2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour
The 2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour was an endurance race for modified production touring cars,[1] staged at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 29 April 2012.[2] The race was Round 2 of the 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, Round 2 of the 2012 Australian Production Car Championship, Round 1 of the 2012 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 2012 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship.[1] It was the second annual Phillip Island 6 Hour race to be held at the Victorian circuit.
Classes[edit]
Cars competed in the following classes:[3]
- Class A – Extreme Performance[3]
- Class B – High Performance[3]
- Class C – Performance Touring[3]
- Class D – Production Touring[3]
- Class E – Compact Touring[3]
- Class I – MINI Cup[3]
Results[edit]
| Position[2] | Drivers[2][3] | No.[2] | Car[2][3] | Competitor/Team[2] | Class[2] | Laps[2] | APCC Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Pollicina Ryan Simpson |
7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Poll Performance / McDonald's | A | 192 | 120 |
| 2 | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch |
1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | TMR Performance / Tulloch Transport | A | 192 | 90 |
| 3 | Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert |
11 | BMW 335i | Barry Morcom | B | 189 | 72 |
| 4 | Cam Wilson David Wood |
25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WBR Team Subaru | A | 188 | 60 |
| 5 | Jake Camilleri Scott Nicholas |
36 | Mazda 3 MPS | Grand Prix Mazda | C | 187 | 54 |
| 6 | Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin |
19 | BMW 135i | Sherrin Rentals | B | 185 | 48 |
| 7 | Mark Eddy Francois Jouy |
51 | Honda Integra Type R | Network Clothing / Dentbuster | D | 179 | 42 |
| 8 | Michael Sherrin David Ayres |
72 | Mini John Cooper Works | Sherrin Rentals | I | 179 | |
| 9 | Richard Gartner Peter Leemhuis |
97 | Renault Clio | Safe - T - Stop | D | 177 | 36 |
| 10 | Daniel Stutterd Mike Eady |
32 | Mini John Cooper Works | Carter Grange | I | 175 | |
| 11 | Dylan Thomas David Thomas |
68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | CXC Global | A | 175 | 30 |
| 12 | Adam Dodd Hadrian Morrall |
31 | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport | C | 165 | 24 |
| 13 | Matthew McGill Geoff Brunsdon |
75 | Toyota Celica | Crown & Marks | D | 152 | 18 |
| DNF | Ryan McLeod Leanne Tander |
50 | HSV VXR | Ryan McLeod | C | 185 | |
| DNF | Tony Quinn Klark Quinn |
29 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | VIP Pet Foods | A | 114 | |
| DNF | Andrew Turpie Daryl Martin (Grant Phillips) |
77 | Proton Satria GTi | Pedders / Valvoline Racing | E | 86 | |
| DNF | Colin Osborne Rick Bates |
13 | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport | C | 40 | |
| DNF | Matthew Holt (Brett Howard) (Warren Millett) |
65 | HSV GTS | The Dent Man | B | 17 | |
| DNF | Peter Burnitt (Danny Buzadzic) |
24 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WBR Team Subaru | A | 1 | |
| DNS[4] | (Peter O'Donnell) (John Bowe) |
28 | BMW 335i | GWS Personnel | B | 0 |
Drivers whose names are shown in brackets in the above table did not drive the car during the actual race.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 2012 Australian Manufacturers Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 24 December 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h Race Results, 2012 Race Results Archive, www.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 11 May 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dozen could parcel up 6 Hour, www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 11 May 2012
- ^ Pollicina/Simpson win Phillip Island Mitsubishi battle, www.speedcafe.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 18 April 2014
External links[edit]
- Image gallery at www.narraphotography.com.au Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine