Overview
- Teams and fans are on site at Mount Panorama with garages set up and race week activity under way ahead of practice starting Thursday.
- There are 54 drivers across 27 cars entered for the Bathurst 1000, including three named wildcard pairings such as Craig Lowndes/Bayley Hall and Nathan Herne/James Moffat.
- The 161‑lap Bathurst 1000 is scheduled to start at 11:30am AEDT on Sunday, October 11, with practice and qualifying held across the preceding days.
- Free‑to‑air and streaming coverage is confirmed on the Seven Network and 7plus while pay and streaming partners include Foxtel/Fox Sports and Kayo.
- Organisers have not published a full prize pool but have confirmed session bonuses including a $10,000 Boost Mobile pole prize and a $20,000 pit‑stop crew award, and the Bureau of Meteorology warns of a high chance of Saturday showers that could reshape the starting grid.