2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000
The 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 12 October 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It was the seventh running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 46th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. The race was the tenth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 9–12 October 2003 | |||||||||||||
Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly driving a K-Mart Racing Team run Holden Commodore (VY). It was the fifth consecutive victory for Holden, a new record. It was Murphy's third victory in the race and Kelly became the youngest driver to win the race, eclipsing the previous record set by Craig Lowndes in 1996.
On Saturday, Murphy also recorded what was then the fastest lap in the circuit's history to take pole position during the Top 10 Shootout. The time stood as the fastest ever in a V8 Supercar for 7 years until Craig Lowndes lapped barely a few hundredths faster in practice during the 2010 event, although neither are officially recognised as the lap record as only race laps contribute to lap records.
Entry List
No. | Drivers | Team (Sponsor) | Car | No. | Drivers | Team (Sponsor) | Car | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 24 | ![]() ![]() |
Paul Morris Motorsport (Charter Trucks Christchurch) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 29 | ![]() ![]() |
Paul Morris Motorsport (Sirromet Wines) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Lansvale Smash Repairs (Sime Tyres) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 31 | ![]() ![]() |
Steven Ellery Racing (Supercheap Auto) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
Stone Brothers Racing (Pirtek, Caltex Havoline) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 33 | ![]() ![]() |
Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing (FPV) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 34 | ![]() ![]() |
Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing (Caterpillar) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 44 | ![]() ![]() |
Team Dynamik (World Industries) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | |
8 | ![]() ![]() |
Perkins Engineering (Castrol) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 45 | ![]() ![]() |
Team Dynamik (World Industries) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | |
9 | ![]() ![]() |
Stone Brothers Racing (Pirtek, Caltex Havoline) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 46 | ![]() ![]() |
John Faulkner Racing (Holden Young Lions) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
10 | ![]() ![]() |
Larkham Motorsport (Orrcon Steel) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 50 | ![]() ![]() |
Paul Weel Racing (Betta Electrical) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
11 | ![]() ![]() |
Perkins Engineering (Castrol) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 51 | ![]() ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team (Kmart) |
Holden Commodore (VY) | |
13 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Smith Racing (Smiths Trucks) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 55 | ![]() ![]() |
Fernández Racing (Fujitsu) |
Ford Falcon (AU) | |
15 | ![]() ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team (Kmart) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 59 | ![]() ![]() |
Phoenix Motorsport (Transtar Express) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
16 | ![]() ![]() |
Paul Weel Racing (Betta Electrical) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 65 | ![]() ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | |
17 | ![]() ![]() |
Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 66 | ![]() ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | |
18 | ![]() ![]() |
Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 69 | ![]() ![]() |
Doulman Automotive (Spies Hecker) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
19 | ![]() ![]() |
Rod Nash Racing (Ford Credit) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 72 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Smith Racing (Smiths Trucks) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | |
20 | ![]() ![]() |
Larkham Motorsport (Orrcon Steel) |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 75 | ![]() ![]() |
Paul Little Racing (Toll Ipec) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | |
021 | ![]() ![]() |
Team Kiwi Racing (Vodafone) |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 89 | ![]() ![]() |
Sydney Star Racing (Gulf Western Oil) |
Ford Falcon (AU) | |
21 | ![]() ![]() |
Brad Jones Racing (OzEmail) |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 99 | ![]() ![]() |
Thexton Motor Racing (Thexton Health & Nutrition) |
Ford Falcon (AU) | |
23 | ![]() ![]() |
Noske Motorsport (Safety Razor, INXS)[1] |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 888 | ![]() ![]() |
Brad Jones Racing (OzEmail) |
Ford Falcon (BA) |
Practice
Session | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
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Thursday | |||||
Practice 1 | 51 | ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:09.5801 |
Practice 2 | 51 | ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.3282 |
Friday | |||||
Practice 3 | 1 | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.3215 |
Saturday | |||||
Practice 4 | 1 | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.2145 |
Qualifying
Qualifying
Pos.[2] | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 51 | ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:07.9503 | Top 10 | |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:07.9900 | +0.0397 | Top 10 |
3 | 21 | ![]() |
Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.9945 | +0.0442 | Top 10 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.2685 | +0.3182 | Top 10 |
5 | 34 | ![]() |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.4145 | +0.4642 | Top 10 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.4695 | +0.5192 | Top 10 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.5267 | +0.5764 | Top 10 |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.6662 | +0.7159 | Top 10 |
9 | 65 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.6923 | +0.7420 | Top 10 |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.7724 | +0.8221 | Top 10 |
11 | 31 | ![]() |
Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.7752 | +0.8249 | 11 |
12 | 16 | ![]() |
Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:08.8076 | +0.8573 | 12 |
13 | 29 | ![]() |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.9158 | +0.9655 | 13 |
14 | 18 | ![]() |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.9417 | +0.9914 | 14 |
15 | 50 | ![]() |
Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:09.0336 | +1.0833 | 15 |
16 | 8 | ![]() |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:09.1050 | +1.1547 | 16 |
17 | 66 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.1634 | +1.2131 | 17 |
18 | 9 | ![]() |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.1900 | +1.2397 | 18 |
19 | 888 | ![]() |
Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.4297 | +1.4794 | 19 |
20 | 44 | ![]() |
Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:09.6021 | +1.6518 | 20 |
21 | 10 | ![]() |
Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.6414 | +1.6911 | 21 |
22 | 19 | ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.6722 | +1.7219 | 22 |
23 | 13 | ![]() |
Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:09.7946 | +1.8443 | 23 |
24 | 15 | ![]() |
K-Mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:09.8882 | +1.9379 | 24 |
25 | 5 | ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:10.1470 | +2.1967 | 25 |
26 | 021 | ![]() |
Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:10.3732 | +2.4229 | 26 |
27 | 45 | ![]() |
Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:10.5674 | +2.6171 | 27 |
28 | 3 | ![]() |
Lansvale Smash Repairs | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:10.6251 | +2.6748 | 28 |
29 | 23 | ![]() |
Noske Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:11.0820 | +3.1317 | 29 |
30 | 75 | ![]() |
Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:11.1015 | +3.1512 | 30 |
31 | 72 | ![]() |
Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:11.5992 | +3.6489 | 31 |
32 | 33 | ![]() |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:11.8451 | +3.8948 | 32 |
33 | 20 | ![]() |
Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:12.4183 | +4.4680 | 33 |
34 | 46 | ![]() |
Holden Young Lions | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:12.6041 | +4.6538 | 34 |
35 | 55 | ![]() |
Fernández Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:14.7669 | +6.8166 | 35 |
36 | 59 | ![]() |
Phoenix Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:14.9183 | +6.9680 | 36 |
37 | 89 | ![]() |
Sydney Star Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:15.2302 | +7.2799 | 37 |
38 | 69 | ![]() |
Doulman Automotive | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:15.7092 | +7.7589 | 38 |
39 | 99 | ![]() |
Thexton Motor Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2:16.7246 | +8.7743 | 39 |
DNQ | 24 | ![]() |
Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) |
Top 10 Shootout
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
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Pole | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:06.8594 |
2 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.9556 |
3 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.1466 |
4 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.4127 |
5 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.4442 |
6 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.4587 |
7 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 2:08.5696 |
8 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.6875 |
9 | 65 | Briggs Motor Sport | ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.0925 |
DNS | 11 | Perkins Engineering | ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) |
* Greg Murphy became the first New Zealand born driver to actually set pole position for the Bathurst 1000. Murphy and fellow Kiwi racers Jim Richards and Paul Radisich had previously been on pole position for the race, but on each of those occasions it was their Australian co-driver who had set the pole winning time. Murphy's time of 2:06.8594 was the first time a touring car had gone under 2:07.00 for a lap of the 6.213 km (3.861 mi) circuit and was unofficially dubbed the "Lap of the Gods".[3]
* Larry Perkins crashed the #11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore (VY) during Practice 4, with the damage substantial enough to rule it out for the Top 10 Shootout.
Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
Race results
Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 161 | 6:32:55.4044 | 1 | 192 |
2 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +4.9377 | 6 | 188 |
3 | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +8.4910 | 11 | 184 |
4 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 161 | +9.3615 | 10 | 180 |
5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 161 | +9.8725 | 3 | 176 |
6 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +20.5635 | 5 | 172 |
7 | 65 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 161 | +28.6114 | 9 | 168 |
8 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 161 | +32.4087 | 7 | 164 |
9 | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 160 | +1 lap | 19 | 160 |
10 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 159 | +2 laps | 2 | 156 |
11 | 45 | Team Dynamik | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 158 | +3 laps | 27 | 152 |
12 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 158 | +3 laps | 14 | 148 |
13 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 156 | +5 laps | 8 | 144 |
14 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 155 | +6 laps | 16 | 140 |
15 | 59 | Phoenix Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX)[4] | 155 | +6 laps | 36 | 136 |
16 | 99 | Thexton Motor Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 153 | +8 laps | 39 | 132 |
17 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 149 | +12 laps | 26 | 128 |
18 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 148 | +13 laps | 33 | 124 |
19 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 146 | +15 laps | 4 | 120 |
20 | 3 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 144 | +17 laps | 28 | 116 |
21 | 13 | Robert Smith Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX)[5] | 141 | +20 laps | 23 | 112 |
22 | 44 | Team Dynamik | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 139 | +22 laps | 20 | 108 |
23 | 89 | Sydney Star Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 126 | +35 laps | 37 | 104 |
DNF | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 159 | Radiator damage | 12 | 100 |
DNF | 66 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 147 | Engine | 17 | 96 |
DNF | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 118 | 21 | 92 | |
DNF | 19 | Ford Performance Racing Rod Nash Racing |
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Ford Falcon (BA) | 115 | Suspension | 22 | 88 |
DNF | 55 | Fernández Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 113 | Not Classified | 35 | 84 |
DNF | 75 | Paul Little Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 106 | 30 | 80 | |
DNF | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 102 | Engine | 18 | 76 |
DNF | 46 | John Faulkner Racing Holden Young Lions |
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Holden Commodore (VX) | 72 | Crash | 34 | |
DNF | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (BA) | 63 | Crash | 25 | |
DNF | 23 | Noske Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Falcon (AU) | 62 | Engine | 29 | |
DNF | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 44 | Crash | 15 | |
DNF | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 42 | Crash | 32 | |
DNF | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 33 | Crash damage | 24 | |
DNF | 69 | Doulman Automotive | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 32 | Crash | 38 | |
DNF | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VY) | 5 | Gearbox | 13 | |
DNF | 72 | Robert Smith Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX) | 4 | Engine | 31 | |
DNQ | 24 | Paul Morris Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Commodore (VX)[7] | 0 |
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:07.9503
- Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:06.8594
- Fastest Lap - #34 Garth Tander - 2:08.6726 (new lap record)
- Race time of winning car - 6:32:55.4044
- Average speed of winning car - 153 km/h
References
- "The car of Neal and Rick Bates of the INXS Ford Racing Team limps to the pits with a damgaed (sic) wheel". Getty Images. 9 October 2003.
- http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638648963/object_109914.85l/Result?16%5B%5D
- When Murphy Clocked His Lap Of The Gods
- The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 197
- The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 150
- SpeedCafe (8 January 2010). "Wayne Wakefield". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 78
External links
- Official race results at racing.natsoft.com.au
- Official V8 Supercar website at 20 November 2003 via web.archive.org
- 2003 Bathurst 1000 image gallery at www.motorsport.com
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