Darwin Supercars: Van Gisbergen dominates Race 2
Shane van Gisbergen dominated the second of three Supercars races at the Hidden Valley circuit in Darwin.
Watch: Supercars: Van Gisbergen wins twice at Hidden Valley
The series leader set up victory at the start when he out-dragged polesitter Will Davison on the long run to the first corner.
Once in front it was a straightforward affair for van Gisbergen, who took his mandatory service on Lap 14 before cruising to a 1.5s win over Davison.
"It was awesome," said the Kiwi.
"I got another good start, which was great. Red Bull Ampol Racing, our car is awesome. We just needed to get things right today. The pitstop was great and we just managed the race at the end."
The battle for third boiled down to two very different strategies from Jamie Whincup and Chaz Mostert.
The latter went for an undercut, pitting on Lap 9 and using some clean air to filter up to third from his eighth spot on the grid.
Whincup, who ran fifth in the early stages, went for an overcut, not stopping until Lap 20.
That gave the seven-time series champion the better tyre condition for the run home, he and Mostert staging a tense battle over a number of laps before Whincup finally got past with a bold outside move at Turn 1 four laps from the finish.
Mark Winterbottom joined in on that battle too, although couldn't find a way past Mostert.
Anton De Pasquale fell back to sixth after starting third, followed by Cam Waters, Will Brown, Nick Percat and James Courtney.
Race results:
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 97 |
Shane van Gisbergen
|
Holden Commodore ZB | |
2 | 17 |
Will Davison
|
Ford Mustang GT | 1.532 |
3 | 88 |
Jamie Whincup
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 6.679 |
4 | 25 |
Chaz Mostert
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 9.042 |
5 | 18 |
Mark Winterbottom
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 9.532 |
6 | 11 |
Anton De Pasquale
|
Ford Mustang GT | 9.810 |
7 | 6 |
Cameron Waters
|
Ford Mustang GT | 12.342 |
8 | 9 |
Will Brown
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 16.617 |
9 | 8 |
Nick Percat
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 17.145 |
10 | 44 |
James Courtney
|
Ford Mustang GT | 21.681 |
11 | 5 |
Jack Le Brocq
|
Ford Mustang GT | 22.401 |
12 | 2 |
Bryce Fullwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 24.995 |
13 | 20 |
Scott Pye
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 25.506 |
14 | 14 |
Todd Hazelwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 28.507 |
15 | 99 |
Brodie Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 29.681 |
16 | 19 |
Fabian Coulthard
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 30.108 |
17 | 7 |
Andre Heimgartner
|
Ford Mustang GT | 30.395 |
18 | 26 |
David Reynolds
|
Ford Mustang GT | 30.908 |
19 | 3 |
Tim Slade
|
Ford Mustang GT | 31.376 |
20 | 96 |
Macauley Jones
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 37.623 |
21 | 35 |
Zane Goddard
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 40.619 |
22 | 4 |
Jack Smith
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 48.870 |
23 | 27 |
Kurt Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 55.455 |
24 | 34 |
Jake Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 1 lap |
25 | 55 |
Thomas Randle
|
Ford Mustang GT | 7 laps |
22 |
Garry Jacobson
|
Holden Commodore ZB | ||
View full results |
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