Bathurst 1000 2022: Full race coverage, highlights, blog

Pos'n	Number	Driver 1	Driver 2	Car	Team
1	6	Cameron Waters	James Moffat	Ford	Tickford Racing
2	10	Lee Holdsworth	Matt Payne	Ford	Penrite Racing
3	25	Chaz Mostert	Fabian Coulthard	Holden	Mobil 1 Optus Racing
4	51	Richie Stanaway	Greg Murphy	Holden	Boost Mobile Racing
5	17	Will Davison	Alex Davison	Ford	Shell V-Power Racing
6	2	Nick Percat	Warren Luff	Holden	Mobil 1 NTI Racing
7	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Garth Tander	Holden	Red Bull Ampol Racing
8	5	James Courtney	Zane Goddard	Ford	Snowy Rivers Caravan Racing
9	99	Brodie Kostecki	David Russell	Holden	Boost Mobile Racing
10	9	Will Brown	Jack Perkins	Holden	Boost Mobile Racing
11	100	Anton De Pasquale	Tony D’Alberto	Ford	Shell V-Power Racing
12	8	Andre Heimgartner	Dale Wood	Holden	R&J Batteries Racing
13	31	James Golding	Dylan O’Keeffe	Holden	Subway Racing
14	88	Broc Feeney	Jamie Whincup	Holden	Red Bull Ampol Racing
15	55	Thomas Randle	Zak Best	Ford	Castrol Racing
16	888	Craig Lowndes	Declan Fraser	Holden	Supercheap Auto Racing
17	56	Jake Kostecki	Kurt Kostecki	Ford	TRADIE Racing
18	26	David Reynolds	Matt Campbell	Ford	Penrite Racing
19	35	Todd Hazelwood	Jayden Ojeda	Holden	Truck Assist Racing
20	20	Scott Pye	Tyler Everingham	Holden	Alspec Racing
21	22	Chris Pither	Cameron Hill	Holden	Cola-Cola Racing
22	96	Macauley Jones	Jordan Boys	Holden	Wet & Forget Racing
23	18	Mark Winterbottom	Michael Caruso	Holden	IRWIN Racing
24	14	Bryce Fullwood	Dean Fiore	Holden	Middy’s Racing
25	34	Jack Le Brocq	Aaron Seton	Holden	Truck Assist Racing

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After all the build up and all the questions, the time for Australia’s Great Race has come again with the Supercars championship ready to tackle another 1000km at one of the world’s most fabled circuits in Mount Panorama. Join The Roar for live blog coverage of the 2022 Bathurst 1000 from 10:50am (AEDT) to find out who will be crowned King of the Mountain.

The Bathurst 1000 returns this year to its traditional October date, following two interrupted seasons where it was run as the Supercars finale during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

With that, comes the return of a full capacity crowd upon the hills of the 6.2km public road in Bathurst, west of the Blue Mountains. And that is regardless of the heavy rainfall that has impacted the event since the opening practice sessions on Thursday.

So unprecedented has been the weather, that conditions were deemed too extreme ahead of the Top Ten Shootout and thus the eagerly anticipated session to determine pole position was cancelled.

The top ten now will be formed in the order it was set during Friday’s qualifying session, along with the rest of the field. Tickford’s Cameron Waters has his second Bathurst pole, sharing with co-driver James Moffat – while reigning race winner Lee Holdsworth will join him on the front-row with rookie co-driver Matt Payne.

Though given the weather, expect the unexpected. The Mountain already conjures many added variables; the obvious being the longer distance racing with co-drivers. Strategy wise, there will be a minimum of 54-laps required for the co-drivers to complete and a minimum of seven compulsory pit-stops for fuel, tyres and brake changes.

That is the beauty and the spectacle of endurance racing though. 1000km at Bathurst is just magical and there’s no knowing what The Mountain has in store for any driver on the day. The key is just survival and buying a ticket to the final stint, where if you’re on the lead lap – you’re still in contention.

It will certainly be an emotional one for Holden fans, as it is the final ever Great Race for the Commodore. The last two winners have been Commodores, so a treble would be a fitting farewell for the iconic nameplate. While for Ford, the legendary Dick Johnson Racing outfit celebrates its 1000th race – at a venue where the man himself won four times.

There are 27 individual Bathurst 1000 wins amongst the 28-car field, including wildcards featuring seven-time winner Craig Lowndes and four-time champ Greg Murphy, who returns to the Mountain with the fast Kiwi Richie Stanaway.

In terms of the Supercars championship, Shane van Gisbergen has a 525-point lead over polesitter Waters. If the Kiwi finishes 600-points clear of his nearest rival at the end of the 161 laps, then he’ll be a three-time Supercars champion too.

Race Information

Lights out: 11:15am (AEDT)
Venue: Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst
Laps: 161
Distance: 1000km
TV: Fox Sports, Channel 7
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
2021 winners: Chaz Mostert/Lee Holdsworth

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