O trio Katsumasa Chiyo-san/Wolfgang Riep/ Florian Strauss, a bordo de um Nissan GT-R Nismo GT da NISMO Athlete Global Team, venceu neste domingo (08/02), a edição de 2015 das 12 Horas de Bathurst, disputada no circuito de Mount Panorama, na Austrália.
Faltando menos de dez minutos para o final, o Safety-Car foi acionado pela última vez. Na relargada, para mais duas voltas em bandeira verde, Chiyo-san superou Laurens Vanthoor (Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20/ Phoenix Racing) na primeira curva.
Na segunda curva, Chiyo-san, usando o ótimo desempenho em reta do Nissan, superou Matt Bell (Bentley Continental GT3/ Bentley Team M-Sport), e assumiu a liderança. Faltando três curvas para o final, o Bentley foi superado pelo Audi e pelo Aston Martin Vantage de Stefan Mucke.
Após 269 volta, Chiyo-san recebeu a bandeirada com 2s4 de vantagem sobre Vanthoor (que largou na pole). Marco Mapelli / Markus Winkelhock completaram o trio da Audi.
Mucke, menos de meio segundo atrás de Mucke, foi o terceiro. Ele teve como parceiros de equipe Alex MacDowel e Darryl O’Young.
Bell/ GuySmith/Steven Kane terminaram em quarto, seguidos pelo trio Richard Muscat/ Jack LeBrocq /Dean Canto (Mercedes SLS AMG GT3/ Erebus Motorsport). Os cinco primeiros terminaram na volta do lÁder.
O trio Benny Simonsen/Andrea Montermini/Renato Loberto (Ferrari F458 Italia/Vicious Rumour Racing) chegou em sexto, seguido pelos trios Roger Lago/David Russell/ Steve Owen (Lamborghini Gallardo/ JBS Australia) e Mok Weng Sun/Toni Vilander/ Matt Griffin (Ferrari F458 Italia/ Clearwater Racing).
Os trios Felix Baumgartner/Christopher Haase/Stephane Ortelli (Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20/ Phoenix Racing) e Christoper Mies/Marc Cini/Mark Eddy (Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20/ Hallmarc / Network Clothing) completaram os dez primeiros.
Entre os 16 abandonos (dos 50 carros que alinharam), destaque para o Bentley Continental da Flying B Motorsport, pilotado por David Brabham/John Bowe e Peter Edwards.
O Bentley #8, com Brabham na condução, vinha entre os dez primeiros, quando na parte final da prova, se envolveu em um toque com o Aston Martin #97 (D.O’Young/A.MacDowall/S.Mucke) , e acertou o muro. O ex-piloto de F-1 foi levado para um hospital na região, para exames de precaução.
Final:
1 35 Â Â Â NISMO Athlete Global Team F.Strauss/K.Chiyo/W.Reip Nissan GT-R NISMO GTÂ AA 269 voltas em 12:00:11.0280 Â Â Â
2 15    Phoenix Racing    M.Mapelli/L.Vanthoor/M.Winkelhock Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20    AP 269 voltas
3 97    Craft Bamboo Racing D.O’Young/A.MacDowall/S.Mucke Aston Martin Vantage    AP 269
4 10    Bentley Team M-Sport G.Smith/S.Kane/M.Bell Bentley Continental    AP 269   Â
5 36 Â Â Â Erebus Motorsport J.LeBrocq/R.Muscat/D.Canto Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 AP 269 Â Â Â
6 49    Vicious Rumour Racing    B.Simonsen/A.Montermini/R.Loberto Ferrari F458 Italia AA 268   Â
7 32    JBS Australia R.Lago/D.Russell/S.Owen Lamborghini Gallardo AP 268   Â
8 33 Â Â Â Clearwater Racing W S Mok/T.Vilander/M.Griffin Ferrari F458 Italia AP 268 Â Â Â Â Â Â
9 16 Â Â Â Phoenix Racing F.Baumgartner/C.Haase/S.Ortelli Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20 AP Â Â Â 268 Â Â Â
10 9 Â Â Â Hallmarc / Network Clothing M.Cini/M.Eddy/C.Mies Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20 AA 267 Â Â Â
11 12 Â Â Â ICE Break D.Calvert-Jones/P.Long/C.Pither Porsche 911 GT3 R 20 Â Â Â AP 267 Â Â Â
12 75 Â Â Â Jamec Pem S.McLaughlin/J.Winslow/D.Koutsoumidis Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20Â AA 265 Â Â Â
13 74 Â Â Â Jamec Pem A.Latif/W.Luff/G.Crick Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20 AA 265
14 2 Â Â Â Fitzgerald Racing / Evolve Tec P.Fitzgerald/M.Almond/M.Halliday Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20 AA 264 Â Â Â
15 93 Â Â Â MARC Cars Australia G.Jacobson/B.Gersekowski/A.Gowans MARC Focus V8 I 262
16 47    Supabarn Supermarkets J.Koundouris/T.Koundouris/M.Marshall/S.Power Porsche 911 GT3 Cup    B 261   Â
17 4    Grove Group S.Grove/B.Barker/L.Youlden    Porsche 911 GT3 Cup B 261
18 64 Â Â Â Motorsport Services T.Macrow/P.Rullo/D.Modell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 3800 Â Â Â B 257 Â Â Â
19 21    Motorsport Services / Team Fre    S.Fillmore/D.Stutterd/R.Lilley    Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 256
20 68 Â Â Â Motorsport Services A.Chapel/M.Whyman/X.West Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 252
21 63 Â Â Â Erebus Motorsport N.Morcom/A.Cindric/S.Hodge Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 AA 251 Â Â Â
22 50 Â Â Â Team LHI N.Cresswell/T.Knight/J.Goodacre/J.Bobik Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B Â Â Â 251
23 52    compareinsurance.com.au P.Storey/B.Gower/G.Shedden Aston Martin Vantage   AA 250
24 54 Â Â Â Donut King T.Alford/M.O’Connor/P.Leemhuis Lotus Exige Cup R C 249 Â Â Â
25 99 Â Â Â Craft Bamboo Racing F.Yu/J.Venter/J.Merlin Aston Martin Vantage AA 248
26 76 Â Â Â Aston Martin Saint Gallen A.Baenziger/F.Kamelger/C.Porritt Aston Martin Vantage C 245 Â Â Â
27 23 Â Â Â Bruce Lynton BMW B.Lynton/J.Modystach/R.Thomson BMW M Coupe (1 Serie D 242
28 28 Â Â Â GWS Personnel R.Shaw/J.Williams/M.Chahda/S.Devjak BMW 335i E90 D 239 Â Â Â
29 43 Â Â Â Stawell CARTage M.Robinson/P.Crompton/S.Woodman/S.Bradford Mazda RX8 GTÂ Â Â I 234 Â Â Â
30 6    SAFE-T-STOP R.Gartner/M.Hector/G.Duffy/A.Zerefos Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 206   Â
31 18 Â Â Â Sherrin Rentals M.Sherrin/G.Sherrin/I.Sherrin BMW 135i E82Â D 203 Â Â Â
32 66 Â Â Â GT3 Endurance / Mobil 1 C.van der Drift/F.Lyons/M.Lyons Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 192 Â Â Â
33 65    Daytona Sports Cars J.Augustine/B.Schoots/R.Hislop Daytona Sportscar Co D 173
34 41 Â Â Â Stawell CARTage B.Henley/M.King/J.Walsh/I.Cowley Mazda RX8 GT I 149 Â Â Â
DNF 8 Â Â Â Flying B Motorsport P.Edwards/J.Bowe/D.Brabham Bentley Continental AA 254 Â Â Â
DNF 11 Â Â Â Bentley Team M-Sport A.Soucek/M.Buhk/H.Primat Bentley Continental AP 245 Â Â Â
DNF 27 Â Â Â T F M – Ferrari Motorsport NZ J.Lester/J.McIntyre/G.Smyth Ferrari F458 Italia AA 221
DNF 91 Â Â Â MARC Cars Australia K.Kassulke/J.Camilleri/I.Breukers MARC Mazda 3 V8Â I 203 Â Â Â
DNF 7 Â Â Â VodkaO Â Â Â D.Grant/A.Samadi/M.Twigg Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 AA 171 Â Â Â
DNF 77 Â Â Â AF Corse SRL S.Wyatt/M.Rugolo/D.Rigon Ferrari F458 Italia AA 163
DNF 48    Interlloy / M Motorsport S.Richards/C.Baird/J.McMillan    Lamborghini Gallardo AP 129   Â
DNF 29 Â Â Â PIRELLI J.Manolios/R.Miller/I.Capelli Ferrari F458 GT3Â AA 114 Â Â Â
DNF 73 Â Â Â Triffid Bar.Venue T.Martin/M.Hovey/G.Bromley/R.Hackwood Ginetta G50 GT4 C 112
DNF 92    MARC Cars Australia M.Benton/H.Morrall/T.Miles    MARC Focus V8 I 106   Â
DNF 5    Skwirk    R.Salmon/N.Antunes/O.Gavin Audi R8-LMS Ultra 20 AA 103   Â
DNF 55 Â Â Â Kintyre Racing G.Crimp/S.Kostera/M.Cherry Audi TT RS 2.5 Turbo D 85 Â Â Â
DNF 59 Â Â Â VIP Petfoods T.Quinn/K.Quinn/K.Estre McLaren MP4-12C 2012 AA 80 Â Â Â
DNF 51 Â Â Â IMAK – KWIKMIT A.Macpherson/M.Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R 20Â AA 41 Â Â Â
DNF 14 Â Â Â Peter Conroy Motorsport P.Conroy/T.Bates/G.Denyer Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 36 Â Â Â
DNF 42 Â Â Â Hallmark Homes A.Gilbertson/J.Clements/K.Begg BMW E46 GTR D 5 Â Â Â
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