2009 Bathurst 12 Hour

The 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars.^[1] It was the seventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour, and the third since the races 2007 revival.

The race was won by defending champions, Rod Salmon's TMR Australia car driven by Salmon, Damien White and new team member, Tony Longhurst in an upgraded Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 22 February 2009 with cars competing in the following classes:

• Class A – High Performance Rear Wheel Drive
• Class B – High Performance Sports
• Class C – High Performance All Wheel Drive
• Class D – Hot Hatch Performance Cars
• Class E – Production Sedans
• Class F – Production Sports
• Class G – Micro Sedans and Hatches
• Class H – Eco Diesel/Hybrid 3.5 litre and Over
• Class I – Eco Diesel/Hybrid Under 3.5 litre
• Class J – Sports Utility Vehicles & V8 Utes^[2]

• Pole Position – #96 Steve Owen – 2:28.8838
• Fastest Lap – #55 Tony Ricciardello – 2:29.9865
• Average Speed – 124km/h

• Official website
• Official timing and results
• Images from the 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.trentwallis.com on 25 March 2009