{{Infobox motor race |Race title = Bathurst 6 Hour |Logo = [[File:Bathurst 6 Hour logo.png|150px]] |Track map = |Series long = |Series short = |Venue = [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] |Sponsor = Hi-Tec Oils |First race = [[2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2016]] |First series race = |Last race = |Distance = |Laps = |Duration = 6 hours |Previous names = |Most wins driver = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jayden Ojeda]] (2)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Hodges (2) |Most wins team = |Most wins manufacturer = [[BMW]] (10) }} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | image1 = 2016 Bathurst 6 Hour race start.JPG | width1 = 250 | caption1 = The start of the [[2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour]]. | image2 = Lynton Leahey 2019 Bathurst 6 Hour.jpg | width2 = 250 | caption2 = As of 2025, [[BMW]] has won every running of the race. Pictured is the [[BMW M3#F80 generation (2014–2019)|M3 F80 Competition]] of [[2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2019]] winners Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey. }}

The '''Bathurst 6 Hour''', currently known as the '''Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour''' for sponsorship reasons, is an annual race for [[Group 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.

== History == The race is not to be confused with the [[1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic]], a one-off event held for production touring and sports cars.

The [[Bathurst 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, before [[Group GT3|GT3]] 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 the [[Bathurst Motor Festival]] in 2016.<ref name="6hrannounce">{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/green-light-for-bathurst-easter-6-hour-race/ | title=Green light for Bathurst Easter 6 Hour race | work=Speedcafe | date=15 April 2015 | access-date=3 September 2015 | archive-date=22 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822143810/http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/04/15/green-light-for-bathurst-easter-6-hour-race/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Cars conforming to other regulations, such as [[V8 Utes]] and [[Australian Saloon Car Series|Saloon Cars]], were also allowed to compete in the Invitational class.<ref name="6HRdetails">{{cite news | url=http://bathurstmotorfestival.com.au/news-b6hr-entriesopen | title=Entries Set to Flow for Bathurst 6 Hour | work=Bathurst Motor Festival | date=31 August 2015 | accessdate=3 September 2015}}</ref>

In winning the 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour, [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|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 the [[Bathurst 12 Hour]], which he won in 2007 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speedcafe.com/paul-morris-reflects-bathurst-triple-crown/|title=Paul Morris reflects on Bathurst triple crown|date=16 April 2017|publisher=Speedcafe|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref>

The 2020 running of the race was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]] and was to be part of the inaugural Bathurst International event in November,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://bathurst6hour.com.au/2020/03/17/bathurst-6-hour-re-scheduled/ | title=Bathurst 6 Hour Re-scheduled | work=Bathurst 6 Hour | date=17 March 2020 | accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref> however this event, along with the 6 Hour, was eventually cancelled due to border closures within Australia arising from the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/bathurst-international-cancelled-for-2020/ | title=Bathurst International cancelled for 2020 | work=Speedcafe | date=7 October 2020 | access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> The 6 Hour returned to its traditional Easter date in 2021.

== Class structure == Entrants in the Bathurst 6 Hour are divided into six classes: * Class X: Ultimate Performance * Class A1: Extreme Performance (Forced Induction) * Class A2: Extreme Performance (Naturally Aspirated) * Class B1: High Performance (Forced Induction) * Class B2: High Performance (Naturally Aspirated) * Class C: Performance * Class D: Production * Class E: Compact

== Winners == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" |- ! Year ! Drivers ! Vehicle ! Entrant ! Laps ! Distance |- ! [[2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2016]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Morcom]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chaz Mostert]] | [[BMW 3 Series (E90/E91/E92/E93)|BMW 335i E92]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Direct Plasterboard Outlet | align="center"| 125 | align="right"| {{convert|776.625|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2017]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Searle]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]] | [[BMW 1 Series (F20)|BMW M135i Hatch F20]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Roadchill Freight Express | align="center"| 113 | align="right"| {{convert|702.069|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2018 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2018]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Grant Sherrin]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Iain Sherrin]] | [[BMW M4#First generation (F82/F83; 2014)|BMW M4 F82]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sherrin Rentals | align="center"| 109 | align="right"| {{convert|677.217|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2019]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beric Lynton]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Leahey]] | [[BMW M3#F80 generation (2014–2019)|BMW M3 F80 Competition]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Lynton Bodyshop | align="center"| 131{{ref|1|1}} | align="right"| {{convert|813.903|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- style="background: #ddd; text-align: center" ! 2020 | colspan="5"| ''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]]'' |- ! [[2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2021]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Smollen<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Rubis<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]] | [[BMW M4#First generation (F82/F83; 2014)|BMW M4 F82]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Prestige Connex | align=center| 120 | align="right"| {{convert|745.560|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2022 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2022]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Sargent<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Hill]] | [[BMW M2 Competition]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Hill|CHE Racing]] | align="center"| 130 | align="right"| {{convert|807.690|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2023 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2023]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jayden Ojeda]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Hodges | [[BMW M4#First generation (F82/F83; 2014)|BMW M4 F82]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Secure Wealth Advisers | align="center"| 112 | align="right"| {{convert|695.856|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ! [[2024 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2024]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jayden Ojeda]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Hodges<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} George Miedecke | [[BMW M4#First generation (F82/F83; 2014)|BMW M4 F82]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} Secure Wealth Advisers | align="center"| 123 | align="right"| {{convert|764.199|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- ![[2025 Bathurst 6 Hour|2025]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Campbell<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Crick]] |[[BMW M2 Competition]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} DA Campbell's Transport | align="center"| 122 | align="right"| 757.986km (471.091 mi) |- ![[2026 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour|2026]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thomas Randle]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Kavich<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Kavich |[[BMW M2 Competition]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Walden Motorsport|GWR Australia]] | align="center" | 114 | align="right" | 708.282km (440.106 mi) |- !colspan=6|Source:<ref name=B6HWinners>{{cite web|title=Bathurst 6 Hour Winners|url=https://www.mount-panorama.com.au/history/race-results/130-bathurst-6-hour-winners|publisher=Mount Panorama Circuit|access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref> |} {{note|1|1}} &ndash; Race record for laps & distance covered.

== Multiple winners == === By manufacturer === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Wins ! Manufacturer ! Years |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[BMW]] | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |- !colspan=3|Source:<ref name=B6HWinners/> |}

=== By drivers === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Wins ! Driver ! Years |- ! rowspan="2" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jayden Ojeda]] | 2023, 2024 |- |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Simon Hodges |2023, 2024 |- ! colspan="3" |Source:<ref name="B6HWinners" /> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official|https://bathurst6hour.com.au/}}

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