2024 Bathurst 500
{{distinguish|text=the 2024 Bathurst 1000, the annual two-driver endurance race held in October 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = New South Wales
| title = 2024 Bathurst 500
| round_no = 1
| season_no = 12
| year = 2024
| series = SC
| track_map = Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
| caption = Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit
| date = 23–25 February
| location = Bathurst, New South Wales
| circuit = Mount Panorama Circuit
| weather = Fine
| race1_laps = 40
| race1_dist = 248.520
| pole1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown
| pole1_team = {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}}
| pole1_time = 2:06.3740
| winner1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney
| winner1_team = {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}}
| winner1_time = {{nowrap|1:36:15.9437}}
| race2_laps = 40
| race2_dist = 248.520
| pole2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney
| pole2_team = {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}}
| pole2_time = 2:06.5465
| winner2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown
| winner2_team = {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}}
| winner2_time = 1:27:19.1560
}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/bathurst-500-returns-mount-panorama-wahluu-businesses-celebrate/103499048|title=Bathurst 500 returns to Mount Panorama-Wahluu as businesses celebrate racing festival success|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=24 February 2024}}
Results
=Qualifying 1=
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!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !rowspan=2| Driver !rowspan=2| Team !rowspan=2| Car !colspan=2| Times |
Regular
! {{tooltip|TTSO|Top Ten Shootout}} |
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1
| align="center"| 87 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} | {{nowrap|Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6}} | +0.2983 | 2:06.3740 |
2
| align="center"| 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:05.9872 | +0.2065 |
3
| align="center"| 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | +0.3992 | +0.2134 |
4
| align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Hill | +0.5383 | +0.3501 |
5
| align="center"| 26 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | +0.5658 | +0.5992 |
6
| align="center"| 31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | +0.5248 | +0.6962 |
7
| align="center"| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | +0.4129 | +0.8379 |
8
| align="center"| 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | +0.6384 | +0.9778 |
9
| align="center"| 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | +0.4966 | +1.0946 |
10
| align="center"| 20 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | +0.3436 | No time |
11
| align="center"| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | +0.7304 | |
12
| align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryce Fullwood | +0.8073 | |
13
| align="center"| 19 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Payne | +0.8126 | |
14
| align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Wood | +0.8173{{ref|3|1}} | |
15
| align="center"| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | +0.8466 | |
16
| align="center"| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle | +0.9033 | |
17
| align="center"| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | +0.9124 | |
18
| align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | +0.9824 | |
19
| align="center"| 100 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom}} | +1.0088 | |
20
| align="center"| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | +1.0195 | |
21
| align="center"| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | +1.1538 | |
22
| align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Love | +1.3039 | |
23
| align="center"| 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jaxon Evans | +1.5612 | |
24
| align="center"| 96 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | +1.5938{{ref|3|1}} | |
colspan=7| Source:{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/brown-to-head-up-triple-eight-lockout-at-bathurst-500/|title=Brown to head up Triple Eight lockout at Bathurst 500|publisher=Speedcafe|date=24 February 2024}} |
- {{note|3|1}} – Ryan Wood and Macauley Jones had their fastest times deleted for improving under yellow flag conditions.{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/wood-stripped-of-bathurst-shootout-berth/|title=Wood stripped of Bathurst Shootout berth
|publisher=Speedcafe|date=24 February 2024}}
=Race 1=
Broc 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.{{cite news|url=https://autoaction.com.au/2024/02/24/feeney-leads-home-brown-in-triple-eight-one-two|title=FEENEY LEADS HOME BROWN IN TRIPLE EIGHT ONE-TWO|publisher=Auto Action|date=24 February 2024}}
File:Broc Feeney 2023 Newcastle.jpg (pictured in 2023) won Race 1.]]
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Pts. |
1
|align="center"| 88 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney}} | Triple Eight Race Engineering |align="center" | 40 | 1:36:15.9437 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 150 |
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2
| align="center"| 87 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} | {{nowrap|Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6}} |align="center" | 40 | +0.3901 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 138 |
3
| align="center"| 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |align="center" | 40 | +1.1323 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 129 |
4
| align="center"| 26 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |align="center" | 40 | +1.5107 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 120 |
5
| align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Hill |align="center" | 40 | +2.2634 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 111 |
6
| align="center"| 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |align="center" | 40 | +3.0867 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 102 |
7
| align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryce Fullwood |align="center" | 40 | +3.9433 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 96 |
8
| align="center"| 20 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |align="center" | 40 | +4.3837 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 90 |
9
| align="center"| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |align="center" | 40 | +5.1259 |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 84 |
10
| align="center"| 19 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Payne |align="center" | 40 | +5.5967 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 78 |
11
| align="center"| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |align="center" | 40 | +6.0162 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 72 |
12
| align="center"| 100 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom}} |align="center" | 40 | +6.9256 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 69 |
13
| align="center"| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |align="center" | 40 | +8.4292 |align="center"| 11 |align="center"| 66 |
14
| align="center"| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |align="center" | 40 | +8.8470 |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 63 |
15
| align="center"| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |align="center" | 40 | +9.7171 |align="center"| 15 |align="center"| 60 |
16
| align="center"| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |align="center" | 40 | +10.3159 |align="center"| 21 |align="center"| 57 |
17
| align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |align="center" | 40 | +10.8511 |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| 54 |
18
| align="center"| 31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |align="center" | 40 | +11.6344 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 51 |
19
| align="center"| 96 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones |align="center" | 40 | +12.3675 |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| 48 |
20
| align="center"| 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jaxon Evans |align="center" | 40 | +12.7523 |align="center"| 23 |align="center"| 45 |
21
| align="center"| 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |align="center" | 40 | +13.8406 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 42 |
22
| align="center"| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" | 35 | + 5 Laps |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| |
DNF
| align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Love | align="center" | 33 | Crash |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| |
DNF
| align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Wood | align="center" | 0 | {{nowrap|Steering}} |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| |
colspan="9" align="center" | Fastest Lap: Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United), 2:08.0797 on Lap 33 |
colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/feeney-jumps-brown-to-win-t8-dominated-race-1/|title=Feeney jumps Brown to win T8-dominated Race 1|publisher=Speedcafe|date=24 February 2024}} |
=Qualifying 2=
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!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !rowspan=2| Driver !rowspan=2| Team !rowspan=2| Car !colspan=2| Times |
Regular
! {{tooltip|TTSO|Top Ten Shootout}} |
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1
| align="center"| 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2:05.3317 | 2:06.5465 |
2
| align="center"| 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | +0.1011 | +0.0988 |
3
| align="center"| 87 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} | {{nowrap|Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6}} | +0.0676 | +0.1772 |
4
| align="center"| 31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | +0.3330 | +0.4080 |
5
| align="center"| 20 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | +0.3230 | +0.6144 |
6
| align="center"| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | +0.5913 | +0.8352 |
7
| align="center"| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle | +0.4283 | +0.8442 |
8
| align="center"| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | +0.6461 | +0.8791 |
9
| align="center"| 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | +0.7193 | +0.9159 |
10
| align="center"| 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | +0.3165 | +0.9652 |
11
| align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Wood | +0.7328 | |
12
| align="center"| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | +0.7337 | |
13
| align="center"| 19 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Payne | +0.7617 | |
14
| align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Hill | +0.7707 | |
15
| align="center"| 26 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | +0.8457 | |
16
| align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Love | +0.8873 | |
17
| align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | +0.9179 | |
18
| align="center"| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | +0.9188 | |
19
| align="center"| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | +0.9390 | |
20
| align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryce Fullwood | +1.0260 | |
21
| align="center"| 100 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom}} | +1.0478 | |
22
| align="center"| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | +1.0539 | |
23
| align="center"| 96 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | +1.0563 | |
24
| align="center"| 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jaxon Evans | +1.2354 | |
colspan=7| Source:{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/feeney-denies-mostert-pole-for-race-2-at-bathurst-500/|title=Feeney denies Mostert pole for Race 2 at Bathurst 500|publisher=Speedcafe|date=25 February 2024}} |
=Race 2=
Feeney 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/bathurst-500-brown-holds-off-mostert-to-take-supercars-victory-on-sunday/10579641/|title=BATHURST 500: BROWN HOLDS OFF MOSTERT TO SCORE SUNDAY SUPERCARS WIN|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=25 February 2024}}
File:Will Brown celebrating after finishing third at Race 18 at the 2023 Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight.jpg (pictured in 2023) won Race 2.]]
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Pts. |
1
| align="center"| 87 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown | {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} | {{nowrap|Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6}} |align="center"| 40 | {{nowrap|1:27:19.1560}} |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 150 |
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2
| align="center"| 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |align="center"| 40 | +1.5535 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 138 |
3
| align="center"| 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering |align="center"| 40 | +2.7305 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 129 |
4
| align="center"| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |align="center"| 40 | +22.6834 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 120 |
5
| align="center"| 31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |align="center"| 40 | +24.0407 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 111 |
6
| align="center"| 20 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |align="center"| 40 | +26.2710 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 102 |
7
| align="center"| 19 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Payne |align="center"| 40 | +27.3572 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 96 |
8
| align="center"| 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |align="center"| 40 | +34.9165 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 90 |
9
| align="center"| 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |align="center"| 40 | +35.2489 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 84 |
10
| align="center"| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |align="center"| 40 | +42.6161 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 78 |
11
| align="center"| 26 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |align="center"| 40 | +42.8844 |align="center"| 15 |align="center"| 72 |
12
| align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryce Fullwood |align="center"| 40 | +43.6288 |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| 69 |
13
| align="center"| 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |align="center"| 40 | +45.4316 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 66 |
14
| align="center"| 100 | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom}} |align="center"| 40 | +46.2856 |align="center"| 21 |align="center"| 63 |
15
| align="center"| 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |align="center"| 40 | +56.1119 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 60 |
16
| align="center"| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |align="center"| 40 | +58.0158 |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| 57 |
17
| align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |align="center"| 40 | +1:00.4249 |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 54 |
18
| align="center"| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |align="center"| 40 | +1:00.5947 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 51 |
19
| align="center"| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |align="center"| 40 | +1:11.7787 |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| 48 |
20
| align="center"| 96 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones |align="center"| 40 | +1:11.9264 |align="center"| 23 |align="center"| 45 |
21
| align="center"| 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jaxon Evans |align="center"| 40 | +2:13.3187 |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| 42 |
22
| align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Love | align="center" | 37 | +3 laps |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 39 |
23
| align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Hill | align="center" | 31 | +9 laps |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 36 |
DNF
| align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Wood | align="center" | 7 | Crash damage |align="center"| 11 |align="center"| |
colspan="9" align="center" | Fastest Lap: Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 2:07.6228 on Lap 32 |
colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/brown-usurps-mostert-to-win-race-2-at-bathurst-500/|title=Brown usurps Mostert to win Race 2 at Bathurst 500|publisher=Speedcafe|date=25 February 2024}} |
Championship standings
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
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! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Points ! scope="col" | Gap |
align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown |align="center"| 288 |align="center"| |
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align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney |align="center"| 279 |align="center"| +9 |
align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |align="center"| 267 |align="center"| +21 |
rowspan=2 align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |rowspan=2 align="center"| 192 |rowspan=2 align="center"| +96 |
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
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! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | Constructor ! scope="col" | Points ! scope="col" | Gap |
align="center"| 1
| {{nowrap|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} |align="center"| 567 |align="center"| |
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align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 366 |align="center"| +201 |
align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 333 |align="center"| +234 |
align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 324 |align="center"| +243 |
align="center"| 5
| Brad Jones Racing (#8, #14) |align="center"| 300 |align="center"| +267 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.supercars.com/}}
{{V8 race report
| Name_of_race = Mount Panorama 500
| Year_of_race = 2024
| Previous_race_in_season = 2023 Adelaide 500
| Next_race_in_season = 2024 Melbourne SuperSprint
| Previous_year's_race = 2021 Mount Panorama 500
| Next_year's_race = incumbent
}}
{{ATCC rounds 2020–2029}}