| 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000 | |
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The 2005 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was the ninth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 43rd anniversary of the original touring car endurance race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in 1963. It was the 49th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.
It was held on 9 October 2005 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst.
The race was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly won the race in their Holden Racing Team Commodore. It was the seventh consecutive win by a Holden, the longest such streak in the combined history of the Bathurst 1000. It was the Holden Racing Team's fifth Bathurst victory and Skaife's fifth win as well. Kelly followed his younger brother Rick as a Bathurst winner, becoming the 50th driver to claim victory.
Skaife took the lead with 20 laps to go over the Tasman Motorsport Commodore of Jason Richards.
Greg Murphy and Marcos Ambrose collided at the Cutting with 20 laps remaining. The two drivers argued heatedly after the collision.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
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| Pole | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 2:08.5990 |
| 2 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | 2:08.8571 |
| 3 | 51 | Paul Weel Racing | Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:09.1834 |
| 4 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:09.3787 |
| 5 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | Garth Tander | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:09.6648 |
| 6 | 24 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Steven Richards | Holden VY Commodore | 2:09.8170 |
| 7 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Jason Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:12.2092 |
| 8 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford BA Falcon | 2:19.6014 |
| 9 | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Jim Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:20.1202 |
| DNF | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon |
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