Multiple Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS race winner Brendon Leitch will return to his Lamborghini roots by joining Wall Racing’s 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour attack.
Leitch last month won the Pro-Am Class at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals at Vallelunga backing up his Pro Class title achieved at the same event and venue in 2023.
After successfully teaming up with fellow New Zealander Tim Miles for the 2024 Fanatec GT Australia season in the Dayle ITM Team MPC Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, Leitch will be aiming to help Wall Racing defend its Bathurst Silver Cup crown.
Tony D’Alberto and Adrian Deitz have regularly combined in the latter’s Lamborghini Huracan Evo2 in Fanatec GT Australia Sprint Cup rounds, although their 2024 campaign was limited to a sole outing at The Bend.
Television personality Grant Denyer completes the line-up after a class winning performance at Bathurst last November during a guest cameo in Monochrome GT4 Australia.
Leitch replaces team owner David Wall, who will instead focus on running the program rather than forming part of the driver line-up.
“It’s exciting to welcome Brendon to the team alongside Adrian, Tony and Grant,” he said.
“The aim is to defend our Silver class victory, but also target a higher outright finishing position as well. We think we have the pieces in place to do so.
“With Adrian, we’re working very hard on building our relationship with Lamborghini and showcasing what we can do with them and the car, so when the opportunity to put Brendon in the car came up it was too good to pass up.
“He is an incredible talent and I don’t think there are many in the world who understand the Lamborghini GT3 platform better, which puts us in a really good position to get the most from the package next year.”
Deitz can’t wait to return to racing after a limited schedule during the last 12 months.
"It's really exciting to be back with Wall Racing for our sixth Bathurst 12 Hour. To be part of such a great global event at a truly special track is a privilege,” Deitz said.
“I'm thrilled that Brendon is joining the driver line up this year. While we won our class on our EVO2's debut in the 2024 race, we haven't been able to do as much testing or racing this year as we had planned because of my business commitments overseas.
“Brendon knows the car and has a strong working relationship with the Lamborghini Squadra Corse engineers who will once again be traveling from Italy to provide technical support for us. He's been super impressive in GTWCA and overseas this year, our engineer Paul Forgie has been watching him closely for a while. We're confident Brendon will help us unlock the potential that we know is in the car.
“David Wall has been very gracious in stepping out of the driver's seat to create that opportunity. I thought his double stint in the rain in 2024 when he was battling the Euro factory drivers well inside the top ten was one of the drives of the race. I am sure his experience will be invaluable to us on the other side of the pit wall this year.
“And it's always a pleasure to share the car with TD and Grant. Our relationship goes back a long way, we were team-mates when I first started racing. They are both terrific drivers and great mates. We all like similar things from the car and there's no egos and we all support each other which helps push us forward. I am looking forward to starting our test program next week."
For Leitch, it will be his Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour debut following his maiden appearance at the legendary circuit at the Fanatec GT Australia finale where he scored pole position in Race 2.
“I can’t wait, the 12-Hour wasn’t a race that was in the planning for 2025 but it’s an opportunity I can’t wait to grab,” Leitch said.
“Huge thanks to Adrian and the team for inviting me along. Racing at Bathurst for the first time this year was one of those moments I’ll remember forever, and it was one of the most fun weekends I’ve had, so to get back there and this time in the Lamborghini will be another great experience.
“To team up with Adrian, Tony and Grant is like joining up with a bunch of legends, I’ve been watching their racing for a long time!
“I’m a Lambo guy through and through and have been in their cars for four years, racing in SuperTrofeo, Asian Le Mans, Michelin Le Mans Cup and elsewhere so I know the car really well.
“I hope I can help the team build their program and work with the guys from Lamborghini to really get the full potential out of the car for everyone.”
The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour doubles as the opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge to be held on January 31-February 2.