2005 Supercheap Auto 1000

The 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. The race was held on 9 October 2005 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia and was Round 10 of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was the ninth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 48th in a sequence of endurance races which commenced with the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island and 2005 was the 43rd year in which these races had been run at the Mount Panorama Circuit. It was also the first to be run under new naming rights sponsor, Australian automotive retail chain Super Cheap Auto.

New South Wales 2005 Supercheap Auto
Event Information
Round 10 of 13 in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date6–9 October 2005
LocationBathurst, New South Wales
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
WeatherOvercast
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 1000 km
Pole position Australia Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:08.5990
Winner Australia Mark Skaife
Australia Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
6:37:17.0012
Round Results
First 192 pts
Second 188 pts
Third 184 pts

The race was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly of the Holden Racing Team. It was the seventh consecutive win by a Holden, the longest such streak in the combined history of the Bathurst 1000. It was the Holden Racing Team's fifth Bathurst victory and Skaife's fifth win as well. Kelly followed his younger brother Rick as a Bathurst winner, becoming the 50th driver to claim victory.

Skaife took the lead with 20 laps to go over the Tasman Motorsport Commodore of Jason Richards.

Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose came in contact at the Cutting with 16 laps to go. The two drivers argued heatedly after the collision.

Entry list

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No. Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car
1   Marcos Ambrose
  Warren Luff
Stone Brothers Racing
(Pirtek)
Ford Falcon BA 21   John Bowe
  Brad Jones
Brad Jones Racing
(BOC Gas and Gear)
Ford Falcon BA
2   Mark Skaife
  Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Mobil 1)
Holden Commodore VZ 22   Jim Richards
  James Courtney
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Mobil 1)
Holden Commodore VZ
3   Jason Richards
  Jamie Whincup
Tasman Motorsport
(Dodo)
Holden Commodore VZ 23   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
Tasman Motorsport
(Dodo)
Holden Commodore VZ
5   Greg Ritter
  Cameron McLean
Ford Performance Racing
(OzJet, FPV, Ford Credit)
Ford Falcon BA 24   Steven Richards
  Paul Dumbrell
Perkins Engineering
(Castrol Formula R)
Holden Commodore VZ[1]
6   Jason Bright
  David Brabham
Ford Performance Racing
(Caterpillar)
Ford Falcon BA 25   Steve Owen
  Matthew White
Britek Motorsport
(Fujitsu)
Ford Falcon BA
7   Alex Davison
  Allan Simonsen
Rod Nash Racing
(Autobarn)
Holden Commodore VZ 33   Phillip Scifleet
  Lee Holdsworth
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Valvoline, Repco)
Holden Commodore VZ
8   Marcus Marshall
  Alex Tagliani
WPS Racing
(Team Australia)
Ford Falcon BA 34   Cameron McConville
  Andrew Jones
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Valvoline, Repco)
Holden Commodore VZ
9   Russell Ingall
  Luke Youlden
Stone Brothers Racing
(Caltex)
Ford Falcon BA 44   Max Wilson
  Tony Longhurst
Team Dynamik
(WOW Sight & Sound)
Holden Commodore VZ
10   Alain Menu
  Matthew Halliday
Larkham Motor Sport
(Orrcon Steel)
Ford Falcon BA 45   Mark Porter
  Kayne Scott
Team Dynamik
(WOW Sight & Sound)
Holden Commodore VZ
11   Matthew Coleman
  Christian D'Agostin
Perkins Engineering
(Castrol Formula R)
Holden Commodore VZ[2] 48   Craig Baird
  David Besnard
WPS Racing
(WPS Financial Services)
Ford Falcon BA
12   John Cleland
  Dale Brede
Brad Jones Racing
(BOC Gas and Gear)
Ford Falcon BA 50   Owen Kelly
  Nathan Pretty
Paul Weel Racing
(Supercheap Auto)
Holden Commodore VZ
15   Tim Leahey
  Mark Noske
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Special Vehicles)
Holden Commodore VZ 51   Greg Murphy
  Paul Weel
Paul Weel Racing
(Supercheap Auto)
Holden Commodore VZ
16   Garth Tander
  Rick Kelly
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Special Vehicles)
Holden Commodore VZ 52   José Fernández
  Damien White
Britek Motorsport
(Fujitsu)
Ford Falcon BA
17   Steven Johnson
  Will Davison
Dick Johnson Racing
(Westpoint)
Ford Falcon BA 67   Paul Morris
  Paul Radisich
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Sirromet Wines, TKR)
Holden Commodore VZ
18   Glenn Seton
  Dean Canto
Dick Johnson Racing
(Westpoint)
Ford Falcon BA 75   Anthony Tratt
  Tony Evangelou
Paul Little Racing
(Toll)
Holden Commodore VY
20   Jason Bargwanna
  Mark Winterbottom
Larkham Motor Sport
(Orrcon Steel)
Ford Falcon BA 88   Steve Ellery
  Adam Macrow
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Betta Electrical)
Ford Falcon BA
021   John Faulkner
  Alan Gurr
Team Kiwi Racing
(Team Kiwi Racing, Sirromet Wines)
Holden Commodore VZ 888   Craig Lowndes
  Yvan Muller
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Betta Electrical)
Ford Falcon BA

Qualifying

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Qualifying

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Pos.[3] No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:07.1322 Top 10
2 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 2:07.5333 +0.4011 Top 10
3 1   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:07.7357 +0.6035 Top 10
4 16   Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 2:07.7622 +0.6300 Top 10
5 51   Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 2:07.8709 +0.7387 Top 10
6 24   Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 2:07.9291 +0.7969 Top 10
7 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 2:08.1325 +1.0003 Top 10
8 9   Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.2643 +1.1321 Top 10
9 18   Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.3326 +1.2004 Top 10
10 22   Jim Richards Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 2:08.4261 +1.2939 Top 10
11 34   Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 2:08.7164 +1.5842 11
12 6   Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.7959 +1.6637 12
13 5   Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.8407 +1.7085 13
14 25   Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9035 +1.7713 14
15 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9035 +1.7865 15
16 88   Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9688 +1.8366 16
17 20   Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9762 +1.8440 17
18 44   Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.1330 +2.0008 18
19 48   David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.1772 +2.0450 19
20 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.2243 +2.0921 20
21 15   Mark Noske HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.3515 +2.2193 21
22 10   Alain Menu Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA 2:09.6180 +2.4858 22
23 7   Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.7065 +2.5743 23
24 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore VY 2:09.9967 +2.8645 24
25 23   Tony D'Alberto Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 2:10.3515 +3.2193 25
26 21   John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:10.4709 +3.3387 26
27 021   Alan Gurr Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 2:10.5187 +3.3865 27
28 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 2:10.6179 +3.4857 28
29 12   John Cleland Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:10.7695 +3.6373 29
30 45   Mark Porter Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VZ 2:11.3887 +4.2565 30
31 11   Christian D'Agostin Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 2:11.4367 +4.3045 31
32 52   José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 2:13.8347 +6.7025 32
33 50   Owen Kelly Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 2:18.8718 +11.7396 33
EXC 8   Marcus Marshall WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA EXC 34

Top Ten Shootout

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The fastest ten cars from Qualifying contested a single lap shootout to determine the first ten grid positions for the race.

Pos.[4] No. Team Driver Car Time
1 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 2:08.5990
2 1 Stone Brothers Racing   Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 2:08.8571
3 51 Paul Weel Racing   Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.1834
4 2 Holden Racing Team   Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.3787
5 16 HSV Dealer Team   Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 2:09.6648
6 24 Perkins Engineering   Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 2:09.8170
7 3 Tasman Motorsport   Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 2:12.2092
8 18 Dick Johnson Racing   Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 2:19.6014
9 22 Holden Racing Team   Jim Richards Holden Commodore VZ 2:20.1202
10 9 Stone Brothers Racing   Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA DNF

Starting grid

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The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:

Inside row Outside row
1   Craig Lowndes
  Yvan Muller
888 1   Marcos Ambrose
  Warren Luff
2
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
3   Greg Murphy
  Paul Weel
51 2   Mark Skaife
  Todd Kelly
4
Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VZ)
5   Garth Tander
  Rick Kelly
16 24   Steven Richards
  Paul Dumbrell
6
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VY)
7   Jason Richards
  Jamie Whincup
3 18   Glenn Seton
  Dean Canto
8
Tasman Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
9   Jim Richards
  James Courtney
22 9   Russell Ingall
  Luke Youlden
10
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
11   Cameron McConville
  Andrew Jones
34 6   Jason Bright
  David Brabham
12
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
13   Greg Ritter
  Cameron McLean
5 25   Steve Owen
  Matthew White
14
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Britek Motorsport
(Ford Falcon BA)
15   Steven Johnson
  Will Davison
17 88   Steve Ellery
  Adam Macrow
16
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)
17   Jason Bargwanna
  Mark Winterbottom
20 44   Max Wilson
  Tony Longhurst
18
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon BA)
Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VZ)
19   Craig Baird
  David Besnard
48 67   Paul Morris
  Paul Radisić
20
WPS Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VZ)
21   Tim Leahey
  Mark Noske
15 10   Alain Menu
  Matthew Halliday
22
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon BA)
23   Alex Davison
  Allan Simonsen
7 75   Anthony Tratt
  Tony Evangelou
24
Rod Nash Racing
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Paul Little Racing
(Holden Commodore VY)
25   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
23 21   John Bowe
  Brad Jones
26
Tasman Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
27   John Faulkner
  Alan Gurr
021 33   Phillip Scifleet
  Lee Holdsworth
28
Team Kiwi Racing
(Holden Commodore VZ)
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VZ)
29   John Cleland
  Dale Brede
12 45   Mark Porter
  Kayne Scott
30
Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VZ)
31   Matthew Coleman
  Christian D'Agostin
11 52   José Fernández
  Damien White
32
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VY)
Britek Motorsport
(Ford Falcon BA)
33   Owen Kelly
  Nathan Pretty
50 8   Marcus Marshall
  Alex Tagliani
34
Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VZ)
WPS Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)

Race results

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Jason Bright and David Brabham placed 14th driving a Ford BA Falcon
 
Craig Lowndes and Yvan Muller placed 15th driving a Ford BA Falcon
 
Marcos Ambrose and Warren Luff did not finish in a Ford BA Falcon
 
Paul Morris and Paul Radisich did not finish in a Holden VZ Commodore
Pos[5] No[5] Team Drivers[5][6] Car[5] Laps[5] Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Holden Racing Team   Mark Skaife
  Todd Kelly
Holden VZ Commodore 161 6:37:17.0012 4 192
2 3 Tasman Motorsport   Jason Richards
  Jamie Whincup
Holden VZ Commodore 161 +2.4877 7 188
3 88 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Steve Ellery
  Adam Macrow
Ford BA Falcon 161 +15.8041 16 184
4 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport   Cameron McConville
  Andrew Jones
Holden VZ Commodore 161 +19.5755 11 180
5 9 Stone Brothers Racing   Russell Ingall
  Luke Youlden
Ford BA Falcon 161 +20.7574 10 176
6 50 Paul Weel Racing   Owen Kelly
  Nathan Pretty
Holden VZ Commodore 161 +51.0579 33 172
7 12 Brad Jones Racing   John Cleland
  Dale Brede
Ford BA Falcon 159 +2 laps 29 168
8 48 WPS Racing   Craig Baird
  David Besnard
Ford BA Falcon 158 +3 laps 19 164
9 18 Dick Johnson Racing   Glenn Seton
  Dean Canto
Ford BA Falcon 158 +3 laps 8 160
10 021 Team Kiwi Racing
Paul Morris Motorsport
  John Faulkner
  Alan Gurr
Holden VZ Commodore 158 +3 laps 27 156
11 45 Team Dynamik   Mark Porter
  Kayne Scott
Holden VZ Commodore 158 +3 laps 30 152
12 10 Larkham Motor Sport   Alain Menu
  Matt Halliday
Ford BA Falcon 157 +4 laps 22 148
13 8 WPS Racing   Marcus Marshall
  Alex Tagliani
Ford BA Falcon 155 +6 laps 34 144
14 6 Ford Performance Racing   Jason Bright
  David Brabham
Ford BA Falcon 152 +9 laps 12 140
15 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Craig Lowndes
  Yvan Muller
Ford BA Falcon 151 +10 laps 1 136
16 16 HSV Dealer Team   Garth Tander
  Rick Kelly
Holden VZ Commodore 149 +12 laps 5 132
17 52 Britek Motorsport   José Fernández
  Damien White
Ford BA Falcon 148 +13 laps 32 128
18 5 Ford Performance Racing   Greg Ritter
  Cameron McLean
Ford BA Falcon 138 +23 laps 13 124
19 17 Dick Johnson Racing   Steven Johnson
  Will Davison
Ford BA Falcon 133 +28 laps 15 120
20 7 Rod Nash Racing
Perkins Engineering
  Alex Davison
  Allan Simonsen
Holden VZ Commodore 129 +32 laps 23 116
21 21 Brad Jones Racing   John Bowe
  Brad Jones
Ford BA Falcon 125 +36 laps 26 112
DNF 51 Paul Weel Racing   Greg Murphy
  Paul Weel
Holden VZ Commodore 144 Crash 3
DNF 1 Stone Brothers Racing   Marcos Ambrose
  Warren Luff
Ford BA Falcon 144 Crash 2
DNF 25 Britek Motorsport   Steve Owen
  Matthew White
Ford BA Falcon 136 Engine 14
DNF 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport   Phillip Scifleet
  Lee Holdsworth
Holden VZ Commodore 136 Crash 28
DNF 11 Perkins Engineering   Matthew Coleman
  Christian D'Agostin
Holden VZ Commodore[7][8] 135 Engine 31
DNF 20 Larkham Motor Sport   Jason Bargwanna
  Mark Winterbottom
Ford BA Falcon 122 Crash 17
DNF 23 Tasman Motorsport   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
Holden VZ Commodore 108 Crash 25
DNF 75 Paul Little Racing   Anthony Tratt
  Tony Evangelou
Holden VY Commodore 92 Engine 24
DNF 15 HSV Dealer Team   Tim Leahey
  Mark Noske
Holden VZ Commodore 32 Crash 21
DNF 44 Team Dynamik   Max Wilson
  Tony Longhurst
Holden VZ Commodore 32 Crash 18
DNF 24 Perkins Engineering   Steven Richards
  Paul Dumbrell
Holden VZ Commodore[7][9] 28 Crash 6
DNF 67 Paul Morris Motorsport
Team Kiwi Racing
  Paul Morris
  Paul Radisich
Holden VZ Commodore 26 Suspension 20
DNF 22 Holden Racing Team   Jim Richards
  James Courtney
Holden VZ Commodore 7 Crash 9

Statistics

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  • Provisional Pole – #888 Craig Lowndes – 2:07.1322
  • Pole Position – #888 Craig Lowndes – 2:07.4221
  • Fastest Lap – #2 Mark Skaife – 2:08.6515 (173.86 km/h) on lap 95 – new outright record[7]
  • Average Speed – 151 km/h

References

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  1. ^ "V8 Supercars - Bathurst 1000: Practice Day Two". Getty Images. 7 October 2005.
  2. ^ "V8 Supercars - Bathurst 1000: Qualifying". Getty Images. 8 October 2005.
  3. ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/637876958/object_286568.85h/Result?17[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Top Ten Shoot Out, racing.natsoft.com.au Archived 9 April 2014 at archive.today Retrieved on 9 April 2014
  5. ^ a b c d e Super Cheap Auto 1000 race result at www.natsoft.com.au Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 June 2012
  6. ^ Grant Rowley, Master Plan, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 1 / 2005, pages 30-31
  7. ^ a b c Race results, The Great Race 2005, page 233
  8. ^ Image of car 11, The Great Race 2005, page 162
  9. ^ Image of car 24, The Great Race 2005, page 111
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