2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000

2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000
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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 47th 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.

The race was won by Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly driving a K-Mart Racing Team run Holden VY Commodore. 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 Car No. Drivers Team Car
1 Australia Mark Skaife
Australia Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 24 Australia Wayne Wakefield
Australia Andy McElrea
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
2 New Zealand Jim Richards
Australia Tony Longhurst
Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 29 Australia Paul Morris
New Zealand John Faulkner
Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VY
3 Australia Cameron McConville
Australia Tim Leahey
Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 31 Australia Steven Ellery
Australia Luke Youlden
Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon BA
4 Australia Marcos Ambrose
Australia Russell Ingall
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 33 Australia Nathan Pretty
Denmark Allan Simonsen
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
5 Australia Darren Hossack
Australia Adam Macrow
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 Australia Garth Tander
Australia Jamie Whincup
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VY
6 Australia Craig Lowndes
Australia Glenn Seton
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 44 New Zealand Simon Wills
New Zealand Jason Richards
Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY
8 Australia Paul Dumbrell
Australia Tomas Mezera
Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX 45 France Nicolas Minassian
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY
9 Australia Mark Noske
Australia Mark Winterbottom
Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 Australia Dale Brede
Australia Tony Ricciardello
John Faulkner Racing
Holden Young Lions
Holden Commodore VX
10 Australia Mark Larkham
Australia Jason Bargwanna
Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 50 Australia Jason Bright
Australia Paul Weel
Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX
11 New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Larry Perkins
Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Rick Kelly
HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VY
13 Australia Steve Owen
Australia Phillip Scifleet
Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX 55 Australia José Fernández
Australia David Russell
Fernández Racing Ford Falcon AU
15 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
Australia Cameron McLean
HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VX 59 Australia Jamie Miller
Australia Ron Searle
Phoenix Motorsport Holden Commodore VX
16 Australia Greg Ritter
Australia Marcus Marshall
Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 65 New Zealand Paul Radisich
Sweden Rickard Rydell
Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA
17 Australia Steven Johnson
Australia Warren Luff
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 66 Australia Dean Canto
Australia Matthew White
Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA
18 Brazil Max Wilson
Australia David Brabham
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 69 Australia Peter Doulman
Australia Robert Jones
Doulman Automotive Holden Commodore VX
19 Australia David Besnard
Australia Owen Kelly
Ford Performance Racing
Rod Nash Racing
Ford Falcon BA 72 Australia Alan Gurr
New Zealand Jonny Reid
Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX
20 Australia Grant Johnson
Australia Kerry Wade
Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon AU 75 Australia Anthony Tratt
Australia Paul Stokell
Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon BA
021 New Zealand Craig Baird
New Zealand Mark Porter
Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VX 89 Australia Mal Rose
Australia Grant Elliot
Sydney Star Racing Ford Falcon AU
21 Australia Brad Jones
Australia John Bowe
Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 99 New Zealand David Thexton
Australia Stephen Voight
Thexton Motor Racing Ford Falcon AU
23 Australia Neal Bates
Australia Rick Bates
ICS Racing Ford Falcon AU 888 United Kingdom John Cleland
Australia Andrew Jones
Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA

Practice

Practice summary
Session No. Driver Team Car Time
Thursday
Practice 1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:09.5801
Practice 2 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.3282
Friday
Practice 3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.3215
Saturday
Practice 4 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2:08.2145

Qualifying

Qualifying

Pos.[1] No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VY 2:07.9503 Top 10
2 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 2:07.9900 +0.0397 Top 10
3 21 Australia John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:07.9945 +0.0442 Top 10
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.2685 +0.3182 Top 10
5 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VY 2:08.4145 +0.4642 Top 10
6 11 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VY 2:08.4695 +0.5192 Top 10
7 6 Australia Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.5267 +0.5764 Top 10
8 2 New Zealand Jim Richards Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY 2:08.6662 +0.7159 Top 10
9 65 New Zealand Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:08.6923 +0.7420 Top 10
10 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.7724 +0.8221 Top 10
11 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.7752 +0.8249 11
12 16 Australia Greg Ritter Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:08.8076 +0.8573 12
13 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VY 2:08.9158 +0.9655 13
14 18 Brazil Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:08.9417 +0.9914 14
15 50 Australia Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:09.0336 +1.0833 15
16 8 Australia Tomas Mezera Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX 2:09.1050 +1.1547 16
17 66 Australia Dean Canto Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 2:09.1634 +1.2131 17
18 9 Australia Mark Winterbottom Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.1900 +1.2397 18
19 888 United Kingdom John Cleland Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.4297 +1.4794 19
20 44 New Zealand Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY 2:09.6021 +1.6518 20
21 10 Australia Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU 2:09.6414 +1.6911 21
22 19 Australia David Besnard Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:09.6722 +1.7219 22
23 13 Australia Steve Owen Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VY 2:09.7946 +1.8443 23
24 15 Australia Cameron McLean HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VX 2:09.8882 +1.9379 24
25 5 Australia Adam Macrow Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:10.1470 +2.1967 25
26 021 New Zealand Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:10.3732 +2.4229 26
27 45 France Nicolas Minassian Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VY 2:10.5674 +2.6171 27
28 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 2:10.6251 +2.6748 28
29 23 Australia Neal Bates ICS Team Ford Ford Falcon AU 2:11.0820 +3.1317 29
30 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon BA 2:11.1015 +3.1512 30
31 72 Australia Alan Gurr Smiths Trucks Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:11.5992 +3.6489 31
32 33 Australia Nathan Pretty Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VX 2:11.8451 +3.8948 32
33 20 Australia Grant Johnson Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA 2:12.4183 +4.4680 33
34 46 Australia Dale Brede Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore VX 2:12.6041 +4.6538 34
35 55 Australia José Fernández Fernández Racing Ford Falcon AU 2:14.7669 +6.8166 35
36 59 Australia Ron Searle Phoenix Motorsport Holden Commodore VX 2:14.9183 +6.9680 36
37 89 Australia Mal Rose Sydney Star Motorsport Ford Falcon AU 2:15.2302 +7.2799 37
38 69 Australia Peter Doulman Spies Hecker Racing Holden Commodore VX 2:15.7092 +7.7589 38
39 99 New Zealand David Thexton Thexton Motor Racing Ford Falcon AU 2:16.7246 +8.7743 39
DNQ 24 Australia Wayne Wakefield Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VX

Top 10 Shootout

Pos No Team Driver Car Time
Pole 51 K-Mart Racing Team New Zealand Greg Murphy Holden VY Commodore 2:06.8594
2 21 Brad Jones Racing Australia John Bowe Ford BA Falcon 2:07.9556
3 2 Holden Racing Team New Zealand Jim Richards Holden VY Commodore 2:08.1466
4 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Garth Tander Holden VY Commodore 2:08.4127
5 4 Stone Brothers Racing Australia Marcos Ambrose Ford BA Falcon 2:08.4442
6 6 Ford Performance Racing Australia Craig Lowndes Ford BA Falcon 2:08.4587
7 1 Holden Racing Team Australia Mark Skaife Holden VY Commodore 2:08.5696
8 17 Dick Johnson Racing Australia Steven Johnson Ford BA Falcon 2:08.6875
9 65 Team Betta Electrical New Zealand Paul Radisich Ford BA Falcon 2:09.0925
DNS 11 Castrol Perkins Racing New Zealand Steven Richards Holden VY Commodore

* 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".[2]
* Larry Perkins crashed the #11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY Commodore 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:

Inside row Outside row
1 New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Rick Kelly
51 21 Australia John Bowe
Australia Brad Jones
2
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Commodore VY)
Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
3 New Zealand Jim Richards
Australia Tony Longhurst
2 34 Australia Garth Tander
Australia Jamie Whincup
4
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VY)
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VY)
5 Australia Marcos Ambrose
Australia Russell Ingall
4 6 Australia Craig Lowndes
Australia Glenn Seton
6
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
7 Australia Mark Skaife
Australia Todd Kelly
1 17 Australia Steven Johnson
Australia Warren Luff
8
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VY)
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
9 New Zealand Paul Radisich
Sweden Rickard Rydell
65 11 New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Larry Perkins
10
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VY)
11 Australia Steven Ellery
Australia Luke Youlden
31 16 Australia Greg Ritter
Australia Marcus Marshall
12
Steven Ellery Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
13 Australia Paul Morris
New Zealand John Faulkner
29 18 Brazil Max Wilson
Australia David Brabham
14
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VY)
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
15 Australia Jason Bright
Australia Paul Weel
50 8 Australia Paul Dumbrell
Australia Tomas Mezera
16
Paul Weel Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VX)
17 Australia Dean Canto
Australia Matthew White
66 9 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Australia Mark Noske
18
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BA)
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
19 United Kingdom John Cleland
Australia Andrew Jones
888 44 New Zealand Simon Wills
New Zealand Jason Richards
20
Brad Jones Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VY)
21 Australia Jason Bargwanna
Australia Mark Larkham
10 19 Australia David Besnard
Australia Owen Kelly
22
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon BA)
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
23 Australia Steve Owen
Australia Phillip Scifleet
13 15 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
Australia Cameron McLean
24
Robert Smith Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Commodore VX)
25 Australia Darren Hossack
Australia Adam Macrow
5 021 New Zealand Craig Baird
New Zealand Mark Porter
26
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
Team Kiwi Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
27 France Nicolas Minassian
Denmark Jan Magnussen
45 3 Australia Cameron McConville
Australia Tim Leahey
28
Team Dynamik
(Holden Commodore VY)
Lansvale Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VX)
29 Australia Rick Bates
Australia Neal Bates
23 75 Australia Anthony Tratt
Australia Paul Stokell
30
ICS Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)
Paul Little Racing
(Ford Falcon BA)
31 Australia Alan Gurr
New Zealand Jonny Reid
72 33 Australia Nathan Pretty
Denmark Allan Simonsen
32
Robert Smith Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)
33 Australia Grant Johnson
Australia Kerry Wade
20 46 Australia Dale Brede
Australia Tony Ricciardello
34
Larkham Motor Sport
(Ford Falcon AU)
Holden Young Lions
(Holden Commodore VX)
35 Australia José Fernández
Australia David Russell
55 59 Australia Jamie Miller
Australia Ron Searle
36
Fernández Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)
Phoenix Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)
37 Australia Mal Rose
Australia Grant Elliott
89 69 Australia Robert Jones
Australia Peter Doulman
38
Sydney Star Motorsport
(Ford Falcon AU)
Spies Hecker Racing
(Holden Commodore VX)
39 New Zealand David Thexton
Australia Stephen Voight
99 24 Australia Wayne Wakefield
Australia Andy McElrea
40
Thexton Motor Racing
(Ford Falcon AU)
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VX)

Race results

Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Shootout
Pos
Series
Points
1 51 K-Mart Racing Team New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Rick Kelly
Holden VY Commodore 161 1 1 192
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Australia Craig Lowndes
Australia Glenn Seton
Ford BA Falcon 161 7 6 188
3 31 Steven Ellery Racing Australia Steven Ellery
Australia Luke Youlden
Ford BA Falcon 161 11 184
4 11 Perkins Engineering New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Larry Perkins
Holden VY Commodore 161 6 DNS 180
5 2 Holden Racing Team New Zealand Jim Richards
Australia Tony Longhurst
Holden VY Commodore 161 8 3 176
6 4 Stone Brothers Racing Australia Marcos Ambrose
Australia Russell Ingall
Ford BA Falcon 161 4 5 172
7 65 Triple Eight Race Engineering New Zealand Paul Radisich
Sweden Rickard Rydell
Ford BA Falcon 161 9 9 168
8 1 Holden Racing Team Australia Mark Skaife
Australia Todd Kelly
Holden VY Commodore 161 2 7 164
9 888 Brad Jones Racing United Kingdom John Cleland
Australia Andrew Jones
Ford BA Falcon 160 19 160
10 21 Brad Jones Racing Australia John Bowe
Australia Brad Jones
Ford BA Falcon 159 3 2 156
11 45 Team Dynamik France Nicolas Minassian
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Holden VY Commodore 158 27 152
12 18 Dick Johnson Racing Brazil Max Wilson
Australia David Brabham
Ford BA Falcon 158 14 148
13 17 Dick Johnson Racing Australia Steven Johnson
Australia Warren Luff
Ford BA Falcon 156 10 8 144
14 8 Perkins Engineering Australia Paul Dumbrell
Australia Tomas Mezera
Holden VX Commodore 155 16 140
15 59 Phoenix Motorsport Australia Jamie Miller
Australia Ron Searle
Holden VX Commodore [3] 155 36 136
16 99 Thexton Motor Racing New Zealand David Thexton
Australia Stephen Voight
Ford AU Falcon 153 39 132
17 021 Team Kiwi Racing New Zealand Craig Baird
New Zealand Mark Porter
Holden VX Commodore 149 26 128
18 20 Larkham Motor Sport Australia Grant Johnson
Australia Kerry Wade
Ford AU Falcon 148 33 124
19 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Garth Tander
Australia Jamie Whincup
Holden VY Commodore 146 5 4 120
20 3 Lansvale Racing Team Australia Cameron McConville
Australia Tim Leahey
Holden VX Commodore 144 28 116
21 13 Robert Smith Racing Australia Steve Owen
Australia Phillip Scifleet
Holden VX Commodore [4] 141 23 112
22 44 Team Dynamik New Zealand Simon Wills
New Zealand Jason Richards
Holden VY Commodore 139 20 108
23 89 Sydney Star Motorsport Australia Mal Rose
Australia Grant Elliott
Ford AU Falcon 126 37 104
DNF 16 Team Brock Australia Greg Ritter
Australia Marcus Marshall
Holden VX Commodore 159 12 100
DNF 66 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia Dean Canto
Australia Matthew White
Ford BA Falcon 147 17 96
DNF 10 Larkham Motor Sport Australia Jason Bargwanna
Australia Mark Larkham
Ford BA Falcon 118 21 92
DNF 19 Ford Performance Racing Australia David Besnard
Australia Owen Kelly
Ford BA Falcon 115 22 88
DNF 55 Fernández Racing Australia José Fernández
Australia David Russell
Ford AU Falcon 113 35 84
DNF 75 Paul Little Racing Australia Anthony Tratt
Australia Paul Stokell
Ford BA Falcon 106 30 80
DNF 9 Stone Brothers Racing Australia Mark Winterbottom
Australia Mark Noske
Ford BA Falcon 102 18 76
DNF 46 Holden Young Lions Australia Dale Brede
Australia Tony Ricciardello
Holden VX Commodore 72 34
DNF 5 Ford Performance Racing Australia Darren Hossack
Australia Adam Macrow
Ford BA Falcon 63 25
DNF 23 ICS Racing Australia Rick Bates
Australia Neal Bates
Ford AU Falcon 62 29
DNF 50 Team Brock Australia Jason Bright
Australia Paul Weel
Holden VX Commodore 44 15
DNF 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Nathan Pretty
Denmark Allan Simonsen
Holden VX Commodore 42 32
DNF 15 K-Mart Racing Team United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
Australia Cameron McLean
Holden VX Commodore 33 24
DNF 69 Spies Hecker Racing Australia Robert Jones
Australia Peter Doulman
Holden VX Commodore 32 38
DNF 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Australia Paul Morris
New Zealand John Faulkner
Holden VY Commodore 5 13
DNF 72 Robert Smith Racing Australia Alan Gurr
New Zealand Jonny Reid
Holden VX Commodore 4 31
DNQ 24 Paul Morris Motorsport Australia Wayne Wakefield
Australia Andy McElrea[5]
Holden VX Commodore[6] 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

  1. ^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638648963/object_109914.85l/Result?16
  2. ^ When Murphy Clocked His Lap Of The Gods
  3. ^ The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 197
  4. ^ The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 150
  5. ^ SpeedCafe (8 January 2010). "Wayne Wakefield". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. ^ The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 78

External links

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2003 Supercars Championship Next race:
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2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000

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