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| Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit |
|---|---|
| Corporatesponsor | Hi-Tec Oils |
| First race | 2016 |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Most wins (driver) |  Jayden Ojeda (2) Simon Hodges (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | BMW (8) |
TheBathurst 6 Hour, currently known as theHi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual race forGroup 3E Series Production Cars and other invited cars that was first held in 2016. The race is held on Easter Sunday, with practice and qualifying sessions taking place on the preceding two days.
The race is not to be confused with the1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic, a one-off event held for production touring and sports cars.
TheBathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race held for production cars from 1991 to 1995. It was revived in 2007 and continued as a production car-only race until 2010, beforeGT3 cars were made eligible for the race in 2011. Over the following years there was growing focus on the outright GT3 cars, while the number of production cars in the race declined. In April 2015, the former promoters of the 12 Hour, Yeehah Events, announced a six-hour race for Group 3E Series Production Cars, called the Bathurst 6 Hour, to be held at theBathurst Motor Festival in 2016.[1] Cars conforming to other regulations, such asV8 Utes andSaloon Cars, were also allowed to compete in the Invitational class.[2]
In winning the 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour,Paul Morris, driving with Luke Searle, became the first driver to win all of the three current major events at Mount Panorama; the 6 Hour, the Bathurst 1000, which he won in 2014 with Mostert, and theBathurst 12 Hour, which he won in 2007 and 2010.[3]
The 2020 running of the race was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and was to be part of the inaugural Bathurst International event in November,[4] however this event, along with the 6 Hour, was eventually cancelled due to border closures within Australia arising from the pandemic.[5] The 6 Hour returned to its traditional Easter date in 2021.
Entrants in the Bathurst 6 Hour are divided into six classes:
| Year | Drivers | Vehicle | Entrant | Laps | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nathan MorcomChaz Mostert | BMW 335i E92 | Direct Plasterboard Outlet | 125 | 776.625 km (482.572 mi) |
| 2017 | Luke SearlePaul Morris | BMW M135i Hatch F20 | Roadchill Freight Express | 113 | 702.069 km (436.245 mi) |
| 2018 | Grant SherrinIain Sherrin | BMW M4 F82 | Sherrin Rentals | 109 | 677.217 km (420.803 mi) |
| 2019 | Beric LyntonTim Leahey | BMW M3 F80 Competition | Bruce Lynton Bodyshop | 1311 | 813.903 km (505.736 mi) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Shane Smollen Robert Rubis Shane van Gisbergen | BMW M4 F82 | Prestige Connex | 120 | 745.560 km (463.270 mi) |
| 2022 | Thomas SargentCameron Hill | BMW M2 Competition | CHE Racing | 130 | 807.690 km (501.875 mi) |
| 2023 | Jayden Ojeda Simon Hodges | BMW M4 F82 | Secure Wealth Advisers | 112 | 695.856 km (432.385 mi) |
| 2024 | Jayden Ojeda Simon Hodges George Miedecke | BMW M4 F82 | Secure Wealth Advisers | 123 | 764.199 km (474.851 mi) |
| 2025 | Dean CampbellCameron Crick | BMW M2 Competition | DA Campbell's Transport | 122 | 757.986km (471.091 mi) |
| Source:[6] | |||||
^1 – Race record for laps & distance covered.
| Wins | Manufacturer | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 |  BMW | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Source:[6] | ||