Mount Panorama, NSW, November 10, 2024 – The thundering V8-powered Ford Mustang GT4 has scored two historic wins at the spiritual home of Australian motorsport, Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

A pair of GT4 Mustangs were right in the mix across the two-race weekend, as a 19-car field assembled for the final event of the 2024 GT4 Australia season.

The fast Fords ended the event with a pole position, an overall win, and a class victory to cap a successful first year of GT4 racing in Australia for the Mustang.

George Miedecke and Rylan Gray claimed the 51st international win for the Mustang GT4 with a start-to-finish domination of the Sunday finale as they also ended the season as runners-up in their class.

The 50th global win in 2024 for the iconic Pony car came just a day prior, with a class win by Jason Gomersall and Aaron Seton on Saturday in only their second weekend racing the Mustang GT4.

“I’m very happy. Happy with the Ford Mustang and very happy with our team,” said Andrew Miedecke, the team principal of Miedecke Motorsport.

But he is already looking ahead to the 2025 season.

“The Mustang is the ideal car for GT4 racing in Australia. And we get great support from Ford Australia, Ford Performance and Multimatic to make this happen.

“Next year we will have six Mustangs on the grid and we’re also happy to have young Rylan Gray, who is still a couple of weeks short of his 18th birthday, continue with us at Miedecke Motorsport.”

The 2025 Australian GT4 championship will begin at Phillip Island in Victoria from April 4-6, following an official test at the same circuit on March 25.

Top Ford Race Results

Race 1 Qualifying:

Aaron Seton – 2nd
George Miedecke – 3rd

Race 2 Qualifying:

Rylan Gray – 1st
Jason Gomersall – 12th

Race 1:

George Miedecke/Rylan Gray – 2nd outright (2nd in class)
Aaron Seton/Jason Gomersall – 5th outright (1st in class)

Race 2:

Rylan Gray/George Miedecke – 1st outright (1st in class)
Jason Gomersall/Aaron Seton - 9th outright (5th in class)

Driver Quotes

George Miedecke

• “It was a good weekend and a great race on Sunday. Scoring the overall victory means we’ve taken about 10 per cent of the global wins for the Mustang this year.
• “It also means we book-end the year with wins, first at Phillip Island and now at Bathurst.
• “This weekend couldn’t have gone much better. We were close to the championship, but that gives us something to aim for in 2025.
• “Teaming with Rylan has been great for me this year and I think I’ve been good for him. We’re already looking forward to him showing what he can do in GT4 next year.”

Rylan Gray

• “The Mustang is really fast and suits the track. The car was quick when we rolled it out of the truck, and we hardly had to touch it.
• “The Saturday race was pretty good, and I enjoyed hunting down the leaders on the way to second place. On Sunday I put my head down and built up a good lead for George to bring it home.
• “It’s been a big learning year and I think we’ve made good progress. Now I’m looking forward to having a big crack in ’25 to get the GT4 championship.”

Jason Gomersall

• “Saturday was a great day for us, especially in only our second meeting with the Mustang. Carrying extra weight and a 15-second success penalty made things much tougher on Sunday.
• “It was awesome to get the ProAm class win on Saturday, which was the 50th win globally for Mustang this year. Aaron made a good start, and I had a good stoush to bring it home.
• “I didn’t qualify well enough for the Sunday race and that made it a bit of a challenge. Still, we’ve had some success, and it was only our second weekend with the car.
• “Next year we’re adding a second Mustang to the team and that will fast-track our learnings. It’s going to be great.”

Aaron Seton

• “The car was great all weekend and I really enjoyed driving with Jason. He was strong all weekend and we make a good team.
• “I’ve done lots of laps around Bathurst, including in a Supercar, and the Mustang GT4 was quick and easy to drive.”

Ford Championship Standings

Teams: 2nd Miedecke Motorsport, 238pts

Drivers: 2nd George Miedecke/Rylan Gray, 238pts