Click here to shop.<\/a><\/p>\nWaters explained that he was not hellbent on getting pole position, but said a strong starting position would be important.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou obviously want to start up the front of the race in the clean air with a fast car, so that\u2019s obviously our aim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not that committed to trying to get pole, obviously it would be nice. As long as we\u2019re up the front and we can get a good start, we\u2019ll be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Broc Feeney was the first driver to dip into the 2m02s bracket in the #64 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang. His 2:02.9169s stood the test, ending the session in 11th to book his Qualifying 2 berth.<\/p>\n
Marco Mappelli\u2019s best effort, a 2:02.5768s in the #93 Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracan, spent the lion\u2019s share of the session atop the leaderboard until Waters\u2019 last lap.<\/p>\n
Mapelli wound up third with Christopher Haase in the #55 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 putting in a late 2:02.5199s to go second-fastest.<\/p>\n
Practice 6 played an important role in the complexion of the race, with the top 50 percent advancing to Qualifying 2 while the bottom 50 percent will be in Qualifying 1.<\/p>\n
Optimum Motorsport\u2019s #95 McLaren 720S was the last car to book its place in Qualifying 2 with a 2:03.3483s in the hands of Marvin Kirchhoefer.<\/p>\n
There were some notable absentees form the Pro class, including both Arise Racing Ferrari 296 entries and the #888 Team GMR Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n
Other Pro entries that failed to make the top 17 included the #61 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 in 22nd, the #2 Johor Motorsports Racing Corvette Z06 in 23rd, and the #77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG in 26th.<\/p>\n
Qualifying 1 at the Meguiar\u2019s Bathurst 12 Hour gets underway at 1:05pm AEDT. Qualifying 2 will follow at 1:50pm AEDT before Qualifying 3 at 4:15pm AEDT.<\/p>\n
Results: Meguiar\u2019s Bathurst 12 Hour Practice 6, Mount Panorama<\/p>\n
Pos
\nNum
\nClass
\nDriver
\nCar
\nLaps
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n
1
\n222
\nPRO
\nCameron Waters
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n22
\n2:02.3574<\/p>\n
2
\n55
\nPRO
\nChristopher Haase
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n19
\n2:02.5199
\n0.1625
\n0.1625<\/p>\n
3
\n93
\nBRO
\nMarco Mapelli
\nLamborghini Huracan
\n17
\n2:02.5768
\n0.2194
\n0.0569<\/p>\n
4
\n101
\nBRO
\nRyder Quinn
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n21
\n2:02.5773
\n0.2199
\n0.0005<\/p>\n
5
\n44
\nPAM
\nScott Andrews
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n18
\n2:02.6956
\n0.3382
\n0.1183<\/p>\n
6
\n46
\nPRO
\nRaffaele Marciello
\nBMW M4 GT3 EVO
\n21
\n2:02.7739
\n0.4165
\n0.0783<\/p>\n
7
\n89
\nBRO
\nMax Hesse
\nBMW M4 GT3 EVO
\n20
\n2:02.8233
\n0.4659
\n0.0494<\/p>\n
8
\n100
\nPRO
\nKai Allen
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n22
\n2:02.8828
\n0.5254
\n0.0595<\/p>\n
9
\n268
\nPAM
\nAlex Peroni
\nAudi RB LMS GT3 Evo
\n21
\n2:02.8911
\n0.5337
\n0.0083<\/p>\n
10
\n75
\nPRO
\nLuca Stolz
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n19
\n2:02.9128
\n0.5554
\n0.0217<\/p>\n
11
\n64
\nPRO
\nChris Mies
\nFord Mustang GT3
\n21
\n2:02.9169
\n0.5595
\n0.0041<\/p>\n
12
\n6
\nPRO
\nFabian Schiller
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n23
\n2:03.0019
\n0.6445
\n0.0850<\/p>\n
13
\n32
\nPRO
\nCharles Weerts
\nBMW M4 GT3 EVO
\n22
\n2:03.0078
\n0.6504
\n0.0059<\/p>\n
14
\n9
\nBRO
\nLee Holdsworth
\nAudi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
\n24
\n2:03.0662
\n0.7088
\n0.0584<\/p>\n
15
\n79
\nBRO
\nAlex Fontana
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n23
\n2:03.2511
\n0.8937
\n0.1849<\/p>\n
16
\n911
\nPRO
\nBastian Buus
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n17
\n2:03.2896
\n0.9322
\n0.0385<\/p>\n
17
\n95
\nPRO
\nMarvin Kirchhoefer
\nMcLaren 720S GT3 EVO
\n22
\n2:03.3483
\n0.9909
\n0.0587<\/p>\n
18
\n47
\nBRO
\nDavid Russell
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n24
\n2:03.3932
\n1.0358
\n0.0449<\/p>\n
19
\n86
\nBRO
\nDorian Boccolacci
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n24
\n2:03.4472
\n1.0898
\n0.054<\/p>\n
20
\n26
\nPRO
\nJaxon Evans
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\n24
\n2:03.6377
\n1.2803
\n0.1905<\/p>\n
21
\n14
\nPAM
\nBryce Fullwood
\nAston Martin Vantage
\n20
\n2:03.6408
\n1.2834
\n0.0031<\/p>\n
22
\n61
\nPRO
\nLaurin Heinrich
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n17
\n2:03.6798
\n1.3224
\n0.0390<\/p>\n
23
\n2
\nPRO
\nEarl Bamber
\nChevrolet Z06 GT3.R
\n25
\n2:03.7101
\n1.3527
\n0.0303<\/p>\n
24
\n45
\nPAM
\nDylan O\u2019Keeffe
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n25
\n2:03.8119
\n1.4545
\n0.1018<\/p>\n
25
\n27
\nBRO
\nRoman De Angelis
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n7
\n2:03.8547
\n1.4973
\n0.0428<\/p>\n
26
\n77
\nPRO
\nLucas Auer
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n22
\n2:03.9082
\n1.5508
\n0.0535<\/p>\n
27
\n888
\nPRO
\nMaro Engel
\nMercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
\n24
\n2:03.9384
\n1.5810
\n0.0302<\/p>\n
28
\n21
\nBRO
\nAlfred Renauer
\nPorsche 911 GT3R
\n24
\n2:04.0173
\n1.6599
\n0.0789<\/p>\n
29
\n15
\nSIL
\nRylan Gray
\nMcLaren 720S GT3 EVO
\n24
\n2:04.4827
\n2.1253
\n0.4654<\/p>\n
30
\n99
\nPAM
\nBen Green
\nChevrolet Z06 GT3.R
\n22
\n2:05.0868
\n2.7294
\n0.6041<\/p>\n
31
\n193
\nBRO
\nChristopher Froggatt
\nFerrari 296 GT3
\n25
\n2:05.1037
\n2.7463
\n0.0169<\/p>\n
32
\n111
\nI
\nAxle Donaldson
\nIRC GT
\n21
\n2:07.8187
\n5.4613
\n2.715<\/p>\n
33
\n50
\nI
\nDavid Crampton
\nKTM X-BOW GT2
\n13
\n2:13.7093
\n11.3519
\n5.8906<\/p>\n
34
\n42
\nGT4
\nSteve Aghakhani
\nMcLaren Artura GT4
\n18
\n2:16.3275
\n13.9701
\n2.6182<\/p>\n
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