2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour
The 2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia, on 21 April 2019, was the fourth running of the Bathurst 6 Hour. The race was won by Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey, driving a BMW M3 F80 Competition. The race saw a new distance record established for the event, with 131 laps (813.903 km) completed.
The race and Class A1-winning BMW M3 F80 Competition of Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey.
The Class A2-winning HSV VF ClubSport R8 of Chris Lillis, Nathan Callaghan and Matthew Holt.
The Class B-winning BMW 135i E82 of David Russell and Geoffrey Russell.
The Class C-winning Hyundai i30 N of Charlie Senese, Alfie Senese and Jake Camilleri.
The Bathurst Motor Festival is an annual motor racing event held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia during the Easter long weekend. The event was first held in 2011 as a replacement for the Festival of Sporting Cars and as a way to give a higher number of drivers the opportunity to drive on the circuit. The event plays host to a variety of racing categories, including production cars, sports cars, open-wheel racing cars and historic cars, which take part in sprint races, endurance races and regularity sessions. Around 300 vehicles are entered for the event each year, with crowds of up to and over 10,000 people attending the event. Car clubs also attend the event, displaying their cars within the confines of the circuit and performing parade laps. Since 2016, the Bathurst 6 Hour production car race has been the showpiece race of the event.
The start of a one-hour Production Sports race at the 2015 Bathurst Motor Festival.
The start of a TCR Australia race during the 2021 event.
The start of the 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.
As of 2024, BMW has won every running of the race. Pictured is the M3 F80 Competition of 2019 winners Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey.