The 2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint (known for sponsorship purposes as the WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 12-14 April 2019. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres (27 laps) and one race of 200 kilometres (45 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.
The event was dominated by DJR Team Penske. Scott McLaughlin claimed both pole positions and won Race 9 while teammate Fabian Coulthard won Race 10.
Report Background Scott McLaughlin entered the event holding a championship lead of 124 points over teammate Fabian Coulthard.
The format of this event was changed from the previous format of two 250 kilometre races to a SuperSprint format consisting of one race of 120 kilometres and one race consisting of 200 kilometres. The event was moved to become a double-header with the Tasmania SuperSprint on the previous weekend.
A new safety car procedure was trialled at this event. The trial saw the pitlane closed when a safety car was called in a bid to ease congestion and double stacking. Any car which had not completed its compulsory pit stop at the time the safety car was called would therefore have to wait until after the end of the safety car period to take its stop. Phillip Island was chosen as the venue for this trial due to its narrow pit lane and small pit bays.
Results Practice + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 99 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:31.3181 Practice 2 Friday 12 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:30.1807 Practice 3 Saturday 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:30.1861 Practice 4 Sunday 12 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:30.1872Sources:
Race 9 Qualifying DriverTeamCarTimeGap117 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:29.22921212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:29.8114 +0.58222355 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.1031 +0.8739347 Andre HeimgartnerKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:30.1429 +0.91374523 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.2857 +1.05655615 Rick KellyKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:30.3020 +1.0728676 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.4441 +1.214978200 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB1:30.4899 +1.26078997 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:30.6059 +1.376891035 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:30.6662 +1.43710115 Lee HoldsworthTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.6294 +1.400311129 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:30.7432 +1.514121399 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:30.7866 +1.557413148 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:31.2873 +2.0581141514 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:30.9813 +1.7522151618 Mark WinterbottomTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB1:30.9823 +1.7531161788 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:31.2503 +2.0211171822 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB1:31.2946 +2.0654181933 Richie StanawayGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:31.3255 +2.096419203 Garry JacobsonKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:31.4948 +2.2656202178 Simona de SilvestroKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:31.6399 +2.4107212219 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB1:31.7737 +2.5446222321 Macauley JonesTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:31.9718 +2.7426232434 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB5:35.3083 +4:06.079124Sources:
Race DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredPoints117 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT27 47:44.69071150212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT27 +1.240213837 Andre HeimgartnerKelly RacingNissan Altima L3327 +2.846412949 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB27 +4.32712120555 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Mustang GT27 +6.5943111697 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB27 +10.1089102715 Rick KellyKelly RacingNissan Altima L3327 +13.5166968200 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB27 +14.15589098 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB27 +14.40814841023 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Mustang GT27 +15.0685781135 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore ZB27 +15.35610721299 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB27 +16.43513691334 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB27 +17.25324661433 Richie StanawayGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB27 +18.3051963155 Lee HoldsworthTickford RacingFord Mustang GT27 +18.71811601678 Simona de SilvestroKelly RacingNissan Altima L3327 +19.02721571714 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB27 +19.59515541821 Macauley JonesTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB27 +20.0832351193 Garry JacobsonKelly RacingNissan Altima L3327 +21.62820482019 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB27 +35.98722452118 Mark WinterbottomTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB27 +1:33.06716422222 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB26 +1 lap1839Ret6 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Mustang GT21 Suspension7Ret88 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB11 Wheel loss17Sources:
Race 10 Qualifying DriverTeamCarTimeGap117 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:29.54211212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT1:30.1787 +0.63652355 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.2771 +0.73503499 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:30.2774 +0.7352456 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.3536 +0.81145623 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Mustang GT1:30.3807 +0.83866797 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:30.5526 +1.01047835 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:30.6512 +1.1098922 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB1:30.7925 +1.250491088 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:30.8482 +1.3061101115 Rick KellyKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:30.9520 +1.409811128 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:31.0314 +1.489212137 Andre HeimgartnerKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:31.2478 +1.7056131434 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:31.4622 +1.92001415200 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB1:31.0300 +1.487815169 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:31.0909 +1.5488161733 Richie StanawayGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:31.1056 +1.563417185 Lee HoldsworthTickford RacingFord Mustang GT1:31.2861 +1.7439181918 Mark WinterbottomTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB1:31.3860 +1.8438192014 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:31.5040 +1.961820213 Garry JacobsonKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:31.5159 +1.9737212221 Macauley JonesTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:31.6205 +2.0783222378 Simona de SilvestroKelly RacingNissan Altima L331:31.7594 +2.2172232419 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB1:31.8194 +2.277224Sources:
Race DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredPoints112 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT45 1:12:04.15412150217 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Mustang GT45 +0.6791138399 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB45 +4.1904129423 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Mustang GT45 +5.8996120555 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Mustang GT45 +8.319311166 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Mustang GT45 +11.0955102797 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB45 +13.934796815 Rick KellyKelly RacingNissan Altima L3345 +25.5641190914 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB45 +26.1442084108 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB45 +26.5071278119 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB45 +27.11916721288 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB45 +28.1591069137 Andre HeimgartnerKelly RacingNissan Altima L3345 +30.1561366145 Lee HoldsworthTickford RacingFord Mustang GT45 +30.401186315200 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB45 +32.22915601635 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore ZB45 +33.2118571718 Mark WinterbottomTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB45 +40.82719541878 Simona de SilvestroKelly RacingNissan Altima L3345 +42.4652351193 Garry JacobsonKelly RacingNissan Altima L3345 +43.03021482019 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB45 +52.85124452121 Macauley JonesTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB45 +53.96222422234 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB44 +1 lap14392333 Richie StanawayGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB44 +1 lap17362422 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB43 +2 laps933Sources:
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