2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

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The 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held from October 5 to 8 2017 at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, and consisted of a 1000 kilometre race. It was the eleventh event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and was Race 20 of the season. It was also the second event of the 2017 Enduro Cup.

New South Wales 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Event Information
Round 11 of 14 in the 2017 International V8 Supercars Championship
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
Date5–8 October 2017
LocationBathurst, New South Wales
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
WeatherShowers early before clearing to overcast late.
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 1000 km
Pole position New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
2:03.8312
Winner Australia David Reynolds
Australia Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport
7:11:45.5456

DJR Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole with a lap time of 2:03.8312, the fastest lap of the Mount Panorama Circuit recorded by a Supercar.[N 1]

The race was won by David Reynolds and Luke Youlden driving a Holden VF Commodore for Erebus Motorsport.

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Background

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The event was the 60th running of the Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marked the 57th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 21st running of the Australian 1000 race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club and V8 Supercars Australia that saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. It was the 19th time the race had been held as part of the Supercars Championship and the fifth time it formed part of the Enduro Cup. The defending winners of the race were Will Davison and Jonathon Webb.

Scott McLaughlin entered the event as the championship leader, 84 points clear of Triple Eight Race Engineering's Jamie Whincup. McLaughlin's DJR Team Penske team-mate Fabian Coulthard was third in the points standings, 161 behind McLaughlin. In the Teams' Championship, DJR Team Penske held a 372-point lead over Triple Eight.[1] In the Enduro Cup standings, Prodrive Racing Australia team-mates Cam Waters and Richie Stanaway led the pairing of McLaughlin and Alexandre Prémat by 24 points.[2]

Entry list

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Twenty-six cars were entered in the event. It was the first time since 2008 that no additional "Wildcard" entries had been received for the race. The race would see the Bathurst 1000 debut of four drivers - Super2 drivers Todd Hazelwood, Richard Muscat and Garry Jacobson and main-game debutant Alex Rullo. Rullo (at 17 years, 4 months and 23 days) would become the fourth youngest Bathurst 1000 starter after Cam Waters (17 years, 2 months and 6 days in 2011), Paul Dumbrell (17 years, 2 months and 14 days in 1999) and Bryan Sala (17 years, 2 months and 15 days in 1991).

No. Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car
02   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Racing
(Mobil 1)
Holden Commodore VF 21   Tim Blanchard
  Todd Hazelwood
Tim Blanchard Racing
(CoolDrive)
Holden Commodore VF
3   Aaren Russell
  Taz Douglas
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
(Plus Fitness)
Holden Commodore VF 22   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Racing
(Boost Mobile)
Holden Commodore VF
5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Prodrive Racing Australia
(The Bottle-O)
Ford Falcon FG X 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport
(Big4 Holiday Parks)[3]
Nissan Altima L33
6   Cam Waters
  Richie Stanaway
Prodrive Racing Australia
(Monster Energy)
Ford Falcon FG X 33   Garth Tander
  James Golding
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Wilson Security)
Holden Commodore VF
8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing
(Boost Mobile)[4]
Holden Commodore VF 34   James Moffat
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Wilson Security)
Holden Commodore VF
9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport
(Penrite)
Holden Commodore VF 55   Chaz Mostert
  Steve Owen
Rod Nash Racing
(Supercheap Auto)
Ford Falcon FG X
12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske
(Shell V-Power)
Ford Falcon FG X 56   Jason Bright
  Garry Jacobson
Britek Motorsport
(Mega Bulk Fuels)
Ford Falcon FG X
14   Tim Slade
  Ashley Walsh1
Brad Jones Racing
(Freightliner)
Holden Commodore VF 62   Alex Rullo
  Alex Davison
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
(Repair Management Australia)
Holden Commodore VF
15   Rick Kelly
  David Wall
Nissan Motorsport
(Sengled)
Nissan Altima L33 78   Simona de Silvestro
  David Russell
Nissan Motorsport
(Harvey Norman)
Nissan Altima L33
17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske
(Shell V-Power)
Ford Falcon FG X 88   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Holden)
Holden Commodore VF
18   Lee Holdsworth
  Karl Reindler
Team 18
(Preston Hire)
Holden Commodore VF 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Matt Campbell
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Holden)
Holden Commodore VF
19   Will Davison
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports
(Woodstock Bourbon)
Holden Commodore VF 99   Dale Wood
  Chris Pither
Erebus Motorsport
(ADVAM, GB Galvanising)
Holden Commodore VF
20   Todd Kelly
  Jack Le Brocq
Nissan Motorsport
(carsales.com)
Nissan Altima L33 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Caltex)
Holden Commodore VF
Notes
  • ^1 — following Practice 3 Ashley Walsh was replaced by Andre Heimgartner due to injury.

Practice

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Three one-hour practice sessions were held on the Thursday prior to the race. Practice 1 and Practice 3 were open to both regular drivers and co-drivers, while Practice 2 was for co-drivers only. The first session saw Mostert set the fastest lap time of 2:06.3033. Lowndes was second fastest, six hundredths behind while Todd Kelly was sixteen hundredths further back.[5] Tim Slade caused a red flag as a result of losing control in the Esses before heavily impacting the wall on the entry to the Dipper. The session was halted again with nineteen minutes remaining after Alex Rullo stopped on Conrod Straight having found the wall at Forrest's Elbow.[6]

Results

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Practice

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Session No. Driver Team Car Time
Thursday
Practice 1 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 2:06.3032
Practice 2 5   Dean Canto Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:06.3268
Practice 3 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:05.0931
Friday
Practice 4 5   Dean Canto Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:05.3368
Practice 5 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.1470
Saturday
Practice 6 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:04.9948
Sunday
Warm-Up 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 2:06.3375
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.2253 Top 10
2 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:04.4730 +0.2476 Top 10
3 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.5304 +0.3050 Top 10
4 6   Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.5958 +0.3704 Top 10
5 5   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.7857 +0.5603 Top 10
6 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.8955 +0.6701 Top 10
7 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 2:05.0224 +0.7971 Top 10
8 22   James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.0417 +0.8163 Top 10
9 56   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 2:05.0803 +0.8550 Top 10
10 33   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:05.1093 +0.8840 Top 10
11 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 2:05.1686 +0.9432 11
12 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 2:05.1996 +0.9742 12
13 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 2:05.2503 +1.0249 13
14 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.2846 +1.0592 14
15 20   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 2:05.2974 +1.0720 15
16 19   Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 2:05.3840 +1.1586 16
17 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 2:05.4379 +1.2125 17
18 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.5562 +1.3308 18
19 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 2:05.5625 +1.3371 19
20 02   Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.6182 +1.3928 20
21 99   Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:05.6414 +1.4160 21
22 34   James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:05.64301 +1.4176 22
23 78   Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 2:05.9423 +1.7169 23
24 21   Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.9702 +1.7449 24
25 3   Aaren Russell Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:06.4233 +2.1979 25
26 62   Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:07.4800 +3.2547 26
Source:[14]
Notes
  • ^1James Moffat had his fastest lap time invalidated for causing a red flag.

Top 10 Shootout

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 2:03.8312 1
2 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:04.2746 +0.4434 2
3 5   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.4988 +0.6676 3
4 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.5875 +0.7563 4
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 2:04.6688 +0.8376 5
6 6   Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.6802 +0.8490 6
7 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 2:04.9693 +1.1381 7
8 56   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 2:05.2277 +1.3965 8
9 33   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 2:05.3261 +1.4949 9
10 22   James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 2:05.4890 +1.6578 10
Source:[15]

Race 20

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 7:11:45.5456 2 300
2 02   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 +3.8995 20 276
3 12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 161 +4.5913 7 258
4 99   Dale Wood
  Chris Pither
Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 +6.3450 21 240
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Matt Campbell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 161 +10.6260 5 222
6 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 161 +13.6874 13 204
7 20   Todd Kelly
  Jack Le Brocq
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 161 +24.3004 15 192
8 56   Jason Bright
  Garry Jacobson
Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 161 +28.1647 8 180
9 14   Tim Slade
  Andre Heimgartner
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 +29.6276 18 168
10 55   Chaz Mostert
  Steve Owen
Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 161 +59.3060 4 156
11 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 160 +1 Lap 19 144
12 21   Tim Blanchard
  Todd Hazelwood
Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 160 +1 Lap 24 138
13 15   Rick Kelly
  David Wall
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 159 +2 Laps 12 132
14 19   Will Davison
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 159 +2 Laps 16 126
15 62   Alex Rullo
  Alex Davison
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 159 +2 Laps 26 120
16 6   Cam Waters
  Richie Stanaway
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 159 +2 Laps 6 114
17 3   Aaren Russell
  Taz Douglas
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 154 +7 Laps 25 108
18 33   Garth Tander
  James Golding
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 152 +9 Laps 9 102
19 22   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 147 +14 Laps 10 96
20 88   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 124 +37 Laps 11 90
Ret 8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 160 Accident 14
Ret 5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 159 Accident 3
Ret 78   Simona de Silvestro
  David Russell
Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 152 Accident 23
Ret 34   James Moffat
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 141 Accident 22
Ret 18   Lee Holdsworth
  Karl Reindler
Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 76 Engine 17
Ret 17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 72 Engine 1
Source:[16]

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

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  1. ^ David Reynolds is recognised as holding the official lap record for Supercars as his time of 2:06.2769 was set during a race.

References

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  1. ^ "Coates Hire Leaderboard". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Race 19". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Bathurst 1000: BIG4 Holiday Parks to sponsor Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore's No. 23 Nissan". Fox Sports Australia. 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Percat/Jones get Boost backing for Bathurst". Supercars Championship. 3 October 2017.
  5. ^ Howard, Tom (5 October 2017). "Mostert fastest as Slade, Rullo crash in Practice 1". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Slade crashes out of opening practice". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ^ [1] [dead link]
  9. ^ "Practice 3". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ^ [2] [dead link]
  11. ^ "Practice 5". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Practice 6". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Warm up". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  14. ^ "ARMOR ALL Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  15. ^ "ARMOR ALL Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Race 20 - Supercars". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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