[1] The event was first held in 2011 as a replacement for the Festival of Sporting Cars and as a way to give a higher number of drivers the opportunity to drive on the circuit.

[6] During the 2014 event, Formula 3 driver Simon Hodge set a new lap record for the circuit of 2:02.6701.

The race is held on Easter Sunday, with practice and qualifying sessions taking place on the preceding two days.

The race is not to be confused with the 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic, a one-off event held for production touring and sports cars.

Entrants in the Bathurst 6 Hour are divided into six classes: ^1 – Race record for laps & distance covered.