Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli / Round 1
3 February – 5 February
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A 26-car field is confirmed for the 2023 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, with 21 of those being GT3 cars. In the GT3 field, 8 cars are in the Pro class, 7 in the Pro-Am and 6 in the Sliver (Am) Class.
The event marks the track debut of the BMW M4 GT3, of which two are entered by 2018 event winners Team WRT. Mercedes-AMG is best represented, entering no less than nine GT3s each and another GT4 in the Invitational class, including last year’s winner SunEnergy1 run by Akkodis ASP Team with Kenny Habul, Jules Gounon and Luca Stolz returning behind the wheel. Also well-represented is Audi, seeing seven R8 LMS GT3 Evo models taking the start. Porsche returns with a single Pro entry, entered by Manthey Racing in co-operation with Australian team EMA and 2019 champ Matt Campbell in the car, and Grove Racing taking care of the always competitive Pro-Am entry. Silver Cup entry Wall Racing is back flying the Lamborghini flag, while the Invitational class is completed by the Vantage Racing KTM X-Bow GT2, two MARC cars and a SIN R1 by Daytona Sportscars.
2023 marks the 20th running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. On the line is the Australian Tourist Trophy, one of the country’s oldest prizes, as well as valuable points for the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli. First track action is scheduled for Friday 3 February.
MOUNT PANORAMA CIRCUIT
est. 1938
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
6.213 KM
23 TURNS
2022 Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy
2:02.4930
Chaz Mostert
CoinSpot Racing Team
Audi R8 LMS Evo II
2022 RACE WINNER
SunEnergy1 Triple Eight Race Engineering
Mercedes-AMG GT3
Kenny Habul
Jules Gounon
Martin Konrad
Luca Stolz
291 LAPS
SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 / 2022 Bathurst 12 Hour winner
“This is a fabulous success, also for SunEnergy1 Racing and for Mercedes-AMG with the 1-2-3. We were pushing it to the limit to remain in front. Today, we have pulled it off, and that at this unbelievable circuit. It is simply fantastic!”
Until the first hours of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, the weekend had all been about Audi. By noon, however, Mercedes-AMG teams had regained their foothold and were leading at halfway. In the fight for the win between Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing and SunEnergy1 Racing, different pitstop strategies put the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing in first place to bring Jules Gounon, Kenny Habul, Luca Stolz and Martin Konrad the victory – withstanding a push by Craft-Bamboo Racing pilot Maro Engel to unseat Gounon from the lead in the final two hours.
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| #4 PRO AM |
Grove Motorsport Porsche 991.2 GT3R |
Stephen Grove | Brenton Grove | Anton De Pasquale |
| #6 Silver |
Wall Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |
Tony D’Alberto Grant Denyer |
David Wall | Adrian Deitz |
| #9 PRO AM |
Hallmarc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Lee Holdsworth | Dean Fiore | Marc Cini |
| #10 Silver |
MYLAND Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Daniel Gaunt | Dylan O’Keeffe | Andrew Fawcett |
| #24 PRO AM |
Makita Volante Rosso Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Tony Bates | Jordan Love | David Reynolds |
| #32 PRO |
Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 |
Sheldon van der Linde | Dries Vanthoor | Charles Weerts |
| #44 Silver |
Valmont Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Marcel Zalloua Aaron Cameron |
Sergio Pires | Duvashen Padayachee |
| #46 PRO |
Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 |
Augusto Farfus | Maxime Martin | Valentino Rossi |
| #47 Silver |
Supabarn Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
David Russell Jonathon Webb |
James Koundouris | Theo Koundouris |
| #50 Silver |
M Motorsport / Vantage Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
David Crampton | Trent Harrison | Glen Wood |
| #55 PRO AM |
Fuchs Lubricants Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Brad Schumacher | James Golding | Fred Vervisch |
| #65 PRO AM |
Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Chaz Mostert | Fraser Ross | Liam Talbot |
| #74 PRO |
Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Christopher Haase | Patrick Niederhauser | Mattia Drudi |
| #75 PRO |
SunEnergy1 Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Kenny Habul | Luca Stolz | Jules Gounon |
| #77 PRO |
Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Daniel Juncadella | Philip Ellis | Nick Catsburg |
| #99 PRO AM |
Boost Mobile Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Jamie Whincup | Richie Stanaway | Jefri Ibrahim |
| #101 Silver |
Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Ross Poulakis Jonathan Hui |
Josh Hunt | Kevin Tse |
| #222 PRO AM |
Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Craig Lowdnes Scott Taylor |
Alex Davison | Geoff Emery |
| #777 PRO AM |
The Bend Motorsport Park Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Christopher Mies | Ricardo Feller | Yasser Shahin |
| #888 PRO |
Supercheap Auto Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Shane van Gisbergen | Broc Feeney | Maximilian Götz |
| #912 PRO |
Manthey EMA Porsche 991.2 GT3R |
Matt Campbell | Mathieu Jaminet | Thomas Preining |
| #999 PRO |
GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Maro Engel | Mikaël Grenier | Raffaele Marciello |
The best photos from the 2022 Bathurst 12 Hour taken by Stuart Bowling and Michael Allen. Click to see the full gallery.
| #19 | Nineteen Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mark Griffith | Fabian Schiller | Christian Pancione |
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| #52 | Wheels / FX Racing MARC II V8 |
Keith Kassulke | Hadrian Morrall | Cameron McLeod |
| #66 | Daytona Sports Cars SIN R1 |
Ben Schoots | Dylan Thomas | Shane Woodman |
| #111 | 111Racing / MRA Motorsport MARC I Mazda |
Darren Currie | Grant Donaldson | Geoff Taunton |
5 February
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
25 February
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
1-2 July
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Liège, Belgium
7 October
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana, United States
10 December
Yas Marina Circuit
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
| 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 |
Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper Maxime Soulet |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) | Duration | Session |
| 09:45-10:25 | 23:45-00:35 | 0:40 | Practice 1 |
| 11:05-11:45 | 01:05-01:45 | 0:40 | Practice 2 (Bronze drivers only) |
| 14:00-14:40 | 04:00-04:40 | 0:40 | Practice 3 (Bronze drivers only) |
| 16:10-16:50 | 06:10-06:50 | 0:40 | Practice 4 |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) | Duration | Session |
| 08:35-09:35 | 22:35-23:35 | 1:00 | Practice 5 |
| 10:50-11:50 | 00:50-01:50 | 1:00 | Practice 6 |
| 12:45-13:10 | 02:45-03:10 | 0:25 | Qualifying 1 |
| 16:10-16:25 | 06:10-06:25 | 0:15 | Top 10 Shootout Part 1 |
| 16:35-16:50 | 06:35-06:50 | 0:15 | Top 10 Shootout Part 2 |
| Local | Central European Time (-10 hours) |
Duration | Session |
| 05:45-17:45 | 19:45-07:45 | 12:00 | Race |
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