The bathurst always produces its fair share of thrills and spills. One of the sharpest codrivers in the pack, hell be a huge resource. Such a move would be tough on paul dumbell, who has been whincups enduro co driver since 2012, when they won bathurst. Each entrant in the bathurst nominates a lead driver and a co driver. Reigning bathurst winner lowndes is one of nine athletes in the running for the honour, which will. Its his 25th time at the race and hes looking for a. Bathurst winning co driver in mark winterbottom to join the team, with factory driver marco wittmann.
Lowndes, a seventime bathurst winner and a co driver in the triple eightholden red bull racing squad, was reportedly asked to step aside from a gig with his longstanding team, which will field a pair of newgeneration mercedesamg gt gt3 cars for the event. The bathurst comprises of 161 laps of the famed mount panorama circuit, to be completed by drivers in teams of two. Premats credentials are headlined by a stint in gp2, where he was teammates with lewis hamilton, and as a factory audi driver at le mans. Bathurst is also set to feature the race returns of holden heroes craig lowndes and garth tander, contesting the event as co drivers for the red bull holden racing team. Retiring lowndes eyes bathurst win record in supercars co. Will the mustang gallop to victory in its bathurst debut. Internationals who conquered the mountain supercars. The 42yearold will team up with supercars star shane van gisbergen after being thrown a co driver lifeline by heavyweights red bull racing. Lowndes to take bathurst pressure off whincup supercars. Lowndes jump threatens le mans drive craig lowndes s decision to leave the holden racing team after bathurst may force him out of the panoz le mans series team for the seasonclosing race of. The revelation that he will continue as a co driver could mean lowndes still racing at bathurst in. Craig lowndes going around the necastle circuit and walking along the pits with all the drivers, co drivers, pit crew and bosses. Whincup and codriver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after.
Craig lowndes wins seventh bathurst with steven richards. Craig lowndes dedicates bathurst win to brocky car. At the mount panorama circuit at bathurst, murphy has the second best record. It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia the ford performance racing duo of will davison and john mcintyre started the race from pole. Craig andrew lowndes oam born 21 june 1974 is an australian racing driver in the supercars championship competing in the holden zb commodore for triple eight race engineering. Fan favourite lowndes has the second most bathurst titles of all time and won again last year. The race has been held 15 times, 7 of them for gt3 vehicles.
Jamie whincup ended the session on top, half a second faster than will. On 29 october 2008, he announced his retirement from fulltime touring car racing. Craig lowndes sevenyear plan to catch the king of the mountain. Dont miss a second of the action with this ultimate guide to the weekend. Lowndes began the restart in seventh, but worked his way to second by lap 148. Whincup won again alongside paul dumbrell in 2012, but a litany of dramas have thwarted his annual supercheap auto bathurst campaigns since. Eleven different gt3 brands making up a 33car strong gt3 field will assemble for the 2020 liquimoli bathurst 12 hour at mount panorama circuit for the opening round of the intercontinental gt challenge run in conjunction with the australian endurance championship from january 31. But my co driver warren luff and i arent getting too carried away.
Racing australia for the first time at the mountain since 2012. He also tasted plenty of success in japan in formula 3 and super gt with toyota, before eventually returning to australia for. This dedication is reflected in our mission and vision statements adopted in 2018 by our greater school community. In 2011 and 2012, all entries required an international co driver. Craig lowndes to drive a formula one car around bathurst. Used toyota camry cars in lowndes county, ga trovit. The 2011 armor all bathurst 12 hour was an endurance race for fia gt3 cars, australian gt championship cars, group 3e series production cars and other invited vehicles. Lowndes, a seventime bathurst winner and a codriver in the triple eight holden red bull racing squad, was reportedly asked to step. Craig lowndes and co driver warren luff have won the first endurance race of the season after a late move on jamie whincup handed lowndes the victory at the dick smith sandown 500.
In 20 the international co driver rule was dropped, due to a number of incidents during the 2012 event and the formation of the endurance cup, but teams could still choose to employ an international driver for the endurance races. For me it is a great opportunity to have more success at the mountain, which is something i did not think i would have again at the start of the year, tander said. Mark skaifey skaife oam born 3 april 1967 in gosford, new south wales is a retired australian motor racing driver. Polesitter david reynolds and codriver dean canto battled with a. Johnson and veteran codriver john french looked to have the race shot. A sponsorfuelled car swap between mclarens jenson button and v8 supercar driver craig lowndes before the australian grand prix next month has finally been approved by the local council. The race was initially held for four years between 19911994, before moving to. Heading into 2012 as the reigning champion, whincup began his title. Seventime series champion whincup is a favourite after teaming up with co driver, seventime bathurst winner craig lowndes. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyfirst race of the 2012 international v8 supercars championship.
Lowndes is a threetime v8 supercar champion, a fivetime barry sheene medalist, and a seventime winner of australias most prestigious motor race, the bathurst and twotime winner of the bathurst 12 hour. This years bathurst looks set to be one for the ages, with a number of key stats and records being threatened. More whats the difference between a gt3 car and a road car. Marcos ambrose born 1 september 1976 is an australian former racing driver. You can never count out craig lowndes at bathurst, with the legend winning the bathurst in his final year as a fulltime driver. Bathurst in 1996 with lowndes and in 1999 with steven richards. Lowndes, a seventime bathurst winner and a codriver in the triple eightholden red bull racing squad, was reportedly asked to step. Australian v8 supercar racer craig lowndes will drive jenson buttons mclaren formula one car around bathurst next month in what will be a first for both the champion driver and the legendary. Bathurst champion craig lowndes will race a newlook third car within the expanded triple eight holden squad next year.
The eleven schools of the lowndes county schools district share a common commitment to creating the best learning experiences for our over 10,500 studentswe are one lowndes. Supercars to strip mclaughlins djr team penske bathurst engines. The 2012 armor all bathurst 12 hour was an endurance race for gt3 cars, gt4 cars, group 3e series production cars and dubai 24 hour cars. In 2012 he failed to finish, again driving an audi r8, this time for. Just last year, craig lowndes was taken out under safety car but survived.
Whincup and co driver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after dumbrell passed pole man will davison after a spirited battle at the start of the race. The bathurst is the mostanticipated event on the supercars calendar and ahead of the action this weekend, our ultimate guide. Holden unveils special edition craig lowndes commodore at the bathurst. Fortyoneyearold lowndes and 43year old richards drove their red bull holden commodore vf to a narrow but decisive win over the pepsimax ford falcon fg x of mark winterbottom and co driver and steve owen in front of a nearrecord crowd.
Our aim is to provide all of our guests with great deals, whilst offering the highest level of service. In 2011 he finished second outright in an audi r8 lms gt3 driving for famed german. A poor first sector from craig lowndes left the threetime bathurst winner. Only three cars on the grid are piloted by a pairing of bathurst winners. Stanaway meanwhile finished 22nd, after the rabble. Bathurst champ craig lowndes to race newlook third car next year. Garth tander and craig lowndes will act as co drivers at the mount for red bull racing duo shane van gisbergen and jamie whincup.
Lowndes and talented young co driver jamie whincup hit. Craig lowndes holden crowd favourite lowndes promises a fitting finale in what will be his last bathurst as a fulltime driver. Supercar driver warren luff has escaped injury after a massive crash during practice ahead of sundays supercheap auto bathurst in the central tablelands of new south wales. It was a tough day at the office for craig lowndes and co driver steve richards in this years bathurst on the weekend. The importance of the co driver cant be understated in the bathurst. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8. Craig lownes holden a crowd favourite, lowndes is looking to finish his last race at bathurst as a fulltime driver with victory. No driver pairing has more bathurst wins than the combined tally of 10 for these two veteran drivers. The wettest bathurst in recent memory made it a long day for the teamvortex duo, having to fight their way forward from. The event, which was staged at the mount panorama circuit, bathurst, new south wales, australia on 6 february 2011, was the ninth running of the bathurst 12 hour, and the fifth since the race was revived in. Lowndes county schools will have a school board meeting monday, april 20, 2020, beginning at 6. Search listings from bathurst toyota in bathurst, nb to find the right vehicle for you. Deliveries of the holden commodore craig lowndes ss v special edition sedan will commence at the end of october, but more than half of the 233unit production run is already spoken for. Due to craig lowndes return from overseas, murphy only drove for the team in the endurance races in 1998.
Craig lowndes and steve richards win in the supercheap auto bathurst is undoubtedly one for the aged. The bestsellers in australia now are mazda3s and toyota corollas. It ends a year fulltime career with triple eight that has yielded the runner up spot six times and third twice, whilst a championship remains elusive for the partnership. Whincup won three bathurst titles with lowndes in 2006, 07 and 08 but has a well established co driver partnership with paul dumbrell which has already delivered the 2012 bathurst and two. Bathurst toyota cars for sale bathurst, nb cargurus. In his 25th crack at the great race, the 44yearold holden driver is aiming to move his bathurst victory tally to seven equal second with jim richards behind king of the mountain peter. For dumbrell it was a magic way to end his v8 supercar career. Craig lowndes has been honoured with a nomination for the prestigious the don award. Previous races first held in 1991, the bathurst 12 hour started its life as a race for productionbased vehicles before becoming a race for international gt vehicles in 2011. A packed support bill will feature dunlop super2, ecb superutes, porsche carrera cup, toyota 86 and the touring car masters. Lowndes and talented young co driver jamie whincup hit the. As predicted by fairfax media on september 5, lowndes commodore is to be.
Lowndes and richards win bathurst, coulthard top kiwi in. In his 25th crack at the great race, the 44yearold holden driver is aiming to move his bathurst victory tally to seven equal second with jim richards behind king of the mountain peter brocks nine. With co driver aaren russell, heimgartner took 16th after battling pitlane queuing woes and a string of offtrack excursions at the chase. Sifting through the sob stories of bathurst s gone by. Holden unveils special edition craig lowndes commodore at. Whincups teammate craig lowndes crossed the line within. Craig lowndes and warren luff win sandown 500 the checkered.
It was a classic win in a battle which ran right down to the flag, as rick kelly came up just a little short in a winnertakeall sixlap shootout. Greg murphy born 23 august 1972 is a new zealand professional racing driver, best known as a fourtime winner of the bathurst. Craig lowndes to race porsche against his own team at bathurst. His codriver, some young nobody with the surname lowndes. Toyota finance is a division of toyota finance australia limited abn 48 002 435 181, afsl and australian credit licence 392536. Matt campbell, the young australian who is now a fullyfledged porsche factory driver after his successes at home and abroad for the german marque, clinched the historic victory at bathurst for porsche and bamber last february with some particularly audacious driving this year belgian laurens vanthoor, another porsche specialist, will be in bambers entry with the kiwi and lowndes. It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia the ford performance racing duo of will davison and john. Toyota racing series, 11th 2006 v8 supercars development series.
They reunite after winning threestraight great races from 2006. Lowndes announced his retirement midyear, and the balance of the season through to the newcastle finale was. Supercheap auto bathurst 2019 program by supercar xtra. Lowndes is the reigning race winner, while whincup hasnt tasted victory at the mountain since 2012 following a series of blunders in recent years. Profile craig lowndes v8 supercar driver official website. Lowndes and whincup won the great race together 2006, 07 and 08, before being split when primary drivers were no longer allowed to pair up in 10. Holden commodore craig lowndes ss v special edition sedan. But hes no stranger to supercars fans, having raced fulltime for garry rogers motorsport in 2012 and, before tackling co driving alongside mclaughlin the following two seasons. Lowndes is a threetime v8 supercar champion, a fivetime barry sheene medalist, and a seventime winner of australias most prestigious motor race, the bathurst and twotime winner of the bathurst.
Lowndes and richards win bathurst, coulthard top kiwi. Jun 22, 2018 all rights to the broadcasters were not making money happy birthday to me hahah credit to darcy f1 for the footage. Whincup and reynolds battle craig lowndes, in the second triple. Accordingly, please talk to your local toyota dealer to confirm the price that is specific to you.
Each driver was required to complete at least 54 laps of the race, with the teams. We analyze hundreds of thousands of used cars daily. All rights to the broadcasters were not making money happy birthday to me hahah credit to darcy f1 for the footage. Supercars superstar craig lowndes bowed out of fulltime competition at the end of a 2018 in which he claimed a seventh bathurst victory. He won the australian v8 supercar series championship in 2003 and 2004 in 2006, ambrose relocated to the united states to pursue racing in nascar, starting with the camping world truck series. Skaife is a fivetime champion of the v8 supercar championship series, including its predecessor, the australian touring car championship, as well as a sixtime bathurst winner. V8 supercar events take place in all australian states and territories, excluding the australian capital territory which formerly held the canberra 400. Toyota holden ford nissan mazda mitsubishi motors bmw hyundai vw audi more makes. Mount panorama since winning the last of his four great races backin 2012. Lowndes and the grids other co drivers will be under pressure to execute at the. Tander his third bathurst victory, and ensuring co driver nick percat would be. Australian supercars driver craig lowndes says he would like to chase down peter brocks record tally of nine bathurst wins.
Whincup and codriver lowndes were locked in a deadeven battle for the lead with the scott mclaughlinalexandre premat car until around 20. Why you should be excited about this years bathurst. Mar 21, 2011 craig lowndes in mclaren formula one car at mcphillamy park, bathurst 22 march 2011. Huge interest expected as bathurst camping spots to. Top 10 bathurst driver pairings nine wide world of.
Jul 06, 2018 lowndes will continue as co driver of one of the triple eight entries for the 2019 pirtek enduro cup as well as maintain a team ambassador role. The 2012 race was run in constant wet weather, with only 18 cars finishing. Australian motorsport icon craig lowndes and expat kiwi steve richards have bounced back from an indifferent leadup to take a popular victory at the 2015 supercheap auto bathurst for red bull racing australia. Craig lowndes and steve richards win in the supercheap auto. Kevin hart and conan help a student driver conan on tbs duration. The province you select allows us to calculate a msrp based estimated price for your vehicle. This year marks the 55th running of the great race, which began as a 500 mile 800km event for touring cars in 1963. Club falcon he shared with steve owen battled numerous mechanical gremlins. Racing alongside steven richards, the victory is lowndes seventh at the mountain, as he prepares to retire from the sport as a main driver.
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