With the football finals over, it’s once again time for the Bathurst 1000, as the Supercars Championship descends on Mount Panorama in New South Wales.
The 64th edition of the Bathurst 1000 – formerly the Bathurst 500 – will take place on October 13, with the 26-car entry list starting the 161 lap endurance race at 11:30am AEDT on Sunday.
Before the Great Race there will be three days of practice, qualifying and various support races from October 10 to 12.
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Shane Van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway won the 2023 Bathurst 1000
Australian coverage of the Bathurst 1000 will be available to watch through the Seven Network (plus its streaming service 7plus) as well as Fox Sports and Kayo, with the latter pair featuring no ad breaks through every practice, qualifying and race session.
Below is a table of which sessions are on and at what time on each of the networks.
| Day | Sessions | Seven Network/7plus coverage start time | Fox Sports/Kayo coverage start time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday October 10 | Practice One, 1:20pm-2:20pm AEDT Practice Two, 4:55pm-5:55pm AEDT | N/A | 7:30am AEDT |
| Friday October 11 | Practice Three, 10:05-11:05am AEDT Practice Four: 1:05-2:05pm AEDT Qualifying: 4:15-4:55pm AEDT | 10:00am AEDT | 8:00am AEDT |
| Saturday October 12 | Practice Five: 10:05-11:05am AEDT Practice Six: 1:05-2:05pm AEDT Top Ten Shootout: 5:05-5:50pm AEDT | 10:00am AEDT | 8:30am AEDT |
| Sunday October 13 | Warm Up: 8:15am-8:35am AEDT Race: 11:30am AEDT, 161 laps/1000km | 7:30am AEDT | 7:30am AEDT |
Of the 52 drivers in the field, only 10 have previously won a Bathurst 1000. The 26 entries are listed below.
| Car number, team, make/model | Primary driver/co-driver |
|---|---|
| #1 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro | Brodie Kostecki/Todd Hazelwood |
| #2 Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang | Ryan Wood/Fabian Coulthard |
| #3 Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang | Aaron Love/Aaron Cameron |
| #4 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Cameron Hill/Cameron Crick |
| #6 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang | Cameron Waters/James Moffat |
| #7 Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang | James Courtney/Jack Perkins |
| #8 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Andre Heimgartner/Declan Fraser |
| #9 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro | Jack Le Brocq/Jayden Ojeda |
| #10 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Nick Percat/Dylan O’Keeffe |
| #11 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang | Anton De Pasquale/Tony D’Alberto |
| #12 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Jaxon Evans/Dean Fiore |
| #14 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Bryce Fullwood/Jaylyn Robotham |
| #17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang | Will Davison/Kai Allen |
| #18 Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro | Mark Winterbottom/Michael Caruso |
| #19 Grove Racing Ford Mustang | Matt Payne/Garth Tander |
| #20 Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro | David Reynolds/Warren Luff |
| #23 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Tim Slade/Cameron McLeod |
| #25 Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang | Chaz Mostert/Lee Holdsworth |
| #26 Grove Racing Ford Mustang | Richie Stanaway/Dale Wood |
| #31 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro | James Golding/David Russell |
| #55 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang | Thomas Randle/Tyler Everingham |
| #87 Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro | Will Brown/Scott Pye |
| #88 Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro | Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup |
| #96 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro | Macauley Jones/Jordan Boys |
| #118 Matt Chada Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro (wildcard) | Matt Chahda/Brad Vaughan |
| #888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro (wildcard) | Craig Lowndes/Cooper Murray |
