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There's been a brutal change to the starting grid this morning with one of the top finishers in the shootout now back to 10th. Follow live build up to the Mount Panorama epic. 

Emily Benammar
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October 18, 2020 - 10:05AM

There's been a brutal change to the starting grid this morning with one of the top finishers in the shootout now back to 10th. Follow live build up to the Mount Panorama epic. 

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Brad Jones Racing’s Nick Percat has been stripped of his fourth place from Saturday’s top-10 shootout for the Bathurst 1000 due to a car weight breach.

Percat’s Holden Commodore was found to be underweight following checks to his car after his lap.

The stewards report said Percat’s BJR car, which he will share with Thomas Randle, was found to be “2kg under the minimum weight”.

The 2011 Bathurst winner was disqualified from the session and will now start today’s race from 10th place on the grid.

The stewards decision means all the cars which finished behind Percat’s time in the top-10 shootout – Shane van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth, Anton De Pasquale, Fabian Coulthard, James Courtney and Jamie Whincup – all move up a place on the grid.

FOLLOW BATHURST LIVE WITH EXPERT COMMENTARY FROM RENEE GRACIE 

Live Updates

Unusual bowling change ... Pant dropped

Rich Lamberton

1. Cameron Waters/Will Davison, Monster Energy Racing #6

2. Scott McLaughlin/Tim Slade, Shell V-Power Racing #17

3. Chaz Mostert/Warren Luff, Mobil 1 Appliances Online #25

4. Shane van Gisbergen/Garth Tander, Red Bull Holden Racing Team #97

5. Lee Holdsworth/Michael Caruso, Truck Assist Racing #5

6. Anton De Pasquale/Brodie Kostecki, Penrite Racing #99

7. Fabian Coulthard/Tony D’Alberto, Shell V-Power Racing #12

8. James Courtney/Broc Feeney, Boost Mobile Racing #44

9. Jamie Whincup/Craig Lowndes, Red Bull Holden Racing Team #888

10. Nick Percat/Thomas Randle, R&J Batteries Racing #8

11. Bryce Fullwood/Kurt Kostecki, Mobil 1 Middy’s Racing #2

12. Scott Pye/Dean Fiore, DEWALT Racing #20

13. David Reynolds/Will Brown, Penrite Racing #9

14. Andre Heimgartner/Dylan O’Keeffe, NED Racing #7

15. Jack Le Brocq/James Moffat, Supercheap Auto Racing #55

16. Todd Hazelwood/Jordan Boys, Cub Cadet Mowers #14

17. Macauley Jones/Tim Blanchard, Team CoolDrive #3

18. Mark Winterbottom/James Golding, IRWIN Racing #18

19. Rick Kelly/Dale Wood, Castrol Racing #15

20. Alex Davison/Jonathon Webb, Local Legends Racing #19

21. Garry Jacobson/David Russell, Yellow Cover Racing #35

22. Jack Smith/Jack Perkins, SCT Motor Sports #4

23. Chris Pither/Steve Owen, Team Sydney #22

24. Tyler Everingham/Jayden Ojeda, Team Valvoline GRM #40

25. Jake Kostecki/Zane Goddard, UNIT Racing #34

Full grid

1. Cameron Waters/Will Davison, Monster Energy Racing #6

2. Scott McLaughlin/Tim Slade, Shell V-Power Racing #17

3. Chaz Mostert/Warren Luff, Mobil 1 Appliances Online #25

4. Shane van Gisbergen/Garth Tander, Red Bull Holden Racing Team #97

5. Lee Holdsworth/Michael Caruso, Truck Assist Racing #5

6. Anton De Pasquale/Brodie Kostecki, Penrite Racing #99

7. Fabian Coulthard/Tony D’Alberto, Shell V-Power Racing #12

8. James Courtney/Broc Feeney, Boost Mobile Racing #44

9. Jamie Whincup/Craig Lowndes, Red Bull Holden Racing Team #888

10. Nick Percat/Thomas Randle, R&J Batteries Racing #8

11. Bryce Fullwood/Kurt Kostecki, Mobil 1 Middy’s Racing #2

12. Scott Pye/Dean Fiore, DEWALT Racing #20

13. David Reynolds/Will Brown, Penrite Racing #9

14. Andre Heimgartner/Dylan O’Keeffe, NED Racing #7

15. Jack Le Brocq/James Moffat, Supercheap Auto Racing #55

16. Todd Hazelwood/Jordan Boys, Cub Cadet Mowers #14

17. Macauley Jones/Tim Blanchard, Team CoolDrive #3

18. Mark Winterbottom/James Golding, IRWIN Racing #18

19. Rick Kelly/Dale Wood, Castrol Racing #15

20. Alex Davison/Jonathon Webb, Local Legends Racing #19

21. Garry Jacobson/David Russell, Yellow Cover Racing #35

22. Jack Smith/Jack Perkins, SCT Motor Sports #4

23. Chris Pither/Steve Owen, Team Sydney #22

24. Tyler Everingham/Jayden Ojeda, Team Valvoline GRM #40

25. Jake Kostecki/Zane Goddard, UNIT Racing #34

The pinnacle of the sport

Rob Sutherland

It's true. Bathurst is the big one. It’s where people will go, it’s the one we all want to be seen at the one the big names all want to win.

It’s the pinnacle of the sport. I was young and new, my goals weren’t to win, I wasn’t there to win or to put pressure on myself, I needed experience.

"It was a chance to learn and make sure I got as many laps as I could. I needed more knowledge and get as many learnings.

"You’re up against guys that have been racing there 20 years plus. It was a building block event for me for the future. Eventually with the goal that one day I would be competitive.

Pant takes on a Lyon

Rich Lamberton

By Rebecca Williams

Co-driver experience and form will be more critical than ever in today’s Bathurst 1000.

There has been limited running for the co-drivers in the lead-up to the Great Race due to this year’s COVID-hit championship.

Tickford Racing’s Cameron Waters’ co-driver Will Davison is the driver most recently out of a full-time Supercars seat. 

He raced in the series at the start of the year before losing his drive when his major backer was forced to pull out.

Davison has form at Bathurst as a two-time champion at Mount Panorama, winning in 2009 and 2016.

Defending champion Scott McLaughlin’s DJR Team Penske co-driver Tim Slade was also racing in the main game as recently as last year.

But no one on the grid trumps Red Bull Holden Racing Team star Jamie Whincup’s co-driver Craig Lowndes’ record in the Bathurst 1000 as a seven-time winner.

“Co-drivers are under a lot of pressure this year because of the lack of seat time,” Lowndes said this week.

“That’s why I’m hoping experience pays off a lot, obviously with your muscle memory and everything else.”

Race for your career

By Rebecca Williams

Co-driver experience and form will be more critical than ever in today’s Bathurst 1000.

There has been limited running for the co-drivers in the lead-up to the Great Race due to this year’s COVID-hit championship.

Tickford Racing’s Cameron Waters’ co-driver Will Davison is the driver most recently out of a full-time Supercars seat. 

He raced in the series at the start of the year before losing his drive when his major backer was forced to pull out.

Davison has form at Bathurst as a two-time champion at Mount Panorama, winning in 2009 and 2016.

Defending champion Scott McLaughlin’s DJR Team Penske co-driver Tim Slade was also racing in the main game as recently as last year.

But no one on the grid trumps Red Bull Holden Racing Team star Jamie Whincup’s co-driver Craig Lowndes’ record in the Bathurst 1000 as a seven-time winner.

“Co-drivers are under a lot of pressure this year because of the lack of seat time,” Lowndes said this week.

“That’s why I’m hoping experience pays off a lot, obviously with your muscle memory and everything else.”

The GOAT's never out of the game

Rich Lamberton

The weekend itself, it’s huge. When I did it, I was with Porsche. I hadn’t seen it much on TV when I was growing up, I didn’t really follow motorsports so it wasn’t until I got to Mount Panorama that I realized how big it was. Especially being a female driver, my image and everything I had really really big weekends.

There was a lot of interest in me. From when I got there it was bang bang bang, event event event, interview, interview, interview.

I recall the weekends being more media that driving to be honest. I would jam-pack the weekends with opportunities.

My memories are just work work work. Getting to meet sponsors that aren’t at other races, they’re the meetings you wait all year for. Lots of media, weeks in advance you're hyping Bathurst up.

It’s not just a weekend, it’s so much bigger than that. It’s not a party weekend at all, there’s so much on, it’s literally dinner and home and bed. No partying. Also I was young so that wasn’t on my radar.

Welcome Renee Gracie - what's Bathurst weekend really like for a driver?

Rob Sutherland

The weekend itself, it’s huge. When I did it, I was with Porsche. I hadn’t seen it much on TV when I was growing up, I didn’t really follow motorsports so it wasn’t until I got to Mount Panorama that I realized how big it was. Especially being a female driver, my image and everything I had really really big weekends.

There was a lot of interest in me. From when I got there it was bang bang bang, event event event, interview, interview, interview.

I recall the weekends being more media that driving to be honest. I would jam-pack the weekends with opportunities.

My memories are just work work work. Getting to meet sponsors that aren’t at other races, they’re the meetings you wait all year for. Lots of media, weeks in advance you're hyping Bathurst up.

It’s not just a weekend, it’s so much bigger than that. It’s not a party weekend at all, there’s so much on, it’s literally dinner and home and bed. No partying. Also I was young so that wasn’t on my radar.

Trouble for team 18

Emily Benammar

Problems for the team of Scott Pye/Dean Fiore. Even though the track is currently dry they have encountered engine issues in the warm-up, pulling up with alarm bells ringing.

“We just rolled out to road some wets and as I was going up Mountain Straight, I looked down at the dash and there was an alarm light,” said Fiore.

“Then the next signal was ‘engine-off’, so I switched it off and chatted to the lads and that was it.”

Pye was confident it would not require an engine change.

“I don’t think it’s an engine change, it sounds like it’s a sensor failure and they just have to change the adapter on the sensor,” he said.

“If there was a real serious drama I suspect there’ll be some oil on the track, but Deano didn’t report that when they pulled him backwards.

“We’re hoping it’s just a simple fix. Unfortunately though with the recovery time we didn’t manage to get a lap in.”

Emily Benammar

Good morning and welcome to Bathurst Sunday! We're about two hours from the lights going out on Mount Panorama and we have plenty to get through. A starting order change as you can see above and a great deal of talk coming out of NSW.

As advertised, Renee Gracie will be providing expert commentary through the race, drawing on her experiences at Bathurst, her memories of the track and what the weekend is like.

Rich Lamberton

By Rebecca Williams

Brad Jones Racing’s Nick Percat has been stripped of his fourth place from Saturday’s top-10 shootout for the Bathurst 1000 due to a car weight breach.

Percat’s Holden Commodore was found to be underweight following checks to his car after his lap.

The stewards report said Percat’s BJR car, which he will share with Thomas Randle, was found to be “2kg under the minimum weight”.

The 2011 Bathurst winner was disqualified from the session and will now start today’s race from 10th place on the grid.

The stewards decision means all the cars which finished behind Percat’s time in the top-10 shootout – Shane van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth, Anton De Pasquale, Fabian Coulthard, James Courtney and Jamie Whincup – all move up a place on the grid.

HOW THEY START

  1. Cameron Waters
  2. Scott McLaughlin
  3. Chaz Mostert
  4. Shane van Gisbergen
  5. Lee Holdsworth
  6. Anton De Pasquale
  7. Fabian Coulthard
  8. James Courtney
  9. Jamie Whincup
  10. Nick Percat

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