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  • We've got the best drivers in the world right here, right now, racing for 2015's first big Australian prize.

  • And Matt Bell defends into Hell Corner for the first time, but he goes a little wide and Vantur tries to do the over and under.

  • He's got a tiny bit of overlap, he's going to try and come Buffalo Gulls round the outside.

  • If he can do that into Griffiths Bend, he deserves to win this race.

  • He's pulled alongside, he's nosed ahead, but Bell on the inside surely can hold on.

  • The big Bentley has got to brake super late, he's off line though, can he hold on to it?

  • This is magnificent stuff, and watch the second of the cars behind, that's not in the fight for the lead.

  • But he could get involved in it if they're not careful.

  • That was cool driving by Ball.

  • Carbon copy of 2015, squeeze the car on the outside, wide to the kerb, and you will have the right of way on the inside line.

  • It is the place to be there, but you've got to go brave and deep up into Griffiths Bend.

  • Great defensive driving by Matt Bell, but Lawrence Vantur has been the fastest driver all weekend.

  • Continues to apply the pressure.

  • We go back seven cars to find the Nissan GT, five cars.

  • He's already got two to find the Nissan GT-R, but look how good the Audi R8 is across the top.

  • That's been its key strength all weekend long, so I'm looking at Falken Tire's elbow for a move from Lawrence Vantur.

  • Because across the top, through the slow stuff and the aero stuff is where this car has been its strongest.

  • Watch it down here.

  • Key overtaking opportunity down the outside, but Bell defends.

  • Bent will have a good run down the straight, and there's nothing between these two in a straight line.

  • Remember what the teammates, the Lawrence Vantur in that Audi were saying.

  • They've lost a bit of top end since it got warmer here.

  • The Bentley seems to get a bit, and don't forget Chiosan in the 35.

  • He is catching.

  • I saw the headlights there in the background.

  • Now just four positions between these two and the third place car, and Matt Bell is doing a lot of defending here.

  • He's trying to get the temps up on the Michelin tyres and get this Bentley back in its operating window.

  • He's already two drivers left coming down into the final corner at Maguire's, and all of this is backing the field up.

  • And here comes Chiosan down the inside.

  • He's going to be on the back of these guys in another lap.

  • And if that's the way that's going at the moment, he's now only got three cars between him and this battle for the lead.

  • Into Hell Corner, and up back straight another time.

  • Now will Matty Bell be able to hold on to it again?

  • He takes the slightly defensive line.

  • This time Vantur stays behind and in the gap in the air.

  • If Matt Bell keeps driving like this, Chiosan is going to be on this battle for the race lead.

  • He will be there, and the Nissan will buy into it, and we'll have a three-way fight for the race victory.

  • This time Vantur sticks behind the leader.

  • One car, it's that Audi.

  • The Jamek Pem Racing Audi is in this, and it's a lapped car.

  • It may be a deciding lapped car.

  • It'll need to let Chiosan by very, very quickly, and the Nissan GT-R has cruised on the leading battle.

  • Slow out of the cutting and a nudge from the Audi.

  • He gave the Bentley a whack there.

  • Slow drive onto the top of the mountain, but it's helped the Bentley, if anything.

  • There's a car length between the two of them.

  • Slightly old swing-by when you're doing the velodrome racing, isn't it?

  • Get your mate a little bit further up the road, and for once there's a bit of clear grey tarmac between the leader and second-place man.

  • Here comes Chio up on that lapped Audi.

  • Look, a couple of cars back as they go over the 7U Skyline area, down into the S's.

  • This is as much breathing space as Matt has had since the restart.

  • Stephan Bucher not in the fight at the moment.

  • He's another...

  • Well, he's actually caught...

  • He's catching up now to Chio, and he's only another second further back.

  • You know, we could have four guys battling for this in half a lap's time.

  • But who's going to be quickest down the mountain?

  • Because all day it's been the Nissan.

  • He's right there with that lapped car between.

  • If he can pull past that, use that toe, he's going to be right with these two.

  • He's through.

  • He's going to get into the final ten minutes of this race.

  • It's fingernail-biting time, but not those.

  • They're too highly manicured as first, second and third.

  • The Audi did the right thing.

  • Just pull to the side, lift it off and let the Nissan go.

  • He is in this fight.

  • How hard is Matt Bell driving car ten?

  • You will not see a car more grip-limited as that was across the top of Mount Panorama.

  • Here comes Aston Martin too.

  • He's just got two cars between him and the Nissan now.

  • It could be four cars.

  • It's going to be a quartet battling for this 2015 top step.

  • Now is the time to take stock, to breathe in.

  • What have you got left in the fast locker?

  • It's time to open the bottom drawer, take it out and throw it at Mount Panorama.

  • There's no sense in leaving it behind.

  • But there is two cars back from this triple battle for the lead.

  • Heading up Mountain Street one more time.

  • Here comes Gio in the Nissan.

  • He's going to have to go the long way around.

  • He's almost got the left wheels on the grass as they go up to Griffiths.

  • I think he's got a long side.

  • He surely can't get through from there, but he'll cut back onto the right-hand side.

  • Man, that Nissan's quick.

  • Watch it down.

  • Conrad straight because we know the Audi isn't the fastest car in a straight line.

  • And remember the patience that Gio showed earlier on going through traffic when he was in third and fourth position.

  • That's gone out the window now.

  • He wants to be at the front because he knows a fast Aston Martin.

  • And a fast Aston Martin works driver in Stefan Mucker is coming up the hill.

  • Safety car.

  • Safety car is out.

  • Safety car is out.

  • That could be it.

  • Oh, we've been robbed.

  • We've been robbed here of a finish.

  • Goodness me.

  • It's the leader.

  • The leader in Class B.

  • Second place in Class B.

  • The Century Batteries GT3 car has been chasing down the 47.

  • Oh, the other Porsche.

  • And it looks as though he's beached it.

  • He's done it on his own as well.

  • Tried to take too much speed in.

  • Tyres not up to temps.

  • And that car without a snatch tractor down there.

  • That car is stuck.

  • There is no better place to be than in front of the channel.

  • Seven feet to watch the final throw of the 2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12.

  • Is this not the best place in the world?

  • Mount Panorama time and time and time again delivers amazing motor racing.

  • Four and a bit minutes to go.

  • Seven brands in the top seven.

  • Five fighting for victory after 12 of the most brutal hours you will ever see at this place.

  • And three line astern as they come to what we hope will be the final green flag.

  • Let's keep this green.

  • Let's see this one.

  • Guy Smith will never have seen anything like this.

  • It's an honour and a privilege to be trackside now and calling this one for you as Matt Bell has to do it all again.

  • The green flag waving but it's Matt Bell who's controlling the pace of the field.

  • Now take a deep breath.

  • Suck it up, fellas, because you've got five minutes, four minutes and eight seconds to do.

  • Don't take a breath.

  • Oh, Trio's gone through.

  • Brilliant piece of timing.

  • If that starts, it's brilliant.

  • And he's up in the second place.

  • I don't think there was an overlap on the line.

  • And he's going to go for the lead through Hell Corner.

  • He's already in the slipstream of the big Bentley.

  • The two biggest, widest, meanest, hairiest cars are going head to head on the mountain streets.

  • This is astonishing stuff from Chiyo-san.

  • The fiery young Japanese driver goes to the lead.

  • That is remarkable.

  • He's done two of them and they're not at Griffin Corner yet. 3.36 on the clock and Nissan leads on the mountain.

  • The GT-R Godzilla has eaten the field to now and they are back with a vengeance.

  • Absolutely astonishing stuff.

  • That was perfectly timed from Chiyo as they crossed the line.

  • He absolutely blasted by the Audis and went down to turn one and did the same again in turn three to the Bentley.

  • Amazing stuff.

  • Can he keep it together?

  • Military settings on the Nissan now.

  • It's peddled to the metal and he's pulled out five, six, ten cars lengths as he goes across.

  • We can hear the spectators clapping as he goes across.

  • This is going to be a famous victory.

  • Vantur for second place on the big Bentley who has hung out for so long.

  • Matt Bell will be desperate to hold on to this one.

  • I'm not sure he's going to be able to do it down Conrad Street.

  • Vantur will drive underneath the Bentley if he has to.

  • He's got the fastest car here.

  • Absolutely on the limit down into the elbow and squeezes him wide.

  • A drag race down Conrad Street.

  • Not quite.

  • Bell holds on and the big Bentley is doing the business in the fight for the podium.

  • There's going to be another lap, maybe another two here, guys.

  • Look at the time, 2.24.

  • It's going to be close to whether they do one more after this and it will all be down to when Chiyo crosses the line.

  • The blue flag's been waived.

  • The Bentley locking up there.

  • Or was it some fluid coming out the back?

  • There was certainly something on the back wheels.

  • I think that was a touch earlier at the top of Conrad Street from the Audi on the back of the Bentley.

  • I think we've got some touching bodywork there.