A pair of BMW Z4Ms from former World Championship winning GT outfit Vita4One Racing headline a capacity final entry list for the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
Race organisers have released the complete line-up this morning (Monday) following Friday’s entry cut-off.
The 55 car field is six up on this year’s and features 35 GT cars spread across the top two classes.
The appearance of the Michael Bartels-owned Vita4One entries is a major coup for the race, which has rapidly grown since the introduction of GT3 machinery in 2011.
Vita4One took out the FIA GT1 World Championship’s teams’ title in 2010 having won the corresponding accolade in the FIA GT Championship for the previous five years in succession.
The German squad currently competes in the Blancpain Endurance Series, where it races against fellow Bathurst 12 Hour entrants AF Corse (Ferrari), HTP Motorsport (Mercedes), Phoenix Racing (Audi) and United Autosports (Audi).
Audi’s Class A representatives have meanwhile been bolstered to six with German team Rotek Racing also added to the final entry.
The VLN and British Touring Car Championship squad will bring an R8 LMS Ultra and a Class D Audi A4 to the Mountain.
Dean Koutsoumidis’ 2011-specification Audi R8 and another late entry, the Racing Incident Lamborghini LP520 of Peter Hill, are the only non-Porsches in the 15-strong Class B.
Damien Flack’s Type 911 Porsche GT3 Cup (Class B), Peter O’Donnell’s BMW 335i (Class D) and a third FIAT Abarth 500 (which ensures there are enough cars to run Class F) complete the last-minute additions.
The February 7-9 event will feature live free-to-air television for the first time since its return in 2007, while organises last week announced an Allan Simonsen Pole Trophy as part of a revised qualifying format.
See below for the full entry list
CLASS | ENTRANT | NATIONALITY | VEHICLE |
A | Erebus Motorsport | Australia | Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2012 |
A | Erebus Motorsport | Australia | Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2012 |
A | Clearwater Racing | Singapore | Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013 |
A | VIP Holdings | Australia | Porsche GT3 R 2013 |
A | Mark Eddy / Marc Cini | Australia | Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2012 |
A | Roger Lago | Australia | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 2012 |
A | Trofeo Motorsport | Australia | Chevrolet Callaway Corvette Z06R GT3 |
A | M Motorsport | Australia | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 2012 |
A | AF Corse | Italy | Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013 |
A | Maranello Motorsport | Australia | Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013 |
A | United Autosports | UK | Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2012 |
A | Nissan Motorsports International | Japan | Nissan GTR NISMO GT3 2013 |
A | Rod Salmon | Australia | Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2012 |
A | Absolute Racing | China | Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2013 |
A | Vicious Rumour Racing team | Australia | Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013 |
A | HTP Motorsport | Germany | Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2013 |
A | Phoenix Racing | Germany | Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2013 |
A | Vita4One Racing | Germany | BMW Z4 GT3 2013 |
A | Vita4One Racing | Germany | BMW Z4 GT3 2013 |
A | Rotek Racing | Germany | Audi R8 LMS Ultra |
B | Prosurv Racing | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY08 |
B | Dean Koutsoumidis | Australia | Audi R8 LMS 2011 |
B | Grove Motorsport | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
B | Indiran Padayachee | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
B | Indiran Padayachee | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
B | Andrew Macpherson | Australia | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S |
B | Motorsport Services | New Zealand | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY06 |
B | Motorsport Services | New Zealand | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY06 |
B | Motorsport Services | New Zealand | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY06 |
B | Richard Gartner | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY07 |
B | James Koundouris | Australia | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S |
B | Competition Motorsports | USA | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
B | Copyworld Motorsports | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
B | Racing Incident | Australia | Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 |
B | Damien Flack | Australia | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup MY11 |
C | Tony Alford | Australia | Nissan GTR R35 |
C | Mortimer Motorsports | New Zealand | BMW M3 GT4 |
C | Motionsport | UK | Lotus Exige |
D | Peter O’Donnell | Australia | BMW 335i |
D | Anthony Gilbertson | Australia | BMW M3 E46 GTR |
D | Beric Lynton | Australia | BMW M Coupe 1 Series |
D | Sam Chester | Australia | Mazda RX7 Turbo |
D | Dean Herridge | Australia | Subaru WRX STi |
D | Michael Benton | Australia | Ford Falcon GT |
D | Richard Bendell | Australia | Daytona Sportscar Coupe |
D | Rotek Racing | Germany | Audi A4 |
E | Motorsport Services | New Zealand | Seat Leon Supercopa |
E | Motorsport Services | New Zealand | Seat Leon Supercopa |
E | Richard Billington | New Zealand | Seat Leon Supercopa |
F | Fiat Chrysler Group | Australia | Fiat Abarth 500 |
F | Fiat Chrysler Group | Australia | Fiat Abarth 500 |
F | Fiat Chrysler Group | Australia | Fiat Abarth 500 |
I | Racer Industries | Australia | Marc GTC Focus V8 |
I | Racer Industries | Australia | Marc GTC Focus V8 |
I | Racer Industries | Australia | Marc GTC Focus V8 |
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