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2017 Bathurst 12-Hour – What To Watch For

Bathurst’s Mountain Panorama circuit is already buzzing ahead of the 2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12-Hour, with the event getting underway at the iconic venue from today. As the event continues to grow since its reintroduction in 2007, this year will


Bathurst’s Mountain Panorama circuit is already buzzing ahead of the 2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12-Hour, with the event getting underway at the iconic venue from today.

As the event continues to grow since its reintroduction in 2007, this year will see arguably the most exciting field of drivers and cars yet, with plenty of new machines and several drivers making their debuts or dusting off their driving boots for another crack at The Mountain.

Aside from the 12 hours of motor racing, watched all over the world and broadcast live for the duration around Australia on free-to-air television for the second year running (on 7Mate), there’s three elements that could stand above the others in this year’s event.

New Records?

Two significant barriers are yet to be crossed by entrants in the Bathurst 12-Hour, and each is under threat this year.

The first is the ‘magical’ two-minute lap time.

Shane Van Gisbergen took the #59 McLaren 650S around Mount Panorama in 2m01.286s during qualifying at last year’s event, and almost matched that effort during the race with a best lap time of 2m01.567s - a new lap record.

With new cars, stronger competition and general advancement by teams and tyre manufacturers over the last year, 2017 could be the year to see the first sub-two-minute lap from the GT3 category at Bathurst. 

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