when did bathurst 1000 start

The Bathurst 1000 traces its origins to 1960, when the first edition of the race was held as a 500-mile production car event at Phillip Island, before later moving to Mount Panorama at Bathurst.

• The race that evolved into the modern Bathurst 1000 was first run on 20 November 1960 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria.

• It was originally a 500-mile endurance race for standard production sedans, not yet the 1000 km touring car classic known today.

• The event relocated to Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, in 1963, and over time the distance and format evolved into the 1000 km race now called the Bathurst 1000.

So, if you are asking “when did Bathurst 1000 start,” the lineage begins in 1960, with the race gaining its Bathurst identity from 1963 onward.