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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Beretta (left) and Mel McLaughlin pictured with the Peter Brock Trophy in 2023.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Beretta (left) and Mel McLaughlin pictured with the Peter Brock Trophy in 2023.<\/p>\n
Leading sports news presenter Mel McLaughlin will lead the coverage alongside Supercars stalwarts Matt White and Mark Beretta.<\/p>\n
Rally and off-road champion Molly Taylor will make her return to pit lane, with publisher and commentator Aaron Noonan also returning to screens.<\/p>\n
Providing colour across the fabled Mount Panorama paddock and campgrounds will be TV personality and radio host Emma Freedman.<\/p>\n
As expected, in-race commentary will be provided by Richard Crail and Garth Tander with recent addition Greg Murphy to return.<\/p>\n
Chad Neylon, Mark Larkham and Riana Crehan reprise their roles as pit lane reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the drama of last year, when Matt Payne and Garth Tander came from 18th on the grid to win in the wet, we know Bathurst can deliver a race for the ages,\u201d said Seven\u2019s head of motorsport Angela Rampal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2025 Repco Bathurst 1000 had everything, from seven safety cars to a last-lap twist that had the whole country on the edge of their seats, and it\u2019s no surprise it\u2019s being called one of the greatest races ever.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s title fight is shaping up to be just as fierce, and with the Finals Series spots still on the line, we can\u2019t wait to bring every moment of the 2026 Repco Bathurst 1000 to Australians nationwide on Seven and 7plus.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody knows what the Mountain will throw at us next, and that\u2019s exactly why we love it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be huge, and we\u2019re ready to deliver every unforgettable moment, live and free all weekend long on Seven and 7plus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seven gets its Bathurst 1000 coverage underway in earnest on Sunday, October 4 with its pre-event preview on Seven, 7mate and 7plus from 12:00pm AEDT.<\/p>\n
That will be fronted by White and Tander with guest appearances from co-drivers Mark Winterbottom and last year\u2019s Bathurst 1000 winner Matt Payne.<\/p>\n
Seven has also announced a Supercars-themed episode of \u2018Unfiltered\u2019, featuring 2010 champion James Courtney.<\/p>\n
Courtney will speak with Hamish McLachlan about his personal life, Supercars career, desire to finally win the Bathurst 1000, and the near-fatal F1 testing crash in 2002.<\/p>\n
That will air on Thursday, October 8 at 10.30pm AEDT on Seven and 7plus.<\/p>\n
Seven\u2019s coverage of the Bathurst 1000 does not include Thursday practice. Its coverage begins on Friday on Seven, 7mate and 7plus at 10:00am AEDT.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s coverage begins at 10:00am AEDT while coverage of Sunday\u2019s big dance commences at 7:00am AEDT.<\/p>\n