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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 »
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 midf...
Mountain King: Van Gisbergen completes perfect weekend Newshub 28/02/2021 © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Shane van Gisbergen Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen appears to be the man to beat the 2021 Supercars championship after completing a clean sweep of race wins on the opening weekend at Bathurst. The reigning 1000 champion is now the inaugural winner of the Mount Panorama 500 after a perfect two days of racing. Van Gisbergen scored an excellent race one win on Saturday and followed that with an even more impressive day out on Sunday. Starting from pole, the 2016 series champion was pipped to...
Van Gisbergen wins dramatic Mt Panorama opener Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey Shane van Gisbergen has picked up where he left off in Bathurst, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver dominating Race 1 of the new season at the Repco Mt Panorama 500. Van Gisbergen, who claimed victory in last October’s Bathurst 1000, was never headed in the 40-lap affair, which saw a number of key runners fall by the wayside. It marked the third instance that the Kiwi had won the opening race of the season, following victories on the streets of Adelaide in ...
Van Gisbergen opens Supercars season in style at Bathurst Newshub 27/02/2021 © Image - Getty, video - Sky Sport Shane Van Gisbergen in action Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen has started the new Supercars season in style, winning the opening race of the Mount Panorama 500 at the famed Bathurst track. Just five months after claiming his first Bathurst 1000 victory, the Red Bull Holden driver took the chequered flag first, heading home Chaz Mostert and Will Davison in the 40-lap sprint race. The 2016 series champion started third, but mechanical issues for pole-sitter Came Waters and a rapid pit...