The 2019 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a

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event for the

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, held on the weekend of 5 to 7 April 2019. The event was held at

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in Launceston,

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, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the third event of fifteen in the

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and hosted Races 7 and 8 of the season. The event was the 47th running of the

Tasmania SuperSprint The Tasmania SuperSprint (formally known as the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championshi ...

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won Race 7 while

Shane van Gisbergen Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989) is a New Zealand racing driver in the Supercars Championship racing in the Number 97 Holden ZB Commodore car for Triple Eight Race Engineering. With three Supercars Championship wins (2016, 2021, 202 ...

won Race 8.

Background

Entry alterations

The round was open to wildcard entries from the

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and saw the grid expand to twenty-five entries.

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entered an extra

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for 19-year-old Jack Smith, who would make his debut in the category.

Results

Practice

Race 7

Qualifying

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had his fastest lap time revoked and was barred from taking further part in qualifying after triggering a red flag in Q2.

Race

Race 8

Qualifying

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had his fastest lap time revoked and was barred from taking further part in qualifying after triggering a red flag in Q1.

Race

References

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2018 Tasmania SuperSprint The 2018 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 6 to 8 April 2018. The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and was scheduled to consist of one ...

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Motorsport in Tasmania

2000s in Tasmania