The powerhouse Supercars squad will field a standalone Bathurst 12 Hour entry for the second time this year as part of its customer association with Mercedes.
Van Gisbergen will spearhead the Pro-Am driver line-up alongside Supercars teammate Broc Feeney and GT World Challenge Australia regular Prince Jefri Ibrahim.
The latter drives for T8 in the local GT series, usually with van Gisbergen as his co-driver, although Feeney did race the AMG with Ibrahim last season as well.
Van Gisbergen, one of just two winners of the Bathurst Triple Crown (1000, 12 Hour and 6 Hour), said he’s looking forward to taking on GT crews from around the world at the slightly-delayed May event.
“The Bathurst 12 Hour is one of my favourite events on the racing calendar, and I’m so glad we were able to postpone the event to later in the year to accommodate for the international teams,” said the 2016 12 Hour winner.
“It was devastating that the event couldn’t go ahead last year, because it’s…
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