Bathurst 12 Hour race day photos pt1

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The Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hours has been run and won and here is our first race gallery

The race in brief

A RECORD-BREAKING Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race has ended with AMG Mercedes Benz team Erebus Racing triumphing at Mount Panorama.

The soon-to-V8 Supercars team ‘international’ entry driven by Germans Alex Rollof, Thomas Jaeger and German Touring Car legend Bernd Schneider completed 268 laps (1665km) of Mount Panorama in a day that started off with record temperatures and ended in a torrential downpour.

The race was a traditionally dramatic affair and the margin of victory – just over one lap – belied just how competitive the race was.

The #36 Erebus entry led much of the last race and despite not being the fastest car across the weekend, outlasted, outplayed and outwitted their rivals in a commanding performance that gave Schneider his second consecutive major endurance victory of the year – having won the Dubai 24hr recently.

The result caps off a remarkable 18-month climb to the top of endurance racing for the Erebus outfit – the team having finished second in the same race twelve months ago.

Today’s race was interrupted by a record 16-safety car periods, started in fine sunshine and ended in pouring rain.

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Keep up on our Bathurst 12 Hour coverage here.

We will be bringing you more throughout the weekend and keep an eye on www.speedtv.com and www.dailysportscar.com for more news throughout the weekend.

Photos by Sam Tickell, February 2013

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