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.

1991 James Hardie 12 Hour
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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	Positive Performance	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