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BMW Celebrates Art Car History and 40 Years of M3 at Bathurst 12 Hour. Team WRT returned to Mount Panorama with the #32 BMW M4 GT3 EVO wearing Ken Done Art Car-inspired livery at the 13–15 February 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour Race.
Ken Done welcomed the return of his Art Car theme to the circuit and explained that he wanted the design for the Art Car to look as if it was “Moving fast, even though it was standing still”. He drew inspiration from the brilliance and motion of parrots and parrot fish, aiming to capture an impression of speed—something he believes suits Mount Panorama perfectly. He added that it’s “wonderful to see colour, energy and performance coming together again through BMW M Motorsport.”
Ken’s original BMW Art Car dates back to 1989, painted on a championship-winning Group A BMW E30 M3. That car was the same BMW M3 Group A racer driven by Australian motorsport icon Jim Richards to the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) title, making the modern tribute a fitting nod as BMW returns to Mount Panorama.
A piece of the iconic tribute is already hanging in the National Motor Racing Museum. After an incident during the race, part of the right front bumper was dislodged and acquired by the museum curator Brad Owen – the first time the museum has added a piece from a race was still underway.
