Maiden V8 Supercars race win for McLaughlin

Scott McLaughlin has taken his maiden V8 Supercars race victory in the opening Fujitsu Series race of the weekend at Queensland Raceway.

The 18-year-old took the lead from pole-sitter Andrew Thompson off the start, before controlling two Safety Car restarts to win by 2.11s.

Thompson took second, while Paul Morris, Cameron McConville and David Russell rounded out the top five.

Rodney Jane was sixth after passing an impressive Tony Bates on the final lap, while David Wall, Andrew Jones and Jack Perkins completed the top 10.

The race was marred by two separate opening lap incidents, the first of which was triggered by Geoff Emery spinning after finding himself in the middle of a three-wide squeeze at Turn 1.

The resulting spin saw the cars of Robert Cregan, Taz Douglas and Drew Russell also receive significant damage.

Contact between Perkins and Nick Percat then saw more chaos at Turn 3. Both drivers spun to the back of the field, while Marcus Zukanovic and Daniel Jilesen also became involved.

It was a disappointing day for Miles Racing team-mates Chaz Mostert and Ash Walsh. The Formula Ford graduates finished 14th and 15th respectively, with Mostert running off at Turn 3 on Lap 12, and Walsh being forced to recover from pitting to clear debris under the first Safety Car.

The Fujitsu Series returns to the track for Race 2 tomorrow at 9:25am.

See below for the full race result