The other, his shock retirement announcement in Townsville back in July. Championship: 4th But race craft can be tidied up. As sad as it is to see Lowndes go, he did at least bow out on a high. Key to that appeared to be the youngster’s ability to adapt to the car’s new aero balance for 2019, which the team ultimately reversed mid-season. At Mount Panorama, Moffat and Peter Brock are the only ones who won the Bathurst race both in the 500-mile and 1000-km format.

However, he deserves a place among the greatest drivers because of his remarkable performances at Bathurst, claiming no less than six victories. Drivers competing full-time in the current season are highlighted in bold text. By: Andrew van Leeuwen.

With the Nissan package so rarely a front-runner, it’s easy to forget that 2006 series champion Rick Kelly is one of the top drivers in the field. Things have come a long way for Reynolds over the past three years. However he bounced back from the devastating 2017 finale in perfect fashion, holding his nerve across a tense finale in Newcastle to claim a deserved first crown. Heimgartner is ranked a full 10 places higher on this list than his final championship position, but with good reason. Average finish: 6.14

Browse through latest information on your favorite Supercars drivers, including full biographies, latest news, high-res photos and high quality videos Supercars Top events On the positive side, he outscored all three of his Tickford Racing teammates, was the only driver outside DJR Team Penske and Triple Eight to win a race, and bagged three fine poles. Jim Richards – four titles, seven Bathurst wins. Champion Scott McLaughlin, DJR Team Penske Ford, Team: DJR Team PenskeWins: 9Poles: 13Championship Position: 1st. The fourth victory came in 2012, alongside Paul Dumbrell with Holden Commodore. In the same year, he also took his first victory at Bathurst, alongside John French. In the first half that proved very much the case, with nine podiums – including two wins – in the first 18 races to sit second in the standings, a strong back-up to Scott McLaughlin. At Mount Panorama, Jane won the 1961 Armstrong 500, the second ever edition of the most famous Australian race. Scott Pye, Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden, Team: Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedWins: 1Best Qualifying: 3rdChampionship Position: 7th. In 1990 and 1991, Richards won the championship but also won the Bathurst 1000 two times in a row, alongside Mark Skaife. At Mount Panorama, Richards is second-best with seven victories. In a tough year for Kelly Racing’s ageing Altimas, Heimgartner proved the pick of the quartet; no mean feat against the quality of 2006 champion Rick Kelly. Published in two parts, Supercars.com’s editorial team ranks the top 10 drivers of the year, starting with 10th through sixth.

In 1964, he was driving Ford Cortina. Whincup is also a record holder with 113 Supercars victories. Second at Bathurst was followed by a second and a win at the Gold Coast and then a third in Sandown’s co-driver sprint. Richards was also his partner in HRT’s Commodore in 2002. Not even best of the five rookies. The third Bathurst triumph followed in 1973, alongside Ian Geoghegan. Craig Lowndes, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden, Team: Triple Eight Race EngineeringWins: 2Poles: 1Championship Position: 4th.

Poles: 0 Team: Supercheap Auto Racing While by no means definitive, the list aims to take into account equipment and opportunity, digging deeper into the season than just the final results. Since inaugurated, the main Australian touring car competition created many great drivers and it was popular not only ‘down under’ but all over the world. Average qualifying: 12.17. Peter Brock – nine wins at Mount Panorama and three titles. The stats make it look easy, but it was anything but. However what was missing from both BJR drivers this season was ability to fight consistently at the front. Mostert heads into the final year of his current contract in 2019, so Tickford will want to find some pace if it has plans to hold onto him. Our main criteria while creating this list were the numbers, primarily the statistics of titles and victories. And an established front-runner in one of the best seats on the grid missing out. Dick Johnson – five titles, three Bathurst wins. Our list starts with a somewhat left-field inclusion; Shane van Gisbergen’s co-driver at the Red Bull Holden Racing Team, Garth Tander. Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. Geoghegan won the prestigious Bathurst 1000 only once, in 1973. The sixth win followed in 1998, together with Rickard Rydell in the Volvo S40. In 1994, Skaife was a champion with Winfield’s Holden and then three times in a row from 2000 to 2002 with Holden Racing Team. The … And, as Percat proved by having his Commodore opened up like a can of tuna by Coulthard’s rear wing endplate in Newcastle, that leaves you susceptible to collateral damage. Slade though had a slight edge across the season on qualifying averages, in a year where they were both inconsistent qualifiers in the tight midfield. Percat was one of the quiet achievers of 2019. Doesn't seem all that impressive on paper. Brock scored all his Bathurst win driving various Holden cars, from Torana GTR XU-1 in 1972 to VL Commodore in 1987. In 1983 and 1984, two more victories followed alongside Brock.

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