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Richie Stanaway has been dealt a 25-point penalty following a Bathurst 1000 in which the #62 PremiAir Racing Camaro’s late-race charge ended in a devastating crash.

Penalty adds insult to Stanaway’s brutal Bathurst 1000

Stanaway’s story was very much overshadowed by that of teammate James Golding, who led across the line but was classified

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How would you like to own a serious piece of Australian motorsport history and an incredible piece of original art at the same time? Well, here’s your chance!

Fans have the opportunity to buy a piece of Supercars history

The last remaining PIRTEK Enduro Cup teams’ trophy has been unearthed and is being offered as part of the Motorsport

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Taree’s Aaron Schmitzer left the weekend’s Repco Bathurst 1000 as the "happiest bloke alive" after being treated to the spoils of the Ultimate Bathurst Motorsport Prize.

PIRTEK raffle winner – “happiest bloke alive”

Schmitzer was the winner of the fifth annual raffle, which was conceived by PIRTEK as a fundraising activation for the

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 3h

The 2025 edition of the Bathurst 1000 drew the event’s biggest TV audience in eight years and the highest streaming numbers in Supercars history.

Bathurst 1000 draws ‘blockbuster’ TV ratings

They are the preliminary results being hailed by Supercars in the wake of a thrilling Great Race won by Grove

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Lance Stroll has opened up about the criticism he faces in Formula 1, insisting he’s learned to block out negativity and focus on the opinions of people he trusts.

Stroll opens up on criticism in rare interview

In a rare and candid interview on Aston Martin’s website, the Canadian spoke about the mental challenges of competing in

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Erebus Motorsport rookie Cooper Murray didn’t spend long dwelling on his Bathurst 1000 heartbreak, thanks in part to team owner Betty Klimenko.

‘Toughen up princess’: Erebus rookie’s Bathurst reality check

Murray was leading the Great Race with five laps remaining when an optimistic dive from James Golding at Griffins Bend

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Shane van Gisbergen’s hopes of a career-best oval finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway were dashed in the dying laps.

SVG wrecked out of top five at Las Vegas

An ugly wreck on Lap 236 involving third-placed William Byron and Ty Dillon brought the yellow out and the field

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 6h

A four-day crowd of 198,203 attended the 2025 Bathurst 1000, according to official figures released by Supercars.

Supercars releases Bathurst 1000 crowd figure

The number, which included 25,000 campers, marks the eighth-largest crowd in event history and an uplift on the 193,219 recorded

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Grove Racing’s Matt Payne feared his first chance to win the Bathurst 1000 was “probably done” after an off-road excursion at The Chase.

Wild moment Payne thought Bathurst 1000 win was lost

Payne piled pressure on Erebus Motorsport’s Cooper Murray in the closing laps of the Great Race, and with nine laps

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 20h

James Golding crossed the finish line first in his PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro, but contact with Erebus Motorsport’s Cooper Murray meant he didn’t win the Bathurst 1000.

Golding describes ‘empty feeling’ of losing Bathurst win

In the dying laps of the race, Golding attempted to pass Murray at Griffins Bend. The cars made contact, which

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 21h

Another epic edition of the Great Race has been written into the history books following today Bathurst 1000

PHOTOS: Saturday at the Bathurst 1000

Check out the best photos from Sunday race day at the Bathurst 1000, from a wild day at Mount Panorama.

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 22h

A thrilling Bathurst 1000 has locked in the field of 10 drivers who will contest the Supercars Championship’s inaugural Finals Series.

Inaugural Supercars Finals contenders locked in after Bathurst 1000

Somewhat remarkably given the chaos of the Great Race, the 10 drivers who entered the weekend in the Finals spots

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 22h

In one of the all-time classics, Matt Payne and Garth Tander have won the 2025 Repco Bathurst 1000 for Penrite Racing in one of the wildest finishes for a decade.

Payne and Tander win barely believable Bathurst 1000

The race was decided by a 15-lap shootout to the chequered flag, led by Erebus Motorsport’s Cooper Murray, PremiAir Racing’s

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 23h

Young guns Ryan Wood and Jayden Ojeda have suffered late heartbreak at the Bathurst 1000.

Late heartbreak for Wood/Ojeda in Bathurst 1000

The Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford started fourth and was among the leading contenders through much of the race, coming to

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The Bathurst 1000 has turned into a double disaster for Triple Eight with both of its Camaros crashing in the closing stages.

Double Bathurst trouble for Triple Eight as Brown crashes

Soon after Broc Feeney crashed the #88 Red Bull Ampol entry out of contention at Forrest’s Elbow on lap 124,

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Supercars championship leader Broc Feeney has crashed out of contention for victory in the penultimate stint of the Bathurst 1000.

Feeney crashes out of contention at Bathurst 1000

Feeney wedged the #88 Triple Eight Camaro into the tyre wall at Forrest’s Elbow while running third on lap 124

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Kostecki cops penalty after costly tangle at Bathurst

The biggest was a drive-through penalty served on lap 99 following a clash between Kostecki and Grove Racing rookie Kai

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Chaz Mostert wasted little time showing why he’s the Supercars Championship’s most popular driver after bowing out of the Bathurst 1000.

Fans console Mostert with beer after Bathurst 1000 failure

Mostert’s hopes of a third Great Race win evaporated as a failing engine cried enough and his Walkinshaw Andretti United

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 1d

Dick Johnson Racing’s Bathurst 1000 assault is down to one car after a crash for Tony D’Alberto caused the first Safety Car intervention of the 2025 Great Race.

D’Alberto crashes Davison Mustang out of Bathurst 1000

D’Alberto was running in 13th place when he touched the inside wall at Forrest’s Elbow on lap 54, firing the

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Two of the key contenders have been hit by engine trouble in the first two hours of the Bathurst 1000.

Engine trouble hits Mostert, Percat in Bathurst 1000

The Nick Percat/Tim Slade Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro was driven into its garage after 50 of the 161 laps

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Scott Taylor suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung in a V8 SuperUtes Series crash on Saturday.

Taylor suffers broken ribs, punctured lung in V8 ute crash

Taylor was competing in the ute series and Carrera Cup, but missed both Porsche races after being taken to Bathurst

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Mt Panorama spectators and television viewers were treated to great racing in GR Cup, Porsches and V8 SuperUtes

Bathurst 1000: Sunday support category action precedes the Great Race

Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia GR Cup In a frantic final race of Round 3, Lincoln Taylor crossed the finish line

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Shane van Gisbergen starred for Trackhouse Racing in qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

SVG leads Trackhouse trio in Las Vegas qualifying

The #88 Chevrolet Camaro qualified 13th, ahead of his teammates Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez in 15th and 17th respectively.

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Today’s Bathurst 1000 may be five-time winner Garth Tander’s last as a driver, pending a mooted shakeup of Supercars’ TV commentary team.

Garth Tander’s Bathurst 1000 future hangs on TV shakeup

Tander has in recent years combined duties as an analyst on the broadcasts with a role as an endurance co-driver,

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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 1d

A genuine wheel and tyre from one of Marcos Ambrose’s three NASCAR Sprint Cup victories has been discovered and put up for auction at the Pirtek Legends Night at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort and Spa, October 24.

Marcos Ambrose race-winning NASCAR wheel and tyre up for auction

The auction has been launched through Lloyds Auctions and will go live in the room at the sold out dinner

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