Supercars Super Preview: Sydney Motorsport Park V3

Wednesday 10 November, 2021
Photos: Edge Photographics
Two down, two to go.
 
It’s been a rollercoaster ride at Sydney Motorsport Park for the Repco Supercars Championship over the past two weeks.
 
From a results point of view, there have been no major surprises on the winner’s list, with Shane van Gisbergen and Anton De Pasquale sharing multiple victories and Jamie Whincup also claiming a win, in what was a drama filled and wet race 25.  
 
As for the rest of the field, everyone has been involved in the drama in some capacity throughout the two rounds with a good mix of strong performances.
 
Supercars have tried to mix it up for each round at Eastern Creek and this weekend’s BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint will again be different to the previous two rounds.
 
Like those two rounds, there will be three one-hour races with a three-stage qualifying session to set up Saturday’s sole race and two 10-minute back-to-back qualifying sessions to set up Sunday’s two outings.
 
What separates this round from the others is that it’s the only one of the four consecutive Sydney Motorsport Park rounds where there is no racing under lights with all three races to occur during the day.
 
Apart from the race times, the BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint will act as a themed round with family to be celebrated.
 
To mark Family Round, Supercars drivers have been posing for satirical family photos, while there are also discounts for family pass tickets and a variety of fun off-track activities for families throughout the two-day event.

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Fans will also have the chance to take their own awkward family photo at the specially designed photo booths in the merchandise area with tickets and prize packages available for the most “awkward” photos.
 
This weekend also sees Jamie Whincup celebrate his 250th round in the championship and Sunday’s first race will serve as both his 550th race start and also Nick Percat’s 250th.
 
There will be plenty of attention on van Gisbergen too, who is edging closer to a second Supercars title and will be looking to celebrate his 200th Supercars round start since debuting 14 years ago by extending his gap over Will Davison and De Pasquale in the Beaurepaires Sydney Cup.
 
Click here for more information on the BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint and to purchase tickets.
  

Schedule

Saturday 13 November
10:35am - 11:05am - Practice 1
12:05pm - 12:35pm - Practice 2
2:00pm - 2:45pm – Armor All Qualifying Race 26
4:45pm - 5:45pm - Race 26
TV Broadcast: Foxtel and Kayo – 9:45am to 6:00pm AEDT
 
Sunday 14 November
11:20am- 11:30am - Armor All Qualifying Race 27
11:40am- 11:50am - Armor All Qualifying Race 28
1:35pm - 2:35pm – Race 27
4:45pm - 5:45pm – Race 28
(All times are marked as AEDT)
TV Broadcast: Foxtel and Kayo – 10:30pm to 6:45pm AEDT
 

Support Categories

Improved Production
Haltech SuperUte Series
 

Championship Top 10

Shane van Gisbergen – 2414 points
Jamie Whincup - 2077
Will Davison - 1965
Chaz Mostert - 1895
Cameron Waters - 1834
Anton De Pasquale - 1689
Nick Percat - 1558
Will Brown - 1406
Mark Winterbottom - 1398
James Courtney – 1306

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Beaurepaires Sydney Cup Top 10

Shane van Gisbergen – 488 points
Will Davison - 460
Anton De Pasquale - 443
Nick Percat - 430
Jamie Whincup - 427
Will Brown - 403
Chaz Mostert - 389
Tim Slade - 366
Cameron Waters - 320
Jack Le Brocq - 274
 

The Grid

#2 Holden Commodore ZB - Bryce Fullwood
#3 Ford Mustang - Tim Slade
#4 Holden Commodore ZB - Jack Smith
#5 Ford Mustang - Jack Le Brocq
#6 Ford Mustang - Cameron Waters
#7 Ford Mustang - Andre Heimgartner
#8 Holden Commodore ZB - Nick Percat
#9 Holden Commodore ZB - Will Brown
#11 Ford Mustang - Anton De Pasquale
#14 Holden Commodore ZB - Todd Hazelwood
#17 Ford Mustang - Will Davison
#18 Holden Commodore ZB - Mark Winterbottom
#19 Holden Commodore ZB - Fabian Coulthard
#20 Holden Commodore ZB - Scott Pye
#22 Holden Commodore ZB - Garry Jacobson
#25 Holden Commodore ZB - Chaz Mostert
#26 Ford Mustang - Luke Youlden*
#34 Holden Commodore ZB - Jake Kostecki
#35 Holden Commodore ZB - Zane Goddard
#44 Ford Mustang - James Courtney
#88 Holden Commodore ZB - Jamie Whincup
#96 Holden Commodore ZB - Macauley Jones
#97 Holden Commodore ZB - Shane van Gisbergen
#99 Holden Commodore ZB - Brodie Kostecki
*Filling in for David Reynolds.