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Track schedule for milestone Bathurst 1000 confirmed

29 Aug 2023
Race start locked in for 11:15am for 2023 Great Race

Supercars has released the track schedule for the 60th anniversary running of the Repco Bathurst 1000, including an unchanged race start time.

Repco Supercars Championship action will headline all four days of the October 5-8 event. Tickets are on sale now on Ticketek and Supercars.com.

This year’s event is the the 60th anniversary running of the Great Race at Mount Panorama, with the first Bathurst classic held in 1963.

The 2023 event will be the first Bathurst 1000 of the new Chevrolet Camaro vs Ford Mustang Gen3 era, two years after both cars were revealed at the Mountain.

This year’s 161-lap race, Race 24 of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, will commence at 11:15am local time (AEDT) on Sunday October 8.

Supercars will be supported by the Dunlop Series, which will complete two 45-minute, 100km races on the Friday and Saturday of the event.

Porsche Carrera Cup, Toyota 86, V8 SuperUtes and Sport Sedans will also compete at the event.

Repco Bathurst 1000: Session times

All times AEDT

Thursday, October 5

Time

Category

Session

0700-0715

Events

Resident Access Gates Closed

0725-0745

Sport Sedans

Practice 1

0755-0815

V8 SuperUtes

Practice

0825-0845

Toyota 86

Practice 1

0855-0945

Porsche Carrera Cup

Practice

1000-1040

Dunlop Series

Practice 1

1055-1115

Sport Sedans

Practice 2

1125-1145

V8 SuperUtes

Qualifying

1150-1230

Events

PIRTEK Pit Stop Challenge

1200-1230

Events

Resident Access

1245-1305

Toyota 86

Practice 2

1320-1420

Supercars

Practice 1 (All Drivers)

1430-1445

Events

Entertainment

1450-1530

Dunlop Series

Practice 2

1545-1605

Porsche Carrera Cup

Qualifying

1615-1635

Sport Sedans

Qualifying

1650-1750

Supercars

Practice 2 (Co-Drivers)

1755

Events

Resident Gates Open

Friday, October 6

Time

Category

Session

0700-0715

Events

Resident Access Gates Closed

0725-0745

Toyota 86

Qualifying

0755-0815

Sport Sedans

Race 1 (6 laps)

0825-0845

V8 SuperUtes

Race 1 (6 laps)

0855-0910

Dunlop Series

DS3 Qualifying

0920-0935

Dunlop Series

DS2 Qualifying

0935-0950

Events

Entertainment

1000-1100

Supercars

Practice 3 (All Drivers)

1115-1135

Sport Sedans

Race 1 (6 laps)

1150-1220

Events

Resident Access

1235-1255

Toyota 86

Race 1 (6 laps)

1305-1405

Supercars

Practice 4 (All Drivers)

1405-1415

Events

Entertainment

1420-1500

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 1 (15 laps)

1515-1600

Dunlop Series

Race 1

1615-1655

Supercars

Qualifying

1655-1710

Events

Entertainment

1755

Events

Resident Gates Open

Saturday, October 7

Time

Category

Session

0700-0715

Events

Resident Access Gates Closed

0715-0805

Events

Safety & Course Car Rides

0815-0840

V8 SuperUtes

Race 2 (8 laps)

0855-0910

Dunlop Series

DS3 Qualifying

0920-0935

Dunlop Series

DS2 Qualifying

0940-0950

Events

Entertainment

1000-1100

Supercars

Practice 5 (Co-Drivers)

1115-1135

Sport Sedans

Race 3 (6 laps)

1150-1220

Events

Resident Access

1235-1250

Events

Entertainment

1300-1400

Supercars

Practice 6 (All Drivers)

1415-1435

V8 SuperUtes

Race 2 (6 laps)

1445-1505

Toyota 86

Race 2 (6 laps)

1515-1540

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 2 (9 laps)

1555-1640

Dunlop Series

Race 2

1650-1700

Events

Entertainment

1705-1750

Supercars

Top Ten Shootout

1750

Events

Resident Gates Open

Sunday, October 8

Time

Category

Session

0725-0745

V8 SuperUtes

Race 4 (6 laps)

0800-0820

Supercars

Warm Up

0830-0850

Toyota 86

Race 3 (6 laps)

0900-0920

Supercars

Kenworth Drivers Parade

0930-0955

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 3 (9 laps)

1005-1025

Events

Legends Parade

1115

Supercars

Race 24 (161 laps)

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