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2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint race results

Scott McLaughlin and Nick Percat shared the spoils in the Sydney Supersprint, as the 2020 Supercars season roared back to life after the coronavirus-induced hiatus.

Scott McLaughlin, DJR Team Penske

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McLaughlin made a scorching start to the 32-lap opener, pulling a gap of as much as 3.5s over Shane van Gisbergen in the early stages.

Van Gisbergen fought back before the stops, though, only to run long and drop back to fifth as others undercut him.

But he had the tyre condition to work his way back into the race, he and McLaughlin staging a thrilling nose-to-tail battle to the end.

In the end solid defence from McLaughlin made the difference, the reigning champion winning by just 0.18s. 

The second race of the weekend saw another two-horse battle, this time between van Gisbergen's Triple Eight teammate Jamie Whincup and the Brad Jones Racing Holden of Nick Percat.

BJR changed all four tyres on Percat's car during his sole pit stop, allowing the 31-year-old to overhaul polesitter Whincup and secure his first win since Adelaide in 2016 – in his 200th race start.

The final race of the weekend was an easy affair for McLaughlin, the DJR Team Penske driver having a relatively untroubled run en route to a lights-to-flag win.

A hard-charging Lee Holdsworth threatened to dispose him from the top spot after a late pitstop for four fresh tyres, but he couldn't close the gap enough in the final few laps, McLaughlin crossing the line with more than a second in hand.

2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Saturday Race Results:

Cla # Driver Car Gap
1 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Ford Mustang GT
2 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Holden Commodore ZB 0.187
3 88 Australia Jamie Whincup
Holden Commodore ZB 9.775
4 25 Australia Chaz Mostert
Holden Commodore ZB 11.076
5 8 Australia Nick Percat
Holden Commodore ZB 28.328
6 6 Australia Cameron Waters
Ford Mustang GT 30.798
7 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Ford Mustang GT 31.755
8 99 Australia Anton De Pasquale
Holden Commodore ZB 31.783
9 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Holden Commodore ZB 32.670
10 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Ford Mustang GT 35.238
11 14 Australia Todd Hazelwood
Holden Commodore ZB 36.280
12 44 Australia James Courtney
Ford Mustang GT 43.980
13 2 Australia Bryce Fullwood
Holden Commodore ZB 43.990
14 15 Australia Rick Kelly
Ford Mustang GT 48.283
15 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
Ford Mustang GT 48.439
16 35 Australia Garry Jacobson
Holden Commodore ZB 50.844
17 20 Australia Scott Pye
Holden Commodore ZB 51.059
18 3 Australia Macauley Jones
Holden Commodore ZB 51.409
19 55 Australia Jack Le Brocq
Ford Mustang GT 51.889
20 22 New Zealand Chris Pither
Holden Commodore ZB 1'02.035
21 9 Australia David Reynolds
Holden Commodore ZB 1'22.383
22 34 Australia Jake Kostecki
Holden Commodore ZB 1'24.170
23 4 Australia Jack Smith
Holden Commodore ZB 1 Lap
19 Australia Alex Davison
Holden Commodore ZB 20 Laps

2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Race 2 (Sunday) Results:

Cla # Driver Car Time
1 8 Australia Nick Percat
Holden Commodore ZB 50'14.124
2 88 Australia Jamie Whincup
Holden Commodore ZB 50'17.305
3 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Ford Mustang GT 50'30.571
4 25 Australia Chaz Mostert
Holden Commodore ZB 50'33.893
5 9 Australia David Reynolds
Holden Commodore ZB 50'36.087
6 6 Australia Cameron Waters
Ford Mustang GT 50'37.170
7 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Holden Commodore ZB 50'37.627
8 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Holden Commodore ZB 50'38.496
9 44 Australia James Courtney
Ford Mustang GT 50'43.108
10 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
Ford Mustang GT 50'47.694
11 20 Australia Scott Pye
Holden Commodore ZB 50'51.720
12 99 Australia Anton De Pasquale
Holden Commodore ZB 50'52.650
13 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Ford Mustang GT 50'53.305
14 55 Australia Jack Le Brocq
Ford Mustang GT 50'53.486
15 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Ford Mustang GT 50'57.136
16 3 Australia Macauley Jones
Holden Commodore ZB 51'03.982
17 19 Australia Alex Davison
Holden Commodore ZB 51'07.436
18 14 Australia Todd Hazelwood
Holden Commodore ZB 51'08.184
19 15 Australia Rick Kelly
Ford Mustang GT 51'10.926
20 2 Australia Bryce Fullwood
Holden Commodore ZB 51'11.706
21 35 Australia Garry Jacobson
Holden Commodore ZB 51'14.246
22 22 New Zealand Chris Pither
Holden Commodore ZB 51'19.961
23 4 Australia Jack Smith
Holden Commodore ZB 51'27.921
24 34 Australia Jake Kostecki
Holden Commodore ZB 50'28.254

2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Race 3 (Sunday) Results:

 

Cla # Driver Car Time
1 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Ford Mustang GT 50'20.267
2 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth
Ford Mustang GT 50'21.787
3 88 Australia Jamie Whincup
Holden Commodore ZB 50'31.518
4 9 Australia David Reynolds
Holden Commodore ZB 50'44.696
5 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom
Holden Commodore ZB 50'45.915
6 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Holden Commodore ZB 50'46.785
7 99 Australia Anton De Pasquale
Holden Commodore ZB 50'47.217
8 14 Australia Todd Hazelwood
Holden Commodore ZB 50'47.396
9 8 Australia Nick Percat
Holden Commodore ZB 50'48.264
10 2 Australia Bryce Fullwood
Holden Commodore ZB 50'49.016
11 55 Australia Jack Le Brocq
Ford Mustang GT 50'52.126
12 20 Australia Scott Pye
Holden Commodore ZB 50'55.915
13 6 Australia Cameron Waters
Ford Mustang GT 50'57.127
14 44 Australia James Courtney
Ford Mustang GT 50'57.729
15 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner
Ford Mustang GT 51'00.890
16 25 Australia Chaz Mostert
Holden Commodore ZB 51'04.022
17 15 Australia Rick Kelly
Ford Mustang GT 51'06.925
18 4 Australia Jack Smith
Holden Commodore ZB 51'07.283
19 35 Australia Garry Jacobson
Holden Commodore ZB 51'08.330
20 3 Australia Macauley Jones
Holden Commodore ZB 51'09.667
21 19 Australia Alex Davison
Holden Commodore ZB 51'10.097
22 34 Australia Jake Kostecki
Holden Commodore ZB 51'10.864
23 22 New Zealand Chris Pither
Holden Commodore ZB 51'37.650
12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Ford Mustang GT 49'25.287

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