Words: Kyle Cassidy
Published 8 October 2025
The biggest weekend in Australasian motorsport is here — the 2025 Repco Bathurst 1000. Mount Panorama will once again host the fiercest 161 laps in Supercars, as teams, co-drivers, and legends of the sport tackle “The Mountain” for the most coveted prize in touring car racing.
This year’s event promises all the usual Bathurst drama — safety cars, strategy swings, and nail-biting finishes — as Ford and Chevrolet continue their battle for supremacy. Defending champions will be looking to hold off a field stacked with hungry contenders, including several Kiwi stars chasing glory.
For New Zealand fans, Sky Sport (Channel 53) has full live coverage across all four days, starting Thursday with practice sessions and culminating in Sunday’s main event. Here’s when to tune in (NZ time):
REPCO BATHURST 1000 – NZ TV TIMES
Sky Sport Channel 53
Thursday, October 9
- Supercars Practice 1: 3.05pm
- Supercars Practice 2 (Co-drivers only): 6.35pm
Friday, October 10
- Supercars Practice 3: 11.50am
- Supercars Practice 4: 2.55pm
Saturday, October 11
- Supercars Practice 5 (Co-drivers only): 11.35am
- Supercars Practice 6 (All drivers): 1.40pm
- Top Ten Shootout: 6.50pm
Sunday, October 12 – Race Day
- Live coverage from 9.00am
- Warm-up: 10.25am
- 2025 Repco Bathurst 1000 (161 laps): 12.00 Noon
Grab your snacks, clear your Sunday, and get ready for hours of high-octane action from the mountain — because when Bathurst rolls around, nothing else matters.
