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The '''Bathurst 1000''' (known for sponsorship reasons as the '''[[Repco]] Bathurst 1000''') is a {{convert|1000|km|mi|adj=on|sigfig=4}} [[Touring car racing|touring car]] race held annually on the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] in [[Bathurst, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is currently run as part of the [[Supercars Championship]], the most recent incarnation of the [[Australian Touring Car Championship]]. In [[1987 Bathurst 1000|1987]] it was a round of the [[1987 World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship]]. The Bathurst 1000 is colloquially known as ''The Great Race'' among motorsport fans and media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/why-the-bathurst-1000-is-the-great-race/2832860/| title= 'Why the Bathurst 1000 is 'The Great Race' |last =Slavonik|first =Paul| date = 1 October 2014 |publisher= Motorsport|access-date=9 October 2022}} </ref> The race originated with the [[1960 Armstrong 500]] with a 500 mile race distance at the [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit]]; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 also with the 500 mile distance and has continued there every year since, extending to a 1,000 kilometer race in 1973. The race was traditionally run on the New South Wales [[Labour Day#Australia|Labour-Day]] long weekend in early October. Since 2001, the race has been run on the weekend following the long weekend, generally the second weekend of October.▼
▲{{More citations needed|article|date=November 2020}}
▲The '''Bathurst 1000''' (known for sponsorship reasons as the '''[[Repco]] Bathurst 1000''') is a {{convert|1000|km|mi|adj=on|sigfig=4}} [[Touring car racing|touring car]] race held annually on the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] in [[Bathurst, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is currently run as part of the [[Supercars Championship]], the most recent incarnation of the [[Australian Touring Car Championship]]. In [[1987 Bathurst 1000|1987]] it was a round of the [[1987 World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship]]. The Bathurst 1000 is colloquially known as ''The Great Race'' among motorsport fans and media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/why-the-bathurst-1000-is-the-great-race/2832860/| title= 'Why the Bathurst 1000 is 'The Great Race' |last =Slavonik|first =Paul| date = 1 October 2014 |publisher= Motorsport|access-date=9 October 2022}} </ref> The race originated with the [[1960 Armstrong 500]] at the [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit]]; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 and has continued there every year since. The race was traditionally run on the New South Wales [[Labour Day#Australia|Labour-Day]] long weekend in early October. Since 2001, the race has been run on the weekend following the long weekend, generally the second weekend of October.
Race winners are presented with the ''Peter Brock Trophy'', introduced at the [[2006 Bathurst 1000|2006 race]] after the sudden death of [[Peter Brock]] in an accident. Brock was the most successful driver in the race's history, winning the event nine times. He was also known as one of the most popular and fan-friendly drivers during his long career, and was given the moniker "King of the Mountain" for these reasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/motorsport/brock-at-ease-with-public-role/2006/09/09/1157222386695.html|title=Brock at ease with public role|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=10 September 2006| first=Mark | last=Fogarty}}</ref>
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==Famous winners==
The most successful driver at Bathurst is [[Peter Brock]], whose nine victories (1972, 1975, 1978–80, 1982–84 and 1987) earned him the nickname ''King of the Mountain''.
For this reason, rock band [[Midnight Oil]] would also play their song, "[[King of the Mountain (Midnight Oil song)|King of the Mountain]]" or the TV station broadcasting the race would play the song. Ironically, the song has nothing to do with race.
[[Bob Jane]] won the race four times in succession from 1961 to 1964. Jane's racing exploits assisted in the creation of his automotive businesses, originally with automotive vehicle dealerships, then later more prominently with a national chain of tyre retailers, [[Bob Jane T-Marts]]. The company became a title sponsor of the race between 2002 and 2004. Three of Jane's wins were with [[Harry Firth]], who went on to win a fourth race in 1967 and also was a team manager for the 1969 and 1972 [[Holden Dealer Team]] victories.
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![[2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2008]]
|[[2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]||[[Ford BF Falcon]]||161 laps <br /> 6h 26m
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![[2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2009]]
|[[2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Davison]]<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Garth Tander]]||[[Holden VE Commodore]]||161 laps <br /> 6h 40m
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![[2012 International V8 Supercars Championship|2012]]
|[[2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]||[[Holden VE Commodore]]||161 laps <br /> 6h 16m
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![[2015 International V8 Supercars Championship|2015]]
|[[2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]<br /> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Richards]]||[[Holden VF Commodore]]||161 laps <br /> 6h 16m
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|[[2018 Bathurst 1000|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Richards]]||[[
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|[[2021 Bathurst 1000|Repco Bathurst 1000]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chaz Mostert]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]||[[Holden ZB Commodore]]||161 laps <br /> 6h 15m
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|[[2023 Bathurst 1000|Repco Bathurst 1000]]
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Richie Stanaway]]||[[Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)|Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE]]||161 laps <br /> 6h
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![[2024 Supercars Championship|2024]]
|[[2024 Bathurst 1000|Repco Bathurst 1000]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brodie Kostecki]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Hazelwood]]||[[Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)|Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE]]||161 laps <br /> 5h 58m 3.0649s{{ref|9|9}}||167.6230 km/h <br /> 104.1561 mph
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==Peter Brock Trophy==
[[Peter Brock]] died weeks before the [[2006 Bathurst 1000|2006 race]] in an accident during the [[Targa West]] rally in [[Western Australia]]. Following this, Supercars announced that from 2006 onwards, the drivers in the Bathurst 1000 would be racing to win the ''Peter Brock Trophy''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=12038318 |archive-url=https://archive.today/
The trophy, manufactured by [[Hardy Brothers]], is inscribed with the words "King of the Mountain", a long-time nickname of Brock's. It weighs {{Convert|2.5|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and stands {{Convert|50|cm|abbr=on}} tall.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Peter-Brock-Trophy-to-last-a-lifetime/2006/10/06/1159641505059.html | title = Peter Brock Trophy to last a lifetime | date = 6 October 2006 | access-date = 15 October 2013 | newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> Craig Lowndes, a long time mentee of Brock, has won the trophy a record six times since its inception.
==Event sponsors==
The event has had several [[naming rights]] sponsors:<ref>[https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/bathurst-gets-a-new-1000-sponsor/ The history of Great Race naming rights sponors] V8Sleuth 19 August 2020</ref>
* 1960–65: Armstrong
* 1966–67: [[Gallaher Group|Gallaher]]
* 1968–87: [[James Hardie
** 1968–80: Hardie-[[Ferodo]]
** 1981–87: James Hardie
* 1988–95: [[Tooheys]]<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102044513 Skyline accident highlights announcement of Bathurst's new sponsorship deal] ''[[Canberra Times]]'' 19 August 1988 page 7</ref>
* 1996–98: [[AMP Limited|AMP]]
* 1997: [[Primus Telecommunications (Australia)|Primus]]
* 1998–2000: [[FAI Insurance|FAI]]<ref>[https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/883136/fai-permanently-ends-bathurst-1000-race-sponsorship/ FAI permanently end Bathurst 1000 sponsorship] ''Western Advocate'' 19 March 2001</ref>
* 2002–04: [[Bob Jane T-Marts]]<ref>[https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/australian-legend-bob-jane-to-sponsor-bathurst-1000/954014/ Australian legend Bob Jane to sponsor Bathurst 1000] ''[[Motorsport.com]]'' 22 April 2002</ref>
* 2005–20: [[Supercheap Auto]]<ref>[https://autoaction.com.au/2020/08/18/new-sponsor-for-bathurst-1000 New sponsor for Bathurst 1000] ''[[Auto Action]]'' 18 August 2020</ref>
▲** 2021–present: [[Repco]] (ANZ subsidiary of GPC acquired in 2013)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chapman|first=Simon|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/08/19/new-title-sponsor-confirmed-for-bathurst-1000/|title=New title sponsor confirmed for Bathurst 1000|date=19 August 2020|work=[[Speedcafe|speedcafe.com]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
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