Car endurance race in Australia
The 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour (commercially titled 2024 Repco Bathurst 12 Hour ) was an endurance race for FIA GT3 cars and invited vehicles, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst , New South Wales , Australia on 18th February 2024. It was the opening round of seven in the 2024 GT World Challenge Australia and the opening round of four in the 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge .
This year marked the first year Repco sponsored the race, replacing Künzelsau -based Würth , which had sponsored the race with its Liqui Moly oil brand.
Entry list
Class structure Entries were divided into classes based on car type and driver ratings.
Class A – GT3 (current-specification GT3 cars)
Pro - for driving combinations with no driver category restrictions.[ 1]
Pro-Am - for driving combinations featuring two FIA Platinum -, FIA Gold - or FIA Silver-rated drivers and one or two FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
Silver Cup - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Silver- and FIA Bronze-rated drivers
Bronze - for driving combinations featuring only FIA Bronze-rated drivers.
Class B – GT Cup class
Class B will be open to Porsche GT3 Cup cars and other GTC cars from one-make categories.
Class C – GT4 (current-specification GT4 cars)
Class I – Invitational class
Class I will be open to MARC Cars , GT2 cars and other special GT cars.
Entries
Icon
Class
P
Pro
S
Silver
PA
Pro-Am
Am
Am
Notes
Results
Practice
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
Race Class winners indicated in bold and with ‡.
Notes
^ Car #2 ran under the commercial title "KFC Racing – Audi Sport Team MPC", Car #9 ran under the commercial title "Hallmarc Team MPC", and Car #22 ran under the commercial title "Wash It – Audi Sport Team MPC".[ 2] [ 3]
^ Car #13 ran under the commercial title "Phantom Global Team75 Bernhard".[ 4]
^ Car #27 ran under the commercial title "Heart of Racing by SPS".[ 5]
^ Cars #32 and #46 ran under the commercial title "BMW M Team WRT".[ 6]
^ Car #44 ran under the commercial title "Valmont Tigani Motorsport".[ 7]
^ Car #47 ran under the commercial title "Supabarn Tigani Motorsport".[ 8]
^ Car #48 ran under the commercial title "M-Motorsport with Erebus ".[ 9]
^ Car #77 ran under commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing ".[ 3]
^ Car #88 ran under the commercial title "Triple Eight JMR", and Car #888 ran under the commercial title "National Storage Racing with Triple Eight".[ 12] [ 13]
^ Car #130 ran under the commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing".[ 15] [ 16]
^ Car #911 ran under the commercial title "Shell V-Power – The Bend Manthey EMA ", and Car #912 ran under the commercial title "Manthey EMA Motorsport".[ 19]
^ Car #20 ran under the commercial title "Localsearch T2 Racing".[ 3]
^ Car #91 ran under the commercial title "Wheels / FX Racing".[ 27] [ 28]
^ a b Session was for FIA Bronze categorised drivers only.
References
^ 2023 LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour Sporting and Technical Regulations - Issue 4, as archived at web.archive.org
^ a b c d e f g h i j Herrero, Daniel (9 February 2024). "Top Audi squad's bold Bathurst 12 Hour strategy" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Goodwin, Graham (30 January 2024). "31 Car Entry For 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour" . dailysportscar.com . Retrieved 30 January 2024 .
^ a b c d Klein, Jamie (19 December 2023). "Phantom Global Racing to Run Porsche in Bathurst 12H" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 December 2023 .
^ a b c d Dale, Will (15 December 2023). "Heart of Racing enters Bathurst 12 Hour" . V8Sleuth.
^ a b c d e f g Euwema, Davey (12 January 2024). "WRT Confirms Bathurst Bid; Marciello to Make BMW Debut" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ a b c Herrero, Daniel (23 January 2024). "Bathurst-winning driver, engineer for 12 Hour privateers" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^ a b c d e Herrero, Daniel (21 December 2023). "Webb, Russell locked in for Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 21 December 2023 .
^ a b c d e Herrero, Daniel (24 January 2024). "Le Brocq, Erebus to contest Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe .
^ Kilbey, Stephen (29 August 2023). "Habul, SunEnergy1 Confirms Bathurst Entry" . dailysportscar.com . Retrieved 29 August 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k van Leeuwen, Andrew (6 February 2024). "Reynolds, Ojeda land plum Mercedes Bathurst drives" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 6 February 2024 .
^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (17 January 2024). "Aussie Mercedes junior joins Triple Eight Bathurst 12 Hour crew" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 17 January 2024 .
^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (17 January 2024). "Brown to make Triple Eight debut in Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 17 January 2024 .
^ a b c d e Herrero, Daniel (1 December 2023). "New Lamborghini for Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe .
^ Herrero, Daniel (10 January 2024). "Heavyweight Mercedes team confirmed for Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ Euwema, Davey (13 February 2024). "Mercedes-AMG Unveils Special Heritage Livery" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ a b van Leeuwen, Andrew (11 December 2023). "Supercars stars to race STM Mercedes at Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe .
^ a b Klein, Jamie (12 December 2023). "STM Mercedes Steps Up to Pro Class for Bathurst 12H" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g Herrero, Daniel (31 January 2024). "Matt Campbell returning to Bathurst 12 Hour with Manthey EMA" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
^ a b c d e f Herrero, Daniel (10 February 2024). "Late addition to 2024 Bathurst 12 hour entry list" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 October 2023). "Method Motorsport To Make Debut At Bathurst 12 Hour" . dailysportscar.com . Retrieved 9 October 2023 .
^ a b c "Mostert confirmed as Method lock in first driving trio" . bathurst12hour.com.au . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ a b c "Method McLaren entries confirmed" . Bathurst12hour . 31 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (19 January 2024). "MSR's Percat, Hill to race MARC Car in Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 19 January 2024 .
^ a b c d e "Every driver racing in the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour" . V8Sleuth . 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ a b c d "KTM returns to 12-Hour with GT2 XBow" . bathurst12hour.com.au . Retrieved 18 January 2024 .
^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (21 December 2023). "Kassulke to make Bathurst 12 Hour comeback after 2023 crash" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 21 December 2023 .
^ "Welcome to Wheels Ltd" . Wheels Ltd. Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (1 December 2023). "Wild Chev-powered sportscar for Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 1 December 2023 .
^ a b c van Leeuwen, Andrew (3 December 2023). "Paul Tracy returning to Bathurst 12 Hour" . Speedcafe . Retrieved 3 December 2023 .
^ "2024 ENTRY LIST" . Bathurst12hour . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ Klein, Jamie (11 February 2024). "HubAuto Forced to Withdraw Bathurst 12H Entry" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
^ "Van der Linde Tops Opening Practice at Bathurst" . Sportscar365. 15 February 2024.
^ "Audi quickest in Bathurst 12 Hour Bronze practice despite dramas" . Speedcafe . 16 February 2024.
^ "Vanthoor Sets Pace In FP3 At Bathurst" . Daily Sportscar. 16 February 2024.
^ "Erebus-assisted Mercedes tops Bathurst Practice 4" . V8 Sleuth. 16 February 2024.
^ "Whincup fastest in Bathurst 12 Hour Practice 5" . Speedcafe . 17 February 2024.
^ "Waters Leads Mercedes-AMG Sweep in Final Practice" . Sportscar365. 16 February 2024.
^ "Practice crash rules KTM out of Bathurst 12 Hour" . V8 Sleuth. 17 February 2024.
^ "Feeney Stars In Qualifying With 2:01 Tour" . Daily Sportscar. 17 February 2024.
^ "BMW, van der Linde claim Bathurst 12 Hour pole position" . V8 Sleuth. 17 February 2024.
^ "Bathurst 12 Hour: Saturday Paddock Notes" . Dailysportscar . 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .