Welcome to 2019 guys. What is clear is that the Commodore will no longer race at the top level of Australian motorsport at some point as soon as the end of 2021. No copyright here. The Pukekohe event erupted in controversy when Jamie Whincup was incorrectly picked up as the race leader during a Safety Car deployment, prompting him to pass the Safety Car without permission. However, it was the sensational move by team owner Garry Rogers to stand Stanaway down on the Sunday morning of the Gold Coast 600 that we consider to be the talented Kiwi’s biggest moment of 2019. %���� The year promised fresh intrigue with the debut of the modern incarnation of the Ford Mustang but nobody could predict just how remarkable the campaign as a whole would be. The various Stanaway headlines were not the only big stories that would normally be expected to figure in the top 10 moments of the season. Race Control insisted at the time that it followed protocol and would have been able to correct the running order had Whincup not made his transgression, for which he served a drive-through penalty in-race. <> Supercars Racing Championship 2020 Schedule. Try our daily email, The best way to get your news first, fast and free! %PDF-1.7 2019 Conditions of Entry to Supercars Events Entry to this Supercars event (the Event) by any person (Patron) is subject to the following conditions: 1. endobj stream The driver claimed his absence was an innocent mistake while Rogers referred to considerations of ‘discipline’ and ‘respect’, with GRM Super2 driver Dylan O’Keeffe thrust into Car #33 for a most unexpected Championship debut. In a less crazy season, Richie Stanaway might have made this list five times over, having been disqualified from a race due to dangerous driving, spent multiple events sidelined with a neck injury, and announced on social media in the hours after the season finale in Newcastle that he has quit motorsport. After perhaps the maddest and most controversial season ever, Speedcafe.com looks back at 10 of the biggest moments of the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. If I'm also at the events, then go on over to my ... 2019 Supercars Calendar - Duration: 12:01. By submitting above you agree to the Speedcafe.com Privacy Policy. Just for good measure, what is believed to be a Briggs Motorsport-built V8 Supercar was seized in Dubbo, New South Wales during police drug raids in March. <> However, the back-to-back champion’s Gold Coast bell-ringer which caused the above mentioned shock absorber to shoot into the air was arguably the biggest crash of the season, made all the more remarkable because he was the second big name to seriously come to grief in qualifying that weekend after Chaz Mostert wrote a car off the day before. Supercar seized Just for good measure, what is believed to be a Briggs Motorsport-built V8 Supercar was seized in Dubbo, New South Wales during police drug raids in March. Ingall was surprised to be dropped but “blown away” by the support from viewers, some of whom even launched a petition calling for his reinstatement. Fans took umbrage at the loss of the most forthright member of the on-air team, combined with a perception that Craig Lowndes, who was ultimately a direct replacement in Ingall’s former role, could not impartially fill a punditry position alongside his ongoing tenure as a Red Bull Holden Racing Team driver. In hindsight, a bizarre pit lane crash at the opening race event set the tone for an almost endless stream of drama through the season. Russell Ingall was not in fact the first shock axing of 2019 but news that he would not feature on Fox Sports, as revealed by Speedcafe.com, certainly made headlines. For support, please contact [email protected]. Tander was blindsided by the move but arguably landed on his feet when he was snapped up by Triple Eight Race Engineering to drive with Shane van Gisbergen in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. Stanaway explained, when intercepted by television pit reporter Greg Murphy as he was leaving the circuit, that he had been benched because he had missed an autograph session. endobj The V8 Supercar Challenge was an annual V8 Supercars event held each October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.