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Poll asks fans to choose Bathurst 1000’s most heartbreaking loss
The Bathurst 1000 is known as the Great Race, and the poll focuses on its modern V8 era, which began in 1993.
It asks fans to choose the most heartbreaking loss from a selection of dramatic race disappointments.
In 1995, Glenn Seton and David Parsons were fewer than nine laps from victory when their Ford suffered engine failure.
Paul Radisich and Steve Ellery lost their chance in 1999 after a tyre failure and then an engine failure.
Other examples include Mark Skaife and Garth Tander’s 2006 start-line crash, and Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards’ 2007 race setback.
In 2014, Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb lost the lead after a faulty starter motor, while Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell’s car ran out of fuel at the finish.
The poll invites readers to decide which of these losses they consider the most heartbreaking.
Speedcafe asked fans to choose the most heartbreaking Bathurst 1000 loss from the modern V8 era.
The poll focuses on the era that began in 1993 and later became known as V8 Supercars and Supercars.
The examples include Glenn Seton and David Parsons’ 1995 engine failure, less than nine laps from the finish.
Other listed losses include Paul Radisich and Steve Ellery in 1999, Mark Skaife and Garth Tander in 2006, and Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards in 2007.
The article also describes two dramatic losses in 2014, involving Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup.
- Who
- Speedcafe is asking fans to choose among drivers and co-drivers whose Bathurst 1000 campaigns ended in heartbreak.
- What
- A poll asks which loss fans consider the most heartbreaking. It focuses on the modern V8 era beginning in 1993.
- When
- Published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- The Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama, Australia.
- Why
- Speedcafe wants to know which loss fans rate as the most heartbreaking.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It’s just heartbreaking, I tell you
To come this close, words can’t explain it, it really can’t.
Glenn Seton and David Parsons were less than nine laps from victory when engine failure ended their race.
Paul Radisich and Steve Ellery’s hopes ended after a tyre failure and then an engine failure.
Mark Skaife and Garth Tander’s chances were hit by a failed clutch and a collision after the start.
Mark Winterbottom lost control in a rain shower and later made a mistake inside the final 15 laps.
Shane van Gisbergen lost the lead after a stalled car and faulty starter motor during his final pit stop.
Jamie Whincup ran out of fuel on the last lap.
- Poll outlet
- Speedcafe
- Poll publication date
- 12 October 2026
- Era covered
- Modern V8 era, beginning in 1993
- 1995 loss
- Glenn Seton and David Parsons
- 1999 loss
- Paul Radisich and Steve Ellery
- 2014 losses
- Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb; Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell
Sources
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