The2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000was amotor racingevent forSupercars,held on the weekend of 4–7 October 2018. It was staged at theMount Panorama CircuitinBathurst,New South Wales,Australiaand featured of a 1000 kilometre race. The event was the thirteenth of sixteen in the2018 Supercars Championshipand incorporated Race 25 of the series. It was also the second event of the2018 Enduro Cup.[1]
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| Round 13 of 16 in the2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
 Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 4–7 October 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Thursday: Intermittent showers, 15°C. Friday: Overcast with patchy showers, 12°C. Saturday: Sunny with light cloud, 17°C. Sunday: Overcast with brief light showers before clearing to fine late, 17°C. | |||||||||||||
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The race was won byCraig LowndesandSteven Richardsdriving aHolden Commodore ZBforTriple Eight Race Engineering.[2][3]
Report
editBackground
editThe event was the 61st running of theBathurst 1000,which was first held at thePhillip Island Grand Prix Circuitin 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marked the 58th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 22nd running of theAustralian 1000race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club andV8 Supercars Australiathat saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. It was the 20th time the race had been held as part of the Supercars Championship and the sixth time it formed part of theEnduro Cup.The defending winners of the race wereDavid ReynoldsandLuke Youlden.
Shane van Gisbergenentered the event as the championship leader, 55 points clear ofDJR Team Penske'sScott McLaughlin.Van Gisbergen'sTriple Eight Race Engineeringteam-mateJamie Whincupwas third in the points standings, 338 points from the lead. In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight held a 656-point lead over DJR Team Penske.[4]In theEnduro Cupstandings, Triple Eight team-mates Jamie Whincup andPaul Dumbrellled the pairing of Van Gisbergen andEarl Bamberby 24 points.[5]
Entry list
editTwenty-six cars were entered in the event. As in 2017, there were no additional "Wildcard" entries entered in the race. Four drivers would make their first start in the Bathurst 1000 - two-timeLe Mans 24 HourswinnerEarl Bamber,Super2 driversWill BrownandBryce Fullwood,and 'main-gamer'Anton de Pasquale.TeamsMatt Stone Racingand23Red Racingwould also make their debuts in 'the Great Race', however the former contained many crew members from the formerStone Brothers Racingoutfit and the latter was a continuation ofLucas Dumbrell Motorsportunder new owners. It was the last start in the Bathurst 1000 forPaul DumbrellandJason Bright.
Results
editPractice
edit| Session | Day | Fastest lap | |||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Cond. | ||
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 230 |  Will Davison
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23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:25.0243 | Wet |
| Practice 2 | Thursday | 17 |  Alexandre Prémat
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:35.1824 | Wet |
| Practice 3 | Thursday | 56 |  Richie Stanaway
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Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:29.0174 | Wet |
| Practice 4 | Friday | 9 | Luke Youlden
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Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:06.6470 | Drying |
| Practice 5 | Friday | 23 | Michael Caruso
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Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 2:26.2236 | Wet |
| Practice 6 | Saturday | 9 | David Reynolds
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Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.4072 | Dry |
| Warm-Up | Sunday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:04.9633 | Dry |
| Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||
Qualifying
editTop 10 Shootout
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 9 | David Reynolds
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Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.0589 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.0683 | +0.0094 | 2 |
| 3 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale
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Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.3498 | +0.2909 | 3 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.5385 | +0.4796 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:04.5494 | +0.4905 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Cam Waters
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Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:04.7517 | +0.6928 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Percat
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Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:04.7673 | +0.7084 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | James Courtney
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Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:05.0034 | +0.9445 | 8 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:05.0835 | +1.0246 | 9 |
| 10 | 33 | Garth Tander
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:05.1717 | +1.1128 | 10 |
| Source:[14] | |||||||
Race
editChampionship standings after Race 25
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.
References
edit- ^"Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar".speedcafe.4 October 2017.Retrieved1 July2018.
- ^"2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Results, supercars, as archived at web.archive.org".Archivedfrom the original on 12 March 2019.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^"2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Points".Supercars.Retrieved2 October2018.
- ^"Race 24: RABBLE.club Sandown 500 Results".Supercars.Retrieved2 October2018.
- ^"Practice 1".Supercars.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"Practice 2".Supercars.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"Practice 3".Supercars.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"Practice 4".Supercars.Retrieved5 October2018.
- ^"Practice 5".Supercars.Retrieved5 October2018.
- ^"Practice 6".Supercars.Retrieved6 October2018.
- ^"Warm-Up".Supercars.Retrieved7 October2018.
- ^"Qualifying".Supercars.Retrieved5 October2018.
- ^"Top 10 Shootout".Supercars.Retrieved6 October2018.
- ^"Race 25".Supercars.Retrieved7 October2018.
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2018 Rabble.club Sandown 500 |
2018 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Gold Coast 600 |
| Previous year: 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Bathurst 1000 | Next year: 2019 Bathurst 1000 |