A delaminated tyre for Lowndes towards the end of the race dropped him to fifteenth, allowing Winterbottom to extend his championship lead to 95 points. With Lowndes finishing fifth, Winterbottom took the championship lead. Whincup won from pole position in the first race with Shane van Gisbergen and David Reynolds completing the podium. It’s official: The 2020 Supercars Championship will conclude in grand fashion at its showpiece event. V8 Supercars resultspage 1. [14] Chaz Mostert continued his strong qualifying form, taking pole position for both of the Saturday races. The 25-year-old then hit the pits himself but again showed the strength and determination to make sure he came out just ahead of Whincup before holding him off expertly on cold tyres while under immense pressure. [1] The Enduro Cup was won by Garth Tander and Warren Luff, driving for the Holden Racing Team. Get the latest Supercars Highlights, News, Results, & Videos for Supercars. [118] With Mostert not taking part in the race, Winterbottom extended his championship lead to 399 points over Lowndes, who moved up to second in the points standings, with Reynolds in third and Mostert falling to fourth place. [91] Mostert was leading at the halfway mark of the race when he dropped his left-rear wheel onto the grass on the entry to turn four, causing him to spin into the tyre wall. Michael Caruso also hit the wall at turn eight after contact with David Reynolds led to a puncture. David Reynolds was not as charitable and the Kiwi required a razor-sharp move to pass him at the hairpin. Winterbottom was released into the path of Garth Tander following a pit stop in the Saturday race. Will Davison, after retiring from the first race, failed to start the second after a clutch failure on the warm-up lap. With Winterbottom finishing down the order, Lowndes left the event with the championship lead. SIGN UP TODAY! Reynolds and Dean Canto finished second ahead of Lowndes and Steven Richards. He then went on to pass the safety car, resulting in a drive-through penalty which dropped the car to eighteenth place. Marcos Ambrose stepped down from full-time driving duties at DJR Team Penske prior to the second event of the championship. [136], Bold - Pole position He qualified second for the first race behind teammate Chaz Mostert but took the lead at the start and then held off David Reynolds in the closing stages of the race. He was pushed all the way by Jamie Whincup and held him off brilliantly, with the No 1 car eventually slowing enough to allow teammate Van Gisbergen through to finish second – much to the displeasure of the home support who greeted his post-race interview with a chorus of boos. [134] Van Gisbergen took victory in the third race despite making contact with James Courtney in the opening laps. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Grid news for motorsport fans - Supercars set for Auckland return. Whincup finished second ahead of Rick Kelly and Winterbottom. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates McLaughlin jumped the start and served the resulting ten-second penalty under safety car conditions, which led to another ten seconds being added to his race time, while Mostert hit the wall at turn eight and retired from the race.