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| In the first four years there was no qualifying. Cars were started in class order.
If a year is linked, qualifying results are available If Driver is linked, there is some background information available If a car is linked, there is data and maybe a picture available If a Qualifying Time is linked, there is a Video Available |
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| Year | Event | Driver | Car | Qualifying Time |
| 1967 | Gallaher 500 | I. Geoghegan | Ford Falcon GT | 3:03.0 |
| 1968 | Hardie Ferodo 500 | B. McPhee | Holden Monaro GTS 327 | 2:56.7 |
| 1969 | Hardie Ferodo 500 | I. Geoghegan | Ford Falcon GT | 2:48.9 |
| 1970 | Hardie Ferodo 500 | A. Moffat | Ford Falcon GHTO | 2:49.3 |
| 1971 | Hardie Ferodo 500 | A. Moffat | Ford Falcon GTHO | 2:38.9 |
| 1972 | Hardie Ferodo 500 | A. Moffat | Ford Falcon GTHO | 2:35.8 |
| 1973 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | J. Goss | Ford Falcon GT | 2:33.4 |
| 1974 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | P. Brock | Holden Torana L34 | 2:30.8 |
| 1975 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | C. Bond | Holden Torana L34 | 2:27.4 |
| 1976 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | A. Moffat | Ford Falcon GT | 2:25.0 |
| 1977 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | P. Brock | Holden Torana SS | 2:24.1 |
| 1978 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | P. Brock | Holden Torana SS | 2:20.006 |
| 1979 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | P. Brock | Holden Torana A9X | 2:20.500 |
| 1980 | Hardie Ferodo 1000 | K. Bartlett | Chevrolet Camaro | 2:20.972 |
| 1981 | James Hardie 1000 | K. Bartlett | Chevrolet Camaro | 2:36.432 (Rain) |
| 1982 | James Hardie 1000 | A. Grice | Holden Commodore VH | 2:17.501 |
| 1983 | James Hardie 1000 | P. Brock | Holden Commodore VH | 2:16.270 |
| 1984 | James Hardie 1000 | G. Fury | Nissan Bluebird | 2:13.850 |
| 1985 | James Hardie 1000 | T. Walkinshaw | Jaguar XJS | 2:18.822 |
| 1986 | James Hardie 1000 | G. Scott | Nissan Skyline | 2:17.159 |
| 1987 | James Hardie 1000 | K. Ludwig | Ford Sierra RS 500 | 2:16.969 |
| 1988 | Tooheys 1000 | D. Johnson | Ford Sierra RS 500 | 2:16.460 |
| 1989 | Tooheys 1000 | P. Brock | Ford Sierra RS 500 | 2:15.800 |
| 1990 | Tooheys 1000 | K. Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS 500 | 2:13.840 |
| 1991 | Tooheys 1000 | M. Skaife | Nissan Skyline GT-R | 2:12.630 |
| 1992 | Tooheys 1000 | D. Johnson | Ford Sierra RS 500 | 2:12.898 |
| 1993 | Tooheys 1000 | L. Perkins | Holden Commodore VP | 2:13.013 |
| 1994 | Tooheys 1000 | G. Seton | Ford Falcon EB | 2:12.1464 |
| 1995 | Tooheys 1000 | C. Lowndes | Holden Commodore VR | 2:11.5540 |
| 1996 | AMP 1000 | G. Seton | Ford Falcon EF | 2:10.0077 |
| 1997 | Primus 1000 | M. Skaife | Holden Commodore VS | 2:09.9899 |
| 1998 | FAI 1000 | M. Skaife | Holden Commodore VT | 2:09.8945 |
| 1999 | FAI 1000 | M. Larkham | Ford Falcon AU | 2:09.5146 |
| 2000 | FAI 1000 | Wayne Gardner | Ford Falcon AU | 2:28.3844 |
| 2001 | V8 Supercar 1000 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford Falcon AU | 2:09.7785 |
| 2002 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore VX | 2:08.8278 |
| 2003 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VY | 2:06.8594 Video (4.2Mb) |
| 2004 | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 | Steven Richards | Holden Commodore VY | 2:07.9611 |
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| 1997 | AMP 1000 | P. Morris | BMW 320i | 2:16.5958 |
| 1998 | AMP 1000 | R. Rydell | Volvo S40 | 2:14.9265 |
| 1999 | Doesn't count as it was merely a 500 km contractural obligation to Channel 7. | |||
This graph shows how the qualifying times have dropped
over the last 33 years.
As yet I have no explanation for the peak at 1970.
The peak in 1981 was due to rain.
