It’s called the Great Race for a reason, and everyone knows that Mount Panorama has it’s own spirit that keeps the challenges and surprises coming!
This year was no exception when Holden’s Will Davison took the lead after a series or safety car restarts to claim race victory and his second Bathurst 1000 trophy at Mount Panorama. It was the closest gap ever between 1st and 2nd place with only 0.14 seconds between the two cars
Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen came in second place with another Holden driver, Nick Percat taking the lower step on the podium for third place.
In a strange twist of fate that can only happen at the mountain, the four-time Bathurst champion Jamie Whincup crossed the line first, however he had been issued a 15 second post race penalty for a shocking incident that ended the race for Holden’s Garth Tander and Volvo’s Scott McLaughlin. With only 11 laps to go to finish, Whincup took what he saw as an opportunity to seize a gap when he ran wide forcing the Volvo into the green. His team referred to this as a Level 1 incident and say that it was appropriate that Whincup then correct this via redress, which is what he was doing when Tander closed behind him to make contact. McLaughlin then returned to the race track after speeding through the green to collide with Tander and spin both himself and Tander into the wall.
An investigation is under way, however as mentioned, Whincup was given a 15 second post race penalty meaning that his final number, with penalty applied, was +9 seconds. Had the incident not occurred and the penalty not applied, Whincup would have had an enormous gap of 6 seconds.
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And at the end of all of that, it’s @will_davison who celebrates in @virginaustralia Victory Lane.
2016 #Bathurst1000 WINNER! #VASC pic.twitter.com/vzzry3HXsF
— Supercars (@supercars) October 9, 2016
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