The three-time Bathurst 1000 winner, Shane van Gisbergen, has declared his retirement from Supercars. In fifteen years, he became the first driver to win two races in a row at Mount Panorama.
This time, Richie Stanaway and the reigning Supercars champion, who won the Bathurst race with Garth Tander the year before, created history by being the first all-New Zealand champions of the competition since Steven Richards and Greg Murphy in 1999.
Van Gisbergen and Stanaway broke away from Brodie Kostecki to win by over 21 seconds after starting sixth on Sunday.
After a record-breaking shootout victory, championship leader Kostecki started the 161-lap race from pole position, but Van Gisbergen’s composure and experience prevailed. The third-largest attendance in Bathurst history watched the race.
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A team won both races at Bathurst for the first time since Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup shared the third title in 2008.
Ford’s concerns about continued Chevrolet dominance were realised when young talent from Triple Eight Broc Feeney seemed set to finish on an all-Camaro podium with Van Gisbergen and Kostecki.
When Whincup and the 20-year-old experienced gearbox problems on lap 137 and finished second, Feeney became agitated and started crying.
A disc featuring V-Force third-place finisher Anton De Pasquale was the first Ford driver to cross the finish line.
Van Gisbergen won his fifth race of the year and 80th overall, giving him a third Supercar title chance.
Van Gisbergen has won three of the last four Bathurst 1000s. His dominance began in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.
After the current season ends, the 34-year-old, who had his thrilling NASCAR debut in Chicago in July, will move to the US to pursue full-time racing.
Camaro won 21 of 24 races this season, while Vanderbergen won the first Gen3 Bathurst since the Commodore. No Ford sweep.Just a few days before Australia’s most prestigious racing event, Supercars denied the Mustangs’ technical modifications, which infuriated Ford teams. Van Gisbergen’s triumph exacerbated their loss.
Ford’s bright future After a crash with co-driver James Moffat on lap 70, Cam Waters was declared the winner of the race.
Having placed in the top three the previous five years, Waters will keep trying to win the famous race at Mount Panorama.
After striking a wall at The Dipper, Moffat was the third safety car in the 161-lap race.
His car broke down outside the pit lane, preventing him and Brad Jones Racing’s Dale Wood from finishing.Supercar legend Craig Lowndes lost his 30th Bathurst 1000 after 18 circuits.
The gear lever mount failed, forcing the seven-time Bathurst winner to pit.The Triple Eight wildcard improved but finished 26th, and Lowndes couldn’t catch up.
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