Bathurst grid already over 50 cars

Organisers today announced that the event is on target for another huge field, with the half-century already topped during the early bird entry phase.

That includes cars from 16 different manufacturers, with the likes of Nissan and BMW having already confirmed two-car factory-backed efforts, and Maranello Motorsport set to give the Ferrari 488 GT3 its Mount Panorama debut.

There has also been increased interest in GT4 for Class C with six entries already, while MARC Cars Australia will again run cars in the Invitational class.

“The entry list is always reasonably fluid at this stage of the year and will undoubtedly change before the end of the year as people finalise their plans, but we are obviously very pleased with the reaction so far,” Event Director John Casey said.

“The recent announcements from manufacturers and private teams entering the race shows how strong the appeal of this race has become. Manufacturers like Ferrari, Nissan and BMW see it as a great platform to showcase their brand while private teams like Hobson Motorsport know they can compete for outright or a class victory in competitive machinery.

“We are also extremely pleased to see GT4 starting to gain momentum in Australia with six cars already entered in the class. There has been several others talking to us about running so that category should be very strong.

“The mix of machinery is already very exciting and should be even better by the time entries close this December.”