14 Immense Moments From The Epic Bathurst 1000

Quite a sight, right? And the sound at the track must’ve been electric! It was a clean start, with Jamie Whincup storming into the lead.

The No. 888 car of Steven Richards and Craig Lowndes suffered a bizarre failure when the transaxle linkage completely snapped in half, causing it to get stuck in second gear.

What’s the best way to adjust your front wing? Hitting the wall is certainly an odd option…

This marshal must have some big balls. He ran across the track to retrieve debris on the fast straight on the run to Mount Panorama’s ‘The Chase’ section. That’s brave!

When you lose control at Mount Panorama, it’s always going to be a pretty hefty shunt. Andrew Jones found that out after the half-way mark.

James Moffat’s Volvo spontaneously burst into flames, retiring the No.34 car in dramatic style – fortunately the driver was OK.

The on-track battles resumed in the pitlane during the Bathurst 1000, with Michael Caruso’s No. 23 Nissan and Scott McLaughlin’s No. 33 Volvo getting extremely close in the pits. Caruso was later penalised for an unsafe release.

Mark Winterbottom’s race ended with a high-speed trip through the kitty litter after one of his brake discs broke on the fast approach to The Chase. It brought out the safety car, in what was a regularly disrupted second half of the race.

Shane van Gisbergen was a man on the move late in the race and pulled off this great pass in the twisty uphill section. There were some great overtakes in the final laps, including this one into the final corner by Whincup.

Will Davison and van Gisbergen’s battle for position got very heated late on, but it almost ended in tears with this drift through the downhill section.

But what did end in tears was the fight between Whincup, Garth Tander and McLaughlin for the lead. Whincup and McLaughlin collided into The Chase, with all three then making contact when the Volvo rejoined. Whincup continued in the lead but picked up a 15-second time penalty.

Rick Kelly found the wall with just a few laps left, bringing out another safety car and bunching up the pack. Kelly then hilariously continued with a completely smashed front-end of his car, pitting for repairs.

Whincup crossed the line in first place but the time penalty dropped his No.88 car to 11th, giving Davison and Jonathon Webb the victory despite the No.19 car never leading a lap. Van Gisbergen’s Holden was just behind at the flag, with the 0.143 second gap being the closest in Bathurst 1000 history.

And naturally, as it is Australian V8 Supercars, the shoey made its way onto the podium!
Bathurst 1000, we love you!