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Bathurst 1000 race-day audience falls to 1.45 million
The 2026 Bathurst 1000 drew a national audience of 1.45 million on race day, according to Seven.
That was lower than the 1.54 million who watched the race day in 2025.
Across three days of coverage on Seven and 7plus Sport, the total audience was 5.5 million, down from 5.9 million last year.
Some lead-up events drew more viewers than in 2025: qualifying had 264,000, and the Top 10 Shootout had 785,000.
Seven said 241,000 people watched through 7plus Sport, a record for the service and 15 percent more than in 2025.
Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood won the race for Dick Johnson Racing.
Seven’s next live motorsport coverage is the Gold Coast 500 on October 24–25, followed by the Adelaide Grand Final on November 28–29.
The 2026 Bathurst 1000 race-day national audience was 1.45 million, down from 1.54 million in 2025.
Seven reported a total audience of 5.5 million across three days of coverage, compared with 5.9 million last year.
The Top 10 Shootout audience rose to 785,000 from 775,000, while qualifying viewership increased to 264,000 from 229,000.
Streaming service 7plus Sport had a record 241,000 viewers, up 15 percent from 211,000 in 2025.
Seven said the race-day broadcast reached 3.97 million people nationally.
- Who
- The 2026 Bathurst 1000 race-day audience was 1.45 million.
- What
- The national audience fell from 1.54 million in 2025.
- When
- Race day in 2026. The article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Bathurst, Australia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Bathurst 1000 national audience was 1.54 million.
The Bathurst 1000 national audience was 1.45 million.
Speedcafe published its report on the ratings.
- 2026 race-day audience
- 1.45 million
- 2025 race-day audience
- 1.54 million
- 2026 three-day audience
- 5.5 million
- 2025 three-day audience
- 5.9 million
- 7plus Sport viewers
- 241,000
What people are saying
It’s hard to imagine a better finish to the Bathurst 1000 than last year, but yesterday may have just topped it
The Bathurst 1000 remains one of the absolute pinnacles of Australian sport, and this year’s broadcast reinforced its incredible power to captivate the nation
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