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The Great Race

53 episodes September 30, 1973

Relive over five decades of Australia's 'Great Race' in this definitive, year-by-year anthology of the 1000-kilometre era at Mount Panorama. Starting from the format's historic inception in 1973, this season tracks every legendary Ford versus Holden factory war, the high-tech international turbo revolutions, and the raw emotion of the modern Supercars epoch. Each episode chronicles a single year of high-octane endurance history, capturing the iconic drivers, unforgettable controversies, and legendary machines that tamed the mountain.

Episodes

1 Bathurst 1000 - 1973: The Falcon's Last Flight Sep 30, 1973 No ratings 2 Bathurst 1000 - 1974: The Mud & The Mountain Oct 6, 1974 No ratings 3 Bathurst 1000 - 1975: The Privateer's Rebellion Oct 5, 1975 No ratings 4 Bathurst 1000 - 1976: The Great Lap-Count Scandal Oct 3, 1976 No ratings 5 Bathurst 1000 - 1977: The Great Formation Finish Oct 2, 1977 No ratings 6 Bathurst 1000 - 1978: The Birth of Hardie's Heroes Oct 1, 1978 No ratings 7 Bathurst 1000 - 1979: Six Laps and a Record Sep 30, 1979 No ratings 8 Bathurst 1000 - 1980: The Boulder and the Breakthrough Oct 5, 1980 No ratings 9 Bathurst 1000 - 1981: The Big Pile-Up Oct 4, 1981 No ratings 10 Bathurst 1000 - 1982: Breaking the Ton Oct 3, 1982 No ratings 11 Bathurst 1000 - 1983: Green Tuf and the Shared Car Oct 2, 1983 No ratings 12 Bathurst 1000 - 1984: Last of the Big Bangers Sep 30, 1984 No ratings 13 Bathurst 1000 - 1985: The European Invasion Oct 6, 1985 No ratings 14 Bathurst 1000 - 1986: The Chickadee Flight Oct 5, 1986 No ratings 15 Bathurst 1000 - 1987: The Settle It in Court Race Oct 4, 1987 No ratings 16 Bathurst 1000 - 1988: The Turbo Sierra Dawn Oct 2, 1988 No ratings 17 Bathurst 1000 - 1989: Shell Dominance Oct 1, 1989 No ratings 18 Bathurst 1000 - 1990: The HRT Redemption Sep 30, 1990 No ratings 19 Bathurst 1000 - 1991: Godzilla Unleashed Oct 6, 1991 No ratings 20 Bathurst 1000 - 1992: Ghosts in the Rain Oct 4, 1992 No ratings 21 Bathurst 1000 - 1993: The V8 Awakening Oct 3, 1993 No ratings 22 Bathurst 1000 - 1994: The Kid and the King Oct 2, 1994 No ratings 23 Bathurst 1000 - 1995: Last to First Oct 1, 1995 No ratings 24 Bathurst 1000 - 1996: The Golden Child's Crown Oct 6, 1996 No ratings 25 Bathurst 1000 - 1997: The Civil War Oct 5, 1997 No ratings 26 Bathurst 1000 - 1998: The Blue Oval's Revenge Nov 15, 1998 No ratings 27 Bathurst 1000 - 1999: Unity and Unleashed Power Nov 14, 1999 No ratings 28 Bathurst 1000 - 2000: The Millennium Monsoon Nov 19, 2000 No ratings 29 Bathurst 1000 - 2001: The Main Game Reborn Oct 7, 2001 No ratings 30 Bathurst 1000 - 2002: Skaife's Ultimate Double Oct 13, 2002 No ratings 31 Bathurst 1000 - 2003: The Lap of the Gods Oct 12, 2003 No ratings 32 Bathurst 1000 - 2004: Murphy's Back-to-Back Blitz Oct 10, 2004 No ratings 33 Bathurst 1000 - 2005: The Enforcer's Breakthrough Oct 9, 2005 No ratings 34 Bathurst 1000 - 2006: The Peter Brock Trophy Oct 8, 2006 No ratings 35 Bathurst 1000 - 2007: Rain, Redemptions, and Rocks Oct 7, 2007 No ratings 36 Bathurst 1000 - 2008: The Triple Eight Hat-Trick Oct 12, 2008 No ratings 37 Bathurst 1000 - 2009: The Tander-Davison Duel Oct 11, 2009 No ratings 38 Bathurst 1000 - 2010: The Record-Breaking Sweep Oct 10, 2010 No ratings 39 Bathurst 1000 - 2011: The Margin of Millimetres Oct 9, 2011 No ratings 40 Bathurst 1000 - 2012: The Whincup-Dumbrell Defiance Oct 7, 2012 No ratings 41 Bathurst 1000 - 2013: Dawn of the Car of the Future Oct 13, 2013 No ratings 42 Bathurst 1000 - 2014: The Eight-Hour Epic Oct 12, 2014 No ratings 43 Bathurst 1000 - 2015: Lowndes Reclaims the Crown Oct 11, 2015 No ratings 44 Bathurst 1000 - 2016: The Pit Lane Heartbreak Oct 9, 2016 No ratings 45 Bathurst 1000 - 2017: Reynolds in the Rain Oct 8, 2017 No ratings 46 Bathurst 1000 - 2018: Lowndes' Poetic Farewell Oct 7, 2018 No ratings 47 Bathurst 1000 - 2019: The Mustang Supremacy Oct 13, 2019 No ratings 48 Bathurst 1000 - 2020: The Holden Swan Song Oct 18, 2020 No ratings 49 Bathurst 1000 - 2021: The Mostert Masterclass Dec 5, 2021 No ratings 50 Bathurst 1000 - 2022: The Final Lion Roar Oct 9, 2022 No ratings 51 Bathurst 1000 - 2023: The Gen3 Dawn Oct 8, 2023 No ratings 52 Bathurst 1000 - 2024: The Record Smasher Oct 13, 2024 No ratings 53 Bathurst 1000 - 2025: The Red Lion's Return Oct 12, 2025 No ratings