Chrysler also followed by not going ahead with a competition version of its V8-powered Charger. In 1968, sponsorship changed again and the race became known as the Hardie-Ferodo 500. Dick Johnson was the only winner for Ford during the 1980s under Group C, with a victory in 1981 whilst at the wheel of the XD Falcon. If you continue to use this site, you agree to the terms and conditions identified in our privacy policy, Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia, Winterbottom eyeing end to podium drought, Supercars announces partnership with NewBook, Home advantages and title charges: The final Pukekohe Prebrief, Triple Eight docuseries to provide exclusive insight into SVG injury, Repco Bathurst 1000 schedule released , Repco Bathurst 1000 start time confirmed , 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 . [3] The track uses temporarily-closed-public roads and is known for the 174-metre (571ft) elevation difference between its highest and lowest points. Will Dale is V8 Sleuth's Head of Content - Digital. 1972 was also the last year that drivers were permitted to drive without co-drivers. The full schedule has been released leading up to 'The Great Race', including that of the support categories for the October 6-9 event. BATHURST 1000. Practice 2 (Additional Drivers Only) 60 mins. Bathurst 1000 LIVE race results: Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander win Result . Dick Johnson Racing switched to a 1983 Zakspeed developed Ford Mustang GT formerly raced in Europe by German ace Klaus Ludwig. A similar dispute affected the V8 Supercars Challenge support races at the Australian Grand Prix, in which at various times different networks have held the broadcast rights to both V8 Supercars and Formula One. Five-time TCM champion John Bowe leading the points heading into the final round, with 10 drivers still in with a mathematical chance of winning the 2021 title. Entry became limited to V8 powered Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores (with, in 1993 only, the exception of weight limited normally aspirated Group A cars like the M3s of LoGaMo Racing). Moffat completed the 500 miles first followed by other GTHOs in second and third place and filling six of the top seven places. Jane and Firth switched to a Falcon and once again completed the 500 miles first. The two classes of touring cars competed in the same races for two championships in 1993. Become a subscriber to the V8 Sleuth Newsletter to get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. Super3 confirmed for Bathurst 1000 support races - SpeedSeries Both the Super Touring and V8 Supercar races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000. It was during this period that the famous Holden-Ford-Chrysler rivalry originated. It was the 26th running of the Australian 1000 race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club and V8 Supercars Australia that saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. The popular muscle cars are one of the first categories to hit the track on Tuesday, with racing beginning Wednesday and finishing up on Friday morning. It was Lowndes' thirteenth podium at the event, which is an all-time record. Designed and engineered right here in Australia. Start / End Series Session Duration Results; 08:40 - 09:00. . In 1983, John Harvey also shared the win with Brock and Perkins. Race winners Mark Skaife and Jim Richards were challenged by a rowdy, confused and alcohol-fuelled crowd. Drivers are unable to see the descending road and enter Skyline and the first of The Esses at 220km/h (140mph) before The Dipper, one of the most famous corners in Australian motorsport. 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results. The Bathurst 1000 will start at 12:15pm AEDT on Sunday. The support categories include GT World Challenge Australia, S5000, TCR Australia, Super2, Carrera Cup, Toyota 86s, Trans Am and Touring Car Masters. Support Categories Practice 1 - TCR. Pic: Supplied. The 161-lap race, the 30th race of the season, will start at 11:15am local time (AEDT) on Sunday October 9. We've got the answer right here in the full event schedule (updated on November 24) for the history-making six-day meeting, set to run from November 30-December 5. The resulting culture clash caused considerable angst between officials and team management. Supercars then hit the track on Thursday. By lap 11 Brock had already lapped 7 of the outright Class D cars. 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. The smaller classes were won by a Morris Cooper S, an Alfa GTV and a Mazda RX3. TOCA Australia was invited to fill the void with a 2-litre Super Touring field, featuring a number of British Touring Car Championship drivers and teams, including Alain Menu, John Cleland and Rickard Rydell, joining Australian Super Touring Championship regulars. Each of the four races in 1997 and 1998 are considered as legitimate Bathurst 1000s in the record books.[7]. 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results Tuesday November 30 to Sunday December 05. The Haltech V8 SuperUtes Series and Heritage Revival category complete the line-up. BROKEN gearshift towers have become the latest item for Supercars teams to manage with their Gen3 race cars. The first years on the Mount Panorama circuit were dominated by swift and agile small cars, such as the Ford Cortina and Mini Cooper. With almost no support from Ford Australia, Group A Ford Falcons never eventuated. Bathurst 1000, 2021: When Every Category Will Be on Track - V8 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. These were available race ready from Europe and were campaigned by many teams including Allan Moffat Racing, Dick Johnson Racing and eventually a team run by Holden stalwart Peter Brock. V8 Sleuth is Australia's Home of Motorsport. The instructions over team radio resulted in Coulthard slowing the field after a safety car was called, which allowed McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup to pit without losing any positions. Car number 34, a lone Morris Marina finished 6th in Class C having completed 125 laps. Many marques, including Morris, Jaguar, Nissan, BMW and Volvo, have competed in and won the event in Bathurst. Canadian-born Allan Moffat is Ford's most successful Bathurst driver, winning the race four times (1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977). [7] The race win was therefore awarded to third placed Peter Brock, who drove two of his Holden VL Commodore SS Group A cars during the race. 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results - Supercars Alexandre Prmat was scheduled to drive for Tickford Racing but will once again miss out on returning to Mount Panorama for the first time since winning the race in 2019. Garth Tander is a five time winner, all of which with Holdens. Most Australian manufacturers and assemblers became heavily involved. Car #97 received a 3-place grid penalty for a causing a collision in Qualifying. 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". .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^1 Outright race winner was not officially recognised until 1965. Become a subscriber to the V8 Sleuth Newsletter to get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. Alongside Rickard Rydell, Jim Richards won his sixth Bathurst 1000 in a Volvo S40 run by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, with his son Steven second in a Nissan Primera run by British team Team Dynamics. Its regular support categories, the second tier Super2 Series, one-make Porsche Carrera Cup, the popular Toyota Gazoo Racing 86 Series and V8 Superutes will all feature. The 161-lap affair will mark. The Dunlop Series will make its 23rd appearance at Mount Panorama. Class wins were achieved by a Datsun 1200, an Alfa GTV, a Mazda RX2 and, of course, the Falcon GT. The Bathurst 1000 will be the only endurance race on the Supercars calendar for 2021, with fans eagerly awaiting the list of co-drivers for the year. Bathurst 1000: Support category wrap - The Roar The Super2 and Super3 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup, TGRA 86 Racing Series and V8 SuperUtes will be joined by a host of Australian Racing Group categories, led by the TCR Australia Series, S5000, Touring Car Masters, Trans Am and Australian GT. Brock won the 1972 race aboard a Holden Torana XU-1. In 1961 Bob Jane and Harry Firth, sharing an Australian assembled Mercedes-Benz 220 SE, were the first drivers to complete the 167 laps. As a result, the top ten positions on the grid were determined by the order of the original Friday Qualifying session.[14]. V8 Sleuth is Australia's Home of Motorsport. When marshals reached the scene, Hulme was unconscious and he was pronounced dead at Bathurst Hospital after suffering a second heart attack. The car gained the nickname 'Godzilla'. Its 'HO' specification included upgraded suspension components such as front and rear stabiliser bars. Schedule set for Repco Bathurst 1000 - Supercars It initially suffered from the related problems of complexity and reliability but the GT-R went on to dominate Group A racing worldwide. 2023 Supercars Championship - Wikipedia ^4 The first position finisher was disqualified post race. In 1964 the pair drove competing Cortina GTs; Jane won with George Reynolds as co-driver. Nissan and team manager Fred Gibson, had campaigned Skylines in Australian competition for a few years. Four leading categories will take centre stage at next month's Repco Bathurst 1000. -. His pit crew could not lend assistance as this would have resulted in disqualification. [7] In 1969 there was a multi-car accident on lap one. As the rain clouds dissipated many unhappy campers loudly voiced their opinions. Every Supercars practice session, qualifying, the Top 10 Shootout and the main race, plus all support category action will be LIVE and AD-BREAK FREE on the FOX SPORTS BATHURST Channel (Foxtel Channel 503). The XU-1 was easier on brakes and tyres, thereby minimizing the number of required pit stops. Highlights of the Supercheap Auto Showroom Showdown as part of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Support Category in 2000 [7] Mini Coopers filled the first nine places in Class C and outright. During the 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship the Torana GTR XU-1 was gradually superseded by the wider bodied SL/R 5000. 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 - Supercars Countdown Event starts in. Bathurst support categories revealed - Supercars On the final lap, the two Moffat Ford Dealers entries of Allan Moffat and Colin Bond ran in formation down Conrod Straight, with the helicopter footage of the formation becoming one of the most famous images in Bathurst 1000 history. With Grove Racing a continuation of Kelly Racing, Matt Chahda Motorsport a Super2 Series team and PremiAir Racing an all new team, which took over Team Sydney. Race day will feature the usual morning warm-up session ahead of the latest start time in Bathurst 1000 history. At Bathurst it was fitted with race tyres. ^6 Race was stopped for over an hour due to the track surface breaking up and requiring repair. In 2013, V8 Supercars' rules changed and other marques began to enter the race, including the return of past winners Nissan. After the first 10 cars passed through The Esses, contact between two Falcons caused one to roll over. Some European teams, most prominently the Ford Europe backed Eggenberger Motorsport, ran questionable vehicles. Supercars will hold their opening practice session on Thursday, December 2 and ARMOR ALL Qualifying will commence at 4:35pm local time on the Friday. To reduce the chances of another first lap calamity the starting grid was changed from 2-3-2 to a staggered 2-2-2 formation. His car, a Holden VP Commodore, had a mechanical failure and went straight ahead at the entry to The Chase, hitting a barrier at almost 250km/h (160mph). From 1985 to 1992, the Bathurst 1000 was run to international Group A regulations. Just one previous Bathurst 1000-winning chassis will be on the grid for the 2021 race, while seven cars will make their Great Race debut. The Holden Bathurst contingent for this year included 13 SL/R 5000s, 7 XU-1s and one HQ Monaro GTS. In 1963 the Armstrong 500 moved to the 6.2-kilometre (3.9mi) Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst in New South Wales. Morris and Mostert had started the race from last position after being excluded from qualifying. 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. Result . Repco Bathurst 1000 start time confirmed - Supercars Greg Murphy was given the biggest time penalty (five minutes) in Bathurst history because of a pitlane infringement by his team. The next-generation Ranger is the smartest, most capable and most versatile Ranger ever developed at every step with our customers needs and experiences in mind. Entry was limited to standard, unmodified production saloons built or assembled in Australia. It was the final time that Holden would participate in the Bathurst 1000, who made their debut in the 1961 Armstrong 500 event at Phillip Island, after General Motors announced the retirement of the brand in 2020.[2]. [22] It took Lowndes to seven event wins and Richards to five. The 161-lap Race 30 will commence at 11:15am local time on Sunday October 9. 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. In this Playlist, all of the Races, including highlights, and Support Categories over the years of the Bathurst 1000 which have been held at Mount Panorama. A number of drivers in the Carrera Cup field will also race in the Repco Bathurst 1000. From 1999 onwards, the race also counted for championship points for the first time, taking a position as the final round on the calendar. This rivalry spawned Australia's most famous muscle cars, reverentially known as "Bathurst Specials". Moffat claimed another Falcon victory, his third in only four years. Start time - 11.15am. As any new regulations were unlikely to suit large engined cars CAMS created a uniquely Australian Touring Car formula for 1993, Group 3A. The second and final round of the reborn Tasman Series will mark S5000s long-awaited debut at Mount Panorama. "The Chase", a large three-corner chicane added in 1987 to the straight, was dedicated to Burgmann with a plaque embedded in the concrete barriers. 2 0 obj The V8 Toranas ran away at the start of the 1974 race and Holden victory seemed assured. He was supported by John Goss and Kevin Bartlett in an XA Hardtop and Murray Carter in another XB Falcon Hardtop. Ford's 351 XC Falcon famously finished first and second in 1977. Between the 2013 and 2014 races, the track was resurfaced. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! In its early years, the Bathurst 500/1000 was generally a stand-alone event, occasionally becoming a round of a national series such as the Australian Manufacturers' Championship, but never part of the most significant touring car series in Australia, the Australian Touring Car Championship. Bathurst 2021: full schedule, times, dates, start time, live stream 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. During its history, the race has been conducted for production saloon cars,[5] Group E Series Production Touring Cars,[6] Group C Touring Cars, Group A Touring Cars, Group 3A Touring Cars, Super Touring and currently Supercars. V8 SuperUtes and Heritage Revival will race on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the event. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Peter Brock died weeks before the 2006 race in an accident during the Targa West rally in Western Australia. Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth were the defending race winner. Rauno Aaltonen and Bob Holden drove their Mini Cooper S to a hard-fought win against stiff competition which mainly consisted of other Coopers. [16] Following the finish, Triple Eight announced they were appealing the penalty, regarding the appropriateness of a time penalty for such an offence. 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 class structure was retained so that there were many "races within the race" but the emphasis on achieving first outright increased. [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. The track surface broke up and became unsafe during races. Class wins were achieved by Mazda 1300, Datsun 1600, Mazda RX-2, Torana XU1 and Falcon GTHO.[7]. The event was the 65th running of the Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marked the 62nd time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. In 1978 and 1979 he and Jim Richards drove an A9X Torana to victory, while in 1980 the pair won in a VC Commodore. Larry Perkins is the equal fourth most successful driver at Bathurst, with six victories (198284, 1993, 1995 and 1997). 1967 rule changes mandated a minimum number of pit-stops to negate the advantage economical smaller cars had of requiring fewer stops. Twenty-eight cars entered the event - 19 Holden Commodores and nine Ford Mustangs, making it the biggest grid since 2013. This was also the first year that an official trophy was awarded to the first team to cover the 500 miles. In 1966 and 1967 an Irish tobacco company sponsored the race, which became known as the "Gallaher 500". V8 Sleuth Staff. Initially the Geoghegan brothers' Falcon was awarded victory but some hours later Harry Firth and Fred Gibson were declared winners. This was Holden's first Bathurst 500 win. Porter had been scheduled to compete in the 1000 as a driver for the Brad Jones Racing team. He has won three Bathurst races in a Falcon (200608) and four in a Commodore (1996, 2010, 2015 and 2018), and also holds the record for most Bathurst podiums, with fourteen. Bathurst 1000 - Wikipedia Best will race with Thomas Randle, with Fraser to line-up with seven-time Bathurst winner Craig Lowndes. Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander will be hoping to go . Also missing out are four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy and fellow Kiwi Richie Stanaway, who were scheduled to drive an Erebus Motorsport-run wildcard in Boost Mobile colours. Teams Grove Racing, Matt Chahda Motorsport and PremiAir Racing made their debut in the Bathurst 1000. The top placed 2-litre car was the works BMW of Paul Morris and Altfrid Heger which finished 10th outright, albeit six laps behind Johnson and Bowe. 12/09/2006. He was given the moniker "King of the Mountain" for these reasons.[2]. By. As with the early Phillip Island races, some of this new surface started to break up early in the race, particularly at Griffin's Bend. ENTRY LIST:Every car and driver in the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000, BLUE OVAL:Ford partners with V8 Sleuth for the Bathurst 1000. In the Top 10 Shootout in 2003, Greg Murphy set what was then the fastest lap ever on the Mount Panorama Circuit with a time of 2:06.8594, a lap which became known as the "Lap of the Gods". A vast array of cars from different eras are expected to line-up in the Heritage Revival category. It was also the first win for Gibson Motorsport since their wins with Nissan in 1991 and 1992. Consequent to Burgmann's death the circuit was altered prior to the 1987 race by the incorporation of "The Chase" two-thirds of the way down Conrod Straight. In 1999, Steven Richards repeated his 1998 triumph, winning with Greg Murphy in their Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore. They will be on track on every single day of the event, including as one of the curtain-raisers to the Bathurst 1000. Supercars will be on track on all four days of the event. He went on to win twice more, in 1989 and 1994. 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. Chivas pushed the XU-1 up hill along pit lane. Since 1999, the race has been run exclusively for the Supercars category, and is run for championship points. The 2022 Bathurst 1000 starts on October 6, 2022 and runs for four days until October 9, 2022. Mercedes-Benz returned through Australian GT Championship team Erebus Motorsport with its three Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs. What is the Bathurst 1000? This year is set to be especially interesting to watch play out as major changes in the Supercar team's main driver line-ups has made the search for a co-driver even more competitive. 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In addition to the 24 regular full-time entries, one Wildcard entry will join the grid in the shape of the Triple Eight-run Holden for Broc Feeney and Russell Ingall. Additionally, the 2006 event was marred by the death of New Zealand driver Mark Porter in a Development V8 Supercar Series support race on the Friday of the meeting. Their inaugural season will wrap up with four races spread across Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Mount Panorama. With the pop-off valves in place, the Nissans were reported to now be only producing around 450bhp (336kW; 456PS), though team boss Fred Gibson would (in later years) confess that the Winfield sponsored cars were actually producing around 600bhp (447kW; 608PS) after his team had managed to fool CAMS officials during the year. 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.