1996 AMP Bathurst 1000

Motor race in Australia August 2017 August 2017 1996 Bathurst 1000 1995 1997 (ST)1997 (V8) thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit 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. Entry list No. Car number Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Car number Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car 1 AUS Craig LowndesNZL Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team(Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VR 32 NZL Steven RichardsNZL Jim Richards Garry Rogers Motorsport(Valvoline, Cummins) Holden Commodore VR 2 AUS Mark SkaifeGBR John Cleland Gibson Motorsport(Holden Network Q, Sega Saturn) Holden Commodore VR 36 AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Callaghan, Jr.AUS Ron Barnacle O'Brien Automotive(Everlast Automotive) Holden Commodore VR 3 AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Lansvale Smash Repairs(Dulux ICI Autocolor) Holden Commodore VP 37 AUS Alan TaylorAUS Bill AttardAUS Stephen Bell Alan Taylor Racing(The Xerox Shop) Holden Commodore VP 4 AUS Brad JonesAUS Tony Scott Wayne Gardner Racing(Coca-Cola) Holden Commodore VR 38 AUS Mark PooleAUS Peter Gazzard James Rosenberg Racing(Scott's Transport Mount Gambier) Holden Commodore VR 05 AUS Peter BrockAUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team(Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VR 39 AUS Chris SmerdonAUS Kevin WeeksAUS Adam Kaplan Challenge Motorsport(Mitsubishi Electric) Holden Commodore VR 6 AUS Mark NoskeAUS Garry Waldon Gibson Motorsport(Holden Network Q, Sega Saturn) Holden Commodore VR 40 AUS Michael HartAUS Peter Lawrence Michael Hart Motorsport(unsponsored) Holden Commodore VR 7 AUS Wayne GardnerAUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing(Coca-Cola) Holden Commodore VR 41 AUS Garry WillmingtonAUS Bill Sieders Willmington Performance(Willmington Performance) Ford Falcon EB 9 GER Klaus NiedzwiedzAUS Ken Douglas Allan Moffat Racing(Cenovis, Banana Boat) Ford Falcon EB 44 AUS Mal RoseAUS Terry Shiel Mal Rose Racing(Fairfax Community Classifieds) Holden Commodore VR 10 AUS Mark LarkhamAUS Cameron McConville Larkham Motorsport(Mitre 10) Ford Falcon EF 46 NZL John FaulknerAUS Steve Harrington John Faulkner Racing(Betta Electrical, Fisher & Paykel) Holden Commodore VR 11 AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering(Castrol) Holden Commodore VP 47 AUS John TrimboleAUS David Attard Daily Planet Racing(Daily Planet) Ford Falcon EB 17 AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing(Shell, FAI Insurance) Ford Falcon EF 49 AUS Greg CrickAUS David Parsons Greg Crick Racing(Alcair Air Conditioning) Holden Commodore VR 18 AUS Steven JohnsonUSA Tommy Kendall Dick Johnson Racing(Shell, FAI Insurance) Ford Falcon EF 50 AUS Peter McLeodAUS Ryan McLeod McLeod Racing(Enzed Hoses and Fittings) Holden Commodore VR 20 AUS Ian PalmerAUS Brett Peters Palmer Promotions(unsponsored) Holden Commodore VR 52 AUS Geoff KendrickAUS Geoff Full Kendrick Racing(92.9 PMFM) Holden Commodore VR 25 AUS Tony LonghurstAUS Steven Ellery Longhurst Racing(Castrol) Ford Falcon EF 62 AUS Wayne RussellAUS Ric Shaw Novocastrian Motorsport(Union Steel, Nokia) Holden Commodore VP 27 AUS Terry FinniganAUS Stuart McColl Terry Finnigan Racing Team(Sony) Holden Commodore VR 75 AUS Max DumesnyAUS Kerry Baily John Sidney Racing(Autopro, Valvoline) Ford Falcon EF 28 AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Wayne Park Playscape Racing(Komatsu) Ford Falcon EF 79 AUS Mike ConwayNZL Miles Pope Conway Racing(GlobalJig, Cadillac Film Productions) Holden Commodore VP 29 AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter Doulman Automotive(Doulman Automotive) Holden Commodore VP 201 AUS Paul RomanoAUS Andrew Miedecke Alan Jones Racing(Pack Leader) Ford Falcon EF 30 AUS Glenn SetonAUS David Parsons Glenn Seton Racing(Ford Credit) Ford Falcon EF 301 AUS Alan JonesAUS Allan Grice Alan Jones Racing(Pack Leader) Ford Falcon EF Source:Noonan Aaron 25 November 2021 Bathurst Every Car, the Photographic History 1990-1999 AN1 Media 128–140 9780648786344 Results Top ten shootout thumb|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 AUS Glenn Seton Ford EF Falcon 2:11.0160 2:10.00 2 1 Holden Racing Team AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore 2:11.4000 2:10.39 3 301 Pack Leader Racing AUS Alan Jones Ford EF Falcon 2:11.7727 2:12.42 4 05 Holden Racing Team AUS Peter Brock Holden VR Commodore 2:11.8164 2:10.98 5 7 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Wayne Gardner Holden VR Commodore 2:12.0783 2:11.69 6 46 Betta Electrical / Fisher & Paykel NZL John Faulkner Holden VR Commodore 2:12.1418 2:12.46 7 11 Castrol Perkins Racing AUS Larry Perkins Holden VP Commodore 2:12.3123 2:12.24 8 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford AUS Tony Longhurst Ford EF Falcon 2:12.3157 2:12.02 9 2 Gibson Team Sega AUS Mark Skaife Holden VR Commodore 2:12.3485 2:11.24 10 17 Shell FAI Racing AUS Dick Johnson Ford EF Falcon 2:12.4699 2:12.00 Race PosFinal Results after 161 laps, The Great Race - The official book of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, page 243 No Entrant1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 1996 > 06/10/1996 > E8 Retrieved 25 October 2015 Drivers Car Laps QualPos ShootoutPos 1 1 Holden Racing Team AUS Craig LowndesNZL Greg Murphy Holden VR Commodore 161 2 2 2 17 Shell FAI Racing AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Ford EF Falcon 161 6 10 3 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford AUS Tony LonghurstAUS Steven Ellery Ford EF Falcon 161 7 8 4 7 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Wayne GardnerAUS Neil Crompton Holden VR Commodore 160 5 5 5 05 Holden Racing Team AUS Peter BrockAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VR Commodore 160 3 4 6 11 Castrol Perkins Racing AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Russell Ingall Holden VP Commodore 160 8 7 7 2 Gibson Team Sega AUS Mark SkaifeGBR John Cleland Holden VR Commodore 159 4 9 8 18 Shell FAI Racing AUS Steven JohnsonUSA Tommy Kendall Ford EF Falcon 158 12 9 6 Gibson Team Sega AUS Garry WaldonAUS Mark Noske Holden VR Commodore 158 18 10 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises GER Klaus NiedzwiedzAUS Ken Douglas Ford EB Falcon 157 25 11 201 Pack Leader Racing AUS Paul RomanoAUS Andrew Miedecke Ford EF Falcon 156 14 12 75 John Sidney Racing AUS Max DumesnyAUS Kerry Baily Ford EF Falcon 156 23 13 29 M3 Motorsport AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter Holden VP Commodore 154 20 14 39 Chris Smerdon AUS Chris SmerdonAUS Kevin WeeksAUS Adam Kaplan Holden VR Commodore 154 28 15 30 Ford Credit Racing AUS Glenn SetonAUS David Parsons Ford EF Falcon 152 1 1 16 20 Palmer Promotions AUS Ian PalmerAUS Brett Peters Holden VR Commodore 151 30 17 36 Everlast Automotive Service AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Callaghan JrAUS Ron Barnacle Holden VR Commodore 150 29 18 37 The Xerox Shop AUS Alan TaylorAUS Stephen BellAUS Bill Attard Holden VP Commodore 146 33 19 79 Cadillac Productions AUS Mike ConwayNZL Miles Pope Holden VP Commodore 142 34 20 38 Scotts Transport AUS Mark PooleAUS Peter Gazzard Holden VR Commodore 141 22 21 3 Lansvale Smash Repairs AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Holden VP Commodore 126 16 22 41 Garry Willmington AUS Garry WillmingtonAUS Bill Sieders Ford EB Falcon 124 35 DNF 49 Alcair Airconditioning AUS Greg CrickAUS David Parsons Holden VP Commodore 139 17 DNF 44 Mal Rose AUS Mal RoseAUS Terry Shiel Holden VR Commodore 132 26 DNF 46 John Faulkner Racing NZL John FaulknerAUS Steve Harrington Holden VR Commodore 119 10 6 DNF 52 Geoff Kendrick AUS Geoff KendrickAUS Geoff Full Holden VR Commodore 99 31 DNF 50 Enzed AUS Ryan McLeodAUS Peter McLeod Holden VR Commodore 85 27 DNF 28 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Wayne Park Ford EF Falcon 78 21 DNF 27 Sony Autosound AUS Terry FinniganAUS Stuart McColl Holden VP Commodore 37 19 DNF 32 Garry Rogers Motorsport NZL Steven RichardsNZL Jim Richards Holden VR Commodore 33 15 DNF 301 Pack Leader Racing AUS Alan JonesAUS Allan Grice Ford EF Falcon 25 9 3 DNF 4 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Brad JonesAUS Tony Scott Holden VR Commodore 23 13 DNF 62 Nokia / Union Steel AUS Wayne RussellAUS Ric Shaw Holden VP Commodore 4 32 DNF 47 Daily Planet Melbourne P/L AUS John TrimboleAUS David Attard Ford EB Falcon 4 24 DNF 10 Mitre 10 Racing AUS Mark LarkhamAUS Cameron McConville Ford EF Falcon 3 11 DNSThe Great Race - The official book of the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000, page 95 401996 Bathurst 1000 Entry List, Official Programme - Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama, Sunday, 6 October 1996, page 68 Michael Hart AUS Michael Hart AUS Peter Lawrence Holden VR Commodore 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 Race Time - 7:09:28.3584 Broadcast Channel Seven broadcast the race. Richard Hay and Mark Oastler spent time in both the booth and pit lane as part of the broadcast. This was the last time they broadcast the V8 race until they regained the rights in 2007. Channel 7 Host: Garry Wilkinson, David FordhamBooth: Garry Wilkinson, Mark Oastler, Allan Moffat, Charlie O'Brien, Richard HayPit-lane: Andy Raymond See also 1996 Australian Touring Car season References External links Official race results Official V8 Supercar website CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles https://web.archive.org/web/20070929003221/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/records/1403%20Australian%20titles%20Q307.pdf 29 September 2007 race results Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales AMP Bathurst 1000