2026 Bathurst 1000
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The 2026 Bathurst 1000, known for naming rights reasons as the 2026 Repco Bathurst 1000, is a scheduled motor racing event for Supercars, to be held from 8 to 11 October 2026. It will be race 30 of the 2026 Supercars Championship and will take place at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, featuring a single race of 1000 kilometres.
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| Round 11 of 14 in the 2026 Supercars Championship | ||||||||
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit | ||||||||
| Date | 8-11 October 2026 | |||||||
| Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||
| Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||
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Background
The event will be the 69th running of the Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and will mark the 66th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama.
Toyota will make its first appearance at the Bathurst 1000 in the Supercars era, and its first at the event since the 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000.
Matt Payne is the defending race winner.[1] Co-driver Garth Tander will not defend the title, having retired from motorsport and moved into full time commentary.[2]
Entry List
Twenty-five cars are expected to contest the event; nine Chevrolet Camaros, 11 Ford Mustangs and five Toyota Supras. In addition to the 24 regular-season entries, a single wildcard entrant will join the field from Team 18.[3][4]
Three drivers are expected to make their Bathurst 1000 debut: Regular season driver Jackson Walls and Super2 Series drivers Reuben Goodall and Bayley Hall.
