{"id":932489,"date":"2026-10-18T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/932489\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:30:22","slug":"ranked-how-every-supercars-co-driver-performed-at-the-bathurst-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/932489\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked: How every Supercars co-driver performed at the Bathurst 1000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ranked:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Seton leads the field into Turn 1. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

The Bathurst 1000 took place in dry conditions and was devoid of any Safety Car periods during the co-driver stints, making for relatively clean data.<\/p>\n

So who shone and who struggled? To take a closer look, we\u2019re using lap time analysis compiled by The B-Pillar<\/a>, averaging the best 50 percent of laps for each driver.<\/p>\n

Matt Payne<\/a>\u2019s co-driver Will Davison was the man of the match on that metric, averaging 2:08.424s across the best 34 of his total 68 laps.<\/p>\n

The #19 Grove Racing Mustang was one of the fastest cars in the field, but finished just fifth after being delayed by penalties and slow pit stops.<\/p>\n

Davison was sublime in the wet at The Bend too, charging through the field after being turned around at the first corner, but ended the Enduro Cup without a trophy to show for it.<\/p>\n

The fact Davison ranked 11th among all drivers at Bathurst on the 50 percent average lap metric showed this pairing was about as close to having two A-graders aboard as you could get.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

Will Davison. Photo: Richard Gresham<\/p>\n

The next three drivers in the rankings \u2013 Todd Hazelwood<\/a>, Aaron Seton and Lee Holdsworth \u2013 have already rightly received plenty of praise for their Bathurst efforts.<\/p>\n

Hazelwood is now a two-time Great Race winner after his early stints put Brodie Kostecki<\/a> in the box seat for victory (albeit before a bungled brake change threatened the result).<\/p>\n

The South Aussie joins a rare group of drivers to have won the Great Race on both sides of the Ford\/GM brand divide, having triumphed alongside Kostecki at Erebus in 2024.<\/p>\n

Seton defied doubters by capitalising on the pole position achieved by Zach Bates<\/a>, making a perfect getaway and holding the lead until the first stops.<\/p>\n

The third-generation racer set the fastest lap of any co-driver (2:07.600s) and didn\u2019t put a foot wrong in three stints \u2013 staking his claim for a permanent enduro gig.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

Aaron Seton. Photo: Richard Gresham<\/p>\n

Holdsworth likewise did all that was required of him alongside Anton De Pasquale<\/a> and should now be a two-time Bathurst winner, if not for Team 18\u2019s highly-publicised mistake.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 43-year-old\u2019s ability to break from his regular job as a commercial real estate agent and race at this level twice a year is worthy of accolades regardless.<\/p>\n

That Walkinshaw TWG let him go at the end of 2024 has very much been Team 18\u2019s gain, having already netted a second place finished in 2025.<\/p>\n

Scott Pye, the Enduro Cup winner alongside Will Brown<\/a>, is ranked fifth here, having redeemed himself after a ropey start at The Bend that attracted two penalties.<\/p>\n

Rank
\nCar
\nDriver
\nAverage<\/p>\n

1
\n#19
\nWill Davison
\n2:08.424<\/p>\n

2
\n#17
\nTodd Hazelwood
\n2:08.519<\/p>\n

3
\n#10
\nAaron Seton
\n2:08.587<\/p>\n

4
\n#18
\nLee Holdsworth
\n2:08.593<\/p>\n

5
\n#888
\nScott Pye
\n2:08.611<\/p>\n

6
\n#99
\nLochie Dalton
\n2:08.652<\/p>\n

7
\n#4
\nHarri Jones
\n2:08.702<\/p>\n

8
\n#34
\nNathan Herne
\n2:08.725<\/p>\n

9
\n#26
\nTim Slade
\n2:08.786<\/p>\n

10
\n#777
\nNash Morris
\n2:08.821<\/p>\n

11
\n#20
\nJames Courtney<\/a>
\n2:08.881<\/p>\n

12
\n#15
\nBayley Hall
\n2:08.894<\/p>\n

13
\n#55
\nReuben Goodall
\n2:08.929<\/p>\n

14
\n#31
\nDavid Russell
\n2:09.007<\/p>\n

15
\n#99
\nJarrod Hughes
\n2:09.037<\/p>\n

16
\n#8
\nBryce Fullwood
\n2:09.050<\/p>\n

17
\n#88
\nNick Percat
\n2:09.052<\/p>\n

18
\n#777
\nRichie Stanaway<\/a>
\n2:09.073<\/p>\n

19
\n#3
\nZak Best
\n2:09.075<\/p>\n

20
\n#1
\nFabian Coulthard
\n2:09.151<\/p>\n

21
\n#15
\nCraig Lowndes<\/a>
\n2:09.156<\/p>\n

22
\n#14
\nBrad Vaughan
\n2:09.200<\/p>\n

23
\n#6
\nMark Winterbottom<\/a>
\n2:09.205<\/p>\n

24
\n#34
\nJames Moffat
\n2:09.335<\/p>\n

25
\n#2
\nJaxon Evans
\n2:09.402<\/p>\n

26
\n#96
\nJordan Boys
\n2:09.452<\/p>\n

27
\n#38
\nTony D\u2019Alberto
\n2:09.485<\/p>\n

28
\n#11
\nJack Perkins
\n2:09.653<\/p>\n

Car performance naturally plays a key part in allowing co-drivers the opportunity to shine and it\u2019s worth nothing that the same five cars also topped the primary driver speed rankings (see below).<\/p>\n

All four wildcard drivers, regardless of their somewhat arbitrary nomination as primary or co-driver, are included in our co-driver list on the basis they are part-timers.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere among co-drivers, Lochie Dalton (#99 Erebus) and Harri Jones (#4 MSR) backed up strong performances in tricky conditions at The Bend with impressive Bathurst stints.<\/p>\n

Eighth on this ranking is Nathan Herne, who was nominated as the co-driver for Garry Rogers Motorsport\u2019s entry, but was deployed as if he was the primary.<\/p>\n

That meant he enjoyed better track conditions than most co-drivers as he was in the car for the end of the race, while he also had a healthy amount of clean air following James Moffat\u2019s early tangle.<\/p>\n

However, Herne\u2019s numbers \u2013 and the fact he kept the Camaro straight all weekend \u2013 are impressive and should put the Trans Am star on the radar of Supercars squads for next year.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Nathan Herne, right, with James Moffat. Photo: Rhys Vandersyde\/InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Fellow wildcard Bayley Hall also enjoyed the benefit of effectively driving as a primary late in the race, but was nevertheless impressive to be ranked 12th.<\/p>\n

Among other young guns to note was Nash Morris, who also enjoyed clean air after an early tangle, but made the most of it to rank 10th.<\/p>\n

His average was 0.163s quicker than the #777 PremiAir Camaro\u2019s primary driver Declan Fraser, who has lost his seat ahead of the Gold Coast.<\/a><\/p>\n

Although Fraser\u2019s ousting was on the cards ahead of the Great Race, such a direct comparison is nonetheless powerful.<\/p>\n

Outside of this, the co-driver rankings largely reflect the relative speed \u2013 and user-friendliness \u2013 of the cars being driven.<\/p>\n

Walkinshaw TWG duo Fabian Coulthard and Jaxon Evans were on the podium at The Bend and yet ranked just 20th and 25th at Bathurst, where the Toyotas struggled.<\/p>\n

\"Male<\/p>\n

Nash Morris. Photo: Richard Gresham<\/p>\n

To their credit, the two Kiwis managed to keep the Supras off the walls, which is more than can be said for their primary driver counterparts.<\/p>\n

Former Bathurst winners Nick Percat (#88) and Mark Winterbottom (#6 Tickford) also battled with off-the-pace machinery, the former\u2019s Ford suffering brake issues with its co-driver at the helm.<\/p>\n

Craig Lowndes\u2019 21st place ranking is hardly stellar, but the seven-time winner did more than enough to suggest he\u2019s got at least one more Bathurst tilt in him next year.<\/p>\n

Overall, it was a sign of the quality of the co-driver field that the race ran green throughout the stints for the part-timers, and the spread between fastest and slowest is barely bigger than that for the primaries.<\/p>\n

The only major incident was the three-car tangle on the opening lap involving Tony D\u2019Alberto, Moffat and Morris, which added to DJR driver D\u2019Alberto\u2019s unfortunate crash earlier in the weekend.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve included the primary driver rankings below for extra context and comparison. The standout here is Chaz Mostert, who was wringing the neck of his Supra before crashing out in the dying laps.<\/p>\n

Rank
\nCar
\nDriver
\nAverage<\/p>\n

1
\n#17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\n2:08.006<\/p>\n

2
\n#888
\nWill Brown
\n2:08.163<\/p>\n

3
\n#19
\nMatthew Payne
\n2:08.166<\/p>\n

4
\n#10
\nZach Bates
\n2:08.224<\/p>\n

5
\n#18
\nAnton De Paquale
\n2:08.242<\/p>\n

6
\n#1
\nChaz Mostert
\n2:08.301<\/p>\n

7
\n#7
\nJames Golding
\n2:08.317<\/p>\n

8
\n#8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\n2:08.340<\/p>\n

9
\n#99
\nCooper Murray
\n2:08.354<\/p>\n

10
\n#26
\nKai Allen
\n2:08.365<\/p>\n

11
\n#88
\nBroc Feeney
\n2:08.466<\/p>\n

12
\n#3
\nAaron Cameron
\n2:08.488<\/p>\n

13
\n#31
\nJayden Ojeda
\n2:08.552<\/p>\n

14
\n#4
\nJack Le Brocq
\n2:08.564<\/p>\n

15
\n#9
\nJobe Stewart
\n2:08.631<\/p>\n

16
\n#55
\nThomas Randle
\n2:08.632<\/p>\n

17
\n#6
\nCameron Waters
\n2:08.671<\/p>\n

18
\n#20
\nDavid Reynolds
\n2:08.716<\/p>\n

19
\n#2
\nRyan Wood
\n2:08.787<\/p>\n

20
\n#38
\nRylan Gray
\n2:08.881<\/p>\n

21
\n#777
\nDeclan Fraser
\n2:08.984<\/p>\n

22
\n#11
\nJackson Walls
\n2:09.124<\/p>\n

23
\n#96
\nMacauley Jones
\n2:09.125<\/p>\n

24
\n#14
\nCameron Hill
\n2:09.150<\/p>\n

The B Pillar is a UK-based data analytics business, focusing primarily on GT and endurance racing, covering more than 40 series across six continents.<\/p>\n

Their clients are drivers, teams, managers, and the media to provide discerning and applicable insights into driver and team performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Seton leads the field into Turn 1. Image: Supplied The Bathurst 1000 took place in dry conditions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":932490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,9910,85],"class_list":["post-932489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-slot2","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}