‘Disgraceful’ Bathurst move under review


Officials are set to re-open an investigation into Supercars driver Fabian Coulthard's "disgraceful" actions during a late safety car period at the Bathurst 1000.

It is believed stewards will take a second look at Coulthard's decision to slow down dramatically and hold up the field behind his Ford teammate Scott McLaughlin, who went on to claim his maiden Great Race on Sunday.

Officials hit Coulthard with a drive-through penalty during the race for breach of safety car procedures but are expected to have a second look at the incident to see if it influenced the outcome of the 161-lap race.

A then third-placed Coulthard controversially slowed down and backed up the rest of the field as top two Jamie Whincup and McLaughlin raced to their garage for a pit stop to get much-needed fuel during the safety car period with 26 laps left.





Scott McLaughlin celebrates. Picture Rohan Kelly
Scott McLaughlin celebrates. Picture Rohan Kelly

McLaughlin went on to hold out a fast finishing van Gisbergen by 0.68 seconds to claim his first Bathurst crown.


Coulthard may face further sanctions after stewards reopened the probe but his team, DJR Team Penske, dismissed the incident on Sunday night.




Coulthard's team boss Ryan Story insisted there was a problem with overheating in the car at the time of the controversy.


Fabian Coulthard. Picture: Tim Hunter.
Fabian Coulthard. Picture: Tim Hunter.







Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)


1. Scott McLaughlin (Ford) 6hr 27mins 51.5260 sec

2. Shane van Gisbergen (Holden) 6:27:52.2060

3. James Courtney (Holden) 6:27:53.4029

4. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 6:27:54.1959

5. David Reynolds (Holden) 6:27:55.1691

6. Fabian Coulthard (Ford) 6:27:55.5946

7. Mark Winterbottom (Holden) 6:27:57.1487

8. Scott Pye (Holden) 6:27:58.1348

9. Rick Kelly (Nissan) 6:27:58.1993

10. Lee Holdsworth (Ford) 6:27:58.5099

- with AAP

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