Bathurst 1000
Race Information | |
Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit |
Number of times held | 66 |
First held | 1960 |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
Laps | 161 |
Distance | 1,000 km |
Last Event (2023) | |
Overall Winner | |
Shane van Gisbergen Richie Stanaway |
Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Race Winners | |
Shane van Gisbergen Richie Stanaway |
Triple Eight Race Engineering |
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The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the
Race winners are presented with the Peter Brock Trophy, introduced at the
Mount Panorama
The Mount Panorama Circuit was first used on 16 April 1938 for the
Spectator areas have spread along the track over the decades, but there are several private properties bordering the track; spectators are therefore unable to access every trackside vantage point. Spectator vantage points have also become less intimate to the track over recent years because of debris fencing and increased run-off dimensions installed to meet upgraded international FIA standards.[4]
Categories and marques
During its history, the race has been conducted for
Many marques — including
Race history
Phillip Island
Originally known as the Armstrong 500, the race was
The race was held twice more at Phillip Island. In 1961 Bob Jane and Harry Firth, sharing an Australian assembled Mercedes-Benz 220 SE, were the first drivers to complete the 167 laps. They were over a lap ahead of the Studebaker Lark driven by David McKay and Brian Foley, which in turn was a lap clear of the Vauxhall Velox of Frank Coad and John Roxburgh. Class wins were achieved by Studebaker, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot and Renault. In 1962 the class structure changed to one based on price. Jane and Firth switched to a Ford Falcon and once again completed the 500 miles first. Class honours went to Studebaker, Ford, Renault and Volkswagen.
In those days the Phillip Island track was surfaced with a "cold mix" bitumen which could not stand up to the pounding of dozens of race cars going flat out for 500 miles. The track surface broke up and became unsafe during races.
Early years in Bathurst
In 1963 the Armstrong 500 moved to the 6.2-kilometre (3.9 mi)
The
1965 brought victory for the first overt "Bathurst Special", the Cortina GT 500. Bo Seton and Midge Bosworth completed the 130 laps first. Bruce McPhee and Barry Mulholland were second in an identical car. 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.
In 1966 and 1967 an Irish tobacco company sponsored the race, which became known as the "Gallaher 500". 1966 was the last four-cylinder victory for more than two decades. Rauno Aaltonen and Bob Holden drove their Mini Cooper S to a hard-fought win against stiff competition mainly comprising other Coopers.[7] Mini Coopers filled the first nine places in Class C and outright. Class D was won by a Chrysler VC Valiant V8 that completed 124 laps. Class A was won by the Nissan Factory backed Datsun 1300 of Moto Kitamo and Kunimitsu Takahashi. Class B was taken out by an 1100cc version of the Mini Cooper.
1967 rule changes mandated a minimum number of pit-stops to negate the advantage economical smaller cars had of requiring fewer stops.[7] This change favoured the larger, thirstier Fords and Holdens. The Minis handled the corners well and could, theoretically, run the entire race on a single tank of petrol, but the larger-engined cars were faster in a straight line.[7] Ford's development of the 289 cubic inch V8 Ford Falcon GT signalled the end of small cars as outright contenders. 1967 was also the first year that starting grid positions were allocated according to practice lap times rather than by class groupings. This was also the first year that an official trophy was awarded to the first team to cover the 500 miles.
The
The popularity of the race grew rapidly during the 1960s. Most Australian manufacturers and assemblers became heavily involved. A good result in the long and tough race added credibility to the car and its brand, especially in terms of performance, durability and reliability. An outright or class victory was a significant opportunity to increase sales and market share. It was during this period that the famous Holden–Ford–
In 1968, sponsorship changed again and the race became known as the Hardie-Ferodo 500. It was also the year that advertising was first allowed to be displayed on the cars. In response to Ford's 1967 Bathurst victory, Holden entered the Monaro GTS 327. This was a coupe based on the HK model four-door Kingswood family sedan. 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). This engine enabled the Monaro GTS 327 to outperform the updated, yet smaller-engined, 302 cubic inch Falcon GTs and win in 1968. This was Holden's first Bathurst 500 win.
The 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 saw the first of the Ford Falcon GT-HOs. This Phase One GT-HO Bathurst special Falcon was powered by a 351 cubic inch V8 sourced from Ford America. Its 'HO' specification included upgraded suspension components such as front and rear stabiliser bars. At Bathurst it was fitted with race tyres. Holden 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, in the hands of Colin Bond and Tony Roberts, was able to hold out Ford to claim the second victory for Holden.[7] In 1969 there was a multi-car accident on lap one. After the first 10 cars passed through The Esses, contact between two Falcons caused one to roll over. Several cars coming around the blind corner crashed into the stationary car. The track was almost blocked with wreckage but expert flag marshalling enabled the cars to pass through in single file until the debris was cleared. The race was a disaster for Ford as many Falcon tyres failed because of the speed and weight of the Falcons. Ford even a ran a post-race advertising campaign using the slogan "we were a little deflated".
The 1969 race also saw the début of Peter Brock. Brock and Bond were drivers for the semi-official Holden Dealer Team (HDT), which had been formed earlier in the year to counter the official Ford Special Vehicles division that was churning out ever-evolving GT-HO Falcons. The "Old Fox", Harry Firth, who had been in charge of the Ford racing effort until he was abruptly replaced by an American, Al Turner, took charge of the HDT.
Rule changes for 1970 enabled a single driver to complete the entire race distance. To reduce the chances of another first lap calamity the starting grid was changed from 2-3-2 to a staggered 2-2-2 formation. This meant that the back markers had to start the race from around the corner on Conrod Straight. The race continued to be run to unique regulations which were more restrictive than those which were applied to
1972 saw controversy, following a media-driven "
1972 was also the last year that drivers were permitted to drive without co-drivers.
The 1972 race was a round of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[6]
Group C Era
The race was extended from 500 miles to 1000 kilometres in 1973. The increased pace of the cars had resulted in the 500-mile race distance being achieved earlier each year, and since
In 1973 Holden campaigned upgraded XU-1s. Privateers entered improved Chargers. Ford unleashed its new XA model "hard top" coupe Ford Falcon GT which had been pioneered by John Goss. While not designated as a GT-HO, race-prepared Hardtop GTs incorporated most of the stillborn Phase Four's components, including the four-bolt 351 V8 engine. The 1973 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 started at 9:30 am. When the flag dropped the "no substitute for cubic inches" ethic prevailed as the Goss Falcon hardtop powered away from pole position. At the end of lap one Fords held the first four places with Toranas fifth, six and seventh. The highest placed Charger was in eighth position. Brock inherited the lead when the Fords started pitting for fuel. Brock and co-driver Chivas had contrived a good lead when a miscalculation caused the Torana to run out of fuel at the top of the Mountain. Intending to perform one less pit stop than the Ford teams, HDT team manager Harry Firth had instructed Chivas to "Get Max Laps" via a hand-held sign. The XU-1 coasted down Conrod Straight and came to a halt just before the entrance to the Pits. Chivas pushed the XU-1 up hill along pit lane. His pit crew could not lend assistance as this would have resulted in disqualification. By the time the XU-1 was refueled, Moffat was well in front. Brock set off in heroic pursuit of Moffat's Falcon GT but the XU-1 suffered a deflating tyre. Moffat claimed another Falcon victory, his third in only four years. Co-driven by Ian (Pete) Geoghegan, the winning Ford was the only Falcon classified as a finisher. 1973 was the last competitive appearance for Chrysler, with the marque disappearing from the Group C category almost entirely. Class wins were achieved by a Datsun 1200, an Alfa GTV, a Mazda RX2 and, of course, the Falcon GT. At the end of the year Ford Australia gave the Falcon GT race cars to their drivers and withdrew from racing.
During the
Holden's 308 cubic inch V8-powered Toranas scored Bathurst victories in
Group A Era
From 1985 to 1992, the Bathurst 1000 was run to international
Holden-based race teams continued development of the 308 cubic inch V8-powered Commodore. The HDT and the later
1986 saw the race's first fatality. Sydney driver Mike Burgmann died when his VK Commodore hit the concrete base of the bridge over Conrod Straight at 260 km/h (160 mph). 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. This complex added 41 metres to the length of the track and was designed to reduce the approach speed to Murray's Corner by approximately 100 km/h (62 mph). As a result of "The Chase", lap times around the circuit increased by approximately 4–5 seconds (based on times in comparable cars from the 1986 and 1987 races).
In
Local Sierra teams dominated and won the next two Bathurst 1000s. 1988 saw Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera win in their Frank Gardner–prepared RS500. In the 1989 race, Peter Brock claimed his record-setting 6th pole at Bathurst, his first in anything but a Holden. Dick Johnson and John Bowe won a hard-fought race ahead of Allan Moffat Racing's all-German combination of Klaus Niedzwiedz and Frank Biela.
In
A fierce new opponent was waiting in the wings.
The Skyline's 1992 victory was particularly controversial. The parochial Bathurst crowd, and touring-car fans in general, had been conditioned to view the Bathurst 1000 as a perpetual struggle between Holden and Ford. Although the Group A racing Commodores and Sierras were far removed from road-going examples, the Nissans were seen as being unfairly advantaged and received considerable negative comment in the build-up to the race. Late in the 1992 race, severe rainstorms swept the track, causing several accidents as dry-weather tyres caused extreme aquaplaning. During the ensuing mayhem the leading Skyline of Jim Richards and Mark Skaife slid into two wrecked cars. Simultaneously officials red-flagged the race due to the perilous condition of the wet track. The surviving cars were marshalled in single file on Pit Straight. Regulations decreed that, as the leaders had completed more than 75% of race distance, the race was not to be restarted.
Under these regulations, red-flag race results were based on positions held at the end of the last completed lap as there was no official record of the lap not completed. As Richards had been leading the race on that lap, his team was declared the winner. This was an unpopular decision with some race fans, many of whom could not understand how a wrecked Nissan could beat a perfectly healthy Sierra that had passed it on the track. As the rain clouds dissipated many unhappy campers loudly voiced their opinions. Race winners Mark Skaife and Jim Richards were challenged by a rowdy, confused and alcohol-fuelled crowd. On the winners' podium the normally affable Richards responded to the boos of the crowd with, "this is bloody disgraceful" and "you're a pack of arseholes" during the nationally televised trophy presentation.
Group 3A and Super Touring
Group A as an international formula faded away in the late 1980s. The
The new regulations created a separate class for 2-litre cars, based on the
In the
A race divided
In 1996, the Touring Car Entrants Group of Australia (TEGA) (who had held the rights to market the ATCC since 1994) signed a deal with US sports agent
There was no resolution to the dispute, and AVESCO announced that V8 Supercars would not compete in the traditional Bathurst 1000 held on the October long weekend in 1997. TOCA Australia was invited to fill the void with a 2-litre
As well as these races for two-litre cars, separate five-litre (V8 Supercars) races were held in 1997 and 1998, known as the "Australian 1000 Classic". Having received backlash after announcing they would not race at Bathurst, AVESCO hastily made a deal with the Bathurst Regional Council for the use of the circuit. The
Both the Super Touring and V8 Supercar races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000. The V8 Supercars' case was that they were the truly Australian class of racing and, through contractual binding, had the "star" Australian drivers. The Super Touring claim to legitimacy was based on it being held on the traditional date by the ARDC who had run the event every year since 1963. Each of the four races in 1997 and 1998 are considered as legitimate Bathurst 1000s in the record books.[7]
V8 Supercars era
For 1999, the Super Touring event devolved into a 300-kilometre race for mixed V8s, which was won by Peter Brock's
In 2000, the 1000-kilometre race remained in November because the
In
In the Top 10 Shootout in
In
Ahead of new regulations for 2013, the Triple Eight
The
The
With 100 laps remaining, the officials suspended the race with a
In
Supercars Championship era
The
The 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 saw another victory for an independent team with Erebus Motorsport prevailing in mostly wet conditions with David Reynolds and Luke Youlden behind the wheel.[20] Erebus also joined Tekno as the only teams to win both the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst 1000.[21] David Reynolds and Luke Youlden continued their form into the 2018 edition, taking pole and leading the majority of the race until Reynolds suffered from leg cramps late in the race, allowing the 2015-winning combination of Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards to take the lead and the eventual victory,[22] Lowndes' seventh event win and Richards' fifth.
The
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 race was held a week later than usual and with a limited number of fans, capped at 4,000 daily.[27] In what was the final event for a factory-backed Holden team before the brand's retirement, the race was won by Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander, the latter's fourth Bathurst 1000 win.[28] For the first time since 2000, the event was the final round of the championship, but Scott McLaughlin had already secured an unassailable lead at the penultimate event.[29]
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.
Bob Jane won the race four times in succession from 1961 to 1964. Jane's racing exploits assisted in the creation of his automotive businesses, originally with automotive vehicle dealerships, then later more prominently with a national chain of tyre retailers, Bob Jane T-Marts. The company became a title sponsor of the race between 2002 and 2004. Three of Jane's wins were with Harry Firth, who went on to win a fourth race in 1967 and also was a team manager for the 1969 and 1972 Holden Dealer Team victories.
Craig Lowndes, who was a protégé of Brock, and has followed his path in terms of success and popularity, has won the race seven times. He has won three Bathurst races in a Falcon (2006–08) and four in a Commodore (1996, 2010, 2015 and 2018), and also holds the record for most Bathurst podiums, with fourteen.
Larry Perkins is the equal fourth most successful driver at Bathurst, with six victories (1982–84, 1993, 1995 and 1997). Like Jim Richards, Perkins achieved three of his victories as co-drivers with Brock in consecutive years in the Holden Dealer Team era.
Mark Skaife has also won six times. His first won in 1991 with a Nissan Skyline GT-R, then again in 1992 with the same car, and in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2010 in a Holden Commodore.
Garth Tander is a five-time winner, all in Holdens.
Jamie Whincup, the driver with the most championship titles in ATCC/Supercars history, is a four-time winner of the race. His first three wins were with Craig Lowndes, with his fourth coming in 2012 with Paul Dumbrell.
Canadian-born Allan Moffat is Ford's most successful Bathurst driver, winning the race four times (1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977). The 1977 race saw Moffat and teammate Colin Bond cross the finish line side by side after opening up an indomitable lead in the early laps.
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 topic is still debated) onto the track. Thanks to public donations of over A$70,000 – and a matching donation from Ford – Johnson was able to rebuild his car and win the Bathurst race the following year. He went on to win twice more, in 1989 and 1994.
List of winners
Year | Event Name | Driver(s) | Car | Laps Elapsed time |
Race average speed |
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Phillip Island (500 Miles) | |||||
1960 | Armstrong 5001 | John Roxburgh Frank Coad |
Vauxhall Cresta | 167 laps 8h 19m 59.1s |
96.56 km/h 60.00 mph |
1961 | Armstrong 5001 | Bob Jane Harry Firth |
Mercedes-Benz 220SE | 167 laps 8h 18m 0.0s |
96.95 km/h 60.24 mph |
1962 | Armstrong 5001 | Harry Firth Bob Jane |
Ford XL Falcon |
167 laps 8h 15m 16.0s |
97.48 km/h 60.57 mph |
Mount Panorama (500 Miles) | |||||
1963 | Armstrong 5001 | Harry Firth Bob Jane |
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT |
130 laps 7h 46m 59.1s |
103.39 km/h 64.24 mph |
1964 | Armstrong 5001 | Bob Jane George Reynolds |
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT |
130 laps | — |
1965 | Armstrong 500 | Barry Seton Midge Bosworth |
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500 | 130 laps 7h 16m 45.1s |
110.54 km/h 68.69 mph |
1966 | Gallaher 500 | Rauno Aaltonen Bob Holden |
Morris Cooper S |
130 laps 7h 11m 29.1s |
111.89 km/h 69.53 mph |
1967 | Gallaher 500 | Fred Gibson |
Ford XR Falcon GT |
130 laps 6h 54m 59.1s |
116.34 km/h 72.29 mph |
1968 | Hardie-Ferodo 500 | Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland |
Holden HK Monaro GTS327 | 130 laps 6h 44m 7.9s |
119.51 km/h 74.26 mph |
1969 | Hardie-Ferodo 500 | Colin Bond Tony Roberts |
Holden HT Monaro GTS350 | 130 laps 6h 32m 25s |
123.16 km/h 76.53 mph |
1970 | Hardie-Ferodo 500 | Allan Moffat | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II |
130 laps 6h 34m 26s |
122.85 km/h 76.34 mph |
1971 | Hardie-Ferodo 500 | Allan Moffat | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III |
130 laps 6h 9m 49.5s |
130.55 km/h 81.12 mph |
1972 | Hardie-Ferodo 500 | Peter Brock | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 |
130 laps 6h 0m 59.1s |
133.74 km/h 83.10 mph |
Mount Panorama (1,000 Kilometres) | |||||
1973 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Allan Moffat Ian Geoghegan |
Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop |
163 laps 7h 20m 6.8s |
136.33 km/h 84.71 mph |
1974 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop |
163 laps 7h 50m 59.1s |
127.39 km/h 79.16 mph | |
1975 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Peter Brock Brian Sampson |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 163 laps 7h 19m 11.3s |
136.62 km/h 84.89 mph |
1976 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Bob Morris John Fitzpatrick |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 163 laps 7h 7m 12.0s |
140.45 km/h 87.27 mph |
1977 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Allan Moffat Jacky Ickx |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop |
163 laps 6h 59m 7.8s |
143.15 km/h 88.95 mph |
1978 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Peter Brock Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana A9X SS Hatchback | 163 laps 6h 45m 53.9s |
147.82 km/h 91.85 mph |
1979 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Peter Brock Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana A9X SS Hatchback | 163 laps 6h 38m 15.8s |
150.65 km/h 93.61 mph |
1980 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Peter Brock Jim Richards |
Holden VC Commodore |
163 laps 6h 47m 52.7s |
147.10 km/h 91.41 mph |
1981 | James Hardie 1000 | Dick Johnson John French |
Ford XD Falcon |
120 laps2 4h 53m 52.7s |
150.31 km/h 93.40 mph |
1982 | James Hardie 1000 | Peter Brock Larry Perkins |
Holden VH Commodore SS |
163 laps 6h 32m 3.2s |
153.04 km/h 95.09 mph |
1983 | James Hardie 1000 | John Harvey Peter Brock Larry Perkins |
Holden VH Commodore SS |
163 laps 6h 28m 31.6s |
154.43 km/h 95.96 mph |
1984 | James Hardie 1000 | Peter Brock Larry Perkins |
Holden VK Commodore |
163 laps 6h 23m 13.6s |
156.57 km/h 97.29 mph |
1985 | James Hardie 1000 | Jaguar XJ-S |
163 laps 6h 41m 30.19s |
149.44 km/h 92.86 mph | |
1986 | James Hardie 1000 | Allan Grice Graeme Bailey |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A |
163 laps 6h 30m 35.68s |
153.61 km/h 95.45 mph |
1987 | James Hardie 1000 | David Parsons |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
158 laps3 7h 1m 8.4s |
139.82 km/h8 86.88 mph |
1988 | Tooheys 1000 | Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera |
Ford Sierra RS500 |
161 laps 7h 2m 10.28s |
142.12 km/h 88.31 mph |
1989 | Tooheys 1000 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Ford Sierra RS500 |
161 laps 6h 30m 53.44s |
153.50 km/h 95.38 mph |
1990 | Tooheys 1000 | Win Percy Allan Grice |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV |
161 laps 6h 40m 52.64s |
149.67 km/h 93.00 mph |
1991 | Tooheys 1000 | Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R |
161 laps 6h 19m 14.80s |
158.21 km/h 98.31 mph |
1992 | Tooheys 1000 | Mark Skaife Jim Richards |
Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R |
143 laps2 6h 27m 16.22s |
137.61 km/h 85.51 mph |
1993 | Tooheys 1000 | Larry Perkins Gregg Hansford |
Holden VP Commodore |
161 laps 6h 29m 6.69s |
154.19 km/h 95.81 mph |
1994 | Tooheys 1000 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Ford EB Falcon |
161 laps 7h 3m 45.8425s |
141.5882 km/h 87.9788 mph |
1995 | Tooheys 1000 | Larry Perkins Russell Ingall |
Holden VR Commodore |
161 laps 6h 20m 32.4766s |
157.6701 km/h 97.9717 mph |
1996 | AMP Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
Holden VR Commodore |
161 laps 7h 9m 28.3584s |
139.7062 km/h 86.8094 mph |
1997 | AMP Bathurst 1000 | Geoff Brabham David Brabham |
BMW 320i |
161 laps4 6h 41m 25.4072s |
149.4681 km/h 92.8752 mph |
1997 | Primus 1000 Classic5 | Larry Perkins Russell Ingall |
Holden VS Commodore |
161 laps 6h 21m 55.5483s |
157.0986 km/h 97.6165 mph |
1998 | AMP Bathurst 1000 | Rickard Rydell Jim Richards |
Volvo S40 | 161 laps 6h 54m 23.4756s |
144.7907 km/h 89.9688 mph |
1998 | FAI 10005 | Jason Bright Steven Richards |
Ford EL Falcon |
161 laps 6h 42m 23.9039s |
149.1060 km/h 92.6501 mph |
1999 | FAI 1000 | Steven Richards Greg Murphy |
Holden VT Commodore |
161 laps 6h 51m 48.8354s |
145.6969 km/h 90.5318 mph |
2000 | FAI 1000 | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna |
Holden VT Commodore |
161 laps 7h 23m 30.2348s |
135.3259 km/h 84.0876 mph |
2001 | V8 Supercar 1000 | Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst |
Holden VX Commodore |
161 laps 6h 50m 33.1789s |
146.1872 km/h 90.8365 mph |
2002 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Mark Skaife Jim Richards |
Holden VX Commodore |
161 laps 6h 58m 41.0260s |
143.3482 km/h 89.0724 mph |
2003 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Greg Murphy Rick Kelly |
Holden VY Commodore |
161 laps 6h 32m 55.4044s |
152.7463 km/h 94.9121 mph |
2004 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Greg Murphy Rick Kelly |
Holden VY Commodore |
161 laps 6h 29m 36.2055s |
154.0479 km/h 95.7209 mph |
2005 | Supercheap Auto 1000 | Mark Skaife Todd Kelly |
Holden VZ Commodore |
161 laps 6h 37m 17.0012s |
151.0700 km/h 93.8705 mph |
2006 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000[30] | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup |
Ford BA Falcon |
161 laps 6h 59m 53.5852s |
142.9354 km/h 88.8159 mph |
2007 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup |
Ford BF Falcon |
161 laps 6h 29m 10.1985s |
154.2195 km/h 95.8275 mph |
2008 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup |
Ford BF Falcon |
161 laps 6h 26m 00.4291s |
155.4831 km/h 96.6127 mph |
2009 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Will Davison Garth Tander |
Holden VE Commodore |
161 laps 6h 40m 02.4884s |
150.0284 km/h 93.2233 mph |
2010 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife |
Holden VE Commodore |
161 laps 6h 12m 51.4153s |
160.9668 km/h 100.0201 mph |
2011 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Garth Tander Nick Percat |
Holden VE Commodore |
161 laps 6h 26m 52.2691s |
155.0904 km/h 96.3294 mph |
2012 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell |
Holden VE Commodore |
161 laps 6h 16m 01.3304s |
159.6118 km/h 99.1782 mph |
2013 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards |
Ford FG Falcon |
161 laps 6h 11m 27.9315s |
161.5697 km/h 100.3948 mph |
2014 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Chaz Mostert Paul Morris |
Ford FG Falcon |
161 laps 7h 58m 53.2052s6 |
125.3273 km/h 77.8914 mph |
2015 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Craig Lowndes Steven Richards |
Holden VF Commodore |
161 laps 6h 16m 07.7064s |
159.5667 km/h 99.1714 mph |
2016 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Will Davison Jonathon Webb7 |
Holden VF Commodore |
161 laps 6h 19m 25.3237s |
158.1816 km/h 98.3105 mph |
2017 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | David Reynolds Luke Youlden |
Holden VF Commodore |
161 laps 7h 11m 45.5456s |
139.0071 km/h 86.3844 mph |
2018 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Craig Lowndes Steven Richards |
Holden ZB Commodore | 161 laps 6h 01m 44.8637s |
165.9100 km/h 103.0917 mph9 |
2019 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Scott McLaughlin Alexandre Prémat |
Ford Mustang GT | 161 laps 6h 27m 51.5260s |
154.7408 km/h 96.1515 mph |
2020 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander |
Holden ZB Commodore |
161 laps 6h 10m 56.1143s |
161.8006 km/h 100.5385 mph |
2021 | Repco Bathurst 1000 | Chaz Mostert Lee Holdsworth |
Holden ZB Commodore |
161 laps 6h 15m 06.1952s |
160.0028 km/h 99.4211 mph |
2022 | Repco Bathurst 1000 | Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander |
Holden ZB Commodore |
161 laps 6h 41m 53.7220s |
149.3363 km/h 92.7933 mph |
2023 | Repco Bathurst 1000 | Shane van Gisbergen Richie Stanaway |
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE | 161 laps 6h 07m 07.4957s |
163.4800 km/h 101.5818 mph |
Notes:
^1 – Outright race winner was not officially recognised until 1965. Prior to that official results reflected four or five class races occurring simultaneously rather than a single race. The first car across the finish line has been retrospectively referred to as outright race winner since then.
^2 – Race was stopped before full race distance.
^3 – The first and second position finishers were disqualified post race.
^4 – The first position finisher was disqualified post race.
^5 – Denotes Australia 1000 races for V8 Supercars category.
^6 – Race was stopped for over an hour due to the track surface breaking up and requiring repair. Stoppage time is included in final race time.
^7 – The first position finisher was assessed a post-race time penalty for violating driving standards.
^8 – This is the first year with the newly added Chase in Conrod Straight.
^9 – Race record for time elapsed & average speed.
Records and statistics
Multiple winners
By driver
Wins | Driver | Years |
---|---|---|
9 | Peter Brock | 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
7 | Jim Richards | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2002 |
Craig Lowndes | 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018 | |
6 | Larry Perkins | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
Mark Skaife | 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010 | |
5 | Steven Richards | 1998, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2018 |
Garth Tander | 2000, 2009, 2011, 2020, 2022 | |
4 | Bob Jane | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 |
Harry Firth | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967 | |
Allan Moffat | 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977 | |
Greg Murphy | 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004 | |
Jamie Whincup | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 | |
3 | Dick Johnson | 1981, 1989, 1994 |
Shane van Gisbergen | 2020, 2022, 2023 | |
2 | John Goss
|
1974, 1985 |
Allan Grice | 1986, 1990 | |
John Bowe | 1989, 1994 | |
Russell Ingall | 1995, 1997 | |
Tony Longhurst | 1988, 2001 | |
Rick Kelly | 2003, 2004 | |
Will Davison | 2009, 2016 | |
Chaz Mostert | 2014, 2021 |
By entrant
Wins | Entrant |
---|---|
10 | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
9 | Holden Dealer Team |
8 | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
7 | Ford Works Team |
4 | Dick Johnson Racing |
3 | Perkins Engineering |
Gibson Motorsport | |
2 | K-Mart Racing Team |
Ford Performance Racing
|
By manufacturer
Wins | Manufacturer |
---|---|
36 | Holden |
21 | Ford |
2 | Nissan
|
Most pole positions
By driver
Rank | Driver | Poles | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Brock | 6 | 1974–1989 |
2 | Mark Skaife | 5 | 1991–2006 |
3 | Allan Moffat | 4 | 1970–1976 |
By manufacturer
Rank | Manufacturer | Poles | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ford | 26 | 1967–2022 |
2 | Holden | 24 | 1968–2021 |
3 | Nissan
|
3 | 1984–1991 |
Most starts
Rank | Driver | Starts | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Richards | 35 | 1974–2006 |
2 | Peter Brock | 32 | 1969–2004 |
3 | Bob Holden | 30 | 1960–1998 |
Most podiums
Rank | Driver | Podiums | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Lowndes | 14 | 1994–2018 |
2 | Peter Brock | 12 | 1969–1987 |
Larry Perkins | 1977–1998 | ||
Jim Richards | 1974–2002 |
Race records
Description | Record | Driver/s | Car | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Race record | 6:01:44.8637 (161 laps) |
Craig Lowndes Steven Richards |
Holden ZB Commodore |
2018 |
Lap record | 2:04.7602 | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang GT | 2019 |
Largest winning margin | 6 laps | Peter Brock Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 1979
|
Smallest winning margin | 0.1434s | Will Davison Jonathon Webb |
Holden VF Commodore |
2016 |
Qualifying records
Description | Record | Driver | Car | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying record | 2:03.3736 | Chaz Mostert | Holden ZB Commodore |
2021 |
Driver records
Description | Record | Driver | Car | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Youngest race winner | 20y 268d | Rick Kelly | Holden VY Commodore |
2003
|
Oldest race winner | 55y 41d | Jim Richards | Holden VX Commodore |
2002
|
Youngest race starter | 17y 67d | Cameron Waters | Holden VE Commodore | 2011 |
Deaths
In the over fifty-year history of the event, three drivers have died whilst competing in the Bathurst 1000.
In
In
In
Additionally, the
Peter Brock Trophy
The trophy, manufactured by Hardy Brothers, is inscribed with the words "King of the Mountain", a long-time nickname of Brock's. It weighs 2.5 kg (6 lb) and stands 50 centimetres (20 in) tall.[33] Craig Lowndes, a long time mentee of Brock, has won the trophy a record six times since its inception.
Event sponsors
- 1960–65: Armstrong
- 1966–67: Gallaher
- 1968–87: James Hardie Industries
- 1968–80: Hardie-Ferodo (brake component brand)
- 1981–87: James Hardie
- 1988–95: Tooheys
- 1996–98: AMP
- 1997: Primus
- 1998–2000: FAI
- 2002–04: Bob Jane T-Marts
- 2005–20: Supercheap Auto
- 2021–present: Genuine Parts Company
See also
- List of Bathurst 1000 vehicles
- National Motor Racing Museum – a museum located adjacent to the racing circuit at Murray's Corner, exhibiting racing memorabilia and cars.
- Bathurst 12 Hour
- Bathurst 24 Hour
- Bathurst Motor Festival
- List of Australian Touring Car Championship races
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