The 2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 4–7 October 2018. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and featured of a 1000 kilometre race. The event was the thirteenth of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and incorporated Race 25 of the series. It was also the second event of the 2018 Enduro Cup.[1]

New South Wales 2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Event Information
Round 13 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
Date4–7 October 2018
LocationBathurst, New South Wales
VenueMount Panorama Circuit
WeatherThursday: 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.
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 1000 km
Pole position Australia David Reynolds
Erebus Motorsport
2:04.0589
Winner Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering
6:01:44.8637

The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.[2][3]

Report edit

Background edit

The event was the 61st 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 58th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 22nd 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 20th time the race had been held as part of the Supercars Championship and the sixth time it formed part of the Enduro Cup. The defending winners of the race were David Reynolds and Luke Youlden.

Shane van Gisbergen entered the event as the championship leader, 55 points clear of DJR Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin. Van Gisbergen's Triple Eight Race Engineering team-mate Jamie Whincup was 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 the Enduro Cup standings, Triple Eight team-mates Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell led the pairing of Van Gisbergen and Earl Bamber by 24 points.[5]

Entry list edit

Twenty-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-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Earl Bamber, Super2 drivers Will Brown and Bryce Fullwood, and 'main-gamer' Anton de Pasquale. Teams Matt Stone Racing and 23Red Racing would also make their debuts in 'the Great Race', however the former contained many crew members from the former Stone Brothers Racing outfit and the latter was a continuation of Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport under new owners. It was the last start in the Bathurst 1000 for Paul Dumbrell and Jason Bright.

No. Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Drivers Team Car
1   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Holden)
Holden Commodore ZB 21   Tim Blanchard
  Dale Wood
Tim Blanchard Racing
(CoolDrive)
Holden Commodore ZB
2   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Andretti United
(Mobil 1, Boost Mobile)
Holden Commodore ZB 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport
(Industrial Athlete)
Nissan Altima L33
5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Tickford Racing
(Bottle-O)
Ford Falcon FG X 25   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Andretti United
(Mobil 1, Boost Mobile)
Holden Commodore ZB
6   Cameron Waters
  David Russell
Tickford Racing
(Monster Energy)
Ford Falcon FG X 33   Garth Tander
  Chris Pither
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Wilson Security)
Holden Commodore ZB
7   Andre Heimgartner
  Aaren Russell
Nissan Motorsport
(Castrol, Plus Fitness)
Nissan Altima L33 34   James Golding
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Wilson Security)
Holden Commodore ZB
8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing
(Repco)
Holden Commodore ZB 35   Todd Hazelwood
  Bryce Fullwood
Matt Stone Racing
(Bigmate GPS)
Holden Commodore VF
9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport
(Penrite)
Holden Commodore ZB 55   Chaz Mostert
  James Moffat
Tickford Racing
(Supercheap Auto)
Ford Falcon FG X
11   Rick Kelly
  Garry Jacobson
Nissan Motorsport
(Castrol)
Nissan Altima L33 56   Richie Stanaway
  Steve Owen
Tickford Racing
(Rabble Club)
Ford Falcon FG X
12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske
(Shell)
Ford Falcon FG X 78   Simona de Silvestro
  Alex Rullo
Nissan Motorsport}
(Harvey Norman)
Nissan Altima L33
14   Tim Slade
  Ashley Walsh
Brad Jones Racing
(Freightliner)
Holden Commodore ZB 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Earl Bamber
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Holden)
Holden Commodore ZB
17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske
(Shell)
Ford Falcon FG X 99   Anton de Pasquale
  Will Brown
Erebus Motorsport
(Penrite)
Holden Commodore ZB
18   Lee Holdsworth
  Jason Bright
Team 18
(Preston Hire)
Holden Commodore ZB 230   Will Davison
  Alex Davison
23Red Racing
(Milwaukee Tools)
Ford Falcon FG X
19   Jack Le Brocq
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports
(Truck Assist)
Holden Commodore ZB 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Autobarn)
Holden Commodore ZB

Results edit

Practice edit

Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time Cond.
Practice 1 Thursday 230   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:25.0243 Wet
Practice 2 Thursday 17   Alexandre Prémat DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 2:35.1824 Wet
Practice 3 Thursday 56   Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:29.0174 Wet
Practice 4 Friday 9   Luke Youlden Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:06.6470 Drying
Practice 5 Friday 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 2:26.2236 Wet
Practice 6 Saturday 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.4072 Dry
Warm-Up Sunday 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.9633 Dry
Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 1   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.1093 Top 10
2 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.2647 +0.1555 Top 10
3 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.2861 +0.1769 Top 10
4 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.3818 +0.2725 Top 10
5 25   James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.4759 +0.3666 Top 10
6 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.5702 +0.4609 Top 10
7 6   Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.5794 +0.4701 Top 10
8 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.6380 +0.5288 Top 10
9 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.6942 +0.5849 Top 10
10 33   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.8567 +0.7474 Top 10
11 55   Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.9133 +0.8040 11
12 34   James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.9719 +0.8627 12
13 7   Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 2:05.0357 +0.9265 13
14 11   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 2:05.0644 +0.9552 14
15 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 2:05.1789 +1.0696 15
16 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 2:05.3195 +1.2102 16
17 56   Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:05.4607 +1.3514 17
18 2   Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.4655 +1.3562 18
19 5   Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:05.5106 +1.4013 19
20 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.5656 +1.4563 20
21 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.7075 +1.5982 21
22 21   Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.8433 +1.7340 22
23 35   Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore VF 2:06.0375 +1.9283 23
24 230   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:06.0429 +1.9336 24
25 19   Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 2:06.1324 +2.0232 25
26 78   Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 2:06.4374 +2.3281 26
Source:[13]

Top 10 Shootout edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.0589 1
2 1   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.0683 +0.0094 2
3 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.3498 +0.2909 3
4 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.5385 +0.4796 4
5 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.5494 +0.4905 5
6 6   Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 2:04.7517 +0.6928 6
7 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 2:04.7673 +0.7084 7
8 25   James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.0034 +0.9445 8
9 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.0835 +1.0246 9
10 33   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 2:05.1717 +1.1128 10
Source:[14]

Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 888   Craig Lowndes
  Steven Richards
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 161 6:01:44.8637 9 300
2 2   Scott Pye
  Warren Luff
Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 161 +6.292 18 276
3 17   Scott McLaughlin
  Alexandre Prémat
DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 161 +9.408 5 258
4 55   Chaz Mostert
  James Moffat
Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 161 +10.253 11 240
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen
  Earl Bamber
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 161 +27.421 4 222
6 33   Garth Tander
  Chris Pither
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 161 +30.010 10 204
7 8   Nick Percat
  Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 161 +36.542 7 192
8 34   James Golding
  Richard Muscat
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 161 +37.233 12 180
9 12   Fabian Coulthard
  Tony D'Alberto
DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 161 +47.112 15 168
10 1   Jamie Whincup
  Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 161 +56.433 2 156
11 11   Rick Kelly
  Garry Jacobson
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 +1:19.074 14 144
12 5   Mark Winterbottom
  Dean Canto
Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 161 +1:35.009 19 138
13 9   David Reynolds
  Luke Youlden
Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 161 +1:39.105 1 132
14 78   Simona de Silvestro
  Alex Rullo
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 +1:47.776 26 126
15 19   Jack Le Brocq
  Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 161 +1:52.397 25 120
16 7   Andre Heimgartner
  Aaren Russell
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 +1:54.823 13 114
17 14   Tim Slade
  Ashley Walsh
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 160 +1 lap 20 108
18 21   Tim Blanchard
  Dale Wood
Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 159 +2 laps 22 102
19 230   Will Davison
  Alex Davison
23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 159 +2 laps 24 96
20 35   Todd Hazelwood
  Bryce Fullwood
Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore VF 159 +2 laps 23 90
21 18   Lee Holdsworth
  Jason Bright
Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 157 +4 laps 21 84
22 56   Richie Stanaway
  Steve Owen
Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 152 +9 laps 17 78
23 6   Cameron Waters
  David Russell
Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 148 +13 laps 6 72
24 99   Anton de Pasquale
  Will Brown
Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 143 +18 laps 3 66
NC 23   Michael Caruso
  Dean Fiore
Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 69 Accident 16
NC 25   James Courtney
  Jack Perkins
Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 33 Mechanical 8
Source:[15]

Championship standings after Race 25 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Results, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ "2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Points". Supercars.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Race 24: RABBLE.club Sandown 500 Results". Supercars.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Practice 3". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Practice 4". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Practice 5". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Practice 6". Supercars.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Warm-Up". Supercars.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Race 25". Supercars.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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