2015 Bathurst 1000
{{Short description|Motor race in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Motorsport season
| title = Supercheap Auto
Bathurst 1000
| link = Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
| year = 2015
| nextlink = 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
}}
{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = New South Wales
| title = 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
| round_no = 10
| season_no = 14
| year = 2015
| series = IVSC
| track_map = Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
| date = 8–11 October
| location = Bathurst, New South Wales
| circuit = Mount Panorama Circuit
| weather = Overcast, rain midway through race
| race1_laps = 161
| race1_dist = 1000
| pole1 = David Reynolds
| pole1_team = Rod Nash Racing
| pole1_time = 2:27.8201
| winner1 = Craig Lowndes
Steven Richards
| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner1_time = 6:16:07.7064
}}
The 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 11 October 2015 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-announces-2015-calendar|title=V8 Supercars announces 2015 calendar|work=V8 Supercars|date=12 September 2014|access-date=13 September 2015}} It was the twenty-fifth race of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.
The race was won by Triple Eight Race Engineering pairing Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards in their Holden VF Commodore.{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/11/lowndes-scores-sixth-bathurst-1000-victory/|title=Lowndes scores sixth Bathurst 1000 victory|first=Stefan|last=Bartholomaeus|date=11 October 2015|access-date=14 February 2016|work=Speedcafe.com|publisher=Speedcafe}} Lowndes became the fifth driver to win at least six Bathurst 1000s, while Richards himself became a four-time winner of the race with his fourth different co-driver. Lowndes and Richards finished 1.3 seconds clear of the Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon of championship leader Mark Winterbottom and his co-driver Steve Owen.
The podium was completed by Garth Tander and Warren Luff in a Holden VF Commodore of the Holden Racing Team, a further 2.6 seconds behind.
Background
The 2015 race was the nineteenth running of the Australian 1000 race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club and V8 Supercars Australia that saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. The 2015 race was the 58th race for which the lineage can be traced back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 – held at Phillip Island – and the 55th to be held at Mount Panorama.
In addition to the twenty-five regular championship entries, two wildcard entries were accepted for the 2015 race. The first was a Holden VF Commodore run by Dunlop Series team Novocastrian Motorsport for Aaren Russell and Drew Russell.{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/08/18/russell-brothers-team-up-for-bathurst-wildcard/|title=Russell brothers team up for Bathurst wildcard |work=Speedcafe.com|access-date=13 September 2015}} The second was a Prodrive Racing Australia-prepared Ford FG X Falcon for the all-female driver combination of Renee Gracie and Swiss IndyCar Series and Formula E racer Simona de Silvestro, run under the name "Harvey Norman Supergirls".{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/08/19/female-driver-duo-confirmed-for-the-2015-bathurst-1000/|title=Female driver duo confirmed for the 2015 Bathurst 1000|work=Touring Car Times|access-date=13 September 2015}}
Regular Holden Racing Team driver James Courtney did not take part in the race due to injuries sustained at the 2015 Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint in August. Russell Ingall replaced Courtney, having done the same at the preceding Wilson Security Sandown 500.{{cite news | url=http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2015/news/story/?ID=2307&title=James%20Courtney%20ruled%20out%20of%20Bathurst%201000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007223431/http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2015/news/story/?ID=2307&title=James+Courtney+ruled+out+of+Bathurst+1000 | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 October 2015 | title=James Courtney ruled out of Bathurst 1000, Russell Ingall to co-drive #22 HRT Commodore with Jack Perkins | work=Holden Racing Team | date=7 October 2015 | access-date=7 October 2015 }}
Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris were the defending race winners, though Morris did not compete in the race due to his role as co-driver for Mostert being taken by Cam Waters.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/05/11/prodrive-confirms-pirtek-enduro-cup-pairings/ | title=Prodrive confirms Pirtek Enduro Cup pairings | work=Speedcafe | date=11 May 2015 | access-date=11 May 2015}}
= Entry list =
Twenty-seven cars entered the event - 13 Holden Commodores, six Ford Falcons, four Nissan Altimas, two Mercedes-Benz E63 and two Volvo S60s. In addition to the 25 regular entries, two wildcards were entered, one from Novocastrian Motorsport with brothers Aaren and Drew Russell and one from Prodrive Racing Australia with Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro, marking the first time since 1998 that an all women pairing raced in the Bathurst 1000, after Kerryn Brewer and Melinda Price. Six drivers made their debut in the race; all four 'Wildcard' drivers and Dunlop Series drivers Jack Le Brocq and Macauley Jones. It was the last start for two-time champion Marcos Ambrose.
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! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers ! Team (Sponsor) ! Car ! rowspan=15 | ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers ! Team (Sponsor) ! Car |
| 1
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} ! 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Perkins | Holden Racing Team |
|---|
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team ! 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport |
| 3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport ! 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 4
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | {{nowrap|Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG}} ! 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia ! 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 6
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert[https://web.archive.org/web/20191126052008/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/655266010/object_542752.83T/View?20 V8 SUPERCARS - Practice 5, 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org] | Prodrive Racing Australia ! 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing |
| 7
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport ! 62 |style="background:#ececec;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaren Russell |style="background:#ececec;"| Novocastrian Motorsport |style="background:#ececec;"| Holden Commodore VF |
| 8
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing ! 97 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}} | Tekno Autosports | {{nowrap|Holden Commodore VF}} |
| 9
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport ! 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport |
| 14
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing ! 111 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing |
| 15
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport ! 200 |style="background:#ececec;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Renee Gracie |style="background:#ececec;"| Prodrive Racing Australia |style="background:#ececec;"| Ford Falcon FG X |
| 17
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske ! 222 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
| 18
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 ! 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} |
| 21
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport |
Entries with a grey background were wildcard entries which did not compete in the full championship season.{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/08/19/entry-list-supercheap-auto-bathurst-1000-2/|title=ENTRY LIST: Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|work=Speedcafe|access-date=13 September 2015}}
Report
=Free Practice=
The first free practice session took place on the Thursday morning prior to the race and was open to both championship drivers and co-drivers. Defending race winner Chaz Mostert set the fastest lap time during the session, his time of 2:06.3223 being 1.7 seconds quicker than his time in the corresponding session in 2014. David Reynolds was second fastest ahead of Shane van Gisbergen. Garth Tander was the first driver to go off the circuit, spinning into the sand at Hell Corner, while Tim Blanchard was the first driver to hit the wall, also at Hell Corner.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/08/mostert-sets-hot-pace-in-opening-bathurst-practice/ | title=Mostert sets hot pace in opening practice | work=Speedcafe | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} The second practice session was held on Thursday afternoon and was open only to co-drivers. Warren Luff set the fastest lap time ahead of Dean Canto and Steven Richards. David Russell crashed at the Cutting, causing enough damage to take the car out of the third practice session held later that afternoon.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/08/luff-quickest-russell-crashes-in-practice-2/ | title=Luff quickest, Russell crashes in Practice 2 | work=Speedcafe | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} The third session saw Fabian Coulthard break his own practice lap record with a time of 2:05.4786, compared to the time of 2:05.6080 he set in the 2014 qualifying session. Mark Winterbottom, Reynolds, Mostert and Van Gisbergen all set times in the 2:05 bracket as well.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/08/coulthard-breaks-bathurst-lap-record-in-practice-3/ | title=Coulthard breaks Bathurst lap record in Practice 3 | work=Speedcafe | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} Reynolds was fined {{A$}}25,000 following the Thursday press conference where he referred to the entry of Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro as the "pussy wagon".{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/08/reynolds-fined-25000-for-supergirls-slur/ | title=Reynolds fined $25,000 for Supergirls slur | work=Speedcafe | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} Reynolds later apologised for his remark.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/08/reynolds-apologises-for-supergirls-comment/ | title=Reynolds apologises for Supergirls comment | work=Speedcafe | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}}
The fourth free practice session was held on Friday morning and was another session for co-drivers only. Cam Waters was fastest with a time of 2:05.7220, while Luke Youlden was the only other driver to set a time under 2:06.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/09/co-drivers-into-the-205s-in-morning-practice/ | title=Co-drivers into the 2:05s in morning practice | work=Speedcafe | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} In the fifth practice session, held later on Friday morning, Jamie Whincup became the first driver to set a lap time under 2:05 in a V8 Supercar, recording a time of 2:04.9097. Scott Pye also went faster than Coulthard's record, setting a time of 2:05.2436.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/09/whincup-clocks-204s-record-in-practice-5/ | title=Whincup clocks 2:04s record in Practice 5 | work=Speedcafe | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}}
;Summary
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| Session
! {{Tooltip|Time|All times shown in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Fastest lap ! Weather |
|---|
| colspan="9" | Thursday |
| Practice 1
| 11:15 ! 6 | 2:06.3223 | Dry, sunny |
| Practice 2
| 13:20 ! 2 | 2:07.2034 | Dry, sunny |
| Practice 3
| 15:20 ! 14 | 2:05.4786 | Dry, sunny |
| colspan="9" | Friday |
| Practice 4
| 09:10 ! 6 | 2:05.7220 | Dry, sunny |
| Practice 5
| 11:40 ! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:04.9097 | Dry, sunny |
| colspan="9" | Saturday |
| Practice 6
| 10:20 ! 14 | 2:05.2119 | Dry, sunny |
=Qualifying=
A forty-minute qualifying session was scheduled to take place on Friday afternoon, with the fastest ten drivers in the session to proceed to the Top Ten Shootout on Saturday. However, the session was stopped after five minutes following a heavy crash for Mostert. He clipped the inside wall at turn 16 on the run down to Forrest's Elbow before making heavy contact with the opposite wall. The car then bounced across the circuit and rode up along the outside wall at the right-hand bend preceding Forrest's Elbow, with the rear end of the car knocking the roof off of a marshals' post, the contact resulting in a slow 360° spin before coming to rest at the entry to Forrest's Elbow.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/09/mostert-injured-in-heavy-bathurst-qualifying-crash/ | title=Mostert, marshals injured in Bathurst qualifying crash | work=Speedcafe | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} Mostert suffered a broken left femur and left wrist, while three of the marshals stationed at the marshals' post were also injured. Mostert and one of the marshals were flown to Orange Hospital while the other two marshals were treated at the circuit's medical centre. The remainder of the qualifying session, as well as a following support race, were cancelled due to the damage caused to the marshals' post and the surrounding safety fencing.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/09/three-officials-injured-in-chaz-mostert-crash/ | title=Three officials injured in Chaz Mostert crash | work=Speedcafe | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}} The entry of Mostert and Waters was withdrawn from the event due to the damage sustained by the car and Mostert's injuries, while the qualifying session was postponed to Saturday afternoon and shortened to thirty minutes.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/09/v8-supercars-confirms-rescheduled-qualifying/ | title=V8 Supercars confirms rescheduled qualifying | work=Speedcafe | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015}}
Classification
=Qualifying=
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| Pos.
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Lap time ! {{Tooltip|Difference|Difference to fastest time}} ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
|---|
| 1
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 2:06.1838 | | {{Tooltip|Top Ten|Driver advanced to Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 2
| 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | 2:06.4470 | +0.2632 | Top Ten |
| 3
| 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 2:06.5063 | +0.3225 | Top Ten |
| 4
| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:06.5248 | +0.3410 | Top Ten |
| 5
| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | 2:06.5656 | +0.3818 | Top Ten |
| 6
| 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | 2:06.5999 | +0.4161 | Top Ten |
| 7
| 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 2:06.7177 | +0.5339 | Top Ten |
| 8
| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 2:06.7813 | +0.5975 | Top Ten |
| 9
| 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 2:06.8796 | +0.6958 | Top Ten |
| 10
| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | 2:06.9147 | +0.7309 | Top Ten |
| 11
| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 2:06.9696 | +0.7858 | 11 |
| 12
| 111 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | 2:07.0383 | +0.8545 | 12 |
| 13
| 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood | 2:07.1684 | +0.9846 | 13 |
| 14
| 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 2:07.2072 | +1.0234 | 14 |
| 15
| 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:07.2586 | +1.0748 | 15 |
| 16
| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | 2:07.3073 | +1.1235 | 16 |
| 17
| 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Perkins | 2:07.3769 | +1.1931 | 17 |
| 18
| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 2:07.3817 | +1.1979 | 18 |
| 19
| 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 2:07.5675 | +1.3837 | 19 |
| 20
| 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall | 2:07.9764 | +1.7926 | 20 |
| 21
| 222 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 2:08.0596 | +1.8758 | 21 |
| 22
| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 2:08.0756 | +1.8918 | 22 |
| 23
| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | 2:08.8787 | +2.6949 | 23 |
| 24
| 62 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaren Russell | 2:09.2779 | +3.0941 | 24 |
| 25
| 200 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | 2:09.6484 | +3.4646 | 25 |
| 26
| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh | 2:10.5793 | +4.3955 | 26 |
| –{{ref|1|1}}
| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | | | |
| colspan="8" | Source:{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/10/stars-miss-shootout-after-rain-hits-qualifying/ | title=Stars miss Shootout after rain hits qualifying | work=Speedcafe | date=10 October 2015 | access-date=10 October 2015}} |
Notes:
- {{note|1|1}} – Chaz Mostert did not take part in the rescheduled qualifying session after crashing heavily in the original qualifying session.
=Top Ten Shootout=
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| Pos.
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! {{Tooltip|Running ! Qualifying ! Qualifying ! Shootout ! Final grid |
|---|
| 1
| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 3rd | 2:06.7813 | align="center" | 8th | 2:27.8201 | align="center" | 1st |
| 2
| 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" | 4th | 2:06.7177 | align="center" | 7th | 2:28.9746 | align="center" | 2nd |
| 3
| 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | align="center" | 5th | 2:06.5999 | align="center" | 6th | 2:29.7006 | align="center" | 3rd |
| 4
| 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" | 2nd | 2:06.8796 | align="center" | 9th | 2:29.8139 | align="center" | 4th |
| 5
| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | align="center" | 1st | 2:06.9147 | align="center" | 10th | 2:30.0084 | align="center" | 5th |
| 6
| 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="center" | 9th | 2:06.4470 | align="center" | 2nd | 2:30.8456 | align="center" | 6th |
| 7
| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" | 6th | 2:06.5656 | align="center" | 5th | 2:31.6312 | align="center" | 7th |
| 8
| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 7th | 2:06.5248 | align="center" | 4th | 2:32.0536 | align="center" | 8th |
| 9
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 10th | 2:06.1838 | align="center" | 1st | 2:32.1246 | align="center" | 9th |
| 10
| 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 8th | 2:06.5063 | align="center" | 3rd | 2:34.7168 | align="center" | 10th |
| colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/10/david-reynolds-scores-pole-for-bathurst-1000/ | title=David Reynolds scores pole for Bathurst 1000 | work=Speedcafe | date=10 October 2015 | access-date=10 October 2015}} |
=Starting grid=
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
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| colspan="3" width="275px" | {{Tooltip|Inside row|Row closest to the pit wall}}
! rowspan="27" | ! colspan="3" width="275px" | {{Tooltip|Outside row|Row furthest away from pit wall}} |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds}} | align="center" | 55 | align="center" | 33 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin}} ! rowspan="2" | 2 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Rod Nash Racing}} {{nowrap|(Ford Falcon FG X)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Garry Rogers Motorsport}} |
| rowspan="2" | 3
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright}} | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 18 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth}} ! rowspan="2" | 4 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Brad Jones Racing}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Charlie Schwerkolt Racing}} |
| rowspan="2" | 5
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat}} | align="center" | 99 | align="center" | 97 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}} ! rowspan="2" | 6 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Nissan Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Nissan Altima L33)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Tekno Autosports}} |
| rowspan="2" | 7
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye}} | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 1 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup}} ! rowspan="2" | 8 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|DJR Team Penske}} {{nowrap|(Ford Falcon FG X)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} |
| rowspan="2" | 9
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard}} | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 47 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade}} ! rowspan="2" | 10 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Brad Jones Racing}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Walkinshaw Racing}} |
| rowspan="2" | 11
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison}} | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 111 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner}} ! rowspan="2" | 12 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Erebus Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Super Black Racing}} |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood}} | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 5 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom}} ! rowspan="2" | 14 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Britek Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Prodrive Racing Australia}} |
| rowspan="2" | 15
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes}} | align="center" | 888 | align="center" | 7 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly}} ! rowspan="2" | 16 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Nissan Motorsport}} |
| rowspan="2" | 17
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Perkins}} | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 23 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso}} ! rowspan="2" | 18 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Holden Racing Team}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Nissan Motorsport}} |
| rowspan="2" | 19
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly}} | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 34 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall}} ! rowspan="2" | 20 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Nissan Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Nissan Altima L33)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Garry Rogers Motorsport}} |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat}} | align="center" | 222 | align="center" | 2 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander}} ! rowspan="2" | 22 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Holden Racing Team}} |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard}} | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 62 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaren Russell}} ! rowspan="2" | 24 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport}} {{nowrap|(Holden Commodore VF)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Novocastrian Motorsport}} |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro}} | align="center" | 200 | align="center" | 4 | align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh}} ! rowspan="2" | 26 |
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Prodrive Racing Australia}} {{nowrap|(Ford Falcon FG X)}} | colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|Erebus Motorsport}} |
| colspan="7"| Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/supercars-the-entry-list-for-the-2015-supercheap-auto-bathurst-1000/news-story/0d6e45042d95e4e66720de03d274d659?sv=3766a8c43fc29bfe6d72c346b286bedc|title=The entry list for the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|publisher=Fox Sports|access-date=11 October 2015}} |
=Race=
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| Pos.
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} ! Points |
|---|
| 1
| 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 161 | 6hr 16min 7.7064sec | 15 | 300 |
| 2
| 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 161 | +1.4 s | 14 | 276 |
| 3
| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 161 | +4.0 s | 22 | 258 |
| 4
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 161 | +4.4 s | 9 | 240 |
| 5
| 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 161 | +9.7 s | 2 | 222 |
| 6
| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 161 | +11.0 s | 1 | 204 |
| 7
| 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | 161 | +12.0 s | 3 | 192 |
| 8
| 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | 161 | +14.3 s | 6 | 180 |
| 9
| 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 161 | +14.7 s | 4 | 168 |
| 10
| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | 161 | +20.2 s | 5 | 156 |
| 11
| 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Perkins | 161 | +21.2 s | 17 | 144 |
| 12
| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 161 | +21.6 s | 11 | 138 |
| 13
| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 161 | +29.6 s | 18 | 132 |
| 14
| 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 161 | +31.6 s | 10 | 126 |
| 15
| 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood | 161 | +32.0 s | 13 | 120 |
| 16
| 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 161 | +35.2 s | 19 | 114 |
| 17
| 62 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaren Russell | 161 | +43.6 s | 24 | 108 |
| 18
| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 161 | +1:02.0 | 8 | 102 |
| 19
| 222 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 159 | +2 Laps | 21 | 96 |
| 20
| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | 156 | +5 Laps | 16 | 90 |
| 21
| 200 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Renee Gracie | 121 | +40 Laps | 25 | 96 |
| Ret
| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | 137 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret
| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh | 135 | Accident | 26 | |
| Ret
| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | 78 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret
| 111 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | 35 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret
| 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall | 15 | Engine | 20 | |
| DNS
| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | | Withdrawn | | |
| colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news | url=http://v8supercars.com/championship/2015-v8-supercars-championship/supercheap-auto-bathurst-1000/sessions/championship/race-25 | title=Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars Championship Results | work=V8 Supercars | date=11 October 2015 | access-date=12 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012182059/http://www.v8supercars.com/championship/2015-v8-supercars-championship/supercheap-auto-bathurst-1000/sessions/championship/race-25 | archive-date=12 October 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} |
=Notes=
- Chris Pither did not drive car No. 34 during the race.
- The fastest lap of the race was recorded by Car No. 1 (Red Bull Racing Australia, J.Whincup/P.Dumbrell, Holden Commodore VF) at 2:07.1226, a new lap record.[https://web.archive.org/web/20191126020241/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/655255237/object_370313.83g/Result?40 Official Result, 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
Broadcast
From 2015 onwards, V8 Supercars began producing its' own television package and selling it to external rights holders. Having been exclusively on the Seven Network from 2007 to 2014, V8 Supercars signed a AU$241 million deal to broadcast all events on cable provider Fox Sports Australia (via channel 506) from 2015, with six 'marquee' events – including Bathurst – concurrently shown free-to-air on Network 10. Unlike other Fox-broadcast V8 Supercar events in 2015, the Bathurst 1000 included ad breaks.{{cite news|url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/v8-supercars-signs-six-year-241m-deal-with-foxtel-fox-sports-ten-network/|title=V8 Supercars signs six-year, $241m deal with Foxtel, Fox Sports, Ten Network|publisher=Drive.com.au|date=18 December 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/2015-v8-supercar-tv-coverage-explained/|title=2015 V8 SUPERCAR TV COVERAGE EXPLAINED|publisher=V8 Sleuth|date=15 February 2015}}
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!width=225px| Fox Sports !width=260px| Network 10 |
| Host: Jessica Yates, Russell Ingall, Mark Skaife Booth: Neil Crompton, Chad Neylon (ad-breaks), Greg Rust Pit-lane: Riana Crehan, Paul Morris, Greg Murphy | Presenter: Matthew White |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0heWEw-2M8 Highlights - Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, www.youtube.com]
{{V8 race report|
Name_of_race = Bathurst 1000 |
Year_of_race = 2015 |
Previous_race_in_season = 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 |
Next_race_in_season = 2015 Castrol Gold Coast 600 |
Previous_year's_race = 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Next_year's_race = 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
}}
{{Bathurst 1000 races}}
{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019}}