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2025 Bathurst 12 Hour

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Australia 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour
Event Information
Round 1 of 4 in the 2025
Date31 January - 2 February 2025
LocationBathurst, New South Wales, Australia
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance laps km

The 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour (commercially titled 2025 Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour[1]) is an endurance race for FIA GT3 cars and invited vehicles, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 2 February 2025. Its the opening round of the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

After 1 year of being sponsored by the Atlanta-based Genuine Parts Company under the Repco brand, the race will now be sponsored by Minesota-based 3M under the Meguiar's brand, though a partnership with Australian distributor MotorActive.[2]

Entry List

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Class Structure

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Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.

  • Class A - GT3 (Current Specification FIA GT3 cars)
    • Pro - No Driver Restrictions
    • Pro-Am - For driving combinations featuring two FIA Platinum, FIA Gold, or FIA Silver and one or two FIA Bronze related drivers.
    • Silver Cup - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Silver and Bronze drivers
    • Bronze - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Bronze drivers
  • Class B - GT Cup class
  • Class C - GT4 (Current Specification FIA GT4 cars)
  • Class I - Invitational class

Entries

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class
Class A (GT3)
Australia Grove Racing[3] Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 TBA
TBA
TBA
Australia Arise Racing GT[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 Australia Will Brown[5] P
Australia Chaz Mostert[5]
Brazil Daniel Serra[5]
36 TBA PA
TBA
TBA
United States Heart of Racing by SPS[6] Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27 TBA
TBA
TBA
Australia Supabarn Tigani Motorsport[7] Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 Australia James Koundouris[7] S
Australia Theo Koundouris[7]
Australia David Russell[7]
Australia Luke Youlden[7]
Australia Wall Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Australia Tony D'Alberto[8] S
Australia Adrian Deitz[8]
Australia Grant Denyer[8]
New Zealand Brendon Leitch[8]
Australia Scott Taylor Motorsport[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 222 Australia Craig Lowndes[9] P
Australia Thomas Randle[9]
Australia Cameron Waters[9]
Hong Kong Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 TBA P
TBA
TBA
Class C (GT4)
Class I (Invitational)
Australia Vantage Racing[11] KTM X-Bow GT2 Audi 2.5 L TFSI I5 50 Australia David Crampton[11]
Australia Trent Harrison[11]
Australia Glen Wood[11]
Source:[12]
Icon Class
P Pro
S Silver
PA Pro-Am
Am Am

References

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  1. ^ Miles, Thomas (17 October 2024). "New backer of Bathurst 12 Hour". Auto Action. Action Media Partners. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ "MOTORACTIVE BRANDS GET BEHIND BATHURST 12 HOUR". AAA Magazine. 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ Euwema, Davey (18 December 2024). "Grove Racing Set for Bathurst 12H Return". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (6 December 2024). "Ferrari returning to Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025". Speedcafe. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Dale, Will (18 December 2024). "Mostert, Brown to lead Ferrari's Bathurst 12 Hour bid". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (17 December 2024). "Heart of Racing to Continue With SPS; Sets 24H Dubai Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Goodwin, Graham (3 December 2024). "Supabarn AMG Adds Luke Youlden for 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e Chapman, Simon (11 December 2024). "Lamborghini gun joins Wall Racing for Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Lowndes, Randle & Waters team up for Bathurst 12-Hour". Velocity News. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ Chapman, Simon (12 December 2024). "Top Mercedes team confirms Bathurst 12 Hour entry". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "KTM X-BOW GT2 to return for Invitational class challenge". Bathurst 12 Hour. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  12. ^ "2025 Entry List". Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 4 December 2024.