0.1434 Seconds: The Win That Nobody Scripted
October 9, 2016. Mount Panorama, in the year the sport marked a decade without Peter Brock. The race for his trophy was about to deliver the strangest finish the Mountain had ever seen.
Jamie Whincup had been untouchable. Pole position, breaking the race lap record, and a commanding lead for the bulk of the 161 laps. He crossed the finish line first.
He didn't win.
Rewind to lap 150. Whincup dove down the inside of Scott McLaughlin's Volvo at The Chase. Contact. McLaughlin speared off, and as Whincup slowed to give the place back, Garth Tander arrived at full noise into the chaos. The chain reaction wiped out both cars' chances on the spot. Whincup survived the incident but not the consequence: a 15-second post-race penalty for careless driving that relegated him to 11th.
Which left the last men standing: Will Davison and Jonathon Webb in the #19 Darrell Lea STIX Tekno Autosports Commodore. A single-car, team-owner-run operation that had lined up 17th after a rough week of preparation and, in a quirk no Bathurst winner had delivered before, hadn't led a single lap all day.
The final run to the flag became an instant classic. Davison's problem wasn't speed, it was fuel. The tank was running dry. Behind him closed Shane van Gisbergen, the same man who'd driven Tekno's heartbreak in 2014 when he stalled at the final pit stop, and who'd won the Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Webb that very February. Webb, watching from the pit wall, couldn't bear to look.
The Commodore coughed into the final corner, starved of fuel. It crossed the line rolling on fumes, 0.1434 seconds ahead. The closest competitive finish in the history of the Great Race.
For Davison, it was a second Bathurst crown, seven years after his 2009 breakthrough. For Webb, redemption, plus a double nobody had achieved before: the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst 1000 in the same year. And for the record books, the unlikeliest entry of all: the winners who never led a lap.
Triple Eight appealed the penalty. The appeal failed. The result stands forever.
Printed in Australia on premium fabric, this Bathurst tribute tee and hoodie features the VF Commodore livery of the 2016 winner. Add your name or number plate to make it uniquely yours.
Perfect for underdog believers, Davison dynasty collectors, and anyone who knows the best Bathurst stories are the ones nobody scripted. Order your 2016 Bathurst Winner Holden VF Commodore t-shirt today.
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TEES 100% cotton • 180gsm shoulder to shoulder tape • better comfort and durability minimised shrinkage • pre-shrunk fabric |
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HOODIES 80% cotton • 20% polyester anti-pill fleece • 290 GSM unisex • pullover hood • kangaroo pocket pre-shrunk • minimised shrinkage |
SWEAT SHOP FREE • ECO FRIENDLY • PROUDLY PRINTED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Your shirt will leave our Melbourne based location in 5-7 business days with Australia Post signature required on delivery.
All Artwork by James Bailey Stomp Impressions © 2026
2016 Bathurst Winner | Holden VF Commodore | Will Davison / Jonathon Webb Mens T-Shirt [Size: S] Personalised:No [MULTICOLOUR]
0.1434 Seconds: The Win That Nobody Scripted
October 9, 2016. Mount Panorama, in the year the sport marked a decade without Peter Brock. The race for his trophy was about to deliver the strangest finish the Mountain had ever seen.
Jamie Whincup had been untouchable. Pole position, breaking the race lap record, and a commanding lead for the bulk of the 161 laps. He crossed the finish line first.
He didn't win.
Rewind to lap 150. Whincup dove down the inside of Scott McLaughlin's Volvo at The Chase. Contact. McLaughlin speared off, and as Whincup slowed to give the place back, Garth Tander arrived at full noise into the chaos. The chain reaction wiped out both cars' chances on the spot. Whincup survived the incident but not the consequence: a 15-second post-race penalty for careless driving that relegated him to 11th.
Which left the last men standing: Will Davison and Jonathon Webb in the #19 Darrell Lea STIX Tekno Autosports Commodore. A single-car, team-owner-run operation that had lined up 17th after a rough week of preparation and, in a quirk no Bathurst winner had delivered before, hadn't led a single lap all day.
The final run to the flag became an instant classic. Davison's problem wasn't speed, it was fuel. The tank was running dry. Behind him closed Shane van Gisbergen, the same man who'd driven Tekno's heartbreak in 2014 when he stalled at the final pit stop, and who'd won the Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Webb that very February. Webb, watching from the pit wall, couldn't bear to look.
The Commodore coughed into the final corner, starved of fuel. It crossed the line rolling on fumes, 0.1434 seconds ahead. The closest competitive finish in the history of the Great Race.
For Davison, it was a second Bathurst crown, seven years after his 2009 breakthrough. For Webb, redemption, plus a double nobody had achieved before: the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst 1000 in the same year. And for the record books, the unlikeliest entry of all: the winners who never led a lap.
Triple Eight appealed the penalty. The appeal failed. The result stands forever.
Printed in Australia on premium fabric, this Bathurst tribute tee and hoodie features the VF Commodore livery of the 2016 winner. Add your name or number plate to make it uniquely yours.
Perfect for underdog believers, Davison dynasty collectors, and anyone who knows the best Bathurst stories are the ones nobody scripted. Order your 2016 Bathurst Winner Holden VF Commodore t-shirt today.
|
TEES 100% cotton • 180gsm shoulder to shoulder tape • better comfort and durability minimised shrinkage • pre-shrunk fabric |
|
HOODIES 80% cotton • 20% polyester anti-pill fleece • 290 GSM unisex • pullover hood • kangaroo pocket pre-shrunk • minimised shrinkage |
SWEAT SHOP FREE • ECO FRIENDLY • PROUDLY PRINTED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Your shirt will leave our Melbourne based location in 5-7 business days with Australia Post signature required on delivery.
All Artwork by James Bailey Stomp Impressions © 2026

