This iteration evolved into the current Supercars category. Repco Supercars Championship. The first car across the finish line has been retrospectively referred to as outright race winner since then. 2021 REPCO BATHURST 1000 EVENT SCHEDULE - UPDATED! | V8 Sleuth 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. The final round of the COVID-impacted 2021 series had a minor schedule change in the lead up: the opening race was moved from Thursday to Wednesday, which allows for points leader Chaz Mostert to take part before switching focus to his Supercars duties. ;z,MvIOa~w_vwO;d9:J>UQy{4$sTF~c lBI5qCw#W{P>P?\0\H9. Garth Tander is a five time winner, all of which with Holdens. Ostensibly this removed the need to build batches of high speed road cars and improved the durability of the actual race cars. Factory teams had the best access to improved components that were often not readily available to private competitors. The next-generation Ranger is the smartest, most capable and most versatile Ranger ever developed at every step with our customers needs and experiences in mind. 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. He was given the moniker "King of the Mountain" for these reasons.[2]. Its regular support categories, the second tier Super2 Series, one-make Porsche Carrera Cup, the popular Toyota Gazoo Racing 86 Series and V8 Superutes will all feature. 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. [7] The Bathurst 500 was organised and promoted by a consortium of the Seven Network, the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) and Bathurst Regional Council, an arrangement which would continue until 1998. By lap 85 the two HDT Toranas were four laps clear of the field. Most Australian manufacturers and assemblers became heavily involved. 30 mins. The second and final round of the reborn Tasman Series will mark S5000s long-awaited debut at Mount Panorama. With Grove Racing a continuation of Kelly Racing, Matt Chahda Motorsport a Super2 Series team and PremiAir Racing an all new team, which took over Team Sydney. 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results - Supercars It hosted the eleventh round of the 2022 Supercars Championship. Jane and Firth switched to a Falcon and once again completed the 500 miles first. [5] The intention was to determine which cars had the best combination of performance and reliability in five classes based on engine capacity. 1966 was the last four cylinder victory for more than two decades. ^7 - The first position finisher was assessed a post-race time penalty for violating driving standards. "The Chase", a large three-corner chicane added in 1987 to the straight, was dedicated to Burgmann with a plaque embedded in the concrete barriers. Despite already being given a drive-through penalty during the race, after the hearing Coulthard was further relegated to the last finisher and the team was docked 300 Teams' Championship points and fined AU$250,000 with $100,000 of the fine suspended. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! The 1997 Primus 1000 Classic, as it was known, was held two weeks after the traditional race, while the 1998 FAI 1000 was held in mid-November. Ford abandoned the XA model based Phase Four GT-HO Falcon. 1967 was also the first year that starting grid positions were allocated according to practice lap times rather than by class groupings. SuperSprint: Used for all SuperSprint races (exc. Until 1995, more than one class competed in each event. Johnson and co-driver Larry Perkins were very competitive in the agile Mustang but it lacked top end power. Holden has the most overall victories with 34, with Ford next best on 21 and Nissan the only other multiple winner with two. 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. 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 Schedule and Results Tuesday November 30 to Sunday December 05. 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 Moffat claimed another Falcon victory, his third in only four years. 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. [16] Following the finish, Triple Eight announced they were appealing the penalty, regarding the appropriateness of a time penalty for such an offence. Allan Moffat's GTHO received the chequered flag followed by Bruce McPhee's identical car. Family Feud host, and former Bathurst 1000 representative, Grant Denyer, rounded out the top three in the session. 20 mins. At the end of lap one Fords held the first four places with Toranas fifth, six and seventh. Ford's 351 XC Falcon famously finished first and second in 1977. The next-generation Ranger is the smartest, most capable and most versatile Ranger ever developed at every step with our customers needs and experiences in mind. Whincup received a fifteen-second time penalty, which meant that despite taking the chequered flag first, he was only classified 11th. With almost no support from Ford Australia, Group A Ford Falcons never eventuated.