Photo: Nissan

Rick Kelly to race in Bathurst 12 Hours with Nissan

By

Rick Kelly is going to drive for Nissan in this year’s Bathurst 12 Hours, joining last year’s winners Katsumasa Chiyo and Florian Strauss.
“I am really happy to be coming back to the Bathurst 12 Hour with NISMO,” said Kelly.

Kelly took part in the 2014 race for Nissan, a race that ended in a crash and subsequent retirement.

“We showed great pace and potential in 2014 but unfortunately our race ended early in the day. Then in 2015 the team, car and drivers all performed superbly to take a spectacular win. I was so pleased for Nissan to win, but it was tough to watch as opposed to being a part of it,” said Kelly.

The 33-year-old will face several other V8 Supercars drivers in the race with Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb driving a McLaren 650S GT3, Scott McLaughlin driving a Porsche 911 and many more.

The 2016 Bathurst 12 Hours will be held on February 5-7th.