The bathurst 6 hour is an endurance race for production vehicles with annual grids exceeding 40 cars. As the first co driver to be announced this year, bryce fullwood has also changed teams, moving from todd hazelwood and matt stone racing msr to kelly racing alongside. Fourtime bathurst winner murphy will partner courtney, while tander and. It was a properly international contest, featuring no less than 11 entries that were either wholly international or which had an allinternational driver line up and that does.
Drivers and pit crews line up for the drivers introduction for the bathurst. The 20 bathurst champion has been the dominant driver all year. But drivers such as steven richards, paul dumbrell, warren luff, luke youlden, dean canto and steve owen have all retained key codriving roles as the most experienced of the. They will be joined by experienced german gt3 driver marvin kirchhofer, 25, who finished runnerup in last years bathurst 12 hours. Mark has had to go toe to toe with jamie whos been the standout driver for the last few years in this guy and frosty has been waiting so long after more than a. Fivetime bathurst winner steve richards has called time on his supercars.
Lotus driver uninjured in 44g bathurst shunt allstar lineup for triple eight mercedes in bathurst 12 hour the event holds a special place in the hearts of our team, said erebus ceo barry ryan. The full entry list for the 2020 bathurst 12 hour has been released, including every. Liquimoly bathurst 12 hour organisers have revealed the events full entry list ahead of australias international enduro next weekend. Young stars headline second rmotorsport aston liquimoly. The 20 bathurst was a wild battle between ford and gm. The teams youngest rookie olli caldwell debuted in junior karting in 20 and progressed in various karting categories before starting his. In the year that commemorates the 75th birthday of the mount panorama, the liquimoly bathurst 12 hour turned on probably the best endurance race ever seen at bathurst. The sandown 500 september 15, 20, the supercheap auto bathurst october 10, 20 and the armor all gold coast 600 october 2527, 20 make up the inaugural endurance cup, to be awarded to the highest scoring drivers from the three events.
We are delighted to have secured such a formidable lineup of talented and successful drivers for. Contenders lineup to challenge for bathurst win hitec. The grid is almost set for the bathurst 12 hour the full list of entries and drivers for the bathurst 12 hour is almost complete, with organisers releasing a detailed list of the class runners. Instead, teams were free to partner each of their drivers with any codriver they choose, and allowed to enter the same codrivers for the sandown 500, bathurst. An allfemale driver lineup will tackle the bathurst at mount panorama this year for the first time since 1998. Since we last saw codrivers in the v8 supercars during the practice sessions at the sucrogen. Home news supercars pirtek enduro cup supercheap auto bathurst starting lineup. Star driver combinations are lining up to challenge for victory ahead of the 2017 hitec oils bathurst 6 hour this easter. Frosty and richards have prior form at bathurst, the pair teaming up to win the bathurst back in 20. He and winterbottom teamed up to win bathurst in 20 before richards switch to triple eight to partner.
A recordequalling 33 gt3 cars 20 of which feature pro driver lineups make up the majority of this years 39strong entry, which also. With the addition of teams entering mercedesbenzes and nissans it was the first time since 1998 that cars other. Winterbottom added that having richards come in straight of a stint as a t8 co driver, which yielded bathurst wins with craig lowndes in 2015 and 2018, will be a big bonus. Factory drivers confirmed for craftbamboo bathurst tilt. Edge photographics fords mark winterbottom has won. If you wish to put your details up on this page please contact the administrator.
The opening race of the endurance season will take place at sandown on the 15th of september. Dec 06, 2018 lotus driver uninjured in 44g bathurst shunt allstar lineup for triple eight mercedes in bathurst 12 hour the event holds a special place in the hearts of our team, said erebus ceo barry ryan. The teams 2018 campaign will be the first time the team has returned to the mountain since the teams outright podium in 2015. Winterbottom joins bmw team srms bathurst 12hr line up. Team 18 adds bathurst winner steve richards to supercars lineup. However the hong kong based craftbamboo racing are likely to be outright contenders with. Bentley announces bathurst lineup january 23, 2015 dave humphreys bathurst. Reynolds spearheads erebus bathurst 12 hour assault. Erebus opt for young guns for second bathurst entry 16 january 2015, 9. For the 20 liquimoly bathurst 12hour, trofeo motorsports corvette driver lineup included former ferrari formula one pilot, ivan capelli, multiple bathurst winner, greg murphy and car. Team 18 adds bathurst winner steve richards to supercars line up. I think the driver lineup of both cars is very strong and competitive, so we can say, that the mission is not a mission impossible. Bathurst is a really exciting new challenge both for the car and for us as drivers. Grant magnus has expressed interest in joining a team as a driver.
It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia the ford performance racing duo of will davison and john mcintyre started the race from pole. Published on may 1, 20 by chance i had my gopro recording the cars as they zoomed by and caught this unfortunately accident when this blue. The 20 champion is again among the favourites, lining up with a new codriver this. In 2018, the englishman finished 3rd overall in the italian formula 4. Courtney responded to the news by saying he felt this year was his strongest ever chance to win at the supercheap auto bathurst. Previously the manager of a car rental centre, strauss won the 20 nissan playstation gt academy competition, switching from gamertoracer to become a professional racing driver for nissan.
Ford mustangs will fill the top three positions, after shell vpower racings scott mclaughlin outgunned tickford duo chaz mostert and cameron waters in the shootout. The contingent of australian supercars drivers among the gt3 ranks for the 12hour has also grown this week with news the marc gt team has entered its bmw m6 gt3 with a driver line up spearheaded by 2014 supercheap bathurst winner chaz mostert teamed with australian gt regulars morgan haber and max twigg. Driver lineup for bentleys bathurst entry confirmed. Strakka racing reveal driver lineup for the total 24. Greg murphy, paul morris and steven johnson are missing from the driver line ups this year and another familiar name without a 2015 enduro drive is kiwi craig baird.
The 20 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8. Supercheap auto bathurst i latest news, teams, live stream. Porsche bathurst lineup triple eight signs factory mercedes driver for. A line up of porsche factory drivers has been confirmed for craftbamboos return to the bathurst 12 hour early next year. Rmotorsport announce complete driver lineup for bathurst 12 hours. Bathurst 12 hour driver lineups released speedcafe. Supercheap auto bathurst starting lineup speedcafe. Top 10 bathurst driver pairings sports news australia. It had been a long wait for winterbottom and fpr and after years of trying they finally. A month later, the allimportant bathurst will more.
Fords mark winterbottom has won his maiden bathurst title after a dramatic. Greg murphy, paul morris and steven johnson are missing from the driver lineups this year and another familiar name without a 2015 enduro drive is kiwi craig baird. Mark winterbottom wins his first bathurst sport the guardian. Nissan motorsport completes endurance driver lineup. Erebus announce impressive bathurst lineup dailysportscar. Apr 30, 20 the sandown 500 september 15, 20, the supercheap auto bathurst october 10, 20 and the armor all gold coast 600 october 2527, 20 make up the inaugural endurance cup, to be awarded to the highest scoring drivers from the three events. Bathurst speed festival paul camerons nc xu1 torana gets punted on the mountain 1st lap duration. The combination of rick, chiyosan and florian gives us a very strong lineup for our bathurst 12 hour title defence, said nissan motor co. Rmotorsport announce complete driver lineup for bathurst. After seven practice sessions, armor all qualifying and the top 10 shootout, the grid for the 2019 supercheap auto bathurst has been set. A significant increase in depth has thrown the race wideopen this year, with a large percentage of the outright cars entered amongst the 66car grid thought to be chances at a bathurst podium on april 16. As the first codriver to be announced this year, bryce fullwood has also changed teams, moving from todd hazelwood and matt stone racing msr to kelly racing alongside. Nissan gtr nismo gt3 driver lineup confirmed for 2014 bathurst 12 hour nissan global motorsport and performance division nismo confirms fourdriver lineup for the 2014 bathurst 12 hour alex buncombe, katsumasa chiyo and wolfgang reip to join nissan motorsport v8 supercar driver and twotime bathurst winner rick kelly. A total of 26 supercars will head to mount panorama to chase victory in this years supercheap auto bathurst.
Winterbottom added that having richards come in straight of a stint as a t8 codriver, which yielded bathurst wins with craig lowndes in 2015 and 2018, will be a big bonus. Nissan confirms driver lineup for liquimoly bathurst 12. Jan 19, 2014 the team won last year at bathurst, so we have a big mission ahead of us to defend the title and the number on the side of the car. It was also the biggest field of gt3 sports cars ever assembled on the mountain, and in the end the victory fell. The 2010 v8 supercars champion is the only driver of the four at hrt not to have won at the mountain, with 2011 winner nick percat now to slot in alongside garth tander. Erebus opt for young guns for second bathurst entry. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyfirst race of the 2012 international v8 supercars championship. Oct 08, 2014 meet the drivers tackling the bathurst in 2014. Jan 14, 2020 17year old olli caldwell from hampshireuk and 24year old luca ghiotto from vincenzaitaly will be the latest newcomers to rmotorsport. The teams youngest rookie olli caldwell debuted in junior karting in 20 and progressed in various karting categories before starting his single seater career with a few formula 4 races in 2017. With less than four months remaining until the green flag drops at the opening endurance event of the 20 v8 supercar championship, the much anticipated driver pairings are almost set. Fivetime bathurst winner steve richards retires from supercars. Contenders lineup to challenge for bathurst win hi. A recordequalling 33 gt3 cars 20 of which feature pro driver lineups make up the majority of this years 39strong entry, which also includes four invitationals and two gt4s.
Richards, winterbottom supercars enduro combo confirmed. Driver lineup settled for v8 supercar attack on bathurst. The contingent of australian supercars drivers among the gt3 ranks for the 12hour has also grown this week with news the marc gt team has entered its bmw m6 gt3 with a driver lineup spearheaded by 2014 supercheap bathurst winner chaz mostert teamed with australian gt. The bathurst 6 hour is held annually over the easter long weekend and continues the tradition of easter racing dating back to 1938. It was held on october 20 at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales mark winterbottom and steven richards won the race for ford performance racing, ahead of the polesitting triple eight race. This section is where drivers and teams can put their details when looking for a drive in a team or a driver for the 2020 bathurst 12 hour. Following a rewarding debut at the bathurst 6 hour last year 11 racing plans to return to the prestigious race this coming easter weekend 1012 april, doubling up its car line up and ambitiously aiming to build on that podium finish by targeting class victory with an all international driver line up underpinned by a quartet of quick new zealanders. Young stars headline second rmotorsport aston liqui. Bentley motorsport announces its sixman driver lineup for the opening race of bentleys 2015 season, the liquimoly bathurst 12 hour. Following a rewarding debut at the bathurst 6 hour last year 11 racing plans to return to the prestigious race this coming easter weekend 1012 april, doublingup its car line up and ambitiously aiming to build on that podium finish by targeting class victory with an all international driver line up underpinned by a quartet of quick new zealanders.
Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Enduro driver lineup list nearing completion touringcartimes. Richards 1st 1998, 99, 20, 15 no driver pairing has more bathurst wins than the combined tally of 10 for. Rmotorsport announce complete driver lineup for bathurst 12. Remarkably winterbottom had never podiumed in 10 bathurst starts before the 20 race. He also made his maingame supercar debut the same year, partnering jonathon webb at tekno in both the sandown 500 and bathurst. Published on oct, 20 its time to meet the 58 drivers that are about to try and tame this mountain and take on the 20 supercheap auto bathurst. Jan 16, 2015 erebus opt for young guns for second bathurst entry 16 january 2015, 9.
It was held on october 20 2 at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales. The entire field is made up of fulltime competitors in the 2017 virgin. His 2018 winning codriver steve richards will share driving responsibilities with mark winterbottom as the 2015 supercars champion looks for his first bathurst win since 20. Craftbamboo racing will return to mt panorama for the bathurst 12 hour with an all porsche factory driver lineup in 2018. Bell has previously raced with northern irish driver steven kane in the 20 blancpain endurance season. His 2018 winning co driver steve richards will share driving responsibilities with mark winterbottom as the 2015 supercars champion looks for his first bathurst win since 20. With the regulations of the event stipulating that every car must feature a combination of professional and amateur drivers, four of the 2015 bentley boys guy smith, steven kane, andy soucek and maximilian buhk are joined by two silverrated drivers. The team won last year at bathurst, so we have a big mission ahead of us to defend the title and the number on the side of the car. Danish driver allan simonsen had been set to race for britek alongside david wall, however his death at le mans. Nissan motorsport completes endurance driver lineup autotalk. Supercheap auto bathurst 2019 program by supercar. They will be joined by experienced german gt3 driver marvin kirchhofer, 25, who finished runnerup in last years bathurst 12 hour. The race was first held in 1991 for series production cars and moved to sydneys eastern creek raceway in 1995 before being discontinued.
May 01, 20 published on may 1, 20 by chance i had my gopro recording the cars as they zoomed by and caught this unfortunately accident when this blue xw gt kicked out sideways, locked up and then kissed. Triple 8 has one of the best driver lineups in the field. Team 18 adds bathurst winner steve richards to supercars. The bathurst 12 hour, currently known as the liqui moly bathurst 12 hour for sponsorship reasons, is an endurance race for gt and production cars held at the mount panorama circuit, in bathurst, australia. The movie was on the inside for the next corner for this because this is fantastic motorizing from both these teams from both of these guys they are at the peak of their powers what a moment performance racing and at their troubles this season, mark has had to go toe to toe with jamie whos been the standout driver for the last few years in. Everything was on the line as mark winterbottom and jamie whincup battle it out for the final lap of the great race. You have to be incredibly precise over the top of the.
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