Mercedes-AMG squad Scott Taylor Motorsport has confirmed its entry for the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, with an All-Australian driver line-up in the Pro class. Scott Taylor Motorsport regulars, and Supercars Championship teammates, Cameron Waters and Thomas Randle will be joined by two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert.
2018 Bathurst 12 Hour pole sitter Mostert replaces Craig Lowndes in the line-up, moving over from the Arise Racing GT Ferrari effort with which he finished fourth this year. Mostert, who won the Pro/Am class in 2023, is still chasing his first outright podium at the event.
It is the fourth year in a row that the team will run the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, with the Ash Seward Motorsport-prepared entry looking to improve on its best finish of seventh overall in 2024.
The team, which won Class C at the event in 2022, is the first to publicly commit to the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, which will take place from 13th to 15th February 2026.
“We are really excited to be the first entry for the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour,” Team Owner Scott Taylor said.
“I love this event. We have had some great results, and we’ve had some bad ones, and I’ve been organising this entry from the day we were travelling home from the race earlier this year.
“We have a great line-up of drivers and we want to win our home soil 12-hour race, which has an international focus. Thomas (Randle), Cam (Waters) and Chaz Mostert are three of the best Australian drivers in an Australian-run car … and that’s what we’re about.
“We have plenty of experience in the race. We have the car to do it, we have the people, and we are eager to get back to Bathurst in February 2026 to have another crack at the title.”
Chaz Mostert said: “I’ve been into the 12 Hour plenty of times and it’s one that’s always seemed to elude me, especially for the outright win. This opportunity to come up with Scotty Taylor and join with Cam and Tom … it’s going to be really cool to have a full Supercars line-up.
“Scotty runs a really, really tight ship. Every program he ever gets behind looks world-class, and I’m really excited to mix it up and try something a little bit different than what I had the last couple of years and see if we can get that win.
“There’s more international teams and superstar drivers come over for it, so I feel like this is one of my best opportunities to try and go there and win it with some great co-drivers and a fantastic team.”
Cameron Waters said: “I’m really excited to be returning with STM again to have a crack at the Bathurst 12 Hour with Tom and Chaz next year. Having Chaz on board is going to be really cool. It’s a really good driver line-up and we know our car is very fast, so I think we’ve got a good shot.
Scotty is super passionate and wants to win the 12 Hour. He throws absolutely everything at it, and I think we’ve genuinely got a good shot at being at the front. We’re going to throw everything out and we’ll see where we come out at the end.”
Thomas Randle said: “I’m really excited to be back once again with STM in the #222 for the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour. I’m very thankful for the opportunity over the last two years teaming up with STM and Ash Seward Motorsport, and I’m really looking forward to heading back to the mountain for a third time.
“We had some great speed this year, and to be partnering with my mate Cam Waters once again is fantastic. To have Chaz Mostert onboard for the 2026 assault is really going to be something special … Another full Aussie line-up for the 12 Hour in the outright Pro class is something everyone can get behind.”
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