One week after an extremely eventful endurance race at Mount Panorama, iRacing is hosting the virtual equivalent of the 12 Hours of Bathurst.
The Special Event is perhaps the most challenging of all, owing to the prevalence of concrete walls around the New South Wales-based track, and its high-speed nature doubles the peril. Thankfully, though, there are no kangaroos to worry about in iRacing…
Check out all you need to know about iRacing’s 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event below.
What is the iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event?
The iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst is a GT3-only team event mimicking the real-world Bathurst 12 Hours endurance race.
Thanks to the unforgiving but spectacular layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit, this Special Event is one of the most enjoyable and dangerous races on the calendar, with a high attrition rate reflected by the 150x incidents disqualification threshold.
When is the iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event?
The iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event takes place over this weekend, 20th-22nd February 2026 (time zone dependent), with four time slots available as shown below:
- Date: February 20-22
- Timeslot #1 – Friday 22:00 GMT
- Timeslot #2 – Saturday 7:00 GMT
- Timeslot #3 – Saturday 12:00 GMT
- Timeslot #4 – Saturday 16:00 GMT
iRacing12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event car classes
The iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst features only GT3 cars, with drivers able to choose between the following:
- Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
- Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVo
- Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
- BMW M4 GT3
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
- Ferrari 296 GT3
- Ford Mustang GT3
- Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo
- McLaren 720S GT3 Evo
- Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020
- Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
A custom Balance of Performance (BoP) calculation has been released for the race, and the adjusted power, weight and fuel figures for each car can be found below:
iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event entry requirements
To race in the iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event, all drivers must have a valid iRacing subscription, at least a D Road License at 4.0 or above, own the Mount Panorama track and have at least one of the above-noted eligible cars.
- Valid iRacing subscription
- Track: Mount Panorama Circuit – $14.95
- D Road License 4.0
- One of the eligible GT3 cars – $11.95 each
- Sim Date (Time of Day Setting): 15th February 2026
- Sim Start Time (Time of Day Setting): 1:00 PM
- Warm Up Sim Start Time (Time of Day Setting): 5:05 AM
- Green Flag Sim Start Time (Time of Day Setting): 5:45 AM
How to enter the iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event
The iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event will appear in the iRacing UI under the ‘Official’ section and can be joined by clicking on the ‘Register’ button once a suitable race time has been selected.
iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event weather forecast
Currently, there is a 0% chance of rain for the iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event, with a high chance of overcast conditions.
iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst key session information
- Warmup: 30 Minutes
- Qualifying: Attached & Solo – 8 Minutes for 2 Laps
- Race: 12 Hours
- Weather: Dynamic
- Splits By: iRating
- Team Event: Yes. Declare drivers and fair share rules apply. (min 2 drivers and max 16)
- Drive through penalty limit: 50 incs and every 20 thereafter
- DQ Limit: 150 incs
- Field Size: 50
iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event live broadcast
The iRacing 12 Hours of Bathurst Special Event’s top split race will be broadcast live on iRacing’s YouTube channel.
For more information, please visit the dedicated 12 Hours of Bathurst thread on the iRacing forums.
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