Campbell and Crick Achieve Bathurst’s Most Remarkable Comeback

Cameron Crick and Dean Campbell emerged victorious at the 2025 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, achieving an astounding win from the 66th position on the grid – the lowest starting spot from which anyone has ever triumphed in the history of Bathurst’s endurance race.

This year’s event also set a new attendance record, with an impressive 20,471 fans attending from the grandstands, surpassing the previous high by 2,000 spectators.

The weekend featured the largest starting grid ever seen at Mount Panorama, with 69 cars ready for a rolling start, despite the late withdrawal of the #111 BMW due to electrical problems.

Additional records were broken during the race, with 50 teams successfully finishing and 21 lead changes occurring over the six-hour event. The contest for the lead continued until the very end, with Simon Hodges, Jayden Ojeda, and George Miedecke crossing the line just 0.8287 seconds behind the winners, establishing yet another record for the Bathurst 6 Hour.

Though they missed out on claiming a third consecutive win, the trio became only the second team in the race’s history to stand on the podium three times in a row.

Crick and Campbell’s performance was nothing short of spectacular, with Crick clocking the fastest lap of the race on the final circuit at 2:21.8817.

Starting from 66th place, Crick made a remarkable leap to 32nd during the opening lap.

After the first safety car period was initiated due to Ian Joyce’s incident at Hell Corner on lap three, Crick continued to shine, guiding the BMW to 10th by lap eight and then advancing to fourth place by lap 11.

Securing third place were the #30 Ford Mustang crew of Aaron Seton, Todd Hazelwood, and Jason Gomersall, marking the first appearance of a non-BMW on the overall podium since 2019.

Gomersall and Seton duplicated their victory from A2 in 2024, sharing the win with Bathurst 1000 champion Todd Hazelwood, signifying the fifth consecutive class win for the Ford Mustang.

For half of the endurance race, the Kavich brothers, Ben and Michael, alongside Thomas Randle, held the lead in their BMW M2 Comp.

However, a series of safety car interventions tested their ability to maintain their position, and the intrepid Thryv Race For A Cure entry ultimately finished in 29th place.

Karly Buccini and Courtney Prince once again defended their Class B1 title, while Tabitha Ambrose celebrated her first-ever appearance on the Bathurst podium with Team Buccini’s BMW 340i.

Every other class saw new winners, including Patrick Navin and Nathan Halsted, who triumphed in Class C with their VW Scirocco R.

In Class A1, victory went to the Waltec Motorsport BMW M2, driven by Cameron Laws, Cody Gillis, and Jack Webster, while the #6 Quest Apartments BMW secured the B2 win with Brent Howard, Adam Gosling, and Tim Wolfe at the wheel.

Class D was won by Toyota for the sixth straight year, with The Racing Academy’s Isaac Demellweek and Romeo Nasr claiming the win after a fiercely contested race.

In Class E, RaceAway Track Time took victory, with Ronin Lindenmayer, Kym DeBritt, and Phil Alexander leading the charge.

The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour will return to Mount Panorama in 2026, scheduled for April 3-5.

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