The 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars and other invited cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia, on 27 March 2016, was the first running of the Bathurst 6 Hour.[1]
The race was won by Nathan Morcom and Chaz Mostert, driving a BMW 335i E92.
Class structure
Cars competed in the following classes:[2]
- Class A1: Extreme Performance (Forced Induction)
- Class A2: Extreme Performance (Naturally Aspirated)
- Class B1: High Performance (Forced Induction)
- Class B2: High Performance (Naturally Aspirated)
- Class C: Performance
- Class D: Production
- Class E: Compact
- Class I: Invitational
Results
The Class A2-winning HSV E Series GTS of Tony Virag, Jeremy Gray and Warren Millett.
The Class B2-winning Holden VE Commodore SS of Brian Walden, Michael Auld and Richard Bloomfield.
The Class C-winning Renault Mégane RS 265 of Mark Eddy and Francois Jouy.
The Class D-winning Toyota 86 GTS of Chris Reeves and Mark Caine.
The Class E-winning Nissan Pulsar N15 of Dimitri Agathos and James Duckworth.
The Class I-winning Ford AU Falcon of Lindsay Kearns and Coleby Cowham.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Drivers | Entrant | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 11 |  Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert
|
Direct Plasterboard Outlet | BMW 335i E92 | 125 |
| 2 | B1 | 19 | Michael Sherrin Iain Sherrin David Ayres
|
Sherrin Racing Pty Ltd | BMW 135i E82 | 125 |
| 3 | A1 | 20 | David Wall John Bowe
|
Alan East | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX RS | 124 |
| 4 | A1 | 8 | Michael Caine Gerry Murphy
|
Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | 124 |
| 5 | A1 | 7 | Jim Pollicina John O'Dowd
|
Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | 123 |
| 6 | A2 | 69 | Tony Virag Jeremy Gray Warren Millett
|
Tony Virag | HSV E Series GTS | 120 |
| 7 | A1 | 81 | Beric Lynton Tim Leahey
|
Beric Lynton | BMW 1 Series M Coupé | 119 |
| 8 | C | 88 | Mark Eddy Francois Jouy
|
Mark Eddy Racing Pty Ltd | Renault Mégane RS 265 | 118 |
| 9 | A1 | 22 | Robert Marshall Steve McLaughlan
|
Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | 118 |
| 10 | D | 3 | Chris Reeves Mark Caine
|
Triple Zero Racing | Toyota 86 GTS | 118 |
| 11 | C | 43 | Nick Cox Adam Gosling
|
Nicholas Cox | BMW 130i E87 | 117 |
| 12 | D | 4 | Daniel Sugden Jake Williams Jason Humble
|
Nicholas Cox | BMW 328i E36 | 117 |
| 13 | B2 | 14 | Brian Walden Michael Auld Richard Bloomfield
|
Garth Walden Racing | Holden VE Commodore SS | 116 |
| 14 | C | 40 | Blake Aubin Kyle Aubin
|
Aubin Brothers Racing | Renault Mégane RS 265 | 116 |
| 15 | I | 67 | Lindsay Kearns Coleby Cowham
|
CK Competition | Ford AU Falcon | 116 |
| 16 | A2 | 47 | Brett Heeley Matthew Holt Jaimie McKinlay
|
Heeley Motorsports | HSV VX GTS | 116 |
| 17 | D | 39 | David Bailey Matthew Shylan
|
David Bailey | Toyota 86 GTS | 116 |
| 18 | D | 53 | Graeme Heath Phil Alexander Josh Heath
|
Healey Racing | Toyota 86 GTS | 116 |
| 19 | C | 35 | Ric Shaw Stephen Borness Andrew Bollom
|
Michael Sloss | Mazda RX-8 GT | 116 |
| 20 | A1 | 55 | Tony Alford Mark Griffith
|
Anthony Alford | BMW 1 Series M Coupé | 115 |
| 21 | D | 9 | David Crowe Trent Grubel Alex Veryinis
|
David Crowe | Toyota 86 GTS | 115 |
| 22 | E | 96 | Dimitrios Agathos James Duckworth
|
Dimitrios Agathos | Nissan Pulsar N15 | 114 |
| 23 | D | 86 | Grant Phillips Andrew Turpie
|
Pedders Racing | Toyota 86 GTS | 114 |
| 24 | B1 | 27 | Brett McFarland Peter Green
|
Brett McFarland | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 112 |
| 25 | C | 13 | Colin Osborne Hadrian Morrall
|
Osborne Motorsport | Renault Mégane RS 265 | 112 |
| 26 | D | 6 | Michael Wedge Steve Hay Stephen Coe
|
Triple Zero Racing | Toyota 86 GTS | 112 |
| 27 | D | 97 | Carly Black Barry Black Leon Black
|
Gosford European Car Services | Renault Clio 197 | 112 |
| 28 | I | 23 | John McCleverty Michael Zacka Bradley Zacka
|
John McCleverty | Ford AU Falcon | 111 |
| 29 | E | 72 | Daniel Holihan Simon Hodges Andrew Crawshaw
|
Allan Jarvis | Suzuki Swift Sport RS416 | 106 |
| 30 | A2 | 18 | Graeme Muir Jamie Hodgson Geoffrey Kite
|
GTAC Racing | HSV E Series GTS | 103 |
| 31 | B1 | 54 | Adrian Stefan Ashly Barnett
|
Adrian Stefan/BM West | BMW 335i E92 | 101 |
| 32 | A2 | 51 | Daniel Flanagan Merrick Malouf
|
DFR Fifth Gear Motoring | HSV VY GTS | 100 |
| 33 | A1 | 83 | Wade Scott Duncan Handley
|
CXC Global Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX RS | 99 |
| DNF | A1 | 98 | Adam Proctor Mark McHenry
|
Adam Proctor | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 110 |
| DNF | C | 31 | Scott Gore Adrian Mastronardo
|
Osborne Motorsport | Renault Mégane RS 265 | 101 |
| DNF | B1 | 24 | Ben Kavich Michael Kavich Kieren Pilkington
|
Workhorse Collision/Fleetsmart | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 87 |
| DNF | B2 | 89 | Scott Sullivan Edward Singleton
|
Scott Sullivan | Holden VY Commodore SS | 80 |
| DNF | B2 | 76 | Troy Williams Matthew Windsor Joshua Muggleton
|
TW Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore SS V | 76 |
| DNF | D | 29 | Geoff Moran Gerry Burges Leigh Burges
|
Geoffrey Moran | Toyota 86 GTS | 75 |
| DNF | E | 85 | Declan Kirkham Philip Kirkham
|
Declan Kirkham | Mazda MX-6 | 65 |
| DNF | A1 | 68 | Dylan Thomas Terry Nightingale
|
CXC Global Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | 49 |
| DNF | A1 | 45 | Garth Walden Ben Porter
|
Ronald Searle | Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG | 48 |
| DNF | D | 50 | James Keene Dominic Martens Jack Atley
|
MWM Racing | Mini Cooper S JCW | 47 |
| DNF | A1 | 21 | Rod Salmon Andrew Richmond
|
Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | 44 |
| DNF | A2 | 65 | Trevor Symonds Paul Lane Scott Bargwanna
|
Symonds Motorsport | HSV VY GTS | 43 |
| DNF | A2 | 2 | Stephen Hodges Robert Coulthard
|
Stephen Hodges | CSV Mondo GT | 34 |
| DNF | C | 26 | Peter O'Donnell Simon O'Donnell James O'Donnell
|
Peter O'Donnell | BMW 130i E87 | 32 |
| DNF | I | 32 | Ashley Jarvis Dion Jarvis Brody Jarvis
|
Jarvis Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 29 |
| DNF | A1 | 16 | Daniel Oosthuizen Jacques Oosthuizen
|
Oosthuizen Motorsports | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS | 7 |
| DNF | A1 | 62 | Luke Searle Barry Graham Paul Morris
|
David Searle | BMW M135i | 0 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||
- Class winners are shown in bold text.
- Race time of winning car: 6:04:04.617[3]
- Fastest race lap: 2:28.533, Garth Walden[3]
References
- ^ "Mostert/Morcom win Bathurst 6 Hour". Speedcafe. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour - Race - Per Class" (PDF). Race Results. 27 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour - Race" (PDF). Race Results. 27 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
- Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, Mount Panorama - Bathurst, 25th to 27th March 2016, Specific Bathurst 6 Hour Supplementary Regulations, bathurst6hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour - Entry List, bathurst6hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 2016 Sunday Images, bathurst6hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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