From 1999 onwards, the race also counted for championship points for the first time, taking a position as the final round on the calendar. Highlights of the Supercheap Auto Showroom Showdown as part of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Support Category in 2000 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. The Toyota 86s have their on-track activities spread out across five days, with opening practice on Wednesday ahead of Qualifying and Race 1 on Thursday, plus a race on each of the remaining days of the event. The 1967 victory of the XR Falcon GT over the smaller Alfa Romeo 1600 GTVs and Mini Coopers surprised many pundits as the Falcon GT was unproven. This was postponed to the end of 1992 due to the inability of FISA to specify a new International formula. The car gained the nickname 'Godzilla'. However, by noon on race day, Moffat was far enough in front to pit without losing the lead. From 1985 to 1992, the Bathurst 1000 was run to international Group A regulations. Supercars Championship organisers have confirmed the latest ever Bathurst 1000 start time, with the 2021 edition of the 'Great Race' to commence at 12.15pm local time. 1972 saw controversy, following a media-driven "Supercar Scare", which had accumulated enough political momentum to force Holden to postpone introduction of a V8 Torana for two years. Originally slated to be a support to the Bathurst 1000, the Toyota GAZOO Australia Racing 86 Series appears that preparations are underway by many entrants to contest four non-points paying races at The Mountain. In 1963, Bob Jane and Harry Firth again triumphed, this time in a Cortina GT. The smaller classes were won by a Morris Cooper S, an Alfa GTV and a Mazda RX3. 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. 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. These changes advantaged the better resourced teams as a great deal of testing was now needed to optimize the performance of the race cars. 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. The demise of Super Touring and the ARDC event allowed V8 Supercars and IMG to take over the promotion and organisation of the Bathurst 1000 brand from that year onwards. There was no official outright winner, only class winners. Garth Tander and Jason Bargwanna became Bathurst champions in 2000 with Garry Rogers Motorsport. The surviving cars were marshalled in single file on Pit Straight. Bathurst 1000 LIVE race results: Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander win This years pursuit of the Peter Brock Trophy gets underway on Thursday 2 December with the opening Supercars practice sessions at Mount Panorama. The following year, 1986, the Holden VK Commodore SS Group A of privateer racer Allan Grice and Graeme Bailey took the honours. [12] The 2013 race itself was a close finish between Ford's factory team drivers from Ford Performance Racing, Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards, and Triple Eight Race Engineering's Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell. 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. Both the Super Touring and V8 Supercar races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000. Navigation. This video shows the accidents from the support categories throughout the. 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. It initially suffered from the related problems of complexity and reliability but the GT-R went on to dominate Group A racing worldwide. 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. BROKEN gearshift towers have become the latest item for Supercars teams to manage with their Gen3 race cars. Class wins were achieved by a Datsun 1200, an Alfa GTV, a Mazda RX2 and, of course, the Falcon GT. The most successful driver at Bathurst is Peter Brock, whose nine victories (1972, 1975, 197880, 198284 and 1987) earned him the nickname King of the Mountain. Thus was forged the adage that "there is no substitute for cubic inches", which became synonymous with racing at Bathurst. They will be on track on every single day of the event, including as one of the curtain-raisers to the Bathurst 1000. 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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). Many marques, including Morris, Jaguar, Nissan, BMW and Volvo, have competed in and won the event in Bathurst. The first car across the finish line has been retrospectively referred to as outright race winner since then. The two classes of touring cars competed in the same races for two championships in 1993. Thursday December 2. 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. At Bathurst it was fitted with race tyres. Practice 2 (Additional Drivers Only) 60 mins. 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. In 1983, John Harvey also shared the win with Brock and Perkins. After deliberations at Supercars over whether the lower-level Supercars classes would run, it was confirmed today that the category would venture to the mountain. What is the Bathurst 1000? This would be the last major Super Touring race at Bathurst, the last organised by the ARDC and the last held on the traditional Labour Day holiday weekend. 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. [15], The 2016 race, the first under the renamed Supercars Championship banner, featured 91 green laps to start the race, followed by a dramatic and safety car-filled conclusion to proceedings. [7] Ford's development of the 289 cubic inch V8 Ford Falcon GT signalled the end of small cars as outright contenders. Rick Kelly became the race's youngest ever winner, winning in 2003 at the age of 20. The Bathurst 1000 will start at 12:15pm AEDT on Sunday. Bathurst has previously hosted a similar category in the form of Combined Sedans, which is a regular support of the Bathurst 12 . 10:00-11:00 Supercars - Practice 1; 16:25-17:25 Supercars - Practice 2 (co-drivers only) 15:55 - 16:55. The tables below reflect that change. Class D was won by a Chrysler VC Valiant V8 that completed 124 laps. A fierce new opponent was waiting in the wings. 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 race, thus temporarily refuting the "no substitute for cubic inches" adage. So far, the all-comers-style category has. The highly regarded, and more expensive, Alfa GTV had been seen as the emerging force in touring cars. 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. Bathurst 1000 2022 AS IT HAPPENED: Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander win Holden's last Bathurst 1000; Recovery ute causes late-race mayhem By Damien McCartney 6:39pm Oct 9, 2022 This was a coupe based on the HK model four-door Kingswood family sedan. 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. Brock won the 1972 race aboard a Holden Torana XU-1. The two other multiple winners from New Zealand are Greg Murphy, who has won the race four times (1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004), and Shane van Gisbergen in 2020 and 2022 respectively. In response to Ford's 1967 Bathurst victory, Holden entered the Monaro GTS 327. This page is not available in other languages. Supercars will again be supported by the Dunlop Series and Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia. 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. 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 was limited to standard, unmodified production saloons built or assembled in Australia. Ford was represented in the outright category by three Falcon Hardtop headed by Moffat's Brut 33 XB Falcon Hardtop GT. The Bathurst 1000, also known as the "Great Race" and held in some form since 1960, . Engineered as an affordable personal luxury car with the ability to win Bathurst it had a 327 cubic inch Chevrolet V8 (as the "GTS 327" name implies). It was also the first win for Gibson Motorsport since their wins with Nissan in 1991 and 1992. The full entry list for the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. In response Nissan withdrew from Australian motorsport. Race winners are presented with the Peter Brock Trophy. It also followed a large public fundraising campaign to provide him with the finances to build a new car, which eventually raised AU$144,000, half of which came from Ford Australia itself. One from Erebus Motorsport, for Greg Murphy and Richie Stanaway, one from Matt Chahda Motorsport, for Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham, and one from Triple Eight Race Engineering, for Craig Lowndes and Declan Fraser. Brock set off in heroic pursuit of Moffat's Falcon GT but the XU-1 suffered a deflating tyre. 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. [13], In 2015, Chaz Mostert experienced a major reversal of fortunes, with a heavy qualifying crash leaving him with a fractured femur and wrist, and ruling his car out for the weekend. Named for the 1000km stretch it covers, the Bathurst 1000 is an annual touring car race held at Mount Panorama track in Bathurst. In 1973 Holden campaigned upgraded XU-1s. Entries with a grey background are wildcard entries which do not compete in the full championship season. Third outright and first in Class C were Brian Foley and Peter Manton in a Morris Cooper S. The Geoghegan brothers, Ian and Leo, famously drove the race wearing business suits supplied by McDowells. This meant that the back markers had to start the race from around the corner on Conrod Straight. Repco Bathurst 1000 start time confirmed - Supercars The Mount Panorama Circuit was first used on 16 April 1938 for the Australian Tourist Trophy meeting for motorcycles, followed two days later by the Australian Grand Prix for cars. 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. 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]. [14] On Sunday, after a mid-race rain shower, Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards eventually prevailed for their sixth and fourth wins of the Bathurst 1000 respectively. Since 2001, the race is run on the weekend after the long weekend, normally the second weekend in October. The XU-1 coasted down Conrod Straight and came to a halt just before the entrance to the Pits. Mark Skaife has also won six times, his first was in 1991, with a Nissan Skyline GT-R. By lap 11 Brock had already lapped 7 of the outright Class D cars. Pit stops - seven compulsory (can vary for tactics) Race lap record - 2 minutes . [22] It took Lowndes to seven event wins and Richards to five. The pair repeated the win in controversial circumstances in 1992. The issue struck thrice on the final BATHURST 1000, 2021: WHEN EVERY CATEGORY WILL BE ON TRACK, Team boss talks Supercars sudden gearshift tower demons, Waters: Supercars still does not have parity, Baird refutes new rules of engagement claim, Weve listed the full daily track schedule already here at V8 Sleuth, Every car and driver in the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000, Ford partners with V8 Sleuth for the Bathurst 1000, Confusion reigns in first two-driver TA2 race, Triple Eight rues unacceptable qualifying flops, Winterbottom hurting after miserable milestone weekend, Feeney cruises to another Sunday Supercars win. Many drivers were caught off guard and ran into the tyre wall due to the debris on the track. The Heritage Revival category is part of event celebrations for both Bathurst and title sponsor Repco. [23] However, the race results remained provisional for a week until a hearing was held into DJR Team Penske's instructions to team-mate Fabian Coulthard during an earlier safety car. Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander will be hoping to go . . The Torana proved more than a match in the atrocious conditions. 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. In 2013 the 1000km was completed in the record time of six hours, eleven minutes and twenty-seven seconds. THURSDAY . Third place in Class D fell to the venerable Studebaker Lark of Warren Weldon and John Hall. 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. 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 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. 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 .