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Bigger Bathurst 12 Hour schedule revealed

11 Jan 2019
Australia's GT endurance race now just three weeks away
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Expanded to four days for the first time, the 2019 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour includes an additional support category and more track time for 12 Hour competitors.

The newly-added Thursday, January 31, is reserved for support categories with practice, qualifying and three races on the schedule.

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Skye Sands Combined Sedans, Formula Ford, Group S and the Radical Australia Cup make up the bumper support program, with big fields expected throughout.

GT teams contesting the 12 Hour will have a scheduled track walk while their cars undergo scrutineering in pitlane.

Those cars then hit the track for the first time on Friday February 1, with four practice sessions offering three-and-a-half hours of track-time.

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A fifth, one-hour practice session and three-part qualifying will then be held on Saturday.

Qualifying 1 will be a 45-minute session for all competitors, setting the starting order within classes B, C and I.

Qualifying 2 will be a 30-minute dash for cars in class A only, setting the grid for positions 11 and back within the GT3 ranks.

The 10 fastest cars will then progress to the Pirelli Top 10 Shootout and fight for the Allan Simonsen Pole Award, due to start at 4:40pm local time.

On Sunday February 3, pitlane opens at 5:15am with the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour to commence at 5:45am when cars roll away from the famous Mount Panorama grid.

Full broadcast and live streaming details will be announced soon.

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A bumper field includes 10 brands and Supercars stars Jamie Whincup, Shane van Gisbergen, Craig Lowndes, Garth Tander, Chaz Mostert and David Reynolds.

A former star on the streets of Surfers Paradise during the days of the Gold Coast Indy, 2003 CART champion Paul Tracy is a new addition.

The Canadian will join Paul Morris and Keith Kassulke in a MARC car, replacing the injured Boris Said.

Full 2019 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour schedule

Thursday January 31

Start

Finish

Session

 

8:30

8:50

Combined Sedans

Practice

8:55

9:15

Formula Ford

Practice

9:25

9:45

Group S

Practice

9:55

10:15

Radical

Practice

10:25

10:45

Combined Sedans

Qualifying

10:55

11:15

Formula Ford

Qualifying

11:35

11:55

Group S

Qualifying

12:10

13:00

Resident Access

 

12:10

13:00

Bathurst 12 Hour

Teams Track Walk

13:15

13:35

Radical

Qualifying

13:45

14:20

Combined Sedans

Race 1

14:30

15:00

Formula Ford

Race 1

15:10

15:40

Group S

Race 1

Friday February 1

Start

Finish

Session

 

7:15

8:00

Radical

Race 1

8:05

8:40

Combined Sedans

Race 2

8:50

9:20

Bathurst 12 Hour

Practice 1 (excluding Class A Platinum and Gold drivers)

9:25

10:25

Bathurst 12 Hour

Practice 2

10:30

11:00

Formula Ford

Race 2

11:10

12:10

Bathurst 12 Hour

Practice 3

12:25

13:15

Resident Access

 

13:30

14:00

Group S

Race 2

14:05

15:05

Porsche Sports Session

Driving Experience

15:05

15:10

Sponsor ride session

Entertainment Session

15:15

16:15

Bathurst 12 Hour

Practice 4

16:25

16:35

TV Track Session

 

16:40

17:40

Porsche Sports Session

Driving Experience

Saturday February 2

Start

Finish

Session

 

7:15

7:45

Formula Ford

Race 3

7:55

8:25

Group S

Race 3

8:35

9:35

Bathurst 12 Hour

Practice 5

9:45

10:30

Radical

Race 2

10:45

11:15

Sponsor ride session

Entertainment Session

11:20

12:05

Bathurst 12 Hour

Qualifying 1, all classes

12:10

12:40

Bathurst 12 Hour

Qualifying 2, Class A only

13:00

13:50

Resident Access

 

14:05

15:05

Porsche Sports Session

Driving Experience

15:05

15:15

Sponsor ride session

Entertainment Session

15:15

15:45

Sponsor ride session

Entertainment Session

15:50

16:25

Combined Sedans

Race 3

16:40

17:25

Bathurst 12 Hour

Top 10 Shootout

Sunday February 3

Start

Finish

Session

5:15

 

Pit Exit Opens

5:45

17:45

Bathurst 12 Hour

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