2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000

The 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 12 October 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It was the seventh running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 47th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. The race was the tenth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000
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The race was won by Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly driving a K-Mart Racing Team run Holden VY Commodore. It was the fifth consecutive victory for Holden, a new record. It was Murphy's third victory in the race and Kelly became the youngest driver to win the race, eclipsing the previous record set by Craig Lowndes in 1996.

On Saturday, Murphy also recorded what was then the fastest lap in the circuit's history to take pole position during the Top 10 Shootout. The time stood as the fastest ever in a V8 Supercar for 7 years until Craig Lowndes lapped barely a few hundredths faster in practice during the 2010 event, although neither are officially recognised as the lap record as only race laps contribute to lap records.

Entry List
No. Drivers Team Car No. Drivers Team Car
1 Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 24 Wayne Wakefield
Andy McElrea		 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
2 Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst		 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 29 Paul Morris
John Faulkner		 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VY
3 Cameron McConville
Tim Leahey		 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 31 Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		 Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon BA
4 Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 33 Nathan Pretty
Allan Simonsen		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
5 Darren Hossack
Adam Macrow		 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 Garth Tander
Jamie Whincup		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VY
6 Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 44 Simon Wills
Jason Richards		 Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY
8 Paul Dumbrell
Tomas Mezera		 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX 45 Nicolas Minassian
Jan Magnussen		 Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY
9 Mark Noske
Mark Winterbottom		 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 Dale Brede
Tony Ricciardello		 John Faulkner Racing
Holden Young Lions		 Holden Commodore VX
10 Mark Larkham
Jason Bargwanna		 Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 50 Jason Bright
Paul Weel		 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX
11 Steven Richards
Larry Perkins		 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 51 Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		 K-Mart Racing Team Holden Commodore VY
13 Steve Owen
Phillip Scifleet		 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX 55 José Fernández
David Russell		 Fernández Racing Ford Falcon AU
15 Andy Priaulx
Cameron McLean		 K-Mart Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 59 Jamie Miller
Ron Searle		 Phoenix Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
16 Greg Ritter
Marcus Marshall		 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 65 Paul Radisich
Rickard Rydell		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA
17 Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 66 Dean Canto
Matthew White		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA
18 Max Wilson
David Brabham		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 69 Peter Doulman
Robert Jones		 Doulman Automotive Holden Commodore VX
19 David Besnard
Owen Kelly		 Ford Performance Racing
Rod Nash Racing		 Ford Falcon BA 72 Alan Gurr
Jonny Reid		 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX
20 Grant Johnson
Kerry Wade		 Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon AU 75 Anthony Tratt
Paul Stokell		 Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon BA
021 Craig Baird
Mark Porter		 Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VX 89 Mal Rose
Grant Elliot		 Sydney Star Racing Ford Falcon AU
21 Brad Jones
John Bowe		 Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 99 David Thexton
Stephen Voight		 Thexton Motor Racing Ford Falcon AU
23 Neal Bates
Rick Bates		 ICS Team Ford Ford Falcon AU 888 John Cleland
Andrew Jones		 Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA

Practice
Practice summary
Session No. Driver Team Car Time
Thursday
Practice 1 51 Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:09.5801
Practice 2 51 Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.3282
Friday
Practice 3 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.3215
Saturday
Practice 4 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.2145

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos.[1] No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 51 Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 2:07.9503 Top 10
2 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 2:07.9900 +0.0397 Top 10
3 21 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:07.9945 +0.0442 Top 10
4 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.2685 +0.3182 Top 10
5 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VY 2:08.4145 +0.4642 Top 10
6 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 2:08.4695 +0.5192 Top 10
7 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.5267 +0.5764 Top 10
8 2 Jim Richards Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 2:08.6662 +0.7159 Top 10
9 65 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:08.6923 +0.7420 Top 10
10 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.7724 +0.8221 Top 10
11 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.7752 +0.8249 11
12 16 Greg Ritter Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:08.8076 +0.8573 12
13 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VY 2:08.9158 +0.9655 13
14 18 Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9417 +0.9914 14
15 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:09.0336 +1.0833 15
16 8 Tomas Mezera Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX 2:09.1050 +1.1547 16
17 66 Dean Canto Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:09.1634 +1.2131 17
18 9 Mark Winterbottom Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.1900 +1.2397 18
19 888 John Cleland Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.4297 +1.4794 19
20 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY 2:09.6021 +1.6518 20
21 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU 2:09.6414 +1.6911 21
22 19 David Besnard Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.6722 +1.7219 22
23 13 Steve Owen Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VY 2:09.7946 +1.8443 23
24 15 Cameron McLean K-Mart Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 2:09.8882 +1.9379 24
25 5 Adam Macrow Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:10.1470 +2.1967 25
26 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:10.3732 +2.4229 26
27 45 Nicolas Minassian Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY 2:10.5674 +2.6171 27
28 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 2:10.6251 +2.6748 28
29 23 Neal Bates ICS Team Ford Ford Falcon AU 2:11.0820 +3.1317 29
30 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:11.1015 +3.1512 30
31 72 Alan Gurr Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:11.5992 +3.6489 31
32 33 Nathan Pretty Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VX 2:11.8451 +3.8948 32
33 20 Grant Johnson Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA 2:12.4183 +4.4680 33
34 46 Dale Brede Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore VX 2:12.6041 +4.6538 34
35 55 José Fernández Fernández Racing Ford Falcon AU 2:14.7669 +6.8166 35
36 59 Ron Searle Phoenix Motorsport Holden Commodore VX 2:14.9183 +6.9680 36
37 89 Mal Rose Sydney Star Motorsport Ford Falcon AU 2:15.2302 +7.2799 37
38 69 Peter Doulman Doulman Automotive Holden Commodore VX 2:15.7092 +7.7589 38
39 99 David Thexton Thexton Motor Racing Ford Falcon AU 2:16.7246 +8.7743 39
DNQ 24 Wayne Wakefield Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VX

Top 10 Shootout
Pos No Team Driver Car Time
Pole 51 K-Mart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden VY Commodore 2:06.8594
2 21 Brad Jones Racing John Bowe Ford BA Falcon 2:07.9556
3 2 Holden Racing Team Jim Richards Holden VY Commodore 2:08.1466
4 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander Holden VY Commodore 2:08.4127
5 4 Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford BA Falcon 2:08.4442
6 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford BA Falcon 2:08.4587
7 1 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden VY Commodore 2:08.5696
8 17 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson Ford BA Falcon 2:08.6875
9 65 Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich Ford BA Falcon 2:09.0925
DNS 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden VY Commodore

* Greg Murphy became the first New Zealand born driver to actually set pole position for the Bathurst 1000. Murphy and fellow Kiwi racers Jim Richards and Paul Radisich had previously been on pole position for the race, but on each of those occasions it was their Australian co-driver who had set the pole winning time. Murphy's time of 2:06.8594 was the first time a touring car had gone under 2:07.00 for a lap of the 6.213 km (3.861 mi) circuit and was unofficially dubbed the "Lap of the Gods".[2]
* Larry Perkins crashed the #11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY Commodore during Practice 4, with the damage substantial enough to rule it out for the Top 10 Shootout.

Starting grid

The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:

Inside row Outside row
1 Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		 51 21 John Bowe
Brad Jones		 2
K-Mart Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VY)		 Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
3 Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst		 2 34 Garth Tander
Jamie Whincup		 4
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VY)		 Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VY)
5 Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall		 4 6 Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		 6
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
7 Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		 1 17 Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		 8
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VY)		 Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
9 Paul Radisich
Rickard Rydell		 65 11 Steven Richards
Larry Perkins		 10
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VY)
11 Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		 31 16 Greg Ritter
Marcus Marshall		 12
Steven Ellery Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
13 Paul Morris
John Faulkner		 29 18 Max Wilson
David Brabham		 14
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VY)		 Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
15 Jason Bright
Paul Weel		 50 8 Paul Dumbrell
Tomas Mezera		 16
Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)		 Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VX)
17 Dean Canto
Matthew White		 66 9 Mark Winterbottom
Mark Noske		 18
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
19 John Cleland
Andrew Jones		 888 44 Simon Wills
Jason Richards		 20
Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VY)
21 Jason Bargwanna
Mark Larkham		 10 19 David Besnard
Owen Kelly		 22
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
23 Steve Owen
Phillip Scifleet		 13 15 Andy Priaulx
Cameron McLean		 24
Robert Smith Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)		 K-Mart Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VX)
25 Darren Hossack
Adam Macrow		 5 021 Craig Baird
Mark Porter		 26
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)		 Team Kiwi Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
27 Nicolas Minassian
Jan Magnussen		 45 3 Cameron McConville
Tim Leahey		 28
Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VY)		 Lansvale Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VX)
29 Rick Bates
Neal Bates		 23 75 Anthony Tratt
Paul Stokell		 30
ICS Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)		 Paul Little Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
31 Alan Gurr
Jonny Reid		 72 33 Nathan Pretty
Allan Simonsen		 32
Robert Smith Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)		 Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)
33 Grant Johnson
Kerry Wade		 20 46 Dale Brede
Tony Ricciardello		 34
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon AU)		 Holden Young Lions
(Holden Commodore VX)
35 José Fernández
David Russell		 55 59 Jamie Miller
Ron Searle		 36
Fernández Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)		 Phoenix Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)
37 Mal Rose
Grant Elliott		 89 69 Robert Jones
Peter Doulman		 38
Sydney Star Motorsport
(Ford Falcon AU)		 Doulman Automotive
(Holden Commodore VX)
39 David Thexton
Stephen Voight		 99 24 Wayne Wakefield
Andy McElrea		 40
Thexton Motor Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)		 Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)

Race results
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 51 K-Mart Racing Team Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		 Holden Commodore VY 161 6:32:55.4044 1 192
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		 Ford Falcon BA 161 +4.9377 6 188
3 31 Steven Ellery Racing Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		 Ford Falcon BA 161 +8.4910 11 184
4 11 Perkins Engineering Steven Richards
Larry Perkins		 Holden Commodore VY 161 +9.3615 10 180
5 2 Holden Racing Team Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst		 Holden Commodore VY 161 +9.8725 3 176
6 4 Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall		 Ford Falcon BA 161 +20.5635 5 172
7 65 Triple Eight Race Engineering Paul Radisich
Rickard Rydell		 Ford Falcon BA 161 +28.6114 9 168
8 1 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		 Holden Commodore VY 161 +32.4087 7 164
9 888 Brad Jones Racing John Cleland
Andrew Jones		 Ford Falcon BA 160 +1 lap 19 160
10 21 Brad Jones Racing John Bowe
Brad Jones		 Ford Falcon BA 159 +2 laps 2 156
11 45 Team Dynamik Nicolas Minassian
Jan Magnussen		 Holden Commodore VY 158 +3 laps 27 152
12 18 Dick Johnson Racing Max Wilson
David Brabham		 Ford Falcon BA 158 +3 laps 14 148
13 17 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		 Ford Falcon BA 156 +5 laps 8 144
14 8 Perkins Engineering Paul Dumbrell
Tomas Mezera		 Holden Commodore VX 155 +6 laps 16 140
15 59 Phoenix Motorsport Jamie Miller
Ron Searle		 Holden Commodore VX [3] 155 +6 laps 36 136
16 99 Thexton Motor Racing David Thexton
Stephen Voight		 Ford Falcon AU 153 +8 laps 39 132
17 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird
Mark Porter		 Holden Commodore VX 149 +12 laps 26 128
18 20 Larkham Motor Sport Grant Johnson
Kerry Wade		 Ford Falcon AU 148 +13 laps 33 124
19 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander
Jamie Whincup		 Holden Commodore VY 146 +15 laps 4 120
20 3 Lansvale Smash Repairs Cameron McConville
Tim Leahey		 Holden Commodore VX 144 +17 laps 28 116
21 13 Robert Smith Racing Steve Owen
Phillip Scifleet		 Holden Commodore VX [4] 141 +20 laps 23 112
22 44 Team Dynamik Simon Wills
Jason Richards		 Holden Commodore VY 139 +22 laps 20 108
23 89 Sydney Star Motorsport Mal Rose
Grant Elliott		 Ford Falcon AU 126 +35 laps 37 104
DNF 16 Paul Weel Racing Greg Ritter
Marcus Marshall		 Holden Commodore VX 159 Radiator damage 12 100
DNF 66 Triple Eight Race Engineering Dean Canto
Matthew White		 Ford Falcon BA 147 Engine 17 96
DNF 10 Larkham Motor Sport Jason Bargwanna
Mark Larkham		 Ford Falcon BA 118 Retired 21 92
DNF 19 Ford Performance Racing
Rod Nash Racing		 David Besnard
Owen Kelly		 Ford Falcon BA 115 Suspension 22 88
DNF 55 Fernández Racing José Fernández
David Russell		 Ford Falcon AU 113 Retired 35 84
DNF 75 Paul Little Racing Anthony Tratt
Paul Stokell		 Ford Falcon BA 106 Retired 30 80
DNF 9 Stone Brothers Racing Mark Winterbottom
Mark Noske		 Ford Falcon BA 102 Engine 18 76
DNF 46 John Faulkner Racing
Holden Young Lions		 Dale Brede
Tony Ricciardello		 Holden Commodore VX 72 Accident 34
DNF 5 Ford Performance Racing Darren Hossack
Adam Macrow		 Ford Falcon BA 63 Accident 25
DNF 23 ICS Team Ford Rick Bates
Neal Bates		 Ford Falcon AU 62 Engine 29
DNF 50 Paul Weel Racing Jason Bright
Paul Weel		 Holden Commodore VX 44 Accident 15
DNF 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Nathan Pretty
Allan Simonsen		 Holden Commodore VX 42 Accident 32
DNF 15 K-Mart Racing Team Andy Priaulx
Cameron McLean		 Holden Commodore VX 33 Crash damage 24
DNF 69 Doulman Automotive Robert Jones
Peter Doulman		 Holden Commodore VX 32 Accident 38
DNF 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Paul Morris
John Faulkner		 Holden Commodore VY 5 Gearbox 13
DNF 72 Robert Smith Racing Alan Gurr
Jonny Reid		 Holden Commodore VX 4 Engine 31
DNQ 24 Paul Morris Motorsport Wayne Wakefield
Andy McElrea[5]		 Holden Commodore VX[6] 0

Statistics
  • Provisional Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:07.9503
  • Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:06.8594
  • Fastest Lap - #34 Garth Tander - 2:08.6726 (new lap record)
  • Race time of winning car - 6:32:55.4044
  • Average speed of winning car - 153 km/h

References
  1. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638648963/object_109914.85l/Result?16%5B%5D
  2. When Murphy Clocked His Lap Of The Gods
  3. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 197
  4. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 150
  5. SpeedCafe (8 January 2010). "Wayne Wakefield". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 78
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