2020 Supercars Darwin Triple Crown race results
Erebus driver Anton De Pasquale and reigning Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin claimed victories in the opening two heats of the Darwin Triple Crown.
Having qualified sixth on the grid for Race 1, de Pasquale was able to jump up the order with relative easy on soft tyres, emerging into the lead after the first round of pitstops.
With rival Mark Winterbottom trading his softs for a set of hard tyres during the stops, de Pasquale enjoyed a relatively untroubled run to the flag from there on to record his maiden Supercars win.
After finishing outside the Top 10 in Race 1 due to a penalty, McLaughlin bounced back to win Race 2, taking advantage of a mistake from DJR Penske teammate Fabian Coulthard.
The Darwin Triple Crown went to Triple Eight's Jamie Whincup, who undercut polesitter McLaughlin to win the final encounter of the weekend.
Whincup and Coulthard finished the round with the same number of points, but the Triple Crown was awarded to Whincup on account of his victory in Race 3.
Supercars Darwin Triple Crown - Race 1 Results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 |  Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | |
| 2 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 0.835 |
| 3 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 6.128 |
| 4 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 11.195 |
| 5 | 22 |  Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 11.447 |
| 6 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 11.740 |
| 7 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 12.457 |
| 8 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 13.036 |
| 9 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 13.338 |
| 10 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 14.073 |
| 11 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 14.955 |
| 12 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 15.233 |
| 13 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 16.537 |
| 14 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 17.067 |
| 15 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 17.935 |
| 16 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 18.360 |
| 17 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 20.699 |
| 18 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 22.466 |
| 19 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 22.738 |
| 20 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 27.071 |
| 21 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 32.762 |
| 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 12 Laps | |
| 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 31 Laps | |
| 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | ||
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Supercars Darwin Triple Crown - Race 2 Results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 1.408 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 7.208 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 12.440 |
| 5 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 13.293 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.179 |
| 7 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.535 |
| 8 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 18.011 |
| 9 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 18.619 |
| 10 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 19.027 |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 19.901 |
| 12 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 22.610 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 23.151 |
| 14 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 23.601 |
| 15 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 24.140 |
| 16 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 24.703 |
| 17 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 29.744 |
| 18 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 34.882 |
| 19 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
| 20 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
| 21 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
| 22 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
| 23 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
| 24 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
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Supercars Darwn Triple Crown - Race 3 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 2.122 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 14.356 |
| 4 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.259 |
| 5 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 17.759 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 22.615 |
| 7 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 22.983 |
| 8 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 23.858 |
| 9 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 25.469 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 26.691 |
| 11 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 28.475 |
| 12 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 29.520 |
| 13 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 29.906 |
| 14 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 36.046 |
| 15 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 39.939 |
| 16 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 40.951 |
| 17 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 42.010 |
| 18 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 42.454 |
| 19 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 42.785 |
| 20 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 44.627 |
| 21 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 45.728 |
| 22 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 47.251 |
| 23 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'01.439 |
| 24 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | |
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