FACTORY TEAMS TO DESCEND ON BATHURST

Factory teams to descend on Bathurst

AS THE official bearer of GT3 racing worldwide, the SRO announced its plans for 2020 at the Spa 24 Hour just under two weeks ago, manufacturers have started committing to the only worldwide GT title, the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

As the opening round of the IGTC, the Bathurst 12 Hour is set to step up a gear in competition yet again in 2020 with both Lamborghini and Honda planning on a full attack on the title, while Aston Martin team R-Motorsport are also set to mount a full-season attack confirming a return to Bathurst is likely.

Honda has fielded an entry in each round of the IGTC season to date, bar Bathurst, but for Lamborghini, it will be a maiden attack as either the Italian manufacturer’s pseudo factory team Grasser Racing or its Asian counterpart FFF Racing Team ACM are prime candidates to join Trofeo Motorsport at the Mount.

Honda is a more interesting prospect as JAS Motorsport fields its sole entry in the series, but there are strong rumours that an Australian team will have an involvement with the entry.

R-Motorsport haven’t been a full-season entry this season in IGTC, but team boss Florian Kalmeger has signalled the team’s interest in undertaking a complete program in 2020 in what will be the new-generation Aston Martin Vantage’s Mount Panorama debut.

Next year’s Bathurst 12 Hour will take place on January 31-February 2.

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