The 2022 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an
endurance race staged on the
Mount Panorama Circuit
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in
Bathurst,
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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, on 15 May 2022. It was the opening round of the
2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge
The 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the seventh season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.
It comprised four rounds starting with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 15 May with the finale at Gulf 12 Hours on 11 December.
Calendar
Entry list
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. The race was originally planned to be held on 27 February 2022, but was postponed to May due to concerns with the
COVID-19
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quarantine regulations of Australia.
Class structure
Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.
* Class A – GT3 (current-specification GT3 cars)
** Class APA (Pro-Am) - for driving combinations featuring two
FIA Platinum- or
FIA Gold-rated drivers and one or two FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
** Class AAM (Am) - for driving combinations featuring at most one FIA Silver-rated driver, with the remaining drivers being FIA Bronze-rated.
* Class B – GT3 Trophy (older-specification GT3 cars)
** Pro-Am - for driving combinations featuring at most one FIA Silver-rated driver, with the remaining drivers being FIA Bronze-rated.
** Am - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
* Class C – Porsche GT3 Cup Car
* Class D – GT4 cars
* Class I – Invitational class
** Class I was open to
MARC Cars, GT2 cars and GTC cars from one-make categories.
There were no entries in Classes B and D.
Entry list
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two sessions, with Class A cars required to have an FIA Bronze-rated driver take part in the first and a higher-rated driver take part in the second. Results were formed by taking the aggregate times for each car from the two sessions. Class leaders are shown in bold.
Top Ten Shootout
Due to concerns over low tyre temperature, the traditional one-lap shootout was replaced by two fifteen minute sessions, the first for 6th to 10th positions in the qualifying session and the second from 1st to 5th positions.
Race
Class winners are shown in bold.
References
External links
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2022 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Sporting and Technical Regulations, as archived at web.archive.org2022 LIQUI-MOLY BATHURST 12 HOUR SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS, as archived at web.archive.org2022 Entry List, www.bathurst12hour.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst 12 Hour
The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for Group GT3, GT and Production car racing, production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, New South ...