Bathurst 12 Hour line-ups near completion

One of the strongest GT3 fields ever assembled is nearing completion as more driver line-ups emerge for the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour from February 3-5.

While there remains several entries still to reveal their driver combinations, the latest inclusions in the field see Erebus Supercars driver David Reynolds combining with Dominic Storey and Mark Griffith in a Mercedes AMG GT3.

Meanwhile Kiwis Glenn Smith, John de Vries, Nick Chester and Kevin Bell will pilot a Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX.

Bell has previous experience that includes starts in the Bathurst 24 hour earlier last decade, Bathurst 1000 and Porsche Carrera Cup while Smith, De Vries and Chester regularly feature in New Zealand’s top endurance and GT-style series.

Smith is the reigning champion in New Zealand’s GT1 championship, racing an ex-Grand Am Series Daytona Prototype.

Factory drivers from Audi, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Nissan, Bentley, Mercedes AMG, BMW and Porsche have previously been disclosed however McLaren has not yet shown its hand ahead of its Bathurst title defence.

Privateer Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 entrant, Hobson Motorsport, is another yet to formally announce their two-car driving squad.

There are 10 former Bathurst 1000 winners on the list along with eight Bathurst 12 Hour winners, DTM champions, WEC and Le Mans 24 Hour winners and ex F1 racers.

BATHURST 12 HOUR ENTRY LIST

Class A – GT3 Pro-Pro
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
7	BMW Team SRM	BMW	M6 GT3	Tony	Longhurst
				Mark	Skaife
				Russell	Ingall
				Timo	Glock
8	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	Continental GT3	Steven	Kane
				Guy	Smith
				Oliver	Jarvis
17	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	Continental GT3	Andy	Soucek
				Maxime	Soulet
				Vincent	Abril
22	STM	Mercedes	AMG GT3	Craig	Baird
				Shane	Van Gisbergen
				Maro	Engel
23	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan	GT-R Nismo GT3	Katsumasa	Chiyo
				Alex	Buncombe
				Michael	Caruso
24	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan	GT-R Nismo GT3	Florian	Strauss
				Todd	Kelly
				Jann	Mardenborough
25	BMW Team SRM	BMW	M6 GT3	Steve	Richards
				Mark	Winterbottom
				Marco	Wittmann
38	Wall Racing	Nissan	GT-R	Chris	Pither
				Adrian	Flack
				Daniel	Bilski
1	Tekno Autosports / McLaren GT	McLaren	650s GT3	Alvaro	Parente
				Come	Ledogar
				Rob	Bell
59	Tekno Autosports / McLaren GT	McLaren	650s GT3	Will	Davison
				Jonny	Kane
				Ben	Barnicoat
74	Jamec Pem Racing	Audi	R8 LMS	Garth	Tander
				Christopher	Mies
				Christopher	Haase
75	Jamec Pem Racing	Audi	R8 LMS	Markus	Winklehock
				Robin	Frijns
				Frank	Stippler
88	Maranello Motorsport	Ferrari	488 GT3	Toni	Vilander
				Craig	Lowndes
				Jamie	Whincup
99	Walkenhorst	BMW	M6 GT3	Jorg	Muller
				Ricky	Collard
				Nico	Menzel
911	Walkinshaw GT3	Porsche	911 GT3 R (Type 991)	Earl	Bamber
				Kevin	Estre
				Laurens	Vanthoor
991	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Porsche	911 GT3 R	TBA
				TBA
				TBA

Class A – GT3 Pro-AM
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
11	Objective Racing	McLaren	650s	Tony	Walls
				Warren	Luff
				Tim	Slade
				Alex	Davison
12	Competition Motorsports powered by Ice Break	Porsche	991 GT3 R	David	Calvert-Jones
				Patrick	Long
				Marc	Lieb
83	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes	AMG GT GT3	Paul	Dalla Lana
				Pedro	Lamy
				Mathias	Lauda
				Bernd	Schneider

Class A – GT3 AM
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
2	DJS Racing	Audi	LMS R8	Daniel	Stutterd
				James	Bergmuller
				Samuel	Fillmore
3	Team ASR Pty Ltd	Audi	R8 LMS	Ash	Samadi
				Daniel	Gaunt
				Matt	Halliday
5	GT Motorsport Pty Ltd	Audi	R8 LMS	Greg	Taylor
				Nathan	Antunes
				Elliot	Barbour
9	Hallmarc	Audi	R8 LMS	Marc	Cini
				Lee	Holdsworth
				Dean	Fiore
29	Trofeo Motorsport	Lamborghini	Huracan GT3	Jim	Manolios
				Ryan	Millier
				Ivan	Capelli
				Dean	Canto
32	Lago Racing	Lamborghini	R-EX	Roger	Lago
				Steve	Owen
				David	Russell
35	Miedecke Stone Motorsport	Aston Martin	V12 Vantage	George	Miedecke
				Ash	Walsh
				Tony	Bates
37	Keltic Racing	McLaren	650s	Anthony	Quinn
				Klark	Quinn
				Grant	Denyer
45	Supabarn	Audi	R8 LMS	James (Dimitri)	Koundouris
				Theo	Koundouris
				Marcus	Marshall
				Simon	Evans
47	Kiwi Racing	Lamborghini	Reiter R-EX	Glenn	Smith
				Kevin	Bell
				Nicholas	Chester
				John	De Vries
51	AMAC Motorsport	Porsche	GT3 R	Andrew	McPherson
				Neale	Muston
				Tim	Miles
61	Hogs	Mercedes	SLS AMG	Mark	Griffith
				David	Reynolds
				Dominic	Storey
66	Wall Racing	Nissan	GT-R	Brett	Hobson
				Erik	Davis
				Fred	Poordad
96	MARC Cars Australia	BMW	M6 GT3	Chaz	Mostert
				Max	Twigg
				Morgan	Haber
912	Walkinshaw GT3	Porsche	911 GT3 R (Type 991)	Liam	Talbot
				John	Martin
				Davashen	Padayachee

Class allocations between GT3 Pro / ProAm / AM are subject to change.

Class B – GT3 (Cup Cars)
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
4	Grove Motorsport	Porsche	911 Cup Car	Stephen	Grove
				Benjamin	Barker
				Alexandre	Imperatori
6	Wall Racing	Porsche	997 GT3 Cup	Richard	Gartner
				Aaron	Zerefos
				Indiran	Padayachee
				Ric	Shaw
14	IKAD Racing	Porsche	997 Cup Car	Peter	Major
				Jordan	Love
				Nicholas	McBride
21	Steve Richards Motorsport	Porsche	GT3 Cup	Dean	Grant
				Dylan	O’Keeffe
				Xavier	West
50	Synep Racing	Porsche	991 Cup Car	Adam	Cranston
				Josh	Cranston
				Aaron	Steer
				James	Winslow

Class C – GT4
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
18	PROsport Performance	Porsche	Cayman PRO 4	Charles	Putman
				Charles	Espenlaub
				Joe	Foster
				Andrew	Pilgrim
19	PROsport Performance	Porsche	Cayman PRO 4	TBA
				TBA
				TBA
40	Brookspeed	Porsche	Cayman GT4 Clubsport	Aaron	Mason
				David	Drinkwater
				TBA
41	Brookspeed	Porsche	Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	TBA
				TBA
				TBA
48	M Motorsport	KTM	X-Bow GT4	TBA
				TBA
				TBA
56	RA Motorsports – Ginetta	Ginetta	G55	TBA
				TBA
				TBA
62	R-Motorsport	Aston Martin	V8 Vantage	Andreas	Baenziger
				Peter	Leemhuis
				Jan	Struve
69	RA Motorsports – Ginetta	Ginetta	G55	TBA
				TBA
				TBA

Class I – Invitational
No	Team Name	Manufacturer	Model	Drivers
28	On Track Motorsport	BMW	335i	Garry	Mennell
				Bernard	Verryt
				Steve	Vanbellingen
54	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Focus V8	Tony	Alford
				Beric	Lynton
				Jeffrey	Smith
65	Daytona Sportscars	Dodge	Viper Coupe	Jamie	Augustine
				Benjamin	Schoots
				Dean	Lillie
76	R-Motorsport	Aston Martin	Vantage GT8	Florian	Kamelger
				Darren	Turner
				Markus	Lungstrass
91	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Focus V8	Keith	Kassulke
				William	Brown
				Rod	Salmon
92	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Focus V8	Michael	Benton
				Hadrian	Morrall
				Aaron	Seton
93	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Mazda 3 V8	Jake	Camilleri
				Jack	Smith
				Rob	Thomson
94	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Mazda 3 V8	Leanne	Tander
				Nicholas	Rowe
				Gerard	McLeod
				Tim	Leahey
95	MARC Cars Australia	MARC	Focus V8	Geoffrey Peter	Taunton
				Jason Andrew	Busk
				Bryce	Fullwood