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‘Speechless’ rookie quickest in Gen3 era qualifying at Bathurst
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Zach Bates has shocked the Supercars paddock with a performance good enough to place him in a club of one.
The only driver in a Gen3 era car to ever post a 2:03 lap around Mount Panorama.
No champions or much more experienced drivers have been able to punch through the time barrier, but a rookie from Matt Stone Racing did it in Friday’s qualifying session.
Bates dedicates historic Bathurst lap to late mum after stunning qualifying
Zach Bates was the fastest during Friday's qualifying session at Mount Panorama. (Getty Images: Daniel Kalisz)
Zach Bates has set the fastest ever lap time at Bathurst in the current era of Supercars, topping Friday's qualifying session at Mount Panorama.
Two entrants missed out on qualifying after damage to their cars from crashes earlier on Friday could not be fixed in time for the session.
ABC Sport will have a live blog of the Bathurst 1000 from lights out to the chequered flag on Sunday, October 11.
Zach Bates has dedicated his historic Bathurst lap to his late mother after becoming the first driver in the current era to break the 2:04 barrier at Mount Panorama.
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Bates stuns for historic provisional Bathurst pole
Bates becomes the first driver to set a 2:03s in a Gen3 car at Bathurst
Canberra-born rising star Zach Bates has claimed a stunning provisional Boost Mobile Pole for the 2026 Repco Bathurst 1000, in one of the more remarkable upsets in Great Race history.
Bates, who entered the weekend 18th in points in his rookie Supercars season with Matt Stone Racing, blazed to the only sub-2:04s lap in the session, becoming the first driver to break into the 2:03 range in the Gen3 era.
Bates' provisional pole time of a 2:03.9376s was just over a tenth of a second clear of Team 18 star Anton De Pasquale, with Erebus Motorsport driver Cooper Murray completing an all-Chevrolet top three.
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