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Van Gisbergen gaps field with record pole lap Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey Shane van Gisbergen has continued his dominant march in 2021 with a dominant performance in Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint Race 6 qualifying. The all-new knockout qualifying format did little to throw van Gisbergen off piste, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver gapping the field at Symmons Plains. The championship leader, who has won all five races so far this...

Super Shane, awesome Anton: Race 6 takeaways Repco Supercars Championship The first 44-lap sprint of the Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint uncovered a number of key storylines. WATCH: SVGS RECORD-EQUALLER: RACE 6 HIGHLIGHTS It was van Gisbergen’s 46th career win, bringing him within striking distance of Peter Brock’s marker of 48 wins. Only four other drivers have won more races; Jamie Whincup (122), Craig Lowndes (110), Mark Skaife (90), and Scott McLaughlin and Garth Tander (...

What happens to SVGs title bid if he cant race at Sandown? Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey A key storyline in the days leading to the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint is the fitness of Shane van Gisbergen following his collarbone injury. Van Gisbergen is racing the clock to be fit for the second round of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, which commences on Saturday at the iconic Melbourne circuit. Red Bull Ampol Racing has yet to provide an ...

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...

Supercars Mount Panorama 500 talking points A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size 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 r...

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 Saturdays race, recorded a 2:05.6175s to oust Tickford Racing ace Cameron Waters in the ARMOR All Top 10 Shootout. It marked van Gisbergens 33rd career pole position, and his first since Race 18 at Hidden Valley last year. The top...

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 earl...