More than 50 cars entered for Bathurst 12 Hour

A solid field of 54 cars have entered the 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.

A record 20 cars will travel from overseas to compete against the best GT and Production cars Australia across the February 8-10 weekend.

The three teams that filled the top three places in the 2012 race, Phoenix Racing, Erebus Motorsport and Clearwater Racing, have all confirmed their return for next year against, making up some of the 32 GT-specification entries.

The list includes 20 different manufacturers with teams coming from 10 different counties including Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, Belgium, Switzerland and France.

The French entry is one of most interest. The factory-run Peugeot RCZ France team will field two cars, with former 500cc world champion Mick Doohan slated as a potential starter.

Event director James O’Brien says that he is pleased with the initial entry list.

“As it always does, the entry list will likely change in its makeup in coming weeks as teams finalise their plans, but to have a 50-plus car field locked in vindicates the change to a GT3 format alongside production cars,” said O’Brien.

“We are particularly pleased at the level of international interest with 20 cars coming from overseas.

“The Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour is fast becoming a ‘must win’ race on the international GT3 calendar and the 2013 edition should provide an entertaining spectacle and enhance the event’s reputation further.”

According to event organisers, a breakdown of GT vehicles doing double duty and competing in the opening round of the Australian GT Championship – to include the first 50-minutes of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour – will be available soon.

See below for the complete entry list for the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.

CLASS	ENTRANT	NATIONALITY	VEHICLE
A	Amac Motorsport	Australia	Mosler MT900GT3
A	Trofeo Motorsport	Australia	Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3
A	United Autosports	United Kingdom	Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A	Clearwater Racing	Singapore	Ferrari 458 Italia
A	Phoenix Racing	Germany	Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A	Lago Racing	Australia	Lamborghini LP 560-4
A	Craft Eurasia Racing	Hong Kong	Ford GT
A	Peter Conroy Motorsports	Australia	Audi R8 LMS
A	Rod Salmon	Australia	Audi R8 LMS
A	Maranello Motorsport	Australia	Ferrari 458 Italia
A	Engstler Motorsport	Germany	BMW Z4
A	Dragonspeed	USA	Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A	Justin McMillan	Australia	Lamborghini LP 560-4
A	Mark Eddy	Australia	Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A	VIP Petfoods	Australia	Porsche GT3-R
A	Erebus Racing	Australia	Mercedes Benz SLS AMG
A	Erebus Racing	Australia	Mercedes Benz SLS AMG
A	Dean Koutsoumidis	Australia	Audi R8 LMS
B	Competition Motorsports	USA	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Rentcorp	Australia	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Level Racing	Belgium	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Grove Motorsport	Australia	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Racing Incident	Australia	Lamborghini LP 520
B	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Tinkler Motorsports	Australia	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B	Supabarn Supermarkets	Australia	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
C	Simply Sports Cars	Australia	Lotus Exige
C	Tony Alford	Australia	Nissan GTR
C	Aston Martin St Gallen	Switzerland	Aston Martin Vantage GT4
C	Rob Thomson	Australia	Lotus Exige
D	Maximum Motorsport	Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX STi
D	GWS Motorsport	Australia	BMW 335i
D	Beric Lynton	Australia	BMW 1M
D	Sherrin Rentals	Australia	BMW 135i
D	Robinson Racing Developments	Australia	Ford FG-FPV GT
E	GWS Motorsport	Australia	BMW 130i
E	Racer Industries	Australia	Holden Astra HSV VXR
E	Allan Shephard	Australia	BMW 130i
I1	Ric Shaw Racing	Australia	Mazda RX-7
I1	Michael Sherrin	Australia	Mini Cooper S
I1	Massel Racing	Australia	Mazda RX-7
I1	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	SEAT Leon Supercopa
I1	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	SEAT Leon Supercopa
I1	Motorsport Services	New Zealand	SEAT Leon Supercopa
I1	Peugeot RCZ France	France	Peugeot RCZ
I1	Peugeot RCZ France	France	Peugeot RCZ
I1	Motionsport	United Kingdom	Lotus Elise
I2	Racer Industries	Australia	Opel Astra VX-R
I2	Tony Burrows	New Zealand	Subaru Impreza WRX STi
I2	Mal Rose Racing	Australia	Holden VY-3A
I2	Daytona Sportscars	Australia	Daytona Coupe
I2	Racer Industries	Australia	Ford FPV GT