Shane van Gisbergen will not contest this weekend’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour with Nick Percat being called in as a last minute replacement for the #1 Prestige Connex BMW M4 Competition team. It is understood, and reported by Speedcafe.com, that van Gisbergen has tested positive for Covid.
The team yesterday confirmed that unplanned circumstances have forced the New Zealander to become unavailable, necessitating the driver switch.
Rubis and Smollen will be joined by an able replacement in Percat, who will make his Bathurst 6 Hour debut this weekend.
Percat and Smollen had combined for three seasons of racing in Porsche Carrera Cup, where they joined forces in a series of two-driver Pro/Am races with success.
The current Walkinshaw Andretti United driver is a former Bathurst 1000 winner, winning the Great Race in 2011 and twice finishing on the podium since then.
Practice commences on Friday with live, ad-break free and on-demand coverage commencing on Stan Sports on Saturday.
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