Supercars Eseries: Four drivers share wins in latest Supercars Esports event

The first race at Montreal saw a three-way thriller between van Gisbergen, De Pasquale and Scott McLaughlin from start to finish.

Van Gisbergen grabbed the lead at the first corner, profiting from polesitter De Pasquale out-braking himself.

McLaughlin almost snuck up the inside of De Pasquale too, but ultimately had to settle into third place.

The Red Bull Holden was first into the pits, taking his mandatory service at the end of Lap 4.

The undercut proved potent, van Gisbergen retaining the lead as McLaughlin, who pitted a lap later than his fellow Kiwi but a lap earlier than De Pasquale, ended up in second.

The reigning Bathurst 1000 winner spent the second stint glued to the back of van Gisbergen, before mounting a big challenge for the lead at Turn 1 on the final lap.

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However he couldn't get it done cleanly, McLaughlin forced to redress after bumping van Gisbergen wide.

The redress allowed De Pasquale to sneak back into second, the trio continuing to run nose-to-tail to the finish.

Those same front-runners quickly came unstuck in the reverse grid race, however.

All three were caught up in a monster first-lap clash, started when Joey Logano spun on the run to the first corner.

Van Gisbergen came out of the melee best-placed, sitting 15th after almost the entire field cycled through the pits behind the Safety Car.

However his race was ruined after the restart after Jack Smith bounced across the grass at the first corner complex and collected van Gisbergen on the other side.

McLaughlin followed him back to the pits for lengthy repairs on his engine, leaving De Pasquale as the last man standing from the top three.

The Erebus driver worked his way to 13th, while McLaughlin and van Gisbergen finished 25th and 26th respectively.

Out front Chaz Mostert kept things clean to record his first Eseries win, with Waters was the big winner in terms of points, the quiet title contender grabbing second.

Zane Goddard rounded out the reverse grid podium.

The first of two 14-lappers at the famous Watkins Glen US was a masterclass for sim racing expert De Pasquale.

The Erebus driver took advantage of a slow start from polesitter van Gisbergen to grab the lead at the start, before charging to what was effectively a lights-to-flag win.

McLaughlin did make a strategic play for the lead, using an early stop to try and undercut De Pasquale, but fell just short of grabbing the lead.

De Pasquale pulled away over the second stint, his final winning margin a handy 3.1s.

Van Gisbergen recovered from his slow start to finish third, followed by Lee Holdsworth, Bryce Fullwood and Race 2 winner Mostert.

The second race saw Whincup take maiden virtual race win, thanks to a clean run through the early reverse grid madness.

The seven-time Supercars champion did come under some late fire from IndyCar star Alex Rossi, although the greatest threat was McLaughlin in third.

The Penske driver was man of the match in the fourth race of the evening, charging from the back row to third - and falling just nine-tenths short of Whincup in a tense finish.

The highlight of McLaughlin's race was a sharp move through the Turns 2-4 complex in the closing stages, where he jumped both Cam Waters and Marcos Ambrose in one go.

Van Gisbergen put in a similarly impressive charge, finishing fourth ahead of Waters and Ambrose.

De Pasquale, however, couldn't make his way through the drama and finished the race in a lowly 25th.