1996 AMP Bathurst 1000
The 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for Group 3A 5.0 Litre Touring Cars held on 6 October 1996 at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was the 37th running of the Bathurst 1000, was won by Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy driving a Holden VR Commodore.
| 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 | |||
| Previous: | 1995 | Next: | 1997 |
Top ten run-off
Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy won the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 driving a Holden Racing Team-entered Holden VR Commodore similar to that pictured above
| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | TT10 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 30 | Ford Credit Racing | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Glenn Seton |
Ford EF Falcon | 2:11.0160 | 2:10.00 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes |
Holden VR Commodore | 2:11.4000 | 2:10.39 |
| 3 | 301 | Pack Leader Racing | Alan Jones |
Ford EF Falcon | 2:11.7727 | 2:12.42 |
| 4 | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Peter Brock |
Holden VR Commodore | 2:11.8164 | 2:10.98 |
| 5 | 7 | Coca-Cola Racing | Wayne Gardner |
Holden VR Commodore | 2:12.0783 | 2:11.69 |
| 6 | 46 | Betta Electrical / Fisher & Paykel |  John Faulkner |
Holden VR Commodore | 2:12.1418 | 2:12.46 |
| 7 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins |
Holden VP Commodore | 2:12.3123 | 2:12.24 |
| 8 | 25 | Castrol Longhurst Ford | Tony Longhurst |
Ford EF Falcon | 2:12.3157 | 2:12.02 |
| 9 | 2 | Gibson Team Sega | Mark Skaife |
Holden VR Commodore | 2:12.3485 | 2:11.24 |
| 10 | 17 | Shell FAI Racing | Dick Johnson |
Ford EF Falcon | 2:12.4699 | 2:12.00 |
Official results
| Pos [1] | No [1] | Entrant [2] | Drivers [1] | Car [1] | Laps [1] | Qual Pos |
Shootout Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
Holden VR Commodore | 161 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 17 | Shell FAI Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Ford EF Falcon | 161 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 25 | Castrol Longhurst Ford | Tony Longhurst Steven Ellery |
Ford EF Falcon | 161 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Coca-Cola Racing | Wayne Gardner Neil Crompton |
Holden VR Commodore | 160 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Peter Brock Tomas Mezera |
Holden VR Commodore | 160 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins Russell Ingall |
Holden VP Commodore | 160 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Gibson Team Sega | Mark Skaife John Cleland |
Holden VR Commodore | 159 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 18 | Shell FAI Racing | Steven Johnson Tommy Kendall |
Ford EF Falcon | 158 | 12 | |
| 9 | 6 | Gibson Team Sega | Garry Waldon Mark Noske |
Holden VR Commodore | 158 | 18 | |
| 10 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises |  Klaus Niedzwiedz Ken Douglas |
Ford EB Falcon | 157 | 25 | |
| 11 | 201 | Pack Leader Racing | Paul Romano Andrew Miedecke |
Ford EF Falcon | 156 | 14 | |
| 12 | 75 | John Sidney Racing | Max Dumesny Kerry Baily |
Ford EF Falcon | 156 | 23 | |
| 13 | 29 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman John Cotter |
Holden VP Commodore | 154 | 20 | |
| 14 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Chris Smerdon Kevin Weeks Adam Kaplan |
Holden VR Commodore | 154 | 28 | |
| 15 | 30 | Ford Credit Racing | Glenn Seton David Parsons |
Ford EF Falcon | 152 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 20 | Palmer Promotions | Ian Palmer Brett Peters |
Holden VR Commodore | 151 | 30 | |
| 17 | 36 | Everlast Automotive Service | Bill O'Brien Brian Callaghan Jr Ron Barnacle |
Holden VR Commodore | 150 | 29 | |
| 18 | 37 | The Xerox Shop | Alan Taylor Stephen Bell Bill Attard |
Holden VP Commodore | 146 | 33 | |
| 19 | 79 | Cadillac Productions | Mike Conway Miles Pope |
Holden VP Commodore | 142 | 34 | |
| 20 | 38 | Scotts Transport | Mark Poole Peter Gazzard |
Holden VR Commodore | 141 | 22 | |
| 21 | 3 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Steve Reed Trevor Ashby |
Holden VP Commodore | 126 | 16 | |
| 22 | 41 | Garry Willmington | Garry Willmington Bill Sieders |
Ford EB Falcon | 124 | 35 | |
| DNF | 49 | Alcair Airconditioning | Greg Crick David Parsons |
Holden VP Commodore | 139 | 17 | |
| DNF | 44 | Mal Rose | Mal Rose Terry Shiel |
Holden VR Commodore | 132 | 26 | |
| DNF | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner Steve Harrington |
Holden VR Commodore | 119 | 10 | 6 |
| DNF | 52 | Geoff Kendrick | Geoff Kendrick Geoff Full |
Holden VR Commodore | 99 | 31 | |
| DNF | 50 | Enzed | Ryan McLeod Peter McLeod |
Holden VR Commodore | 85 | 27 | |
| DNF | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Wayne Park |
Ford EF Falcon | 78 | 21 | |
| DNF | 27 | Sony Autosound | Terry Finnigan Stuart McColl |
Holden VP Commodore | 37 | 19 | |
| DNF | 32 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Steven Richards Jim Richards |
Holden VR Commodore | 33 | 15 | |
| DNF | 301 | Pack Leader Racing | Alan Jones Allan Grice |
Ford EF Falcon | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| DNF | 4 | Coca-Cola Racing | Brad Jones Tony Scott |
Holden VR Commodore | 23 | 13 | |
| DNF | 62 | Nokia / Union Steel | Wayne Russell Ric Shaw |
Holden VP Commodore | 4 | 32 | |
| DNF | 47 | Daily Planet Melbourne P/L | John Trimbole David Attard |
Ford EB Falcon | 4 | 24 | |
| DNF | 10 | Mitre 10 Racing | Mark Larkham Cameron McConville |
Ford EF Falcon | 3 | 11 | |
| DNS [3] | 40 [4] | Michael Hart [4] | Michael Hart [4] Peter Lawrence [4] |
Holden VR Commodore [4] | |||
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 [1]
- Race Time - 7:09:28.3584
See also
References
- Final Results after 161 laps, The Great Race - The official book of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, page 243
- 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 1996 > 06/10/1996 > E8 Retrieved 25 October 2015
- The Great Race - The official book of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, page 95
- 1996 Bathurst 1000 Entry List, Official Programme - Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama, Sunday, 6 October 1996, page 68
External links
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