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:
By: Slade Perrins.