Entering Bathurst he’s a neat ninth in the standings, having shown handy pace at a variety of very different tracks. He was 2.1s to the good when a Safety Car was called on Lap 153, with Smith having spun and become beached at The Chase, and Fullwood having crashed at The Esses. 24. And, with the championship mostly locked away and IndyCar and a probable new career on the horizon, No. AN exclusive video Q&A with four Bathurst 1000 winners will be the highlight of a new-look Legendary Moments Dinner during Race Week. Things are starting to come together nicely for 2015 series champ Mark Winterbottom and his Team18 squad. Erebus Motorsport No. Mostert held on to third, while McLaughlin used an undercut to jump teammate Coulthard for fourth. Waters set his personal best lap of 2:05.9674s on Lap 132 but he was still slower than van Gisbergen, who responded anyway by going fastest to the second sector on Lap 133 and adding 0.2651s back onto his margin, which stood at 1.6951s. 25. Exam rules Bathurst 1000 regular out of 2020 seat; Bathurst 1000 field nearing completion; D'Alberto to skip Bathurst hub, quarantine in Darwin; People who had already bought tickets or camp sites for the 2020 Bathurst 1000 will have a 24-hour pre-sale window to access the new allowance, which kicks off at 12pm next Tuesday. After a slow rotor change at its preceding pit stop, the #99 Penrite ZB Commodore was back in the top 10 when Anton De Pasquale passed Fiore at Forrest’s Elbow on Lap 87. Ticket sales are limited to 90 attendees. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 3. Slade was over 14 seconds away from the lead when he was called in at the end of Lap 115, DJRTP rolling the dice somewhat on fuel due to the payoff from reinstalling McLaughlin in #17. There, it seemed the ‘hot lap king’ had walked under every ladder and patted every black cat. Your email address will not be published. Having joined Team Sydney part way through the season, Davison has often outshone teammate Chris Pither. Participants are asked to show off their best and brightest colours for a chance to win one of … Users are encouraged to flag/report comments which should be removed. Do you feel the urge to watch 2020 Bathurst 1000 in-person at the Mount Panorama Circuit between 15th-18th October? DJR Team Penske No. There was the heartbreak of 2014, the yo-yoing 2017 race packed with unforced errors in treacherous weather, and a swag of close calls in between. It’s hard to ignore, though, that Whincup is in the middle of a bit of a Bathurst funk at the moment. Tickford Racing No. McLaughlin officially claimed a third straight championship, with Waters rising to second at season’s end after Jamie Whincup (#888 Red Bull HRT ZB Commodore) crashed the race winning team’s other car on Lap 33. 22: Chris Pither/Steve Owen — C+. A definitive smokey pairing. The Mustang’s aero and straight-line grunt should put the 2003 and 2004 winner in good stead, if the weekend is free of the gremlins that have emerged in recent events. More than that, though, he was also one of the star co-drivers at last year’s Bathurst 1000. Seating with prime viewing for the Great Race is available at Murray's Corner, Pit Straight East, Pit Straight West or Hell Corner. Comments require approval before being published. The leader gapped Waters slightly on that tour, before belting out the fastest lap of 2:05.6412s on the penultimate lap of the motor race. While I labelled Will Brown’s shift across to join David Reynolds as a promotion, I suspect the team he vacates is going to be the more explosive one this weekend. DJR Team Penske was dealt a strategic double blow when the Safety Car was called on Lap 97, due to Jack Smith (#4 SCT Logistics ZB Commodore) getting stuck in the gravel after being tagged by Brad Jones Racing team-mate Macauley Jones (#3 CoolDrive ZB Commodore) at Murray’s Corner. © 2020 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news. You could own a Mustang driven by Scott McLaughlin. Subscribe to our daily newsletter, the best way to get your news first, fast, and free! The #6 Monster Energy Mustang of Cameron Waters and Will Davison trailed them for much of the day, and so it was that Tickford Racing’s lead car would finish second. Pye slipped down the inside of Le Brocq at Forrest’s Elbow on Lap 135 and Courtney got a run on his team-mate, who he then bumped partially onto the grass on Conrod Straight. An excellent combo, if the car makes it. Brad Jones Racing No. Sign up to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Newsletter. Still, the last time these two drove together at Mount Panorama they scooped a podium. Here's everything you need to know for a massive four days of racing. Kelly will partner with the funniest co-driver on the grid, Dale Wood. 16. Kiwi claims first Bathurst 1000 win, Van Gisbergen claims breakthrough Bathurst triumph, Difficult decisions for Melody Belle's future, '34-year torture continues': Aussie media stunned by ABs rookie, 'Monstrous runs': How the All Blacks rated in Wallabies win, Matthew Hooton: Triumphant Greens face difficult choice. I just wish mum and dad were here. More likely swim. 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. All bar one has at least one Bathurst 1000 winner behind the wheel, and added together they’ve claimed a grand total of 19 Great Race wins. The car has been rapid for most of the season, and Jamie Whincup has driven very well all year long. Part of the difference was an aggressive pit entry from Waters, while van Gisbergen was slightly delayed on the way out as Coulthard came across his pit bay. Compared to previous years, on balance the 2020 race was a little subdued for the majority of the contest with the leading protagonists there or there about all afternoon, though there were a few fender benders, including Jamie Whincup's huge error and the odd mechanical drama. Courtney passed Reynolds for 10th on Lap 124 at Griffins, while van Gisbergen was back to more than a second ahead of Waters on Lap 128.