2019 Townsville 400 Explained

Flag:Queensland
2019 Townsville 400
Round No:8
Season No:15
Year:2019
Series:SC
Track Map:Townsville (Australia) street circuit track map.svg
Date:5-7 July
Location:Townsville, Queensland
Circuit:Townsville Street Circuit
Race1 Laps:70
Race1 Dist:200.524
Pole1 Team:Erebus Motorsport
Pole1 Time:1:12.1059
Winner1 Team:DJR Team Penske
Winner1 Time:1:28:55.7924
Race2 Laps:64
Race2 Dist:182.400
Pole2 Team:Tickford Racing
Pole2 Time:1:12.4869
Winner2 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner2 Time: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]

Race 17 was won by Scott McLaughlin,[2] while Shane van Gisbergen won Race 18.[3] David Reynolds and Cam 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]

Notes and References

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