Following a successful maiden year in GT3 competition together, Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific customer Absolute Racing will make its Bathurst 12 Hour debut in February with the 2019-spec Porsche 911 GT3 R, running a factory line-up.
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After seeing out the previous generation car's racing tenure with victory at Mount Panorama last season, its replacement will tackle the legendary Mount Panorama circuit for the first time with two Absolute Racing-run machines.
The Shanghai-based squad also took the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia teams' title and showed strong pace in the FIA GT World Cup in Macau during its opening campaign with Porsche.
Returning as the defending Bathurst champion is Matt Campbell, who was also part of Absolute Racing's podium-scoring line-up at this year's Suzuka 10 Hours. The 24-year-old will team up with IGTC's most recent race winner from the Kyalami 9 Hour, Mathieu Jaminet.
Fellow Frenchman Patrick Pilet completes Absolute Racing's all-factory line-up on board the #911 car. The 2018 Nrburgring 24 Hours winner made his IGTC debut at the 24 Hours of Spa this year, finishing as runner-up in Porsche's 1-2 finish.
Campbell's 2019 team-mate Dirk Werner also returns in the similarly Pro-entered #912 car, alongside 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion Thomas Preining.
Teammate Matteo Cairoli also participated in the Germany-based sprint series this year, having taken the vice champion spot in the 2019 European Le Mans Series with a Porsche 911 RSR.
