1991 James Hardie 12 Hour
The 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars. The event, the first ever Bathurst 12 Hour, was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 31 March 1991. Of the 24 starters in this, the first 12-hour race to be staged at Mount Panorama, 20 were still running at the finish.
1986 and 1990 Bathurst 1000 winner Allan Grice became the first driver to win both the 1000 and the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Classes
Cars competed in the following classes:
- Class A : Touring cars under 1600 cc
- Class B : Touring cars 1601 - 2500 cc
- Class C : Touring cars 2501 - 4000 cc
- Class D : Touring cars over 4000 cc
- Class S : Sports cars under 2200 cc
- Class T : Turbocharged cars
Results
Entry sourced in part from:[1]
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fitzgerald Allan Grice Nigel Arkell |
2 | Toyota Supra Turbo | Fitzgerald Racing | T | 242 |
| 2 | Kent Youlden Ken Douglas Brett Youlden |
7 | Ford KF Laser TX3 Turbo 4WD | Ford Motor Company | T | 239 |
| 3 | Warren Cullen Glenn Cullen Gary Cooke |
19 | Holden VN Commodore SS | D | 236 | |
| 4 | Peter Brock Neil Crompton Peter McKay |
05 | Holden VN Commodore S | C | 235 | |
| 5 | John Bourke Bryan Thomson |
15 | Toyota Supra Turbo | T | 234 | |
| 6 | Colin Bond John Smith Bruce Stewart |
8 | Toyota MR2 | Caltex CXT Racing | S | 233 |
| 7 | Garry Rogers Paul Fordham |
10 | Nissan 300ZX | Garry Rogers Motorsport | C | 232 |
| 8 | Roland Hill Troy Nicholson Gary McDonald |
9 | Holden VN Commodore SS | D | 227 | |
| 9 | George Fury Rod Jones Alf Grant |
4 | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | T | 227 | |
| 10 | Geoff Forshaw Mark Brame Henry Draper |
27 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 226 | |
| Other starters included the following | ||||||
| ? | Neal Bates Rick Bates Geoff Morgan |
12 | Toyota Celica | B | 215 | |
| ? | Vincent Todd Wanless Rod Dawson |
17 | Ford EA Falcon S | C | ||
| ? | Tony Farrell Andrew Newton |
3 | Honda CRX | S | ||
| ? | Robin Bennett David Borg Andrew Solness |
18 | Toyota Corolla SX | A | ||
| ? | Peter Whitaker Calvin Gardiner Geoff Full |
29 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | ||
| ? | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch Warren Rush |
35 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | ||
| ? | Vorst Kevin Burton Johnston |
28 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | ||
| ? | David Ratcliff Garry Willmington Tom Watkinson |
11 | Toyota Corolla SX | A | ||
| ? | Damon Beck Colin Osborne Aaron McGill |
32 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | ||
| ? | Peter McLeod Glenn Clark Barry Jones |
16 | Citroën BX16 | B | ||
| DNF | Holden VN Commodore S | C | ||||
| DNF | John Giddings Wayne Park Graham Neilsen |
22 | Holden VN Commodore S | C | ||
| DNF | Mal Rose Paul Flottman |
44 | Holden VN Commodore S | C | ||
References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992
- Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 1991