Torrential rain has wreaked havoc on the Bathurst 1000, forcing the Prime 10 Shootout to be cancelled for the primary time in historical past.
The enduring single-lap qualifying sprint had been attributable to get underway at round 5pm (AEDT) however race organisers deemed the monitor was too unsafe to drive on.
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The beginning grid for Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 will due to this fact be decided by Friday’s qualifying session, which means Cam Waters can be on pole place for the nice race.
“It’s unbelievable,” six-time Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife informed Fox Sports activities.
“There’s not an individual on this lane that didn’t need this Prime 10 Shootout to go forward.”
The heavy rain additionally brought about carnage within the Supercars assist classes at Bathurst.
Moist climate brought about wild situations on the monitor on Thursday and Friday however there was hope of a reprieve when the skies cleared and drivers lastly had some good situations to work with in Saturday’s observe session, the final of the weekend.
However the rain returned on Saturday afternoon and flooded the Mount Panorama circuit, inflicting absolute carnage.
Race two of the Toyota Gazoo Australia 86 sequence was purple flagged after an enormous crash on the backside of the Chase as one automobile ended up on its aspect.
Bradi Owen slid off into the sand entice earlier than Alex Hadden misplaced management of his automobile and crashed into his teammate following a heavy downpour.
The collision pressured Owen’s automobile to roll onto its aspect, however each drivers have been capable of get out their automobiles and walked away from the incident.
Supercars additionally made the decision to cancel the Porsche Carrera Cup and Tremendous 2 races scheduled for Saturday afternoon because of the situation of the monitor, which was flooding.
Bathurst 1000 Grid Order
28. Slade/Blanchard
1 — Monster Power Racing
Cameron Waters/James Moffat, Ford Mustang GT
2 — Penrite Racing
Lee Holdsworth/Matt Payne, Ford Mustang GT
3 — Mobil 1 Optus Racing
Chaz Mostert/Fabian Coulthard, Holden Commodore ZB
4 — Enhance Cellular Racing powered by Erebus
Greg Murphy/Richie Stanaway, Holden Commodore ZB
5 — Shell V-Energy Racing Group
Will Davison/Alex Davison, Ford Mustang GT
6 — Mobil 1 NTI Racing
Nick Percat/Warren Luff, Holden Commodore ZB
7 — Crimson Bull Ampol Racing
Shane van Gisbergen/Garth Tander, Holden Commodore ZB
8 — Snowy Rivers Caravans Racing
James Courtney/Zane Goddard, Ford Mustang GT
9 — Enhance Cellular Racing powered by Erebus
Brodie Kostecki/David Russell, Holden Commodore ZB
10 — Enhance Cellular Racing powered by Erebus
Will Brown/Jack Perkins, Holden Commodore ZB
11 — Shell V-Energy Racing Group
Anton De Pasquale/Tony D’Alberto, Ford Mustang GT
12 — R&J Batteries Racing
Andre Heimgartner/Dale Wooden, Holden Commodore ZB
13 — Subway Racing
James Golding/Dylan O’Keeffe, Holden Commodore ZB
14 — Crimson Bull Ampol Racing
Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup, Holden Commodore ZB
15 — Castrol Racing
Thomas Randle/Zak Finest, Ford Mustang GT
16 — Supercheap Auto Racing
Craig Lowndes/Declan Fraser, Holden Commodore ZB
17 — TRADIE Racing
Jake Kostecki/Kurt Kostecki, Ford Mustang GT
18 — Penrite Racing
David Reynolds/Matt Campbell, Ford Mustang GT
19 — Truck Help Racing
Todd Hazelwood/Jayden Ojeda, Holden Commodore ZB
20 — Alspec Racing
Scott Pye/Tyler Everingham, Holden Commodore ZB
21 — Coca-Cola Racing
Chris Pither/Cameron Hill, Holden Commodore ZB
22 — Moist & Overlook Racing
Macauley Jones/Jordan Boys, Holden Commodore ZB
23 — IRWIN Racing
Mark Winterbottom/Michael Caruso, Holden Commodore ZB
24 — Middy’s Racing
Bryce Fullwood/Dean Fiore, Holden Commodore ZB
25 — Truck Help Racing
Jack Le Brocq/Aaron Seton, Holden Commodore ZB
26 — Caltex Younger Stars
Matt Chahda/Jaylyn Robotham, Holden Commodore ZB
27 — SCT Logistics Racing
Jack Smith/Jaxon Evans, Holden Commodore ZB
28 — CoolDrive Racing
Tim Slade/Tim Blanchard, Ford Mustang GT
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