• Latest
  • Trending
Race 32

Whincup quickest in Darwin Supercars practice, SVG top Kiwi

June 18, 2021

Kiwi Domination in Berlin: Evans and Cassidy clinch double victory for Jaguar TCS Racing

July 14, 2025

Dixon, McLaughlin and Armstrong impress at Iowa: Podiums, comebacks, and title moves

July 14, 2025

SVG makes history with thrilling Sonoma victory – Wins third straight road course from pole

July 14, 2025

Cormac Buchanan battles to career-best Moto3 finish in wild German Grand Prix

July 13, 2025

Feeney dominates in Townsville strategy game as Kiwis make gains with Payne finishing P5 and Wood P7

July 13, 2025

Jack Stokes wins The Bruce McLaren Trophy at Elite Motorsport Academy

July 13, 2025

Broc Feeney tops Townsville shootout as Payne secures front row start

July 13, 2025

Payne storms to provisional pole in Race 22 Townsville Qualifying

July 13, 2025
(Photo by HHP/Tom Copeland)

Connor Zilisch holds off Van Gisbergen in epic Sonoma showdown

July 13, 2025

Van Gisbergen grabs pole at Sonoma ahead of NASCAR Cup Series race

July 13, 2025
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 12: Race winner Mitch Evans of New Zealand and Jaguar TCS Racing celebrates on the podium during the Berlin E-Prix, Round 13 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Tempelhof Airport Circuit on July 12, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images for Formula E)

Evans back on top with Berlin win as Cassidy charges from P21 to P5

July 13, 2025
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
VelocityNews
Subscribe
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Whincup quickest in Darwin Supercars practice, SVG top Kiwi

by Matthew Hansen
June 18, 2021
in Supercars
0

Jamie Whincup has topped the Supercars practice two at Hidden Valley in Darwin, leading Scott Pye and Anton De Pasquale.

Shane van Gisbergen was the top Kiwi, ending the 30-minute run in seventh position after a topsy-turvey run. The series leader spent six uninterrupted minutes in pit-lane getting changes made to his car, and then peeled off late for a new set of rear dampers.

In the early running De Pasquale was quickest on a 1:06.445 over Pye, Tim Slade, practice one leader Nick Percat, and wildcard Thomas Randle. The opening phase of the session featured numerous off-track excursions, with Jack Smith, Jake Kostecki, Garry Jacobson, Will Brown, and De Pasquale himself all touring the grass.

Bryce Fullwood had also had a problematic run. The youngster’s Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden had its bonnet flick open on the front straight in the opening minutes, hitting the windscreen. He stopped on the front straight, prompting the first and only red flag of practice.

De Pasquale briefly lost the lead of the charts to Mark Winterbttom, but claimed it back with 13 minutes to go via a 1:06.035. With eight laps to go De Pasquale and Winterbottom were first and fourth, split by Pye and Whincup, with Fabian Coulthard, Tim Slade, and Todd Hazelwood following.

Van Gisbergen hadn’t set a representative time, and was down in 18th. But, taking to the track in the closing minutes, he fired up to third spot on the totem.

The lap queued up a flurry of quick laps. Chaz Mostert was in line to hit the top spot, only for him to make a mistake and muck up his attempt. Pye and Whincup leaped to the top one by one, with the latter throwing down a rapid 1:05.879.

Percat also improved late, to end up fourth. Will Davison, Mostert, van Gisbergen, Winterbottom, James Courtney, and Brodie Kostecki completed the top 10.

Van Gisbergen was denied a final run against the clock in the dying moments after rushing into pit-lane for a new set of rear dampers; the Red Bull ace reporting that he wanted more turn-in at Hidden Valley’s iconic turn 10.

Coulthard and Andre Heimgartner rounded out the Kiwi contingent in 12th and 19th position, respectively. Wildcard runners Randle and Kurt Kostecki, meanwhile, ended up 23rd and 27th respectively.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.