Triple Eight Holden restored to infamous Bathurst livery
Triple Eight Holden Supercar restored to infamous Bathurst livery
Jamie Whincup famously ran out of fuel leading on final lap in 2014
Air Force livery restored to Commodore ahead of historic appearance
An infamous Triple Eight Race Engineering Commodore livery has been restored, 11 years after the car played a pivotal role in the dramatic 2014 Bathurst 1000.
Owned by PremiAir Racing owner Peter Xiberras, the Triple Eight Commodore raced by Jamie Whincup has been returned to its 2014 Bathurst livery.
Carrying camouflage colours, the VF Commodore was steered by Whincup and Paul Dumbrell at the 2014 Great Race, with Whincup running out of fuel while leading on the final lap.
The car is one of the most decorated and storied in Supercars history, with Whincup taking the wheel between 2013 and 2015. In that time, he won two championships, and narrowly missed out on Bathurst victory twice.
The car raced in the camouflage livery at the 2014 Bathurst 1000 as part of a relationship with the Royal Australian Air Force.
The livery works were undertaken at Triple Eight’s Queensland base, with the Holden set to make an appearance at the Winton Festival of Speed on August 1-3.
Xiberras purchased the car in 2020, with previous owners Kostecki Brothers Racing restoring it to its regular 2014 livery after racing it in Super2.
Brodie Kostecki notably won with the car in the development series, before car collector Xiberras added it to his fleet.
The upcoming Winton Festival of Speed has almost 340 entries already locked in, with Winton celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Australian Touring Car Championship round held at the circuit.
Several other famous touring cars will take part, including the Commodore that was raced to a 1987 WTCC round win by Allan Moffat and John Harvey at Monza.
The 2025 season resumes at the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440 from August 8-10. Tickets are on sale now. International viewers can watch the action on SuperView.
