2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 5–8 October 2006 | |||||||||||||
Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held on 8 October 2006 at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was Round 9 of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The event was the tenth running of the "Australia 1000" race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was also the 49th race in a sequence of endurance events beginning with the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.
The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup driving a Ford Falcon (BA) entered by Team Betta Electrical. It was Whincup's first "Bathurst 1000" win following on from his second place in the 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000. Whincup became the 51st driver to win in the combined history of the race. It was Lowndes second win, achieved ten years after his 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 victory. It was also the first "1000" win for Triple Eight Race Engineering, which first contested the event in 1997, and the first for a Ford since 1998. The race winners were awarded the Peter Brock Trophy, commemorating the recent death of nine time "Bathurst 1000" winner, Peter Brock.
Entry list
31 cars were entered for the race, with 15 of them Ford Falcons and 16 Holden Commodores. 2005 winners Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly were split between the two factory Holden teams, despite racing as team-mates during the regular season.
Support race accident
During Race 1 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series There was a multiple-car crash involving Mark Porter, who was seriously injured and would die Monday after the race. Porter qualified the #12 Falcon for Brad Jones Racing. His name was left on the window of the BJR Falcon as a mark of respect.
Qualifying
Qualifying
Pos.[1] | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:06.9764 | Top 10 | |
2 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.0967 | +0.1203 | Top 10 |
3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.6780 | +0.7016 | Top 10 |
4 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.6922 | +0.7158 | Top 10 |
5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.8530 | +0.8766 | Top 10 |
6 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.8768 | +0.9004 | Top 10 |
7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.8939 | +0.9175 | Top 10 |
8 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.9130 | +0.9366 | Top 10 |
9 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.9895 | +1.0131 | Top 10 |
10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.1109 | +1.1345 | Top 10 |
11 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.3054 | +1.3290 | 11 |
12 | 22 | Jim Richards | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.4501 | +1.4737 | 12 |
13 | 18 | Alex Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.5662 | +1.5898 | 13 |
14 | 5 | David Brabham | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.7346 | +1.7582 | 14 |
15 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.7617 | +1.7853 | 15 |
16 | 33 | Greg Ritter | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.7723 | +1.7959 | 16 |
17 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.8672 | +1.8908 | 17 |
18 | 14 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.0520 | +2.0756 | 18 |
19 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.1141 | +2.1377 | 19 |
20 | 88 | Allan Simonsen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.4248 | +2.4484 | 20 |
21 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.5219 | +2.5455 | 21 |
22 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.7001 | +2.7237 | 22 |
23 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.7200 | +2.7436 | 23 |
24 | 23 | Owen Kelly | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.8579 | +2.8815 | 24 |
25 | 12 | Dale Brede | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.9120 | +2.9356 | 25 |
26 | 16 | Tony D'Alberto | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.9785 | +3.0021 | 26 |
27 | 11 | Shane Price | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:10.0334 | +3.0570 | 27 |
28 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:10.7325 | +3.7561 | 28 |
29 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:11.4185 | +4.4421 | 29 |
DNQ | 50 | Nathan Pretty | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 30 | ||
DNQ | 39 | Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 31 |
Top ten shootout
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
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Pole | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.4221 |
2 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.7292 |
3 | 15 | Toll HSV Dealer Team | Rick Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:07.7919 |
4 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Jason Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.0657 |
5 | 7 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Steven Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5399 |
6 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 2:08.5403 |
7 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Dean Canto | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5841 |
8 | 51 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.6663 |
9 | 1 | Caltex Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.0987 |
10 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.5437 |
Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
Race results
Pos [2] | No [2] | Team | Drivers [2] [3] | Car [2] | Laps [2] | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | 6:59:53.5852 | 6 | 320 |
2 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | Rick Kelly Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 161 | +0.5868 | 3 | 310 |
3 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | James Courtney Glenn Seton | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +9.5404 | 11 | 300 |
4 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +9.5460 | 9 | 290 |
5 | 7 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 161 | +10.7907 | 5 | 280 |
6 | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris Steve Ellery | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 161 | +14.3898 | 15 | 270 |
7 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Steve Owen Tony Longhurst | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 161 | +17.7381 | 19 | 260 |
8 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Nathan Pretty Paul Weel | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 161 | +19.5688 | 30 | 250 |
9 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Alex Davison Grant Denyer | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +20.0446 | 13 | 240 |
10 | 10 | WPS Racing | Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +22.4515 | 17 | 230 |
11 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe Brad Jones | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +24.8674 | 18 | 220 |
12 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen | Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +29.9987 | 20 | 210 |
13 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Greg Ritter Cameron McLean | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 160 | +1 lap | 16 | 200 |
14 | 8 | WPS Racing | Max Wilson David Besnard | Ford Falcon (BA) | 160 | +1 lap | 22 | 190 |
15 | 23 | Tasman Motorsport | Owen Kelly Mark Noske | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 159 | +2 laps | 24 | 180 |
16 | 26 | Britek Motorsport | José Fernández Tony Ricciardello | Ford Falcon (BA) | 159 | +2 laps | 29 | 170 |
17 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 129 | +32 laps | 7 | 160 |
DNF | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Jason Richards Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 151 | Crash | 4 | |
DNF | 51 | Paul Weel Racing | Greg Murphy Cameron McConville | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 104 | Crash | 8 | |
DNF | 25 | Britek Motorsport | Warren Luff Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) | 102 | Crash damage | 21 | |
DNF | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 93 | Crash | 26 | |
DNF | 20 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon (BA) | 90 | Crash | 28 | |
DNF | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 71 | Crash | 23 | |
DNF | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | Dale Brede Michael Caruso Mark Porter* | Ford Falcon (BA) | 59 | Crash | 25 | |
DNF | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | David Brabham Matt Halliday | Ford Falcon (BA) | 56 | Crash | 14 | |
DNF | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon (BA) | 28 | Engine | 2 | |
DNF | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson Will Davison | Ford Falcon (BA) | 27 | Crash | 10 | |
DNF | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 24 | Crash damage | 12 | |
DNF | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Alan Gurr Kayne Scott | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 24 | Overheating | 31 | |
DNF | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Jack Perkins Shane Price | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 1 | Crash damage | 27 | |
DNF | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife Garth Tander | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 0 | Crash | 1 |
*Mark Porter practiced in the #12 Falcon, but was injured in a serious crash in a support race on the Friday before the race. Michael Caruso was drafted into the team so the car could race. Porter would die on the Sunday afternoon from the injuries in the crash.
References
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #2 Mark Skaife - 2:06.9764
- Pole Position - #2 Mark Skaife - 2:07.4221
- Fastest Lap - #888 Craig Lowndes - 2:08.6571 (new lap record)
- Average Speed - 143 km/h
External links
- Official race results Archived 6 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Official V8 Supercar website
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