Zach Bates and Aaron Seton start Bathurst 1000 from pole

The Bathurst 1000 is being held at Mount Panorama in Australia as part of the Supercars season.

Zach Bates and co-driver Aaron Seton qualified on pole in a Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet.

Bates took the top spot in the Top 10 Shootout, with Brodie Kostecki finishing second.

Last year’s winner, Matt Payne, is competing again, this time with co-driver Will Davison.

The race is scheduled to start on a sunny day, with a forecast high of about 27 degrees Celsius and almost no chance of rain.

The event is a major race in the Supercars season, and 54 drivers are set to compete.

The live coverage follows the race through to the chequered flag.