Mostert reveals 'bucket list' international race

Reigning Supercars champion Chaz Mostert remains keen to try his hand at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Mostert has forged a reputation as one of Australia's most versatile drivers over the years, having swapped his Supercar for many different GT3 cars.

Notably, Mostert raced a BMW in IMSA and Petit Le Mans in 2018, is twice a Bathurst 12 Hour pole winner, and has won in class at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Bathurst 12 Hour and 24 Hours of Spa.

Already this year, Mostert scored a runner-up finish at the Rolex 24 in a Mercedes-AMG, and was invited to race a Lexus on the streets of Detroit.

Mostert came close nearly a decade ago, with a date clash costing him a likely start at Le Mans.

Midway through 2017, Mostert was flown to Germany in secret to undertake an evaluation at the Lausitzring, earning a BMW Motorsport contract. He was placed at AAI Motorsports for three Asian Le Mans Series events and Macau’s FIA GT World Cup, but was unable to make Le Mans.

While Supercars remains his core focus, Le Mans is still on Mostert's radar.

"Le Mans is definitely one that is one of the last ones on my bucket list to try to do overseas,” Mostert told Supercars.com.

“People say, ‘You've gotta come and do Nürburgring’, but to be honest, I think that's completely out of my skillset. That place is nuts.

"But Le Mans would be really cool. I've been lucky enough to do Daytona 24 Hours, and I feel like Le Mans is another 24-hour race that, if you're into sports cars, and you're into endurance racing, it's one you definitely put on your list.

"I'd love to do it. Obviously it's a big commitment to try and do it with licensing and all that kind of stuff. We'll see if I ever get an opportunity to do it.

"I've been lucky enough to do what I have done, which is really cool, but it's definitely on the list.”

The last active Supercars driver to race at Le Mans was eventual champion Shane van Gisbergen, who in 2022 clinched a class top five finish on debut in a Riley Motorsports Ferrari.

When asked if his GT racing fire still burns brightly, Mostert replied: "I love it, and especially now I've definitely got my own little team in the GT4 space.

“You can race GT cars around the world, and wherever you're racing, the competition is just absolutely top level. I love those little cameos I'm able to do in GT3 racing.

"Detroit was really cool. Any time you race in Imola is unreal. Any time we can race the Bathurst 12 Hour here as well is really cool.

“Supercars is the main focus in what I do. But I’m so lucky to be able to do some other stuff, especially with Lexus and Toyota.”

The Detroit cameo kicked off a busy stint between Tasmania and Darwin for Mostert, who was also trackside with his GT4 squad Method Motorsport at Queensland Raceway last weekend.

“Even though it feels like Tassie was a good couple of weeks ago, I haven't really stopped,” said Mostert, who will make his 400th Supercars start this weekend.

"I’ve been here, there, everywhere, from Detroit to QR on the weekend. I’m looking forward to Darwin and getting bolted back in my Toyota Supra.”

Mostert is 10th in points heading to this weekend's betr Darwin Triple Crown.