{"id":269191,"date":"2026-02-05T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/269191\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:45:29","slug":"supercars-news-will-brown-joins-schumacher-audi-for-bathurst-12-hour-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/269191\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Will Brown joins Schumacher Audi for Bathurst 12 Hour bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brown has been named alongside speedy amateur Brad Schumacher and German Audi stalwart Christopher Haase in a Jamec Racing Team MPC R8 LMS Ultra.<\/p>\n

The car has been entered in the Pro Class and could yet give Audi a record-equalling fourth Bathurst 12 Hour win, despite the marque having officially shut down its GT3 program at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Brown\u2019s third different GT3 machine in three Bathurst campaigns following drives of a Triple Eight Mercedes and Arise Racing Ferrari in 2024 and \u201925.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Supercars champion is no stranger to Audi equipment, though, having finished runner-up alongside Schumacher in the 2024 GT World Challenge Australia season.<\/p>\n

Brown was also scheduled to contest selected races last season alongside Schumacher, however clashing commitments kept the 2024 champion out of the seat.<\/p>\n

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News of the Bathurst entry was confirmed alongside the release of the full 35-car entry list for the February 13-15 event.<\/a><\/p>\n

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MPC will aim to give Audi a fourth Bathurst 12 Hour win. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

In 2025 Brown\u2019s Triple Eight Supercars teammate Broc Feeney was a last-minute entrant aboard a Team MPC Audi entry which went on to score pole position through Ricardo Feller.<\/p>\n

This year Feeney joins the HRT Ford Racing effort<\/a> that will give the Mustang GT3 its Australian racing debut.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, reigning Supercars champion Chaz Mostert is teaming up with Tickford Racing\u2019s Cam Waters and Thomas Randle<\/a> aboard Scott Taylor Motorsport\u2019s Mercedes.<\/p>\n

Fellow 2025 Finals Series drivers Kai Allen (sharing a Grove Racing Mercedes that also includes Will Davison)<\/a> and Ryan Wood (Ziggo Sport Tempesta Ferrari)<\/a> will also contest the race.<\/p>\n

James Golding is entered aboard an Audi<\/a>, while Supercars rookie trio Jayden Ojeda (Tigani Mercedes), Zach Bates (Tigani Mercedes)<\/a> and Rylan Gray (Volante Rosso Motorsport McLaren)<\/a> complete the list of drivers doing the Bathurst-Sydney 500 double.<\/p>\n

Supercars legend Craig Lowndes, though, won\u2019t be on the grid after Mostert took over his STM ride.<\/a><\/p>\n

Every entry in the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour<\/a><\/p>\n


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