Bathurst classics to watch this Christmas: Part 1

Need a racing fix during the festive season?

Supercars' extensive TV library is at your fingertips, bringing you nearly two decades of racing to enjoy all over again.

SuperArchive features classic races in full, from the championship's formative days in 1997 through to 2014.

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To help fill the racing void during the Christmas break, Supercars.com has listed five classic Bathurst 1000 races to watch on SuperArchive.

2014 Bathurst 1000

Considered by many to be one of the best Great Races ever, the 2014 edition had it all.

Just short of eight hours long, it marked the longest-running Bathurst 1000 in the race's history, and the first time the winning combination started from the back of the grid. 

Filled with weird and unprecedented events, Chaz Mostert's last-lap pass on series champion Jamie Whincup - who ran out of fuel when entering Conrod Straight - remains an iconic moment in Supercars history.

2012 Bathurst 1000

A classic Great Race thriller.

Jamie Whincup held off a gallant David Reynolds in 2012, in a nail-biting, fuel-saving battle to the chequered flag. 

After 1000 kilometres around Mount Panorama and an intense final stint, Whincup claimed his fourth Bathurst title by just 0.3s.

2007 Bathurst 1000

Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup won a dramatic Bathurst 1000 in 2007, in one of the closest finishes ever at Mount Panorama.

Rain arrived late in the race, sparking crashes, spins, and a hard-fought tussle for the lead.

Just 1.2 seconds separated the top four cars across the line, with Lowndes and Whincup securing their third and second Bathurst wins respectively.

James Courtney/David Besnard and Steven Johnson/Will Davison rounded out the top honours, marking the first all-Ford Bathurst podium since 1988.

2011 Bathurst 1000

Garth Tander defeated Craig Lowndes in a last-lap duel in 2011, holding off the fellow Holden driver by 0.2917 seconds.

Tander's third Bathurst win saw his co-driver Nick Percat make history, becoming the first rookie to win Bathurst on debut in over thirty years.

David Besnard escaped unharmed after a major accident at Griffins Bend, with the impact causing his Ford Falcon to burst into flames.

1997 Bathurst 1000

Russell Ingall and Larry Perkins performed arguably the greatest fightback in Bathurst 1000 history in 1997, charging through the field to win after a disastrous opening lap.

Coping a puncture at the first corner following Perkins' clash with pole-sitter Craig Lowndes, the duo mercilessly fought from the rear of the field back onto the lead lap.

Perkins went on to claim his sixth Bathurst victory, more than 11 seconds ahead of father and son duo Steven and Jim Richards.

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