Albert Park

2023 - 3 - 31

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Having a Ball at Albert Park (Motorsport Australia)

Friday 31 March, 2023. West Australian Christian Ball is living his dream this weekend. The Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix is often a bucket-list ...

So, there is so much more to get out of it than being paid a salary.” "Last time I was here, there was a young girl officiating with me and she said her dream was to be part of a race team. “I am so excited that I am here for what will be my first real first time. “Last year I was worried about COVID-19 and I was caring for my mum back home, so I had to hold off coming back. “To know that someone I was working with and inspired in a roundabout way is now working at Supercars team is an inspiration for me and that’s what I love about being an official. “Ahead of this year, I reached out to see if she was coming and she told me that she will be here working for a Supercars team, which was amazing.

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PRACTICE: O'Sullivan leads the way around Albert Park (Formula 3)

Zak O'Sullivan hit the ground running in Melbourne, topping the opening session of the weekend for PREMA Racing. The Briton set a 1:33.470 at the end of the ...

The Briton went 0.025s quicker at the chequered flag to set a 1:33.470 and end Practice in P1. Bortoleto found just enough improvement in the final five minutes of the session to go quickest from Minì, 0.025s quicker than the Italian. The latter’s 1:33.941 restored him to the top of the pile, as Browning filtered in behind once again in P2. A brief yellow flag for Campos Racing’s Hugh Barter was thrown at the final corner after he ended up sideways. His next lap was a 1:35.515 to go quickest by 0.6s ahead of Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Luke Browning. Zak O’Sullivan hit the ground running in Melbourne, topping the opening session of the weekend for PREMA Racing.

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Barter relished “Amazing” Albert Park track experience - Auto Action (Auto Action)

Hugh Barter had his first ever F3 session on home soil, and the Aussie ace was blown away by his maiden experience on the Albert Park track.

“Both Pepe (Marti) and I feel really good with the car, but there’s definitely things to improve on. I could really feel the atmosphere. But the first sector is the major one for me in getting that perfect qualifying lap.

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Hazelwood disqualified from Albert Park opener (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Todd Hazelwood has been thrown out of the opening Supercars race at Albert Park for a technical breach. Andrew van Leeuwen. By:.

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Hazelwood disqualified from Albert Park race (V8 Sleuth)

TODD Hazelwood has become the third Repco Supercars Championship driver to be disqualified from a race this season. The news further sours a poor start to ...

“I guess it was just a silly little error and we paid the consequences for it yesterday. “The Stewards have disqualified Car 3 from the Final Classifications for Race 3, Qualifying for Race 3 and Qualifying for Race 4.” “Obviously we’re one car so you have got nothing to compare it against to be obvious and also being new car and equipment so the processes from the old equipment, we still have got to clean a few things up.

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Hazelwood disqualified from Supercars Race 3 (Speedcafe)

Todd Hazelwood has been disqualified from Race 3 of the Supercars Championship at Albert Park due to a technical breach.

The ratio which the BRT Mustang was running has not been advised, but it should have been fitted with a 1.000 (23 teeth out of 23) at Albert Park, per Rule C10.5 of the Supercars Operations Manual. The South Australian will also start last today given he was officially disqualified from Qualifying for Race 4 also, having originally been classified 23rd in that session. Todd Hazelwood has been disqualified from Race 3 of the Repco Supercars Championship at Albert Park due to a technical breach.

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Terrifying scenes at Albert Park as Nick Percat's Mustang catches ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Mustang driver Nick Percat has been forced to retire from Friday's Supercars race after his car burst into flames. Percat's car appeared to catch fire from ...

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Shane van Gisbergen takes Supercars win in Albert Park ... (Daily Mail)

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.

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Supercars Albert Park: Kostecki wins wild Race 2 (autosport.com)

Brown's Erebus Camaro team-mate Kostecki briefly got in front of van Gisbergen too, although the Triple Eight racer was able to re-establish second by midway ...

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Albert Park Supercars: Kostecki wins wild Race 2 (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

There was drama before the second race of the weekend even started, initially thanks to delays from the crash-affected Formula 3 qualifying.

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Kostecki wins chaotic Albert Park Race 2 (V8 Sleuth)

BRODIE Kostecki emerged from a chaotic and dramatically shortened second race at Albert Park with his maiden Repco Supercars Championship victory.

Tickford star Cam Waters was just 21st after being shuffled wide in the melee on the opening lap of the race that claimed Reynolds, who rejoined to finish 23rd. Unlike Thursday’s race where all of the front-runners started on the Super Soft tyres, there was a mix of rubber among the leaders on the grid. A time certain finish was inevitable after a crash-strewn Formula 3 qualifying session delayed the start of the Supercars encounter.

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Kostecki wins chaotic Albert Park sprint (Supercars.com)

Brodie Kostecki has scored his maiden Supercars victory in a dramatic shortened Race 4 at the Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint.

Replays showed both Cam Waters (#6 Monster Energy Mustang) and Winterbottom were delayed by the incident. Courtney and Mostert also cleared van Gisbergen and Feeney, with Brown stopping at the end of the lap. The Safety Car was called when Le Brocq crashed his #34 Truck Assist Camaro at Turn 7, with the rest of the field pitting on lap 7. Van Gisbergen was also attacked by Kostecki, but the race was immediately neutralised after David Reynolds beached his #26 Penrite Ford in the Turn 1 gravel trap. The race got underway with the drop of an Australian flag, and Brown — the only driver on the first two rows to start on Hards — jumped van Gisbergen. Coca-Cola Chevrolet driver Kostecki, in his 75th career start, led James Courtney (#5 Snowy Rivers Caravans Mustang) and Shane van Gisbergen (#97 Red Bull Ampol Camaro) across the line behind the Safety Car.

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Albert Park Supercars: Van Gisbergen holds off Kostecki in Race 1 (Motorsport.com)

Pole winner Anton De Pasquale made the best of the start in cold, drizzly conditions, the Shell Ford driver initially leading Kostecki and van Gisbergen.

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SVG dominates opening Supercars race at Albert Park (Cessnock Advertiser)

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)

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