Scott Taylor Motorsport is set to compete in the 2019 running of the Bathurst 12 Hour next February, with a star-studded trio of Triple Eight Supercars drivers, Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen.

They will take on the race in a Mercedes AMG GT3 with Vodafone backing, as they look to add to their impressive tally of results in the enduro and at the iconic Australian circuit.

All three of them have taken 12 Hour wins in the past. Lowndes has two wins, in 2014 and 2017 with Maranello Motorsport-prepared Ferraris – the latter was with Whincup – and Van Gisbergen was victorious back in 2016 driving a McLaren run by Tekno Autosports.

“It’s sort of like the old rat pack back together again, although we’ve got Shane on board,” said Lowndes, who has won the Bathurst 1000 seven times (including this year), and will drive a Mercedes AMG GT3 for the first time at the 12 Hour as part of this programme.

“The car has lots of memories of when we had Vodafone on the Supercar, but it’s great to see the old colours back, great memories for that era.

“Hopefully the three of us can do Vodafone, Scott Taylor Motorsport and Triple Eight very proud.

“It’s going to be nice, obviously the three of us are very well compatible and we know the circuit very well.

“To have all three of us in one car is very strong. The car for me, I’ll need to get my head around it, but I’m sure that’ll come pretty quickly.”

Whincup, seven-time Supercars title winner, added: “I’m looking forward to teaming up with Lowndesy again, but both years Shane has been opposition for me, so it’s good to be in the same team for an all-out assault.

“All the elements are there for a good show, but I’m just looking forward to bringing all that good that Triple Eight has, STM do a fantastic job and combining all that, we’re confident we can do a good job.”

Van Gisbergen, who is fighting for the 2018 Supercars title, and drove with Scott Taylor Motorsport at the 12 Hour in 2016, concluded: “It’s amazing to team up with these guys. Working alongside them in the race team has been awesome, but getting to drive with them will be a pretty special moment for me,” he said.

“I think every year the event gets bigger and bigger. More European teams and drivers come out, more Australian Supercars guys jump in it too and it just seems to get tougher and tougher every year and the fans support that.

“Hopefully it’s an even bigger race next year and we can put on a good show.”