Zach Bates has become the first driver in the current era of Supercars to complete a lap of Bathurst under 2:04.000, topping Friday's qualifying session ahead of Saturday's Top-10 Shootout.Brodie Kostecki will have a chance to set a new Bathurst record tomorrow in the shootout, striving to become the first driver to secure four consecutive pole positions at Mount Panorama. Bates, 22, drove his Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet to a historic time of 2:03.938, the first and only driver to break the 2:04 barrier in the Gen3 era which began in 2023.
Breaking: Bates sets Gen3 Bathurst lap record
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