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Bentley to make Bathurst return

Bentley Team M-Sport has confirmed it will bring two cars back to the Bathurst 12 Hour next February, with the preliminary entry list now at 58 cars.

#10 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Steven Kane, Guys Smith, Matt Bell

#10 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Steven Kane, Guys Smith, Matt Bell

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#31 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Andy Soucek, Maxine Soulet, David Russell
#10 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Steven Kane, Guys Smith, Matt Bell with tire trouble
#31 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Andy Soucek, Maxine Soulet, David Russell
#31 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3: Andy Soucek, Maxine Soulet, David Russell

The works Bentley squad has fielded cars at the 12 Hour for the last two years running, and will make it three in a row with a pair of Continental GT3s at next year’s race.

The deal could give Matt Bell, Steven Kane and Guy Smith the chance to defend their podium finish from 2016, although the driver line-up across the two cars is yet to be confirmed. 

The Bentley entry caps off a 58-car preliminary field, 35 of which are GT3 cars. That includes factory-backed and top privateer efforts from the likes of Porsche, Nissan, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Ferrari, and Lamborghini.

There are also eight cars confirmed for the GT4 class, with Aston Martin, Porsche, Lotus, KTM, and McLaren all set to be represented.

Entries for the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour will close on December 16.

Team

Make

Model

Class

Miedecke Stone Motorsport

Aston Martin

V12 Vantage

A

Miedecke Stone Motorsport

Aston Martin

V12 Vantage

A

DJS Racing

Audi

R8 LMS

A

GT Motorsport Pty Ltd

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Hallmarc

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Jamec Pem Racing

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Jamec Pem Racing

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Supabarn

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Team ASR Pty Ltd

Audi

R8 LMS

A

Bentley Team M-Sport

Bentley

Continential GT3

A

Bentley Team M-Sport

Bentley

Continential GT3

A

BMW Team SRM

BMW

M6 GT3

A

BMW Team SRM

BMW

M6 GT3

A

Maranello Motorsport

Ferrari

488 GT3

A

Vicious Rumours Racing

Ferrari

488 GT3

A

Kiwi Racing

Lamborghini

R-EX

A

Lago Racing

Lamborghini

R-EX

A

Trofeo Motorsport

Lamborghini

Huracan GT3

A

Keltic Racing

McLaren

650s

A

McLaren GT

McLaren

650S

A

Objective Racing

McLaren

650S

A

HTP MOTORSPORT

Mercedes AMG

GT GT3

A

Mark Griffith

Mercedes AMG

GT GT3 

A

Scott Taylor Motorsport

Mercedes AMG

GT GT3

A

Erebus Motorsport

Mercedes Benz

SLS 

A

Erebus Motorsport

Mercedes Benz

SLS AMG GT3

A

Nissan

Nissan

GTR Nismo GT3

A

Nissan

Nissan

GTR Nismo GT3

A

Wall Racing / Hobson Motorsport

Nissan

GT-R

A

Wall Racing / Hobson Motorsport

Nissan

GT-R

A

AMAC Motorsport

Porsche

GT3 R

A

Competition Motorsports

Porsche

991 GT3 R

A

Craft-Bamboo Racing

Porsche

911 GT3 R

A

Craft-Bamboo Racing

Porsche

911 GT3 R

A

Walkinshaw GT3

Porsche

911 GT3 R

A

Grove Motorsport

Porsche

TBC

B

Synep Racing

Porsche 

991 Cup Car

B

Wall Racing

Porsche

997 GT3 Cup Car MY07

B

R-Motorsport

Aston Martin

V8 Vantage GT4

C

M Motorsport

KTM

X-Bow GT4

C

Donut King Racing

Lotus

Exige

C

McLaren GT

McLaren

570S

C

Brookspeed

Porsche

Cayman GT4 Clubman

C

Brookspeed

Porsche

Cayman GT4 Clubman

C

PROsport Performance

Porsche

Cayman PRO4

C

PROsport Performance

Porsche

Cayman PRO4

C

R-Motorsport

Aston Martin

Vantage GT8

I

Daytona Sportscars

Daytona

Coupe

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

Focus V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

Focus V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

MAZDA 3 V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

MAZDA 3 V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

MAZDA 3 V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

Focus V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

Focus V8

I

MARC Cars Australia

MARC

Focus V8

I

On Track Motorsport

BMW

335i

I

Ric Shaw Racing

Mazda

RX7

I

 

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