Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing had the quickest time in a crash-marred second practice session at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
A high profile incident involving the Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone entry of Shane van Gisbergen and the #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari of Paul Dalla Lana saw a second red flag period later in the scheduled 60-minute encounter.
The pair made contact on the exit of The Chase as van Gisbergen looked to pass the slower Ferrari, nosing into the back of the car and sending it into the wall on driver’s right.
Following the incident Triple Eight social media stated van Gisbergen stopped his car on the side of the track and got out to check if Dalla Lana was okay before returning to the garage with splitter damage.
The Mercedes remained in the garage for the rest of the session while the Ferrari was recovered on the back of a flatbed truck.
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As a result of the two red flags, teams had limited running.
Raffaele Marciello set the fastest time in the GruppeM Mercedes-AMG GT3 moments prior to the second red flag which then stood the duration of the session.
Tim Slade ended up second in the #27 HubAuto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3, while the #2 Audi Sport Team Valvoline entry was third.
The #77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 was fourth with the #12 Competition Motorsports Porsche completing the top five.
Practice 3 is scheduled to begin at 1110 AEDT.
Huge shunt for Pappas in the #540 Porsche. Hope he is ok. #B12HR pic.twitter.com/qKvt8V4ZjI
— Chris (@ElChrispo) January 31, 2019
Results: Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Practice 2
| Pos | Car | Team | Driver | Car | Class | Fastest Lap | Gap |
| 1 | 999 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Raci | R.Marciello/M.Goetz | Mercedes AMG GT3 | PP | 2:04.968 | |
| 2 | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Tim Slade (AUS) | Ferrari 488 GT3 | PP | 2:05.365 | 00.397 |
| 3 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | C.Mies/C.Haase | Audi R8 LMS | PP | 2:05.807 | 00.839 |
| 4 | 77 | Team Craft Bamboo Black Falcon | M.Engel/G.Paffett | Mercedes AMG GT3 | PP | 2:05.821 | 00.853 |
| 5 | 12 | Ice Break – Virgin Australia | D.Calvert-Jones/J.Evans | Porsche GT3-R | AP | 2:06.144 | 01.176 |
| 6 | 888 | Mercedes-AMG Team Vodafone | C.Lowndes/S.van Gisbergen (AUS) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | PP | 2:06.359 | 01.390 |
| 7 | 777 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Yasser Shahin (AUS) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | AP | 2:06.410 | 01.441 |
| 8 | 22 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | K.van der Linde/F.Vervisch | Audi R8 LMS | PP | 2:06.608 | 01.640 |
| 9 | 98 | Aussie Driver Search | T.Hazelwood/D.Russell | Audi R8 LMS | AP | 2:06.816 | 01.847 |
| 10 | 11 | Objective Racing | W.Luff/A.Watson | McLaren 650s | AP | 2:06.818 | 01.850 |
| 11 | 42 | BMW M Motorsport | A.Farfus/M.Tomczyk | BMW M6 GT3 | PP | 2:07.307 | 02.338 |
| 12 | 18 | KC Motorgroup LTD | Alexandre Imperatori HKG | Nissan GTR Nismo GT3 | PP | 2:07.525 | 02.557 |
| 13 | 9 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Dean Fiore (AUS) | Audi R8 LMS | AP | 2:07.607 | 02.638 |
| 14 | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | C.Krognes/N.Catsburg | BMW M6 GT3 | PP | 2:07.696 | 02.727 |
| 15 | 29 | Haemokinisis/ Trofeo Estate/ P | I.Capelli/D.Canto | Lamborghini Huracan | AP | 2:07.810 | 02.841 |
| 16 | 911 | EBM | R.Dumas/S.Muller | Porsche 911 GT3-R | PP | 2:08.213 | 03.244 |
| 17 | 35 | KC Motorgroup LTD | K.Chiyo/T.Matsuda | Nissan GTR Nismo GT3 | PP | 2:08.546 | 03.577 |
| 18 | 912 | EBM | D.Olsen/M.Campbell | Porsche 911 GT3-R | PP | 2:08.834 | 03.865 |
| 19 | 4 | Grove Group | B.Grove/B.Barker | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | B | 2:08.988 | 04.020 |
| 20 | 75 | Sunenergy1 Racing | Dominik Baumann (AUT) | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | AP | 2:09.006 | 04.037 |
| 21 | 20 | Localsearch | D.Jilesen/S.Owen | MARC Car Marc II V8 | I | 2:09.292 | 04.324 |
| 22 | 91 | MARC Cars Australia | Paul Tracy (CAN) | MARC Car Marc II V8 | I | 2:09.297 | 04.329 |
| 23 | 108 | Bentley Team M-Sport | A.Soucek/V.Abril | Bentley Continental | PP | 2:09.343 | 04.374 |
| 24 | 107 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Steven Kane (GBR) | Bentley Continental | PP | 2:09.362 | 04.393 |
| 25 | 62 | “Aston Martin St. Gallen, B&O, | J.Dennis/M.Vaxiviere/M.Kirchhoefer | Aston Martin Vantage | PP | 2:09.439 | 04.470 |
| 26 | 23 | Team Carrera Cup Asia | C.van der Drift/P.Hamprecht | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | B | 2:10.762 | 05.793 |
| 27 | 19 | Team Nineteen, Black Falcon | Y.Buurman/C.Nielsen | Mercedes AMG GT GT3 | AP | 2:10.957 | 05.989 |
| 28 | 51 | Spirit of Race | Paul Dalla Lana (CAN) | Ferrari 488 GT3 | AP | 2:10.994 | 06.026 |
| 29 | 6 | Wall Racing | Adrian Deitz (AUS) | Lamborghini Huracan | AP | 2:15.931 | 10.963 |
| 30 | 43 | The Furniture Broker | Sam Fillmore (NZL) | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | B | 2:16.513 | 11.545 |
| 31 | 92 | AJC Portables/ Nana’s Naturals | J.Busk/D.O?Keeffe | MARC Car Marc I | I | 2:16.625 | 11.657 |
| 32 | 50 | Vantage Freight | T.Macrow/C.Wood | KTM X-Bow GT4 | C | 2:20.731 | 15.762 |
| 33 | 96 | GAP Solutions / SEKTOR | Einar Thorsen (NOR) | MARC Car Marc I | I | 2:21.239 | 16.270 |
| 34 | 71 | Exedra Motorsport | Dean Koutsoumidis (AUS) | KTM X-Bow GT4 | C | 2:22.866 | 17.897 |
| 35 | 760 | Aston Martin St. Gallen, B&O | A.Baenziger/M.Parry | Aston Martin Vantage | PP | 2:24.202 | 19.234 |
| 36 | 48 | M Motorsport | Elliott Barbour (AUS) | KTM X-Bow GT4 | C | 2:24.916 | 19.947 |
| 37 | 55 | Ginetta Australia | B.Schumacher/J.Vernon | Ginetta G55 GT4 | C | 2:27.066 | 22.097 |
| 38 | 13 | JET Environmental | Daren Jorgensen (USA) | BMW M4 GT4 | C | 2:33.488 | 28.520 |
| 540 | Black Swan Racing | Tim Pappas (USA) | Porsche 911 GT3-R | AP |
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