| Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit |
| Race Format | |
| Race 1 | |
| - Laps | 161 |
| - Distance | 1,002 km |
| Last Race (2007) | |
| Winning Driver | Craig Lowndes / Jamie Whincup |
| Winning Team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Winning Manufacturer | Ford |
The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre (620 mi) touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Mount Panorama Circuit is a Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Practice Free practice was held over three sessions on Thursday October 4 and Friday October 5, 2007. Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne Victoria on June 21, 1974. Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone. This article concerns Triple Eight Race Engineering's V8 Supercar operation Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Super Cheap Auto is an Australian -based Automotive Retailer. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars Mount Panorama Circuit is a Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Traditionally the race was run on the first Sunday in October, but more recently has moved to the second Sunday. The race traces its lineage back to a production car race held at Phillip Island in 1960, called the Armstrong 500. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a racing circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia History Old Track The first Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Outright controversy Officially only class placings were awarded Since then 51 races have taken place under the combined history of two events at two venues in two states. It is known among fans and broadcasters as "The Great Race", and is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Australian motorsport.
The winners of the race receive the Peter Brock Trophy, inaugurated at the 2006 race in honour of Peter Brock who, with nine Bathurst victories, remains the most successful driver in the history of the race. The Peter Brock Trophy is an Australian Motorsport trophy awarded to the winner of the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The
Since 2000, the race has been run exclusively for V8 Supercars and is now a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA
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Mount Panorama
The race starts and finishes at a different point. Mount Panorama Circuit is a Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The first corner is Hell Corner, known to claim a few scalps at the start and after the Safety Car. After Hell Corner is Mountain Straight, a 255 km/h (158 mph) straight leading into Griffins Bend. Griffins Bend is more known for Paul Dumbrell hitting the wall, losing a wheel that then ricocheted into Craig Lowndes windscreen in 2005. It is also known for Jim Richards, the year before hitting a kangaroo while in the Top 10 on Lap 112. You go up to the Cutting and the climb begins. Reid Park is a complex corner and most drivers have been caught not shortshifting in the middle of the corner and spinning. Down to Sulman Park and McPhillamy, more controversial in the 2006 race when Jason Richards hit the wall and no safety car was called with 2 laps to go. You cannot see the road at 220 km/h (140 mph) but you go into Skyline and the Dipper, one of the best corners in Australian Motorsport. Into Forrest Elbow, the slowest part of the track, you go to Conrod Straight, a 300 km/h (190 mph) straight. The Chase is where you are on the limiter braking into another corner to 130 km/h (81 mph). The final turn, Murrays is the 17th turn and last of a busy lap.
Race history
The race has a long and colourful history, having been conducted for numerous categories such as Series Production, Group C, Group A, Super Touring and currently V8 Supercar category. Production car racing includes all categories of Auto racing where unmodified (or very lightly modified cars race each other outright and also in classes In relation to Australian motorsport Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for use in Australian touring In relation to Motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national Touring car racing in 1994 based on the 2 V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA
Although the Bathurst 1000 is today run by just two marques, Ford and Holden, makes as diverse as Morris, Jaguar, BMW, Nissan and Volvo have also tasted success at "The Mountain". Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria. Morris Commercial Cars The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish premium Automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden Holden has the most victories at Bathurst with 25 wins, while Ford has 15 (or 16 if including the victory from the 1962 Phillip Island event).
Early years
The Armstrong 500, the event that would become the Hardie Ferodo 500/1000 and later the Bathurst 1000, was first held on 20 November 1960 at Phillip Island in Victoria over a 500-mile (800 km) distance in order to test and determine which car had the best combination of speed, performance, reliability and consistency. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phillip Island is located about 140km away from Melbourne Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island in Victoria It was also acted as a sponsoring tool for Armstrong, to test the durability of products they made at the time, such as shock absorbers. Entry was limited to standard production saloons built or assembled in Australia and the cars could not be modified in any way. The race was won by Frank Coad and John Roxburgh in a Vauxhall Cresta, the only Vauxhall in a field of 45 cars. The Vauxhall Cresta is a British car first introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox (itself a six cylinder version of the Vauxhall Wyvern
In 1963, the race moved to the 6. 2-kilometre (3. 9 mi) Mount Panorama track at Bathurst in New South Wales (Australia), after the Phillip Island track’s surface had broken up and became unsuitable for safe production car racing after only just three years. Mount Panorama Circuit is a Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Phillip Island is located about 140km away from Melbourne Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island in Victoria However the production car endurance event now held at Bathurst kept the Armstrong 500 name. The race's popularity grew rapidly, as it became a means for car manufacturers to showcase their products as the cars on the track, which according to the rules, the cars that were raced had to be and thus were identical to those available in the showrooms of Australia. The first years on Mount Panorama were dominated by small cars, such as the Ford Cortina GT 500 and Mini Cooper. Later Ford's development and introduction of the 289 cubic inch V8 Falcon GT signaled the end of these small cars as outright contenders. A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. The V8 Falcon claimed a surprise victory against the smaller Alfa GTV's and Mini Cooper's, as the Falcon GT was unproven and the Alfa's were picking up from where the Mini's left off, with the new GTV highly regarded as the new emerging force in touring cars. The Falcon GT won however due to the fact that the GT's V8 power was well suited and second to none on Mount Panorama, particularly on its long uphill and downhill straights. This led to the birth of the widely accepted adage stating that "there is no substitute for cubic inches on the Mountain", which would become synomous and change the face of racing at Bathurst forever.
The popularity of the race continued to grow so rapidly during the 1960s that by 1966 most major manufacturers operating in the Australian market became heavily involved in what became known as "the Great Race". This is because an outright win in the long and tough race would add great credibility to the car and its brand, especially in proving that the winning car-brand offered the best overall package in terms of performance, durability, reliability and image. This proved to be a great marketing opportunity to increase sales and market share in the local market, and so the famous "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" concept was born. Notably, it was during this period that the famous Holden-Ford-Chrysler rivalry originated. This Series Production battleground between the "Big Three" was fought at Bathurst, and soon spawned the introduction and development of Australia's most famous muscle cars which became affectingly known as "Bathurst specials". These included Ford's Falcon GT and later GT-HO, Holden's Monaro and Torana, and Chrysler’s Pacer and Charger models.
For 1968, the Great Race at Bathurst became the Hardie-Ferodo (H-F) 500, and in response to Ford's successful 1967 Bathurst victory in a V8-powered Falcon GT, Holden entered the all new Monaro GTS. It was based largely on the HK-model four-door Kingswood family car at the time, yet was developed as a high-performance two-door, V8 coupe' that was fun and affordable to drive, whilst being engineered with the ability to win Bathurst. The Bathurst-bound Monaro GTS 327 had a 327 cubic inch Chevrolet-sourced V8 (as the 'GTS 327' name implies) which enabled the new hi-po coupe' to outperform the updated yet comparatively smaller engined 302 cubic inch Falcon GT's, and in the process the Monaro claimed a popular maiden victory on its debut as well as Holden's first ever Bathurst win.
For the following year, the 1969 H-F 500 saw the first of the three Ford Falcon GT-HO's. This Phase One GT-HO Bathurst special Falcon was powered with a 351 cubic inch V8 sourced from FoMoCo in the US, and with its 'HO' option included upgraded suspension and handling including front/rear stabilser bars and special race tyres. Holden on the other hand upgraded the GTS 327 Monaro to the GTS 350, which included better race-style handling and a more powerful Chevrolet V8 engine of 350 cubic inches. The new GTS 350 Monaro, at the hands of Colin Bond, was once again able to hold out Ford to claim another famous victory for Holden, after the Phase One's special tyres failed under the Falcon's heavy weight and great V8 power. GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria. This race also saw the debut of Peter Brock, who would soon forge his own piece of history in the Great Race as 'King of the Mountain'. Brock and Bond were drivers for the Holden Dealer Team (HDT), which had been formed earlier in the year to take the fight to the factory Ford Special Vehicles division that was turning out the ever-evolving, race-ready GT-HO Falcons. The 'Old Fox' Harry Firth was the head of the HDT and would prove to be just as much as a thorn in Ford's side as he had been the founding father for Ford's Bathurst-bred Cortina/Falcon program.
1970 saw a change of pace as Holden decided to retire the well-proven V8 powered Monaro in favour of the smaller and more nimble Torana GTR XU-1, which was a specially developed Bathurst version of the new and popular six-cylinder Torana mid-size car. For the Australian car see Holden Torana. A torana is a type of gateway seen in Hindu and Buddhist architecture Rather than continue the V8-power war with Ford, Holden adopted a more scientific and viable approach that would prove to be safer, cheaper and just as effective and fast as the GT-HO V8 steam roller. With triple carburetors and excellent power-to-weight ratio, the new Torana XU-1 was designed to be easier on brakes, tyres and fuel to enable it to minimise its required pit stops, whilst also having superior handling and braking to outperform the big and thirsty V8 Falcon GT-HO's. However, Ford refined the GT-HO to Phase Two specification, which included an even more powerful and better breathing 351 V8 and better-suited tyres. With so much power and torque, the GT-HO further proved the old "there is no substitute for cubic inches on the Mountain" saying by winning the 1970 H-F 500 as the small yet mighty Torana just could not compensate for the major power advantage that the Phase Two's had on the Bathurst straights.
The 1971 was a repeat Ford victory, which notably included the GT-HO development program had reached its peak with the XY-model Falcon GT-HO Phase Three with further upgrades to engine power and aerodynamics, which proved to be the world’s fastest four-door production car. Chrysler also introduced its racy new two-door Charger to raise the stakes in the Great Race, and was powered by a triple Weber-carbureted inline HEMI six similar to the engine layout of the Torana XU-1. The Charger however was Australia’s fastest accelerating car at the time.
1972 was the ‘year of pressure’. For one, the media-driven “Supercar Scare” had accumulated enough political pressure to force Holden to postpone its introduction of the new V8 Torana by two years. Ford abandoned its newly developed Phase Four GT-HO based on the new XA-model Falcon, while Chrysler also followed suit with its V8-powered Charger. Secondly, the 1972 H-F 500 was the first Great Race to be run in wet weather. Allan Moffat, who had won the H-F 500 the previous two years in a row, was unable to withstand the immense pressure placed on him by Brock in his XU-1, in which the Torana proved more than a match for the ultimate Phase Three GT-HO in the atrocious conditions. Moffat, unable to fully exploit the Phase Three’s V8 power, spun early in the race after been challenged furiously by Brock’s superbly-handling XU-1, and never really recovered. Brock meanwhile was able to hold off the Phase Three GT-HO of John French and the E49 Charger of Doug Chivas to win the 1972 H-F 500, thus dispelling the ‘no substitute for cubic inches’ theory as a myth. At the wheel of the new, upgraded LJ-model Torana GTR XU-1, Peter Brock had successfully exploited the car to its maximum effect to claim a highly significant and famous Bathurst victory. This is due to a number of reasons, the first being that it proved to be Brock’s first of nine Bathurst wins which would enable him to become the “King of the Mountain” and become known as “Peter Perfect”. It also signaled the first Bathurst victory for a six-cylinder engined car, which was an achievement that would not be repeated again until the maiden Bathurst win of the Nissan Skyline GT-R ‘Godzilla’ much later in 1991. Finally, it also began the Torana legend which would enable this innovative and unique muscle car to become one of Australia’s most successful touring cars ever.
Group C era
In 1973, the race distance was changed from 500 miles (800 km) to 1,000 kilometres as Australia shifted towards the adoption of the metric system. The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does That same year, a new rule was implemented allowing modifications to be made to the cars, which meant that the Series Production racing category became replaced by the new Group C category. Holden and Chrysler entered their XU-1 and Charger respectively, while Ford entered its new XA-model two-door, hard-top Falcon GT. A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. This was not a GT-HO Phase Four officially, yet most hard-top GT’s that raced incorporated many of the Phase Four’s components such as the specially built four-bolt 351 V8 engine. Brock and teammate Chivas were far out front in the lead and on track to score yet another victory for Holden’s ‘pocket rocket’ Torana XU-1, only to be beaten by Moffat’s hard-top GT after Chivas at the wheel of the XU-1 ran out of fuel. This was due to a miscalculation that originated from a broken fuel gauge and the team order to get maximum laps out of the little XU-1 before pitting. The XU-1 came to a halt just before pit straight, with Chivas pushing the XU-1 into the pits unable to be assisted by his pit-crew which under the rules would have resulted in the Brock/Chivas XU-1 being disqualified. By the time the XU-1 was refueled, Moffat had passed the stricken XU-1 and was gaining a sizable lead. After being released from pitlane, Brock set off in hot pursuit of the Moffat's Falcon GT. But Brock’s heroic effort, equal to that of Chivas’ pit-lane adventure, proved too little, too late. Brock’s XU-1 suffered a deflating tyre, thus enabling Moffat to hold on and claim yet another Falcon victory, his third in only four years. 1973 would also be the last competitive appearance for Chrysler, with the marque soon disappearing from the Group C category almost entirely.
For the remainder of the 1970’s, Holden’s new 308 cubic inch V8-powered Torana's would score Bathurst victory another four times in 1975/76/78/79, and Ford’s venerable 351 V8-powered Falcon GT’s taking out the two remaining Bathurst wins in the rain-soaked 1974 H-F 1000, and its famous 1-2 form finish in 1977. Group C would also see in the new decade, but would soon be replaced by the new International Group A Touring car rules in 1985. Till then, Holden and Ford dominated the Great race and shared victories between them. However, both Australian manufacturers were facing increased foreign competition, notably from the new Mazda RX-7 that was adopted and affectionally raced by Moffat, and Kevin Bartlett's 350 V8 powered Chevrolet Camaro. The turbo powered Nissan Bluebird piloted by George Fury also threatened the V8 'Big Bangers', and signialled a sign of things to come during the soon-to-be-adopted Group A era. During the 1980’s the Group C category was dominated by Peter Brock, having scored victories in 1980/82/83/84. Dick Johnson was the only winner for Ford during the 1980’s, with a victory in 1981 whilst at the wheel of the all-new XD-model Falcon. Ultimately, Peter Brock would prove to be the ace of the Group C era, by having achieved an incredible two Bathurst hat-tricks (three consecutive Bathurst wins twice) while at the wheel of both the Holden Torana and soon-to-be-released all new Commodore, in 1978-1980 and again in 1982-1984.
Group A era
From 1985 to 1992, the Great Race was run under international Group A touring car rules. In relation to Motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition Imported turbocharged cars, most notably Ford Sierras and Nissan Skyline GT-R, dominated the racing during this period, with the Holden Commodore managing to claim three unlikely wins during this era. The Ford Sierra is a Large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993 A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view of a Silhouette of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many Skyscrapers The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand Under the new Group A rules, local race teams in Australia could now compete against foreign racing teams and cars, both domestically and overseas. Holden-based race teams would continue to develop and race the 308 cubic inch V8-powered Commodore, with the HDT and later the Holden Racing Team (HRT) being at the forefront of the Commodores Group A development and race program. Ford-based teams however had almost no factory support from Ford Australia, and without this vital financial and technical assistance, the development program of a competitive Group A Ford Falcon never really eventuated. As a result Ford teams, such as Dick Johnson Racing, quickly switched from V8 Falcon to the US-sourced V8 Mustang for Group A racing. This was later followed by the adoption of the extremely powerful Cosworth-turbo Ford Sierras, which were race-developed and available directly from Europe.
1985 would be the first year of the Bathurst 1000 being raced under Group A rules. This race was dominated by Tom Walkinshaw Racing's V12 Jaguar XJ-S, with John Goss and Armin Hahne claiming Jaguar's first and only Bathurst win. Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. The Jaguar XJ-S (later the Jaguar XJS) is a luxury Grand tourer produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar. John Goss (b 2 May 1943, Hobart, Tasmania) is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races the The following year, the Group A VK-model Commodore V8 of privateer racer Allan Grice claimed the Bathurst honours, after enjoying an exciting racing campaign in Europe, alongside other Commodore drivers Peter Brock and his newly recruited team mate, Allan Moffat, of the HDT.
In 1987, the race was a round of the short-lived World Touring Car Championship, and competitors in that championship raced against local teams. The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the 1st World Touring Car Championship season The resulting culture clash was considerable; local scrutineers, who had been applying the Group A regulations as written, repeatedly disagreed with European teams (notably that of Rudi Eggenberger) and the global organising body (FISA, the ancestor of the FIA) that were considerably more liberal with their interpretations. The Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA was the governing body for Motor racing events With the race run, it was still unclear as to who actually won. Although the Eggenberger's cars finished 1st and 2nd, they were soon to be disqualified months later due to bodywork irregularities. The race win was eventually awarded to third-placed Peter Brock, who drove two of his VL-model Group A Commodore's in wet conditions to ultimately claim a ninth and final Bathurst victory. During the race, Brock's number '05' HDT Commodore had broken down during the race, and he switched to his back-up number '10' Commodore to finish third behind the two Eggenberger Sierras.
Local Sierra teams dominated and won the next two Bathurst 1000s, in 1988 and 1989. In 1990 however, the Sierra's were again looking strong but lost what seemed like a seemingly unloseable race to the HRT Holden Commodore of Allan Grice and Win Percy. The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand The winning VL-model 'SS Group A Walkinshaw' Commodore was able to set a fast pace early on in the race which the turbo Sierra's could not maintain, due to the high turbo boost pressures that gave the Sierra's maximum power, but resulted in extreme engine heat that hindered engine reliability. The HRT's cunning strategy had claimed a popular and long-awaited Bathurst victory for Holden, after three seasons of Sierra domination.
However a new and much more fiercer opponent was awaiting both cars. Also in 1990, Nissan and team manager Fred Gibson, had previously been running and developing its Skylines in Australian touring car competition for a few years, and that year introduced its new R32 four-wheel drive GT-R. Fred Gibson (born 26 October 1981 in Waycross Georgia, United States) is a Wide receiver currently with American football Nissan Skyline GT-RThe Nissan Skyline is a Mid-size car originally produced by the Japanese automaker Prince Motor Company starting in 1957 and later by Nissan Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to This article is for the Nissan sports coupe produced from 1969 to 2002 While it suffered from mechnical problems in the 1990 race, the R32 GT-R Skyline went on to win both the 1991 and 1992 races and dominated Group A racing worldwide, earning its nickname 'Godzilla'. With four-wheel-drive, four-wheel-steer, and a devastatingly powerful turbo 2. 6 litre six cylinder engine producing almost 600 horsepower, the RWD Sierra's and Commodore's simply could not equal or compensate for the Skyline's superior handling and power output.
The Skyline's 1992 victory was particularly controversial. Already disliked by the local and parochial Bathurst crowd, who preferred the race to be a contest between the traditional V8 touring car marques of Holden and Ford, the leading Skyline of Jim Richards and Mark Skaife was awarded victory after the race was abandoned following a huge rainstorm that caused a number of crashes, including that of the winning car. GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of Dick Johnson in his Ford Sierra took the lead, but the race was red-flagged before he could complete a full lap that was required to claim the win. As Richards had been leading the race in the last lap prior to the cancellation of the event, his team was declared the winner (as is usual practice in a race cancellation). However, disappointed by the news that the Skyline had won despite the car having crashed on the cancelled lap and left immobile, this was an unpopular decision with many race fans, who voiced their opinions loudly. Race winners Mark Skaife and Jim Richards were met with a large booing crowd on the winner's podium, prompting Richards to call the crowd "a pack of arseholes". Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of Jim Richards may refer to Jim Richards (Canadian broadcaster, Canadian radio broadcaster Jim Richards (Alberta politician, Alberta
V8 Supercar/ 2-litre Super Tourer era
Group A as an international formula had ceased to exist at the end of 1988, and over the next few years all the major national touring car championships had dropped these regulations for something new. CAMS had originally planned to replace Group A at the end of 1991, but this was pushed back to the end of 1992 as they awaited FISA's new set of touring car regulations. These were very long in coming, and were unlikely to prove favourable (if they even fell within the regulations) for big engined cars, and it was decided that for 1993 Australia would go their own way (thanks to threats from Ford, Holden, ATCC sponsor Shell and ATCC & Bathurst broadcaster Channel 7, a new set of touring car regulations would be created that would later be renamed to V8Supercar, with entry limited to only V8-powered Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores (with one exception for 1993 only; weight limited normally aspirated Group A cars like the BMW M3 run by the works BMW team run by Tony Longhurst & Frank Gardner. V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960 The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand The BMW M3 is a high performance BMW M GmbH version of the popular BMW 3-Series compact Automobile. The new set of regulations also featured a second class for 2-litre cars, based on the BTCC's regulations of the time. This class banned turbocharging along with four-wheel-drive, and effectively banned Nissan's GT-R from competition. Almost immediately, Nissan pulled out of Australian motorsport, though for 12 months after were investigating running cars in the 2 litre class, but this eventually came to nothing.
In 1994, the 2-litre Super Touring championship split off by itself (away from the ATCC), though these cars ran at Bathurst that year alongside the V8s, with a top placing of 10th outright for the works BMW of Paul Morris/Altfrid Heger. Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national Touring car racing in 1994 based on the 2 In 1995, however, due to fears about the speed differences between the V8s and the 2 litre cars, the Bathurst 1000 for the first time in its history became a one-class race, with just 32 Ford and Holden V8's facing the starter in what was at the time the smallest grid in the history of the race. This format continued in 1996
In 1997, TEGA (who had been awarded the rights to market V8 touring cars by CAMS back in 1994) did a deal with IMG for market the class (newly renamed by them as V8Supercars). One of the first steps the new joint venture company did (called AVESCO) was sign a new TV deal with the TEN Network in Australia for a much expanded coverage of the championship over previous years. This was fine for the ATCC races, but the Bathurst 1000, run by the ARDC, had a TV deal with Channel 7 (who had televised the race since in its inception at Bathurst in 1963) going forward into the 21st century. It was a stalemate, Channel 7 were not prepared to lose the race, and AVESCO, with a freshly signed TV deal with the TEN Network which required a Bathurst race to be part of the deal, not prepared to go to Bathurst with TEN.
Despite talks, a resolution was not met, AVESCO announced V8Supercars would not be competing in the traditional Bathurst 1000 held on the October long weekend, leaving the organisers without an entry field for the 1997 race. TOCA Australia filled the void with a 2-litre Super Touring field, featuring a number of British Touring Car Championship drivers including Alain Menu, John Cleland and Rickard Rydell. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. Alain Menu (born August 9, 1963 in Geneva) is a Swiss racing driver John Cleland ( baptised 24 September 1709 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist most famous and infamous Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Racing driver. The race was won by Paul Morris and Craig Baird in a BMW 320i run by BMW Motorsport Australia, however this team was disqualified as Baird had violated a race rule prohibiting drivers from driving more than 210 consecutive minutes in any one stint. Paul Morris is the name of Paul Morris (musician (born 1959 former keyboardist for Rainbow Paul Morris (educator (born 1951 educational Craig Baird (born 22 July 1970 in Hamilton New Zealand) is a Race car driver. The BMW 3 Series is a Entry-level luxury car / Compact executive car manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975 The race was awarded to teammates David and Geoff Brabham. David Brabham (born 5 September 1965 in Wimbledon, London) is an Australian former Formula One driver who raced for the Brabham Geoff Brabham (born March 20 1952) is an Australian racing driver
This format continued for 1998, with Jim Richards winning his 7th Bathurst 1000 in a Volvo S40, beating his son Steven in a Nissan Primera. Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. The Volvo S40, V40 and V50 are Compact executive cars produced by Volvo Cars. This is about the racing driver For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Steven Richards (born 11 July, 1972 The Nissan Primera is a Large family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the domestic and European markets
In 1997 and 1998, the "Australian 1000 Classic" was run for V8Supercars. The 1997 edition was called the "Primus 1000 Classic" and held two weeks after the traditional race, whilst the 1998 "FAI 1000 Classic" was held in mid-November. Both races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000; the V8 Supercars' case was that they were the only truly Australian class of racing and the more popular of the two, while the Super Touring race was the official "Bathurst 1000" and was held on the traditional date of the first Sunday in October.
The fans voted with their feet and, due to a reducing number of competitors and spectators, the Super Touring class disappeared from Bathurst competition in 1999 and the race became exclusively for V8 Supercars.
Previous names
The race has changed names several times over the years to reflect naming rights sponsorship, and the change in race distance from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres (approx. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 621 miles).
- Armstrong 500 (1960-1965)
- Gallaher 500 (1966-1967)
- Hardie-Ferodo 500 (1968-1972)
- Hardie-Ferodo 1000 (1973-1980)
- James Hardie 1000 (1981-1987)
- Tooheys 1000 (1988-1995)
- AMP Bathurst 1000 (1996-1998)
- Primus 1000 Classic (1997*)
- FAI 1000 Classic (1998*-2000)
- V8 Supercar 1000 (2001)
- Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 (2002-2004)
- Supercheap Auto 1000 (2005-present)
*Denotes V8 Supercar "Classic" event
Famous winners
The most successful driver at Bathurst is Peter Brock, whose nine victories (1972, 1975, 1978-80, 1982-84 and 1987) earned him the nickname King of the Mountain. Gallaher Group is a major British based Multinational tobacco company Ferodo is a British company founded in 1897 by Herbert Frood in Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. James HardyFor the founder of the UK Labour Party see James Keir Hardie. Tooheys is an Australian Brewery in the suburb of Lidcombe, in Sydney, New South Wales. AMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. Primus Telecom is a Telecommunications provider founded in 1994 by ex- MCI executives Robert "Bob" Jane (born 1929 is an Australian former Race car driver and prominent businessman Super Cheap Auto is an Australian -based Automotive Retailer. Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The
Jim Richards has won the race seven times (1978-80, 1991-92, 1998 and 2002) and also holds the record for the most starts (35) at this event. Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. Larry Perkins is the third most successful driver at Bathurst, with six victories (1982-84, 1993, 1995 and 1997). Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former Racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. Both Richards and Perkins have shared some of their victories as co-drivers with Brock.
Mark Skaife has won five times, his first was in 1991, with a Nissan Skyline GT-R. Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of This article is for the Nissan sports coupe produced from 1969 to 2002 He also won in 1992 in the same car, and in 2001,2002 and 2005 in a Holden Commodore. The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand He's been rated as the #1 driver of the V8 Supercar era in front of Marcos Ambrose and Craig Lowndes. Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne Victoria on June 21, 1974.
Canadian-born Allan Moffat is considered by many to be Ford's greatest Bathurst driver, winning the race four times (1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Allan George Moffat, OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada) is an Australian racing driver known for his success in The 1977 race saw Moffat and team-mate Colin Bond cross the finish line side by side after opening up an indomitable lead in the early laps. Colin Bond (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former Racing driver.
New Zealand-born Greg Murphy has won 4 times (1996, 1999, 2003, 2004) and recorded the fastest lap in the top ten shootouts. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
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. Dick Johnson (born in Queensland, Australia) is the owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former Racing driver Thanks to public donations of over AU$70,000 - and a matching donation from Ford Motor Company - Johnson was able to rebuild his car and win the Bathurst race the following year. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following He went on to win twice more, in 1989 and 1994.
List of winners
Race winners
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| 1960 |  John Roxburgh / Frank Coad |
Vauxhall Cresta | 167 laps / 8h 19m 99. Outright controversy Officially only class placings were awarded Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe. The Vauxhall Cresta is a British car first introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox (itself a six cylinder version of the Vauxhall Wyvern 1s | |
| 1961 | Bob Jane / Harry Firth |
Mercedes-Benz 220SE | 167 laps / 8h 18m 0. Class structure Class A Class A was for cars with an engine capacity over 2600cc Robert "Bob" Jane (born 1929 is an Australian former Race car driver and prominent businessman Harry Firth (born in Orbost, Victoria in 1918 is an Australian former Racing driver and team manager Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the See Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a complete overview of all S-Class models 0s | |
| 1962 | Harry Firth / Bob Jane |
Ford XL Falcon | 167 laps / 8h 15m 16. Class structure For the 1962 race the division of classes was changed from engine capacity used in the previous two Armstrong 500's to the purchase price (in Australian pounds Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960 0s | |
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| 1963 | Harry Firth / Bob Jane |
Ford Cortina Mk. The Ford Cortina is a mid sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982 I GT | 130 laps / 7h 46m 99. 1s | |
| 1964 | Bob Jane / George Reynolds |
Ford Cortina Mk. I GT | 130 laps / ?h ?m ?s | |
| 1965 | Barry Seton / Midge Bosworth |
Ford Cortina Mk. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less £920 Barry Seton (known as 'Bo' is an Australian Racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 (500-mile race about 800 km in 1965 with co-driver I GT500 | 130 laps / 7h 16m 45. 1s | |
| 1966 |  Rauno Aaltonen / Bob Holden |
Morris Cooper S | 130 laps / 7h 11m 29. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $1800 Rauno August Aaltonen (born January 7, 1938) also known as "The Rally Professor" is a Finnish former professional rally driver who Morris Commercial Cars The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 1s | |
| 1967 | Harry Firth / Fred Gibson |
Ford XR Falcon GT | 130 laps / 6h 54m 99. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $1800 Fred Gibson (b 1941 is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner 1s | |
| 1968 | Bruce McPhee / Barry Mulholland |
Holden HK Monaro GTS327 | 130 laps / 6h 44m 0. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for cars which cost less than $1850 Bruce Alexander McPhee (born 1927 is an Australian former Motor racing driver The Monaro is an Automobile which was produced by Holden, the Australian branch of General Motors from 1968 to 1977 and then re-introduced 0s | |
| 1969 | Colin Bond / Tony Roberts |
Holden HT Monaro GTS350 | 130 laps / 6h 32m 0. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $1860 Colin Bond (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former Racing driver. 0s | |
| 1970 |  Allan Moffat |
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 130 laps / 6h 33m 0. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $2150 Allan George Moffat, OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada) is an Australian racing driver known for his success in 0s | |
| 1971 | Allan Moffat |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 130 laps / 6h 9m 49. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $2150 The GTHO Phase III was a modified Ford Falcon Muscle car produced by Ford Australia in 1971 5s | |
| 1972 | Peter Brock |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 130 laps / 6h 0m 99. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under 3000 CP units Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The The Holden Torana was a car produced by General Motors - Holden (GM-H the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. 1s | |
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| 1973 | Allan Moffat / Ian Geoghegan |
Ford XA Falcon GT | 163 laps / 7h 20m 6. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, ( April 26, 1940 - November 19, 2003) was an Australian race car driver known for a quick wit and natural 8s | |
| 1974 | John Goss / Kevin Bartlett |
Ford XA Falcon GT | 163 laps / 7h 50m 99. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity John Goss (b 2 May 1943, Hobart, Tasmania) is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races the Kevin Bartlett (born May 25, 1940 in Coffs Harbour New South Wales) often known by his nickname " KB " is an Australian 1s | |
| 1975 | Peter Brock / Brian Sampson |
Holden LH Torana L34 | 163 laps / 7h 19m 11. The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 Touring car race 3s | |
| 1976 | Bob Morris /  John Fitzpatrick |
Holden LH Torana L34 | 163 laps / 7h 7m 12. Class structure Class A The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity Robert Morris (born October 4, 1948) is an Australian former Racing driver. 0s | |
| 1977 | Allan Moffat / .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ford XC Falcon | 163 laps / 6h 59m 7. Class structure Class A For cars over 3000cc or three litres of engine capacity the class consisted only of V8 Holden Torana and Ford Falcon Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered 8s | |
| 1978 | Peter Brock /  Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana A9X SS | 163 laps / 6h 45m 53. Class structure Class A The 3001 - 6000cc class consisted entirely of V8 Holden Torana and Ford Falcon. Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. 9s | |
| 1979 | Peter Brock / Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana A9X SS | 163 laps / 6h 38m 15. Class structure Class A For cars over 3000cc or three litres of engine capacity the class featured the V8 Holden Toranas Ford Falcons and a pair 8s | |
| 1980 | Peter Brock / Jim Richards |
Holden VC Commodore | 163 laps / 6h 47m 52. Class structure Class A cars over 3000cc or three litres of engine capacity the class featured the V8 Holden Commodores racing at Bathurst for the first time The Holden VC Commodore is an Automobile that was produced in Australia by the General Motors division Holden between 30 March 7s | |
| 1981 | Dick Johnson / John French |
Ford XD Falcon | 120 laps / 4h 53m 52. Class structure Class: 8 Cylinder & Over class was almost exclusively for V8s Holden Commodores Ford Falcons and Chevrolet Camaros Dick Johnson (born in Queensland, Australia) is the owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former Racing driver 7s | |
| 1982 | Peter Brock / Larry Perkins |
Holden VH Commodore | 163 laps / 6h 32m 3. Class structure Class A For cars over 3000cc or three litres of engine capacity the class featured the V8 Holden Commodores Ford Falcons and Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former Racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. The Holden VH Commodore was an evolution of the previous VC model released in October 1981 2s | |
| 1983 | Peter Brock / Larry Perkins / John Harvey |
Holden VH Commodore | 163 laps / 6h 28m 31. The 1983 James Hardie 1000 was the 24th running of the Bathurst 1000 Touring car race John Harvey (born in Sydney is a retired Australian Racing driver. 6s | |
| 1984 | Peter Brock / Larry Perkins |
Holden VK Commodore | 163 laps / 6h 23m 13. Class structure Group C This was the last Bathurst to be held for Group C touring cars which had first contested the Bathurst 1000 in 1973 The Holden VK Commodore was introduced in 1984 and replaced the VH. 6s | |
| 1985 | John Goss /  Armin Hahne |
Jaguar XJS | 163 laps / 6h 41m 30. Class structure The race was held for cars eligible for International Group A touring car regulations for three engine capacity classes The Jaguar XJ-S (later the Jaguar XJS) is a luxury Grand tourer produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar. 19s | |
| 1986 | Allan Grice / Graeme Bailey |
Holden VK Commodore SSGroupA | 163 laps / 6h 30m 35. Class structure The race was held for cars eligible for International Group A touring car regulations for three engine capacity classes Allan Maxwell Grice OAM (born 21 October 1942 known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former Racing driver and 68s | |
| 1987 | Peter Brock / David Parsons / Peter McLeod |
Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA | 158 laps / 7h 1m 8. Hardies Heroes Official results Statistics Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 2 The Holden VL Commodore is a Mid-size car manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors (GM Australian arm Holden. 4s | |
| 1988 | Tony Longhurst / Tomas Mezera |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 laps / 7h 2m 10. Class structure The race was held for cars eligible for International Group A touring car regulations for three engine capacity classes Tony Longhurst (born 1957 in Sydney) is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier Tomas Mezera, born November 5, 1958, in Czechoslovakia and now resides in Queensland, Australia. The Ford Sierra is a Large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993 28s | |
| 1989 | Dick Johnson / John Bowe |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 laps / 6h 30m 53. Class structure Class A For Group A cars of over 2500cc engine capacity it featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras Nissan Skylines John Bowe (born 16 April, 1954 in Devonport Tasmania) is an Australian Racing driver. 44s | |
| 1990 | Win Percy / Allan Grice |
Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV | 161 laps / 6h 40m 52. Class structure Class A For Group A cars of over 2500cc engine capacity it featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras Nissan Skylines Winston "Win" Percy (b 28 September 1943, near Tolpuddle, Dorset) is a former Motor racing driver from England The Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV was a vehicle developed and built for Holden by TWR and the newly established Holden Special Vehicles company 64s | |
| 1991 | Jim Richards / Mark Skaife |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R | 161 laps / 6h 19m 14. Divisional structure Division 1 For Group 3A cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity it featured the turbocharged Nissan Skylines Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of This article is for the Nissan sports coupe produced from 1969 to 2002 80s | |
| 1992 | Mark Skaife / Jim Richards |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R | 143 laps / 6h 19m 14. Class structure Class A For Group A cars of over 1600cc engine capacity it featured the turbocharged Nissan Skylines Ford Sierras This article is for the Nissan sports coupe produced from 1969 to 2002 80s | |
| 1993 | Larry Perkins / Gregg Hansford |
Holden VP Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 29m 6. Class structure Class A For 50 litre class the class later to become known as V8 Supercar, it consisted of V8 Ford Falcons and Holden Gregg Hansford ( 4 April 1952 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an Australian motorcycle and touring car racer The Holden VP Commodore was the seventh model of the Holden Commodore, a large car produced by Australian Automaker Holden. 69s | |
| 1994 | Dick Johnson / John Bowe |
Ford EB Falcon | 161 laps / 7h 3m 45. Class A For 50 litre class the class later to become known as V8 Supercar, it consisted of V8 Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores 8425s | |
| 1995 | Larry Perkins / Russell Ingall |
Holden VR Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 20m 32. Top ten run-off Official results Statistics Provisional Position - #11 Larry Perkins - 211 Russell Ingall (born February 24, 1964, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver The Holden VR Commodore of July 1993 came with an updated sleeker and more modern design as well as safety enhancements such as anti-lock brakes (ABS 4766s | |
| 1996 | Craig Lowndes / Greg Murphy |
Holden VR Commodore | 161 laps / 7h 9m 28. Top ten run-off Official results Statistics Provisional Position - #30 Glenn Seton - 210 Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne Victoria on June 21, 1974. Greg Murphy (born 23 August, 1972 in Hastings New Zealand) is a New Zealand Racing driver. 3584s | |
| 1997 | Geoff Brabham / David Brabham |
BMW 320i | 161 laps / 6h 41m 25. Top ten run-off Official Results Statistics Provisional Position - #83 Geoff Brabham - 217 Geoff Brabham (born March 20 1952) is an Australian racing driver David Brabham (born 5 September 1965 in Wimbledon, London) is an Australian former Formula One driver who raced for the Brabham The E36 Automobile platform was the basis for the 1990-2000 BMW 3 Series Entry-level luxury car / Compact executive car. 4072s | |
| 1997 | Larry Perkins / Russell Ingall |
Holden VS Commodore * | 161 laps / 6h 21m 55. Class structure Level 1 These were the full time professional teams aiming to win the race outright and holders of a 'Level 1' V8 Supercar franchise The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995 was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General 5483s | |
| 1998 |  Rickard Rydell / Jim Richards |
Volvo S40 | 161 laps / 6h 54m 23. Class structure The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for Super Touring Cars New Zealand Touring Cars and Production Cars. Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Racing driver. The Volvo S40, V40 and V50 are Compact executive cars produced by Volvo Cars. 4756s | |
| 1998 | Jason Bright / Steven Richards |
Ford EL Falcon * | 161 laps / 6h 42m 23. Top ten shootout Official results Jason Bright (born March 7, 1973 in Moe Victoria) is an Australian Racing driver currently competing in the V8 Supercar This is about the racing driver For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Steven Richards (born 11 July, 1972 9039s | |
| 1999 | Steven Richards / Greg Murphy |
Holden VT Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 51m 48. Top ten shootout Official results Statistics Provisional Position - #5 Glenn Seton - 210 The Holden VT Commodore, released in 1997 was the tenth model of the Holden Commodore, a Full-size car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary 8354s | |
| 2000 | Garth Tander / Jason Bargwanna |
Holden VT Commodore | 161 laps / 7h 23m 30. Top ten shootout Official results Statistics Provisional Pole Position - #1 Mark Skaife - 211 Garth Tander (born 31 March, 1977 in Perth Western Australia) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver Jason Bargwanna (born 26 April, 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian Racing driver. 2348s | |
| 2001 | Mark Skaife / Tony Longhurst |
Holden VX Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 50m 33. Top fifteen shootout Official Results The Holden VX Commodore is the eleventh instalment of the Holden Commodore, a Full-size car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary 1789s | |
| 2002 | Mark Skaife / Jim Richards |
Holden VX Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 58m 41. Top fifteen runoff Runoff results as follows Official results Race results as follows Statistics Provisional Pole Position 0260s | |
| 2003 | Greg Murphy / Rick Kelly |
Holden VY Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 32m 55. Top ten shootout Official Results Statistics Provisional Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 207 Rick Kelly (born on January 17, 1983 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver and the younger The Holden VY Commodore is the twelfth model of the Holden Commodore range produced by Holden between September 2002 and August 2004 4044s | |
| 2004 | Greg Murphy / Rick Kelly |
Holden VY Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 29m 36. Top ten shootout Official results Statistics Provisional Position - #15 Greg Murphy - 208 2055s | |
| 2005 | Mark Skaife / Todd Kelly |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 laps / 6h 37m 17. Top ten shootout Official results Statistics Provisional Position - #888 Craig Lowndes - 207 Todd Kelly (born on October 9, 1979 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver currently living For a complete overview of all Commodore models see Holden Commodore. 0012s | |
| 2006 | Craig Lowndes / Jamie Whincup |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 laps / 6h 59m 53. Support race tragedy During Race 1 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series There was a multiple-car crash involving Mark Porter, who was seriously injured and Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone. The Ford BA Falcon is a Full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia, between September 2002 and October 2005 5852s | |
| 2007 | Craig Lowndes / Jamie Whincup |
Ford BF Falcon | 161 laps / 6h 29m 10. Practice Free practice was held over three sessions on Thursday October 4 and Friday October 5, 2007. The Ford BF Falcon is a Full-size car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. 1985s | |
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Note: Races were 163 laps until 1987when the track was slightly lengthend by the addition of the chicane called The Chase. V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA Mount Panorama Circuit is a Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
1981: The race was stopped on Lap 122 because of an incident on the top of the mountain because of a multiple-car incident that blocked the course. By rule, the race was scored based on Lap 120.
1987: The race was shortened to 161 laps, as the new chicane lengthened the circuit. Only the original race winner completed the full 161 laps, but the first and second place cars were disqualified for violations. The third-place car was declared the winner, although it only finished 158 laps.
1992: The race was stopped on Lap 145 because of numerous crashes in the heavily rain-soaked circuit, including the car of the leader on Lap 144. The race was wound back to the previous completed lap 144 as per the usual red flag rule, however in doing so it was discovered that some of the vehicles that had crashed during the storm-burst had crashed prior to the race leader completing the 144th lap. In this rare instance the race was wound back an additional lap so all involved vehicles could be classified as finishers.
Multiple race winners
Number of victories by vehicle brand
| Wins | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 25 | Holden |
| 16 | Ford |
| 2 | Nissan |
| 1 | Morris |
| Jaguar | |
| BMW | |
| Volvo |
In 1960 – 62, Vauxhall, Mercedes-Benz and Ford all won a single 500 mile race at Phillip Island before that event was cancelled and the Bathurst event was started. Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former Racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of Robert "Bob" Jane (born 1929 is an Australian former Race car driver and prominent businessman Harry Firth (born in Orbost, Victoria in 1918 is an Australian former Racing driver and team manager Allan George Moffat, OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada) is an Australian racing driver known for his success in Greg Murphy (born 23 August, 1972 in Hastings New Zealand) is a New Zealand Racing driver. Dick Johnson (born in Queensland, Australia) is the owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former Racing driver Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne Victoria on June 21, 1974. John Goss (b 2 May 1943, Hobart, Tasmania) is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races the Allan Maxwell Grice OAM (born 21 October 1942 known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former Racing driver and John Bowe (born 16 April, 1954 in Devonport Tasmania) is an Australian Racing driver. Russell Ingall (born February 24, 1964, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver This is about the racing driver For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Steven Richards (born 11 July, 1972 Tony Longhurst (born 1957 in Sydney) is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier Rick Kelly (born on January 17, 1983 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver and the younger Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone. GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Morris Commercial Cars The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish premium Automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe. Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the
Deaths
In nearly 45 years of racing, four drivers have died while competing in events associated with the Bathurst 1000.
In 1986, Sydney accountant and privateer Mike Burgmann became the first fatality in the race's history when his car (Holden Commodore VK), travelling at 268 km/h (167 mph), struck the recently constructed Bridgestone Bridge on the high-speed straight known as Conrod Straight. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Mike Burgmann ( June 3, 1947 – October 5, 1986) was a Sydney accountant and racing car driver who was involved in an accident at "The Chase", a large three-corner chicane, added in 1987 to the straight to comply with the FIA's regulations regarding length of straights was dedicated to Burgmann with a plaque embedded in the concrete barriers. A chicane is a sequence of tight serpentine curves (usually an S-shape curve or a bus stop in a roadway used in Motor racing and
In 1992, former Formula One world champion Denny Hulme, after complaining of blurred vision, suffered a heart attack at the wheel of his BMW M3 whilst travelling along Conrod Straight. Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme OBE ( 18 June 1936 &ndash 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand car racer the 1967 After veering into the wall on the left side of the track, he managed to bring the car to a relatively controlled stop on the opposite side of the course. When marshals reached the scene they found Hulme still strapped in, dead.
In 1994, Melbourne privateer Don Watson died during practice when his car (Holden Commodore VP) left the circuit and hit a barrier on Conrod Straight. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
The 2006 event was marred by the death of New Zealand driver Mark Porter in a Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series support race on Friday, 6th October. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Mark "Didley" Porter ( October 2, 1974 - October 8, 2006) was a New Zealand racing driver who competed in the Fujitsu His car spun in a section at the top of the mountain and was then hit from behind by Chris Alajajian and stalled, sitting sideways on the track. Chris Alajajian ( October 31, 1986) is an Australian Race car driver of Armenian descent As fellow driver David Clark came around a blind corner at speeds of around 200 km/h (120 mph), he swerved to try and avoid Porter's car but slid sideways into the driver's door. Porter was airlifted to hospital with serious head and chest injuries but passed away in late afternoon of Sunday, 8th October, as the feature race was concluding. Just two hours after the crowd was celebrating Craig Lowndes' win, and on the same day that Peter Brock was farewelled, Porter's family issued a statement announcing his death. Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne Victoria on June 21, 1974.
See also
List of Bathurst 1000 vehicles
External links
- Super Cheap Auto 1000, the official web site for the 2007 Bathurst 1000
- V8 Supercars Australia
- National Motor Racing Museum — Bathurst
- Bathurst 1000 car news page
- All about Bathurst
- Chequered Flag Motorsport's Virtual Lap of Bathurst
- Mount Panorama Track Days
- Mount Panorama Hot Laps
- Drive Bathurst driveBathurst
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