#bathurst 12 hour

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[saturnskyss]

Old Man made the newspaper!! (The Advertiser published 17th of February 2026)

Also can he shout people a beer at the next race I go to that would be fab

And here is the full page!

[viper-motorsports]

Team GruppeM’s winning N°888 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO in the 2026 IntGTC Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama Circuit AU-NSW. 14 Feb 2026.

[zetanebulamisc]

Bathurst 12 Hours 2026 Valentino Rossi Highlights

Ngl, I feel a bit insane for doing this. Timestamps of every time Vale shows up or gets mentioned in the race. The main Sunday race at least.

This is more for my future reference, but if anyone wants to watch the race for the same reason I do (old man™) but don't have 12 hours to spare, feel free to refer to these.

If I missed anything, just let me know.

Sunday 2026 LIVE STREAM: PART ONE | Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour 2026

6:33 = First sighting of Vale

8:05 = "You don't often get to see em early, motorcycle boys at this time of day. But Vale's over there against the pit wall..."

1:19:00 = "Longest line in the pitlane is not autographs for Valentino Rossi"

1:48:39 = Vale gets in the car

2:03:19 = safety car ends

2:27:09 = "this is his last year as '46', or his last day!"

2:31:34 = start green flag again

2:52:10, 2:52:38 = talking about former F1 drivers currently racing in the Bathurst 12 Hour, by proxy calling Rossi an F1 driver before adding that today's race has "F1 flavor AND MotoGP flavor"

2:56:20 = Vale still leads

2:56:38 = Onboard camera of Vale driving

3:04:00 = Presenter asking Rubens Barrichello about Vale's F1 test, Barrichello being a proud friend

3:04:40 = Commentator talking about the test but got cut off

3:05:16 = #2 Corvette passing Vale, Vale 2nd position

3:05:44 = Continuing about the F1 test story

3:06:37 = "pragmatic racing saving more fuel"

3:07:24 = Getting overtaken again, to 3rd position

3:22:33 = 1st position again, because the first two cars go to the pit

3:26:42 = Vale goes to the pit, change with Marciello to 8th position

3:27:24 = Presenter asking Alexander Sims (#2 Corvette) about fighting with Alexander Rossi (instead of Vale)

3:35:38 = Vale being interviewed in the garage, #46 3rd place

4:21:22 = Explanation of Vale's driving during his onboard camera, and how motorcycle riders make good car racers

4:40:59 = Vale gets back into the car

5:04:43 = blocking, crime?

5:18:14 = Vale gets overtaken

5:19:10 = Commentator talks more about MotoGP, Marc Marquez, Vale's smart decision of not falling off the bike as much/risk-taking because of his equipment back then

5:41:47 = "If you ever want to question whether Valentino Rossi has the raw speed to compete with these outright drivers, the answer is yes..."

5:44:42 = Vale goes back to the pit

Sunday 2026 LIVE STREAM: PART TWO | Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour 2026

52:28 = Vale getting suited up + one of the commentators fanboying over him

1:04:21 = Vale on camera

1:18:31 = Vale starts driving

1:19:27 = Cone shenanigans replay

1:21:04 = Safety car deployed because of cone

1:23:50 = Cone kick play-by-play

1:32:56 = No penalty for Vale

1:41:41 = Vale overtakes

1:47:42 = Vale in 3rd position

1:52:15 = Vale and Maro Engel (#888) battle for the 3rd position

2:49:40 = 46 car inspection after Tsunami Porsche crash

3:00:13 = Commentator mistaking Marciello for Vale in the car

3:15:02 = Illegal overtake of Vale

3:39:11 = Raffaele Marciello. Commentators talk about fuel saving from Vale. Fastest lap done by Vale in lap 143

3:43:50 = Vale's flag

6:05:42 = Vale and Raffaele Marciello waving at the camera

6:19:12 = Vale and team WRT celebrating

6:22:50 = Augusto Farfus, Raffaele Marciello and Maxime Martin congratulating each other in Parc Ferme (no Vale)

6:30:27 = Podium

First time I'm watching these endurance races in full, this one is quite chaotic, so many safety car deployments XD

And maybe I'm biased, but I underestimated when some of you said the commentators/media in car racing loves Vale too. He even got a dedicated onboard camera and play-by-play commentary of the way he's driving. The other drivers didn't even get this treatment when they're leading the race. Hey, not that I'm complaining.

[mxttyjam]

The Grello in all its glory 💚💛

My boy Matty also did INSANE stints during the whole race!!! He’s such an absolute legend. 🐐🇦🇺

[inkmo]

So I've had the race on in the background all day. Resisted the urge to live blog but... Just watched the vortex 1.0 high center itself on an apex kerb. It's been having an utterly shit day but has managed to keep truckin along. Honestly the whole invitational class has been having a bad day.

Half an hour left and it looks like Matt Campbell might win again. His crazy overtake in the elbow in 2019 is the reason I keep coming back to watch this race every year. Now is the time to tune in. This is the final stretch.

[flo55i]

The only thing better than seeing Daniel out and about in the off-season, is seeing Daniel out and about in the off-season in a RedBull shirt and a RedBull car. Fingers crossed for Bathurst in Feb!

[oldtimeracing]

2019 Bathurst 12 hour.