Team manager Sam Evans has decided to jump into the RaceART Competition BMW M3 for the first round of the Pro GT championship at Bathurst.

The 1000km race was supposed to be the first that Evans would sit out for RaceART in order to help the team progress from outside of the cockpit. Davis-Loades was initially joined by Hayden Thompson and Will Hinds. However there was doubt over the latter two, who would both be making their debuts with RaceART Competition. Thompson confirmed he would be racing on Friday evening prior to the race, but Will Hinds had neither confirmed nor denied that he would be racing, so had to be replaced in order to ensure RaceART have drivers to cover each of the four stints.

The race starts on Saturday at 4pm GMT, with Evans starting the race for the team, with Thompson taking the second stint. Davis-Loades will drive the final two stints to complete the first endurance event of RaceART's 2015 campaign