{"id":281955,"date":"2026-02-13T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/281955\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:17:13","slug":"porsche-collides-with-aston-martin-in-bathurst-12-hour-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/281955\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche collides with Aston Martin in Bathurst 12 Hour practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Awkward
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraeme Dowsett’s Team NZ Aston Martin Vantage hit the wall after contact with the Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 driven by Alfred Renauer.<\/p>\n

Approaching Sulman Park, Alfred Renauer stuck his Herbert Motorsport Porsche 911 up the inside of the Graeme Dowsett-driven Team NZ Aston Martin Vantage.<\/p>\n

With its nose slightly ahead, the Porsche swiped the Aston Martin. Contact sent the GT4 into a slide and rearward into the wall.<\/p>\n

That brought out the red flag with just over five minutes to go, and the session did not resume.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the session, Renauer\u2019s co-driver Ralf Bohn spun at The Chase.<\/p>\n

There were also problems for the #42 Method Motorsport McLaren 570S, suffering from overheating issues. The team tried to leave the pit lane just as the red flag flew.<\/p>\n

BIIIIG damage to the No. 7 Aston Martin \ud83d\udca5#B12Hr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/n1Y7mJziVR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bathurst 12 Hour (@Bathurst12hour) February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The session was topped by Kenny Habul in his #75 Mercedes-AMG, a whopping six tenths faster than local Brad Schumacher in the #55 Audi R8 thanks to new tyres and a low fuel run.<\/p>\n

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Habul\u2019s lap, a 2:04.9062s, could be the quickest lap ever cut by the expat Australian.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be. I\u2019ve felt a lot of pressure from my teammates, who are telling me that I have to do a [two-minute] four [second lap] around here or I\u2019m not a man,\u201d said Habul.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not much for quali laps, but they put the new tyres on and had low fuel and said have a go.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, it was fun. It was actually easier to drive it faster with low fuel and new tyres than what I\u2019m used to.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t very stressful. I could have done a [two-minute] three, to be honest, looking at the data and the sector times. Not something I want to do again, but I did what I was told.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind Schumacher, team owner-driver Garth Walden was a meagre 0.0006s adrift in the #45 GWR Australia\/RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n

Cunfan Ruan was the best of the international contingent, putting the #89 Team KRC BMW M4 fourth overall. Johannes Zelger put the #79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 fifth fastest.<\/p>\n

Practice 5 at the Meguiar\u2019s Bathurst 12 Hour gets underway on Saturday at 8:05am AEDT.<\/p>\n

Results: Meguiar\u2019s Bathurst 12 Hour Practice 4 (Bronze)<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nCar
\nLaps
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n75
\nKenny Habul
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n9
\n2:04.9062<\/p>\n

2
\n55
\nBrad Schumacher
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n13
\n2:05.5099
\n0.6037
\n0.6037<\/p>\n

3
\n45
\nGarth Walden
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n13
\n2:05.5105
\n0.6043
\n0.0006<\/p>\n

4
\n89
\nCunfan Ruan
\nBMW M4 GT3 EVO
\n14
\n2:06.0486
\n1.1424
\n0.5381<\/p>\n

5
\n79
\nJohannes Zelger
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n12
\n2:06.5692
\n1.663
\n0.5206<\/p>\n

6
\n193
\nJonathan Hui
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\n12
\n2:06.6823
\n1.7761
\n0.1131<\/p>\n

7
\n21
\nAlfred Renauer
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n14
\n2:06.7380
\n1.8318
\n0.0557<\/p>\n

8
\n27
\nIan James
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n13
\n2:07.7800
\n2.8738
\n1.042<\/p>\n

9
\n111
\nDaniel Stutterd
\nIRC GT
\n13
\n2:07.9360
\n3.0298
\n0.156<\/p>\n

10
\n93
\nAdrian Deitz
\nLamborghini Huracan
\n13
\n2:08.1577
\n3.2515
\n0.2217<\/p>\n

11
\n44
\nSergio Pires
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n13
\n2:08.3540
\n3.4478
\n0.1963<\/p>\n

12
\n268
\nMark Rosser
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n14
\n2:08.8754
\n3.9692
\n0.5214<\/p>\n

13
\n47
\nTheo Koundouris
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n13
\n2:09.0914
\n4.1852
\n0.216<\/p>\n

14
\n99
\nPrince Abu Bakar
\nChevrolet Z06 GT3.R
\n13
\n2:09.3553
\n4.4491
\n0.2639<\/p>\n

15
\n86
\nKerong Li
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n14
\n2:10.4049
\n5.4987
\n1.0496<\/p>\n

16
\n9
\nMarc Cini
\nAudi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
\n13
\n2:10.8942
\n5.988
\n0.4893<\/p>\n

17
\n50
\nTrent Harrison
\nKTM X-BOW GT2
\n12
\n2:11.7000
\n6.7938
\n0.8058<\/p>\n

18
\n101
\nTony Quinn
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n12
\n2:14.1207
\n9.2145
\n2.4207<\/p>\n

19
\n14
\nDamien Hamilton
\nAston Martin Vantage
\n13
\n2:15.4148
\n10.5086
\n1.2941<\/p>\n

20
\n7
\nGraeme Dowsett
\nAston Martin Vantage
\n12
\n2:22.3451
\n17.4389
\n6.9303<\/p>\n

21
\n42
\nAdrian Kunzle
\nMcLaren Artura GT4
\n6
\n2:28.7825
\n23.8763
\n6.4374<\/p>\n


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