2005 Supercheap Auto 1000


The 2005 Super Cheap Auto 1000 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. The race was held on 9 October 2005 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia and was Round 10 of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was the ninth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 49th in a sequence of endurance races which commenced with the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island and 2005 was the 43rd year in which these races had been run at the Mount Panorama Circuit. It was also the first to be run under new naming rights sponsor, Australian automotive retail chain Super Cheap Auto.
The race was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly of the Holden Racing Team. It was the seventh consecutive win by a Holden, the longest such streak in the combined history of the Bathurst 1000. It was the Holden Racing Team's fifth Bathurst victory and Skaife's fifth win as well. Kelly followed his younger brother Rick as a Bathurst winner, becoming the 50th driver to claim victory.
Skaife took the lead with 20 laps to go over the Tasman Motorsport Commodore of Jason Richards.
Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose came in contact at the Cutting with 16 laps to go. The two drivers argued heatedly after the collision.

Entry list

DriversTeamCarDriversTeamCar
1 Marcos Ambrose
Warren Luff
21 John Bowe
Brad Jones
2 Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
22 Jim Richards
James Courtney
3 Jason Richards
Jamie Whincup
23 Fabian Coulthard
Tony D'Alberto
5 Greg Ritter
Cameron McLean
24 Steven Richards
Paul Dumbrell
6 Jason Bright
David Brabham
25 Steve Owen
Matthew White
7 Alex Davison
Allan Simonsen

33 Phillip Scifleet
Lee Holdsworth
8 Marcus Marshall
Alex Tagliani
34 Cameron McConville
Andrew Jones
9 Russell Ingall
Luke Youlden
44 Max Wilson
Tony Longhurst
10 Alain Menu
Matthew Halliday
45 Mark Porter
Kayne Scott
11 Matthew Coleman
Christian D'Agostin
48 Craig Baird
David Besnard
12 John Cleland
Dale Brede
50 Owen Kelly
Nathan Pretty
15 Tim Leahey
Mark Noske
51 Greg Murphy
Paul Weel
16 Garth Tander
Rick Kelly
52 José Fernández
Damien White
17 Steven Johnson
Will Davison
67 Paul Morris
Paul Radisich

18 Glenn Seton
Dean Canto
75 Anthony Tratt
Tony Evangelou
20 Jason Bargwanna
Mark Winterbottom
88 Steve Ellery
Adam Macrow
021 John Faulkner
Alan Gurr

888 Craig Lowndes
Yvan Muller

Qualifying

Qualifying

Top Ten Shootout

The fastest ten cars from Qualifying contested a single lap shootout to determine the first ten grid positions for the race.
Pos.No.TeamDriverCarTime
1888Triple Eight Race Engineering Craig LowndesFord Falcon BA2:08.5990
21Stone Brothers Racing Marcos AmbroseFord Falcon BA2:08.8571
351Paul Weel Racing Greg MurphyHolden Commodore VZ2:09.1834
42Holden Racing Team Mark SkaifeHolden Commodore VZ2:09.3787
516HSV Dealer Team Garth TanderHolden Commodore VZ2:09.6648
624Perkins Engineering Steven RichardsHolden Commodore VY2:09.8170
73Tasman Motorsport Jason RichardsHolden Commodore VZ2:12.2092
818Dick Johnson Racing Glenn SetonFord Falcon BA2:19.6014
922Holden Racing Team Jim RichardsHolden Commodore VZ2:20.1202
109Stone Brothers Racing Russell IngallFord Falcon BADNF

Starting grid

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

Race results

PosNoTeamDriversCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
Holden VZ Commodore1616:37:17.00122192
23Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards
Jamie Whincup
Holden VZ Commodore161+2.48777188
388Triple Eight Race Engineering Steve Ellery
Adam Macrow
Ford BA Falcon161+15.804116184
434Garry Rogers Motorsport Cameron McConville
Andrew Jones
Holden VZ Commodore161+19.575511180
59Stone Brothers Racing Russell Ingall
Luke Youlden
Ford BA Falcon161+20.757410176
650Paul Weel Racing Owen Kelly
Nathan Pretty
Holden VZ Commodore161+51.057933172
712Brad Jones Racing John Cleland
Dale Brede
Ford BA Falcon159+2 laps29168
848WPS Racing Craig Baird
David Besnard
Ford BA Falcon158+3 laps19164
918Dick Johnson Racing Glenn Seton
Dean Canto
Ford BA Falcon158+3 laps8160
10021Team Kiwi Racing
Paul Morris Motorsport
John Faulkner
Alan Gurr
Holden VZ Commodore158+3 laps27156
1145Team Dynamik Mark Porter
Kayne Scott
Holden VZ Commodore158+3 laps30152
1210Larkham Motor Sport Alain Menu
Matt Halliday
Ford BA Falcon157+4 laps22148
138WPS Racing Marcus Marshall
Alex Tagliani
Ford BA Falcon155+6 laps34144
146Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright
David Brabham
Ford BA Falcon152+9 laps12140
15888Triple Eight Race Engineering Craig Lowndes
Yvan Muller
Ford BA Falcon151+10 laps1136
1616HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander
Rick Kelly
Holden VZ Commodore149+12 laps5132
1752Britek Motorsport José Fernández
Damien White
Ford BA Falcon148+13 laps32128
185Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter
Cameron McLean
Ford BA Falcon138+23 laps13124
1917Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson
Will Davison
Ford BA Falcon133+28 laps15120
207Rod Nash Racing
Perkins Engineering
Alex Davison
Allan Simonsen
Holden VZ Commodore129+32 laps23116
2121Brad Jones Racing John Bowe
Brad Jones
Ford BA Falcon125+36 laps26112
DNF51Paul Weel Racing Greg Murphy
Paul Weel
Holden VZ Commodore144Crash3
DNF1Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose
Warren Luff
Ford BA Falcon144Crash2
DNF25Britek Motorsport Steve Owen
Matthew White
Ford BA Falcon136Mechanical14
DNF33Garry Rogers Motorsport Phillip Scifleet
Lee Holdsworth
Holden VZ Commodore136Crash28
DNF11Perkins Engineering Matthew Coleman
Christian D'Agostin
Holden VZ Commodore135Engine31
DNF20Larkham Motor Sport Jason Bargwanna
Mark Winterbottom
Ford BA Falcon122Crash17
DNF23Tasman Motorsport Fabian Coulthard
Tony D'Alberto
Holden VZ Commodore108Crash25
DNF75Paul Little Racing Anthony Tratt
Tony Evangelou
Holden VY Commodore92Engine24
DNF15HSV Dealer Team Tim Leahey
Mark Noske
Holden VZ Commodore32Crash21
DNF44Team Dynamik Max Wilson
Tony Longhurst
Holden VZ Commodore32Crash18
DNF24Perkins Engineering Steven Richards
Paul Dumbrell
Holden VZ Commodore28Crash6
DNF67Paul Morris Motorsport
Team Kiwi Racing
Paul Morris
Paul Radisich
Holden VZ Commodore26Suspension20
DNF22Holden Racing Team Jim Richards
James Courtney
Holden VZ Commodore7Crash9

Statistics