The1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race forGroup 3A 5.0 Litre Touring Cars held on 6 October 1996 at theMount Panorama Circuit nearBathurst inNew South Wales,Australia. The race, which was the 37th running of theBathurst 1000, was won byCraig Lowndes andGreg Murphy driving aHolden VR Commodore.

No.	Drivers	Team (Sponsor)	Car		No.	Drivers	Team (Sponsor)	Car
1	Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy	Holden Racing Team (Holden,Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore VR		32	Steven Richards Jim Richards	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline,Cummins)	Holden Commodore VR
2	Mark Skaife John Cleland	Gibson Motorsport (Holden Network Q,Sega Saturn)	Holden Commodore VR		36	Bill O'Brien Brian Callaghan, Jr. Ron Barnacle	O'Brien Automotive (Everlast Automotive)	Holden Commodore VR
3	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Smash Repairs (Dulux ICI Autocolor)	Holden Commodore VP		37	Alan Taylor Bill Attard Stephen Bell	Alan Taylor Racing (The Xerox Shop)	Holden Commodore VP
4	Brad Jones Tony Scott	Wayne Gardner Racing (Coca-Cola)	Holden Commodore VR		38	Mark Poole Peter Gazzard	James Rosenberg Racing (Scott's Transport Mount Gambier)	Holden Commodore VR
05	Peter Brock Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team (Holden,Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore VR		39	Chris Smerdon Kevin Weeks Adam Kaplan	Challenge Motorsport (Mitsubishi Electric)	Holden Commodore VR
6	Mark Noske Garry Waldon	Gibson Motorsport (Holden Network Q,Sega Saturn)	Holden Commodore VR		40	Michael Hart Peter Lawrence	Michael Hart Motorsport (unsponsored)	Holden Commodore VR
7	Wayne Gardner Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing (Coca-Cola)	Holden Commodore VR		41	Garry Willmington Bill Sieders	Willmington Performance (Willmington Performance)	Ford Falcon EB
9	Klaus Niedzwiedz Ken Douglas	Allan Moffat Racing (Cenovis,Banana Boat)	Ford Falcon EB		44	Mal Rose Terry Shiel	Mal Rose Racing (Fairfax Community Classifieds)	Holden Commodore VR
10	Mark Larkham Cameron McConville	Larkham Motorsport (Mitre 10)	Ford Falcon EF		46	John Faulkner Steve Harrington	John Faulkner Racing (Betta Electrical,Fisher & Paykel)	Holden Commodore VR
11	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering (Castrol)	Holden Commodore VP		47	John Trimbole David Attard	Daily Planet Racing (Daily Planet)	Ford Falcon EB
17	Dick Johnson John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell,FAI Insurance)	Ford Falcon EF		49	Greg Crick David Parsons	Greg Crick Racing (Alcair Air Conditioning)	Holden Commodore VR
18	Steven Johnson Tommy Kendall	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell,FAI Insurance)	Ford Falcon EF		50	Peter McLeod Ryan McLeod	McLeod Racing (Enzed Hoses and Fittings)	Holden Commodore VR
20	Ian Palmer Brett Peters	Palmer Promotions (unsponsored)	Holden Commodore VR		52	Geoff Kendrick Geoff Full	Kendrick Racing (92.9 PMFM)	Holden Commodore VR
25	Tony Longhurst Steven Ellery	Longhurst Racing (Castrol)	Ford Falcon EF		62	Wayne Russell Ric Shaw	Novocastrian Motorsport (Union Steel,Nokia)	Holden Commodore VP
27	Terry Finnigan Stuart McColl	Terry Finnigan Racing Team (Sony)	Holden Commodore VR		75	Max Dumesny Kerry Baily	John Sidney Racing (Autopro,Valvoline)	Ford Falcon EF
28	Kevin Waldock Wayne Park	Playscape Racing (Komatsu)	Ford Falcon EF		79	Mike Conway Miles Pope	Conway Racing (GlobalJig, Cadillac Film Productions)	Holden Commodore VP
29	Peter Doulman John Cotter	Doulman Automotive (Doulman Automotive)	Holden Commodore VP		201	Paul Romano Andrew Miedecke	Alan Jones Racing (Pack Leader)	Ford Falcon EF
30	Glenn Seton David Parsons	Glenn Seton Racing (Ford Credit)	Ford Falcon EF		301	Alan Jones Allan Grice	Alan Jones Racing (Pack Leader)	Ford Falcon EF
Source:[1]

Pos	No	Entrant	Driver	Car	TT10	Qual
Pole	30	Ford Credit Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford EF Falcon	2:11.0160	2:10.00
2	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VR Commodore	2:11.4000	2:10.39
3	301	Pack Leader Racing	Alan Jones	Ford EF Falcon	2:11.7727	2:12.42
4	05	Holden Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden VR Commodore	2:11.8164	2:10.98
5	7	Coca-Cola Racing	Wayne Gardner	Holden VR Commodore	2:12.0783	2:11.69
6	46	Betta Electrical / Fisher & Paykel	John Faulkner	Holden VR Commodore	2:12.1418	2:12.46
7	11	Castrol Perkins Racing	Larry Perkins	Holden VP Commodore	2:12.3123	2:12.24
8	25	Castrol Longhurst Ford	Tony Longhurst	Ford EF Falcon	2:12.3157	2:12.02
9	2	Gibson Team Sega	Mark Skaife	Holden VR Commodore	2:12.3485	2:11.24
10	17	Shell FAI Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford EF Falcon	2:12.4699	2:12.00

Pos[2]	No[2]	Entrant[3]	Drivers[2]	Car[2]	Laps[2]	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos
1	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy	Holden VR Commodore	161	2	2
2	17	Shell FAI Racing	Dick Johnson John Bowe	Ford EF Falcon	161	6	10
3	25	Castrol Longhurst Ford	Tony Longhurst Steven Ellery	Ford EF Falcon	161	7	8
4	7	Coca-Cola Racing	Wayne Gardner Neil Crompton	Holden VR Commodore	160	5	5
5	05	Holden Racing Team	Peter Brock Tomas Mezera	Holden VR Commodore	160	3	4
6	11	Castrol Perkins Racing	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Holden VP Commodore	160	8	7
7	2	Gibson Team Sega	Mark Skaife John Cleland	Holden VR Commodore	159	4	9
8	18	Shell FAI Racing	Steven Johnson Tommy Kendall	Ford EF Falcon	158	12
9	6	Gibson Team Sega	Garry Waldon Mark Noske	Holden VR Commodore	158	18
10	9	Allan Moffat Enterprises	Klaus Niedzwiedz Ken Douglas	Ford EB Falcon	157	25
11	201	Pack Leader Racing	Paul Romano Andrew Miedecke	Ford EF Falcon	156	14
12	75	John Sidney Racing	Max Dumesny Kerry Baily	Ford EF Falcon	156	23
13	29	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman John Cotter	Holden VP Commodore	154	20
14	39	Chris Smerdon	Chris Smerdon Kevin Weeks Adam Kaplan	Holden VR Commodore	154	28
15	30	Ford Credit Racing	Glenn Seton David Parsons	Ford EF Falcon	152	1	1
16	20	Palmer Promotions	Ian Palmer Brett Peters	Holden VR Commodore	151	30
17	36	Everlast Automotive Service	Bill O'Brien Brian Callaghan Jr Ron Barnacle	Holden VR Commodore	150	29
18	37	The Xerox Shop	Alan Taylor Stephen Bell Bill Attard	Holden VP Commodore	146	33
19	79	Cadillac Productions	Mike Conway Miles Pope	Holden VP Commodore	142	34
20	38	Scotts Transport	Mark Poole Peter Gazzard	Holden VR Commodore	141	22
21	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Holden VP Commodore	126	16
22	41	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington Bill Sieders	Ford EB Falcon	124	35
DNF	49	Alcair Airconditioning	Greg Crick David Parsons	Holden VP Commodore	139	17
DNF	44	Mal Rose	Mal Rose Terry Shiel	Holden VR Commodore	132	26
DNF	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner Steve Harrington	Holden VR Commodore	119	10	6
DNF	52	Geoff Kendrick	Geoff Kendrick Geoff Full	Holden VR Commodore	99	31
DNF	50	Enzed	Ryan McLeod Peter McLeod	Holden VR Commodore	85	27
DNF	28	Playscape Racing	Kevin Waldock Wayne Park	Ford EF Falcon	78	21
DNF	27	Sony Autosound	Terry Finnigan Stuart McColl	Holden VP Commodore	37	19
DNF	32	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Steven Richards Jim Richards	Holden VR Commodore	33	15
DNF	301	Pack Leader Racing	Alan Jones Allan Grice	Ford EF Falcon	25	9	3
DNF	4	Coca-Cola Racing	Brad Jones Tony Scott	Holden VR Commodore	23	13
DNF	62	Nokia / Union Steel	Wayne Russell Ric Shaw	Holden VP Commodore	4	32
DNF	47	Daily Planet Melbourne P/L	John Trimbole David Attard	Ford EB Falcon	4	24
DNF	10	Mitre 10 Racing	Mark Larkham Cameron McConville	Ford EF Falcon	3	11
DNS[4]	40[5]	Michael Hart[5]	Michael Hart[5] Peter Lawrence[5]	Holden VR Commodore[5]

• Provisional Pole Position – #30 Glenn Seton – 2:10.0077
• Pole Position – #30 Glenn Seton – 2:11.0160
• Fastest Lap – #1 Craig Lowndes – 2:13.1636 - Lap 149
• Winners' Average Speed – 139.75 km/h^[2]
• Race Time - 7:09:28.3584

Channel Seven broadcast the race. This was the last time they broadcast the V8 race until they regained the rights in 2007.

1996 Australian Touring Car season

• Official race results
• Official V8 Supercar website
• CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles
• race results

• Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales
• 1996 in Australian motorsport

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