2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000

2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000

Event Information
Round 10 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	9–12 October 2003
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 161 laps 1000 km Pole position Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team 2:06.8594 Winner Greg Murphy Rick Kelly K-Mart Racing Team 6:32:55.4044
Round Results First Greg Murphy Rick Kelly K-Mart Racing Team 192 pts Second Craig Lowndes Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing 188 pts Third Steven Ellery Luke Youlden Steven Ellery Racing 184 pts

The 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 12 October 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It was the seventh running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 46th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. The race was the tenth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

The race was won by Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly driving a K-Mart Racing Team run Holden Commodore (VY). It was the fifth consecutive victory for Holden, a new record. It was Murphy's third victory in the race and Kelly became the youngest driver to win the race, eclipsing the previous record set by Craig Lowndes in 1996.

On Saturday, Murphy also recorded what was then the fastest lap in the circuit's history to take pole position during the Top 10 Shootout. The time stood as the fastest ever in a V8 Supercar for 7 years until Craig Lowndes lapped barely a few hundredths faster in practice during the 2010 event, although neither are officially recognised as the lap record as only race laps contribute to lap records.

Entry List

No.	Drivers	Team (Sponsor)	Car		No.	Drivers	Team (Sponsor)	Car
1	Mark Skaife Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore (VY)		24	Wayne Wakefield Andy McElrea	Paul Morris Motorsport (Charter Trucks Christchurch)	Holden Commodore (VX)
2	Jim Richards Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore (VY)		29	Paul Morris John Faulkner	Paul Morris Motorsport (Sirromet Wines)	Holden Commodore (VY)
3	Cameron McConville Tim Leahey	Lansvale Smash Repairs (Sime Tyres)	Holden Commodore (VX)		31	Steven Ellery Luke Youlden	Steven Ellery Racing (Supercheap Auto)	Ford Falcon (BA)
4	Marcos Ambrose Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing (Pirtek, Caltex Havoline)	Ford Falcon (BA)		33	Nathan Pretty Allan Simonsen	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco)	Holden Commodore (VX)
5	Darren Hossack Adam Macrow	Ford Performance Racing (FPV)	Ford Falcon (BA)		34	Garth Tander Jamie Whincup	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco)	Holden Commodore (VY)
6	Craig Lowndes Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing (Caterpillar)	Ford Falcon (BA)		44	Simon Wills Jason Richards	Team Dynamik (World Industries)	Holden Commodore (VY)
8	Paul Dumbrell Tomas Mezera	Perkins Engineering (Castrol)	Holden Commodore (VX)		45	Nicolas Minassian Jan Magnussen	Team Dynamik (World Industries)	Holden Commodore (VY)
9	Mark Noske Mark Winterbottom	Stone Brothers Racing (Pirtek, Caltex Havoline)	Ford Falcon (BA)		46	Dale Brede Tony Ricciardello	John Faulkner Racing (Holden Young Lions)	Holden Commodore (VX)
10	Mark Larkham Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motorsport (Orrcon Steel)	Ford Falcon (BA)		50	Jason Bright Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing (Betta Electrical)	Holden Commodore (VX)
11	Steven Richards Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering (Castrol)	Holden Commodore (VY)		51	Greg Murphy Rick Kelly	K-Mart Racing Team (Kmart)	Holden Commodore (VY)
13	Steve Owen Phillip Scifleet	Robert Smith Racing (Smiths Trucks)	Holden Commodore (VX)		55	José Fernández David Russell	Fernández Racing (Fujitsu)	Ford Falcon (AU)
15	Andy Priaulx Cameron McLean	K-Mart Racing Team (Kmart)	Holden Commodore (VX)		59	Jamie Miller Ron Searle	Phoenix Motorsport (Transtar Express)	Holden Commodore (VX)
16	Greg Ritter Marcus Marshall	Paul Weel Racing (Betta Electrical)	Holden Commodore (VX)		65	Paul Radisich Rickard Rydell	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical)	Ford Falcon (BA)
17	Steven Johnson Warren Luff	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix)	Ford Falcon (BA)		66	Dean Canto Matthew White	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical)	Ford Falcon (BA)
18	Max Wilson David Brabham	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix)	Ford Falcon (BA)		69	Peter Doulman Robert Jones	Doulman Automotive (Spies Hecker)	Holden Commodore (VX)
19	David Besnard Owen Kelly	Rod Nash Racing (Ford Credit)	Ford Falcon (BA)		72	Alan Gurr Jonny Reid	Robert Smith Racing (Smiths Trucks)	Holden Commodore (VX)
20	Grant Johnson Kerry Wade	Larkham Motorsport (Orrcon Steel)	Ford Falcon (AU)		75	Anthony Tratt Paul Stokell	Paul Little Racing (Toll Ipec)	Ford Falcon (BA)
021	Craig Baird Mark Porter	Team Kiwi Racing (Vodafone)	Holden Commodore (VX)		89	Mal Rose Grant Elliott	Sydney Star Racing (Gulf Western Oil)	Ford Falcon (AU)
21	Brad Jones John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing (OzEmail)	Ford Falcon (BA)		99	David Thexton Stephen Voight	Thexton Motor Racing (Thexton Health & Nutrition)	Ford Falcon (AU)
23	Neal Bates Rick Bates	Noske Motorsport (Safety Razor, INXS)[1]	Ford Falcon (AU)		888	John Cleland Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing (OzEmail)	Ford Falcon (BA)

Practice

Practice summary

Session	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Thursday
Practice 1	51	Greg Murphy	K-Mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:09.5801
Practice 2	51	Greg Murphy	K-Mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.3282
Friday
Practice 3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.3215
Saturday
Practice 4	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.2145

Qualifying

Qualifying

Pos.[2]	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-Mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:07.9503		Top 10
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:07.9900	+0.0397	Top 10
3	21	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.9945	+0.0442	Top 10
4	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.2685	+0.3182	Top 10
5	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.4145	+0.4642	Top 10
6	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.4695	+0.5192	Top 10
7	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.5267	+0.5764	Top 10
8	2	Jim Richards	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.6662	+0.7159	Top 10
9	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.6923	+0.7420	Top 10
10	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.7724	+0.8221	Top 10
11	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.7752	+0.8249	11
12	16	Greg Ritter	Paul Weel Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:08.8076	+0.8573	12
13	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.9158	+0.9655	13
14	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.9417	+0.9914	14
15	50	Jason Bright	Paul Weel Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:09.0336	+1.0833	15
16	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:09.1050	+1.1547	16
17	66	Dean Canto	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.1634	+1.2131	17
18	9	Mark Winterbottom	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.1900	+1.2397	18
19	888	John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.4297	+1.4794	19
20	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:09.6021	+1.6518	20
21	10	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.6414	+1.6911	21
22	19	David Besnard	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.6722	+1.7219	22
23	13	Steve Owen	Robert Smith Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:09.7946	+1.8443	23
24	15	Cameron McLean	K-Mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:09.8882	+1.9379	24
25	5	Adam Macrow	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:10.1470	+2.1967	25
26	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:10.3732	+2.4229	26
27	45	Nicolas Minassian	Team Dynamik	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:10.5674	+2.6171	27
28	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:10.6251	+2.6748	28
29	23	Neal Bates	Noske Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	2:11.0820	+3.1317	29
30	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:11.1015	+3.1512	30
31	72	Alan Gurr	Robert Smith Racing	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:11.5992	+3.6489	31
32	33	Nathan Pretty	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:11.8451	+3.8948	32
33	20	Grant Johnson	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (AU)	2:12.4183	+4.4680	33
34	46	Dale Brede	Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:12.6041	+4.6538	34
35	55	José Fernández	Fernández Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	2:14.7669	+6.8166	35
36	59	Ron Searle	Phoenix Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:14.9183	+6.9680	36
37	89	Mal Rose	Sydney Star Motorsport	Ford Falcon (AU)	2:15.2302	+7.2799	37
38	69	Peter Doulman	Doulman Automotive	Holden Commodore (VX)	2:15.7092	+7.7589	38
39	99	David Thexton	Thexton Motor Racing	Ford Falcon (AU)	2:16.7246	+8.7743	39
DNQ	24	Wayne Wakefield	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VX)

Top 10 Shootout

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	51	K-Mart Racing Team	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:06.8594
2	21	Brad Jones Racing	John Bowe	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.9556
3	2	Holden Racing Team	Jim Richards	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.1466
4	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.4127
5	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Marcos Ambrose	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.4442
6	6	Ford Performance Racing	Craig Lowndes	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.4587
7	1	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden Commodore (VY)	2:08.5696
8	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.6875
9	65	Briggs Motor Sport	Paul Radisich	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.0925
DNS	11	Perkins Engineering	Steven Richards	Holden Commodore (VY)

* Greg Murphy became the first New Zealand born driver to actually set pole position for the Bathurst 1000. Murphy and fellow Kiwi racers Jim Richards and Paul Radisich had previously been on pole position for the race, but on each of those occasions it was their Australian co-driver who had set the pole winning time. Murphy's time of 2:06.8594 was the first time a touring car had gone under 2:07.00 for a lap of the 6.213 km (3.861 mi) circuit and was unofficially dubbed the "Lap of the Gods".^[3]
* Larry Perkins crashed the #11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore (VY) during Practice 4, with the damage substantial enough to rule it out for the Top 10 Shootout.

Starting grid

The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:

Inside row							Outside row
1	Greg Murphy Rick Kelly	51					21	John Bowe Brad Jones				2
	K-Mart Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VY))						Brad Jones Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
3				Jim Richards Tony Longhurst	2					34	Garth Tander Jamie Whincup	4
				Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VY))						Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VY))
5	Marcos Ambrose Russell Ingall	4					6	Craig Lowndes Glenn Seton				6
	Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))						Ford Performance Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
7				Mark Skaife Todd Kelly	1					17	Steven Johnson Warren Luff	8
				Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VY))						Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
9	Paul Radisich Rickard Rydell	65					11	Steven Richards Larry Perkins				10
	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA))						Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VY))
11				Steven Ellery Luke Youlden	31					16	Greg Ritter Marcus Marshall	12
				Steven Ellery Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))						Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VX))
13	Paul Morris John Faulkner	29					18	Max Wilson David Brabham				14
	Paul Morris Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VY))						Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
15				Jason Bright Paul Weel	50					8	Paul Dumbrell Tomas Mezera	16
				Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VX))						Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VX))
17	Dean Canto Matthew White	66					9	Mark Winterbottom Mark Noske				18
	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA))						Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
19				John Cleland Andrew Jones	888					44	Simon Wills Jason Richards	20
				Brad Jones Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))						Team Dynamik (Holden Commodore (VY))
21	Jason Bargwanna Mark Larkham	10					19	David Besnard Owen Kelly				22
	Larkham Motor Sport (Ford Falcon (BA))						Rod Nash Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
23				Steve Owen Phillip Scifleet	13					15	Andy Priaulx Cameron McLean	24
				Robert Smith Racing (Holden Commodore (VX))						K-Mart Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VX))
25	Darren Hossack Adam Macrow	5					021	Craig Baird Mark Porter				26
	Ford Performance Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))						Team Kiwi Racing (Holden Commodore (VX))
27				Nicolas Minassian Jan Magnussen	45					3	Cameron McConville Tim Leahey	28
				Team Dynamik (Holden Commodore (VY))						Lansvale Smash Repairs (Holden Commodore (VX))
29	Rick Bates Neal Bates	23					75	Anthony Tratt Paul Stokell				30
	Noske Motorsport (Ford Falcon (AU))						Paul Little Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))
31				Alan Gurr Jonny Reid	72					33	Nathan Pretty Allan Simonsen	32
				Robert Smith Racing (Holden Commodore (VX))						Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VX))
33	Grant Johnson Kerry Wade	20					46	Dale Brede Tony Ricciardello				34
	Larkham Motor Sport (Ford Falcon (AU))						Holden Young Lions (Holden Commodore (VX))
35				José Fernández David Russell	55					59	Jamie Miller Ron Searle	36
				Fernández Racing (Ford Falcon (AU))						Phoenix Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VX))
37	Mal Rose Grant Elliott	89					69	Robert Jones Peter Doulman				38
	Sydney Star Motorsport (Ford Falcon (AU))						Doulman Automotive (Holden Commodore (VX))
39				David Thexton Stephen Voight	99					24	Wayne Wakefield Andy McElrea	40
				Thexton Motor Racing (Ford Falcon (AU))						Paul Morris Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VX))

Race results

Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	51	K-Mart Racing Team	Greg Murphy Rick Kelly	Holden Commodore (VY)	161	6:32:55.4044	1	192
2	6	Ford Performance Racing	Craig Lowndes Glenn Seton	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+4.9377	6	188
3	31	Steven Ellery Racing	Steven Ellery Luke Youlden	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+8.4910	11	184
4	11	Perkins Engineering	Steven Richards Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore (VY)	161	+9.3615	10	180
5	2	Holden Racing Team	Jim Richards Tony Longhurst	Holden Commodore (VY)	161	+9.8725	3	176
6	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Marcos Ambrose Russell Ingall	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+20.5635	5	172
7	65	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Paul Radisich Rickard Rydell	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+28.6114	9	168
8	1	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore (VY)	161	+32.4087	7	164
9	888	Brad Jones Racing	John Cleland Andrew Jones	Ford Falcon (BA)	160	+1 lap	19	160
10	21	Brad Jones Racing	John Bowe Brad Jones	Ford Falcon (BA)	159	+2 laps	2	156
11	45	Team Dynamik	Nicolas Minassian Jan Magnussen	Holden Commodore (VY)	158	+3 laps	27	152
12	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Max Wilson David Brabham	Ford Falcon (BA)	158	+3 laps	14	148
13	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson Warren Luff	Ford Falcon (BA)	156	+5 laps	8	144
14	8	Perkins Engineering	Paul Dumbrell Tomas Mezera	Holden Commodore (VX)	155	+6 laps	16	140
15	59	Phoenix Motorsport	Jamie Miller Ron Searle	Holden Commodore (VX)[4]	155	+6 laps	36	136
16	99	Thexton Motor Racing	David Thexton Stephen Voight	Ford Falcon (AU)	153	+8 laps	39	132
17	021	Team Kiwi Racing	Craig Baird Mark Porter	Holden Commodore (VX)	149	+12 laps	26	128
18	20	Larkham Motor Sport	Grant Johnson Kerry Wade	Ford Falcon (AU)	148	+13 laps	33	124
19	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore (VY)	146	+15 laps	4	120
20	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Cameron McConville Tim Leahey	Holden Commodore (VX)	144	+17 laps	28	116
21	13	Robert Smith Racing	Steve Owen Phillip Scifleet	Holden Commodore (VX)[5]	141	+20 laps	23	112
22	44	Team Dynamik	Simon Wills Jason Richards	Holden Commodore (VY)	139	+22 laps	20	108
23	89	Sydney Star Motorsport	Mal Rose Grant Elliott	Ford Falcon (AU)	126	+35 laps	37	104
DNF	16	Paul Weel Racing	Greg Ritter Marcus Marshall	Holden Commodore (VX)	159	Radiator damage	12	100
DNF	66	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Dean Canto Matthew White	Ford Falcon (BA)	147	Engine	17	96
DNF	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Jason Bargwanna Mark Larkham	Ford Falcon (BA)	118		21	92
DNF	19	Ford Performance Racing Rod Nash Racing	David Besnard Owen Kelly	Ford Falcon (BA)	115	Suspension	22	88
DNF	55	Fernández Racing	José Fernández David Russell	Ford Falcon (AU)	113	Not Classified	35	84
DNF	75	Paul Little Racing	Anthony Tratt Paul Stokell	Ford Falcon (BA)	106		30	80
DNF	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Mark Winterbottom Mark Noske	Ford Falcon (BA)	102	Engine	18	76
DNF	46	John Faulkner Racing Holden Young Lions	Dale Brede Tony Ricciardello	Holden Commodore (VX)	72	Crash	34
DNF	5	Ford Performance Racing	Darren Hossack Adam Macrow	Ford Falcon (BA)	63	Crash	25
DNF	23	Noske Motorsport	Rick Bates Neal Bates	Ford Falcon (AU)	62	Engine	29
DNF	50	Paul Weel Racing	Jason Bright Paul Weel	Holden Commodore (VX)	44	Crash	15
DNF	33	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Nathan Pretty Allan Simonsen	Holden Commodore (VX)	42	Crash	32
DNF	15	K-Mart Racing Team	Andy Priaulx Cameron McLean	Holden Commodore (VX)	33	Crash damage	24
DNF	69	Doulman Automotive	Robert Jones Peter Doulman	Holden Commodore (VX)	32	Crash	38
DNF	29	Paul Morris Motorsport	Paul Morris John Faulkner	Holden Commodore (VY)	5	Gearbox	13
DNF	72	Robert Smith Racing	Alan Gurr Jonny Reid	Holden Commodore (VX)	4	Engine	31
DNQ	24	Paul Morris Motorsport	Wayne Wakefield Andy McElrea[6]	Holden Commodore (VX)[7]	0

Statistics

• Provisional Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:07.9503
• Pole Position - #51 Greg Murphy - 2:06.8594
• Fastest Lap - #34 Garth Tander - 2:08.6726 (new lap record)
• Race time of winning car - 6:32:55.4044
• Average speed of winning car - 153 km/h

References

1. "The car of Neal and Rick Bates of the INXS Ford Racing Team limps to the pits with a damgaed (sic) wheel". Getty Images. 9 October 2003.
2. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638648963/object_109914.85l/Result?16^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. When Murphy Clocked His Lap Of The Gods
4. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 197
5. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 150
6. SpeedCafe (8 January 2010). "Wayne Wakefield". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
7. The Great Race 2003, photograph on page 78

External links

• Official race results at racing.natsoft.com.au
• Official V8 Supercar website at 20 November 2003 via web.archive.org
• 2003 Bathurst 1000 image gallery at www.motorsport.com

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