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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 season, put a whopping 0.3325s on Tickford Racing’s Cameron Waters to claim a fourth ARMOR All Po...

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: SVG'S 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 (both on 56). Whincup completed a Red Bull Ampol Racing one-two, with the seven-time champion scorin...

What happens to SVG's title bid if he can't 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 update on the 31-year-old's fitness, all but confirming van Gisbergen will be fit to drive. Howeve...

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, just marginally up on his rivals as less than two-tenths split the top three cars.

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 races to raise the curtain on the 2021 championship season. Bold new colours and fresh team line-ups...