Shootout pole puts Shane van Gisbergen in position for Sunday sweep
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Shane van Gisbergen has converted provisional pole in qualifying to being the fastest driver in the Top Ten Shootout, meaning the Triple Eight driver will start from the best spot in today’s 250km race at Mount Panorama.
Coming off the back of a race victory yesterday and the fastest time from this morning’s 20-minute qualifying session, van Gisbergen was the last and quickest car on the road in the shootout, just marginally up on his rivals as less than two-tenths split the top three cars.
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The Supercars championship was welcomed back to Bathurst this weekend for the beginning of a new season, making for back-to-back visits to the Mountain after the series ended 2020 at the epic Mount Panorama circuit.
For the first time since 1993 sprint racing was top billing at Bathurst with a pair of 250-kilometre single-driver races to raise the curtain on the 2021 championship season.
Bold new colours and fresh team line-ups always give a good thrill at the start of a new season, but it was the on-track action that produces the real talking points.
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Shane van Gisbergen dominates at Bathurst, winning both Supercars races
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Shane van Gisbergen is on top of the Supercar championship following the opening round at Mount Panorama.
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Shane van Gisbergen has the lead of the 2021 Supercars championship after dominating the opening weekend of the season.
Key points:
Chaz Mostert is second in the championship, after securing two podium finishes
The next race weekend is scheduled for Sandown in Victoria, from March 20-21
After winning the first race of the year on Saturday, the New Zealand-born driver comfortably took the second race on Sunday afternoon.