Young gun favourite for Bathurst shootout as Kostecki attempts record feat
Zach Bates produced a blistering lap to top qualifying at Mount Panorama on Friday. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
In short:
The Top 10 Shootout, which sets the first five rows of the grid for the Bathurst 1000, will be held this afternoon.
Zach Bates will be the last driver on Mount Panorama after topping Friday's qualifying session.
What's next?
ABC Sport will have a live blog of the Bathurst 1000 from lights out to the chequered flag on Sunday, October 11.
Zach Bates will be hoping to back-up his record breaking efforts from yesterday as he goes into Saturday's Top 10 Shootout as the favourite to secure pole position.
Brodie Kostecki will also be in the shootout trying to set a new Bathurst 1000 record for most consecutive pole positions for the Great Race.
Here is what you need to know ahead of this afternoon's shootout.
When is the Bathurst 1000 Top 10 Shootout?
The 10 fastest duos from Friday's qualifying session will hit the mountain this afternoon for a shot at pole position in Sunday's Bathurst 1000.
Here is when the shootout begins in your state or territory.
- 5:05pm AEDT: NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania
- 4:35pm ACDT: South Australia
- 4:05pm AEST: Queensland
- 3:35pm ACST: Northern Territory
- 2:05pm AWST: Western Australia
- 7:05pm NZDT: New Zealand
Who is competing in the Top 10 Shootout?
Here are the results of yesterday's qualifying session which was topped by Zach Bates with a 2:03.938, the fastest time set in the current era of Supercars at Bathurst.
| Position | Number | Main driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Zac Bates | Aaron Seton | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet | 2:03.938 |
| 2 | 18 | Anton De Pasquale | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Chevrolet | +0.116 |
| 3 | 99 | Cooper Murray | Lochie Dalton | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet | +0.234 |
| 4 | 888 | Will Brown | Scott Pye | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford | +0.342 |
| 5 | 17 | Brodie Kostecki | Todd Hazelwood | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | +0.401 |
| 6 | 48 | David Reynolds | James Courtney | Team 18 | Chevrolet | +0.401 |
| 7 | 4 | Jack Le Brocq | Harri Jones | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet | +0.407 |
| 8 | 31 | Jayden Ojeda | David Russell | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet | +0.419 |
| 9 | 19 | Matthew Payne | Will Davidson | Grove Racing | Ford | +0.445 |
| 10 | 7 | James Golding | Richie Stanaway | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford | +0.562 |
Brodie Kostecki was fifth fastest on Friday and keeps alive his chance of becoming the first driver to secure four consecutive pole positions for the Bathurst 1000.
The entry of Cooper Murray/Lochie Dalton has been strong throughout the opening two days, with Murray third fastest yesterday. Murray was fighting for the win in the final laps of last year's Bathurst 1000.
What happens in the Top 10 Shootout?
The 10 fastest duos from Friday's qualifying session have one lap to get their car onto pole.
Each team will select one driver to complete the lap. The 10th fastest team on Friday will go first, then the ninth fastest, and so on.
Each team gets one lap and the top 10 positions on the starting grid will be determined by these single laps.
Bathurst 1000 starting grid 11th-26th
| Grid | Number | Main driver | Co-driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 26 | Kai Allen | Tim Slade | Grove Racing | Ford |
| 12 | 88 | Broc Feeney | Nick Percat | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford |
| 13 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Reuben Goodall | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 14 | 6 | Cam Waters | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford |
| 15 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota |
| 16 | 1 | Chaz Mostert | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw TWG Racing | Toyota |
| 17 | 9 | Jobe Stewart | Jarrod Hughes | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 3 | Aaron Cameron | Zak Best | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford |
| 19 | 14 | Cameron Hill | Brad Vaughan | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Jordan Boys | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | 34 | Nathan Herne | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 15 | Craig Lowndes | Bayley Hall | Team 18 | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 777 | Declan Fraser | Nash Morris | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 11 | Jackson Walls | Jack Perkins | SCT Motorsport | Ford |
| 25 | 38 | Rylan Gray | Tony D'Alberto | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford |
| 26 | 2 | Ryan Wood | Jaxon Evans | Walkinshaw TWG Racing | Toyota |
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