Bathurst rookie Augusto Farfus set an impressive early marker for the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour as BMW topped the times in Practice 2.

The BMW factory driver quickly adapted to the challenging Mount Panorama circuit by posting a 2:03.69s effort in an uninterrupted 45 minute session for the entire 53 car field.

Farfus’ time arrived in the dying minutes, demoting the #22 Jamec Pem Audi R8 of Garth Tander to second, who had set the initial pace.

The Brazilian is sharing the Schnitzer factory BMW with Chaz Mostert and two-time DTM champion Marco Wittmann.

“I think in the first session, everybody just tries to find themselves, the track is still pretty green,” said Farfus.

“For me it was the first time out and it was quite impressive. The track, it is a cool location, nice, I’m really enjoying it and the car so far is going well. We put the car on P1, so it’s a good start to the weekend.”

Audi started the session strong but it was BMW who filled third spot courtesy of ex-Formula 1 driver Timo Glock in the #100 Steven Richards, Philipp Eng M6 GT3.

The YNA Autosport McLaren, driven by Scott McLaughlin, was fourth in his first Mount Panorama session in a GT3 car.

Audi Sport Team WRT continued its strong start to the event by finishing fifth after Robin Frijns posted a 2:04.14s lap.

The car topped the opening session for Bronze and Silver rated drivers earlier this morning.

New Zealand team International Motorsport (Audi R8) was sixth ahead of the Buik Motorworks Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 REX.

The top 10 was rounded out by the Objective Racing McLaren, the SunEnergy1 Mercedes shared by Jamie Whincup, Tristan Vautier, Kenny Habul and Raffaello Marciello, and the #74 Jamec Pem Audi, piloted by Chris Mies.

After only receiving their two cars at 0330 this morning, Bentley Team M-Sport successfully made it out for the session.

The #17 Continental GT3 was 11th while the sister car was in 27th spot.

Meanwhile, lap record holder Shane van Gisbergen was 16th in his first outing in the #58 YNA Autosport McLaren.

The #23 Team Carrera Cup Asia Porsche led Class B, the BMW Team SRM M4 topped Class C, and the #91 MARC II entry was the best of the Invitational class.

The field will return for the third of four practice session at 1045 local time/AEDT.

Results: Practice 2

Pos Num Team Drivers Car Time Split 1 43 BMW M Power A.Farfus

C.Mostert

M.Wittmann BMW M6 GT3 2:03.6953 2 22 Valvoline / Jamecpem G.Tander

K.van der Linde

F.Vervisch Audi R8 LMS 2:03.8369 0:00.1416 3 100 Laser Plumbing and Electrical S.Richards

T.Glock

P.Eng BMW M6 GT3 2:03.9871 0:00.2918 4 82 “Bolt Masters, Castrol” A.Bagnall

M.Halliday

J.Reid Audi R8 LMS 2:03.9926 0:00.2973 5 47 YNA Autosport S.McLaughlin

F.Ross

A.Watson

A.West McLaren 650S GT3 2:04.1376 0:00.4423 6 37 Audi Sport Team WRT R.Frijns

S.Leonard

D.Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS 2:04.1498 0:00.4545 7 777 The Bend Motorsport Park Y.Shahin

L.Youlden

T.Enge Lamborghini Gallardo 2:04.8571 0:01.1618 8 11 Objective Racing T.Walls

W.Luff

T.Slade

J.Evans McLaren 650S 2:05.1503 0:01.4550 9 75 Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 K.Habul

T.Vautier

J.Whincup

R.Marciello Mercedes AMG GT3 2:05.1554 0:01.4601 10 74 Valvoline Jamecpem C.Mies

C.Haase

M.Winklehock Audi R8 LMS 2:05.1811 0:01.4858 11 17 Bentley Team M-Sport S.Kane

G.Smith

J.Gounon Bentley Continental 2:05.6407 0:01.9454 12 19 Daimler Trucks Brisbane D.Reynolds

J.Martin

L.Talbot

M.Griffith Mercedes GT 2:05.6408 0:01.9455 13 8 WM Waste M.Twigg

C.Baird

T.D’Alberto Mercedes AMG GT3 2:06.2013 0:02.5060 14 39 Audi Sport Team WRT P.Lamy

P.Dalla Lana

M.Lauda

W.Davison Audi R8 LMS 2:06.4430 0:02.7477 15 991 EuroMechanica L.Vanthoor

K.Estre

E.Bamber Porsche 911 GT3 R 2:06.7201 0:03.0248 16 58 YNA Autosport S.van Gisbergen

C.Lowndes

C.Ledogar McLaren 650S GT3 2:06.9363 0:03.2410 17 540 Boston Athletic Club T.Pappas

J.Bleekemolen

L.Stolz

M.Lieb Porsche 911 GT3 R 2:07.3129 0:03.6176 18 12 Ice Break & Virgin Australia D.Calvert-Jones

P.Long

M.Campbell

A.Davison Porsche 991 GT3R 2:07.4665 0:03.7712 19 6 Safe-T-Stop R.Gartner

H.Morrall

D.Wall

J.Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo 2:07.5274 0:03.8321 20 9 Hallmarc M.Cini

L.Holdsworth

D.Fiore Audi R8 LMS 2:07.5671 0:03.8718 21 29 Haemokinisis/Trofeo Estate J.Manolios

R.Millier

I.Capelli

D.Canto Lamborghini Huracan 2:08.4692 0:04.7739 22 911 Manthey-Racing R.Dumas

F.Makowiecki

D.Werner Porsche 911 2:08.6994 0:05.0041 23 56 Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka M.Buhk

M.Gotz

A.Parente Mercedes AMG GT GT3 2:08.8157 0:05.1204 24 55 Strakka Racing N.Leventis

L.Williamson

C.Waters

D.Fumaneli Mercedes AMG GT GT3 2:09.0509 0:05.3556 25 91 MARC Cars Australia K.Kassulke

R.Salmon

W.Brown MARC II V8 2:09.1743 0:05.4790 26 3 Audi Sport Customer Racing A.Samadi

D.O’Keeffe

D.Gaunt Audi R8 LMS 2:10.0741 0:06.3788 27 18 Bentley Team M-Sport A.Soucek

M.Soulet

V.Abril Bentley Continental 2:10.1476 0:06.4523 28 66 Daytona Sportscars B.Schoots

A.Macrow

M.Caine Dodge Viper 2:10.4990 0:06.8037 29 69 Supabarn J.Koundouris

T.Koundouris

A.Walsh

D.Padayachee Audi R8 LMS 2:10.9732 0:07.2779 30 23 Team Carrera Cup Asia P.Tresidder

C.van der Drift

A.Tang

C.Yi-Fan Porsche 991 2:11.2051 0:07.5098 31 67 Gotzinger Smallgoods M.Haber

J.Camilleri

A.Cameron MARC II V8 2:11.4304 0:07.7351 32 65 Daytona Sportscars J.Augustine

D.Thomas

R.Howell Daytona Coupe 2:11.4649 0:07.7696 33 4 Grove Group S.Grove

B.Grove

B.Barker Porsche GT3 Cup 2:14.0195 0:10.3242 34 94 MARC Cars Australia R.Thomson

Z.Goddard

D.Ridge MARC Mazda V8 2:14.4683 0:10.7730 35 21 The Porsche Broker D.Stutterd

S.Fillmore

A.Fawcet Porsche 911 2:15.2484 0:11.5531 36 96 GAP Solutions / SEKTOR J.Goodacre

P.Major

J.Love MARC Focus V8 2:15.5030 0:11.8077 37 44 BP Ultimate D.Grant

X.West

C.Hill BMW M4 GT4 2:18.4622 0:14.7669 38 49 Interlloy G.Wood

T.Harrison

C.Hill KTM X-Bow GT4 2:18.6246 0:14.9293 39 95 Eastgate Engineering G.Taunton

J.Busk

B.Fullwood MARC Focus V8 2:18.7448 0:15.0495 40 30 Boat Works A.Seton

M.Brabham

T.Longhurst BMW M4 2:19.2651 0:15.5698 41 93 MARC Cars Australia G.Denyer

T.Everingham

G.Jacobson MARC Mazda V8 2:19.4410 0:15.7457 42 46 Prosport Performance GABH J.Viebahn

M.Schelp

M.Braams

N.Verdonck Porsche Cayman PRO4 2:19.4966 0:15.8013 43 40 On Track Motorsport G.Mennell

K.Booker

A.Zerefos

M.Caine Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 2:20.3299 0:16.6346 44 15 Trymax Mowing Systems K.Baigent

N.Allport

M.Wilding-Spratt

A.Blewett BMW M4 GT4 2:21.1746 0:17.4793 45 88 Ginetta Australia W.Tregurtha

J.Robson

B.Walsh Ginetta G55 2:22.0129 0:18.3176 46 54 MARC Cars Australia P.Morris

K.Alford

C.Parrish MARC II V8 2:22.2757 0:18.5804 47 48 Interlloy J.McMillan

D.Crampton

T.Macrow

C.Wood KTM X-Bow GT4 2:22.3723 0:18.6770 48 77 Ginetta Australia M.Simpson

C.Cowham

L.Kearns Ginetta G55 2:25.6282 0:21.9329 49 85 Paul Reed Smith Guitars C.Putman

C.Espenlaub

J.Foster Porsche 911GT3-Cup 2:26.0639 0:22.3686 50 13 JET Battery Services D.Jorgensen

C.Lawrence

B.Strom

K.Wittmer BMW M4 GT4 2:31.3969 0:27.7016

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