The 2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars and other invited cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia, on 16 April 2017, was the second running of the Bathurst 6 Hour. The race was won by Luke Searle and Paul Morris, driving a BMW M135i. Morris became the first driver to win the three major endurance races at Bathurst, having previously won the Bathurst 1000 in 2014 and the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2007 and 2010. This feat was later achieved by Shane van Gisbergen.

Class structure Cars competed in the following classes: Class A1: Extreme Performance (Forced Induction) Class A2: Extreme Performance (Naturally Aspirated) Class B1: High Performance (Forced Induction) Class B2: High Performance (Naturally Aspirated) Class C: Performance Class D: Production Class I: Invitational

Results

Class Drivers Entrant Car Laps 1 A1 62 Luke Searle Paul Morris Roadchill Freight Express BMW M135i Hatch F20 113 2 A1 1 Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert Direct Plasterboard Outlet Ford Focus RS LZ 113 3 A1 7 Jim Pollicina Ryan Simpson Mocomm/Poll Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS 113 4 A1 80 Beric Lynton Tim Leahey Bruce Lynton Prestige Automotive BMW 1 Series M Coupé E82 113 5 A1 46 Andrew Richmond Karl Reindler CXC Global/CGR Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS 113 6 A1 29 Robert Woods Ben Porter Duvashen Padayachee Commercial Interior Projects Racing, GWR Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 113 7 A1 56 Tony Alford Mark Eddy Donut King Audi TT RS 112 8 B1 11 Leigh Burges Jack Perkins Direct Plasterboard Outlet BMW 335i E92 112 9 A1 95 James Abela Cameron Hill Strathbrook Subaru WRX STI 112 10 B1 15 Ben Kavich Michael Kavich Kieran Pilkington Race for a Cure Subaru Impreza WRX STI 112 11 A1 58 Kyle Alford Chad Parrish Donut King BMW 1 Series M Coupé E82 111 12 A2 53 Trevor Symonds Paul Lane Scott Bargwanna Project Dry Hire, Gulf Western Oil, Coast Wide Civil HSV VY GTS 111 13 B1 48 Scott Gore Patrick Galang Keith Bensley ASAP Marketing BMW 135i E82 111 14 A1 94 Adam Wallis Jed Wallis Warrin Mining BMW 1 Series M Coupé E82 111 15 A1 66 Dimitri Agathos Lachlan Gibbons Fullgas Racing Subaru WRX STI 111 16 B1 27 Brett McFarland Nikkolas Hough B.A.R Constructions Subaru Impreza WRX STI 111 17 D 3 Chris Reeves Chris Sutton Triple Zero Race Engineering/Sutto's Motorcycles Toyota 86 GTS 111 18 C 40 Robert Rubis Todd Hazelwood Mainpoint Advisory/Manta Restaurant BMW 130i E87 111 19 D 37 James Vernon Mark Caine Shockwave Signs Motorsport/Massel Toyota 86 GTS 111 20 A1 6 John O'Dowd Stephen Thompson Mocomm/Poll Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS 110 21 I 23 John McCleverty Brad Zacka Michael Zacka Zedtec Engineering Ford AU Falcon 110 22 C 35 Ric Shaw David Cox Michael Sloss Ric Shaw Racing/Synchronised Technology Mazda RX-8 110 23 I 22 Ashley Jarvis Dion Jarvis Lighthouse Electrical Ford AU Falcon 110 24 A1 12 Rod Salmon Nathan Antunes Skwirk Online Education Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 109 25 C 43 Nicholas Cox Adam Gosling Cox Motor Sports BMW 130i E87 109 26 B1 28 Peter O'Donnell James O'Donnell Simon O'Donnell Spinifex Recruiting BMW 335i E92 109 27 B2 24 Brian Walden Michael Auld Richard Bloomfield Airtag Octane Events/Sydfab/Walden Motorsport Holden VE Commodore SS V Redline 108 28 A1 83 Neale Muston Peter Paddon CXC Global/CGR Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX RS 110 29 D 39 David Bailey Matthew Thewlis Sparesbox Toyota 86 GTS 108 30 D 49 David Crowe Trent Grubel Corvus International Toyota 86 GTS 108 31 C 10 David Raddatz Nicholas Cancian MX5 Mania Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV 107 32 A2 51 Daniel Flanagan Marrick Malouf Goodyear Phillip/Prime Finance/Fifth Gear Motoring HSV VY GTS 107 33 C 13 Colin Osborne Hadrian Morrall Osborne Motorsport Renault Mégane RS 265 107 34 B2 76 Troy Williams Daniel Bilski TWMotorsport Holden VE Commodore SS V Redline 107 35 I 71 Warren Trewin Scott Cameron Legacy Racing Holden VT Commodore 106 36 D 98 Daniel Williams Kirt Metcalf Daniel Sugden Daniel Williams Toyota Camry 106 37 I 8 Bradley Carr Paul Jarvis RY.COM.AU Ford AU Falcon 105 38 C 17 Kyle Aubin Blake Aubin John David Renault Renault Mégane RS 265 105 39 D 50 Trevor Keene James Keene Dominin Martens MidWest Multimedia Mini Cooper S JCW 104 40 D 47 David Baker Brian Callaghan Online Hire Pty Ltd Honda Integra Type R 104 41 D 21 Jake Williams Steven Williams Gerry Burgess Disc Brakes Australia Kia Proceed GT 101 42 I 61 Scott Stephenson Christopher Cotton Tyson Harvey Stephenson Motorsport Hyundai Excel X3 99 43 A1 77 Anthony Soole Craig Burgess Adam Burgess Property Investment Store BMW 1 Series M Coupé E82 99 44 B1 54 Adrian Stefan Ashley Barnett BM WEST BMW 335i E92 98 45 I 88 Luke Amdersem Chris Donnelly Property Mastermind Ford AU Falcon 96 46 A1 65 Jacob Andrews Mark Griffith CXC Global/CGR Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX RS 93 47 I 25 Coleby Cowham Lindsay Kearns Escape Energy/Juuce/Scotts Rods Ford AU Falcon 93 48 A2 53 Steve Hodges Sean Hudspeth Robert Coulthard Hi-Terc Oils CSV Mondo GT 87 49 D 86 Grant Phillips Michele Abbate Pedders/Motorsports Training Australia Racing Toyota 86 GTS 86 50 D 33 Peter Foote Will Cauchi Cox Motorsport Nissan Pulsar N15 52 A1 45 Garth Walden Craig Baird Transtar, GWR Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 105 DNF A2 4 Graeme Muir Jamie Hodgson Gramur Stainless HSV E Series GTS 86 DNF A1 18 Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Sherrin Rentals BMW M4 F82 85 DNF D 52 Graeme Heath Joshua Heath homegas, RaceAway Toyota 86 GTS 80 DNF A2 44 Daniel Clift Wayne Clift Ashley Heffernan Nolan Finishes HSV VZ Clubsport R8 78 DNF B2 69 Joe Krinelos Tony Virag Anthony Loscialpo SBAC Holden VF Commodore SS V Redline 58 DNF D 85 Declan Kirkham Philip Kirkham Aaron Cameron Vurgel Precision Automotive/Declan Kirkham Racing Mazda MX-6 GE LS 56 DNF D 55 Michael Hopp Peter Sortwell Steve Pittman Hare Motorsport/Declan Kirkham Racing/Inertia Apparel Eunos 30X 53 DNF C 31 Tyler Everingham Bob Hughes Osborne Motorsport Renault Mégane RS 265 49 DNF A1 20 David Wall John Bowe EASTS Holiday Parks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR 37 DNF A1 68 Dylan Thomas Tim Slade CXC Global/CGR Performance Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS 30 DNF C 5 Doug Westwood Carey McMahon Coast Wide Civil BMW M3 E36 7 DNF A1 67 Jeremy Gray Jason Gomersall JMG/Iseek/Bilstein FPV FG GT-F 2 DNF A1 75 Aaron McGill Aaron Tebb Battery World Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 1 Source:Entry list, 2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour Official Programme, p.18–19

Class winners are shown in bold text. Race time of winning car: 6:01:28.885 Pole position: 2:25.487, Grant Sherrin Fastest race lap: 2:25.802, Chaz Mostert

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