The #59 Tekno Autosports McLaren has been withdrawn from the Bathurst 12 Hour following a failed mission to fly a replacement rear chassis to the circuit from Queensland.
The Gold Coast squad undertook an elaborate attempt to source the part after Ben Barnicoat suffered a heavy impact with the wall on the exit of The Chase during qualifying.
Tekno managed to have the part transported to a Queensland airport for the attempted rescue mission.
However the part was unable to fit in the aeroplane’s hold which ultimately forced the team to withdraw the car that is also shared by Will Davison and Jonny Kane.
“We stripped the car to potentially repair it but we were not able to get the part,” McLaren GT managing director Andrew Kirkaldy told Speedcafe.com.
“Unfortunately, we had the bits but luck really wasn’t on our side.
“The car was extremely strong and it has been strong all week.
“We concentrated on the race right up until the crash and it wasn’t looking too bad.”
Meanwhile the team has been dealt a second blow with the sister #1 entry now set to start from the pit lane after undergoing an engine change.
The power unit from the #59 will be fitted to the car which Alvaro Parente had qualified sixth in the Top 10 Shootout.
Meanwhile the Walkenhorst BMW has also been withdrawn from the race after the German squad were unable to repair the damage to the right hand side of the M6 GT3.
The car made contact with the wall at The Dipper in qualifying when Ricky Collard was pitched into a spin by the Hallmarc Audi driven by Lee Holdsworth.
Provisional Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Grid
| Pos | No | Drivers | Class | Car | Time | Starting Driver |
| 1 | 88 | Vilander/Lowndes/Whincup | APP | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:02.861 | Vilander |
| 2 | 90 | Mostert/Twigg/Haber | AAM | BMW M6 GT3 | 2:03.055 | Mostert |
| 3 | 60 | Richards/Winterbottom/Wittmann | APP | BMW M6 GT3 | 2:03.249 | Richards |
| 4 | 35 | Miedecke/Walsh/Bates | AAM | Aston Martin V12 Vantage | 2:03.823 | Miedecke |
| 5 | 8 | Soucek/Soulet/Abril | APP | Bentley Continental GT3 | 2:03.968 | Soulet |
| 6 | 911 | Bamber/Estre/Vanthoor | APP | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2:04.067 | Vanthoor |
| 7 | 7 | Longhurst/Ingall/Skiafe/Glock | APP | BMW M6 GT3 | 2:04.288 | Glock |
| 8 | 12 | Calvert-Jones/Long/Lieb/Campbell | APA | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2:04.366 | Campbell |
| 9 | 5 | Taylor/Antunes/Barbour | AAM | Audi R8 LMS | 2:04.473 | Antunes |
| 10 | 23 | Chiyo/Buncombe/Caruso | APP | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 2:03.657 | Buncombe |
| 11 | 32 | Lago/Owen/Russell | AAM | Lamborghini R-EX | 2:03.676 | Owen |
| 12 | 24 | Strauss/Kelly/Mardenborough | APP | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 2:03.684 | Mardenborough |
| 13 | 74 | Winkelhock/Frijns/Stippler | APP | Audi R8 LMS | 2:03.768 | Stippler |
| 14 | 75 | Tander/Mies/Haase | APP | Audi R8 LMS | 2:03.769 | Haase |
| 15 | 3 | Samadi/Gaunt/Halliday | APA | Audi R8 LMS | 2:03.823 | Halliday |
| 16 | 22 | Baird/van Gisbergen/Rene/Engel | APP | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 2:03.883 | Engel |
| 17 | 37 | Quinn/Quinn/Denyer/Waite | AAM | McLaren 650s GT3 | 2:03.979 | K.Quinn |
| 18 | 11 | Walls/Luff/Slade/Davison | APA | McLaren 650s GT3 | 2:04.071 | Luff |
| 19 | 9 | Cini/Holdsworth/Fiore | APA | Audi R8 LMS | 2:04.311 | Fiore |
| 20 | 83 | Dalla Lana/Lamy/Lauda/Schneider | APA | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 2:04.610 | Schneider |
| 21 | 61 | Griffith/Storey/Reynolds | APA | Mercedes SLS AMG | 2:04.704 | Reynolds |
| 22 | 17 | Kane/Smith/Jarvis | APP | Bentley Continental GT3 | 2:04.721 | Smith |
| 23 | 44 | Koundouris/Koundouris/Marshall/Evans | AAM | Audi R8 LMS | 2:04.727 | Marshall |
| 24 | 38 | Bilski/Flack/Pither | AAM | Nissan GT-R | 2:04.752 | Pither |
| 25 | 29 | Manolis/Miller/Capelli/Canto | AAM | Lamborghini Hurricain GT3 | 2:04.845 | Canto |
| 26 | 912 | Talbot/Martin/Padayachee | AAM | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2:05.180 | Padayachee |
| 27 | 51 | McPherson/Muston/Miles | AAM | Porsche GT3 R | 2:06.597 | Miles |
| 28 | 4 | Grove/Barker/Imperatori | B | Porsche 911 Cup Car | 2:08.532 | Imperatori |
| 29 | 2 | Stuttard/Bergmuller/Fillmore | AAM | Audi R8 LMS | 2:08.991 | Fillmore |
| 30 | 65 | Augustine/Schoots/Lillie | I | Dodge Viper Coupe | 2:09.619 | Lillie |
| 31 | 92 | Benton/Morrall/Seton/Seton | I | MARC Focus V8 | 2:09.983 | Morrall |
| 32 | 21 | Grant/O’Keeffe/West | B | Porsche GT3 Cup | 2:10.593 | O’Keeffe |
| 33 | 91 | Kassulke/Brown/Salmon | I | MARC Focus V8 | 2:11.421 | Kassulke |
| 34 | 14 | Major/Love/McBride | B | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 2:11.570 | Major |
| 35 | 47 | Smith/Bell/Chester/de Veth | AAM | Lamborghini Reiter R-EX | 2:11.774 | Chester |
| 36 | 66 | Hobson/Davis/Poordad | AAM | Nissan GT-R | 2:11.870 | Hobson |
| 37 | 94 | Tander/Rowe/McLeod/Leahey | I | MARC Mazda 3 V8 | 2:11.974 | Leahey |
| 38 | 95 | Taunton/Busk/Fullwood | I | MARC Focus V8 | 2:11.984 | Taunton |
| 39 | 93 | Camilleri/Smith/Thomson | I | MARC Mazda 3 V8 | 2:12.370 | Camilleri |
| 40 | 50 | Cranston/Cranston/Steer/Winslow | B | Porsche 911 Cup Car | 2:13.073 | J.Cranston |
| 41 | 54 | Alford/Lynton/Smith | I | MARC Focus V8 | 2:14.502 | Lynton |
| 42 | 76 | Kamelger/Turner/Lungstrass | I | Aston Martin Vantage GT8 | 2:14.645 | Turner |
| 43 | 48 | McMillan/Wood/Enge/Kofler | C | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 2:17.713 | McMillan |
| 44 | 55 | Simpson/Paddon/Berryman | C | Ginetta G55 | 2:17.925 | Paddon |
| 45 | 6 | Gartner/Zerefos/Padayachee/Shaw | B | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 2:18.280 | Gartner |
| 46 | 41 | Cowham/Kearns/Jarvis | C | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 2:20.031 | Cowham |
| 47 | 40 | Mason/Drinkwater/Watt | C | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 2:20.438 | Mason |
| 48 | 69 | Low/Sano/Parsons/Read | C | Ginetta G55 | 2:20.924 | Read |
| 49 | 28 | Mennell/Verryt/Vanbellingen | I | BMW 335i | 2:28.543 | Mennell |
| 50 | 18 | Putman/Espenlaub/Foster/Pilgrim | C | Porsche Cayman PRO 4 | Excluded | Espenlaub |
| 51 | 19 | Pilgrim/Braams/Viebahn/Moller-Madsen | C | Porsche Cayman PRO 4 | Excluded | Viebahn |
| Pit Exit | 1 | Parente/Bell/Ledogar | APP | McLaren 650s GT3 | 2:03.978 | Bell |
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| WD | 99 | Muller/Menzel/Collard | APP | BMW M6 GT3 | 2:04.858 | |
| WD | 59 | Barnicoat/Kane/Davison | APP | McLaren 650s GT3 | 2:03.386 | |
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