David Brabham has been added to the increasingly impressive 2015 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour entry list, as he joins the Flying B Racing line-up in the team’s new Bentley Continental GT3 from February 6-8 2015 Event.
The appearance marks the return to the Bentley marque for the three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner, once overall and twice in GT1, double American Le Mans series champion and 1997 Bathurst 1000 winner raced a Bentley prototype at Le Mans in 2003, finishing second, and has a long affinity with the brand.
Brabham will share the Flying B Racing Bentley with two drivers from this year’s winning Ferrari, car owner Peter Edwards and double winner John Bowe.
Flying B Racing was formed this year as an offshoot of defending Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour winners Maranello Motorsport, who will prepare and run the car at the Event next year alongside their Ferrari entry.
The British-based youngest son of the late Sir Jack Brabham is affectionately known as a ‘Bentley Boy’ and said the opportunity to race at Bathurst with the brand and the team, was too good to refuse.
“When Mark Coffey rang to ask if I wanted to join them to race at the Bathurst 12 hour next year, I thought a Christmas present had come early,” Brabham said.
Brabham’s return to the Maranello family will come almost 10-years to the day that he and the late Allan Simonsen drove a Ferrari, run by the team, to victory in the Bahrain GT Festival.
“I have wanted to do this race for the last few years, but just couldn’t manage it, now I can and I am so excited to be racing in a Bentley with Flying B Racing. I was second for Bentley at Le Mans in 2003 so I have a great relationship with them and to race for last year’s winning team gives me an excellent chance to win what has now become a truly international event.
“It has been pleasing to see this race grow in stature over the years and the competition there will be a fantastic challenge to overcome. I can’t wait.”
