Intercontinental GT Challenge
13-15 February 2026
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The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour launches the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge season at the unforgiving Mount Panorama Circuit, where the world’s leading GT3 teams meet Australia’s fastest racers on one of motorsport’s most demanding layouts.
This year’s edition blends a deep, multi-class field with major new storylines, including the Bathurst debut of the Ford Mustang GT3 and strong manufacturer representation across Pro, Pro-Am and Bronze categories. Defending winners Team WRT return with the BMW M4 GT3, while factory-supported line-ups from Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini bring international star drivers into direct competition with local Bathurst specialists.
Across 12 hours on the 6.2-kilometre public-road course, strategy, safety cars and constantly evolving track conditions on the mountain will again prove just as decisive as outright pace.
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) | Duration | Session |
| 11:00–12:15 | 01:00–2:15 | 1:15 | Track to Town |
| 13:30–16:00 | 03:30–6:00 | 2:30 | Track walk |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) | Duration | Session |
| 08:45–09:25 | 22:45–23:25 | 0:40 | Practice 1 |
| 11:00–11:40 | 22:45–23:25 | 0:40 | Practice 2 – Bronze Drivers |
| 14:10–14:50 | 01:00–1:40 | 0:40 | Practice 3 |
| 16:40–17:20 | 06:40–7:20 | 0:40 | Practice 4 – Bronze Drivers |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) | Duration | Session |
| 08:05–09:05 | 22:05–23:05 | 1:00 | Practice 5 |
| 10:05–11:05 | 00:05–01:05 | 1:00 | Practice 6 |
| 13:05–14:20 | 03:05–04:20 | 1:15 | Qualifying – Sessions 1 and 2 |
| 16:15–16:30 | 06:15–06:30 | 0:15 | Qualifying – Pirelli Pole Battle |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) |
Duration | Session |
| 05:45-17:45 | 19:45-07:45 | 12:00 | Race |
MOUNT PANORAMA CIRCUIT
est. 1938
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
6.213 KM
23 TURNS
2025 Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy
2:01.276
Lucas Auer
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing
Mercedes-AMG GT3
2025 Race winner
Team WRT
BMW M4 GT3
Augusto Farfus
Kelvin van der Linde
Sheldon van der Linde
306 laps
Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 / 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour winner
“I’m an incredibly lucky guy to be with BMW M Motorsport for such a long time. We have come here many times and never were lucky enough to win. This time, we thought we had a chance and we executed a perfect race. To put my name in the history books of this event now is very emotional. During the final 40 minutes we just hoped for a green end, as a safety car would have ruined our race. Luckily it all went well.”
BMW ended its GT3-era drought at the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, as Augusto Farfus and brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde delivered victory for WRT after a controlled final stint at Mount Panorama.
Early pace came from pole-sitting Mercedes-AMG, while safety cars and divergent pit strategies reshuffled the order through the morning. By mid-distance, WRT’s BMWs emerged as the most consistent runners, gradually asserting control as rivals fell out of sequence.
In the final hours, the #32 BMW held firm ahead of WRT’s sister car, completing a BMW 1–2. The #75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG of Habul, Gounon and Stolz secured third after late fuel stops delayed Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG challengers.
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| #2 Pro |
Johor Motorsports Racing JMR Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Alexander Sims Scott Andrews |
Nicky Catsburg | Earl Bamber |
| #6 Pro |
Mercedes-AMG Team Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Jayden Ojeda | Fabian Schiller | Philip Ellis |
| #9 Bronze |
Hallmarc / Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Marc Cini | Dean Fiore | Lee Holdsworth |
| #14 Pro-Am |
Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 |
Bryce Fullwood Maxime Robin |
Damien Hamilton | Andrés Pato |
| #15 Silver |
Volante Rosso Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 |
Bayley Hall Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer |
Rylan Gray | Marcos Flack |
| #21 Bronze |
Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Ralf Bohn | Alfred Renauer | Robert Renauer |
| #26 Pro |
Arise Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 |
Jaxon Evans | Davide Rigon | Daniel Serra |
| #27 Bronze |
Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Ian James | Eduardo Alcide Barrichello | Romain De Angelis |
| #32 Pro |
Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 |
Jordan Pepper | Kelvin van der Linde | Charles Weerts |
| #44 Pro-Am |
Geyer Valmont Racing / Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Marcel Zalloua Scott Andrews |
Sergio Pires | Brendon Leitch |
| #45 Silver |
RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Brett Hobson | Dylan O’Keeffe | Garth Walden |
| #46 Pro |
Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 |
Augusto Farfus | Raffaele Marciello | Valentino Rossi |
| #47 Bronze |
Supabarn Supermarkets / Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
James Koundouris Zac Bates |
Theo Koundouris | David Russell |
| #55 Pro |
Jamec Racing / Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Brad Schumacher | Christopher Haase | Will Brown |
| #61 Pro |
EBM Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Ricardo Feller | Laurin Heinrich | Klaus Bachler |
| #64 Pro |
HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 |
Dennis Olsen | Christopher Mies | Broc Feeney |
| #75 Pro |
75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Kenny Habul | Luca Stolz | Jules Gounon |
| #77 Pro |
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Maximilian Götz | Ralf Aron | Lucas Auer |
| #79 Bronze |
Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Alex Fontana |
Fabio Babini | Johannes Zelger |
| #86 Bronze |
High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Kerong Li | Anders Fjordbach | Dorian Boccolacci |
| #89 Bronze |
Team KRC BMW M4 GT3 |
Cunfan Ruan | Maxime Oosten | Max Hesse |
| #93 Bronze |
Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |
Marco Mapelli Adrian Deitz |
Antonio D’Alberto | Grant Denyer |
| #95 Pro |
Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 |
Garnet Patterson | Ben Barnicoat | Marvin Kirchhöfer |
| #99 Pro-Am |
Johor Motorsports Racing JMR Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love |
Abu Bakar Ibrahim | Ben Green |
| #100 Pro |
Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Brenton Grove | Kai Allen | Will Davison |
| #101 Bronze |
Q / Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Anthony Quinn Ryder Quinn |
Kent Quinn | Klark Quinn |
| #193 Bronze |
Ziggo Sport Tempesta by ARGT Ferrari 296 GT3 |
Ryan Wood Lorenzo Patrese |
Christopher Froggatt | Jonathan Hui |
| #222 Pro |
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Cameron Waters | Chaz Mostert | Thomas Randle |
| #268 Pro-Am |
Team BRM Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Steve Brooks James Golding |
Mark Rosser | Alex Peroni |
| #888 Pro |
Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Maro Engel | Mikaël Grenier | Maxime Martin |
| #911 Pro |
Absolute Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Matt Campbell | Alessio Picariello | Bastian Buus |
| #7 | Team NZ Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
Graeme Dowsett | Romain Leroux | Chris van der Drift |
| #42 | Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 | Kevin Madsen | Adrian Kunzle | Steve Aghakhani |
| #50 INV |
KTM Vantage Racing KTM X-BOW GT2 |
David Crampton | Trent Harrison | Glen Wood |
| #111 INV |
111 Racing IRC GT |
Darren Currie | Axle Donaldson | Daniel Stutterd |
The best photos from the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour taken by David Gallagher. Click to see the full gallery.
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| 2025 | Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 |
Augusto Farfus Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde |
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 R |
Matt Campbell Ayhancan Güven Laurens Vanthoor |
| 2023 | SunEnergy1 Racing / AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Kenny Habul Jules Gounon Luca Stolz |
| 2022 | SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Kenny Habul Jules Gounon Martin Konrad Luca Stolz |
| 2020 | Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 |
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| 2019 | Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3R |
Dirk Werner Dennis Olsen Matt Campbell |
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Stuart Leonard |
| 2017 | Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 |
Craig Lowndes Toni Vilander Jamie Whincup |
| 2016 | Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3 |
Álvaro Parente Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb |
| 2015 | NISMO Athlete Global Team Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |
Katsumasa Chiyo Wolfgang Reip Florian Strauß |
| 2014 | Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 |
John Bowe Peter Edwards Craig Lowndes Mika Salo |
| 2013 | Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 |
Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider |
| 2012 | Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Christer Jöns Christopher Mies Darryl O’Young |
| 2011 | Joest Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Marc Basseng Christopher Mies Darryl O’Young |
| 2010 | Eastern Creek International Karting BMW 335i |
John Bowe Garry Holt Paul Morris |
| 2009 | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
Tony Longhurst Rod Salmon Damien White |
| 2008 | SKWIRK.com Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
Graham Alexander Rod Salmon Damien White |
| 2007 | Eastern Creek Karts P/L BMW 335i |
Craig Baird Garry Holt Paul Morris |
| 1994 | Mazda Motorsport Mazda Rx-7 |
Neil Crompton Gregg Hansford |
| 1993 | Mazda Australia Mazda RX-7 |
Alan Jones Garry Waldon |
| 1992 | Mazda Australia Mazda RX-7 |
Mark Gibbs Charlie O’Brien Garry Waldon |
| 1991 | Fitzgerald Racing Toyota Supra Turbo |
Nigel Arkell Peter Fitzgerald Allan Grice |
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