Phillip Island: Scott McLaughlin took over the race lead with impressive passes at Southern Loop in both races. pic: Matt O'Brien
The story of the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship in pictures.
Adelaide: The ZB Commodore rolled out for its first race weekend in Holden’s home town. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Adelaide: Shane van Gisbergen may have qualified on Armor All Pole Position for Race 1 but it was Scott McLaughlin and James Courtney who led the field away
Adelaide: Jamie Whincup struck geabrox trouble and failed to finish Race 2
Adelaide: Shane van Gisbergen won both races as Holden drivers took five of the weekend’s six podium positions
Albert Park: The Nissans and Ford started receiving their own composite panels in response to the ZB’s lightweight components. pic: AJP Photography
Albert Park: Scott Pye became a first-time race winner in ultra-challenging conditions. pic: Daniel Kalisz
pic: Nissan Motorsport Flickr
Albert Park: Jamie Whincup was the first recipient of the Larry Perkins Trophy as the overall weekend winner
Symmons Plains will host an additional driver practice session pic: Ross Gibb
Symmons Plains: Jack Le Brocq would turn out to be the highest finishing rookie in the 2018 championship and fifth in Race 8 his best result. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Symmons Plains: Craig Lowndes took a popular drought-breaking win in Race 8. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Symmons Plains: Shane van Gisbergen battled a pedal box problem
Phillip Island: Scott McLaughlin took over the race lead with impressive passes at Southern Loop in both races. pic: Matt O’Brien
Phillip Island: A post-race pit lane penalty was costly for Jamie Whincup in Race 9
Phillip Island: Rick Kelly’s twin podiums, his first in a Nissan, apparently eclipsed schnitzel night as a weekend highlight. pic: AJP Photography
Phillip Island: Mark Winterbottom brought up 200 Supercars Championship round starts
Barbagallo: The twists and turns of Barbagallo Raceway
Barbagallo: Andre Heimgartner recorded his first top 10 finish of the season on the Sunday. pic: AJP Photography
Barbagallo: David Reynolds carts some Barbagallo sand across the finish line as he takes second despite a self-confessed ‘dick’ mistake at the final corner. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Barbagallo: Scott McLaughlin expresses his delight after winning Race 12 from 19th on the grid
WInton: Thick fog at Winton
WInton: Rick Kelly took advantage of a Scott McLaughlin error to win Race 13. pic: AJP Photography
WInton: Fabian Coulthard won Race 14
WInton: Race 14 was an all-Kiwi podium
Hidden Valley: Scott McLaughlin took Dick Johnson Racing’s 100th race win at Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley: Sunset in Darwin
Hidden Valley: David Reynolds won Race 16. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Hidden Valley: Scott McLaughlin extended his championship lead despite a mechanical scare in Race 16
Townsville: Craig Lowndes dropped a bombshell when he announced his retirement from full-time driving
Townsville: Triple Eight’s Red Bull HRT cars finished one-two in both races. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Townsville: Townsville is one of the fan-favourite events
Townsville: Two-wheel action for Richie Stanaway, but he was also drifting in frustration during the Saturday race
Queensland Raceway: Keeping an eye on the rivals
Queensland Raceway: Scott McLaughlin notched up his seventh win of the season in Race 19
Queensland Raceway: Shane van Gisbergen hit back the next day as the New Zealanders mirrored each other’s results. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Queensland Raceway: Chaz Mostert picked up his first podium of the season
Sydney Motorsport Park: Pre-race festivities at the SuperNight
Sydney Motorsport Park: Race start
Sydney Motorsport Park: Shane van Gisbergen won the Sydney SuperNight 300. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Sydney Motorsport Park: The view from the grandstand at Sydney Motorsport Park. pic: AJP Photography
The Bend: Drivers took some time to come to grips with The Bend. pic: Matthew Paul Photography
The Bend: The start of the first Supercars race at The Bend
The Bend: With a win and a second placing, Shane van Gisbergen took over the championship lead
The Bend: Scott McLaughlin had a relative struggle at The Bend, in part due to a mistakenly installed transaxle for which the team was fined $30,000
Sandown 500: Retro wairpaint at Sandown
Sandown 500: Aaren Russell unofficially won a Supercars Championship race for the first time in Race for the Grid 1. pic: AJP Photography
Sandown 500: Triple Eight dominated the Sandown 500. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Sandown 500: Scott McLaughlin and Alexandre Premat were best of the rest in a ‘Sierra’
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000: David Reynolds celebrates the moment he realised he had qualified on pole. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000: Tickford brought back the Cobra stripes
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000:
Bathurst 1000: David Reynolds succumbed to cramps while on-track to go back-to-back
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000: Craig Lowndes won his seventh Bathurst 1000 and Steven Richards his fifth
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000: Scott McLaughlin finished on the Bathurst 1000 podium for the first time
Bathurst 1000: Scott Pye and Warren Luff backed up their runners-up finish in 2017 with another in 2018
Gold Coast Chaz Mostert and James Moffat got Tickford’s only win of the campaign
A deal is yet to be struck for Queensland Supercars events for 2020
A deal is yet to be struck for Queensland Supercars events for 2020 pic: Daniel Kalisz
Gold Coast Sunday’s race was washed out. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Pukekohe: The infamous park-in incident
Pukekohe: Jamie Whincup helped Shane van Gisbergen out by handing over second position on the Sunday. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Pukekohe: The main ‘straight’ as seen from the spectator area. pic: AJP Photography
Pukekohe: Scott McLaughlin emulates another Penske driver after winning the Sunday race
Newcastle: Shane van Gisbergen passes Scott McLaughlin for the lead with two corners remaining in Race 30, but he would later be stripped of the win. pic: Daniel Kalisz
Newcastle: A typical Newcastle scene. pic: AJP Photography
Newcastle: Craig Lowndes leads the field out for his final race as a full-time driver
Newcastle: Scott McLaughlin celebrates his first Virgin Australia Supercars Championship title
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