# Bathurst 6 Hour

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Motor race

Bathurst 6 Hour Venue Mount Panorama Circuit Corporate sponsor Hi-Tec Oils First race 2016 Duration 6 hours Most wins (driver) Jayden Ojeda (2) Simon Hodges (2) Most wins (manufacturer) BMW (10)

The start of the [2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour](/source/2016_Hi-Tec_Oils_Bathurst_6_Hour).

As of 2025, [BMW](/source/BMW) has won every running of the race. Pictured is the [M3 F80 Competition](/source/BMW_M3#F80_generation_(2014–2019)) of [2019](/source/2019_Hi-Tec_Oils_Bathurst_6_Hour) 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](/source/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](/source/1962_Bathurst_Six_Hour_Classic), a one-off event held for production touring and sports cars.

The [Bathurst 12 Hour](/source/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 [GT3](/source/Group_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](/source/Bathurst_Motor_Festival) in 2016.[1] Cars conforming to other regulations, such as [V8 Utes](/source/V8_Utes) and [Saloon Cars](/source/Australian_Saloon_Car_Series), were also allowed to compete in the Invitational class.[2]

In winning the 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour, [Paul Morris](/source/Paul_Morris_(racing_driver)), 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](/source/Bathurst_12_Hour), which he won in 2007 and 2010.[3]

The 2020 running of the race was postponed due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia) 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.

## 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

Year Drivers Vehicle Entrant Laps Distance 2016 Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert BMW 335i E92 Direct Plasterboard Outlet 125 776.625 km (482.572 mi) 2017 Luke Searle Paul Morris BMW M135i Hatch F20 Roadchill Freight Express 113 702.069 km (436.245 mi) 2018 Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin BMW M4 F82 Sherrin Rentals 109 677.217 km (420.803 mi) 2019 Beric Lynton Tim Leahey BMW M3 F80 Competition Bruce Lynton Bodyshop 1311 813.903 km (505.736 mi) 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Shane Smollen Robert Rubis Shane van Gisbergen BMW M4 F82 Prestige Connex 120 745.560 km (463.270 mi) 2022 Thomas Sargent Cameron 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 Campbell Cameron Crick BMW M2 Competition DA Campbell's Transport 122 757.986km (471.091 mi) 2026 Thomas Randle Michael Kavich Ben Kavich BMW M2 Competition GWR Australia 114 708.282km (440.106 mi) Source:[6]

**[^1](#ref_1)** – Race record for laps & distance covered.

## Multiple winners

### By manufacturer

Wins Manufacturer Years 10 BMW 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Source:[6]

### By drivers

Wins Driver Years 2 Jayden Ojeda 2023, 2024 Simon Hodges 2023, 2024 Source:[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6hrannounce_1-0)** ["Green light for Bathurst Easter 6 Hour race"](https://speedcafe.com/green-light-for-bathurst-easter-6-hour-race/). *Speedcafe*. 15 April 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150822143810/http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/04/15/green-light-for-bathurst-easter-6-hour-race/) from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6HRdetails_2-0)** ["Entries Set to Flow for Bathurst 6 Hour"](http://bathurstmotorfestival.com.au/news-b6hr-entriesopen). *Bathurst Motor Festival*. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Paul Morris reflects on Bathurst triple crown"](https://speedcafe.com/paul-morris-reflects-bathurst-triple-crown/). Speedcafe. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bathurst 6 Hour Re-scheduled"](https://bathurst6hour.com.au/2020/03/17/bathurst-6-hour-re-scheduled/). *Bathurst 6 Hour*. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bathurst International cancelled for 2020"](https://speedcafe.com/bathurst-international-cancelled-for-2020/). *Speedcafe*. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-B6HWinners_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-B6HWinners_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-B6HWinners_6-2) ["Bathurst 6 Hour Winners"](https://www.mount-panorama.com.au/history/race-results/130-bathurst-6-hour-winners). Mount Panorama Circuit. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://bathurst6hour.com.au/)

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