Entries Open for 2026 Bathurst 12H

Entries are now open for the 2026 edition of the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, with the event sporting and technical regulations locked in place for the Feb. 13-15 event, one that again doubles as the season opener of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

The 2026 edition will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Bathurst event becoming part of the only global GT3 championship.

A broadly consistent set of regulations carries over from the successful 2025 event which saw a thrilling fight between a host of key contenders earlier this year, the race won by BMW for the first time in the GT3 era.

Categories also remain consistent, with Class A for GT3 vehicles competing in either the Pro, Pro-Am, Silver or Bronze categories depending on driver line up and categorization.

Class B is for ‘Cup’ vehicles, including the Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup Car, while Class C remains the domain of GT4 vehicles.

The Invitational class returns and remains open to a potentially broad array of vehicles that do not fit the existing categories, including MARC / IRC vehicles.

The on-track schedule continues to include significant track time prior to the race itself, including dedicated session for Bronze-ranked drivers.

Two dedicated practice sessions will remain for Bronze-rated drivers (Practice 2 and 4) while Practice 2 will also include Silver-rated drivers who have never competed at Mount Panorama.

Earlybird entries are open now with a discounted entry fee available until Oct. 31, while overall event entries will close on Jan. 5.

“It’s always an exciting time when the entries open for Bathurst,” said event director Shane Rudzis.

“We’ve maintained a consistency in the regulations year to year so competitors know what to expect both before they arrive and then when they get on track.

“The event has a great flow from Track to Town on Thursday, the practice sessions Friday and then the fight for the Allan Simonsen pole award during the Pirelli Pole Battle on Saturday right through to the 5:45 a.m. race start on Sunday morning.

“The on and off-track product has been fantastic for the last few years and as always, our priority is to grow the numbers across not just the GT3 class, but the whole field.

“We’re working closely with our partners at SRO to build another world-class field and very soon we’ll have some exciting announcements about who’s coming down under and who from the local championships will be competing.”