When is the Bathurst 1000? - Start time, date, complete schedule of all events

8th October, 2016

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8th October, 2016

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The 2016 edition of the Bathurst 1000 will be held on Sunday 9 October, with the race itself scheduled to begin at 11:10am (AEDT).

All the wash-up from a dramatic Bathurst:
» Whincup and Holden appeal result
» Match report: Will Davison wins Bathurst 1000
» Complete finishing order – every car, every driver
» Re-live all the action with our live blog

If you’re looking to live stream the race, click here.

While the race itself is the centrepiece of the weekend, there’s plenty more happening. Here is the complete four-day schedule of events:

Thursday

07:25 – 07:45
V8 Ute Racing Series
Practice 1
20 mins
07:55 – 08:15
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Practice 1
20 mins
08:25 – 08:45
Touring Car Masters
Practice 1
20 mins
08:55 – 09:15
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Practice 1
20 mins
09:25 – 09:45
V8 Ute Racing Series
Practice 2
20 mins
09:55 – 10:35
Dunlop Series
Practice 1
40 mins
10:45 – 11:45
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 1 All Drivers
60 mins
13:05 – 14:05
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 2 Co-drivers
60 mins
14:15 – 14:35
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Practice 2
20 mins
14:45 – 15:05
Touring Car Masters
Practice 2
20 mins
15:15 – 16:15
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 3 All Drivers
60 mins
16:25 – 16:45
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Practice 2
20 mins
16:55 – 17:15
V8 Ute Racing Series
Qualifying
20 mins

Friday

07:40 – 08:10
Touring Car Masters
Qualifying
30 mins
08:20 – 08:40
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Qualifying
20 mins
08:55 – 09:55
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 4 Co-drivers
60 mins
10:10 – 10:30
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Qualifying
20 mins
10:40 – 11:20
Dunlop Series
Practice 2
40 mins
11:35 – 12:35
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 5 All Drivers
60 mins
13:55 – 14:15
V8 Ute Racing Series
Race 1
6 laps
14:25 – 14:50
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 1
9 laps
15:05 – 15:35
Dunlop Series
Qualifying
30 mins
15:50 – 16:30
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Qualifying
40 mins
16:45 – 17:05
Touring Car Masters
Race 1
6 laps

Saturday

08:35 – 08:55
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Race 1
6 laps
09:05 – 09:30
V8 Ute Racing Series
Race 2
8 laps
09:40 – 09:55
Dunlop Series
Warm up
15 mins
10:10 – 11:10
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Practice – Part 6 All Drivers
60 mins
12:30 – 12:50
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Race 2
6 laps
13:05 – 13:25
Touring Car Masters
Race 2
6 laps
14:05 – 15:45
Dunlop Series
Race 1 – 250kms
41 laps
16:00 – 16:20
V8 Ute Racing Series
Race 3
6 laps
16:30 – 16:55
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 2
9 laps
17:10 – 17:55
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Top 10 Shootout
1 laps

Sunday

07:30 – 07:50
Toyota 86 Racing Series
Race 3
6 laps
08:05 – 08:25
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Warm up
20 mins
08:35 – 08:55
Touring Car Masters
Race 3
6 laps
09:05 – 09:20
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Driver’s Parade
15 mins
09:30 – 09:55
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 3
9 laps
10:05 – 10:20
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
King of the Mountain Parade
15 mins
11:10 – 18:00
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Race 21 – 1000kms
161 laps

All times are AEDT.

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