Van Gisbergen, Feeney team up for Bathurst 12 Hour
Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney will race together at the upcoming LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour.
Triple Eight Race Engineering confirmed its two Supercars stars will steer the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the Pro-Am category.
Van Gisbergen and Feeney completed their first test day as teammates at Queensland Raceway on Wednesday.
They will be joined by Triple Eight’s GT World Challenge Australia driver Prince Jefri Ibrahim in the Mercedes.
Triple Eight is no stranger to the 12 Hour, having taken part in the event on three occasions.
Whincup and van Gisbergen, to the left, on the 2020 podium
The team first competed at the 12 Hour independently in 2020, and will do so again at May’s event.
As it did in 2020, Triple Eight’s Mercedes will be backed by MANN-FILTER.
Van Gisbergen, who won the 2016 12 Hour with Tekno Autosports, helped Triple Eight to the 2020 podium with Jamie Whincup.
Eight months later, he scored his maiden Great Race victory.
Feeney will make his second appearance at the 12 Hour, with Ibrahim to make his debut.
"The Bathurst 12 Hour is one of my favourite events on the racing calendar,” van Gisbergen said.
"I’m so glad we were able to postpone the event to later in the year to accommodate for the international teams.
"It was devastating that the event couldn’t go ahead last year, because it’s such an intense and gruelling race.
"To compete against some of the best drivers in the world for the Bathurst 12 Hour title is pretty special.”
Triple Eight will uncover the 2022 MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG GT3 livery closer to the event date.
This year's 12 Hour will be held on May 15.
Van Gisbergen and Feeney will commence their Supercars campaigns in Sydney next month.
