2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held on 8 October 2006 at the Mount Panorama Circuit. It was Round 9 of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
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| Previous: | 2005 | Next: | 2007 |
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 50th race in a sequence of endurance events beginning with the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.
The race winners were awarded the Peter Brock Trophy, commemorating the recent death of nine time Bathurst winner, Peter Brock. The race was won by Brock's protégé, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup of the Team Betta Electrical Falcon. It was Whincup's first "Bathurst 1000" win following on from his second place in the 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000. Whincup became the 51st drive to win in the combined history of the race. It was Lowndes second win, achieved ten years after his 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 win. It was also the first "1000" win for Triple Eight Race Engineering which first contested the event in 1997 and the first for Ford since 1998.
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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Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:06.9764 | Top 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:07.0967 | +0.1203 | Top 10 |
| 3 | 15 | |
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:07.6780 | +0.7016 | Top 10 |
| 4 | 3 |  |
Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:07.6922 | +0.7158 | Top 10 |
| 5 | 51 | |
Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:07.8530 | +0.8766 | Top 10 |
| 6 | 1 | |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:07.8768 | +0.9004 | Top 10 |
| 7 | 888 | |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 2:07.8939 | +0.9175 | Top 10 |
| 8 | 7 | |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:07.9130 | +0.9366 | Top 10 |
| 9 | 34 | |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:07.9895 | +1.0131 | Top 10 |
| 10 | 17 | |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:08.1109 | +1.1345 | Top 10 |
| 11 | 4 | |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:08.3054 | +1.3290 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:08.4501 | +1.4737 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:08.5662 | +1.5898 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:08.7346 | +1.7582 | 14 |
| 15 | 67 | |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:08.7617 | +1.7853 | 15 |
| 16 | 33 | |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:08.7723 | +1.7959 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | |
WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:08.8672 | +1.8908 | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | |
Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:09.0520 | +2.0756 | 18 |
| 19 | 55 | |
Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:09.1141 | +2.1377 | 19 |
| 20 | 88 |  |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 2:09.4248 | +2.4484 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | |
Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 2:09.5219 | +2.5455 | 21 |
| 22 | 8 |  |
WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:09.7001 | +2.7237 | 22 |
| 23 | 021 | |
Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:09.7200 | +2.7436 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | |
Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:09.8579 | +2.8815 | 24 |
| 25 | 12 | |
Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:09.9120 | +2.9356 | 25 |
| 26 | 16 | |
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:09.9785 | +3.0021 | 26 |
| 27 | 11 | |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 2:10.0334 | +3.0570 | 27 |
| 28 | 20 | |
Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2:10.7325 | +3.7561 | 28 |
| 29 | 26 | |
Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 2:11.4185 | +4.4421 | 29 |
| DNQ | 50 | |
Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 30 | ||
| DNQ | 39 | |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 31 |
Top ten shootout
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 2 | Holden Racing Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:07.4221 |
| 2 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 2:07.7292 |
| 3 | 15 | Toll HSV Dealer Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:07.7919 |
| 4 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.0657 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Daniel's Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5399 |
| 6 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | |
Ford BA Falcon | 2:08.5403 |
| 7 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5841 |
| 8 | 51 | Supercheap Auto Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.6663 |
| 9 | 1 | Caltex Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.0987 |
| 10 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.5437 |
Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
Race results
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | 6:59:53.5852 | 6 | 320 |
| 2 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | +0.5868 | 3 | 310 |
| 3 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +9.5404 | 11 | 300 |
| 4 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +9.5460 | 9 | 290 |
| 5 | 7 | Perkins Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | +10.7907 | 5 | 280 |
| 6 | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | +14.3898 | 15 | 270 |
| 7 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | +17.7381 | 19 | 260 |
| 8 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | +19.5688 | 30 | 250 |
| 9 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +20.0446 | 13 | 240 |
| 10 | 10 | WPS Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +22.4515 | 17 | 230 |
| 11 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +24.8674 | 18 | 220 |
| 12 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering |  |
Ford BA Falcon | 161 | +29.9987 | 20 | 210 |
| 13 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 160 | +1 lap | 16 | 200 |
| 14 | 8 | WPS Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 160 | +1 lap | 22 | 190 |
| 15 | 23 | Tasman Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 159 | +2 laps | 24 | 180 |
| 16 | 26 | Britek Motorsport | |
Ford BA Falcon | 159 | +2 laps | 29 | 170 |
| 17 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 129 | +32 laps | 7 | 160 |
| DNF | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 151 | Crash | 4 | |
| DNF | 51 | Paul Weel Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 104 | Crash | 8 | |
| DNF | 25 | Britek Motorsport | |
Ford BA Falcon | 102 | Crash damage | 21 | |
| DNF | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 93 | Crash | 26 | |
| DNF | 20 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 90 | Crash | 28 | |
| DNF | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 71 | Crash | 23 | |
| DNF | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 59 | Crash | 25 | |
| DNF | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 56 | Crash | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 28 | Engine | 2 | |
| DNF | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | |
Ford BA Falcon | 27 | Crash | 10 | |
| DNF | 22 | Holden Racing Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 24 | Crash damage | 12 | |
| DNF | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 24 | Overheating | 31 | |
| DNF | 11 | Perkins Motorsport | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 1 | Crash damage | 27 | |
| DNF | 2 | Holden Racing Team | |
Holden VZ Commodore | 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.
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
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2006 Betta Electrical 500 |
2006 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2006 Gilette V8 Supercar Challenge |
| Previous year: 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000 |
Bathurst 1000 | Next year: 2007 Supercheap Auto 1000 |