Wild weather is forecast for the 2022 edition of the Bathurst 1000 as Holden prepares to farewell the Great Race.
With more than 200,000 spectators expected to attend, and many of those camping, heavy rain is set to wreak havoc – and could influence the action on track just as equally.
As of midday Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting rain every day of the Bathurst 1000 race weekend, with 5 to 10mm forecast for Thursday, 15 to 25mm on Friday, 20 to 30mm on Saturday, and 20 to 35mm on Sunday.
2017 winner David Reynolds labelled the predicted conditions ‘dismal’ – but said they would boost his chances.
Reynolds’ victory alongside Luke Youlden came in sodden conditions, the last real wet race around Mount Panorama.
“I’ve worked out over the last year or two racing this car (Grove Racing) that our car is pretty good in the wet,” Reynolds said.
“I want it to be wet. I think our chances increase if it rains.
“It’s looking pretty dismal over the weekend so that plays into our hands.”
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Wet and Wild scenes in Practice Four! | 01:38
HOLDEN SAYS GOODBYE
Fifty-three years after a Holden car won its first race, the proud manufacturing car will have its last spin as the Commodore prepares to make way for the GM Camaro as the Gen3 era prepares to hit the front line.
It means that it will be the last time Holden takes on Ford at Mount Panorama. Say it ain’t so.
Defending Bathurst champion Chaz Mostert will be partnered by new co-driver Fabian Coulthard for Walkinshaw Andretti United.
It will be WAU’s final Bathurst 1000 competing under the Holden banner before the famous former Holden Racing Team squad switches to Ford in 2023.
Mostert is one of the favourites and the 28 cars that start on the grid – 19 Commodore, nine Ford – will be chasing the Championship leader Shane van Gisbergen – the 2020 Bathurst winner – who will once again be partnered by Garth Tander.
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Cameron Waters, meanwhile, is hoping it will be third time lucky after finishing runner-up in the past two Grace Races.
Will Davison is another in good form who will be a part of this week’s big four.
All the attention is on Holden though, having first won in 1969.
The great Peter Brock’s nine victories at Bathurst all came in a Holden.
BATHURST 1000
Mount Panorama
Thursday, October 6 – Sunday, October 9.
FULL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
11am -12pm: Supercars Practice 1 (all drivers)
3.55pm – 4.55pm: Supercars Practice 2 (co-drivers)
FRIDAY
10.10am – 11.10am: Supercars Practice 3 (all drivers)
1pm-2pm: Supercars Practice 4 (all drivers)
4.15pm – 4.55pm: Supercars Qualifying
SATURDAY
10.20am – 11.20am: Supercars Practice 5 (co-drivers)
1pm – 2pm: Supercars Practice 6 (all drivers)
5.05pm: Supercars top-10 Shootout
SUNDAY
8am – 8.20am: Supercars warm-up
8.40am – 9am: Supercars Drivers’ Parade
11.15am: Supercars Race 30 (161 laps)
HOW TO WATCH
Every session of the Bathurst 1000 will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo.
– The dedicated Bathurst 1000 channel will run from Monday October 3 to October 10 on Fox Sports 503.
– On-air times for LIVE racing on Fox Sports:
October 6: 7.25am-6pm
October 7: 7.45am-5.45pm
October 8: 8.10am-6.30pm
October 9: 7.15am-7pm (Race begins 11.15am)
Crashes GALORE at Bathurst 1000 | 02:37
WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday: Showers and top of 16C
Friday: Rain increasing and top of 18C
Saturday: Rain and top of 18C
Sunday Rain and top of 18C
LAST YEAR PODIUM
1. Chaz Mostert/Lee Holdsworth (Walkinshaw Andretti United/Holden)
2. Cameron Waters/James Moffat (Tickford Racing/Ford)
3. Brodie Kostecki/David Russell (Erebus Motorsport/Holden)
2022 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
1. Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight/Holden Commodore) 2782
2. Cameron Waters (Tickford Racing/Ford Mustang) -525
3. Will Davison (Dick Johnson Racing/Ford Mustang) -602
4. Anton De Pasquale (Dick Johnson Racing/Ford Mustang) -669
5. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United/Holden Commodore) -778
THE RACE
Laps: 161
The track: 6.213km
Average speed: 178km/h
Top speed: 300km/h
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Mostert & Holdsworth win Bathurst 1000! | 00:55
ODDS (Sportsbet)
$4.00 Van Gisbergen/Tander
$5.50 Davison/Davison
$6.00 Waters/Moffat
$6.00 Mostert/Coulthard
$7.50 Feeney/Whincup
$10.00 De Pasquale/D’Alberto
$15 Lowndes/Fraser
$26 Winterbottom/Caruso
RECORDS
MOST BATHURST WINS
1. Peter Brock 9
2. Jim Richards, Craig Lowndes 7
3. Larry Perkins, Mark Skaife 6
4. Steven Richards 5
5. Allan Moffat, Greg Murphy, Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander 4
Mostert & Holdsworth reflect on 2021 win | 03:16
THE 2022 BATHURST GRID
TRIPLE EIGHT RACE ENGINEERING/RED BULL AMPOL RACING
Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup
Shane van Gisbergen/Garth Tander
DICK JOHNSON RACING/SHELL V-POWER RACING TEAM
Anton De Pasquale/Tony D’Alberto
Will Davison/Alex Davison
TICKFORD RACING
James Courtney/Zane Goddard
Cameron Waters/James Moffat
Thomas Randle/Zak Best
Jake Kostecki/Kurt Kostecki
WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI UNITED
Nick Percat/Warren Luff
Chaz Mostert/Fabian Coulthard
EREBUS MOTORSPORT
Will Brown/Jack Perkins
Brodie Kostecki/David Russell
TEAM 18
Mark Winterbottom/Michael Caruso
Scott Pye/Tyler Everingham
COOLDRIVE RACING
Tim Slade/Tim Blanchard
GROVE RACING
Lee Holdsworth/Matt Payne (R)
David Reynolds/Matt Campbell
BRAD JONES RACING
Andre Heimgartner/Dale Wood
Bryce Fullwood/Dean Fiore
Macauley Jones/Jordan Boys
Jack Smith/Jaxon Evans (R)
PREMIAIR RACING
Chris Pither/Cameron Hill (R)
James Golding/Dylan O’Keeffe
MATT STONE RACING
Jack Le Brocq/Aaron Seton (R)
Todd Hazelwood/Jayden Ojeda
TRIPLE EIGHT RACE ENGINEERING (WILDCARD)
Craig Lowndes/Declan Fraser (R)
EREBUS MOTORSPORT (WILDCARD)
Richie Stanaway/Greg Murphy
MATT CHAHDA MOTORSPORT (WILDCARD)
Matt Chahda (R)/Jaylyn Robotham (R)
(R) – Bathurst rookie
Lowndes & Murphy on racing rust | 03:19
BATHURST PIT LANE ORDER
Garage/Team
1. Triple Eight Race Engineering
2. Dick Johnson Racing
3. Tickford Racing
4. Tickford Racing
5. Walkinshaw Andretti United
6. Erebus Motorsport
7. Brad Jones Racing
8. Brad Jones Racing
Brad Jones Racing (SCT Logistics)
9. Team 18
10. Grove Racing
11. Matt Stone Racing
12. PremiAir Racing
13. Blanchard Racing Team
Matt Chahda Motorsport (wildcard)
14. Triple Eight Race Engineering (wildcard)
Boost Mobile (wildcard)
