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12 hours of Bathrust, Maount Panorama Australia
The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued.[1] The race was revived in 2007, again for production cars, before adding a new class for GT3 and other GT cars in 2011. This has led to unprecedented domestic and international exposure for the event. In all, twenty one races have taken place; twenty at Mount Panorama and one at Eastern Creek Raceway (Sydney Motorsport Park).
12 hours of Bathrust, Mount Panorama, Australia
Venue Mount Panorama Circuit
Corporate sponsor Liqui Moly
First race 1991
Duration 12 Hours
Most wins (driver) John Bowe (3)
Jules Gounon (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Mazda (4)
Location Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Time zone UTC+10:00
Coordinates 33°26′51″S 149°33′23″E
FIA Grade 3
Opened 17 March 1938; 86 years ago
Major events Current:
Supercars
Bathurst 1000 (1963–present)
Bathurst 500 (1966, 1969–1970, 1972, 1995–1996, 2021, 2024)
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Bathurst 12 Hour (1991–1994, 2007–2020, 2022–present)
Former:
TCR World Tour (2023)
Australian Grand Prix (1938, 1947, 1952, 1958)
Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (1940, 1946, 1952, 1966–1968, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988)
Bathurst 24 Hour (2002–2003)
Australian Drivers’ Championship Bathurst 100 (1940–1969)
Australian Tourist Trophy (1958, 1961)
Current Circuit (1987–present)
Length 6.213 km (3.861 miles)
Turns 23
Race lap record 1:59.2910 (Germany Christopher Mies, Audi R8 LMS, 2018, GT3 (unrestricted))
Original Circuit (1938–1986)
Length 6.172 km (3.835 miles)
Turns 20
Race lap record 2:09.7 (Australia Niel Allen, McLaren M10B, 1970, F5000)