Supercars

The 2023 Repco Supercars Championship resumes at Albert Park at the Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint. All 25 brand-new Gen3 cars will be put to the test ...

It invites Newcastle councillors and MPs to "hear Newcastle residents and businesses speak of the impacts on community...

Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter, where she has worked as a journalist for the past seven years. It is open to the public. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news. The meeting will take place at Newcastle City Hall's Banquet Room and begins at 6.30pm. This year's Supercars race was the final in a five-year deal between City of Newcastle, Supercars Australia and Destination NSW. The public forum was organised by the Newcastle East Residents Group and independent business group Makers x Traders of Newcastle.

The Melbourne SuperSprint will mark the short-distance debut for the brand new Gen3 cars following their first hit-out in Newcastle three weeks ago.

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658059/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/how-taming-his-temper-shaped-supercars-slow-burn-star/6668555/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694519/) For Sunday the clocks move back an hour with Victoria returning to Australian Eastern Standard Time. Race 3 then starts at 5:30pm AEDT. That means solutions to wheel nut issues experienced in testing will face the pressure of race conditions.

Lamborghini isn't racing to bring an electric supercar to market, with an upcoming Urus replacement and 2+2 EVs to come first.

But in the end it’s our customers who tell us which direction that will likely be”. It’s a complex challenge, but one which we are embracing at Lamborghini with a lot of enthusiasm. “…The 350 GT in the ’60s was part of our heritage, so this will be the right time to enter with this type of electrification,” said Mr Winkelmann. It will be followed by a fully electric “The time we have over the next four years will allow us to consider which direction we take in terms of the next chapter for Lamborghini. [Revuelto](https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/lamborghini-revuelto-hybrid-v12-flagship-revealed) and upcoming [Huracan](https://www.carexpert.com.au/lamborghini/huracan) successor, both of which are getting hybrid powertrains, the brand’s CEO says it’s still considering how these will take shape.

Mark Winterbottom topped an opening Supercars practice session at Albert Park shortened by crashes for Tim Slade and Shane van Gisbergen. Andrew van Leeuwen. By ...

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-gen3-paddle-shift-controversy/6513930/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607367/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658058/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/how-taming-his-temper-shaped-supercars-slow-burn-star/6668554/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694518/) "We're all a bit gun shy with these cars for the first time here at this circuit.

Both Tim Slade and Shane van Gisbergen were sidelined by their respective crashes with crews continuing to repair their cars ahead of qualifying and the opening ...

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/can-djr-still-be-a-supercars-powerhouse/5498940/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-gen3-paddle-shift-controversy/6513929/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607366/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658057/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/how-taming-his-temper-shaped-supercars-slow-burn-star/6668553/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694517/)

Anton De Pasquale and Shane van Gisbergen have taken the pole positions for Races 3 and 4 of the Supercars Championship at Albert Park, respectively.

The rest of the top 12 was also Ford drivers, namely Waters, Davison, Courtney, and Mostert, the latter of whom scraped the #25 Mobil 1 Mustang on the wall exiting Turn 5 late in the piece, then De Pasquale and Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Mustang). He laid down a 1:47.5849s which was bettered only by Brown’s 1:47.4258s by the end of the first runs, with Mostert third on a 1:47.6735s and Waters fourth after two ragged push laps. De Pasquale fired in a 1:49.3167s just before the chequered flag, after which van Gisbergen moved to third on a 1:49.3883s, leaving Chaz Mostert (#25 Mobil 1 Optus Mustang) fourth on a 1:49.3965s. DJR duo Will Davison (#17 Shell V-Power Mustang) and De Pasquale were first and second at the end of the first runs on a 1:50.0632s and 1:50.0670s respectively. Both of the first two rows for tomorrow’s race will be Triple Eight on the inside and Erebus on the outside, with Will Brown (#9 Coca-Cola Camaro) qualifying second, Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Camaro) third, and Kostecki fourth, while Mark Winterbottom (#18 DeWalt Camaro) made for an all-Chevrolet top five. [his Practice 1 crash](https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/03/30/whincup-expected-more-damage-after-svg-crash/) to snare third on the grid for Race 3 in a #97 Red Bull Ampol Camaro which was hurriedly repaired just in time for that hit-out.

Slade crashed heavily at Turn 5 during Practice 1 at the Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint. The 401-race veteran's #23 Nulon Camaro picked up significant rear ...

The scene at Nulon Racing 70 minutes out from Race 3 Notably, Penrite Racing lent its fabricator to the Nulon Racing outfit as the team scrambled to fix the car in time for Race 3. Van Gisbergen crashed in Practice 1 just minutes after Slade found the wall, and recovered to score pole for Race 4.

Shane van Gisbergen says his first day at Albert Park was "anything but straightforward" after winning back-to-back Supercars...

Will Brown (Coca-Cola Racing) 250 pts Brodie Kostecki (Coca-Cola Racing) 300 pts Chaz Mostert (Mobil1 Optus Racing) 331 pts Will Brown (Coca-Cola Racing) Chaz Mostert (Mobil1 Optus Racing) Brodie Kostecki (Coca-Cola Racing)

Shane van Gisbergen says his first day at Albert Park was “anything but straightforward” after winning back-to-back Supercars races and making it three from ...

Will Brown (Coca-Cola Racing) 250 pts Brodie Kostecki (Coca-Cola Racing) 300 pts Chaz Mostert (Mobil1 Optus Racing) 331 pts Will Brown (Coca-Cola Racing) Chaz Mostert (Mobil1 Optus Racing) Brodie Kostecki (Coca-Cola Racing)

Pole winner Anton De Pasquale made the best of the start in cold, drizzly conditions, the Dick Johnson Racing Ford driver initially leading the Camaros of ...

[PlusPlusSupercars ](/supercars/news/when-nissan-ruled-australia-with-its-godzilla-group-a-special/7988932/) "Again thanks to my team. "No tyre failures, so thank you to them.

Shane van Gisbergen has claimed his second official win for the 2023 season despite a dramatic spin-out in practice.

20 James Courtney - 132 points 16 Will Davison - 148 points 10 James Golding - 190 points 1 Chaz Mostert - 331 points He's maintained his championship lead by just 31 points. 'Thanks to my team.

A closer look at the small change in the rules for the weekend of Supercars racing which opened the Race 3 tyre loophole.

Instead, it was possible to maintain race pace until there were no later opportunities to take the CPS, and there was thus little cost in using another two super softs on the rear (noting also that Races 4, 5, and 6 are shorter than Race 3 anyway, and those extra super softs from Race 3 can be put on the front in one of Races 4, 5, or 6). Unless there was some massive discrepancy in pace from compound to compound, the fastest way to complete a dry race would be one set of super softs and one set of hards, meaning just the one pit stop. [Triple Eight used it to attack in the case of Broc Feeney and defend in the case of eventual race winner Shane van Gisbergen, who was followed into the lane by Erebus’ Brodie Kostecki](https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/03/30/rushed-van-gisbergen-pit-stop-part-of-triple-eight-plan/). To close it completely, the regulations would need a stipulation such as, “At this Event, Teams which use more than four (4) SS Tyres must also use at least four (4) H Tyres, and vice versa, during race 3, 4, 5 and 6.” Triple Eight, for example, could change from super soft to super soft, but would have to change all four corners, and hence the only gain would be the small increase in lap speed on an out lap (when tyres are cold) and perhaps one more, at the cost of using tyres which will need to be rolled out again in another race. Of course, that only closes part of the loophole, that being around the quantity of slick tyres changed (as opposed to specifics around use of compounds). Given there is only one compound of wet tyre, the provision is consistent with the rules for pit stops at sprint races with just a single slick compound, in which two tyres are the minimum requirement. That – specifically one rule within Further Supplementary Regulation 1.4.1 – is the critical change to the rules for the weekend which enabled the strategy play from Triple Eight, Erebus, and BJR. Supplementary Regulation 5.8.1 pertains to qualifying sessions (and hence is irrelevant for the purpose of this piece), 5.8.2 is reproduced above, and 5.8.3 is essentially a reminder that the Operations Manual prohibits mixing tyre compounds on a car, which means the rule (D17.1.10) still applies regardless. Supplementary Regulation 5.8.2 states, “At this Event, Teams must use at least four (4) SS Tyres and at least four (4) H Tyres during race 3, 4, 5 and 6,” while Schedule A2, as varied by Further Supplementary Regulation 1.3.1, stipulates that a minimum of four tyres must be changed in at least one pit stop in each race. Under the Supplementary Regulations for the event, when Rule D17.5.2 was declared, Supplementary Regulations 5.8.1, 5.8.2, and 5.8.3 no longer applied, nor did a rule which the Supplementary Regulations created regarding notification of tyre compounds. That is not a strict requirement – it is permissible to change from super soft to hard and back, for example – but either of the aforementioned single-stop approaches are the only rational ones absent any misfortune or unusual factors.

SUPERCARS chief executive Shane Howard has revealed it won't be long before it's clear whether the championship will return to New Zealand next year.

“It’s a great event for the championship and all our stakeholders so we want to be back there… “It provides a fantastic bookend for our series and we want to be back in Newcastle,” said Howard. “We have got a really strong fanbase there and we want to be back in New Zealand.

ZAK Brown has stressed the importance of cost containment in the Repco Supercars Championship amid the changeover to Gen3. As McLaren Racing CEO, ...

If there’s some areas that we can improve on in that front, then the sport and the teams will work together to make that better.” I think we have got that. I think the product is good. “At the moment, Supercars is incredibly tight. “I think the main thing is we have got cars that look great, sound great, are fast and they look harder for the drivers to actually steer, which I think is a good thing for fans, it’s going to make for much more exciting racing. We have kind of got a performance cost cap in the sense that we have parity in Gen3 which so far has been pretty good, it has been hard to argue that it hasn’t been pretty good so far.

Censorship of criticism has been a key topic in Supercars recently following a protest from Shane van Gisbergen following the second Newcastle race. He refused ...

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607366/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/how-taming-his-temper-shaped-supercars-slow-burn-star/6668553/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694517/) [A subsequent appeal hearing last week reached the same conclusion as the original hearing](https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/triple-eight-disqualified-newcastle-appeal/10447124/), with Burgess again denying that he had given T8 approval for the placement of the dry ice system. [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658057/) Formally he wasn't asked for approval, and he didn't grant it.

Brand strategy, creative direction and production was led by WILDCARD, who aimed to challenge the traditional perception of the Repco Supercars Championship and ...

On today’s release, Supercars Chief of Strategy Mark Pejic said: “This is the most exciting period for the sport of Supercars that we have seen in a generation. “Supercars is loud, powerful, and chaotic, yet it is graceful in its technicality; the car, driver and mechanics are beautifully in tune. This is a modal window. Whether you are a seasoned fan, or it’s your first time at the track, one thing is for certain, you won’t forget it. The concept for the TVC shows the beauty in the chaos of the sport we all love.” The launch of the TVC marks the starting line for a full brand reset to uncover the beauty and grace which sits beneath the chaos and thrill of Supercars greatest moments.

SUPERCARS' Head of Motorsport Adrian Burgess has received full support from CEO Shane Howard amid the fallout from Triple Eight's Newcastle disqualification ...

“At the end of the day, I’m in my position, so Supercars have to work with me, they’re in their position so I respect their position. “Yes, they have done an incredible job, that team, in designing these cars and there has been incredible workload as the whole of pitlane has done to produce and debut the cars – and we understand it because we know the effort that has gone into it. “Was Adrian asked for approval? “There are rules and regulations that are in there and in place for all the right reasons. “Difficulties and timings and things can obviously be a contributing factor but at the end of the day, the teams are to present cars that are compliant with the rules. The fallout is understood to have included a raft of teams clarifying ‘minor non-compliance’ issues on their own cars with Supercars in the lead-up to Albert Park. Triple Eight pointed to the rush to get to Newcastle as part of the reason why it installed the coolboxes to the right of the driver rather than the designated place in the passenger area. “You have a responsibility as a team to operate within the rules,” Howard said. “We completely disagree with that, and I think that was clear in the hearing,” Howard told media at Albert Park of Triple Eight’s insistence that approval was granted. “Jamie and I have discussed it post-this and we agree that the decision has been made and we move on.” [losing the appeal](https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/triple-eight-loses-appeal-against-newcastle-disqualification/) the team has publicly [maintained that approval was granted](https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/triple-eight-reacts-to-newcastle-appeal-dismissal/), an apparent sign of its lingering discontent from the saga. [slammed Supercars’ handling of the matter](https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/whincup-rips-supercars-for-lack-of-competency-over-driver-safety/) in media interviews, alleging the truth was not told in the stewards hearing.