The 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an Australian endurance race for Production Cars, held over a twelve-hour period starting from 5:45am on 8 April 2007 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales. It was the fifth Bathurst 12 Hour race and the first to be staged since 1994.[1] It was also the opening round of the 2007 Australian Production Car Championship.[2]

The race was open to Group 3E Series Production Cars and to invited cars not eligible under Group 3E, but otherwise subject to compliance with Group 3E specifications.[3] These included Tarmac Rally Cars built to Modern Tarmac Rally Spec Rules and cars that had competed in the Australian Performance Car Championship and the Australian Production Car Championship in the last five years.[3] After 257 laps and 1596 kilometres of racing, Garry Holt, Paul Morris and Craig Baird claimed victory in a BMW 335i, finishing a minute and 18 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRX STi of rally drivers Chris Atkinson, Dean Herridge and Cody Crocker.

Class structure

Cars competed in the following classes:[4]

  • Class A : Penrite Rear Wheel Drive Performance Cars
  • Class B : Sonax All Wheel Drive Performance Cars
  • Class C : APCC Hot Hatches
  • Class D : APCC Production Sports and Touring Sedans
  • Class E : APCC Production Hatch and Sedans
  • Class F : APCC Production Micro Sports and Coupes
  • Class G : Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre
  • Class H : Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under

Results

Position[5] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class[6] Laps
1 New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Garry Holt
Australia Paul Morris
20 BMW 335i Eastern Creek Karts P/L 1 A 257
2 Australia Chris Atkinson
Australia Cody Crocker
Australia Dean Herridge
98 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Australia 1 B 257
3 Australia Rick Bates
Australia Peter Gazzard
Australia Bob Hughes
15 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII[7] Scott's Transport 2 B 253
4 Australia Beric Lynton
Australia Barrie Morcom
New Zealand Chris Pither
17 BMW 335i Rondo 2 A 253
5 Australia Chris Alajajian
Australia Neil Crompton
Australia Grant Denyer
7 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C Subaru Australia 3 B 248
6 Australia Shaun Juniper
Australia Andrew Moffat
Australia David Russell
9 BMW 130i Australian Motor Finance 1 C 247
7 Australia Marc Cini
Australia Mark Eddy
Australia Dean Grant
10 BMW 130i Bended Elbow 2 C 246
8 Australia Peter Kelly
Australia Luke Searle
3 BMW 130i SAE College 3 C 244
9 Australia John Bowe
Australia Chris Delfsma
Australia Jack Elsegood
21 Ford BF Falcon XR8 Century 21 1 D 244
10 New Zealand Andrew Fawcet
Australia David Ryan
Australia Michael Trimble
12 FPV F6 Typhoon Robinson Racing Developments 3 A 240
11 Australia Neal Bates
Australia Colin Osborne
Australia John Roecken
13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 1 E 240
12 Australia Andrew Bretherton
Australia Trevor Keene
Australia Tim Slade
50 Mini Cooper S Mid-West Multimedia 2 E 239
13 Australia David Mertens
Australia Leigh Mertens
Australia Carl Schembri
31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 3 E 238
14 Australia Nathan Callaghan
Australia Allan Letcher
Australia David Turner
99 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Team Queensland Racing 2 D 232
15 Australia Jack Perkins
Australia Nathan Pretty
Australia Shane Price
New Zealand Jason Richards
4 HSV VXR Coupe Holden Motorsport 4 C 230
16 Australia Stuart Jones
Australia Grant Sherrin
Australia Iain Sherrin
Australia Jim Wallace
11 BMW 120i Sherrin Motorsport 1 F 226
17 Australia Peter Conroy
Australia Terry Conroy
Australia Bob Hadley
14 Honda Integra Type S Hankook Tyres/DBA 4 E 223
18 Australia Paul Faulkner
Australia Richard Howe
Australia Dennis O'Keefe
Australia Don Tryhorn
94 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Aporschapart 3 D 223
19 Australia Phil Alexander
Australia Gary Mennell
Australia Shane Smollen
Australia Paul Stubber
40 BMW 323i Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon/Max/On Track Motorsport 5 E 221
20 Australia Keen Booker
Australia Rocco Rinaldo
Australia David Stone
76 Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JT Thomson Alfa Romeo 1 G 218
21 Australia Amber Anderson
Australia Danielle Argiro
Australia Helen Stig
72 Toyota Celica SX Thrifty Car Rental 6 E 211
22 Australia Martin Bailey
AustraliaSteve Briffa
Australia Allan Shephard
27 Mazda 3 MPS Thrifty Car Rental 5 C 206
23 Australia Mark Brame
Australia Mark King
Australia Jason Walsh
38 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII[7] Pro-Duct Motorsport 3 B 200
24 Australia Michael Auld
Australia Brian Walden
Australia Garth Walden
24 Holden VY Commodore SS Walden Motorsport / Syd Fab 4 D 188
25 Australia Richard Mork
Australia Richard Prince
Australia Martin Rambow
Australia Peter Vicary
77 Honda Integra Type R V8Racing.com 7 E 109
DNF Australia Anton Mechtler
Australia Bob Pearson
Australia Bruce Stewart
33 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII[7] Pro-Duct Motorsport B 200
DNF Australia Warren Bossie
Australia Jim Hunter
Australia Jayson Williamson
Australia Matthew Windsor
88 Subaru Impreza RS Jim Hunter's Suspension F 198
DNF Australia Christian D'agostin
Australia Scott Nicholas
Australia Tim Sipp
25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wilson Brothers Racing B 194
DNF Australia Lauren Gray
New Zealand Christina Orr
Australia Samantha Reid
Australia Leanne Tander
6 Holden Astra CDTi Turbo Holden Motorsport H 136
DNF Australia Denis Cribbin
Australia Roland Hill
Australia Paul Jenkins
66 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo Lakeside Motorsport Park D 79
DNF Australia Brad Lowe
Australia Dean Neville
Australia Ben Neilsen
2 FTE TE50 Kitome Pty Ltd A 76
DNF Australia Gary Deane
Australia Rob Rubis
91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Gary Deane Constructions/Truffle Group Catering B 53

Fastest lap was 2m32.5945s, recorded by Car 20 when driven by Craig Baird.[8]

References

  1. Aaron Noonan, No Bathurst Bunnies, Australian Motorsport News, No 358, 4–17 April 2007, pages 40-41
  2. Grant Rowley and Andrew van Leeuwen, Rocking Around the Clock, Australian Motorsport News, No 359, 18 April - 22 May 2007, pages 54-59
  3. 1 2 2007 Bathurst International Motor Festival - 12hour Category Supplementary Regulations – Final 10.11.06
  4. Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro - Update / TV coverage Retrieved on 3 December 2011
  5. 2007 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Race Results Archived 8 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 3 October 2007
  6. Although some sources show classes as Class 1, Class 2 etc, official results at www.natsoft.com.au quote Class A, Class B etc
  7. 1 2 3 Grant Rowley, Bring back the BIMF!, Australian Motorsport News, No 358, 4–17 April 2007, page 18
  8. Grant Rowley, Once Around the Clock, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 172-173
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