| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Date | 10 December 2016 | |
| Location | Sepang,Malaysia | |
| Course | 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | |
| Weather | Qualifying: Sunny Race: Changeable | |
| Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Frédéric Makowiecki |  Manthey Racing |
| Time | 2:02.634 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Robin FrijnsChristopher Haase Laurens Vanthoor | Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
| Second |  Earl BamberPatrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Manthey Racing |
| Third | Pierre KafferRené RastMarkus Winkelhock | Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
The2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours was the seventeenthSepang 12 Hours race held onSepang International Circuit on 10 December 2016.[1] The race was contested withGT3-spec cars,GTC-spec cars,GT4 (Supersport)-spec cars,MARC cars andtouring cars. This was the second Sepang 12 Hours race organized by theStéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).[2] The race was also the third and final round of the inauguralIntercontinental GT Challenge.
The race was won by theAudi R8 LMS run byAudi Sport Team Phoenix. Driven byRobin Frijns,Christopher Haase andLaurens Vanthoor. The race victory saw Vanthoor win the inaugural drivers championship. Supported by third-placed teammatesPierre Kaffer,René Rast andMarkus Winkelhock, Audi won the manufacturers championship.
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| Day | Session | Time/distance |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday (8 December) | Paid Practice (GT3/GTC) | 120 minutes |
| Paid Practice (GT4/SP/TP/TC/MARC/Others) | 120 minutes | |
| Free Practice 1 | 120 minutes | |
| Free Practice 2 | 120 minutes | |
| Friday (9 December) | Free Practice 3 | 120 minutes |
| Qualifying | 60 minutes | |
| Top 15 Shootout | 15 minutes | |
| Saturday (10 December) | Race | 12 hours |
| Source:[3] | ||
Class winners inbold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Drivers | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro | 15 | Robin FrijnsChristopher HaaseLaurens Vanthoor | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS | 305 | 12:01:33.824 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 911 | Earl BamberPatrick PiletNick Tandy | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 304 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | GT3 Pro | 16 | Pierre KafferRené RastMarkus Winkelhock | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS | 304 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | GT3 Pro | 50 |  Pasin Lathouras Alessandro Pier GuidiMichele Rugolo |  Spirit of Race SA | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 303 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | GT3 Pro | 912 |  Michael Christensen Richard LietzFrédéric Makowiecki | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 302 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | GT3 Pro-Am | 35 |  Morris Chen Shinya HosokawaHiroki YoshidaHiroki Yoshimoto | HubAuto Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 297 | +8 Laps |
| 7 | GT3 Pro-Am | 11 | Piti BhirombhakdiCarlo van DamTanart Sathienthirakul Frank Yu | Singha Motorsport Team | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 297 | +8 Laps |
| 8 | GT3 Pro | 88 | Kazuki HiramineManabu Orido Adrian Zaugg | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 296 | +9 Laps |
| 9 | GT3 Pro-Am | 27 |  Dominic Ang Adrian Henry D'Silva Garnet Patterson | Nexus Infinity | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 296 | +9 Laps |
| 10 | GT3 Pro | 9 | Shane van GisbergenCôme Ledogar Álvaro Parente |  K-PAX Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | 290 | +15 Laps |
| 11 | GT3 Am | 75 | Stefano Colombo Gregory Teo David Tjiptobiantoro | T2 Motorsports | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 289 | +16 Laps |
| 12 | GTC Pro-Am | 26 | Daniel BilskiHenk KiksPeter Kox | B-Quick Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Cup | 288 | +17 Laps |
| 13 | GT3 Pro-Am | 52 | Taku BambaNaoki Hattori Takayuki Hiranuma Shogo Mitsuyama | SAITAMA TOYOPET Green Brave | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 286 | +19 Laps |
| 14 | GTC Pro-Am | 67 | Rik Breukers Wee Lim Keong Melvin Moh |  GDL Racing Team Asia | Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 286 | +19 Laps |
| 15 | MARC | 93 | Jake CamilleriMorgan HaberRob Thomson | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Mazda3 V8 | 281 | +24 Laps |
| 16 | MARC | 91 |  Keith Kassulke Hadrian Morrall Nicholas Rowe | MARC Cars Australia | MARC Focus V8 | 279 | +26 Laps |
| 17 | GT4 | 69 | Darren BurkeZen LowDan Wells | Ayelzo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 271 | +34 Laps |
| 18 | GT4S | 39 | Teruhiko HamanoMakoto HottaRyohei Sakaguchi | Muta Racing TWS RC350 | Lexus RC350 | 266 | +39 Laps |
| 19 | GTC Pro-Am | 333 | Jean-Michel GeromeMitchell Gilbert Philippe Richard | SpeedLover | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 265 | +40 Laps |
| 20 | GT4 | 55 | Tom Hibbert Charlie RobertsonColin White | Simpson Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 263 | +42 Laps |
| 21 | Touring | 100 | Takashi ItoKenny LeeHitoshi MatsuiTakashi Oi | AMUSE & SPV Racing | Toyota GT86 | 257 | +48 Laps |
| 22 | Touring | 77 | Jim Hunter Grant Johnson Allan Letcher Andrew Macpherson | Jim Hunter Motorsport | Subaru Impreza STI 2.0 | 249 | +56 Laps |
| 23 | Touring | 7 | Teh Kian Boon Ong Wai Kwong Darren Toe Teow Heng | Team ST Powered | Honda Civic Type R | 245 | +60 Laps |
| 24 | GT3 Pro | 30 | Hiroaki Nagai Koki SagaKota Sasaki | apr | Toyota Prius (ZVW50) | 222 | +83 Laps |
| Ret | TC | 65 | Ate Dirk de JongDouglas KhooTakuya ShirasakaNaoto Takeda | Viper Niza Racing | SEAT León TCR | 201 | +104 Laps |
| Source:[4] | |||||||