The full entry list has been released for next weekend’s Bathurst 12 Hour, confirming the classes and drivers for the remaining teams in the 35-car field.
15 cars are entered in Pro, making for the largest Pro class entry at the race since 2020.
This includes six cars from Mercedes-AMG, with one AMG GT3 EVO each from Tigani Motorsport, 75 Express, Craft-Bamboo Racing, Grove Racing, Scott Taylor Motorsport and GruppeM Racing.
Defending winner Team WRT has entered a pair of BMW M4 GT3 Evos, whilst Porsche is represented by single cars from EBM and Absolute Racing.
The Corvette Z06 GT3.R and Ford Mustang GT3 will both make their Bathurst 12 Hour debut, with Pro efforts from Johor Motorsports Racing JMR and HRT Ford Racing, respectively.
Arise Racing GT has entered a single Ferrari 296 GT3 in Pro, whilst Optimum Motorsport is bringing the McLaren GT3 Evo to the race for the first time.
And announced today, Jamec Racing/Team MPC has entered the #183 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II into Pro, extending Audi’s run of consecutive top-class appearances at the Bathurst 12 Hour to 16.
The car will be driven by 2024 Supercars champion Will Brown, former podium finisher Christopher Haase and reigning GT World Challenge Australia champion Brad Schumacher, as Melbourne Performance Centre looks to add to its overall podium finish from 2024.
The Bronze Cup has experienced significant growth for 2026, with 10 cars entered compared to the three from 12 months ago.
Defending winner Heart of Racing by SPS will defend its title with its #27 Mercedes-AMG, against 2025 Silver winner Wall Racing, and 2025 Pro-Am winner Arise Racing GT.
TSUNAMI RT and Team KRC are both making their Bathurst debut, whilst entries also come from Supabarn Supermarkets/Tigani Motorsport and Q/Team MPC.
Amongst the crews confirmed today, Marc Cini, Dean Fiore and Lee Holdsworth will share the #9 Hallmarc/Team MPC Audi for the ninth consecutive edition, whilst team regulars Rolf Bohn and Alfred and Robert Renauer will drive Herberth Motorsport’s #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).
High Class Racing, meanwhile, has a trio of debutants in its #86 Porsche: Kerong Li, Anders Fjordbach and Porsche contracted driver Dorian Boccolacci.
Pro-Am features four cars this year, with the previously confirmed #44 Geyer Valmont Racing/Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG, #99 Johor Motorsports Racing JMR Corvette and #268 Team BRM Audi being joined by the #14 Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo.
The only GT3-spec Aston Martin in the field will be driven by Bryce Fullwood, Damien Hamilton, Andrés Pato and Maxime Robin.
And in Silver, the #45 RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia Mercedes-AMG is being joined by Volante Rosso Motorsport’s #15 McLaren in a two-car entry.
Bayley Hall, Rylan Gray, Marcos Flock and an unconfirmed fourth driver are set to pilot the McLaren, for the first race in a brand-new partnership between Volante Rosso and the brand.
“We are really pleased to confirm that Volante Rosso will begin a new partnership with McLaren Customer Racing and enter a 720S EVO in Australian GT3 competition,” said Volante Rosso Technical Director Chris Papadopoulos.
“This is the right time for our team to compete with McLaren. Not only are we seeing more and more of their cars on our roads, but its Formula 1 team is at the top of its game, winning the world championship. It also helps that we now link Australian F1 driver Oscar Piastri with McLaren too, so the appreciation for the brand is at an all time high.
“But more so, the McLaren GT3 EVO is an extremely competitive package. It has won races and championships all across the world, and we know that we are going to be able to compete against the best teams.”
The lower classes have also each attracted a two-car field for this year’s race.
In GT4, the #7 Team NZ Aston Martin Vantage GT4 will battle defending winner Method Motorsport and its #42 McLaren Artura GT4, with the latter squad confirming Kevin Madsen and Adrien Kunzle as its first two drivers.
And in the Invitational Class, KTM X-Bow GT2 squad KTM Vantage Racing will defend its victory against 111 Racing and its #111 IRC GT.
The 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, the opening round of this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge, will be held on the weekend of 13th to 15th February 2026.
