THE BEST GT drivers from around the world highlight the grid assembled for the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025.

Who’s who of the 2025 grid: 

• 27 International drivers, representing 15 nationalities
• 6 Bathurst 12 Hour winners for a total of 12 race wins
• 13 Bathurst 12 Hour podium finishers for a total of 30 podiums
• 7 Allan Simonsen Pole Award winners for a total of 9 pole positions
• Current Repco Supercars Champion, Will Brown
• The top 5 drivers from the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship standings
• Current GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS champions, Chaz Mostert and Liam Talbot
• Drivers who finished second and third in the 2024 GT World Challenge Australia championship
• Current Intercontinental GT Challenge champion, Charles Weerts
• Current Le Mans 24 Hour LM GT3 class winners, Yasser Shahin and Morris Shuring
• Current GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Champions, Lucas Auer and Maro Engel
• Current GT World Challenge Europe Enduro Cup Champion, Alessio Rovera
• Current IMSA GTD Pro Champion, Laurin Heinrich
• Reigning Nürburgring 24 Hours champion, Ricardo Feller

The opening round of the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge is set to be another thriller with an all-star driving roster locked in amidst a field of top-flight GT3 machinery.

Champions from 5 major GT3-based championships around the world, plus the current Le Mans, Nürburgring and Bathurst GT3 winners will line up on the Mount Panorama grid this year in a true melting pot that represents 15 different nationalities.

That includes MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and current Repco Supercars Champion Will Brown, plus the top five drivers in last year’s Supercars championship standings.

As in 2024, 19 GT3 cars will compete this year however two additional manufacturers join the fray in the form of Ferrari and Aston Martin. Teams from five countries are entered.

The talent assembled includes defending Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour winners Matt Campbell and Ahyancan Guven, who return in a bid to go back-to-back.

Six former 12-Hour winners are entered, catering for 12 wins in Australia’s International Enduro, while 7 former Allan Simonsen Pole Award winners are also on the list.

Current GT World Challenge Australia champion Chaz Mostert leads the list of global GT3 winners from 2024 entered this year.

That list includes the current Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers champion from 2024 Charles Weerts, current champions from both the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance titles and the 2024 IMSA GTD Pro champion.

LM GT3 winners at the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hour race Yasser Shahin and Morris Schuring add to the roster of current GT aces entered.

Seven GT3 Manufacturers are represented, the most represented since 2020. Ferrari and Aston Martin return alongside Audi, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and Lamborghini. With the Method Motorsport McLaren GT4 cars and KTM X-Bow in the Invitational class, nine brands will compete in total this year.

Two-car West Australian-based team Arise Racing GT make their Bathurst 12 Hour debut this year, while Chinese-based Absolute Racing return to the Mountain flying the flag for Porsche for their first start since 2020 – when they scored pole position.

The 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour will be broadcast live on Fox Sports, Kayo and the Seven Network in Australia and around the world via a free global stream – with full broadcast details to be released soon.

Tickets and corporate experiences are on sale while an extremely limited number of campsite bookings remain available.

Shane Rudzis, Event Director:

“Amidst a congested global calendar, we have maintained the same number of GT3 entries as last year while adding two returning manufacturers to broaden the variety within the field.

“The depth of the field and the talent within is outstanding and there’s no doubt it’s going to provide another spectacular race.

“Interest for the race is high with a record number of campgrounds set to be filled, the grandstand is sold out and ticket sales are really motoring along, which is hugely exciting for all involved.

“We’re working closely with our partners at the Bathurst Regional Council and with the team at Meguiar’s to make this the best Bathurst 12 Hour yet.

“The eyes of the world will be on Mount Panorama, Bathurst next week as we launch into another chapter of Australia’s International Enduro.”