In the 1989 race Peter Brock claimed pole in his record 6th pole at Bathurst and his first for Ford or anything but a Holden. Family Feud host, and former Bathurst 1000 representative, Grant Denyer, rounded out the top three in the session. The XU-1 coasted down Conrod Straight and came to a halt just before the entrance to the Pits. Local Sierra teams dominated and won the next two Bathurst 1000s. It was first held on 20 November 1960 on the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria, over a 500-mile (800km) distance. In addition to Supercars, support categories Super2, Porsche Carrera Cup, Toyota 86, SuperUtes and Heritage Touring Cars will all go racing around the famous circuit this week. UPDATE 29/11: A slight tweak to Thursdays schedule has seen Australian GT Race 1 and Trans Am Race 2 swap spots. The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) had planned to replace Group A at the end of 1991. Mercedes-Benz returned through Australian GT Championship team Erebus Motorsport with its three Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs. Brock and co-driver Chivas had contrived a good lead when a miscalculation caused the Torana to run out of fuel at the top of the Mountain. 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Practice 1 Qualifying Trophy Race Race 1 . Co-driven by Ian (Pete) Geoghegan the winning Ford was the only Falcon classified as a finisher. It was also the birth of the Torana legend as this uniquely Australian performance car went on to become one of Australia's most successful touring cars, due in part to numerical supremacy on the track and the withdrawal of Ford and Chrysler from motor racing later in the seventies. Shane Jones Roar Guru . In 2001 when the long weekend became available again, the National Rugby League shifted their Grand Final to that Sunday, denying the Bathurst 1000 a return to its traditional weekend. The pair repeated the win in controversial circumstances in 1992. When marshals reached the scene, Hulme was unconscious and he was pronounced dead at Bathurst Hospital after suffering a second heart attack. 12/09/2006. This Phase One GT-HO Bathurst special Falcon was powered by a 351 cubic inch V8 sourced from Ford America. The track was almost blocked with wreckage but expert flag marshalling enabled the cars to pass through in single file until the debris was cleared. His pit crew could not lend assistance as this would have resulted in disqualification. This 1997 race was won by Paul Morris and Craig Baird in a BMW 320i, however they were later disqualified as Baird had exceeded the mandated time limit for a continuous solo driving period. Four leading categories will take centre stage at next months Repco Bathurst 1000. The second and final round of the reborn Tasman Series will mark S5000s long-awaited debut at Mount Panorama. Brock won the 1972 race aboard a Holden Torana XU-1. This new track surface resulted in a marked reduction of lap times, and during free practice many of the drivers recorded times that were under the existing practice lap record. V8 SuperUtes and Heritage Revival will race on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the event. Eggenberger's cars finished first and second on the road but were disqualified months later due to bodywork irregularities. [31][32] The 2006 event also honoured Brock with special tributes; including the front row of the starting grid being left vacant, all cars bearing an '05' number sticker made famous by Brock, and a champions' lap of honour featuring Brock's past co-drivers parading in cars that Brock won Bathurst with. The event will feature the biggest schedule of any Bathurst 1000 in history with support categories taking to the track from Tuesday onwards, however the Supercars will stick with their now-familiar four days of running. [7], Rule changes for 1970 enabled a single driver to complete the entire race distance. The parochial Bathurst crowd, and touring car fans in general, had been conditioned to view the Bathurst 1000 as a perpetual struggle between Holden and Ford. Brock inherited the lead when the Fords started pitting for fuel. Several cars coming around the blind corner crashed into the stationary car. Holden's 308 cubic inch V8-powered Toranas scored Bathurst victories in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979 in L34 and A9X configuration. Spectator vantage points have also become less intimate to the track over recent years, with increased run-off size and debris fencing being installed around the track due to increasing international FIA standards.[4]. Bathurst 1000 LIVE race results: Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander win [7] During the race the Geoghegan car had entered the pit area through the rear access lane off Mountain Straight and erroneously accumulated an extra lap on the ARDC timing board. stream Mount Panorama. Peter Brock died weeks before the 2006 race in an accident during the Targa West rally in Western Australia. Eight drivers in the Super2 field will compete in Sundays Great Race. After being challenged by Brock's furiously driven XU-1, Moffat was unable to exploit the V8's power advantage and spun early in the race. Harry Firth was third with John Reaburn. They were over a lap clear of the Studebaker Lark driven by David McKay and Brian Foley, which in turn was a lap in front of the Vauxhall Velox of Frank Coad and John Roxburgh. It was Holden's 36th and final win in their final start at the Bathurst 1000.[1]. The full entry list for the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. 1973 was the last competitive appearance for Chrysler, with the marque disappearing from the Group C category almost entirely. In 1966 and 1967 an Irish tobacco company sponsored the race, which became known as the "Gallaher 500". The closest non-form finish came just the year before, when Tander and Percat lifted the trophy 0.29secs ahead of Lowndes and Skaife. Ford Australia is proud to be presenting partner of V8 Sleuths event coverage of the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. The 2022 Supercars Bathurst 1000 race will officially kick off at 11:15am AEST, on Sunday October 9. The V8 SuperUtes have the honour of being the first category on track for the event with their opening practice session getting underway on Tuesday morning. Bo Seton and Midge Bosworth completed the 130 laps first. ^6 Race was stopped for over an hour due to the track surface breaking up and requiring repair. Super2 and Super3 drivers will race on the Friday and Saturday of the event for points. Ford unleashed its new XA model "hard top" coupe Ford Falcon GT which had been pioneered by John Goss. In those days the Phillip Island track was surfaced with a "cold mix" bitumen which could not stand up to the pounding of dozens of race cars going flat out for 500 miles. It was Lowndes' thirteenth podium at the event, which is an all-time record. 20 mins. Everything You Need To Know About The Bathurst 1000 - Supercheap Auto Class D was won by a Chrysler VC Valiant V8 that completed 124 laps. FORD LIVE UPDATES: Follow todays race action at the Repco Bathurst 1000, SPOTTER GUIDE:The livery of every car in the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000, SCHEDULE:Bathurst 1000 track schedule for every category, TV GUIDE:Where you can watch the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. Endurance: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. The 2021 edition of Bathurst 1000 is set to be one of the biggest ever after the 2020 race's crowd capacity was limited due to Covid-19. Bruce McPhee and Barry Mulholland were second in an identical car. It was the first time the Shootout or its predecessor Hardies Heroes was not held since it was introduced in 1978 (in 1988 the Shootout was held but did not count for pole position). Gibson's lead drivers, Jim Richards and Mark Skaife, easily won the 1991 Bathurst 1000 with Skaife setting the sensational time of 2:12.63 in the Top 10 Runoff for pole which was actually 2/10th faster than George Fury's Group C pole time of 1984 set on the pre-Chase circuit. [3] The track uses temporarily-closed-public roads and is known for the 174-metre (571ft) elevation difference between its highest and lowest points. As Richards had been leading the race on that lap his team was declared the winner. It is currently run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most recent incarnation of the Australian Touring Car Championship. His second hat trick consisted of victories in 1982, 1983 and 1984, this time partnering with Larry Perkins in a VH Commodore for the first two years and in a VK Commodore in the third. Lowndes and Whincup then won the next two races to achieve the first three-peat since Brock and Larry Perkins won the Bathurst 1000 from 1982 to 1984 (the 1983 win was also shared with John Harvey). There was no resolution to the dispute, and AVESCO announced that V8 Supercars would not compete in the traditional Bathurst 1000 held on the October long weekend in 1997. Car #97 received a 3-place grid penalty for a causing a collision in Qualifying. It has been confirmed that the Super3 Series will contest Round 2 of its 2020 season at the famous Mount Panorama circuit, supporting the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Its 'HO' specification included upgraded suspension components such as front and rear stabiliser bars. SCHEDULE. The 1995 champions were Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall in a Holden VR Commodore, followed by Alan Jones and Allan Grice in an EF Falcon. Privateers entered improved Chargers. Alcohol limits for the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 campgrounds are as follows per person per day: a) 1x carton of full-strength beer (5% . Just one rookie, Tickford Racings Zak Best, will start this years Great Race marking the smallest intake of debutants since the inaugural running of the event at Mount Panorama in 1963. The two classes of touring cars competed in the same races for two championships in 1993. 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 - Supercars Countdown Event starts in. 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 - Supercars ^2 Race was stopped before full race distance. 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In 2013 the 1000km was completed in the record time of six hours, eleven minutes and twenty-seven seconds. Chahda and Robotham will combine in an all-Super2 family-run wildcard entry. With tyres that were able to endure the power and torque, the GT-HO reinforced the adage that "there is no substitute for cubic inches". Having received backlash after announcing they would not race at Bathurst, AVESCO hastily made a deal with the Bathurst Regional Council for the use of the circuit. Fraser leads Tickford Racing driver Zak Best, who will also make his second Great Race start. The HRT claimed a popular Bathurst victory for Holden after three seasons of Sierra domination. The 2022 Bathurst 1000 (known as the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 for commercial reasons) was a motor racing event for Supercars held on the week of 6 to 9 October 2022. Bob Jane won the race four times in succession from 1961 to 1964. Highlights of the Supercheap Auto Showroom Showdown as part of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Support Category in 2000 The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport introduced new Group E Series Production Touring Car regulations in 1965 but the Armstrong 500 continued with its own regulations.[8]. Designed and engineered right here in Australia. BROKEN gearshift towers have become the latest item for Supercars teams to manage with their Gen3 race cars. In 1963 the Armstrong 500 moved to the 6.2-kilometre (3.9mi) Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst in New South Wales. 1967 rule changes mandated a minimum number of pit-stops to negate the advantage economical smaller cars had of requiring fewer stops. Brock is the most successful driver in the history of the race, winning the event nine times, and was also known as one of the most popular and fan-friendly drivers during his long career. By lap 11 Brock had already lapped 7 of the outright Class D cars. Many drivers were caught off guard and ran into the tyre wall due to the debris on the track. Tuesday November 30. The XU-1 was more agile, cheaper and more economical. It was to be Brock's ninth and final Bathurst 1000 win. [7] In 1969 there was a multi-car accident on lap one. The Group E Series Production Touring Car regulations, which had applied to the 1972 race,[6] were replaced by the new Group C Touring Car regulations for 1973. Class wins were achieved by a Datsun 1200, an Alfa GTV, a Mazda RX2 and, of course, the Falcon GT. Pic: Australian Racing Group THE 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 features the biggest schedule in 'Great Race' history with 10 support categories joining Supercars on a six-day joint bill. Bathurst 1000 Crashes: Support Categories - YouTube Intending to perform one less pit stop than the Ford teams, HDT team manager Harry Firth had instructed Chivas to "Get Max Laps" via a hand held sign. Matthew MacKelden has been stretchered off the track at Mount Panorama after a brutal crash during Race 3 in the Bathurst 1000 support categories. [7] Ford's development of the 289 cubic inch V8 Ford Falcon GT signalled the end of small cars as outright contenders. 1. The lead category will be the Supercars Championship finale, the Bathurst 1000. Third place in Class D fell to the venerable Studebaker Lark of Warren Weldon and John Hall. Schedule set for Repco Bathurst 1000 - Supercars This was postponed to the end of 1992 due to the inability of FISA to specify a new International formula. The global organising body FISA, a subsidiary of the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), allowed more liberal, negotiated interpretations "back home". Navigation. The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic, as it was known, was held two weeks after the traditional race, while the 1998 FAI 1000 was held in mid-November. [27] In what was the final event for a factory-backed Holden team before the brand's retirement, the race was won by Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander, the latter's fourth Bathurst 1000 win. The Porsches are actually squeezing in two championship rounds at Mount Panorama; Races 1 and 2 will comprise Round 4, while Races 3 and 4 will comprise Round 5. Melbourne) and the Darwin Triple Crown. In response Nissan withdrew from Australian motorsport. ^3 The first and second position finishers were disqualified post race. The race was a disaster for Ford as many Falcon tyres failed due to the speed and weight of the Falcons. The incident also injured several marshals. The event, which will be held on October 6-9, will be headlined by the 161-lap Bathurst 1000. New Zealand's Jim Richards won the race seven times (197880, 199192, 1998 and 2002) and also holds the record for the most starts (35) at this event. Dick Johnson first rose to fame during the 1980 race when his privately entered Ford Falcon hit a rock that had fallen (or been pushed; the subject is still debated to this day) onto the track. [7] Todd Kelly, brother to Rick, won the 2005 race on his birthday, winning with Mark Skaife for HRT. endobj Although the Group A racing Commodores and Sierras were far removed from road going examples, the Nissans were seen as being unfairly advantaged and received considerable negative comment in the build-up to the race. Triple carburettors on the "Red" motor provided an excellent power-to-weight ratio. Since 2001, the race is run on the weekend after the long weekend, normally the second weekend in October. In the 1994 season, the 2-litre Super Touring championship was run separately to the ATCC, though both categories ran as two classes at Bathurst. The race was traditionally run on the Labour Day long weekend in New South Wales, in early October. This meant that the back markers had to start the race from around the corner on Conrod Straight. At the end of lap one Fords held the first four places with Toranas fifth, six and seventh. Imported turbocharged cars, initially Ford Sierra RS Cosworths and then Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, achieved dominance during this period while Holden Commodores managed to claim three hard-fought wins. Bathurst 2021: Your guide to this year's 6-day Bathurst 1000 festival Holden based race teams continued development of the 308 cubic inch V8 powered Commodore. The company became a title sponsor of the race between 2002 and 2004. Hell Corner Situated after the pit straight Hell corner is a hard 90 left corner and the first of 23 bends along the track. Shannons SpeedSeries is Australia's home of premier motorsport categories and events, including TCR Australia, S5000, Trans Am, Touring Car Masters and GT World Challenge Australia, plus the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour and Supercheap Auto Bathurst International. The 161-lap Race 30 will commence at 11:15am local time on Sunday October 9. ^4 The first position finisher was disqualified post race. Craig Lowndes, who was a protg of Brock, and has followed his path in terms of success and popularity, has won the race seven times. Tickets for the event are available on Supercars.com and Ticketek. His first three wins were with Craig Lowndes, with his fourth coming in 2012. The 161-lap affair will mark. The only other car on the same lap was the Forbes/Negus SL/R 5000. Bathurst is famous for being a 1000kms race, the race would actually be 1000.293kms long however the locations of the start and finish line are not the same. The 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 saw the first of the Ford Falcon GT-HOs. Race Distance - 161 laps. Named for the 1000km stretch it covers, the Bathurst 1000 is an annual touring car race held at Mount Panorama track in Bathurst. The JPS Team BMW run 635 CSis and M3s were also highly competitive during this era. Murphy went on to win the Bathurst 1000 with Rick Kelly in 2003 and 2004 for K-Mart Racing. Designed and engineered right here in Australia. LATEST BATHURST 1000 START CONFIRMED - Auto Action 15:55 - 16:55. The winner of the 2 Litre Class was the John Cotter/Peter Doulman BMW M3 which had reverted to 2 litres capacity. Both the Super Touring and V8 Supercar races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000. The Holden Bathurst contingent for this year included 13 SL/R 5000s, 7 XU-1s and one HQ Monaro GTS. The car gained the nickname 'Godzilla'. 2021 REPCO BATHURST 1000 EVENT SCHEDULE - UPDATED! | V8 Sleuth Start / End Series Session Duration Results; 08:40 - 09:00. . In 1986, Sydney accountant and privateer entrant Mike Burgmann became the first fatality in the race's history when his car, a Holden VK Commodore SS Group A, travelling at 260km/h (160mph), struck the tyre barrier at the base of the Armor All Bridge (then sponsored by John Player Special) on the high-speed straight known as Conrod Straight. Weve listed the full daily track schedule already here at V8 Sleuth, but with categories running across different days and at different times, we thought wed also bring you a list of practice, qualifying and race schedules broken down by category. In 1995, due to fears about the growing speed difference between the V8s and the 2-litre cars, the Bathurst 1000 became a one-class race for the first time. This was a coupe based on the HK model four-door Kingswood family sedan. In 1999, Steven Richards repeated his 1998 triumph, winning with Greg Murphy in their Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore. Moffat claimed another Falcon victory, his third in only four years. Ford's Falcon GT and later GT-HO, Holden's Monaro and Torana, and Chrysler's Pacer and Charger models were the result of constant development of race-worthy cars that the general public could buy. Channel 7 had televised the race since 1963 and had a contract that was binding into the 21st century. [28] For the first time since 2000, the event was the final round of the championship, however Scott McLaughlin had already secured an unassailable lead at the penultimate event.[29]. An outright or class victory was a significant opportunity to increase sales and market share. The 2022 Bathurst 1000 starts on October 6, 2022 and runs for four days until October 9, 2022. Peter Brock cemented his reputation as the driver to beat during this period, including achieving two Bathurst hat-tricks with the Marlboro-sponsored HDT. [20] Erebus also joined Tekno as the only teams to win both the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst 1000. The most iconic race in Australia and known throughout the world, the 2022 Bathurst 1000 will see 28 Supercars, either Ford Mustangs or Holden Commodores, complete 161 laps of the world famous Mount Panorama circuit for a total of 1000 kilometers from start to finish. Since 1999, the race has been run exclusively for the Supercars category, and is run for championship points. Carrera Cup will also return to Mount Panorama, having previously featured for over a decade. The category also has one of the longer support races on the schedule: the marquee Trans Am Bathurst 100, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Repco, which is sponsoring the Bathurst 1000 for a second time, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. In 2006, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup won the first race for Ford in eight years, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Chrysler replaced its Pacers with its new two-door, the Charger. 1 0 obj Melbourne: Used for the Melbourne SuperSprint. Their Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV was able to set a fast pace early in the race which the Sierras could match but not sustain due to reliability issues, mostly with tyre wear. Ford Australia is proud to be presenting partner of V8 Sleuths event coverage of the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. This years Great Race comes on the 50th anniversary of Peter Brocks maiden win. Most Australian manufacturers and assemblers became heavily involved. The start of this new era was dominated by Holden, who won every Bathurst 1000 from 1999 to 2005. The highly regarded, and more expensive, Alfa GTV had been seen as the emerging force in touring cars. Initially the Geoghegan brothers' Falcon was awarded victory but some hours later Harry Firth and Fred Gibson were declared winners. From 1985 to 1992, the Bathurst 1000 was run to international Group A regulations. The car was eventually black flagged. The Torana proved more than a match in the atrocious conditions. Garth Tander is a five time winner, all of which with Holdens. Sydney driver Mike Burgmann died when his VK Commodore hit the concrete base of the bridge over Conrod Straight at 260km/h (160mph). 1 6 4 Days 1 6 Hrs 2 2 Mins 1 3 Secs Format Endurance Tickets & Prices General Admission Book Now Reserved Grandstand Book Now Hospitality Book Now View all tickets At a Glance TICKETS event schedule - TBA Event Guide - TBA support categories - TBA Entertainment - TBA The 2021 series was decided in Bathurst last December, with Broc Feeney clinching the title. Frank Coad and John Roxburgh in a Vauxhall Cresta, were the first to complete the 500-mile race distance. Tom Walkinshaw also briefly campaigned VL Commodores in Europe. The 2019 race only featured one safety car in the first 101 laps, but the final 60 laps featured seven, eventually resulting in a one lap sprint to the chequered flag. Support Categories Practice 1 - TCR. Its popularity grew rapidly, chiefly because it became a means for car manufacturers to showcase their products as the race cars had to be identical to those available on the showroom floor. Thursday December 2. This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 23:47. In 1987, the Bathurst 1000 became a round of the short lived 1987 World Touring Car Championship, resulting in European teams racing against local Australian teams in the 1000. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! The race was run to its full distance and finished in the early evening, with Ford Performance Racing drivers Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris taking victory on the final lap, after the lead car of Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell ran low on fuel. 2021 Supercars Bathurst 1000 - Start time, how to watch - Motorsport By lap 20 the HDT Toranas of Brock and Bond were over a minute in front of Goss in the only competitive Falcon. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! <> Some European teams, most prominently the Ford Europe backed Eggenberger Motorsport, ran questionable vehicles. On lap 12 Moffat pitted and lost several laps as a new coil was fitted. The 11:15am start time is the same as the 2016, 2017 and 2018 races. Six-day Bathurst 1000 festival confirmed - Speedcafe It hosted the eleventh round of the 2022 Supercars Championship. By. As any new regulations were unlikely to suit large engined cars CAMS created a uniquely Australian Touring Car formula for 1993, Group 3A. In 1968, sponsorship changed again and the race became known as the Hardie-Ferodo 500. While the mechanics were trying to fix the problem Brock pitted with a broken piston caused by a failed oil pump. The 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 saw Volvo return for the first time since 1998, with Garry Rogers Motorsport entering two Volvo S60s. Larry Perkins is the equal fourth most successful driver at Bathurst, with six victories (198284, 1993, 1995 and 1997). The race was extended from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres in 1973. Whincup received a fifteen-second time penalty, which meant that despite taking the chequered flag first, he was only classified 11th. Three of Jane's wins were with Harry Firth, who went on to win a fourth race in 1967 and also was a team manager for the 1969 and 1972 Holden Dealer Team victories. Group C was replaced by the International Group A Touring car rules in 1985, with selected cars preparing for this change and competing in a separate "Group A" class in 1984. THE 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 features the biggest schedule in Great Race history with 10 support categories joining Supercars on a six-day joint bill. 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