Bathurst Supercars: Van Gisbergen completes victory clean sweep at Mount Panorama 500
Shane van Gisbergen completed a Bathurst clean sweep by comfortably winning the second heat of the Mount Panorama 500

Starting from pole, the Kiwi ceded critical track position by being out-dragged by Cam Waters into Turn 1.
Van Gisbergen was clearly able to match the leading Tickford Mustang for pace, but, facing aero wash, was unable to find a way through.
That made the stops crucial, van Gisbergen opting to take his first service on Lap 14. Waters followed suit a lap later but his Tickford crew unable to get him out fast enough to stop van Gisbergen from charging into the lead.
Once in front it was a flawless display from van Gisbergen, who pulled 4.2s over Waters across the second stint.
He and Waters then pitted together on Lap 23, before van Gisbergen eased his advantage out 6.1s by the finish.

Speaking post-race, van Gisbergen said the middle stint was one of the best he's ever done - as well taking a cheeky jab at Waters' Monster Energy backing.
"It's a team win, a strategy win," said van Gisbergen.
"Unfortunately you can't battle on track so we had to try to win it in the pitlane, and we did.
"That middle stint was just insane, it was so good to have such a good car and just push in clean air. It was qualifying laps the whole time and I was watching a sub-par energy drink get smaller in the mirror. It was awesome."
Chaz Mostert made it two podiums for the weekend with a well-crafted third place. The Walkinshaw Andretti United driver had to pass a pair of Dick Johnson Racing entries along the way, charging by Will Davison in the first stint.
He then pressured Anton De Pasquale into a mistake on his out-lap after his first stop, a moment at The Chase on cold tyres for the DJR driver opening the door for Mostert to get by.
De Pasquale went on to finish fourth, while team-mate Davison slipped back down the order in the final stint. First he was jumped by Mark Winterbottom during the second round of stops, before locking the rears at the last corner a few laps from home, which let Jamie Whincup into sixth.
Scott Pye finished the race eighth ahead of Andre Heimgartner, with Nick Percat rounding out the Top 10.
The only non-finisher was James Courtney, who backed his Tickford Mustang into the wall at The Cutting on Lap 9.
Van Gisbergen now holds a 33-point lead over Mostert in the standings.
Supercars Mount Panorama 500 - Race 2 results
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight | Holden | 1h26m39.2786s |
2 | Cameron Waters | Tickford | Ford | 6.1276s |
3 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw | Holden | 8.6807s |
4 | Anton De Pasquale | Dick Johnson | Ford | 19.3709s |
5 | Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | Holden | 23.2775s |
6 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight | Holden | 29.1513s |
7 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson | Ford | 30.3906s |
8 | Scott Pye | Team 18 | Holden | 33.1774s |
9 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly | Ford | 42.5386s |
10 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones | Holden | 46.3388s |
11 | David Reynolds | Kelly | Ford | 46.9541s |
12 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus | Holden | 48.3371s |
13 | Bryce Fullwood | Walkinshaw | Holden | 49.2006s |
14 | William Brown | Erebus | Holden | 54.7388s |
15 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones | Holden | 1m01.9955s |
16 | Zane Goddard | Matt Stone | Holden | 1m03.6366s |
17 | Jake Kostecki | Matt Stone | Holden | 1m06.5015s |
18 | Todd Hazelwood | Brad Jones | Holden | 1m22.0643s |
19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tickford | Ford | 1m31.3873s |
20 | Garry Jacobson | Sydney | Holden | 1m38.9078s |
21 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones | Holden | 2m05.2315s |
22 | Fabian Coulthard | Team Sydney | Holden | 1 Lap |
- | James Courtney | Tickford | Ford | Retirement |

Previous article
Bathurst Supercars: Van Gisbergen wins as disaster hits rivals
Next article
Mount Panorama 500 Supercars opener was a one-off

About this article
Series | Supercars |
Drivers | Shane van Gisbergen |
Author | Andrew van Leeuwen |
Bathurst Supercars: Van Gisbergen completes victory clean sweep at Mount Panorama 500
Trending
Can DJR still be a Supercars powerhouse after Penske?
OPINION: Roger Penske's operation helped lift Dick Johnson's faltering Ford team back to the top of Australian tin-tops. But, despite The Captain's departure, along with star driver Scott McLaughlin, there's no reason to expect an imminent decline from DJR
Why Whincup's next move is no calculated gamble
Supercars' most successful team of the past 15 years is set for a radical shakeup next year when Jamie Whincup retires from driving and takes over the reins at Triple Eight. But the team's outgoing boss Roland Dane has full faith that he'll be up to the task
The top 10 Supercars drivers of 2020
In a year of few constants, the Australian Supercars championship could be relied upon for its usual blend of rough and tumble racing with a V8 soundtrack. But who were its top performers in 2020?
The 'lifetime deal' that broke down in double quick time
Last year, David Reynolds signed a decade-long deal with Erebus, seemingly pledging his long-term Supercars future to the team. One year on, "Decade Dave's" contract has been reduced to tatters, with an undercurrent of discontent having brewed in 2020
How Supercars now needs a new "human salt harvester"
Scott McLaughlin has been a divisive figure in Supercars over the past few years but, as he heads off to a fresh challenge in IndyCar, the Australian tin-top series needs to find someone else to fill his dramatic boots as the category enters a new era
Why McLaughlin is wrong to label 2020 his best title
OPINION: Scott McLaughlin was quick to describe his third Supercars title as his best yet. But even though it didn't match the dramatic backstory of his 2018 triumph, there's a good reason for him wanting to control the narrative this time around
Why Supercars would settle for an anticlimactic title race
It's a predicament that has faced the World Endurance Championship in the past, and now it's the turn of Supercars to have its biggest race - the Bathurst 1000 - taking the final slot on the calendar. Will its wider significance upstage the title battle?
The 10-year wait for a Supercars champion halted by coronavirus
When the Supercars season resumes James Courtney will be a Tickford Racing driver - but it's not the first time the star driver has flirted with the famous Ford squad