The 2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race was a motorsport event for GT3 cars, GT3 Cup cars, GT4 cars and invited vehicles. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 5 February 2017. The race, which was the 15th running of the Bathurst 12 Hour, was the opening round of the 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge Series. For the first time, the winners of the race were awarded the Australian Tourist Trophy.

Of the 2016 winning drivers, Shane van Gisbergen moved from Tekno Autosports and McLaren to Scott Taylor Motorsport's Mercedes-AMG GT3, prepared by HTP Motorsport with factory Mercedes backing, Álvaro Parente remained with Tekno Autosports and Tekno team owner Jonathon Webb did not drive.

The GT4 Class expanded for 2017 with eight entries, the Porsche Cayman, KTM X-Bow GT4, Ginetta G55 and Aston Martin Vantage GT4.

55 cars were entered (the largest field since the 2007 revival) and 51 cars started, with four entries withdrawn following crashes in practice and qualifying.

The race was won by Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Toni Vilander driving a Ferrari 488 GT3 entered by Maranello Motorsport.

Class structure

2017 the first year all-professional driver rosters were permitted. Previously, teams were required one unseeded driver in each entry.

Cars competed in the following four classes. Class A – GT3 Outright Class APP (GT3 Pro) – for driver combinations with no unseeded drivers. Class APA (GT3 Pro-Am) – for driver combinations including one unseeded driver. Class AAM (GT3 Am) – for driver combinations including two or three unseeded drivers. Class B – GT3 Cup Cars Class C – GT4 Class I – Invitational

Official results Bold denotes category winner.

Class Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired Engine 1 APP 88 Maranello Motorsport Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GT3 290 12:00:36.966 3.9 L Ferrari F154 twin-turbo V8 2 APA 12 Competition Motorsports David Calvert-Jones Patrick Long Marc Lieb Matt Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R 289 +1 lap 4.0 L Porsche H6 3 APP 17 Bentley Team M-Sport Oliver Jarvis Steven Kane Guy Smith Bentley Continental GT3 289 +1 lap 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 4 AAM 912 Walkinshaw GT3 Racing Liam Talbot John Martin Duvashen Padayachee Porsche 911 GT3 R 289 +1 lap 4.0 L Porsche H6 5 APP 1 Tekno Autosports Álvaro Parente Rob Bell Côme Ledogar McLaren 650S GT3 289 +1 lap 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 6 AAM 32 Lago Racing Roger Lago Steve Owen David Russell Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 288 +2 laps 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 7 APA 3 Team ASR Ash Samadi Daniel Gaunt Matt Halliday Audi R8 LMS 288 +2 laps 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 8 APP 24 Nissan Motorsport Jann Mardenborough Todd Kelly Florian Strauss Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 288 +2 laps 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 9 APA 9 Hallmarc Racing Marc Cini Dean Fiore Lee Holdsworth Audi R8 LMS 287 +3 laps 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 10 AAM 29 Trofeo Motorsport Ivan Capelli Jim Manolios Ryan Millier Dean Canto Lamborghini Huracán GT3 285 +5 laps 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 11 AAM 44 Supabarn Supermarkets Racing James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall Simon Evans Audi R8 LMS 284 +6 laps 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 12 APP 8 Bentley Team M-Sport Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Vincent Abril Bentley Continental GT3 283 +7 laps 4.0 L Volkswagen twin-turbo V8 13 APP 75 Jamec Pem Racing Christopher Haase Christopher Mies Garth Tander Audi R8 LMS 282 +8 laps 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 14 APP 60 BMW Team SRM Steven Richards Marco Wittmann Mark Winterbottom BMW M6 GT3 281 +9 laps 4.4 L S63 BMW V8 15 B 21 Steven Richards Motorsport Dean Grant Dylan O'Keeffe Xavier West David Wall Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 274 +16 laps 3.8 L Porsche H6 16 B 50 Synep Racing Josh Cranston Adam Cranston Aaron Steer James Winslow Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 272 +18 laps 3.8 L Porsche H6 17 I 91 MARC Cars Australia Will Brown Keith Kassulke Rod Salmon MARC Focus V8 270 +20 laps 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 18 I 92 MARC Cars Australia Michael Benton Hadrian Morrall Aaron Seton Glenn Seton MARC Focus V8 270 +20 laps 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 19 B 14 IKAD Racing Peter Major Jordan Love Nick McBride Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 269 +21 laps 3.6 L Porsche H6 20 APA 11 Objective Racing Alex Davison Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls McLaren 650S GT3 268 +22 laps 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 21 I 93 MARC Cars Australia Jake Camilleri Jack Smith Rob Thomson MARC Mazda 3 V8 267 +23 laps 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 22 B 6 Wall Racing Richard Gartner Ric Shaw Indiran Padayachee Aaron Zerefos Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 267 +23 laps 3.6 L Porsche H6 23 C 19 PROsport Performance Max Braams Nicolaj Møller Madsen Jörg Viebahn Harri Jones Porsche Cayman Pro 4 263 +27 laps 3.4 L Porsche H6 24 C 40 Brookspeed Aaron Mason David Drinkwater Adrian Watt Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 260 +30 laps 3.8 L Porsche H6 25 I 95 MARC Cars Australia Geoff Taunton Jason Busk Bryce Fullwood MARC Focus V8 258 +32 laps 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 26 I 76 R-Motorsport Markus Lungstrass Florian Kamelger Darren Turner Aston Martin Vantage GT8 253 +37 laps 4.7 L Aston Martin V8 27 C 41 Brookspeed Coleby Cowham Lindsay Kearns Ashley Jarvis Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 249 +41 laps 3.8 L Porsche H6 28 C 69 Ayelzo Ecotint Racing Jake Parsons Shinyo Sano Zen Low Aidan Read Ginetta G55 247 +43 laps 3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6 29 I 65 Daytona Sports Cars Jamie Augustine Dean Lillie Benjamin Schoots Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 226 +64 laps 8.3 L Viper V10 30 I 94 MARC Cars Australia Tim Leahey Gerard McLeod Nick Rowe Leanne Tander MARC Mazda 3 V8 218 +72 laps 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 31 AAM 38 Wall Racing Daniel Bilski Adrian Flack Chris Pither Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 200 +90 laps 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 32 APP 23 Nissan Motorsport Alex Buncombe Katsumasa Chiyo Michael Caruso Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 174 +116 laps 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 APP 22 Scott Taylor Motorsport Shane van Gisbergen Craig Baird Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 282 Crash 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 DNF AAM 2 DJS Racing James Bergmuller Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd Audi R8 LMS Ultra 272 Crash 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 DNF APA 83 HTP Motorsport Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda Bernd Schneider Mercedes-AMG GT3 263 Chassis damage 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 DNF C 48 M Motorsport Justin McMillan Glen Wood Tomáš Enge Reinhard Kofler KTM X-Bow GT4 220 Fire 2.0 L Audi 16v TFSI turbocharged I4 DNF I 54 Donut King Racing Tony Alford Beric Lynton Jeff Smith MARC Focus V8 217 Crash 5.0 L Ford Coyote V8 DNF AAM 51 AMAC Motorsport Andrew Macpherson Neale Muston Tim Miles Porsche 911 GT3 R 210 Crash 3.8 L Porsche H6 DNF AAM 66 Wall Racing Brett Hobson Erik Davis Fred Poordad Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 202 Crash 3.8 L Nissan VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 DNF C 55 RA Motorsports Tim Berryman Peter Paddon Mike Simpson Ginetta G55 172 Crash 3.7 L Ford Cyclone V6 DNF AAM 5 GT Motorsport Nathan Antunes Elliot Barbour Greg Taylor Audi R8 LMS 161 Spun off 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 DNF APA 61 Griffith Corporation Mark Griffith Dominic Storey David Reynolds Mercedes-AMG GT3 157 Crash 6.2 L Mercedes-Benz M159 V8 DNF AAM 90 MARC Cars Australia Chaz Mostert Morgan Haber Max Twigg BMW M6 GT3 136 Gearbox 4.4 L S63 BMW V8 DNF APP 7 BMW Team SRM Timo Glock Russell Ingall Tony Longhurst Mark Skaife BMW M6 GT3 134 Crash 4.4 L S63 BMW V8 DNF AAM 47 Kiwi Racing Glenn Smith Kevin Bell Nicholas Chester John de Veth Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 133 Engine 5.2 L Lamborghini V10 DNF I 28 On Track Motorsport Garry Mennell Bernard Verryt Steve van Bellingen BMW 335i 111 Brakes 3.0 L BMW N55 twin-turbo I6 DNF AAM 37 Keltic Racing Klark Quinn Tony Quinn Grant Denyer Andrew Waite McLaren 650S GT3 95 Crash 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 DNF AAM 35 Miedecke Stone Motorsport George Miedecke Ash Walsh Tony Bates Aston Martin Vantage GT3 75 Crash 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 DNF APP 911 Walkinshaw GT3 Racing Earl Bamber Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R 44 Steering Rack 4.0 L Porsche H6 DNF B 4 Grove Motorsport Stephen Grove Ben Barker Alexandre Imperatori Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 32 Crash 3.8 L Porsche H6 DNF APP 74 Jamec Pem Racing Markus Winkelhock Robin Frijns Frank Stippler Audi R8 LMS 6 Crash 5.2 L FSI 2×DOHC Audi V10 C 18 PROsport Performance Charles Putman Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Andy Pilgrim Porsche Cayman Pro 4 Crash in Qualifying 3.4 L Porsche H6 DNS APP 59 Tekno Autosports Ben Barnicoat Will Davison Jonny Kane McLaren 650S GT3 Crash in Qualifying 3.8 L McLaren M838T twin-turbo V8 DNS APP 99 Walkenhorst Motorsport Jörg Müller Nico Menzel Ricky Collard BMW M6 GT3 Crash in Qualifying 4.4 L S63 BMW V8 DNS C 62 R-Motorsport Andreas Baenziger Peter Leemhuis Jan Struve Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Crash in Practice 5 4.7 L Aston Martin V8

Race time of winning car: 12:00:36.966 Fastest race lap: 2:02.908 – Toni Vilander

References

External links

2017 Liqui-moly Bathurst 12 Hour – 12 Hour Category Supplementary Regulations, as archived at web.archive.org Race Information - 2017 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org