2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (Live Stream)

Chris · Feb 4, 2016

The Liqui-Moly 12 Hours of Bathurst is just around the corner and this years race looks set to be the biggest and best edition yet. You can catch every minute of the enthralling action right here on the RaceDepartment Live Stream page as part of the B12H around Mount Panorama!

It's that time of year again, when the motorsport season kicks off in earnest with two of the best races of the year within 7 days of each other. Last weekend we were treated to an absolutely thrilling 24 Hours of Daytona, and this coming weekend will see the GT action continue for 12 epic hours around the most infamous circuit in the Southern Hemisphere: Mount Panorama!

Where and How to Watch
Live streaming of the qualification sessions and race will be available on our live stream page and popular chatbox along the top of the website where you can watch and comment on the action as it unfolds before your eyes along with other like-minded individuals!

If you're an Australian resident and would prefer to watch the race from the comfort of your couch, then Channels 70 and 73 will be broadcasting the entire race from start to finish. See here for viewing times.

Schedule - AEDT = GMT+11
Friday, Feb. 5th:

08:20 AEDT | 21:20 GMT - Practice #1 (Amateurs only) - 30 minute session.
08:55 AEDT | 21:55 GMT - Practice #2 - 60 minute session.
12:30 AEDT | 01:30 GMT - Practice #3 - 90 minute session.
15:45 AEDT | 04:45 GMT - Practice #4 - 90 minute session.

Saturday, Feb. 6th:

08:30 AEDT | 21:30 GMT - Practice #5 - 60 minute session.
12:55 AEDT | 01:55 GMT - Qualifying #1 - 60 minute session.
14:05 AEDT | 03:05 GMT - Qualifying #2 (Class A only) - 20 minute session.

Sunday, Feb 7th:

05:30 AEDT | 18:30 GMT - Pit Lane Opens
05:45 AEDT | 18:45 GMT - Bathurst 12 Hour

Entrants
37 cars will line up on the grid this Sunday (Saturday evening GMT), for 12 Hours of hard fought racing, including the 2015-spec Audi R8 LMS, McLaren 650S and the reigning champions Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3, otherwise known as Godzilla!

The Japanese outfit will be keen to show yet again that they have what it takes to claim the top step of Australia's toughest race after their stunning performance last year in the closing laps.

R.J. O'Connell · Feb 5, 2016

I expect the team of Chiyo, Rick Kelly, and our very own @Florian Strauß to win again. And win big. Everyone else is just racing for second place this weekend. B)

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

definitely excited for this and will try and catch as much as possible over the weekend!

Go the Bentleys!

Chris · Feb 5, 2016

Terra21 · Feb 5, 2016

No BMW M6 GT3 entry? i thought Steven Richards Motorsport would have been here racing in this event

R.J. O'Connell · Feb 5, 2016

What I'm told is that it's something to do with the rules requiring cars be a year old. Hence no 488s, no M6es, no AMG GT3s - the newest cars are the new R8 and 650S.

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

Yeah it comes down to balance of performance, all the new cars aren't eligible as they don't undergo BOP testing until next month at Paul Ricard. Hopefully in future years they move BOP testing to January or something, would have loved the AMG GT3's to be here!

Although the old SLS GT3 should have a good run in this race as a final swan song, the driver line up is crazy good!

Practice 3 results

1 - 74 AP 1 Jamec Pem Audi R8-LMS 2015 2:03.500
Mies-Haase-Mapelli
2 - 59 AP 2 Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S 2:03.933
van Gisbergen-Parente-Webb
3 - 36 AP 3 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2013/2014 2:03.997
Reynolds-Jaeger-Bastian
4 - 11 AA 1 Objective Racing McLaren 650S 2:04.042
Walls-Luff-Campbell-Slade
5 - 75 AP 4 Jamec Pem Audi R8-LMS 2015 2:04.061
McLaughlin-Rast-Tander
6 - 31 AP 5 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 2014/2015 2:04.265
Soucek-Soulet-Russell
7 - 1 AP 6 NISMO Athlete Global Team Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 2015 2:04.348
Kelly-Chiyo-Strauss
8 - 32 AA 2 JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 2:04.350
Lago-Youlden-Owen
9 - 63 AP 7 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2013/2014 2:04.393
Engel-Schneider-Cindric
10 - 60 AP 8 Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S 2:04.518
Bell-Watson-Davison

Practice 4 starts in 1 hour

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 · Feb 5, 2016

Will the race start Saturday evening GMT or Sunday evening?

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 said:
Will the race start Saturday evening GMT or Sunday evening?

Will be Saturday evening GMT, we live in the future over here in Oz

Chris · Feb 5, 2016

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 said:
Will the race start Saturday evening GMT or Sunday evening?

Sorry Andreas, I should have clarified in the OP, thanks @Shawn Jacobs

I've amended the OP to make it a little clearer that the race is Saturday evening for GMT'ers

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 · Feb 5, 2016

The OP should be made clearer. But you're right, the only way round it can work. Edit: Godzilad.

InsaneOzzie · Feb 5, 2016

I'm looking forward to this years race, so many talented drivers and awesome cars, it's a smorgasbord of GT3's best @ one of the most awesome race circuits in the world, how could you not tune in. Not keen on the 2.30am start for us West Aussies, but I can catch up on sleep later

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

Andrew Scott said:
I'm looking forward to this years race, so many talented drivers and awesome cars, it's a smorgasbord of GT3's best @ one of the most awesome race circuits in the world, how could you not tune in. Not keen on the 2.30am start for us West Aussies, but I can catch up on sleep later

That's the spirit

It really has become a highlight of my Motorsport calendar, and you can't not see see the start, something special about all those gt3s heading round the mountain for the first time in the darkness of the early hours of the morning

Terra21 · Feb 5, 2016

McLaren 650S with van Gisbergen will be a highlight for me.he's always exciting to watch race. I still remember his bush tactics of cooling the tyres last year in the V8's

.Just hopefully the 650s can keep up with the pace

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

Practice 4 results - Go Bentley

1 - 10 AP 1 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 2014/2015 2:03.233
Kane-Smith-Bell

2 - 60 AP 2 Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S 2:03.303
Bell-Watson-Davison

3 - 2 AP 3 Phoenix Racing Audi R8-LMS 2015 2:03.396
Winklehock-Vanthoor-Davison

4 - 1 AP 4 NISMO Athlete Global Team Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 2015 2:03.465
Kelly-Chiyo-Strauss

5 - 74 AP 5 Jamec Pem Audi R8-LMS 2015 2:03.631
Mies-Haase-Mapelli

6 - 36 AP 6 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2013/2014 2:03.731
Reynolds-Jaeger-Bastian

7 - 59 AP 7 Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S 2:03.996
van Gisbergen-Parente-Webb

8 - 63 AP 8 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2013/2014 2:04.058
Engel-Schneider-Cindric

9 - 32 AA 1 JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 2:04.154
Lago-Youlden-Owen

10 - 49 AA 2 Defelice Homes Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2013/2014/2015 2:04.275
Defelice-Montermini-Simonsen-Loberto

budlix · Feb 5, 2016

tight results as my old pants! looking forward to sunday race.

RustyDriver00 · Feb 5, 2016

Lol quote fail?

budlix · Feb 5, 2016

Shawn Jacobs said:
Lol quote fail?

sorry wrongly placed to code → corrected

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 · Feb 5, 2016

You mean results as tight as your old pants? Sorry, non-native speaker...

budlix · Feb 5, 2016

4 8 15 16 23 42 108 said:
You mean results as tight as your old pants? Sorry, non-native speaker...

exactly. Practice 3 results. I'm not so much good in english…
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