Lauda Ferrari tops opening Bathurst practice
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| Spirit of Race Ferrari piloted by Mathias Lauda |
The Spirit of Race Ferrari piloted by Mathias Lauda topped the opening practice session at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
Lauda, son of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda, clocked a 2:06.86 to put the Ferrari 488 GT3, he shares with Paul Dalla Lana and ex-F1 driver Pedro Lamy on top.
Australian Josh Burdon was only 0.07s shy of the Ferrari in the #35 KCMG Nissan Nismo GTR GT3.
Third belonged to the #75 SunEnergy1 Mercedes AMG-GT3 piloted by ex-pat Aussie Kenny Habul, who emerged fastest in the early stages.
Yasser Shahin was fourth in the Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-AMG ahead of the Class I #91 entry thanks to Erebus Motorsport Supercars driver Anton De Pasquale.
Results Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 51 | Mathias Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:06.8627* | 00.000s |
| 2 | 35 | Joshua Burdon (AUS) | Nissan GTR Nismo GT3 | 2:06.9347 | 00.0720 |
| 3 | 75 | Kenny Habul (USA) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | 2:07.2406 | 00.3779 |
| 4 | 777 | Yasser Shahin (AUS) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | 2:08.0403 | 01.1776 |
| 5 | 91 | P.Tracy/A.de Pasquale | MARC Car Marc II V8 | 2:08.1040 | 01.2413 |
| 6 | 43 | Richard Muscat (AUS) | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 2:08.5664 | 01.7037 |
| 7 | 12 | David Calvert-Jones USA | Porsche GT3-R | 2:08.7770 | 01.9143 |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Walls (AUS) | McLaren 650s | 2:08.8231 | 01.9604 |
| 9 | 98 | Roger Lago (AUS) | Audi R8 LMS | 2:09.2292 | 02.3665 |
| 10 | 18 | Edoardo Liberati (ITA) | Nissan GTR Nismo GT3 | 2:09.7190 | 02.8563 |
| 11 | 6 | Julian Westwood (GBR) | Lamborghini Huracan | 2:10.4306 | 03.5679 |
| 12 | 540 | Tim Pappas (USA) | Porsche 911 GT3-R | 2:12.1187 | 05.2560 |
| 13 | 4 | Stephen Grove (AUS) | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 2:12.5354 | 05.6727 |
| 14 | 3 | Pete Storey (GBR) | Audi R8 LMS | 2:12.6434 | 05.7807 |
| 15 | 9 | Marc Cini (AUS) | Audi R8 LMS | 2:13.2436 | 06.3809 |
| 16 | 96 | Hadrian Morral (AUS) | MARC Car Marc I | 2:13.5558 | 06.6931 |
| 17 | 19 | Mark Griffith (AUS) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | 2:13.5686 | 06.7059 |
| 18 | 760 | F.Kamelger/A.Baenziger/P.Leemhuis | Aston Martin Vantage | 2:13.9426 | 07.0799 |
| 19 | 20 | Adam Hargraves (AUS) | MARC Car Marc II V8 | 2:15.2947 | 08.4320 |
| 20 | 29 | Jim Manolios (AUS) | Lamborghini Huracan | 2:15.4867 | 08.6240 |
| 21 | 34 | Mikkel Jensen (DEN) | BMW M6 GT3 | 2:18.1960 | 11.3333 |
| 22 | 55 | Karl Reindler (AUS) | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 2:18.3570 | 11.4943 |
| 23 | 13 | Brett Strom (USA) | BMW M4 GT4 | 2:19.6261 | 12.7634 |
| 24 | 48 | Justin McMillan (AUS) | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 2:19.8130 | 12.9503 |
| 25 | 71 | Dean Koutsoumidis (AUS) | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 2:21.0492 | 14.1865 |
| 26 | 23 | Jinlong Bao (CHN) | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 2:21.5320 | 14.6693 |
| 27 | 92 | Jason Busk (AUS) | MARC Car Marc I | 2:24.2113 | 17.3486 |
| 28 | 50 | David Crampton (AUS) | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 2:31.1903 | 24.0000 |