The Bathurst 1000 has arrived for 2025, with Mount Panorama to host Australia's most iconic motorsport event.
We have 26 entries and 52 drivers ready to take on the mountain over four days of action.
The Sporting News has all the key timings for this year's program below.
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When does the Bathurst 1000 start? 2025 race time
Drivers will be in action on the track from Thursday, October 10, with two practice sessions scheduled for the opening day.
More practice sessions along with qualifying will come on the Friday, before Saturday is headlined by the Top Ten Shootout.
The main race will begin at 11:45 am AEDT on Sunday, October 12 – slightly later than previous years.
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*All times in AEDT
Thursday, October 9
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm | Practice 1 (All drivers) |
4:50 pm - 5:50 pm | Practice 2 (Co-drivers) |
Friday, October 10
10:05 am - 11:05 am | Practice 3 (All drivers) |
1:05 pm - 2:05 pm | Practice 4 (All drivers) |
4:10 pm - 4:50 pm | Qualifying |
Saturday, October 11
10:05 am - 11:05 am | Practice 5 (Co-drivers) |
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm | Practice 6 (All drivers) |
5:05 pm - 5:50 pm | Top Ten Shootout |
Sunday, October 12
8:30 am - 8:50 am | Warm Up |
11:45 am - 6:30 pm | Race |
How to watch the Bathurst 1000: TV channel, live stream
Fans in Australia can catch every minute of action live on Fox Sports' dedicated Bathurst 1000 channel (Fox Sports Ch. 506).
There you'll be able to watch every practice session, qualifying, the Top 10 Shootout and, most importantly, the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday.
For free-to-air coverage, fans can tune into the Seven network, which will be broadcasting live action from Friday.
For those wishing to stream all the thrills and spills, Kayo will have you covered, with live coverage kicking off with the Thursday practice sessions and taking you all the way through to the chequered flag and all the celebrations on Sunday.
Click here to watch the Bathurst 1000 on Kayo.