6PM
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That’s a wrap! Make sure you check out our photos from the day here.
5.50PM
Paul Morris and Luke Searle have been joined on the podium by Chaz Mostert and Nathan Morcom in second place and Jim Pollicina and Ryan Simpson in third.
5.45PM
The class winners have been confirmed. They are:
- Class A1: Luke Searle (Car 62)
- Class A2: Trevor Symonds (Car 53)
- Class B1: Leigh Burges (Car 11)
- Class B2: Brian Walden (Car 24)
- Class C: Robert Rubis (Car 40)
- Class D: Christopher Reeves (Car 3)
- Class I: John McCleverty (23)
5.33PM
5.10PM
Car 45, being driven by Craig Baird, has burst into flames on Pit Straight. The safety car is back on the track just 20 minutes from the end of the race.
Defending champion Chaz Mostert is currently in P1, with Luke Searle right behind him. The pair have been each other’s biggest rivals over the last few laps.
4PM
There are fans watching everywhere thanks to live coverage.
3.45PM
There’s still a while to go, but the trophies are already lined up in preparation for the podium.
3.30PM
Two hours remain in the race and the safety car is out again. Here is the leaderboard:
- P1: Ryan Simpson (Car 7)
- P2: John O’Dowd (Car 6)
- P3: Garth Walden (Car 45)
The class leaders are:
- Class A1: Ryan Simpson (Car 7)
- Class A2: Paul Lane (Car 53)
- Class B1: Leigh Burges (Car 11)
- Class B2: Brian Walden (Car 24)
- Class C: Richard Shaw (Car 35)
- Class D: James Vernon (Car 37)
- Class I: Bradley Zacka (23)
2.55PM
A little over halfway through the second annual Bathurst 6 Hour. Here is what the leaderboard looks like currently:
- P1: Paul Morris (Car 62)
- P2: Ryan Simpson (Car 7)
- P3: John O’Dowd (Car 6)
The class leaders are:
- Class A1: Paul Morris (Car 62)
- Class A2: Paul Lane (Car 53)
- Class B1: Patrick Galang (Car 48)
- Class B2: Brian Walden (Car 24)
- Class C: Richard Shaw (Car 35)
- Class D: Joshua Heath (Car 52)
- Class I: Bradley Zacka (23)
2.45PM
2PM
The defending champs are in the lead for the first time in this race. Nathan Morcom is behind the wheel and is just under two seconds ahead of Jim Pollicina in car 7.
1.50PM
The safety car is out on the track now after an incident involving car 20, being driven by John Bowe.
Defending champions Nathan Morcom, behind the wheel, and Chaz Mostert have clawed their way to second place after starting the morning in 16th.
Jim Pollicina remains in first.
1.30PM
At the two-hour mark, this is how things stand:
- P1: Paul Morris (Car 62)
- P2: Jim Pollicina (Car 7)
- P3: Trevor Symonds (Car 53)
The class leaders are:
- Class A1: Paul Morris (Car 62)
- Class A2: Trevor Symonds (Car 53)
- Class B1: Benjamin Kavich (Car 15)
- Class B2: Daniel Bilski (Car 76)
- Class C: Todd Hazelwood (Car 40)
- Class D: Mark Caine (Car 37)
- Class I: John McCleverty (23)
1.20PM
Things haven’t gone to plan for Bathurst brothers Blake and Kyle Aubin.
They were leading their class at the one-hour mark of the race, but since then their Renault Megane spent more than 18 minutes in the pits.
The car has made it back out onto the track with just over four hours to go.
1.10PM
Our photographer Phil Blatch has been beside the track since the beginning this morning. You can see his great photos here.
12.30PM
We’ve reached the one-hour mark. Here is how things are looking so far:
- P1: Luke Surle (Car 62)
- P2: Ryan Simpson (Car 7)
- P3: Karl Reindler (Car 46)
The class leaders are:
- Class A1: Luke Surle (Car 62)
- Class A2: Graeme Muir (Car 4)
- Class B1: Leigh Burges (Car 11)
- Class B2: Michael Auld (Car 24)
- Class C: Kyle Aubin (Car 17)
- Class D: James Vernon (Car 37)
- Class I: Colby Cowham (Car 25)
12PM
This morning’s 6 Hour field has broken the field record for an endurance event at Mount Panorama.
There were 64 cars on the grid on Sunday morning, beating the previous record by one car.
Prior to the 2017 6 Hour, the record grid was recorded three times: first in the 1969 Hardie Ferodo 500, then in the 1978 Hardie Ferodo 1000 and finally in the 1984 James Hardie 1000.
Fourteen major endurance races had seen starting grids of 60 or more cars in the history of Mount Panorama before Sunday’s race.
11.40AM
Here is what the start of the Bathurst 6 Hour looked like this morning.
11.15AM
The Bathurst 6 Hour is due to start in 15 minutes. You can watch the race live on the event’s official website.
10.55AM
Race #3 of the Group N HTC category was won by Bradley Tilley, who was driving a Ford Mustang.
Second was Dean Neville, driving a Chevrolet Camaro, followed by Andrew Whiteside in Ford Mustang Trans AM.
10.45AM
We’ll kick off our coverage this morning with photos from the track on Saturday. All photos were taken by our photographer Phil Blatch.
