The provisional entry list for the 2015 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 hours already has a high quality 34 car grid assembled for the February 6-8 Event next year.
Entries opened on July 1, 2014 and do not close until December 11 with the provisional entry reflecting those who took advantage of an ‘early bird’ entry offer that ran until July 31.
A further 11 entry forms have been received to date by Event organisers, however have not completed all aspects of the entry or eligibility process and as such are not counted as official entries until finalised.
Defending champions Maranello Motorsport were confirmed earlier as the first entrants, whilst former winners Erebus Motorsport have entered their pair of Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3s too.
Having gone within 0.5s of winning this year, HTP Motorsport have confirmed their return while Garth Walden Racing will enter the fourth SLS in the field and will compete for the Gentlemen’s trophy, within Class A.
AF Corse, has entered two Ferrari 458 Italia’s (expected to be split between ProAm and Gentlemen’s Trophy classifications within Class A) while outright cars from Nissan, Porsche, Lamborghini, McLaren and Audi are reflected on the current entry list.
Event organisers have also confirmed interest from several other international teams including Phoenix Racing, Haribo Racing from Germany and the M-Sport Bentley team.
Meanwhile Speedcafe in Australia are reporting that Bruce Henley, already the owner of an ex-Grand-Am tube frame Mazda RX8 has now acquired two similar cars and is looking to enter two in class I against the MARC Focus V8s.
Provisional Entry List
A Maranello Motorsport Australia Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013
A Erebus Motorsport Australia Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2013
A Erebus Motorsport Australia Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2013
A HTP Motorsport Germany Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2013
A AF Corse Italy Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013
A AF Corse Italy Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 2013
A M Motorsport Australia Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 2012
A Dean Grant Australia Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 2013
A Marc Cini Australia Audi R8-LMS Ultra 2012
A Koundouris Australia Porsche 911 GT3R 2013
A Andrew Macpherson Australia Porsche 911 GT3R 2013
A United Autosports England Audi R8 LMS Ultra 2012
A Nismo Motorsport Japan Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 2014
A VIP Holdings Australia McLaren MP4-12C 2013
A Roger Lago Australia Lamborghini Gallardo
A Rod Salmon Australia Audi R8-LMS Ultra 2014
A Steve McLaughlan Australia Audi R8-LMS Ultra 2014
B Peter Conroy Australia Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 2011
B Grove Motorsport Australia Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 2011
B Adam Wallis Australia Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 2011
C Aston Martin Saint Gallen Switzerland Aston Martin Vantage GT4
C Tony Alford Australia Lotus Exige Cup R
C Tony Martin Australia Ginetta G50 GT4 2010
D Anthony Gilbertson Australia BMW E46 M3 GTR
D Beric Lynton Australia BMW M Coupe (1 Series)
D Kintyre Motorsport Australia Audi TTRS 2011
D Richard Bendell Australia Daytona Sportscar
D Sherrin Racing Australia BMW 135i
F Abarth Motorsport Australia Fiat Abarth 500
F Abarth Motorsport Australia Fiat Abarth 500
F Abarth Motorsport Australia Fiat Abarth 500
I Racer Industries Australia MARC Focus V8
I Racer Industries Australia MARC Focus V8
I Racer Industries Australia MARC Focus V8
