Bathurst 1000

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Bathurst 1000

Race Information
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Number of times held	67
First held	1960
Race Format
Race 1
Laps	161
Distance	1,000 km
Last Event (2024)
Overall Winner
Brodie Kostecki Todd Hazelwood	Erebus Motorsport
Race Winners
Brodie Kostecki Todd Hazelwood	Erebus Motorsport

The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre (621.4 mi) 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 recent incarnation of the Australian Touring Car Championship. In 1987 it was a round of the World Touring Car Championship. The Bathurst 1000 is colloquially known as The Great Race among motorsport fans and media.^[1] The race originated with the 1960 Armstrong 500 with a 500 mile race distance at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 also with the 500 mile distance and has continued there every year since, extending to a 1,000 kilometer race in 1973. The race was traditionally run on the New South Wales Labour-Day long weekend in early October. Since 2001, the race has been run on the weekend following the long weekend, generally the second weekend of October.

Race winners are presented with the Peter Brock Trophy, introduced at the 2006 race after the sudden death of Peter Brock in an accident. Brock was the most successful driver in the race's history, winning the event nine times. He was also known as one of the most popular and fan-friendly drivers during his long career, and was given the moniker "King of the Mountain" for these reasons.^[2]