KELLY & DIXON ADDED TO ASTON MARTIN B12HR SQUAD
Aston Martin squad R Motorsport will return to the Bathurst 12 Hour with a bolstered driver line-up.
By RHYS VANDERSYDE
The Swiss team confirmed they will run two of the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3’s for the opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge at Mount Panorama while adding to their experienced driver roster.
R Motorsport regular and DTM and GT3 star Jake Dennis who finished on the podium in the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour will share a Castrol backed Vantage with Supercar racer Rick Kelly and Indycar driver Scott Dixon for the 2020 edition of the race.
Two time Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner Dixon is looking forward to competing at Mount Panorama for the first time.
“I have never raced at Bathurst before, but I’ve watched races at the Mount Panorama Circuit back when I was a teenager.” said Dixon.
“What I like most about the circuit is the high commitment, especially across the top, the high-speed passages and then down the chase and all the way to the last corner.”
“It’s much like a street course with the concrete walls and the very confined spots. You need an extremely good flow. I’ve done GT racing as such with the four Le Mans 24 hours races and other endurance events, but never GT3.”
“I love doing the long distance races. It complements quite well with the IndyCar series at the moment to do Daytona 24h and Sebring 12h, but also Petit Le Mans, which was the first endurance race I did back in 1999.”
Kelly, who last raced the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2016, is keen to return to the iconic event after testing the Aston Martin in Portugal.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be heading back to the Bathurst 12H and to be joining the R-Motorsport Team in the Aston Martin.” said Kelly.
“I have been working the R Motorsport Team in the background for several months now to piece this project together and they have been a real pleasure to work with, so I’m really looking forward to being a part of their team at the event.”
R Motorsport confirmed that the driver pairing of the second vehicle will be announced at a later date.
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