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Supercars: Van Gisbergen goes two-for-two

Posted by AR1 staff

As he did in 2017 and 2018, Shane van Gisbergen has opened up an early Repco Supercars Championship lead by claiming both race wins at the opening event of the season.

The 2016 Supercars winner capped off a perfect weekend at the Repco Mount Panorama 500 by claiming today’s race win after starting from ARMOR ALL Pole Position.

Ford’s Cam Waters was second today and Chaz Mostert was third in his Walkinshaw Commodore.

Waters, who is expected to feature among this year’s serious title contenders, started the race perfectly, beating van Gisbergen off the line to lead over the early laps.

Shane van Gisbergen wins both races of the Repco MT Panorama 500. 

Van Gisbergen, who won the Bathurst 1000 last October, kept his cool though and overtook the Monster Mustang following a pit stop on lap 15.

From there the Red Bull driver was never headed.

This weekend’s results mean van Gisbergen claimed a perfect 300 Championship points and holds a 33-point advantage over Mostert heading into next month’s Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint.

Irwin Racing veteran Mark Winterbottom was one of the most consistent performers over the weekend and sits third 69 points off the pace, ahead of Will Davison, Jamie Whincup and Waters who lies sixth after the opening round.

Race 2 Results

POS No. DRIVER TEAM TIME/BEHIND
1 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team 1:26:39.279
2 6 C. Waters Monster Energy Racing +6.128
3 25 Mostert WAU Racing Pty Ltd +8.681
4 100 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team +19.371
5 18 Winterbottom Team 18 +23.278
6 88 Whincup Red Bull Holden Racing Team +29.151
7 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team +30.391
8 20 S. Pye Team 18 +33.177
9 7 Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport +42.539
10 8 Percat Brad Jones Racing +46.339
11 26 Reynolds Nissan Motorsport +46.954
12 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus +48.337
13 2 B. Fullwood WAU Racing Pty Ltd +49.201
14 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus +54.739
15 96 M. Jones SCT Motor Sports +1:01.996
16 35 Z. Goddard Matt Stone Racing +1:03.637
17 34 J. Kostecki Matt Stone Racing +1:06.502
18 14 T. Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing +1:22.064
19 5 J. Le Brocq Truck Assist Racing +1:31.387
20 22 G. Jacobson Team SYDNEY – Tekno +1:38.908
21 4 J. Smith SCT Motor Sports +2:05.232
22 19 Coulthard Team SYDNEY – Tekno +1 Lap
NC 44 Courtney Boost Mobile Racing +31 Laps

SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

  1. Shane van Gisbergen  – Red Bull Ampol Racing (300 points)
  2. Chaz Mostert – Mobil 1 Appliances Online Racing (267)
  3. Mark Winterbottom – Irwin Racing (231)
  4. Will Davison – Shell V-Power Racing Team (225)
  5. Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Ampol Racing (198)
  6. Cam Waters – Monster Energy Racing (183)
  7.  Bryce Fullwood – Mobil 1 Middy’s (177)
  8. David Reynolds – Penrite Racing (156)
  9. Jack Le Brocq – Truck Assist Racing (150)
  10. Andre Heimgartner – Ned Racing (144)
  11. Brodie Kostecki – Erebus Boost Mobile (141)
  12. Scott Pye – DEWALT Racing (138)
  13. Todd Hazelwood – Dunlop Racing (129)
  14. Nick Percat – R&J Batteries (129)
  15. Zane Goddard – Yellow Cover Racing (126)
  16. Jake Kostecki – Unit Racing (120)
  17. Will Brown – Erebus WD-40 (120)
  18. Anton De Pasquale – Shell V-Power Racing (120)
  19. Fabian Coulthard – Local Legends (102)
  20. Jack Smith – SCT Logistics (96)
  21. James Courtney – Boost Mobile Mustang (90)
  22. Macauley Jones – Coca Cola Racing (60)
  23. Garry Jacobson – PremiAir Racing (45)
  24. Tim Slade – CoolDrive Racing (0)