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What is the fastest V8 Supercar lap around Bathurst?
Waters clocked a 2:03.559s to score pole in 2020, which is the incumbent qualifying lap record. The fastest ever lap is McLaughlin’s 2:03.481s set in Practice 5 in 2019. With three full days of action before Friday qualifying, and four before Saturday’s shootout, lap times could drop again.
What is the fastest lap time at Bathurst 1000?
2m03.373s
Chaz Mostert set the fastest ever Supercars lap around Mount Panorama to grab the Bathurst 1000 pole for him and co-driver Lee Holdsworth. Mostert set a record-breaking 2m03. 373s to top a thrilling 2021 running of the famous Top 10 Shootout.
What is the quickest time around Bathurst?
The current official lap record is held by Christopher Mies, who set a time of 1:59.2910 during the 2018 Challenge Bathurst on 16 November 2018, driving a GT3-spec Audi R8 Ultra. Faster laps have been recorded at Mount Panorama but not during a race so do not qualify as records.
How fast is s5000 in Bathurst?
Christopher Mies set a 1:59.2910s during the 2018 Challenge Bathurst aboard an Audi R8 LMS GT3. Cameron went even quicker on Wednesday, with Team 18 co-driver James Golding second. Golding clocked a 2:00.085s ahead of Mawson (2:00.091s) and Nathan Herne (2:00.207s).
How far is a lap at Bathurst?
The track is a 6.213 km (3.861 mi) long street circuit, which is used as a public road when no racing events are being run, with many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit….Mount Panorama Circuit.
| The Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.172 km (3.835 mi) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Race lap record | 2:09.7 ( Niel Allen, McLaren M10B, 1970, Formula 5000) |
Who has won most Bathurst?
Legends of Bathurst
- Peter Brock is undisputedly the only King of the Mountain with an unsurpassed 9 wins at the Bathurst 1000.
- Jim Richards is no stranger to the Mountain.
Who has won the most V8 Supercar Championships Ford or Holden?
Winner: Holden (349 to Ford’s 217) A look through the record books shows that there have been periods of a manufacturer dominating throughout the past two decades. More often than not, it was Holden.
Why is it called Conrod Straight?
Formerly known as Main Straight, Conrod Straight was so named because of a con-rod failure that ended the 1939 Easter race of Frank Kleinig in his Kleinig/Hudson racecar.
What is the fastest car around Bathurst?
Audi R8 Ultra
The current official lap record is held by Christopher Mies, who set a time of 1:59.2910 during the 2018 Challenge Bathurst on 16 November 2018, driving a GT3-spec Audi R8 Ultra. Faster laps have been recorded at Mount Panorama but not during a race so do not qualify as records.
How fast can a V8 Supercar go?
about 295-300km/h
The top speed for V8 Supercars is about 295-300km/h.
How many Bathurst 1000s have there been?
Each of the four races in 1997 and 1998 are considered as legitimate Bathurst 1000s in the record books. For 1999, the Super Touring event devolved into a 300-kilometre race for mixed V8s, which was won by Peter Brock’s step-son James Brock, and a 500-kilometre race for Super Touring won by Paul Morris.
Who holds off Van Gisbergen to win the Bathurst 1000?
Retrieved 8 October 2018. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (13 October 2019). “Bathurst 1000: McLaughlin holds off van Gisbergen to win”. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
How long is the Bathurst 1000 track?
The Bathurst 1000 (currently branded as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for sponsorship reasons) is a 1,000-kilometre (620 mi) touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as a championship event for Supercars.
What happened to the V8 Supercars at Bathurst?
Their Ford EL Falcon was badly damaged in a practice crash and required lengthy repairs before the race. Both the Super Touring and V8 Supercar races claimed to be the legitimate Bathurst 1000. The V8 Supercars’ case was that they were the truly Australian class of racing and, through contractual binding, had the “star” Australian drivers.