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.
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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 |
Scott McLaughlin
|
Ford Mustang GT | |
2 | 97 |
Shane van Gisbergen
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 0.187 |
3 | 88 |
Jamie Whincup
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 9.775 |
4 | 25 |
Chaz Mostert
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 11.076 |
5 | 8 |
Nick Percat
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 28.328 |
6 | 6 |
Cameron Waters
|
Ford Mustang GT | 30.798 |
7 | 5 |
Lee Holdsworth
|
Ford Mustang GT | 31.755 |
8 | 99 |
Anton De Pasquale
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 31.783 |
9 | 18 |
Mark Winterbottom
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 32.670 |
10 | 12 |
Fabian Coulthard
|
Ford Mustang GT | 35.238 |
11 | 14 |
Todd Hazelwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 36.280 |
12 | 44 |
James Courtney
|
Ford Mustang GT | 43.980 |
13 | 2 |
Bryce Fullwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 43.990 |
14 | 15 |
Rick Kelly
|
Ford Mustang GT | 48.283 |
15 | 7 |
Andre Heimgartner
|
Ford Mustang GT | 48.439 |
16 | 35 |
Garry Jacobson
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50.844 |
17 | 20 |
Scott Pye
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.059 |
18 | 3 |
Macauley Jones
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51.409 |
19 | 55 |
Jack Le Brocq
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51.889 |
20 | 22 |
Chris Pither
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 1'02.035 |
21 | 9 |
David Reynolds
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 1'22.383 |
22 | 34 |
Jake Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 1'24.170 |
23 | 4 |
Jack Smith
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 1 Lap |
19 |
Alex Davison
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 20 Laps | |
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2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Race 2 (Sunday) Results:
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 |
Nick Percat
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'14.124 |
2 | 88 |
Jamie Whincup
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'17.305 |
3 | 17 |
Scott McLaughlin
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'30.571 |
4 | 25 |
Chaz Mostert
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'33.893 |
5 | 9 |
David Reynolds
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'36.087 |
6 | 6 |
Cameron Waters
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'37.170 |
7 | 97 |
Shane van Gisbergen
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'37.627 |
8 | 18 |
Mark Winterbottom
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'38.496 |
9 | 44 |
James Courtney
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'43.108 |
10 | 7 |
Andre Heimgartner
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'47.694 |
11 | 20 |
Scott Pye
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'51.720 |
12 | 99 |
Anton De Pasquale
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'52.650 |
13 | 5 |
Lee Holdsworth
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'53.305 |
14 | 55 |
Jack Le Brocq
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'53.486 |
15 | 12 |
Fabian Coulthard
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'57.136 |
16 | 3 |
Macauley Jones
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'03.982 |
17 | 19 |
Alex Davison
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'07.436 |
18 | 14 |
Todd Hazelwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'08.184 |
19 | 15 |
Rick Kelly
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51'10.926 |
20 | 2 |
Bryce Fullwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'11.706 |
21 | 35 |
Garry Jacobson
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'14.246 |
22 | 22 |
Chris Pither
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'19.961 |
23 | 4 |
Jack Smith
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'27.921 |
24 | 34 |
Jake Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'28.254 |
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2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Race 3 (Sunday) Results:
Cla | # | Driver | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 |
Scott McLaughlin
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'20.267 |
2 | 5 |
Lee Holdsworth
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'21.787 |
3 | 88 |
Jamie Whincup
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'31.518 |
4 | 9 |
David Reynolds
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'44.696 |
5 | 18 |
Mark Winterbottom
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'45.915 |
6 | 97 |
Shane van Gisbergen
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'46.785 |
7 | 99 |
Anton De Pasquale
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'47.217 |
8 | 14 |
Todd Hazelwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'47.396 |
9 | 8 |
Nick Percat
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'48.264 |
10 | 2 |
Bryce Fullwood
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'49.016 |
11 | 55 |
Jack Le Brocq
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'52.126 |
12 | 20 |
Scott Pye
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 50'55.915 |
13 | 6 |
Cameron Waters
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'57.127 |
14 | 44 |
James Courtney
|
Ford Mustang GT | 50'57.729 |
15 | 7 |
Andre Heimgartner
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51'00.890 |
16 | 25 |
Chaz Mostert
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'04.022 |
17 | 15 |
Rick Kelly
|
Ford Mustang GT | 51'06.925 |
18 | 4 |
Jack Smith
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'07.283 |
19 | 35 |
Garry Jacobson
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'08.330 |
20 | 3 |
Macauley Jones
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'09.667 |
21 | 19 |
Alex Davison
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'10.097 |
22 | 34 |
Jake Kostecki
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'10.864 |
23 | 22 |
Chris Pither
|
Holden Commodore ZB | 51'37.650 |
12 |
Fabian Coulthard
|
Ford Mustang GT | 49'25.287 | |
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