2019 Townsville 400

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Flag of Queensland.svg 2019 Townsville 400
Event Information
Round 8 of 15 in the 2019 Supercars Championship
Townsville (Australia) street circuit track map.svg
Date5-7 July 2019
Location Townsville, Queensland
Venue Townsville Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 70 laps 200.524 km
Pole position Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Erebus Motorsport
1:12.1059
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:28:55.7924
Race 2
Distance 64 laps 182.400 km
Pole position Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters
Tickford Racing
1:12.4869
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:37:33.2942

The 2019 Townsville 400 (formally known as 2019 Watpac Townsville 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 5-7 July 2019. The event was held at Townsville Street Circuit near Townsville, Queensland and consisted of two races, both 200 kilometres in length. It was the eighth event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 17 and 18 of the season. [1]

Contents

Race 17 was won by Scott McLaughlin, [2] while Shane van Gisbergen won Race 18. [3] David Reynolds and Cameron Waters claimed pole positions at the event. [4] [5]

Report

Background

Entry alterations

Michael Caruso returned to Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the injured Richie Stanaway, following Chris Pither's entries at the Winton SuperSprint and Darwin Triple Crown. The event marked Caruso's first event in the category since the 2018 Newcastle 500. [6]

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References

  1. "2019 Watpac Townsville 400 Schedule & Results". supercars.com. Supercars Championship.
  2. Herrero, Daniel (6 July 2019). "McLaughlin overcomes Whincup strategy play to win Race 17". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
  3. Herrero, Daniel (7 July 2019). "Van Gisbergen wins under Safety Car in Townsville chaos". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
  4. "Armor All Qualifying Race 17 - Results". supercars.com. Supercars Championship.
  5. "Armor All Top Ten Shootout Race 18 - Results". supercars.com. Supercars Championship.
  6. Howard, Tom (26 June 2019). "Caruso to replace injured Stanaway at Townsville". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.
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