Sims Leads for Corvette After Three Hours at Bathurst

C8 Z06 Bathurst Limited Edition

https://www.motortrend.com/news/first-look-2026-chevrolet-corvette-z06-bathurst-12-hour-special-edition

Corvette's Gutsy Bathurst 12 Hour Debut A Reminder That Brand Has Big Things Ahead

The Corvette Z06 GT3.R just rocked up to Mount Panorama for the first time and, hand on heart, it made one hell of a first impression. The #2 JMR Corvette didn't take the win; that went to the GMR Mercedes-AMG after one of the wildest Bathurst 12 Hours in memory. But what the American muscle car did at its first crack at the mountain tells a bigger story. Here's what we took away from it. Chevrolet Has Officially Arrived In Australia For years, …

B12Hr: JMR Corvette To The Fore After Three Hours

Johor Motorsport Racing JMR leads at the Bathurst 12 Hour at the three-hour mark, with Alexander Sims at the head of the field in the #2 JMR Corvette. Sims is holding off Chaz Mostert in the #222 STM Mercedes-AMG, with the #46 Team WRT BMW of Valentino Rossi sitting in third. The current leading group was formed after the second safety car of the race fell directly between the opening pit stops. The early leader – the #77 Craft Bamboo AMG – was …

Sims Leads for Corvette After Three Hours at Bathurst

Photo: Gruppe C Photography/SRO Alexander Sims led the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour at the three-hour mark following a pass around Valentino Rossi to put the race-debuting Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R out front for the first time. Sims, in the No. 2 JMR Johor Racing Corvette, held a narrow 0.481-second lead over the pole-sitting No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Chaz Mostert in second. Rossi, who led for most of the third hou…