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From press release
The most incredible of Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour races has been emotionally won by Craig Lowndes, Peter Edwards, John Bowe and Mika Salo, driving a Ferrari 458 GT3.
The Ferrari-driving quartet won today's race by just 0.4 seconds in a thrilling finish between Lowndes and HTP Motorsport Mercedes Benz driver Maximilian Buhk.
A late-safety car with less than 20 minutes remaining put leader Lowndes under great pressure from the young German in the flying Mercedes.
The thrilling battle saw the pair locked together during the 15-minute sprint to the flag.
In the end, Bathurst legend Lowndes added a 12-hour trophy to his five Bathurst 1000 wins today whilst team-mates Mika Salo, and Peter Edwards won their first.
John Bowe scored his third 12-hour triumph in a day that saw the Melbourne-based Maranello squad win a race that their former driver Allan Simonsen had made his own - the team dedicating their victory to the Dane, who passed tragically at Le Mans last year.
The 0.4 seconds final margin was the closest finish in Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour history.
The HTP Motorsport Mercedes trio of Buhk, 2013 winner Thomas Jaeger and Harold Primat scored second in an eventful day that saw them start eleventh then charge to the front early before dropping two laps off the pace after a brake issue saw them forced to the garage for repairs.
However, the team fought back bravely and found themselves in contention for the thrilling finish that eventuated.
The Erebus Motorsport ‘Aussie' squad of Will Davison, Jack LeBrocq and Greg Crick finished third and were yet another team to fight back from laps down to score an unlikely podium.
The most incredible of Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour races has been emotionally won by Craig Lowndes, Peter Edwards, John Bowe and Mika Salo, driving a Ferrari 458 GT3.
The Ferrari-driving quartet won today's race by just 0.4 seconds in a thrilling finish between Lowndes and HTP Motorsport Mercedes Benz driver Maximilian Buhk.
A late-safety car with less than 20 minutes remaining put leader Lowndes under great pressure from the young German in the flying Mercedes.
The thrilling battle saw the pair locked together during the 15-minute sprint to the flag.
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| Thrilling finish in Bathurst (Photo: bathurst12hour.com.au) |
In the end, Bathurst legend Lowndes added a 12-hour trophy to his five Bathurst 1000 wins today whilst team-mates Mika Salo, and Peter Edwards won their first.
John Bowe scored his third 12-hour triumph in a day that saw the Melbourne-based Maranello squad win a race that their former driver Allan Simonsen had made his own - the team dedicating their victory to the Dane, who passed tragically at Le Mans last year.
The 0.4 seconds final margin was the closest finish in Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour history.
The HTP Motorsport Mercedes trio of Buhk, 2013 winner Thomas Jaeger and Harold Primat scored second in an eventful day that saw them start eleventh then charge to the front early before dropping two laps off the pace after a brake issue saw them forced to the garage for repairs.
However, the team fought back bravely and found themselves in contention for the thrilling finish that eventuated.
The Erebus Motorsport ‘Aussie' squad of Will Davison, Jack LeBrocq and Greg Crick finished third and were yet another team to fight back from laps down to score an unlikely podium.