The great race on Mount Panorama is finally here.
Usually held in October, the Bathurst 1000 has been pushed back a couple of months due to the effect Covid-19 has had on the Supercars schedule.
Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen has already secured his second Supercars championship, but he’ll be looking to end the year on a high, while his Red Bull teammate Jamie Whincup is desperate for one last triumph at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit before he retires.
Chaz Mostert will start from pole position for Bathurst 1000 after breaking the lap record during Saturday’s Top 10 Shootout. Mostert drove his Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB around the Mount Panorama circuit in 2:03.373 seconds to beat the previous fastest lap time of 2:03.481sec set by Scott McLaughlin in 2019.
Bathurst 1000 starting grid
1) #25 Mobil 1 Appliances Online Racing – Chaz Mostert/Lee Holdsworth, Holden Commodore ZB
2) #11 Shell V-Power Racing Team – Anton De Pasquale/Tony D’Alberto, Ford Mustang GT
3) #6 Monster Energy Racing – Cameron Waters/James Moffat, Ford Mustang GT
4) #3 CoolDrive Racing – Tim Slade/Tim Blanchard, Ford Mustang GT
5) #888 Red Bull Ampol Racing – Shane van Gisbergen/Garth Tander, Holden Commodore ZB
6) #17 Shell V-Power Racing Team – Will Davison/Alex Davison, Ford Mustang GT
7) #8 R&J Batteries Racing – Nick Percat/Dale Wood, Holden Commodore ZB
8) #5 Truck Assist Racing – Jack Le Brocq/Zak Best, Ford Mustang GT
9) #9 Erebus Motorsport – Will Brown/Jack Perkins, Holden Commodore ZB
10) #99 Boost Mobile Erebus Motorsport – Brodie Kostecki/David Russell, Holden Commodore ZB
11) #88 Red Bull Ampol Racing – Jamie Whincup/Craig Lowndes, Holden Commodore ZB
12) #2 Mobil 1 Middy’s Racing – Bryce Fullwood/Warren Luff, Holden Commodore ZB
13) #20 DEWALT Racing – Scott Pye/James Golding, Holden Commodore ZB
14) #18 IRWIN Racing – Mark Winterbottom/Michael Caruso, Holden Commodore ZB
15) #39 Supercheap Auto Racing – Broc Feeney/Russell Ingall, Holden Commodore ZB
16) #44 Boost Mobile Racing – James Courtney/Thomas Randle, Ford Mustang GT
17) #7 NED Whisky Racing – Andre Heimgartner/Matt Campbell, Ford Mustang GT
18) #14 Cub Cadet Mowers – Todd Hazelwood/Dean Fiore, Holden Commodore ZB
19) #26 Penrite Racing – David Reynolds/Luke Youlden, Ford Mustang GT
20) #19 Local Legends Racing – Fabian Coulthard/Jonathon Webb, Holden Commodore ZB
21) #34 UNIT Racing – Jake Kostecki/Kurt Kostecki, Holden Commodore ZB
22) #96 Coca-Cola Racing – Macauley Jones/Chris Pither, Holden Commodore ZB
23) #35 Yellow Cover Racing – Zane Goddard/Jayden Ojeda, Holden Commodore ZB
24) #4 SCT Logistics Racing – Jack Smith/David Wall, Holden Commodore ZB
25) #22 Team Sydney – Garry Jacobson/Dylan O’Keeffe, Holden Commodore ZB