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Get revved up for the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International 

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: 9 November 2022

Get set for one of the biggest weekends of the motorsport calendar with the official program of the 2022 Supercheap Auto Bathurst International.

A total of eight categories will be taking on the iconic Mount Panorama circuit with many thrilling championship battles to be decided and to find out more the program is available here.

The Supercheap Auto TCR Australia title fight could go down to the wire with Tony D’Alberto looking to fend off the likes of Jordan Cox, Will Brown Josh Buchan and Zac Sultan, who are all in contention.

D’Alberto enjoys a 46-point lead over Cox, but anything could happen at The Mountain with Aaron  Cameron a contender after dominating the Easter trip to the circuit, while keep an eye on French wildcard Teddy Clairet.

The Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series will go on the line at Bathurst this weekend. Image: Supplied

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS will put on a good show with many Supercars stars joining the regulars in the chase for the Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship.

After racing together in the Bathurst 1000, Jamie Whincup and Broc Feeney will race on opposite sides of the Triple Eight Race Engineering garage with Prince Abu Baker Ibrahim and Prince Jefri Ibrahim respectively.

Feeney and Jefri Ibrahim will be looking to continue their winning momentum and secure the Endurance championship this weekend, but Brad Schumacher and Tim Slade will not go down without a fight.

Michael Caruso, David Wall and Jack Smith also sprinkle some Supercars quality to the grid as the competitive GT will line up for a big three-hour race this weekend.

The Turtle Wax Trans Am 100 continues to grow in statue and everyone will be looking to stop young gun Nathan Herne from scoring more success.

Herne has won almost everything there is to win in the last two years and will be beaming after a strong Trans Am debut in America.

Title and Garry Rogers Motorsport rival Owen Kelly will give him a run for his money, while American wildcard Robert Noaker hopes to get amongst the top locals.

The popular Touring Car Masters also get a guernsey with fans being treated to one of the best championship fights in recent years.

Ryan Hansford edged ahead of John Bowe and aims to keep the two-time Bathurst 1000 winner at bay, while the likes of George Miedecke and Steven Johnson are also keen to shake up the apple cart.

The Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge continues to roll on with the penultimate round taking place at Bathurst.

Thomas Sargent and Ryan Wood have been duking it out all season and their fight will not slow down at Mount Panorama.

The Australian Production Cars trophy is still wide open with a host of entries in position to take down current leaders Wayne, Drew and Aaren Russell including reigning champions Grant and Iain Sherrin.

The Prototype Series will make its Bathurst debut with John-Paul Drake the man to catch after he took out the title at The Bend. 

Despite being disallowed from racing around The Mountain, the speedy S5000 open wheelers will still be seen completing daily 15-minute displays.

With so much on track action, there is a lot to get excited about as fans are hit with an avalanche of racing at The Mountain this weekend.

The official Supercheap Auto Bathurst International program is available here.

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