Whincup 勝利,勝つs Gold Coast Supercars opener
Supercars 星/主役にする Jamie Whincup has (人命などを)奪う,主張するd the 開始 race of the Gold Coast 600.
The seven-time series 支持する/優勝者 held out fellow Holden driver Shane 先頭 Gisbergen on Saturday by 0.52 of a second, while runaway 選手権 leader Scott McLaughlin was third in the 102-(競技場の)トラック一周 event.
Whincup (人命などを)奪う,主張するd his ninth career 勝利,勝つ on the Gold Coast, teaming up with co-driver Craig Lowndes to 示す their first victory together since 2008.
It 示すd only the second 勝利,勝つ of the 2019 season and first since Ipswich in July for Whincup, moving him from fifth to third in the drivers' standings.
先頭 Gisbergen - who 連合させるd with Garth Tander - chipped away at Ford 星/主役にする McLaughlin's 選手権 lead, 減ずるing it to 613 points.
McLaughlin held a 622-point 衝撃を和らげるもの over nearest 競争相手 先頭 Gisbergen when he lobbed at the tourist (土地などの)細長い一片.
McLaughlin even had a chance of (人命などを)奪う,主張するing the 2019 series 肩書を与える on Saturday if he crossed in the 最高の,を越す three and 先頭 Gisbergen failed to finish.
The victory was 始める,決める up when Lowndes was able to get the jump on 政治家 sitter McLaughlin's チーム仲間 Alex Premat at the start.
Whincup 持続するd the lead when drivers changed over after 34 (競技場の)トラック一周s.
先頭 Gisbergen did not take his team's second compulsory 炭坑,オーケストラ席 stop until late, grabbing the lead. When he returned to the field, he was third, more than eight seconds behind pace setter Whincup.
But a 急速な/放蕩な-finishing 先頭 Gisbergen reeled in McLaughlin to take second 位置/汚点/見つけ出す with 14 (競技場の)トラック一周s left before the first safety car 現れるd after Garry Jacobson's Nissan lost its exhaust and was struck by the field on turn four, 確実にするing a 緊張した end.
There was 演劇 even before the opener after 一時的に 政治家 sitter Chaz Mostert 衝突,墜落d out in the 最高の,を越す-10 shootout, 判決,裁定 him out of the entire 週末's 活動/戦闘.
While his Ford outfit were 最初 希望に満ちた of 修理ing the Mustang after Mostert 衝突,墜落d into the 塀で囲む at turn 11, under closer 査察, they 決定するd it was a 帳消しにする.
It was a 堅い blow for third-placed Mostert who was a mathematical 肩書を与える chance and considered a Gold Coast podium 脅し after winning the past two Saturday races on the Gold Coast.
Mostert 現れるd 無傷の after 存在 (疑いを)晴らすd at the 跡をつける's 医療の centre.
Gold Coast's second 300km race will be held on Sunday.