Supercars Perth: Mostert ends Ford’s victory drought

Mostert, who led a entrance row lockout for Walkinshaw Andretti United in qualifying, adopted his team-mate Ryan Wooden for the opening 14 laps of the 55-lap race earlier than taking the lead and pacing himself to a 4.9s win over Triple Eight’s Will Brown.

Ford’s first win, within the ninth race of the season, was decided by pit technique in addition to pace. Brown took 4 tyres at his necessary pitstop and 4 laps later, Mostert took solely two. That gave Mostert a spot of 5 seconds, which he managed to carry to the tip of the race.

“[We are] simply simply being aggressive, you recognize? Final 12 months, we did not fairly really feel the place we have been with the window with the automobile,” stated Mostert after his first win in practically two years.

“We tried a whole lot of issues. This 12 months, I felt like each time he touched the automobile, it both did one thing. So [the recent] take a look at day was about making an attempt some huge philosophy modifications and we got here right here with it. We needed to try to piece all of it collectively and make it work. For [our] first crack at it, I believe it is fairly good.”

Brown, who managed to stretch his collection result in over 100 factors with second place, appeared content material with the end result after ranging from fourth.

“As soon as we bought previous Ryan [Wood], I most likely struggled a bit with my tyres and Chaz was nonetheless quick, ” he stated.

“He [Wood] was doing the identical occasions with two tyres, so we bought a bit of labor to do in a single day, however nonetheless one other second place. Good for the championship.”

Third place was determined after an enormous combat between the Fords of Wooden and Tickford’s Cam Waters. Wooden, 20, drove fantastically and Waters solely managed to grab the place on the ultimate lap of the race.

Regardless of shedding the rostrum spot, Wooden’s efficiency means that WAU seems to have, for now a minimum of, overcome its latest struggles at one in every of its bogey circuits in a convincing trend.

Triple Eight’s Broc Feeney completed fifth forward of veteran James Courtney (Blanchard Racing Crew Ford) and Matt Stone Racing’s Nick Percat (Chevrolet).

The day was a catastrophe for Erebus Motorsport, with Jack Le Brocq struggling a battery failure on the grid and defending champion Brodie Kostecki working off on the primary nook, dropping to final. He recovered to tenth by the tip of the race, on a house circuit on which he starred a 12 months in the past.

Likewise, Grove Racing’s Richie Stanaway was out early when Aaron’s Love Ford instantly in entrance of him skilled a gasoline pump stutter. Stanaway hit him from behind, hit the wall and pitted earlier than resuming, ending twenty fourth and final, 11 laps down.

The outcomes stretch Brown’s factors result in 103 (952-849) over team-mate Feeney, with Mostert in third on 763. Percat and Grove Racing’s Matt Payne are tied for fourth on 606.