Supercars: Davison and Van Gisbergen win Sunday races in Perth

Sunday Race 1- Davison takes controversial win after Waters penalty

Will Davison has snapped a six-year winless drought in a Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight thriller.

Davison secured Ford’s first win of 2022 and ended Holden’s 13-race win streak that dated back to Sydney in November 2021.

The Shell V-Power Racing Team driver scored his 20th career win, and first since Bathurst 2016 in a race filled with controversy, including a five-second time penalty for Cam Waters who crossed the finish line first.

Davison’s victory was one of a handful of storylines to come out of the race.

It started with Lee Holdsworth and Thomas Randle colliding on the first corner, both drivers were able to return to pit lane and do repair work to re-enter the race.

On the opening lap, Nulon Racing’s Scott Pye was turned at 175km/h by Jack Le Brocq on the main straight.

As a result, Pye speared off, and the rear of his Commodore smashed into a concrete barrier, destroying his Supercar and causing a near 40-minute delay in racing.

Davison crossed the line second behind Cam Waters, who was penalised for an unsafe re-entry.

It came after Davison attempted an overtake on leader Waters following the stops.

It helped Anton De Pasquale form a Dick Johnson Racing one-two, its first since Tailem Bend 2021.

Andre Heimgartner secured the final podium position, his first for Brad Jones Racing, along with fastest lap bonus points.

De Pasquale slashed Shane van Gisbergen’s championship lead to 139 points; van Gisbergen raced from 11th to fifth.

The race was suspended after a first-lap accident for Scott Pye. Pye found the pit wall barrier after contact with Jack Le Brocq.

The race was suspended for over 50 minutes as a gate on the pit straight was repaired.

The race restarted on lap 6, and Waters immediately began to open up a margin.

By lap 19, the margin between the two Fords was two seconds.

On lap 24, Davison was brought in; Tickford responded a lap later with Waters.

The two-second margin was whittled away thanks to a fast stop and out-lap for Davison.

Davison made his move to overtake at Turn 7. As Waters tried to hold on, the pair scraped paint off the Mustangs before Waters went wide of the turn.

The Monster Energy Mustang re-entered in front of Davison, however Stewards ruled minutes later it was an illegal re-entry and Waters was handed the five second penalty.

Waters pushed the margin out to 1.8s in an effort to make up the time.

However, the race was neutralised for a second time when Will Brown came to a halt at Turn 2.

The race restarted on lap 40, and Waters sprinted away in the lead.

De Pasquale made it an effective DJR one-two when he cleared Brodie Kostecki on lap 43.

Heimgartner held on for third, while Series leader van Gisbergen marched forward and rose to finish effective fifth.

Waters crossed the line 1.4s ahead, but dropped to fourth behind Davison, De Pasquale and Heimgartner.

Results

POS No. DRIVER TEAM BEHIND POINTS
1 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team +0.000s 105
2 5 Courtney Tickford Racing 1 +1.913 92
3 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team +2.213 86
4 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team +2.476 80
5 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus +4.257 74
6 26 Reynolds Penrite Racing +5.237 68
7 6 C. Waters Tickford Racing 1 +5.510 64
8 35 T. Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing +5.972 60
9 8 Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing +6.401 56
10 3 Slade CoolDrive Racing +6.834 52
11 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Holden Racing Team +7.590 48
12 10 Holdsworth Penrite Racing +7.632 46
13 34 J. Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing +8.041 44
14 14 B. Fullwood Brad Jones Racing +8.409 42
15 2 Percat WAU Racing Pty Ltd +9.258 40
16 96 M. Jones SCT Motor Sports +9.497 38
17 22 C. Pither PremiAir Coca Cola Racing +9.921 36
18 4 J. Smith SCT Motor Sports +10.391 34
19 25 Mostert WAU Racing Pty Ltd +10.401 32
20 18 Winterbottom Team 18 +10.762 30
21 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus +45.829 28
22 55 T. Randle Tickford Racing 2 +1 Lap 26
NC 56 J. Kostecki Tickford Racing 2 +2 Laps 0
NC 76 G. Jacobson PremiAir Subway Racing +7 Laps 0
NC 20 S. Pye Team 18 +46 Laps 0

Sunday Race 2 – Van Gisbergen denies Courtney in Perth finale

Shane van Gisbergen made it two wins from three starts in Western Australia this weekend and denied James Courtney a first win in six years after a late overtaking move in the final race of the Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight.

Van Gisbergen overhauled Courtney with six laps remaining to score win No. 8 of 2022 and victory 62 of his career.

Van Gisbergen schools the two Shell Mustang boys. Event 4 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Wanneroo, Perth, Australia. 30 April 2022

Courtney played himself into contention with an early pit stop, but was unable to deny the championship leader late in the race.

Courtney, the 2010 Supercars’ Champion held on for second place ahead of Will Davison who won a wild opening race of the day earlier in the afternoon.

The result means van Gisbergen extended his championship lead to 164 points over Shell Ford’s Anton De Pasquale.

A horror weekend for Chaz Mostert saw the defending Bathurst 1000 Champion slide from third back to fifth in Championship standings with Davison and Cam Waters moving into 3rd and 4th respectively.

Shane van Gisbergen wins the Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight, event 4 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Wanneroo, Perth, Australia. 1 May 2022

The teams’ championship margin between Red Bull Ampol Racing and the Shell V-Power Racing Team is 13 points.

“I’ve never done a burnout here before, I hope everyone liked that,” van Gisbergen said.

“What an awesome weekend, thanks to the team so much, the car’s been brilliant.

“That race was pretty funny, I didn’t realize James was the leader, I thought it was Will and I.

“I took off after James, so sorry for stealing that one from him.

“It was awesome good battle with Will and also with James.”

Courtney held onto second ahead of Davison, securing his first podium since Sydney last November.

Yellow flags flew late on after West Australian Jake Kostecki was beached at Turn 7 after contact with cousin Brodie Kostecki.

The race ended with van Gisbergen celebrating victory with a trademark burnout for the fans in the west, who filled Wanneroo Raceway for both days of this year’s event.

Shane van Gisbergen wins the Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight, event 4 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Wanneroo, Perth, Australia. 1 May 2022

Results

POS NO. DRIVER TEAM TIME POINTS
1 97 Van Gisbergen Red Bull Holden Racing Team +0.000s 105
2 5 Courtney Tickford Racing 1 +1.913 92
3 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team +2.213 86
4 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team +2.476 80
5 9 W. Brown Penrite Racing – Erebus +4.257 74
6 26 Reynolds Penrite Racing +5.237 68
7 6 C. Waters Tickford Racing 1 +5.510 64
8 35 T. Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing +5.972 60
9 8 Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing +6.401 56
10 3 Slade CoolDrive Racing +6.834 52
11 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Holden Racing Team +7.590 48
12 10 Holdsworth Penrite Racing +7.632 46
13 34 J. Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing +8.041 44
14 14 B. Fullwood Brad Jones Racing +8.409 42
15 2 Percat WAU Racing Pty Ltd +9.258 40
16 96 M. Jones SCT Motor Sports +9.497 38
17 22 C. Pither PremiAir Coca Cola Racing +9.921 36
18 4 J. Smith SCT Motor Sports +10.391 34
19 25 Mostert WAU Racing Pty Ltd +10.401 32
20 18 Winterbottom Team 18 +10.762 30
21 99 B. Kostecki Penrite Racing – Erebus +45.829 28
22 55 T. Randle Tickford Racing 2 +1 Lap 26
NC 56 J. Kostecki Tickford Racing 2 +2 Laps 0
NC 76 G. Jacobson PremiAir Subway Racing +7 Laps 0
NC 20 S. Pye Team 18 +46 Laps 0

 

REPCO SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Pos Driver Team Points Supercar
1 Shane van Gisbergen Red Bull Ampol Racing 982 Holden ZB Commodore
2 Anton De Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team 843 Ford Mustang GT
3 Will Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team 790 Ford Mustang GT
4 Chaz Mostert Mobil 1 Optus Racing 713 Holden ZB Commodore
5 Cameron Waters Monster Energy Racing 687 Ford Mustang GT
6 Brodie Kostecki Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus 681 Holden ZB Commodore
7 Broc Feeney Red Bull Ampol Racing 677 Holden ZB Commodore
8 David Reynolds Penrite Racing 641 Ford Mustang GT
9 Tim Slade CoolDrive Racing 607 Ford Mustang GT
10 Todd Hazelwood Truck Assist Racing 558 Holden ZB Commodore
11 James Courtney Snowy River Caravans 547 Ford Mustang GT
12 Mark Winterbottom Irwin Racing 523 Holden ZB Commodore
13 Lee Holdsworth Penrite Racing 484 Ford Mustang GT
14 Nick Percat Mobil 1 NTI Racing 483 Holden ZB Commodore
15 Andre Heimgartner R&J Batteries Racing 482 Holden ZB Commodore
16 William Brown Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus 458 Holden ZB Commodore
17 Scott Pye Nulon Racing 411 Holden ZB Commodore
18 Macauley Jones tools.com Racing 385 Holden ZB Commodore
19 Garry Jacobson PremiAir Subway Racing 357 Holden ZB Commodore
20 Jake Kostecki Tradie Racing 347 Ford Mustang GT
21 Chris Pither PremiAir Coca-Cola Racing 344 Holden ZB Commodore
22 Bryce Fullwood Middy’s Electrical Racing 340 Holden ZB Commodore
23 Thomas Randle Castrol Racing 338 Ford Mustang GT
24 Jack Smith SCT Logistics Racing 310 Holden ZB Commodore
25 Jack Le Brocq Truck Assist Racing 310 Holden ZB Commodore