A clean sweep of the opening round for the Supercars Championship has seen Shane van Gisbergen leave the weekend with 300 points in the bank, the Triple Eight man backing up his race win on Saturday with pole and a win on Sunday. Coming in to the round off the back of winning last year’s … More »
Shane van Gisbergen has carried on from where he left off at the end of last year’s Supercars Championship season by taking out the first race of the 2021 year, the Triple Eight driver dominating the opening 250km hit-out to take 150 points home. Backing up the win he had in the 2020 Bathurst 1000, … More »
Van Gisbergen ends six-month pole drought Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
Last-man out Shane van Gisbergen is in the box seat for a Bathurst clean sweep after he claimed pole position for Race 2.
Van Gisbergen, who won Saturday s race, recorded a 2:05.6175s to oust Tickford Racing ace Cameron Waters in the ARMOR All Top 10 Shootout.
It marked van Gisbergen s 33rd career pole position, and his first since Race 18 at Hidden Valley last year.
The top three were split by just 0.18s, with Dick Johnson Racing s Anton De Pasquale equalling his best qualifying result with his 2:05.8009s.
Chasing a first pole position since Sydney Olympic Park in 2014, De Pasquale s teammate Will Davison clocked a 2:06.3136s to put a three-tenth margin on Mark Winterbottom.
He's begun the season with two wins from two races but Supercars star Shane Van Gisbergen admits the category needs to find a way to spice up on-track action.
SVG does the double on the mountain Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
Shane van Gisbergen has completed a dominant sweep of the Repco Mt Panorama 500, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver cruising to victory in Race 2.
Van Gisbergen felt at home on the mountain when it mattered on the weekend, claiming two wins and a pole to assert himself as the 2021 championship favourite.
Waters out-dragged van Gisbergen off the line and edged into an early lead, but the #97 shadowed the #6 Monster Energy Mustang s every move.
Through lap 8, several midfield runners had made their first visits to BP Ultimate Pit Lane, including James Courtney.