2020 Supercars Darwin Supersprint race results
Scott McLaughlin made it three out of three wins in the Darwin Supersprint to extend his lead at the top of the Supercars drivers’ standings.
The mixed tyre rule was dropped for the second of the two Darwin rounds, with only the soft compound available for the drivers for the three races at Hidden Valley.
This opened up the possibility of repeat winners again, and McLaughlin took full advantage of the new rule to complete a clean sweep of victories.
In the opening race of the weekend, the DJR Penske driver cleared Jamie Whincup’s Triple Eight Holden at the start and was never threatened from there, cruising to a comfortable 2.5s win.
Race 2 was an even simpler affair as McLaughlin led virtually every lap from pole, bagging his 50th career victory in Supercars since his full-time debut in 2013.
The 27-year-old capped off the round by out-dragging Shane van Gisbergen at the start to set up his eighth win of the season.
Supercars Darwin Supersprint: Race 1 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | |
| 2 | 88 |  Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 2.494 |
| 3 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 15.359 |
| 4 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 16.264 |
| 5 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.995 |
| 6 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 18.773 |
| 7 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 24.563 |
| 8 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 24.979 |
| 9 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 25.833 |
| 10 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 26.583 |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 28.225 |
| 12 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 28.690 |
| 13 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 28.931 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 34.944 |
| 15 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 35.281 |
| 16 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 40.013 |
| 17 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 42.987 |
| 18 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 49.821 |
| 19 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 51.317 |
| 20 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 51.436 |
| 21 | 34 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'02.435 |
| 22 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.843 |
| 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 3 Laps | |
| 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | ||
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Supercars Darwin Supersprint: Race 2 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 9.687 |
| 3 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 9.932 |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 15.279 |
| 5 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 21.390 |
| 6 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 22.449 |
| 7 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 27.983 |
| 8 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 29.425 |
| 9 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 30.730 |
| 10 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 31.168 |
| 11 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 32.035 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 34.882 |
| 13 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 37.312 |
| 14 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 37.736 |
| 15 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 39.918 |
| 16 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 40.283 |
| 17 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 40.984 |
| 18 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 41.697 |
| 19 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 46.627 |
| 20 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 48.819 |
| 21 | 34 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 49.717 |
| 22 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 54.765 |
| 23 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 59.004 |
| 24 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'13.494 |
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Supercars Darwin Supersprint: Race 3 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | |
| 2 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 13.835 |
| 3 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 14.817 |
| 4 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 16.423 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 18.367 |
| 6 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 19.622 |
| 7 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 19.966 |
| 8 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 20.299 |
| 9 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 20.847 |
| 10 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 24.888 |
| 11 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 27.703 |
| 12 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 28.070 |
| 13 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 28.459 |
| 14 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 30.013 |
| 15 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 33.845 |
| 16 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 34.552 |
| 17 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 36.054 |
| 18 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 39.415 |
| 19 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 43.344 |
| 20 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 44.253 |
| 21 | 34 | Zane Goddard | Holden Commodore ZB | 45.163 |
| 22 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 52.838 |
| 23 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 54.164 |
| 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | ||
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| Event | Hidden Valley II |
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