The 2024 Bathurst 500 (commercially titled the 2024 Thrifty Bathurst 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held from 23 to 25 February 2024. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and consisted of two 250 km races. It was the opening round of the 2024 Supercars Championship as well as the eighth running of an Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars Championship sprint round at Mount Panorama-Wahluu.[1]
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| Round 1 of 12 in the 2024 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
 Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 23–25 February 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Mount Panorama Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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Results
editQualifying 1
edit- ^1 – Ryan Wood and Macauley Jones had their fastest times deleted for improving under yellow flag conditions.[3]
Race 1
editBroc Feeney overhauled new Triple Eight team-mate Will Brown to win the opening race of the season. A safety car was called on the opening lap when rookie Ryan Wood found the sand at the first corner. Brown led in the first stint, but an error in his first pit-stop allowed Feeney to take the lead. Cameron Hill qualified a career-best fourth and briefly led in the first round of stops, but a mistake at Hell Corner dropped him down the order. Cam Waters struggled for pace outside the top 20 before losing a wheel late in the race at Griffins' Bend, causing a full course yellow. Aaron Love crashed at the Cutting twice in his first solo main game event, losing three laps to replace a broken toe-link after the first and causing a race-ending safety car after the second occurred with three laps to go.[4]
Qualifying 2
editRace 2
editFeeney qualified on pole but made a slow start, allowing Mostert and James Golding to pass. Ryan Wood, Richie Stanaway and Cameron Hill collided in the midfield, resulting in a half-spin and damage to the front-left corner for Hill. Wood later retired from the race as a result of the damage caused, having only completed 7 racing laps all weekend. At the end of the opening lap, Feeney made a dive on Golding at the Chase but pushed the PremiAir driver off the road – giving the Race 1 winner a pit-stop penalty. Having crashed twice in Race 1, Aaron Love crashed again in Race 2 – this time at Reid Park, delaying him in the pits for three laps to repair the damage. Having led for the opening two stints, Mostert relinquished the lead to Brown in the last pit cycle having suffered from a sticking wheel-nut. The same drivers finished on the podium in Race 2 as in Race 1, but in a different order as Brown led Mostert and Feeney over the line.[7]
Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Bathurst 500 returns to Mount Panorama-Wahluu as businesses celebrate racing festival success". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Brown to head up Triple Eight lockout at Bathurst 500". Speedcafe. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Wood stripped of Bathurst Shootout berth". Speedcafe. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "FEENEY LEADS HOME BROWN IN TRIPLE EIGHT ONE-TWO". Auto Action. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Feeney jumps Brown to win T8-dominated Race 1". Speedcafe. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Feeney denies Mostert pole for Race 2 at Bathurst 500". Speedcafe. 25 February 2024.
- ^ "BATHURST 500: BROWN HOLDS OFF MOSTERT TO SCORE SUNDAY SUPERCARS WIN". Motorsport.com. 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Brown usurps Mostert to win Race 2 at Bathurst 500". Speedcafe. 25 February 2024.
External links
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| Previous year: 2021 Mount Panorama 500 |
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