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Team KRC Confirms 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour Debut With BMW M4 GT3 EVO

The Chinese privateer brings BMW's first non-factory M4 entry to Mount Panorama for the 2026 race.

Overview

  • The Bronze-class BMW becomes the event’s second confirmed entry, joining Scott Taylor Motorsport’s Mercedes for February 13–16, 2026.
  • The #89 M4 GT3 EVO entry has its driver lineup yet to be announced.
  • Team KRC will run an Australian-inspired livery featuring a crocodile in a koala suit on one side and a kangaroo suit on the other.
  • The team enters Bathurst after winning the GT World Challenge Asia Silver-Am Cup with Maxime Oosten and Ruan Cunfan this season.
  • KRC also finished second in the Bronze class at the Suzuka 1000 km with Oosten, Ruan Cunfan and Neil Verhagen, building on BMW’s factory one-two at this year’s Bathurst.