Crimson Bull Ampol Racing stars Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney have been sensationally disqualified from their Supercars season-opening 1-2 triumph in Newcastle.
Motorsport Australia officers introduced the disqualifications on Sunday after convening following protests by rival groups Tickford Racing and Walkinshaw Andretti United over the motive force cooling methods within the Crimson Bull crew’s Camaros following Saturday’s race.
They upheld the protests, discovering the vehicles have been in breach of rule C16.2.1.1, with the motive force cooling methods not appropriately positioned inside the automobile cockpit.
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“The Head of Motorsport’s clear dedication is that the methods in subject don’t adjust to the foundations,” the choice learn.
Crimson Bull Ampol mentioned they might attraction the findings, adamant they have been in the best.
“The crew has sought permission from the Supercars head of motorsport previous to race 1 of the Supercars championship, which was granted, and we acted upon this permission,” Crimson Bull Ampol mentioned in an Instagram put up.
“This was not a efficiency enhancement methodology, however a driver security software.
“Our crew ethos is to race laborious and honest each time we hit the monitor, and our full focus is on as we speak’s race in Newcastle.”
Because of the disqualification, Monster Vitality Racing’s Cam Waters was promoted to be the race one winner, with Chaz Mostert second and Brodie Kostecki third.
Crimson Bull have 72 hours to lodge their attraction, with proceedings then going to a three-person tribunal at a later date.
In Sunday’s qualifying for race two, David Reynolds secured provisional pole forward of Waters and James Golding with a lap time of 1:11.487.
Reynolds led the highest three by 5 one-hundredths of a second and the shootout shall be a good five-five cut up between Gen3 Chevrolet Camaro’s and Ford Mustangs.
With cooling packing containers moved contained in the cockpit, Feeney and defending sequence champion van Gisbergen made the shootout and Tim Slade is as soon as once more within the prime 5.
For consecutive days Shell V-Energy Racing didn’t cross qualifying one, with Will Davison to line up 11th and Anton De Pasquale down in 21st.
Sunday’s remaining qualifying begins at 12.30pm AEDT earlier than race two at 3.20pm.
