After this morning’s confirmation of the McLaren GT entry for the 2016 Liquid Moly Bathurst 12 Hours comes the announcement of the driver line-ups for the trio of McLaren 650S GT3s.
A pair of McLarens will be run under the Tecno Racing banner:
The first will see will see factory drivers Alvaro Parente and Shane Van Gisbergen joined by team owner Jonathan Webb (AUS).
The second Tecno McLaren sees Andrew Watson from the McLaren Young Driver Programme, joined by Factory Driver Rob Bell and V8 Supercar race winner Will Davison (AUS)
The third 650S GT3 on the grid will be run by customer team Objective Racing, which campaigned the Australian GT series with the 650S GT3 throughout this season. Objective Racing will line up with an all-Australian quartet of Tony Walls, Matt Campbell, Warren Luff and Tim Slade.
That line-up sees factory drivers Rob Bell and Alvaro Parente, and Young Driver Andrew Watson set to tackle the 6.2 km track for the first time.
Shane Van Gisbergen meanwhile returns to the scene of one of the most dramatic finishes in the Aussie classic’s history from 2014.
Andrew Kirkaldy, Managing Director, McLaren GT: ‘The Bathurst 12 Hour is one of the most fantastic races on the motorsport calendar, both for spectators and for drivers. It is great to partner with Tekno Autosport; a new team on the GT grid, and having such a strong line-up of drivers in the cars, including the very talented silver-rated drivers like Andrew [Watson], underlines how seriously they are approaching the challenge.
Having being part of the 2014 line-up, I can vouch for how tough this endurance race is, but it is definitely one of the most exhilarating. The 650S GT3 has enjoyed a strong debut season across the globe, including in Australia, and I am really pleased to see Tekno Autosport and Objective Racing on the grid, and they will be hopefully both be pushing for the podium positions.’
