De Pasquale joins Grove Racing for 12 Hour

Anton De Pasquale will lead Grove Racing’s return to the LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour.

The Grove Bausele Pro-Am class entry includes De Pasquale, Stephen and Brenton Grove.

The three drivers will share a Porsche GT3R as the Groves aim for their sixth Bathurst 12 Hour class win.

Grove Racing have won their class on five occasions at Mount Panorama, including Pro-Am class victory in 2020.

The Grove team, which also operates the Penrite Racing Supercars squad, will once again partner with Earl Bamber Motorsport.

It comes after De Pasquale was confirmed alongside Le Mans winner Earl Bamber for the upcoming Dubai 24 Hour.

Shell V-Power Racing Team driver De Pasquale made his 12 Hour debut in 2019 aboard a MARC entry that failed to finish.

He returned in 2020 in a Triple Eight Mercedes AMG GT3 with Yasser Shahin, Sam Shahin and Nick Foster.

However, he didn’t start the race after Sam Shahin was involved in a Saturday crash.

The Grove Porsche in the 2022 race

The Groves are also looking to make amends after Stephen crashed out of the 2022 race.

"We love racing the 12 Hour, it's a demanding race and you need to have the best team behind you,” Stephen Grove said.

"Whatever you can to race at and the 12 Hour is one of the best races of the calendar.

"To do the race with a strong crew is exciting. We’re bringing together our Supercar and GT team as well as EBM so I think we should be covered.

"Anton's an exceptionally fast driver with a strong endurance background so we believe we have a solid line-up to bring home some great results.

Brenton Grove added: "We’ve tried to focus more and more on endurance racing in recent times.

“That’s one of the most exciting parts about the event. Coming off Dubai we should be quite well prepared to take on the field at Bathurst.

"It’s an incredibly competitive race so we need to make sure we’re on the front foot.

"It will be a challenging race, however, we’re extremely excited for it.

“Having Anton with us, with his experience in endurance will be another advantage that we hope to turn into a victory."

Tickets for the 2023 LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour are on sale now on Ticketek.com.

Camping for the 2023 event is also on sale.