Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour event held each February. The track is a 6.213 km (3.861 mi) long street circuit, which is used as a public road when no racing events are being run, with many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit.
Pit Straight and the pit lane as viewed from Hell Corner, with cars lined up on the starting grid in preparation for a race
Chaz Mostert on the run between Quarry Corner and Reid Park
Cars on the run from McPhillamy Park to Brock's Skyline during the 2014 Bathurst 1000, with spectator areas at McPhillamy Park on the right
The run down the mountain, looking from Forrest's Elbow to Skyline and beyond
The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in 1991 for Series Production cars and moved to Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway in 1995 before being discontinued. The race was revived in 2007, again for production cars, before adding a new class for GT3 and other GT cars in 2011. This has led to unprecedented domestic and international exposure for the event. In all, twenty one races have taken place; twenty at Mount Panorama and one at Eastern Creek Raceway.
The start of the 2011 race.
Cars on the grid prior to the start of the 2015 race.
The BMW 335i which won the race in 2007 and 2010, pictured in 2013.
The Audi R8 LMS GT3 which won the 2011 race, the first to include GT3 entries.