{"id":626041,"date":"2026-10-10T03:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/626041\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T03:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:46:10","slug":"supercars-news-erebus-motorsports-jarrod-hughes-tops-bathurst-1000-practice-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/626041\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Erebus Motorsport&#8217;s Jarrod Hughes tops Bathurst 1000 Practice 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Supercars-Bathurst1000-Friday-181-copy.jpg\" class=\"sc-hero-img\" alt=\"Hughes puts Erebus on top of final Bathurst co-driver practice\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Jobe Stewart\/Jarrod Hughes Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>Hughes set a session-best 2:05.5864s on the last of 22 laps in the 60-minute co-driver session.<\/p>\n<p>James Golding\u2019s co-driver Richie Stanaway had been the pace-setter until Hughes\u2019 effort.<\/p>\n<p>Stanaway eventually slipped to third after Blanchard Racing Team stablemate Zak Best, partnered with Aaron Cameron, also improved late to second.<\/p>\n<p>Grove Racing\u2019s Tim Slade and PremiAir Racing driver David Russell were fourth and fifth respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2026-bathurst-1000-ryan-wood-toyota-supra-crash-practice-3-video-comments-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After Ryan Wood\u2019s sizable shunt in Practice 3<\/a>, his co-driver Jaxon Evans spent the opening minutes of Practice 5 in and out of the pit lane.s<\/p>\n<p>Evans reported no complaints in the opening stanza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m all good. Obviously yesterday was one of those days, more mental than anything that you need to recover from,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a massive credit to our team. Jaxon has rolled out there and has no complaints. Really proud of our group. We\u2019ll just bounce back from what happened yesterday hopefully on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Wood said he was \u201cA little tender, but I\u2019ll be all right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans ended the session in 10th while the sister car of Fabian Coulthard was only 20th.<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard complained of balance issues, lamenting a set-up change to overcome its apparent lack of straight-line speed.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Jones Racing completed an overnight engine change for the Andre Heimgartner\/Bryce Fullwood-driven Toyota Supra. It was up on its stands mid-session due to an electrical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Practice 6 at the Bathurst 1000 gets underway at 1:10pm AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>Results: Repco Supercars Championship Repco Bathurst 1000, Practice 5 (co-drivers)<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nNum<br \/>\nDriver<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nCar<br \/>\nLap<br \/>\nDiff<br \/>\nGap<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n9<br \/>\nJarrod Hughes<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:05.5864<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n3<br \/>\nZak Best<br \/>\nBlanchard Racing Team<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.2003<br \/>\n0.6139<br \/>\n0.6139<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n7<br \/>\nRichie Stanaway<br \/>\nBlanchard Racing Team<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.2154<br \/>\n0.6290<br \/>\n0.0151<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\n26<br \/>\nTim Slade<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.2378<br \/>\n0.6514<br \/>\n0.0224<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n31<br \/>\nDavid Russell<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.2580<br \/>\n0.6716<br \/>\n0.0202<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\n18<br \/>\nLee Holdsworth<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.4090<br \/>\n0.8226<br \/>\n0.1510<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n55<br \/>\nReuben Goodall<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.4191<br \/>\n0.8327<br \/>\n0.0101<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\n17<br \/>\nTodd Hazelwood<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.4455<br \/>\n0.8591<br \/>\n0.0264<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n6<br \/>\nMark Winterbottom<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.4831<br \/>\n0.8967<br \/>\n0.0376<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n2<br \/>\nJaxon Evans<br \/>\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra A90<br \/>\n2:06.5625<br \/>\n0.9761<br \/>\n0.0794<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n99<br \/>\nLochie Dalton<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.6061<br \/>\n1.0197<br \/>\n0.0436<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\n96<br \/>\nJordan Boys<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra A90<br \/>\n2:06.6188<br \/>\n1.0324<br \/>\n0.0127<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\n48<br \/>\nJames Courtney<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.6485<br \/>\n1.0621<br \/>\n0.0297<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n4<br \/>\nHarri Jones<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.6652<br \/>\n1.0788<br \/>\n0.0167<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\n777<br \/>\nNash Morris<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.7749<br \/>\n1.1885<br \/>\n0.1097<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\n34<br \/>\nNathan Herne<br \/>\nGarry Rogers Motorsport<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.7892<br \/>\n1.2028<br \/>\n0.0143<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\n19<br \/>\nWill Davison<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:06.8645<br \/>\n1.2781<br \/>\n0.0753<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\n888<br \/>\nScott Pye<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.0121<br \/>\n1.4257<br \/>\n0.1476<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\n38<br \/>\nTony D\u2019Alberto<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.0204<br \/>\n1.4340<br \/>\n0.0083<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nFabian Coulthard<br \/>\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra A90<br \/>\n2:07.1572<br \/>\n1.5708<br \/>\n0.1368<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\n15<br \/>\nBayley Hall<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:07.1946<br \/>\n1.6082<br \/>\n0.0374<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\n88<br \/>\nNick Percat<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.2880<br \/>\n1.7016<br \/>\n0.0934<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\n8<br \/>\nBryce Fullwood<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra A90<br \/>\n2:07.2905<br \/>\n1.7041<br \/>\n0.0025<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\n14<br \/>\nBrad Vaughan<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nToyota GR Supra A90<br \/>\n2:07.4295<br \/>\n1.8431<br \/>\n00.139<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\n11<br \/>\nJack Perkins<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.5251<br \/>\n1.9387<br \/>\n0.0956<\/p>\n<p>26<br \/>\n10<br \/>\nAaron Seton<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:07.7199<br \/>\n2.1335<br \/>\n0.1948<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jobe Stewart\/Jarrod Hughes Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro. 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