THE GRID: 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

SOME of the best GT teams and drivers from Australia and around the world will line up on Sunday morning for the 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, and here’s the full grid:

After a thrilling lap in the Top 10 Shootout from Chaz Mostert, BMW Team Schnitzer and the young Aussie’s co-drivers Augusto Farfus and Marco Wittmann will start on pole position, with the #43 M6 GT3 leading the field to green at 5:45am for the start.

Also starting on the front row of the grid in second is the #22 Jamec Pem Racing Audi of Kelvin van der Linde, Garth Tander and Frederich Vervisch, while third will be the sister #22 Jamec Pem Audi of Christopher Haase, Christopher Mies and Markus Winkelhock.

The BRM Watches Pro-Am class will be lead away by pole-sitters Yasser Shahin, Thomas Enge and Luke Youlden in The Bend Motorsport Park Lamborghini, while the #69 Supabarn Audi of James Koundoris, Theo Koundouris, Ash Walsh and Duvashen Padayachee will start from the Shannons Class A Am pole in 16th overall.

Grove Racing will control the Porsche Class B cars off the start, with Ben Barker set to take the green flag aboard the #4 entry of himself, Stephen Grove and Brenton Grove ahead of the Boost Mobile Class C pole-sitter; which is the #30 Boat Works Racing BMW M4 GT4 of Tony Longhurst, Aaron Seton and Matthew Brabham.

Racer Industries Class I will be lead away by the #91 MARC Cars Australia MARC II V8 of Keith Kassulke, Rod Salmon and Will Brown.

Coverage of the enduro classic begins at 5:30am local time, with a live stream available on the Bathurst 12 Hour website for international viewers, while in Australia, the race will be broadcast Live on channel 7mate.

Full Bathurst 12 Hour starting grid:

Pos	Num	Team	Drivers	Car	Class	Time	Session
1	43	BMW Team Schnitzer	C. Mostert A. Farfus M. Wittmann	BMW M6 GT3	APP	2:01.9340	T10
2	22	Jamec Pem Racing	K. van der Linde G. Tander F. Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS	APP	2:02.1697	T10
3	74	Jamec Pem Racing	C. Haase C.Mies M. Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	APP	2:02.4344	T10
4	777	Buik Motorworks	L. Youlden T. Enge Y. Shahin	Lamborghini R-EX	APA	2:03.2352	T10
5	47	YNA Autosport	S. McLaughlin F.Ross A. Watson A. West	McLaren 650S GT3	APA	2:03.3481	T10
6	55	Strakka Racing	C. Waters D. Fumanelli N. Leventis L. Williamson	Mercedes-AMG GT3	APA	2:03.4181	T10
7	37	Audi Sport Team WRT	R. Frijns S. Leonard D. Vanthoor	Audi R8 LMS GT3	APP	2:03.4485	T10
8	58	YNA Autosport	S. van Gisbergen C. Lowndes C. Ledogar	McLaren 650S GT3	APP	2:03.6690	T10
9	17	Bentley Team M-Sport	S. Kane G. Smith J. Gounon	Bentley Continental GT3	APP	2:03.7475	T10
10	12	Competition Motorsposrt	M. Campbell D. Calvert-Jones P. Long A. Davison	Porsche 911 GT3-R	APA	2:05.1117	T10
11	56	Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing	M.Gotz A.Parente	Mercedes-AMG GT3	APP	2:03.0857	Q2
12	82	Internatioal Motorsport	M.Halliday J.Reid	Audi R8 LMS	APA	2:03.1625	Q2
13	32	Lago Racing	R.Lago D.Russell S.Owen	Lamborghini R-EX GT3	APA	2:03.3660	Q2
14	18	Bentley Team M-Sport	Maxime Soulet	Bentley Continental GT3	APP	2:03.3817	Q2
15	75	Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing	T. Vautier J.Whincup R.Marciello	Mercedes-AMG GT3	APP	2:03.4383	Q2
16	69	Audi Sport Customer Racing	A.Walsh D.Padayachee	Audi R8 LMS	AAM	2:03.4797	Q2
17	991	Craft Bamboo Racing	L.Vanthoor K.Estre E.Bamber	Porsche 911 GT3 R	APP	2:03.5313	Q2
18	39	Audi Sport Team WRT	P.Lamy W.Davison	Audi R8 LMS	APA	2:03.5409	Q2
19	9	Audi Sport Customer Racing	M.Cini L.Holdsworth D.Fiore	Audi R8 LMS	APA	2:03.6538	Q2
20	3	Audi Sport Customer Racing	Daniel Gaunt	Audi R8 LMS	AAM	2:03.6603	Q2
21	8	Scott Taylor Motorsport	C.Baird T.D’Alberto	Mercedes-AMG GT3	APA	2:03.6936	Q2
22	19	Nineteen Corp P/L	D.Reynolds J.Martin M.Griffith	Mercedes-AMG GT3	APA	2:03.6959	Q2
23	29	Trofeo Motorsport	J.Manolios D.Canto	Lamborghini Huracan	APA	2:03.7569	Q2
24	11	Objective Racing	T.Slade J.Evans	McLaren 650S	APA	2:04.2409	Q1
25	540	Black Swan Racing	J.Bleekemolen L.Stolz M.Lieb	Porsche 911 GT3 R	APA	2:04.2721	Q2
26	911	Manthey-Racing	R.Dumas F.Makowiecki D.Werner	Porsche 911	APP	2:04.5779	Q2
27	91	MARC Cars Australia	K.Kassulke W.Brown	MARC II V8	I	2:06.1184	Q1
28	67	MARC Cars Australia	Morgan Haber	MARC II V8	I	2:06.5310	Q1
29	66	Daytona Sportscars	Ben Schoots	Dodge Viper	I	2:06.5967	Q1
30	4	Grove Motorsport Pty Ltd	Ben Barker	Porsche GT3 Cup	B	2:08.0716	Q1
31	23	Team Carrera Cup Asia	P.Tresidder C.van der Drift	Porsche 991	B	2:09.2162	Q1
32	65	Daytona Sportscars	D.Thomas R.Howell	Daytona Coupe	I	2:09.7100	Q1
33	54	MARC Cars Australia	P.Morris C.Parrish	MARC II V8	I	2:10.2220	Q1
34	95	Eastgate Engineering	Bryce Fullwood	MARC Focus V8	I	2:10.5471	Q1
35	93	MARC Cars Australia	Garry Jacobson	MARC Mazda V8	I	2:11.0258	Q1
36	21	JFC – Carter Grange	D.Stutterd A.Fawcet	Porsche 911	B	2:11.7320	Q1
37	85	Wall Racing	C.Espenlaub J.Foster	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	B	2:12.0096	Q1
38	96	MARC Cars Australia	J.Goodacre P.Major	MARC Focus V8	I	2:12.5664	Q1
39	30	Boat Works Racing	Aaron Seton	BMW M4 GT4	C	2:16.2626	Q1
40	44	BMW Team SRM	X.West C.Hill	BMW M4 GT4	C	2:16.9769	Q1
41	13	RHC-Lawrence/Strom (MarcGT)	B.Strom K.Wittmer	BMW M4 GT4	C	2:17.2531	Q1
42	49	KTM / M Motorsport	Glen Wood	KTM X-Bow GT4	C	2:17.4416	Q1
43	46	Prosport Performance GABH	J.Viebahn M.Braams N.Verdonck	Porsche Cayman PRO4	C	2:18.0965	Q1
44	48	M Motorsport P/L	J.McMillan T.Macrow	KTM X-Bow GT4	C	2:18.2490	Q1
45	77	Ginetta Australia	Mike Simpson	Ginetta G55	C	2:18.2649	Q1
46	40	On Track Motorsport	G.Mennell M.Caine	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	B	2:19.4251	Q1
47	33	MARC Cars Australia	Rob Thomson	MARC Mazda V8	I	2:20.8149	Q1
48	88	Ginetta Australia	W.Tregurtha J.Robson	Ginetta G55	C	2:22.1424	Q1
ROG	100	BMW Team SRM	S. Richards T. Glock P. Eng	BMW M6 GT3	APP	2:02.665