2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint race results

McLaughlin made a scorching start to the 32-lap opener, pulling a gap of as much as 3.5s over Shane van Gisbergen in the early stages.

Van Gisbergen fought back before the stops, though, only to run long and drop back to fifth as others undercut him.

But he had the tyre condition to work his way back into the race, he and McLaughlin staging a thrilling nose-to-tail battle to the end.

In the end solid defence from McLaughlin made the difference, the reigning champion winning by just 0.18s. 

The second race of the weekend saw another two-horse battle, this time between van Gisbergen's Triple Eight teammate Jamie Whincup and the Brad Jones Racing Holden of Nick Percat.

BJR changed all four tyres on Percat's car during his sole pit stop, allowing the 31-year-old to overhaul polesitter Whincup and secure his first win since Adelaide in 2016 - coincidentally in his 200th race start.

The Sydney Supersprint weekend continues with Race 3 at 2:35pm AEST.

2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Saturday Race Results:

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Gap
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	Ford Mustang GT
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	0.187
3	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	9.775
4	25	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	11.076
5	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	28.328
6	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	30.798
7	5	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	31.755
8	99	Anton De Pasquale	Holden Commodore ZB	31.783
9	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	32.670
10	12	Fabian Coulthard	Ford Mustang GT	35.238
11	14	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	36.280
12	44	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	43.980
13	2	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	43.990
14	15	Rick Kelly	Ford Mustang GT	48.283
15	7	Andre Heimgartner	Ford Mustang GT	48.439
16	35	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	50.844
17	20	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	51.059
18	3	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	51.409
19	55	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Mustang GT	51.889
20	22	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1'02.035
21	9	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore ZB	1'22.383
22	34	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1'24.170
23	4	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1 Lap
	19	Alex Davison	Holden Commodore ZB	20 Laps
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2020 Supercars Sydney Supersprint Race 2 (Sunday) Results:

Cla	#	Driver	Car	Time
1	8	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore ZB	3.181
3	17	Scott McLaughlin	Ford Mustang GT	16.446
4	25	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	19.768
5	9	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore ZB	21.962
6	6	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	23.046
7	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	23.502
8	18	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	24.372
9	44	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	28.983
10	7	Andre Heimgartner	Ford Mustang GT	33.569
11	20	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	37.595
12	99	Anton De Pasquale	Holden Commodore ZB	38.526
13	5	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	39.181
14	55	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Mustang GT	39.361
15	12	Fabian Coulthard	Ford Mustang GT	43.011
16	3	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	49.857
17	19	Alex Davison	Holden Commodore ZB	53.312
18	14	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	54.059
19	15	Rick Kelly	Ford Mustang GT	56.801
20	2	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	57.581
21	35	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	1'00.121
22	22	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1'05.837
23	4	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1'13.796
24	34	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1 lap
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