Overview

• The official start time is 11:45am AEDT after earlier confusion, with live coverage on Channel Seven, Foxtel and Kayo.
• Fifty-four drivers in 27 cars will contest 161 laps of the 6.213km Mount Panorama circuit for roughly 1,000km.
• Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood claimed pole for the third straight year and begin their title defense with Dick Johnson Racing.
• The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a 95% chance of afternoon showers with 2–10mm expected, shaping tyre and pit strategy.
• Championship leader Broc Feeney partners seven-time Bathurst winner Jamie Whincup for Triple Eight as a leading threat.