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Live: Watch the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour
BMW’s bid for a first event win since 2010 started strong with the WRT-entered #32 BMW M4 GT3 securing pole position. Sheldon van der Linde’s impressive lap time of 2m01.981s placed him ahead in the top 10 shootout. The closest competitor, Broc Feeney in the Triple Eight Mercedes, trailed by 0.256s. SunEnergy1’s Mercedes, the previous two-time race winner, will see Jules Gounon aiming for a fourth consecutive Bathurst victory after setting a new lap record in a modified AMG GT3. Audi and Porsche also have cars in the top 10, with their most recent victories in 2018 and 2019. The 28-car field will start the race at 5:45 am local time, 1:30 pm ET, but please note that the event is not available in Australia or New Zealand.
