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72-car entry list confirmed for 2025 Bathurst enduro
A CAPACITY 72-car grid has been confirmed for the 2025 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour Endurance Race.
Spread across eight classes, the entry is the largest in Bathurst 6 Hour history and the second time the race has attracted 70 or more fully paid entries, the last occasion being in 2022.
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72 cars is the Motorsport Australia sanctioned maximum track density for the 6.213km Mount Panorama circuit.
The 2025 field again proves the Bathurst 6 Hour’s status as Bathurst’s most accessible endurance race with the field featuring both professional teams and drivers through to those living their dream by tackling the Mountain with friends or family.
The grid will be led by defending winners Simon Hodges, Jayden Ojeda and George Miedecke aboard their Secure Wealth Advisors BMW M4.
2024 runners-up Ben Kavich, Michael Kavich and Thomas Randle return within a Class X (Extreme Performance) fight that also includes former winners Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey – who will again drive with Will Davison – who finished third last year.
14 different brands and more than 20 models are represented on the 2025 entry list, with Class A1 (Extreme Performance Forced Induction) at 15 cars and class D (Production Cars) at 14 the largest of the ‘race within a race’ battles.
Highlights in Class A1 include 2024 winners Cem Yucel and Iain Salteri returning in their Harding Performance Volkswagen Golf R while the all-Bathurst entry of Grant, Harry and Darcy Inwood will enter a BMW 1M.
The ‘battle of the v8’s’ in Class A2 is set to be another highlight with two Chevrolet Camaros going head-to-head with a fleet of Ford Mustang entries.
That includes a new Bowtie entry from Tony Quinn and grandson Ryder, while defending Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood will be Mustang-bound with Jason Gomersall and Aaron Seton, who claimed the class win in 2024.
Bathurst legend John Bowe and Supercars drivers Bryce Fullwood and Zak Best also feature.
The first all-female team to win a Bathurst enduro last year returns, Team Buccini Racing’s Karlie Buccini and Courtney Prince to be joined by second-generation racer Tabitha Ambrose this year in their Class B1 (High Performance, Forced Induction) BMW.
Family combinations abound once again this year with several in Class D (Production) alone, including the Carlos and Annabelle Rolfo father-daughter pairing, while Allan and Rob Jarvis will share their Volkswagen. In Class C, Orange-based James and Trevor Keene will drive a similar VW, with a total of eleven cars featuring either partial or ‘all in the family’ combinations spread throughout the grid this year.
Once again, four Mazda 3 SP25s will battle it out in the ‘baby’ car Class E for Compact cars.
The 2025 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 12 Hour will be held across the Easter long weekend, 18-20 Easter, this year and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports, Kayo and SBS across the weekend – while international audiences can enjoy the race via a live stream on the Bathurst 6 Hour website.