2019 Townsville 400

2019 Townsville 400

Event Information
Round 8 of 15 in the 2019 Supercars Championship
Date	5-7 July 2019
Location	Townsville, Queensland
Venue	Townsville Street Circuit
Results
Race 1 Distance 70 laps 200.524 km Pole position David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 1:12.1059 Winner Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:28:55.7924
Race 2 Distance 64 laps 182.400 km Pole position Cameron Waters Tickford Racing 1:12.4869 Winner Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:37:33.2942

The 2019 Townsville 400 (formally known as 2019 Watpac Townsville 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 5-7 July 2019. The event was held at Townsville Street Circuit near Townsville, Queensland and consisted of two races, both 200 kilometres in length. It was the eighth event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 17 and 18 of the season.

Race 17 was won by Scott McLaughlin, while Shane van Gisbergen won Race 18. David Reynolds and Cameron Waters claimed pole positions at the event.

Report

Background

Entry alterations

Michael Caruso returned to Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the injured Richie Stanaway, following Chris Pither's entries at the Winton SuperSprint and Darwin Triple Crown. The event marked Caruso's first event in the category since the 2018 Newcastle 500.