2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
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Round 10 of 14 in the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 6–9 October 2011 | |||||||||||||
Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Overcast, occasional showers | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an Australian
The race was won by
Background
The race saw expanded international television coverage with United States-based
Entry List
The race saw the entry of one wildcard, through Kelly Racing's Shannons Supercar Showdown television show. Cameron Waters, one of the drivers of the wildcard entry, would become the youngest ever Bathurst 1000 starter at 17 years, 2 months and 6 days old - beating the previous record (set by Paul Dumbrell in 1999) by 8 days.
*Entries with a grey background were wildcard entries which did not compete in the full championship season.
Practice
Thursday practice was plagued by rain and rumours over the condition of Dunlop's supply of wet weather tyres.[4] Fog caused the third practice session to be cancelled while the tyre supply situation was clarified.[5]
The Friday morning session gained new importance when V8 Supercar series points leader Jamie Whincup crashed at the Cutting, crashing hard enough to bend his car's chassis rails.[7] Cameron McConville took his Holden Racing Team Commodore to the top of the co-driver practice session ahead of Skaife and Richards, with McConville setting a 2:09.8765 in the dry,[8] while Shane van Gisbergen set the fastest time of the meeting thus far at 2:07.6035, ahead of Whincup prior to his crash and Mark Winterbottom,[9] while Brad Jones Racing left the #14 Holden of Jason Bargwanna and Shane Price on the sidelines, changing an engine.[10]
Qualifying
Holden Racing Team's
29th and last was the Kelly Racing Commodore of TV weather presenter Grant Denyer who made a return to racing after a long layoff to mentor the winner of a reality TV competition aimed at discovering young racing drivers. The winner, Cameron Waters, became the youngest driver to ever compete for the race.[13]
The only serious set-back in qualifying was a last lap crash when Jason Bargwanna hit the wall at the Esses, heavily damaging the front end of his Brad Jones Racing Commodore.[14]
Shootout
Will Davison was the first driver out in the shootout, setting a time of 2:08.8821. Steve Owen, Shane van Gisbergen, James Courtney and Craig Lowndes all failed to better Davison's time, Lowndes coming closest with a 2:09.2197. 2003 pole-sitter Greg Murphy was three tenths up at the first split and went on to beat Davison by eight one hundredths of a second with a 2:08.8009, which would prove to be the pole time. Murphy's teammate David Reynolds complained of smoke in the cabin from a gearbox issue at the start of his lap, going slowest with a 2:10.1570. Jamie Whincup, Mark Winterbottom and Garth Tander all had their laps ruined when rain started to fall, Whincup having a few moments on his lap. Winterbottom coasted around to take tenth place while Tander pushed a bit harder to take ninth.[15][16]
Results
Qualifying
Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
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1 | 2 | Garth Tander Nick Percat |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
|
2:07.6640 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Ford Performance Racing
|
2:07.7187 |
3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Andrew Thompson |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
2:07.7408 |
4 | 16 | David Reynolds Tim Blanchard |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Kelly Racing | 2:07.8371 |
5 | 11 | Greg Murphy Allan Simonsen |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Kelly Racing | 2:07.9126 |
6 | 888 | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
2:08.0024 |
7 | 1 | James Courtney Cameron McConville |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
|
2:08.0035 |
8 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyre |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Stone Brothers Racing | 2:08.0955 |
9 | 49 | Steve Owen Paul Morris |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Paul Morris Motorsport | 2:08.1411 |
10 | 6 | Will Davison Luke Youlden |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Ford Performance Racing
|
2:08.1982 |
11 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Dean Canto |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Rod Nash Racing | 2:08.2443 |
12 | 4 | Alex Davison David Brabham |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Stone Brothers Racing | 2:08.2887 |
13 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth Greg Ritter |
Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 2:08.09421 |
14 | 34 | Michael Caruso Marcus Marshall |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | 2:08.4464 |
15 | 47 | Tim Slade Daniel Gaunt |
Ford FG Falcon
|
James Rosenberg Racing | 2:08.4721 |
16 | 15 | Rick Kelly Owen Kelly |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Kelly Racing | 2:08.5250 |
17 | 18 | James Moffat Matt Halliday |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Dick Johnson Racing | 2:08.6631 |
18 | 8 | Jason Bright Andrew Jones |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Brad Jones Racing | 2:08.6681 |
19 | 7 | Todd Kelly David Russell |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Kelly Racing | 2:08.7271 |
20 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Craig Baird |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
2:08.7746 |
21 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna Shane Price |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Brad Jones Racing | 2:09.1155 |
22 | 30 | Warren Luff Nathan Pretty |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 2:09.1503 |
23 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto Dale Wood |
Ford FG Falcon
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Tony D'Alberto Racing | 2:09.1503 |
24 | 17 | Steven Johnson David Besnard |
Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 2:09.3076 |
25 | 200 | Russell Ingall Jack Perkins |
Holden VE Commodore
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 2:09.3328 |
26 | 19 | Richard Lyons
|
Ford FG Falcon
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Tekno Autosports | 2:09.4017 |
27 | 21 | Karl Reindler David Wall |
Holden VE Commodore
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Britek Motorsport | 2:09.4020 |
28 | 12 | Dean Fiore Michael Patrizi |
Ford FG Falcon
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Triple F Racing | 2:10.0191 |
29 | 77 | Grant Denyer Cameron Waters |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing—Shannons-Mars Racing | 2:11.7371 |
source[17] |
Notes:
- ^1 – Lee Holdsworth qualified eighth and was eligible to take part in the Top Ten Shootout, but failed to present his car to the race stewards after qualifying and was given a five-place grid penalty. Will Davison was promoted to tenth and the Shootout in his place.[12]
Top ten shootout
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time |
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1 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 2:08.8009 |
2 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing
|
2:08.8821 |
3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering
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2:09.2197 |
4 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team
|
2:09.2359 |
5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 2:09.3820 |
6 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 2:09.5177 |
7 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 2:10.1570 |
8 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering
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2:26.6012 |
9 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team
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2:31.3934 |
10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing
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2:52.0682 |
source[18] |
Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
Inside row | Outside row | |||||
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1 | Greg Murphy Allan Simonsen |
11 | 6 | Will Davison Luke Youlden |
2 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Ford Falcon FG )
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3 | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife |
888 | 1 | James Courtney Cameron McConville |
4 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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5 | Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyre |
9 | 49 | Steve Owen Paul Morris |
6 | |
Ford Falcon FG )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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7 | David Reynolds Tim Blanchard |
16 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Andrew Thompson |
8 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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9 | Garth Tander Nick Percat |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards |
10 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
|
Ford Falcon FG )
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11 | Paul Dumbrell Dean Canto |
55 | 4 | Alex Davison David Brabham |
12 | |
Ford Falcon FG )
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Ford Falcon FG )
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13 | Lee Holdsworth Greg Ritter |
33 | 34 | Michael Caruso Marcus Marshall |
14 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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15 | Tim Slade Daniel Gaunt |
47 | 15 | Rick Kelly Owen Kelly |
16 | |
Ford Falcon FG )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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17 | James Moffat Matthew Halliday |
18 | 8 | Jason Bright Andrew Jones |
18 | |
Ford Falcon FG )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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19 | Todd Kelly David Russell |
7 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Craig Baird |
20 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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21 | Jason Bargwanna Shane Price |
14 | 30 | Warren Luff Nathan Pretty |
22 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Holden Commodore VE )
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23 | Tony D'Alberto Dale Wood |
3 | 17 | Steven Johnson David Besnard |
24 | |
Ford Falcon FG )
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Ford Falcon FG )
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25 | Russell Ingall Jack Perkins |
200 | 19 | Jonathon Webb Richard Lyons |
26 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Ford Falcon FG )
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27 | Karl Reindler David Wall |
21 | 12 | Dean Fiore Michael Patrizi |
28 | |
Holden Commodore VE )
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Ford Falcon FG )
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29 | Grant Denyer Cameron Waters |
77 | ||||
Holden Commodore VE )
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Source:[19] |
Race results
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | Garth Tander Nick Percat |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
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161 | 6:26:52.2691 | 9 | 300 |
2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife |
Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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161 | +0.3s | 3 | 276 |
3 | 11 | Greg Murphy Allan Simonsen |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 161 | +11.8s | 1 | 258 |
4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards |
Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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161 | +19.5s | 10 | 240 |
5 | 8 | Jason Bright Andrew Jones |
Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 161 | +19.9s | 18 | 222 |
6 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyre |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Stone Brothers Racing | 161 | +33.6s | 5 | 204 |
7 | 1 | James Courtney Cameron McConville |
Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
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161 | +36.2s | 4 | 192 |
8 | 200 | Russell Ingall Jack Perkins |
Holden VE Commodore
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 161 | +37.2s | 25 | 180 |
9 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto Dale Wood |
Ford FG Falcon
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Tony D'Alberto Racing | 161 | +41.6s | 23 | 168 |
10 | 34 | Michael Caruso Marcus Marshall |
Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 161 | +47.8s | 14 | 156 |
11 | 49 | Steve Owen Paul Morris |
Holden VE Commodore
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 161 | +49.7s | 6 | 144 |
12 | 47 | Tim Slade Daniel Gaunt |
Ford FG Falcon
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James Rosenberg Racing | 161 | +50.1s | 15 | 138 |
13 | 19 | Richard Lyons
|
Ford FG Falcon
|
Tekno Autosports | 161 | +50.9s | 26 | 132 |
14 | 21 | Karl Reindler David Wall |
Holden VE Commodore
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Britek Motorsport | 161 | +55.3s | 27 | 126 |
15 | 30 | Warren Luff Nathan Pretty |
Holden VE Commodore
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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 161 | +1m 4.8s | 22 | 120 |
16 | 4 | Alex Davison David Brabham |
Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 161 | +1m 11.8s | 12 | 114 |
17 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth Greg Ritter |
Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 161 | +1m 37.6s | 13 | 108 |
18 | 6 | Will Davison Luke Youlden |
Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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161 | +1m 48.3s | 2 | 102 |
19 | 16 | David Reynolds Tim Blanchard |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 161 | +2m 3.3s | 7 | 96 |
20 | 12 | Dean Fiore Michael Patrizi |
Ford FG Falcon
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Triple F Racing | 160 | + 1 lap | 28 | 90 |
21 | 88 | Jamie Whincup Andrew Thompson |
Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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160 | + 1 lap | 8 | 84 |
22 | 15 | Rick Kelly Owen Kelly |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 159 | + 2 laps | 16 | 78 |
23 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna Shane Price |
Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 158 | + 3 laps | 21 | 72 |
24 | 7 | Todd Kelly David Russell |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 154 | + 7 laps | 19 | 66 |
25 | 18 | James Moffat Matt Halliday |
Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 146 | + 15 laps | 17 | 60 |
Ret | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Dean Canto |
Ford FG Falcon
|
Ford Performance Racing
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144 | Throttle | 11 | |
Ret | 17 | Steven Johnson David Besnard |
Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 112 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 77 | Grant Denyer Cameron Waters |
Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 95 | Not Classified (Insufficient Laps) | 29 | |
Ret | 61 | Fabian Coulthard Craig Baird |
Holden VE Commodore
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Walkinshaw Racing
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13 | Accident | 20 | |
source[20] |
Championship standings
- After 20 of 28 races, the top five positions in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship drivers standings were as follows:
Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
2329 |
2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
2229 |
3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 1920 |
4 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team
|
1848 |
5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing
|
1687 |
References
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