parish Ric Shaw | 1.3 L Mazda 13B-REW Twin-turbo Two-Rotor | 182 |
| 31 | E | 27 | Allan Shephard | Justin Garioch Allan Shephard Dylan Thomas | BMW 130i | 176 |
| 31 | E | 27 | Allan Shephard | Justin Garioch Allan Shephard Dylan Thomas | 3.0 L BMW N52 I6 | 176 |
| 32 | I2 | 56 | Motorsport Services | Simon Piavanini Mark Pilatti Kerry Wade | SEAT León Supercopa | 140 |
| 32 | I2 | 56 | Motorsport Services | Simon Piavanini Mark Pilatti Kerry Wade | 2.0 L SEAT I4 | 140 |
| 33 | C | 76 |  Aston Martin St. Gallen | Andreas Baenziger Florian Kamelger Christopher Porritt | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 140 |
| 33 | C | 76 | Aston Martin St. Gallen | Andreas Baenziger Florian Kamelger Christopher Porritt | 4.7 L Aston Martin V8 | 140 |
| 34 | D | 22 | Robinson Racing Developments | Steve Cramp Brad Goss Vin Stenta | FPV FG GT | 134 |
| 34 | D | 22 | Robinson Racing Developments | Steve Cramp Brad Goss Vin Stenta | 5.0 L Boss 315 supercharged V8 | 134 |
| DNF | A | 23 | United Autosports | Brendon Hartley Alain Li Mark Patterson | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 259 |
| DNF | A | 23 | United Autosports | Brendon Hartley Alain Li Mark Patterson | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 259 |
| DNF | I1 | 60 | Motionsport | Ben Gower Simon Phillips Pete Storey | Lotus Elise | 211 |
| DNF | I1 | 60 | Motionsport | Ben Gower Simon Phillips Pete Storey | 1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4 | 211 |
| DNF | I3 | 13 | Bruce Lynton BMW | Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden | BMW M3 | 209 |
| DNF | I3 | 13 | Bruce Lynton BMW | Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden | 3.2 L BMW S54 I6 | 209 |
| DNF | B | 12 | Competition Motorsports | David Calvert-Jones Alex Davison James Davison | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R | 207 |
| DNF | B | 12 | Competition Motorsports | David Calvert-Jones Alex Davison James Davison | 3.8 L Porsche H6 | 207 |
| DNF | A | 6 | Rod Salmon Racing | Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Rod Salmon | Audi R8 LMS | 162 |
| DNF | A | 6 | Rod Salmon Racing | Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Rod Salmon | 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 | 162 |
| DNF | D | 7 | Maximum Motorsport | Dean Herridge Angus Kennard John O'Dowd | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 138 |
| DNF | D | 7 | Maximum Motorsport | Dean Herridge Angus Kennard John O'Dowd | 2.5 L Subaru H4 | 138 |
| DNF | I2 | 2 | Racer Industries | Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Ryan McLeod | HSV VXR Turbo | 133 |
| DNF | I2 | 2 | Racer Industries | Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Ryan McLeod | 2.2 L Ecotec I4 | 133 |
| DNF | I3 | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars | Jamie Augustine Andrew Miedecke Benjamin Schoots | Daytona Sportscar | 132 |
| DNF | I3 | 65 | Daytona Sports Cars | Jamie Augustine Andrew Miedecke Benjamin Schoots | 6.0 L GM LS1 V8 engine | 132 |
| DNF | A | 29 | Trofeo Motorsport | Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Greg Murphy | Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R | 127 |
| DNF | A | 29 | Trofeo Motorsport | Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Greg Murphy | 7.0 L GM LS7 V8 | 127 |
| DNF | A | 88 | Maranello Motorsport | John Bowe Peter Edwards Mika Salo Allan Simonsen | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 111 |
| DNF | A | 88 | Maranello Motorsport | John Bowe Peter Edwards Mika Salo Allan Simonsen | 4.5 L Ferrari F142 V8 | 111 |
| DNF | C | 10 | Simply Sports Cars | Adam Gowans Chris Lillingston-Price Richard Meins | Lotus Exige S | 108 |
| DNF | C | 10 | Simply Sports Cars | Adam Gowans Chris Lillingston-Price Richard Meins | 1.8 L Supercharged Toyota ZZ I4 | 108 |
| DNF | D | 19 | Sherrin Rentals | David Ayers Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Mike Sherrin | BMW 135i | 67 |
| DNF | D | 19 | Sherrin Rentals | David Ayers Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Mike Sherrin | 3.0 L BMW N55 Twin-turbo I6 | 67 |
| DNF | A | 51 | AMAC Motorsport | Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Garth Walden | Mosler MT900 GT3 | 55 |
| DNF | A | 51 | AMAC Motorsport | Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Garth Walden | 7.0 L GM LS7 V8 | 55 |
| DNF | A | 16 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Franz Engstler John Modystach Charles Ng Kristian Poulsen | BMW Z4 GT3 | 36 |
| DNF | A | 16 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Franz Engstler John Modystach Charles Ng Kristian Poulsen | 4.4 L BMW S65 V8 | 36 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 40 | Motor School Racing | Ben Foessel | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 13 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 40 | Motor School Racing | Ben Foessel | 3.6 L Porsche H6 | 13 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 73 | ESP Print Management Racing | Michael Hovey | Ginetta G50 G4 | 13 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 73 | ESP Print Management Racing | Michael Hovey | 3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6 | 13 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 77 | VIP Holdings Pty Ltd | Tony Quinn | Aston Martin DBRS9 | 11 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 77 | VIP Holdings Pty Ltd | Tony Quinn | 5.7 L Aston Martin V12 | 11 |
| DNF | A | 11 | Lago Racing |  Peter Kox Roger Lago David Russell | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | 11 |
| DNF | A | 11 | Lago Racing | Peter Kox Roger Lago David Russell | 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 | 11 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 38 | Griffith Corporation P/L | Mark Griffith | Ginetta G50 G4 | 5 |
| DNF | AUS GT | 38 | Griffith Corporation P/L | Mark Griffith | 3.5 L Ford Cyclone engine V6 | 5 |
| DNQ | D | 80 | Bruce Lynton BMW | Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden | BMW 1M | 0 |
| DNQ | D | 80 | Bruce Lynton BMW | Andrew Fisher Beric Lynton Matt Mackelden | 3.0 L BMW N54 turbocharged I6 | 0 |
- Note: Class winners are shown in Bold
- Race time of winning car: 12:03:4.5192
- Fastest race lap: 2:06.8714 – Matt Griffin