The 2021 Bathurst 1000 (known as the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 for commercial reasons) was a
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...
event for
Supercars
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held on the week of 30 November to 5 December 2021. It was held 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 ...
in
Bathurst, New South Wales,
Australia
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and featured a single 1000 kilometre race. The event was the final round of the
2021 Supercars Championship
The 2021 Supercars Championship (commercially known as the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars. It was the twenty-third running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fifth series in which Supercars ...
and the first time
Repco was the naming rights sponsor.
Report
Background
The event was the 64th running of the
Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956.
History Road circuit
Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with t ...
in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marks the 61st time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 25th running of the
Australian 1000
The Bathurst 1000 (formally known as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most re ...
race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club and
V8 Supercars Australia that saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998.
It was the first time in its history that the event took place during December, as well as it becoming a week long round.
Entry list
Twenty-five cars entered the event - 17 Holden Commodores and eight Ford Mustangs. In addition to the 24 regular entries, a single wildcard entry was entered from Triple Eight Race Engineering, for Russell Ingall and Broc Feeney (who were, respectively, the oldest and youngest drivers on the grid).
Zak Best
Zak Best (born 11 October 2001) is an Australian racing car driver. He currently competes in the Dunlop Super2 Series in the No. 78 Ford FG X Falcon, with wins, podiums and poles to his name in the Super2 Series. He also raced in the 2021 Ba ...
was the only driver to make his debut in the race for Tickford Racing.
Entries with a grey background are wildcard entries which do not compete in the full championship season.
Results
Practice
Qualifying
Top Ten Shootout
Grid
Race
Notes
References
{{Bathurst 1000 races
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Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales
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