1991 Bathurst 12 Hour

August 2017 August 2017 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour none 1992 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 31 March 1991. It was the first "Bathurst 12 Hour". Of the 24 starters, 20 were classified as finishers.The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1991-2017, page 11 The race was won by Allan Grice, Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell driving a Toyota Supra.1st James Hardie 12-Hour, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992, page 304 Classes The race was open to "Group E" carsConnor McNally & Steve Normoyle, Bathurst 1500, Motor Racing Australia, No 97 April/May 2007, pages 72 to 76 (officially Group 3E Series Production CarsGroup 3E Series Production Cars, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 222 to 224) and other production cars. 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 Pos. Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Class pos. Laps 1 Allan Grice Peter Fitzgerald Nigel Arkell 2 Toyota Supra Turbo Fitzgerald Racing T 1 242 2 Kent Youlden Ken Douglas Brett Youlden 7 Ford Laser KF TX3 4WD Turbo"Laser KF TX3" in The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1991-2017 and "Ford Laser TX3 4WD Turbo" in Motor Racing Australia, No 97 April/May 2007 Ford Motor Company T 2 239 3 Warren Cullen Glenn Cullen Gary Cooke 19 Holden VN Commodore SS Warren Cullen D 1 236 4 Peter Brock Neil Crompton Peter McKay 05 Holden VN Commodore S Neil Crompton C 1 235 5 John Bourke Bryan Thomson 15 Toyota Supra Turbo T 3 234 6 Colin Bond John Smith Bruce Stewart 8 Toyota MR2 Caltex CXT Racing S 1 233 7 Garry Rogers Paul Fordham 10 Nissan 300ZX Garry Rogers Motorsport C 2 232 8 Tony Nicholson Gary McDonald Roland Hill 9 Holden VN Commodore SS Positive Performance D 2 227 9 George Fury Rod Jones Alf Grant 4 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 T 4 227 10 Geoff Forshaw Mark Brame Henry Draper 27 Suzuki Swift GTi A 1 226 11 Tony Farrell Andrew Newton 3 Honda CRX S 2 224 12 Ray Vincent Todd Wanless Rod Dawson 17 Ford Falcon EA C 3 223 13 Peter Whitaker Calcin Gardner Geoff Full 29 Suzuki Swift GTi A 2 222 14 Robin Bennett David Borg Andrew Solness 18 Toyota Corolla A 3 222 15 Richard Vorst Kevin Burton Peter Johnston 28 Suzuki Swift GTi A 4 217 16 Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch Warren Rush 35 Suzuki Swift GTi A 5 216 17 Neal Bates Rick Bates Geoff Morgan 12 Toyota Celica B 1 215 18 David Ratciff Garry Wilmington Tom Watkinson 11 Toyota Corolla A 6 214 19 Damon Beck Colin Osborne Aaron McGill 32 Suzuki Swift GTi A 7 192 20 Peter McLeod Glenn Clark Barry Jones 16 Citroën BX 16v B 2 191 DNF John Giddings Wayne Park Graham Nelson 22 Holden VN Commodore SS D - 165 DNF Tony Kavich Bob Griffin Trevor Hodge 23 Holden Commodore VN C - 150 DNF Max Bonney Malcolm Stenniken David James 26 Holden VN Commodore S C - 149 DNF Paul Flottman Mal Rose 44 Holden VN Commodore S C - 67 Fastest lap: Peter Fitzgerald (Toyota Supra Turbo), 2:42.83 (137.36 km/h) on lap 225. References Further reading Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992 Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 1991 External links 1991 BATHURST 12 HOUR RACE '2 Hours To Go', www.youtube.com Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales James Hardie 12 Hour Bathurst Category:Bathurst 12 Hour