Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia

The 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for

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held on 6 October 1996 at the

Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama (Wahluu) and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour ...

near Bathurst in New South Wales,

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. The race, which was the 37th running of the Bathurst 1000, was won by Craig Lowndes and

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driving a Holden VR Commodore.

Entry list

Results

Top ten shootout

Race

Statistics

* Provisional Pole Position – #30 Glenn Seton – 2:10.0077 * Pole Position – #30 Glenn Seton – 2:11.0160 * Fastest Lap – #1 Craig Lowndes – 2:13.1636 - Lap 149 * Winners' Average Speed – 139.75 km/h * Race Time - 7:09:28.3584

References

External links

Official race results

Official V8 Supercar website

CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles

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