The 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars.Supplementary Regulations for the 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Retrieved from www.bathurstmotorfestival.com.au on 25 March 2009 It was the seventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour, and the third since the races 2007 revival.

The race was won by defending champions, Rod Salmon's TMR Australia car driven by Salmon, Damien White and new team member, Tony Longhurst in an upgraded Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Class structure The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 22 February 2009 with cars competing in the following classes: Class A – High Performance Rear Wheel Drive Class B – High Performance Sports Class C – High Performance All Wheel Drive Class D – Hot Hatch Performance Cars Class E – Production Sedans Class F – Production Sports Class G – Micro Sedans and Hatches Class H – Eco Diesel/Hybrid 3.5 litre and Over Class I – Eco Diesel/Hybrid Under 3.5 litre Class J – Sports Utility Vehicles & V8 Utes2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Entry List (20 – 22 February) Retrieved from www.bathurst12hour.com.au on 23 February 2009

Results Pos Class Car No. Team Drivers Car Laps Grid Pos Engine 1 C 1 TMR Australia Rod Salmon Tony Longhurst Damien White Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 239 7 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 2 C 55 West Surfing Products Glynn Crimp Tony Ricciardello Stuart Kostera Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 239 4 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 3 C 35 Pro-Duct Motorsport Jason Bargwanna Steve Knight Brad Jones Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 238 10 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 4 C 43 Easts Holiday Parks David Wall Des Wall Trevor Symonds Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX 237 6 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4 5 A 11 Rondo Building Services Barry Morcom Luke Searle Paul Stubber BMW E90 335i 237 2 3.0 L BMW N54 twin-turbo I6 6 C 3 Messages on Hold Racing Steven Jones Kerry Wade Aaron Caratti Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX 235 15 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4 7 A 23 GSK Group Steve Briffa Marcus Zukanovic Tim Sipp HSV E Series Clubsport R8 231 12 6.2 L GM LS3 V8 8 A 20 Eastern Creek Karting Raceway Garry Holt Paul Morris Ric Shaw BMW E90 335i 228 8 3.0 L BMW N54 twin-turbo I6 9 E 24 Walden Motorsport Garth Walden Brian Walden Michael Auld Holden VY Commodore SS 228 26 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 10 C 62 Love The Beast Tim Leahey Peter Hill Eric Bana Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 228 13 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 11 A 12 Donut King Racing Tony Alford Peter Leemhuis Mal Rose HSV Coupe GTS 227 9 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 12 F 14 Peter Conroy Motorsport Peter Conroy Carl Schembri Richard Gartner Honda Integra Type S 226 38 2.0 L Honda K20Z I4 13 F 21 Peter Conroy Motorsport Terry Conroy Lee Burges Leanne Tander Honda Integra Type S 226 35 2.0 L Honda K20Z I4 14 A 2 Tulloch Transport Ian Tulloch John Sax Cameron McLean HSV Coupe GTO 226 30 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 15 A 85 Holden Motorsport Russell Ingall Nathan Pretty Andrew Jones HSV E Series Clubsport R8 Tourer 223 17 6.2 L GM LS3 V8 16 A 5 Donut King Racing Barrie Nesbitt Paul Freestone Rod Jones HSV VY Series GTS 223 16 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 17 C 34 Pro-Duct Motorsport Glenn Seton Neil Crompton Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 222 5 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 18 D 27 GWS Personnel Allan Shepherd Peter O'Donnell Christian D'Agostin BMW E87 130i 220 32 3.0 L BMW N52 I6 19 E 8 Tinkler Motorsport Allan Letcher Clint Harvey Brett Niall Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo 219 40 4.0 L Ford Barra 245T turbo I6 20 A 69 TJ Motorsport Todd Zani John O’Dowd Jim Pollicina HSV VY Series II GTS 216 29 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 21 F 50 Racer Industries Gerard McLeod Peter McLeod Ryan McLeod Holden AH Astra SRi Turbo 216 37 2.0 L GM Family II Z20LER turbo I4 22 E 99 Patinack Farm Racing Jason Tremeer Craig Tremeer Troy Stone Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo 216 42 4.0 L Ford Barra 245T turbo I6 23 A 71 Endless David Mertens Leigh Mertens Steve Cramp HSV VY Series GTS 214 19 5.7 L GM LS1 V8 24 G 88 Team Bathurst Matthew Windsor Steven Shiels Paul Newman Subaru Impreza 2.5 213 45 2.5 L Subaru EJ25 H4 25 H 76 Thomson Alfa Kean Booker Rocco Rinaldo David Stone Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTD 208 47 2.4 L Fiat JTDm turbo-diesel I5 26 D 28 GWS Personnel Lauren Gray John de Veth Rob Thomson BMW E87 130i 204 39 3.0 L BMW N52 I6 27 G 66 Jim Hunter Motorsport Heather Spurle Christina Orr Molly Taylor Subaru Impreza 2.0R 203 48 2.0 L Subaru EJ20 H4 28 D 36 Grand Prix Mazda Jake Camilleri Scott Nicholas Mazda 3 MPS 201 25 2.3 L Mazda MZR L DISI turbo I4 29 E 94 APORSCHAPART Richard Howe Dennis O’Keefe Roger Lago Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo 195 46 4.0 L Ford Barra 245T turbo I6 30 A 17 Supercar Club Australia Steven Johnson Nathan Tinkler Nathan Callaghan FPV FG GT-P 187 33 5.4 L Ford Boss 315 V8 31 B 10 Lotus Cars Australia Mark O’Connor Richard Buttrose Simon Hogg Lotus Exige 186 28 1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE supercharged I4 32 I 77 Thomson Alfa David Filipetto Nathan Gotch Wayne Vinckx Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 156 44 1.9 L Fiat JTD turbo-diesel I4 DNF F 13 Osborne Motorsport Colin Osborne Neal Bates John Roecken Toyota Celica ZR 172 36 1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4 DNF B 15 Rockstar Energy Drink Josh Hunt Jonathon Webb Paul Stokell Nissan 350Z 149 23 3.5 L Nissan VQ35HR V6 DNF E 18 Team Queensland Racing James Moffat Glen Kenny Corey Baldock Ford FG Falcon XR8 146 34 5.4 L Ford Boss 290 V8 DNF C 91 Mek-Tek Motorsport Anton Mechtler Jason Walsh Mark Brame Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo VIII 122 18 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4 DNF C 29 VIP Pet Foods Tony Quinn Kent Quinn Grant Denyer Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX 98 3 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4 DNF A 32 GSK Group Gerard Keogh Bob Brewer Geoff Emery HSV E Series Clubsport R8 96 24 6.2 L GM LS3 V8 DNF I 67 Nemo Racing Taz Douglas Brett Holdsworth Glen Holdsworth Lee HoldsworthHolden AH Astra CDTi 94 43 1.9 L Fiat JTD turbo-diesel I4 DNF C 44 Jim Hunter Motorsport Jim Hunter John Bowe Gavin BullasSubaru Impreza WRX 85 22 2.5 L Subaru EJ255 turbo H4 DNF C 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport Mark King Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X 81 14 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4B11T turbo I4 DNF C 22 Wilson Brothers Racing Chris Delfsma David Wood Gary Tierney Subaru Impreza WRX 71 27 2.0 L Subaru EJ207 turbo H4 DNF C 25 Wilson Brothers Racing Craig Baird Lee Castle Rodney Forbes Subaru Impreza WRX 65 20 2.0 L Subaru EJ207 turbo H4 DNF F 31 Osborne Motorsport Stuart Jones Trevor Keene Simon Evans Toyota Celica ZR 62 41 1.8 L Toyota 2ZZ-GE I4 DNF C 96 Superbarn Supermarkets James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Steve Owen Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX 61 1 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4 DNF J 47 Hi-Tech Motorsport Grant Johnson Jeff Watts Greg Willis Holden VE Ute SS 41 21 6.0 L GM LS2 V8 DNF C 26 Wilson Brothers Racing Paul Kelly Dean Grant Max Twigg Subaru Impreza WRX 34 31 2.0 L Subaru EJ207 turbo H4 DNS C 9 Cera Sport Charlie Hollings Nathan Caratti Colin Corkery Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX 11 2.0 L Mitsubishi 4G63T turbo I4

Statistics Pole Position – #96 Steve Owen – 2:28.8838 Fastest Lap – #55 Tony Ricciardello – 2:29.9865 Average Speed – 124km/h

References

External links Official website Official timing and results Images from the 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Retrieved from www.trentwallis.com on 25 March 2009