Craig andrew lowndes oam born 21 june 1974 is an australian racing driver in the supercars championship competing in the holden zb commodore for triple eight race engineering. Hes now a codriver for the team the returned to the winners circle with. Holden unveils the craig lowndes commodore car news carsguide. In 20 the international codriver rule was dropped, due to a number of incidents during the 2012 event and the formation of the endurance cup, but teams could still choose to employ an international driver for the endurance races. Each driver was required to complete at least 54 laps of the race, with the teams. Craig lowndes wins his first australian touring car championship in his first. His codriver on that occasion, mark skaife, won six bathursts, most recently in 2010 with craig lowndes. Supercars championship leader scott mclaughlin broke the track lap record. Following his fulltime career ending, richards became a highly soughtafter codriver for v8 supercars two endurance events, the sandown 500 and bathurst. Holden unveils the craig lowndes special edition commodore in bathurst today ahead of its arrival in showrooms next month. Perkins, a former f1 driver, also won six bathursts, and despite never taking a v8 supercars crown, his bathurst haul cements him as one of the greats.
From 1995 to 2012 it was solely the domain of the legendary holden vs ford battle. His codriver, some young nobody with the surname lowndes managed to chase down. The event, which was staged at the mount panorama circuit, near bathurst, in new south wales, australia on 26 february 2012, was the tenth running of the bathurst 12 hour, and the sixth since the race was revived in 2007. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst will be an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyfirst race of the 2012 international v8 supercars championship. The importance of the codriver cant be understated in the bathurst. For just the second time in the past nine editions dating back to the events introduction of gt3 cars not a single current supercars driver made it to the podium in 2019. Oct 12, 2015 winning bathurst meant the triple eight organisation defeated prodrive racing australia for the first time at the mountain since 2012. Craig lowndes wins bathurst peter brock trophy car. Lowndes and luff have warmed up by just winning the sandown 500. Japanese driver katsumasa chiyo announced himself as a new bathurst culthero in 2015 after delivering nissan an unlikely bathurst victory for the first time since 1992 in style. The nissan altima is one of the last cars that youd ever think of as a supercar. It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia. Lowndes and whincup then won the next two races to achieve the first threepeat since brock and larry perkins won the bathurst from 1982 to 1984 the 1983 win was also shared with john harvey.
Bathurst is the ultimate test of a codrivers mettle last week saw the 28th and final codriver named for the v8 supercars championships inaugural pirtek enduro cup. The 2012 race will be the sixteenth running of the australian race, which has. Reynolds and codriver dean canto ran in the top five all day and with 20 laps to go whincup led. In 2011 he finished second outright in an audi r8 lms gt3 driving for famed. Lowndes shared the car with mika salo, john bowe and peter edwards, taking the il bello rosso prepared ferrari f458 italia to a narrow victory by just 0. Aug 18, 20 the nissan motorsport vk56de engine, a productionbased engine that will also power the allnew 20 nissan patrol, unveiled at team facility by nissan australia managing director and ceo william f peffer jr and team racing director and coowner todd kelly, 30 october 2012. The win equals stevens father jim richards total of 7 wins. Whincups co driver, paul dumbrell, did a fabulous job to get into the lead from 19th at the start, after his boss farked up in yesterdays qualifying sprint race which was awesome very smashup derby. Lowndes first competitive race at bathurst was in the 1994 james hardie 12 hour for production cars. Lowndes is a threetime v8 supercar champion, a fivetime barry sheene medalist, and a seventime winner of australias most prestigious motor race, the bathurst and twotime winner of the bathurst 12 hour. The series now moves to surfers paradise in two weeks time for the gold coast 600, the final round on the endurance calendar. Following his fulltime career ending, richards became a highly soughtafter co driver for v8 supercars two endurance events, the sandown 500 and bathurst. Lounsbury automotive limited bathurst is excited to offer this 2015 nissan altima 2.
In 2011 and 2012, all entries required an international codriver. Nissan pair garry jacobson and dean fiore made it an altima onetwo in the co driver session that marked the start of the coates hire ipswich supersprint. Nissans australian touring car heritage 1984 nissan takes pole. Craig lowndes dedicates bathurst win to peter brock. Supercars stars bid to reclaim the mountain supercars. Lowndes and talented young codriver jamie whincup hit the front early, then resisted the challenge from rick. Chiyosan sat third on a late race restart but fired past two cars on the penultimate lap to take an incredible victory with co drivers florian strauss and wolfgang riep. Bathurst legend craig lowndes keen for a supercars. He won his v8 supercars title in 2005, and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Whincup and codriver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after.
Last years bathurst 12 hour was the first time a factoryentered nissan gtr had raced at bathurst since mark skaife and jim richards scored. Sharing a nissan pulsar sss with john and phil morriss, lowndes finished 14th outright. Winning bathurst meant the triple eight organisation defeated prodrive racing australia for the first time at the mountain since 2012. Reynolds and co driver dean canto ran in the top five all day and with 20 laps to go whincup led. Hes now a co driver for the team the returned to the winners circle with. It was a classic win in a battle which ran right down to the flag, as rick kelly came up just a little short in a winnertakeall sixlap shootout. Bathurst lowndes lap onboard tyre cam v8 supercars 2006.
Lowndes first arrived onto the supercars scene as a late callup co driver with the holden racing team in 1994. Craig lowndes in mclaren formula one car at mcphillamy park, bathurst 22 march 2011. He decided to stay on with ford performance racing, renewing his partnership with winterbottom. Bathurst lowndes lap onboard tyre cam v8 supercars 2006 motorsport moments. Codriver whincup claimed his maiden bathurst win 12 months after he burst onto the scene with a runnersup place in a holden last year. The wettest bathurst in recent memory made it a long day for the teamvortex duo, having to fight their way forward from. Nissan pair garry jacobson and dean fiore made it an altima onetwo in the codriver session that marked the start of the coates hire ipswich supersprint.
Jamie whincup ended the session on top, half a second faster than will. Sep 16, 2012 lowndes and luff have warmed up by just winning the sandown 500. Add a v8 engine and a racing body kit, however, and you have the altima v8 supercar. Nissan motorsport has announced half of its v8 supercars 20 endurance codriver lineup. Supercars contingent of stars will be out to restamp their authority on mount panorama after a rare miss of silverware at last years liquimoly bathurst 12 hour. In 2018, richards is again an endurance codriver to craig lowndes in the supercars championship.
The bulk of the supercars co drivers contesting this years pirtek enduro cup turned laps of queensland raceway in the additional, 30minute session to start the weekend. It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia the ford performance racing duo of will davison and john mcintyre started the race from pole. All will put everything on the line in a quest for glory in the great race. The bulk of the supercars codrivers contesting this years pirtek enduro cup turned laps of queensland raceway in the additional, 30minute session to start the weekend. Lowndes, a seventime bathurst winner and a codriver in the triple eight holden red bull racing squad, was reportedly asked to step. Whincup and codriver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after dumbrell passed pole man will davison after a spirited battle at the start of the race. Sifting through the sob stories of bathurst s gone by. One more bathurst win for richards lowndes in 2018. It was backtoback bathursts for the factory ford team, with nissan second. The 2012 race was the sixteenth running of the australian race, which was first held after the organisational split between the australian racing drivers club and v8 supercars australia that saw the bathurst race run twice in 1997 and 1998, with one race open to v8 supercar entries, and the other open to super touring cars.
Ingall has also won the bathurst, in 1995 and 1997. Craig lowndes is now a seventime bathurst winner, while steve richards has five crowns to his name, after the veterans combined to take a dramatic victory at mount panorama. Whincup and reynolds battle craig lowndes, in the second triple. Holden originally planned to build just 161 craig lowndes edition. Setting up an intense fight to the flag, lowndes came home by 0. Lowndes crashed out of the lead of the safari the following year. Lowndes first arrived onto the supercars scene as a late callup codriver with the holden racing team in 1994. The race is scheduled for sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, australia. He is the winner of the 2017 supercheap auto bathurst along with luke youlden. Im excited because obviously i grew up watching brock drive and this was one of my favourite car designs to have it recreated on my own car is a. There is no reason why you shouldnt buy this nissan altima 2. Holden unveils the craig lowndes commodore car news.
Oct 11, 2019 his codriver on that occasion, mark skaife, won six bathursts, most recently in 2010 with craig lowndes. Nissan drivers prepare for bathurst challenge supercars. Nissan confirms driver lineup for bathurst 12h sportscar365. New and used nissan cars, trucks, suvs in bathurst, nb.
In 2011 and 2012, all entries required an international co driver. Here he flies through forrest elbow on mt panorama during the bathurst v8 supercar race taken oct 2012, bathurst, nsw as a photographer i have a passion for photographing the v8 supercars. Craig lowndes to race porsche against his own team at bathurst. In 20 the international co driver rule was dropped, due to a number of incidents during the 2012 event and the formation of the endurance cup, but teams could still choose to employ an international driver for the endurance races. Oct 03, 2012 2012 marks 25 years since brocks last win at bathurst, and 40 years since his first. Holden then started a run of four straight wins from 2009 to 2012. Apr 23, 20 nissan motorsport has announced half of its v8 supercars 20 endurance codriver lineup. On 7 october 2018, lowndes won his 7th bathurst in a record time of 6 hours 1 minute with co driver steven richards. Lowndes and talented young co driver jamie whincup hit the front early, then resisted the challenge from rick. In 2012 he failed to finish, again driving an audi r8, this time for. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyfirst race of the 2012 international v8 supercars championship. Top ten moments that defined supercars touringcartimes. Craig lowndes is now a seventime bathurst winner, while steve richards has five to his name, after the veterans combined to take a dramatic victory in supercars premier event. Lowndes, a seventime bathurst winner and a co driver in the triple eightholden red bull racing squad, was reportedly asked to step aside from a gig with his longstanding team, which will field a pair of newgeneration mercedesamg gt gt3 cars for the event.
David russell and karl reindler return to the team alongside todd and rick kelly respectively to steer the two jack daniels racing nissan altimas at the sandown 500, supercheap auto bathurst and the armor all gold coast 600. His particular driving style earned him the nickname enforcer. Jul 06, 2018 such a move would be tough on paul dumbell, who has been whincups enduro codriver since 2012, when they won bathurst. Peter brock and larry perkins become the first drivers to win the bathurst. Craig lowndes in the special peter brocky brock livery car for the 50th anniversary of the great race. In 2018, richards is again an endurance co driver to craig lowndes in the supercars championship. Last years polesitters scott mclaughlin and alex premat will start from fifth on the grid as the first of the fords, while craig lowndes will start his final bathurst as a fulltime driver. All bathurst classic cars opinion rip racers supercars holden bathurst revival event for november rewind. The 2012 armor all bathurst 12 hour was an endurance race for gt3 cars, gt4 cars, group 3e series production cars and dubai 24 hour cars. One more bathurst win for richardslowndes in 2018. Whincups codriver, paul dumbrell, did a fabulous job to get into the lead from 19th at the start, after his boss farked up in yesterdays qualifying sprint race which was awesome very smashup derby. Lowndes bathurst winning count now increases to six, the triple 8 driver now alongside mark skaife and larry perkins in the bathurst record books. Co driver whincup claimed his maiden bathurst win 12 months after he burst onto the scene with a runnersup place in a holden last year. Lowndes and richards win bathurst, coulthard top kiwi.
All bathurst classic cars opinion rip racers supercars. Russell ingall born 24 february 1964, in the united kingdom is a former fulltime australian v8 supercar driver. V8 supercar championship ace craig lowndes won the 2014 bathurst 12 hours this weekend after an exciting end to the gt race. Jan 19, 2015 nissan confirms driver lineup for bathurst 12h. Craig lowndes wins bathurst 12 hours touringcartimes. Such a move would be tough on paul dumbell, who has been whincups enduro codriver since 2012, when they won bathurst. With quality in mind, this vehicle is the perfect addition to take home.
A poor first sector from craig lowndes left the threetime bathurst winner. First held in 1991, the bathurst 12 hour started its life as a race for. Remarkably, mostert only led from the final lap after he and codriver paul morris. Whincup and co driver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after dumbrell passed pole man will davison after a spirited battle at the start of the race. Back then it was garth tanders holden racing team commodore that triumphed and this year he was back on the rostrum, albeit in third along with codriver warren luff. Lowndes retired from fulltime supercars competition at the end of 2018, having claimed his seventh bathurst win earlier in the year. Chiyosan sat third on a late race restart but fired past two cars on the penultimate lap to take an incredible victory with codrivers florian strauss and wolfgang riep. For lowndes, the opportunity to race with such a historicallysignificant livery was a special one. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8. Cars and drivers these are the men and machines that will captivate thousands this weekend. It was a tough day at the office for craig lowndes and co driver steve richards in this years bathurst on the weekend.
Holden hero craig lowndes has followed in the tyre tracks of his fallen mentor and idol peter brock, unveiling a limited edition commodore ahead of this weekends bathurst car race. David reynolds born 3 july 1985 is an australian professional racing driver. Codriver roles for russell and reindler at nissan motorsport. Nissans australian touring car heritage 1984 nissan takes pole position for the bathurst with driver george fury in a nissan bluebird. In the blue corner, the likes of allan moffat and dick johnson hold legend status. It was fifth bathurst victory for richards and seventh win for lowndes. Former v8 supercar team owner, kees weel was co driver. For dumbrell it was a magic way to end his v8 supercar career. Bathurst 2004 a9xtorana vs vyss vs v8supercar shootout. Chaz mostert wins bathurst, pipping jamie whincup in final. Whincups midrace stints proved decisive as he claimed the lead from todd kelly off a safety car restart on lap 110. Whincups co driver, paul dumbrell, did a fabulous job to get into the lead.
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