A record-breaking Maro Engel has powered to pole position to secure his second Allan Simonsen Trophy.

Engel defeated Broc Feeney and Matt Campbell in a thrilling Pirelli Top 10 Shootout.

The #999 GruppeM Mercedes-AMG driver reset his own 12 Hour lap record en route to pole.

Engel clocked a stunning 2:00.8819s to undercut his qualifying record — a 2:01.0836s — set earlier on Saturday.

The German driver was forced to stave off an impressive riposte from Feeney, who had to reins of the #888 Supercheap Auto Mercedes.

Campbell, the 2020 pole winner, threw his name into the discussion late on.

Prior to Engel’s final flyer, the top three were covered by just 0.08s.

The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, is an endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia.

It is an annual race, taking place every February. The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued. The race was revived in 2007, again for production cars, before adding a new class for GT3 and other GT cars in 2011. This has led to unprecedented domestic and international exposure for the event. In all, eighteen races have taken place; seventeen at Mount Panorama and one at Eastern Creek Raceway.

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