Scott McLaughlin gives Ford Mustang a winning debut

From the qualifying ShootOut, the DJR Team Penske set the tone with Fabian Couthard on pole in front Jamie Whincup (Red Bull Holden Racing – Holden Commodore) and Scott McLaughlin, Coulthard's teammate and defending champion in Supercars.

And if Coulthard preserved his preferential position when the lights went out, a stolen start saw him penalized with a 10″ penalty at his first pit stop. Enough to let McLaughlin, already back in second position, take control of the race against Whincup.

After widening a gap culminating in almost nine seconds, the following passages through the pit lane will not change anything in the hierarchy for victory. McLaughlin finally won with a 13″ margin over Whincup, and gave the Mustang a victory on its Supercars debut.

“That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
We'll be riding on the horses, yeah” @smclaughlin93#VASC pic.twitter.com/cgCvErW3xQ

— Supercars (@supercars) March 2, 2019

Shane van Gisbergen (Red Bull Holden Racing) completes the podium, less than a second behind his teammate. Will Davison (23Red Racing – Ford) and Chaz Mostert (Tickford Racing – Ford) entered the top 5, just ahead of the unfortunate Coulthard, who admitted after the finish to having seen Whincup fall back slightly on the grid before the lights went out. fires, causing, according to him, his false start.

The second race of the Adelaide meeting will take place tomorrow, Sunday, after a new qualification, itself followed by a ShootOut for the ten best classified from the initial session.

Ranking Race 1 Adelaide