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Penalty cant stop Kiwi Heimgartner claiming maiden win Newshub 8/05/2021 © Photo - Getty; Video - Sky Sport Kiwi Andre Heimgartner Kiwi Andre Heimgartner has claimed his first career Supercars victory to dominate race nine of the series at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia.  Heimgartner claimed a second career pole on Saturday afternoon before dominating the race to claim his first-ever victory in his 161st appearance.  The Kiwi didnt make it easy for himself, as he was served ...

Kiwi completes Supercars dream at The Bend AAP 8/05/2021 Ed Jackson © PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO New Zealander Andre Heimgartner has enjoyed his maiden Supercars victory at Tailem Bend. New Zealands Andre Heimgartner has claimed his first Supercars win, less than three years after he was contemplating starting life as a finance broker. The Kelly Grove Racing driver was days away from quitting racing in 2018 when he was handed a career lifeline to replace Todd Kelly at the-then ...

Ed Jackson21:34, May 08 2021 Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images Andre Heimgartner drove the NED Racing Ford Mustang to victory in the 2021 Supercars Championship round at The Bend Motorsport Park on Saturday. New Zealander Andre Heimgartner has ended Fords 223-day wait for a Supercars win, claiming the first victory of his career at The Bend Motorsport Park on Saturday. The Kelly Grove Racing driver, who earlier in the day claimed just the second pole position of his career, overcame a slow start to h...

Chaz Mostert takes first victory with WAU, breaks Triple Eight monopoly of wins 1 day ago Chaz Mostert has finally broken through for his first win with Walkinshaw Andretti United after failing to record a victory throughout 2020, finally converting for the first time in the 2021 Supercars season. Having started second on the grid next to former Tickford Racing team-mate Cam Waters, Mostert quickly took the lead and never looked back, securing the first win for the squad since Scott Pye won at ...

Jamie Whincup keeps up Triple Eight dominance, ends SVG streak with Race 7 win 1 day ago Jamie Whincup has taken his first win of 2021 and 123rd in total with a strong display in the first of two Supercars Championship races today at Symmons Plains, ending the winning streak of Triple Eight team-mate Shane Van Gisbergen in the process. Coming in to the race qualifying second on the grid, Whincup was able to harass pole-sitter Cam Waters throughout the race, getting a leg up on the Tickford Raci...

Shane van Gisbergen blitzes qualifying in Tasmania 1 day ago Shane van Gisbergen produced an astonishing performance in qualifying at Symmons Plains as he stormed to a fourth pole of the Supercars season in record-breaking fashion. The session would see the first appearance of a new qualifying format, with the field split in two for the opening phase of running. Two groups of twelve cars would hit the track for a five minute blast to determine who would make it through to Q2, with the leading e...

Van Gisbergen equals record with sixth straight win Newshub 4 hrs ago © Image - Getty; Video - Sky Sport Shane van Gisbergen wins in Tasmania. Kiwi Supercars ace Shane van Gisbergen has continued his stellar start to 2021, winning a record-equalling sixth straight race with victory at the Tasmania SuperSprint. Van Gisbergen completed the 44-lap race in 38:39.9333, nearly five seconds faster than the second-placed Jamie Whincup for a Red Bull Ampol Racing one-two finish. The win sees van Gi...

Kiwis Bamber, Heimgartner team up for Bathurst 1000 Newshub 2 hrs ago © Image - Photosport; Video - Newshub Earl Bamber and Shane van Gisbergen celebrate at Sandown, 2018. Hopes of a Kiwi victory at this years Bathurst 1000 have been boosted, with Earl Bamber confirmed as Andre Heimgartners teammate for the 2021 Mount Panorama classic. Bamber, 30, will return to Bathurst for the first time since 2018, when he teamed with compatriot Shane van Gisbergen, finishing in fifth place. This time, ...

Kelly Grove Racing has recruited two-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner and World Endurance Champion Earl Bamber to join fellow New Zealander Andre Heimgartner for this year’s Bathurst 1000, finalising the team’s line-up after it was announced David Reynolds would reunite with Luke Youlden. Bamber will make his second start in the 1000 after racing … More »

Shootout pole puts Shane van Gisbergen in position for Sunday sweep 2 months ago 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, j...