The timetable is set for the 2026 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama. The weekend begins in traditional style on Thursday with the ever-popular Track to Town, bringing teams, drivers and cars into the heart of Bathurst ahead of three intense days at Mount Panorama.

Track action starts early on Friday morning with practice, including two sessions reserved exclusively for Bronze drivers, giving them vital time to build confidence on one of the most demanding circuits in GT racing. Saturday is all about performance, with qualifying split across two sessions before the day culminates in the spectacular Pirelli Pole Battle.

Sunday means an early alarm call as the field rolls away before sunrise, racing through changing light and conditions all the way to a late-afternoon finish after 12 relentless hours around The Mountain.

Alongside the headline event, the weekend is supported by Combined Sedans, featuring classic GT machinery, Ferrari Challenge Australasia, while the Repco Supercars Championship will also be on track throughout the weekend for testing sessions.

Schedule

All times are in AEDT (Mount Panorama local time). For European and US viewers, most sessions happen overnight: 10 hours earlier in CET, 11 hours earlier in the UK, and 19 hours earlier on the US West Coast.

Thursday 12 February

11:00–12:15 – Track to Town
13:30–16:00 – Track Walk

Friday 13 February

08:45–09:25 – Practice 1 (40 mins)
11:00–11:40 – Practice 2 – Bronze Drivers Only (40 mins)
14:10–14:50 – Practice 3 (40 mins)
16:40–17:20 – Practice 4 – Bronze Drivers Only (40 mins)

Saturday 14 February

08:05–09:05 – Practice 5 (60 mins)
10:05–11:05 – Practice 6 (60 mins)
13:05–14:20 – Qualifying – Sessions 1 and 2 (75 mins)
16:15–16:30 – Qualifying – Pirelli Pole Battle (15 mins)

Sunday 15 February

05:45–17:45 – Bathurst 12 Hour (12 hours)