2020 Supercars Townsville Supersprint race results
Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen shared the spoils in the opening two Supercars races at Townsville, as Jamie Whincup lost ground on his title rival.
DJR Team Penske driver McLaughlin qualified on pole position for Race 1 and led virtually every lap to score his 10th victory of the season.
Tickford's Cameron Waters and Walkinshaw Andretti United driver Chaz Mostert occupied the second and third spot on the podium respectively ahead of McLaughlin's chief title rival Jamie Whincup, who took advantage of an undercut to finish fourth.
Van Gisbergen retired from Race 1 with a power steering issue, but bounced back on Sunday to claim his first victory of the season - and the 200th for Triple Eight in Supercars' history.
The Kiwi followed that up with a charging drive from 12th on the grid to take an unlikely win in Race 3, aided by a late safety car deployment.
Whincup finished second to make a one-two result for T8, while McLaughlin held on to third ahead of Mostert.
Supercars Townsville Supersprint - Race 1 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | |
| 2 | 6 |  Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 3.489 |
| 3 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 10.815 |
| 4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 16.007 |
| 5 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.988 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 27.369 |
| 7 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 29.585 |
| 8 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 30.266 |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 32.538 |
| 10 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 34.984 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 39.589 |
| 12 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 42.910 |
| 13 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 43.866 |
| 14 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 45.084 |
| 15 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 45.467 |
| 16 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 45.762 |
| 17 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 57.276 |
| 18 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 59.150 |
| 19 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'01.725 |
| 20 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'02.510 |
| 21 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 1'06.334 |
| 22 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 8 Laps |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | 18 Laps | |
| 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 23 Laps | |
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Supercars Townsville Supersprint - Race 2 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 8.395 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 10.293 |
| 4 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 13.567 |
| 5 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 14.807 |
| 6 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 16.128 |
| 7 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 33.857 |
| 8 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 36.309 |
| 9 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 38.404 |
| 10 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 42.971 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 43.193 |
| 12 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 43.421 |
| 13 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 44.405 |
| 14 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 48.110 |
| 15 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 48.304 |
| 16 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | 49.481 |
| 17 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 52.139 |
| 18 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 52.505 |
| 19 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 52.673 |
| 20 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 52.752 |
| 21 | 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 56.058 |
| 22 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 58.301 |
| 23 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 58.785 |
| 24 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 1'03.753 |
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Supercars Townsville Supersprint - Race 3 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore ZB | |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore ZB | 0.994 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Mustang GT | 3.032 |
| 4 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Holden Commodore ZB | 3.454 |
| 5 | 20 | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore ZB | 6.837 |
| 6 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 7.660 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore ZB | 8.100 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford Mustang GT | 9.451 |
| 9 | 44 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 10.015 |
| 10 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Mustang GT | 12.073 |
| 11 | 9 | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore ZB | 12.078 |
| 12 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 13.085 |
| 13 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Holden Commodore ZB | 14.138 |
| 14 | 55 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Mustang GT | 14.712 |
| 15 | 19 | Alex Davison | Holden Commodore ZB | 15.074 |
| 16 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | 15.616 |
| 17 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Mustang GT | 16.084 |
| 18 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Holden Commodore ZB | 17.151 |
| 19 | 3 | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore ZB | 18.346 |
| 20 | 35 | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore ZB | 19.361 |
| 21 | 4 | Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 19.766 |
| 22 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 20.366 |
| 99 | Anton De Pasquale | Holden Commodore ZB | ||
| 22 | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | ||
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