Bathurst 6 Hour releases 45-car entry list

A 45-car field is set to take to Mount Panorama for next month’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.

There are 14 entries in Class A1 for extreme performance forced induction cars and seven in Class A2 for extreme performance naturally aspirated cars.

Among them are last year’s race winners, Grant and Iain Sherrin, in their BMW M4 and the pole-sitters from that race, Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey, in a BMW M3.

As previously reported, John Bowe will share an HSV with Tony Virag and Joe Krinelos, while there is also blue oval representation in Class A1 with Jeremy Gray partnering Andrew and George Miedecke in an FPV GT Falcon.

Another 24 cars are spread across Class B1 for high performance forced induction, Class B2 for high performance naturally aspirated, Class C for performance cars, Class D for production cars, and Class E for compact cars.

In B1, David Russell will share a BMW 135i with father Geoff, while the 2018 class winners, Scott Gore, Keith Bensley, and Patrick Galang, will run the same model.

Class C sees the Bathurst debut of two Hyundai i30Ns.

Further drivers will be confirmed prior to the event, which takes place on April 19-21.