Young gun favourite for Bathurst shootout as Kostecki attempts record feat

Bathurst 1000: Drivers prepare for Top 10 Shootout after Zach Bates dominates qualifyingBy Michael DoyleTopic:Motor SportsPosted Sat 10 Oct 2026 at 6:17amSat 10 Oct 2026 at 6:17amZach Bates produced a blistering lap to top qualifying at Mount Panorama on Friday. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)In short:The Top 10 Shootout, which sets the first five rows of the grid for the Bathurst 1000, will be held this afternoon.Zach Bates will be the last driver on Mount Panorama after topping Friday's qualifying session.What's next?ABC Sport will have a live blog of the Bathurst 1000 from lights out to the chequered flag on Sunday, October 11.Zach Bates will be hoping to back-up his record breaking efforts from yesterday as he goes into Saturday's Top 10 Shootout as the favourite to secure pole position.Brodie Kostecki will also be in the shootout trying to set a new Bathurst 1000 record for most consecutive pole positions for the Great Race.Here is what you need to know ahead of this afternoon's shootout.When is the Bathurst 1000 Top 10 Shootout?The 10 fastest duos from Friday's qualifying session will hit the mountain this afternoon for a shot at pole position in Sunday's Bathurst 1000.Here is when the shootout begins in your state or territory.5:05pm AEDT: NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania4:35pm ACDT: South Australia4:05pm AEST: Queensland3:35pm ACST: Northern Territory2:05pm AWST: Western Australia7:05pm NZDT: New ZealandWho is competing in the Top 10 Shootout?Here are the results of yesterday's qualifying session which was topped by Zach Bates with a 2:03.938, the fastest time set in the current era of Supercars at Bathurst.PositionNumberMain driverCo-driverTeamCarTime110Zac BatesAaron SetonMatt Stone RacingChevrolet2:03.938218Anton De PasqualeLee HoldsworthTeam 18Chevrolet+0.116399Cooper MurrayLochie DaltonErebus MotorsportChevrolet+0.2344888Will BrownScott PyeTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord+0.342517Brodie KosteckiTodd HazelwoodDick Johnson RacingFord+0.401648David ReynoldsJames CourtneyTeam 18Chevrolet+0.40174Jack Le BrocqHarri JonesMatt Stone RacingChevrolet+0.407831Jayden OjedaDavid RussellPremiAir RacingChevrolet+0.419919Matthew PayneWill DavidsonGrove RacingFord+0.445107James GoldingRichie StanawayBlanchard Racing TeamFord+0.562Brodie Kostecki was fifth fastest on Friday and keeps alive his chance of becoming the first driver to secure four consecutive pole positions for the Bathurst 1000.The entry of Cooper Murray/Lochie Dalton has been strong throughout the opening two days, with Murray third fastest yesterday. Murray was fighting for the win in the final laps of last year's Bathurst 1000.What happens in the Top 10 Shootout?The 10 fastest duos from Friday's qualifying session have one lap to get their car onto pole.Each team will select one driver to complete the lap. The 10th fastest team on Friday will go first, then the ninth fastest, and so on.Each team gets one lap and the top 10 positions on the starting grid will be determined by these single laps.Bathurst 1000 starting grid 11th-26thGridNumberMain driverCo-driverTeamCar1126Kai AllenTim SladeGrove RacingFord1288Broc FeeneyNick PercatTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord1355Thomas RandleReuben GoodallTickford RacingFord146Cam WatersMark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord158Andre HeimgartnerBryce FullwoodBrad Jones RacingToyota161Chaz MostertFabian CoulthardWalkinshaw TWG RacingToyota179Jobe StewartJarrod HughesErebus MotorsportChevrolet183Aaron CameronZak BestBlanchard Racing TeamFord1914Cameron HillBrad VaughanBrad Jones RacingToyota2096Macauley JonesJordan BoysBrad Jones RacingToyota2134Nathan HerneJames MoffatGarry Rogers MotorsportChevrolet2215Craig LowndesBayley HallTeam 18Chevrolet23777Declan FraserNash MorrisPremiAir RacingChevrolet2411Jackson WallsJack Perkins SCT MotorsportFord2538Rylan GrayTony D'AlbertoDick Johnson RacingFord262Ryan WoodJaxon EvansWalkinshaw TWG RacingToyota