Phillip Island Supercars: McLaughlin wins in DJR Team Penske 1-2

McLaughlin took the checkered flag for the seventh time in just nine races this season, opening up his championship lead to 136 points.

It was also a DJR Team Penske 1-2 with Fabian Coulthard placing 2nd, crossing the line 1.2 seconds back of his teammate.

"Unreal. It's great for the team 1-2. We just controlled the race from the start so it's awesome," said McLaughlin, who got to sit upon the Iron Throne in a unique podium celebration.

However, both he and his teammate will undergo a post-race investigation for a possible pit lane infringement.

McLaughlin was in control from the get-go of the race until pit stops on Lap 6 of the 27-lapper.

As stops cycled through, Coulthard rejoined behind McLaughlin but in front of Heimgartner, who was able to jump Rick Kelly for the spot.

There was plenty of drama back in the pack with Tim Slade and James Courtney suffering right front tire failures and some fender damage.

Jamie Whincup's bad weekend got worse as he left the pits with the right front tightened, which left the car around a tight left-hander. Whincup stopped his car to the side of the circuit, forcing the safety car to be deployed on Lap 14.

"We just didn’t want to cause more damage to it," said the team's Mark Dutton.

Later, Cam Waters was forced to exit the race after wheel-to-wheel contact with Shane van Gisbergen.

"Just kind of hit wheels awkwardly ... absolutely gutted," he said. "I love racing hard and I don't really think anyone is to blame. Shit happens."

Andre Heimgartner took the final spot on the podium in the Nissan. David Reynolds had a sensation drive from 12th on the grid to fourth, moving up to third in the championship standings. Chaz Mostert rounded out the top-five.

Cla		#	Driver		Car	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1		17	Scott McLaughlin		Ford Mustang GT	27	-
2		12	Fabian Coulthard		Ford Mustang GT	27	1.2395	1.240	1.240
3		7	Andre Heimgartner		Nissan Altima L33	27	2.8457	2.846	1.606
4		9	David Reynolds		Holden Commodore ZB	27	4.3268	4.327	1.481
5		55	Chaz Mostert		Ford Mustang GT	27	6.5936	6.594	2.267
6		97	Shane van Gisbergen		Holden Commodore ZB	27	10.1076	10.108	3.514
7		15	Rick Kelly		Nissan Altima L33	27	13.5161	13.516	3.409
8		200	Scott Pye		Holden Commodore ZB	27	14.1549	14.155	0.639
9		8	Nick Percat		Holden Commodore ZB	27	14.4080	14.408	0.253
10		23	Will Davison		Ford Mustang GT	27	15.0681	15.068	0.660
11		35	Todd Hazelwood		Holden Commodore ZB	27	15.3561	15.356	0.288
12		99	Anton De Pasquale		Holden Commodore ZB	27	16.4345	16.435	1.078
13		34	James Golding		Holden Commodore ZB	27	17.2533	17.253	0.819
14		33	Richie Stanaway		Holden Commodore ZB	27	18.3051	18.305	1.052
15		5	Lee Holdsworth		Ford Mustang GT	27	18.7177	18.718	0.413
16		78	Simona de Silvestro		Nissan Altima L33	27	19.0272	19.027	0.310
17		14	Tim Slade		Holden Commodore ZB	27	19.5948	19.595	0.568
18		21	Macauley Jones		Holden Commodore ZB	27	20.0829	20.083	0.488
19		3	Garry Jacobson		Nissan Altima L33	27	21.6280	21.628	1.545
20		19	Jack Le Brocq		Holden Commodore ZB	27	35.9868	35.987	14.359
21		18	Mark Winterbottom		Holden Commodore ZB	27	1'33.0669	1'33.067	57.080
22		22	James Courtney		Holden Commodore ZB	26	1 lap	1 Lap	1 Lap
		6	Cameron Waters		Ford Mustang GT	21	6 laps	6 Laps	5 Laps
		88	Jamie Whincup		Holden Commodore ZB	11	16 laps	16 Laps	10 Laps