Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!
On the weekend of 26th and 27th of March 2022 was the Ned Whiskey Tasmania Supersprint.
This year marks the 49th time this event has been at Symmons Plains Raceway. This year’s event comprised of 3 races of 44 laps each. It’s a short track of 2.4 km with 7 turns. For these Supercars a lap is just under 50 seconds.
Chaz Mostert came to this event as the current championship leader for the first time in his Supercars career.
Garry Jacobson reached a milestone starting his 100th Supercars championship race on Saturday.
The weekend also provided the opportunity for the defending series champion, Shane Van Gisbergen to move passed the total race win tally of two former Supercars champions, Garth Tander and Scott McLaughlin.
Mark Winterbottom was poised to take over the mantle as the most experienced Supercars driver at Symmons Plains Raceway by the end of the weekend. It was also Mark Winterbottom’s 46th start at this track. He has finished every race at Symmons Plains Raceway. OMG! What an amazing achievement!
For this year’s newcomer to Supercars Brocq Feeney, it will be his first time at this track.
So, as you can see it was promising to be a great event.
In the pre-race sessions:
- Will Davison was fastest in Practice 1
- Shane Van Gisbergen was fastest in Practice 2
- Cameron Waters was fastest in Qualifying.
In race 3 Cameron Waters started on pole position with Will Davison alongside him. The 19 year old rookie, Brocq Feeney earned himself 3rd and Shane Van Gisbergen started 5th.
At the start of the race Cameron Waters got the jump and led into turns 1 and 2 while the cars behind battled for positions.
Will Davison tried to go around the outside of Cameron Waters on the opening lap, but he couldn’t find the right space to make the move. Brodie Kostecki took advantage and moved up to 2nd behind race leader Cameron Waters, pushing Will Davison into 3rd place.
Shane Van Gisbergen was on the charge passing cars left right and centre. Anton de Pasquale was amazed by the driving from Shane Van Gisbergen.
Walkinshaw Andretti united pitted Nick Percat in car 2 early because of damage.
Thomas Randle went out in the weeds on lap 1 and so did Macauley Jones on lap 2.
For the opening few laps Cameron Waters was enjoying the clear air.
The cars back in the pack pitted early on to get clear track.
The first driver to pit was Jake Kostecki in car 56, because he was getting held up by other cars.
Cameron Waters stayed out because he had track position.
Will Davison pitted first so his teammate Anton de Pasquale didn’t have to double stack if the safety car was deployed.
At the end of the first quarter of the race Jack Le Brocq went off the track at turn 2. As he hit the sand trap, he broke the right front suspension. The car was still driveable, but he still headed straight for the pits.
The cars further back in the pack were battling for positions.
Chaz Mostert got up the inside of James Courtney to move up to 10th position.
Shane Van Gisbergen got up the inside of Will Davison who had worked his way back into 2nd place. Moments later Shane Van Gisbergen then took the race lead off Cameron Waters. The Dick Johnson Racing Team reacted, it was now the best time to get Will Davison to bring in car 17 for his compulsory pitstop.
The cars now following Shane Van Gisbergen were battling for 2nd 3rd and 4th.
By the middle of the race Shane Van Gisbergen was still in the lead and looking in shape for his 2nd win of 2022.
Mark Winterbottom turned David Reynolds around at turn 4 and copped a drive through penalty. Chaz Mostert was tailing the two drivers and had nowhere to go. He had a head-on with Reynold’s spun car. Chaz Mostert suffered a lot of damage to the right front and was forced to head into the pits. Reynolds got off lightly and continued driving.
Shane Van Gisbergen held his lead through the second half of the race.
As the defending champion he appeared confident and drove flawlessly. As he came across the line he had just under a 3 second lead over Will Davison and a further spread of almost 3.5 seconds over Cameron Waters.
Chaz Mostert finished 23rd and Broc Feeney held up well finishing 5th.
Results for Race 3
1st Shane Van Gisbergen – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
2nd Will Davison – Shell V-Power Racing Team.
3rd Cameron Waters – Monster Energy Racing Team.
In race 4 Shane Van Gisbergen started on pole position with his teammate Brocq Feeney alongside him.
Brocq Feeney got the jump of the start and led into turns 1 and 2, then pulled away from the pack with his teammate Shane Van Gisbergen playing rear gunner.
In between turns 6 and 7 there was contact between Jack Le Brocq and Andre Heimgartner. It was a brutal run in before the first lap was complete the red flagged was out so they could clean up the mess.
The race resumed with a rolling start and Brocq Feeney got the jump again with his teammate Shane Van Gisbergen right behind him.
While Brocq Feeney was in control of the race, he had full backup from Shane Van Gisbergen.
Further back Mark Winterbottom was moving up through the field really quickly.
Also back in the pack Garry Jacobson was putting in a fierce challenge to Chris Pither.
The other cars came in early because they were getting held up.
Scott Pye was behind his teammate Mark Winterbottom acting as rear gunner.
In the middle of the race Shane Van Gisbergen took the lead off his younger teammate. Brocq Feeney knew he couldn’t pass Shane Van Gisbergen so worked hard at keeping in 2nd place.
Cam Waters and Tim Slade were pushing hard against each other. Tim Slade lost control sliding sideways onto the grass and getting air under all four tyres. On landing it seemed the car should surely roll but it didn’t! A miracle! He kept sliding and crossed the track further ahead. Amazingly didn’t get collected by any other drivers. That’s 2 miracles in about 2 seconds.
Up the front the drivers were holding their positions. Chaz Mostert was chasing down David Reynolds for third place but there wasn’t much opportunity to move up.
Broc Feeney crossed the line only 2.4 seconds behind Shane Van Gisbergen. They were followed by David Reynolds with Chaz Mostert hot on his tail.
It was a brutal race with four drivers served NC’s (Not Complete); Jack Le Brocq leaving before the end of the first lap, Jake Kostecki on lap 7, Andre Heimgartner on lap 11 and Thomas Randall so close to the end on lap 39.
Shane Van Gisbergen had now earned 2 wins from 2 starts for the weekend. The defending champ was showing what he is truly made of.
Results for Race 4
1st Shane Van Gisbergen – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
2nd Brocq Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
3rd David Reynolds– Penrite Racing.
In Race 5 Will Davison started on pole position with Jack le Brocq alongside him.
At the start of race Jack le Brocq took the lead into the first turn with Will Davison dropping in behind at 2nd.
I was amazed that Jack le Brocq was leading during the opening stages after the damage to his car 34 on the first lap of Race 4.
On lap 2 he locked up of the front wheels at turn 4 and slid out onto the grass. He dropped down the order big time.
Will Davison now had the lead with the unenviable issue of having Shane Van Gisbergen right behind him in 2nd place.
While the leaders were pulling away, the drivers back in the pack pitted early because they were getting held up by other cars.
Mark Winterbottom was battling with Jack le Brocq for positions 6 and 7.
By the middle of the race all the pitstops were complete and Shane van Gisbergen took the lead of the race.
Although the leading pack was tight it seemed Shane Van Gisbergen could not be passed. He had total control.
He was followed across the finish line by pole sitter, Will Davison and Anton de Pasquale with a desperate David Reynolds less than half a second behind him.
Shane Van Gisbergen had a great weekend earning 3 wins from the 3 starts. What a way to start the year!
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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!
On the weekend of 26th and 27th of March 2022 was the Ned Whiskey Tasmania Supersprint.
This year marks the 49th time this event has been at Symmons Plains Raceway. This year’s event comprised of 3 races of 44 laps each. It’s a short track of 2.4 km with 7 turns. For these Supercars a lap is just under 50 seconds.
Chaz Mostert came to this event as the current championship leader for the first time in his Supercars career.
Garry Jacobson reached a milestone starting his 100th Supercars championship race on Saturday.
The weekend also provided the opportunity for the defending series champion, Shane Van Gisbergen to move passed the total race win tally of two former Supercars champions, Garth Tander and Scott McLaughlin.
Mark Winterbottom was poised to take over the mantle as the most experienced Supercars driver at Symmons Plains Raceway by the end of the weekend. It was also Mark Winterbottom’s 46th start at this track. He has finished every race at Symmons Plains Raceway. OMG! What an amazing achievement!
For this year’s newcomer to Supercars Brocq Feeney, it will be his first time at this track.
So, as you can see it was promising to be a great event.
In the pre-race sessions:
- Will Davison was fastest in Practice 1
- Shane Van Gisbergen was fastest in Practice 2
- Cameron Waters was fastest in Qualifying.
In race 3 Cameron Waters started on pole position with Will Davison alongside him. The 19 year old rookie, Brocq Feeney earned himself 3rd and Shane Van Gisbergen started 5th.
At the start of the race Cameron Waters got the jump and led into turns 1 and 2 while the cars behind battled for positions.
Will Davison tried to go around the outside of Cameron Waters on the opening lap, but he couldn’t find the right space to make the move. Brodie Kostecki took advantage and moved up to 2nd behind race leader Cameron Waters, pushing Will Davison into 3rd place.
Shane Van Gisbergen was on the charge passing cars left right and centre. Anton de Pasquale was amazed by the driving from Shane Van Gisbergen.
Walkinshaw Andretti united pitted Nick Percat in car 2 early because of damage.
Thomas Randle went out in the weeds on lap 1 and so did Macauley Jones on lap 2.
For the opening few laps Cameron Waters was enjoying the clear air.
The cars back in the pack pitted early on to get clear track.
The first driver to pit was Jake Kostecki in car 56, because he was getting held up by other cars.
Cameron Waters stayed out because he had track position.
Will Davison pitted first so his teammate Anton de Pasquale didn’t have to double stack if the safety car was deployed.
At the end of the first quarter of the race Jack Le Brocq went off the track at turn 2. As he hit the sand trap, he broke the right front suspension. The car was still driveable, but he still headed straight for the pits.
The cars further back in the pack were battling for positions.
Chaz Mostert got up the inside of James Courtney to move up to 10th position.
Shane Van Gisbergen got up the inside of Will Davison who had worked his way back into 2nd place. Moments later Shane Van Gisbergen then took the race lead off Cameron Waters. The Dick Johnson Racing Team reacted, it was now the best time to get Will Davison to bring in car 17 for his compulsory pitstop.
The cars now following Shane Van Gisbergen were battling for 2nd 3rd and 4th.
By the middle of the race Shane Van Gisbergen was still in the lead and looking in shape for his 2nd win of 2022.
Mark Winterbottom turned David Reynolds around at turn 4 and copped a drive through penalty. Chaz Mostert was tailing the two drivers and had nowhere to go. He had a head-on with Reynold’s spun car. Chaz Mostert suffered a lot of damage to the right front and was forced to head into the pits. Reynolds got off lightly and continued driving.
Shane Van Gisbergen held his lead through the second half of the race.
As the defending champion he appeared confident and drove flawlessly. As he came across the line he had just under a 3 second lead over Will Davison and a further spread of almost 3.5 seconds over Cameron Waters.
Chaz Mostert finished 23rd and Broc Feeney held up well finishing 5th.
Results for Race 3
1st Shane Van Gisbergen – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
2nd Will Davison – Shell V-Power Racing Team.
3rd Cameron Waters – Monster Energy Racing Team.
In race 4 Shane Van Gisbergen started on pole position with his teammate Brocq Feeney alongside him.
Brocq Feeney got the jump of the start and led into turns 1 and 2, then pulled away from the pack with his teammate Shane Van Gisbergen playing rear gunner.
In between turns 6 and 7 there was contact between Jack Le Brocq and Andre Heimgartner. It was a brutal run in before the first lap was complete the red flagged was out so they could clean up the mess.
The race resumed with a rolling start and Brocq Feeney got the jump again with his teammate Shane Van Gisbergen right behind him.
While Brocq Feeney was in control of the race, he had full backup from Shane Van Gisbergen.
Further back Mark Winterbottom was moving up through the field really quickly.
Also back in the pack Garry Jacobson was putting in a fierce challenge to Chris Pither.
The other cars came in early because they were getting held up.
Scott Pye was behind his teammate Mark Winterbottom acting as rear gunner.
In the middle of the race Shane Van Gisbergen took the lead off his younger teammate. Brocq Feeney knew he couldn’t pass Shane Van Gisbergen so worked hard at keeping in 2nd place.
Cam Waters and Tim Slade were pushing hard against each other. Tim Slade lost control sliding sideways onto the grass and getting air under all four tyres. On landing it seemed the car should surely roll but it didn’t! A miracle! He kept sliding and crossed the track further ahead. Amazingly didn’t get collected by any other drivers. That’s 2 miracles in about 2 seconds.
Up the front the drivers were holding their positions. Chaz Mostert was chasing down David Reynolds for third place but there wasn’t much opportunity to move up.
Broc Feeney crossed the line only 2.4 seconds behind Shane Van Gisbergen. They were followed by David Reynolds with Chaz Mostert hot on his tail.
It was a brutal race with four drivers served NC’s (Not Complete); Jack Le Brocq leaving before the end of the first lap, Jake Kostecki on lap 7, Andre Heimgartner on lap 11 and Thomas Randall so close to the end on lap 39.
Shane Van Gisbergen had now earned 2 wins from 2 starts for the weekend. The defending champ was showing what he is truly made of.
Results for Race 4
1st Shane Van Gisbergen – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
2nd Brocq Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
3rd David Reynolds– Penrite Racing.
In Race 5 Will Davison started on pole position with Jack le Brocq alongside him.
At the start of race Jack le Brocq took the lead into the first turn with Will Davison dropping in behind at 2nd.
I was amazed that Jack le Brocq was leading during the opening stages after the damage to his car 34 on the first lap of Race 4.
On lap 2 he locked up of the front wheels at turn 4 and slid out onto the grass. He dropped down the order big time.
Will Davison now had the lead with the unenviable issue of having Shane Van Gisbergen right behind him in 2nd place.
While the leaders were pulling away, the drivers back in the pack pitted early because they were getting held up by other cars.
Mark Winterbottom was battling with Jack le Brocq for positions 6 and 7.
By the middle of the race all the pitstops were complete and Shane van Gisbergen took the lead of the race.
Although the leading pack was tight it seemed Shane Van Gisbergen could not be passed. He had total control.
He was followed across the finish line by pole sitter, Will Davison and Anton de Pasquale with a desperate David Reynolds less than half a second behind him.
Shane Van Gisbergen had a great weekend earning 3 wins from the 3 starts. What a way to start the year!
Results for race 5
1st Shane Van Gisbergen – Red Bull Ampol Racing.
2nd Anton de Pasquale – Shell V-Power Racing Team.
3rd Will Davison – Shell V-Power Racing Team.
The next event is the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix from the 7th to the 10th of April.