TV presenter issues statement after being hospitalised by heavy crash

Australian TV presenter Grant Denyer has released a statement after being taken to hospital following a heavy crash in the Bathurst 6 Hour race.

With just over two hours remaining in the Australian endurance race on the iconic Mount Panorama circuit, Denyer’s Chevrolet Camaro was fired acutely into the concrete barriers, leaving him stranded on the track.

Denyer had been attempting to pass Richard Barram’s Volkswagen Scirocco at Griffins Bend, an area of track that was already under double waved yellows due to another car having stopped.

Denyer was taken to the nearby Bathurst Hospital for checks on a suspected shoulder injury, while Barram was observed with a suspected ankle injury.

Speaking on social media after being released from hospital, Denyer said: “I just wanted to let you all know that I’m A-ok.

“I’ve just landed in Melbourne on my way down to film a weeks worth of Deal or No Deal episodes.

“I was only in hospital for an hour, and it was only for compulsory checks as part of the regulations.”

TV host Denyer is no stranger to motorsport, having competed in the showpiece Supercars Bathurst 1000 on three occasions, finishing a best of ninth, and has become a regular face at the 12 Hour, winning his class three times, most recently in 2025.

With so much experience of the layout, Denyer is more than aware of the looming threat of the concrete walls that line circuit as it climbs the mountain, and brushed off the severity of the spectacular-looking accident.

“It was very minor,” he added. “It was just a small scrape. Someone just tagged my car trying to avoid another parker car, and that just spat us into the wall and everything is A-ok, totally fine. I love racing in the six hour and for Tony Quinn and the family.

“Unfortunately, the car was a bit damaged. But it was just a small scrape, we’re all good. Are we in hospital and nearly dying? No deal!” 

In 2008, Denyer suffered what he likely would concede was a heavy crash, while participating in a Monster Truck event, which saw him suffer a compressed fracture in his lower back, with his lower vertebrae broken in eight places.

Requiring a stay in intensive care, Denyer claimed the incident had left him 1cm shorter.