In its lead car are 2019 pole sitter Jake Dennis, two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Rick Kelly and New Zealand’s Scott Dixon, an Indy 500 winner and five-time IndyCar champion. The Bathurst 1000 is now one of Australia’s largest sporting events, attracting more than 200,000 people across its four days – but the Mountain is more than just the annual October classic, now hosting the Bathurst 12 Hour in February and the Bathurst 6 Hour for Production Cars each Easter. AS REPORTED recently, Mercedes-AMG are working hard to ensure the Evolution upgrade for their GT3 racer – always one of the most competitive cars on the Mountain – is homologated in time for January 1, 2020 – meaning we could see the current-spec car racing in Bathurst next February. will arrive on the Mountain in 2020 to add to an increasingly diverse GT4 class fight. Just like a Bathurst 1000, people from all walks of life want to be a part of an event like this. The fury of 10 cylinders will blast from the twin tailpipes of five Audi R8s entered in the race — three are from the factory-anointed Audi Sport Team Valvoline. [3], In 1992, manufacturer-backed teams began to appear with large teams entered and funded by Mazda, Holden, Citroën and Peugeot. Drivers with multiple victories: 9 (John Bowe, Garry Walden, Garry Holt, Paul Morris, Rod Salmon, Damien White, Darryl O’Young, Chris Mies, Craig Lowndes – 2 each). WE ALMOST had one racing in 2019 and there are hopes that Mercedes AMGs baby GT car (in name only – it’s the same size as the GT3!) In 2015, Laurens Vanthoor set the fastest ever officially recorded time of Mount Panorama in qualifying. The Melbourne-based privateer Daytona Sportscar team returns with two cars this year – their home grown Daytona Coupe and their converted GT3 Dodge Viper. Audi’s R8 is the most successful GT3 racing car.Source:Supplied. It is an annual race, taking place every February. [21] The event itself saw record pace from Shane van Gisbergen in qualifying and the race to lead his Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 to victory alongside McLaren factory driver Álvaro Parente[22] and Tekno team owner/driver Jonathon Webb. [8] The number of entries grew over this production-based period, peaking at 48 in 2009, while the final race held strictly to production car regulations in 2010 attracted 42 entries. Bathurst is just about all that remains on Porsche’s ‘to-do’ list in World Motorsport, outside perhaps of Formula 1. [5][10] The German-based Joest Racing dominated the 2011 event, with the team's two Audi R8 LMS GT3s finishing first and second, a lap ahead of the third-placed Porsche. Pro/AM – for entries featuring a maximum of two (2) professional / seeded drivers. After coming so close last year, AMG has doubled down in 2018 with arguably its best ever all-round attack. Record number of different leaders: 13 (2019) [18], In August 2015, the V8 Supercars-owned company Supercars Events purchased 50% of the Bathurst 12 Hour, joining existing part-owners Bathurst Regional Council. Big, front-engined V8 on the Mountain? The race was originally scheduled to run from 9am to 9pm but this was disallowed by Bathurst Regional Council. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Driver 4 Nat. 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour : swan song for Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 David Zalstein Fiat Abarth 695 biposto : Australian orders open for $65,000 street-legal Italian racer The cars were well suited to the Mountain last year and should compete with the factory BMWs and KTMs again in 2018. Aussie privateer ingenuity at its finest. Adult tickets are $50 at the gate, under-12s free. The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued. McLAREN have given their 570S GT4 car a push in local competition this year and the car has performed well. Originally a contest for affordable production cars such as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the Bathurst 12 Hour has been run as a GT race for the last four years. Viewers at home can catch the entire race live and ad-free on Fox Sports, with coverage also available on the Kayo sports streaming service and Channel 7. Craig Lowndes defected from Mercedes machinery to drive for Porsche with Le Mans stars Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor. Their fighter-pilot style cockpit and raw carbon appearance make these things totally unique. PERHAPS the most anticipated GT3 car yet to be seen on Australian soil – the NSX quickly became a fan favourite on its arrival into international motorsport and there is significant desire from fans to see one tackle the Mountain. Class A is divided into three separate sub-classes, including: Pro – for entries featuring all-professional drivers [9] Despite this, the number of entries dropped dramatically as many of the production car teams, disillusioned by the move towards GT, decided not to race. 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