Tander makes it two from three
Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander made it two wins from three races at the BRC Impco V8 Supercars GP Challenge at Albert Park after race leader Jamie Whincup retired with an engine problem
Whincup took the lead at turn one and looked set for a comfortable victory, but exiting turn two on lap three Whincup slowed, pulling into the pits at the end of the lap, Tander taking over at the front and easing away to take the win.
Shane van Gisbergen continued a strong weekend with second place, with Will Davison and Craig Lowndes moving up the order to finish third and fourth, just ahead of Steven Johnson.
James Courtney looked set for second place, but a trail of smoke eventually forced him into the pits, retiring with an oil leak. Mark Winterbottom also looked set for a top-five finish before he slowed and retired as well.
After failing to finish yesterday's race, Jack Daniel's Racing's Todd Kelly made a remarkable climb through the order, finishing in tenth place.
Pos Driver Make Time
1. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 29:11.2684s
2. Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG + 2.8700s
3. Will Davison Holden Commodore VE + 4.1074s
4. Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VE + 4.3950s
5. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG + 6.7127s
6. Paul Dumbrell Ford Falcon FG + 7.4556s
7. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE + 9.6159s
8. Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE + 10.4736s
9. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE + 12.7634s
10. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE + 13.5271s
11. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE + 17.0008s
12. Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG + 19.6566s
13. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE + 22.7280s
14. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VE + 24.9416s
15. Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG + 25.4203s
16. Jonathon Webb Ford Falcon FG + 25.7711s
17. Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE + 26.1180s
18. Daniel Gaunt Holden Commodore VE + 27.0745s
19. Karl Reindler Holden Commodore VE + 31.1296s
20. Jason Bright Holden Commodore VE +1m19.7622s
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Make Laps
James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 7
Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 5
Andrew Thompson Holden Commodore VE 4
Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VE 2
Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore VE 1
Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 1
Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 0
Tim Slade Ford Falcon FG 0
Dean Fiore Ford Falcon FG 0
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