Maro Engel, Mikael Grenier and Maxime Martin put the No. 888 Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo from GruppeM Racing to dominate the Bathurst 12 Hour at the right time, scoring the first win of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge season against strong opposition from Porsche and BMW , and amid incidents that took out important entries and ranged from freak to horrific. Three Mercedes climbed up the mountain side by side to fight for the lead once the green flag was waved, with the Initial D liveried No. 77 GMR Mercedes winning the mad dash up the mountain as Maximilian Götz had the inside line in the three-wide melee. It didn’t take long for the first shenanigans to appear, as the first Safety Car intervention happened before the sunrise, with the No. 64 HRT Ford being hit by a kangaroo on track, totalling the front end of the car. While doing the rescue work of the stricken Mustang GT3, the No. 50 KTM Vantage KTM lost control before the home straight and went straig...
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