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POST RACE PENALTY FOR JAMIE WHINCUP

Post race penalty for Jamie Whincup - Photo: Rhys Vandersyde

By Bruce Williams

Post race penalty for Jamie Whincup - Photo: Rhys Vandersyde

Post race penalty for Jamie Whincup – Photo: Rhys Vandersyde

Jamie Whincup has been stripped of his second place in today’s opening race of the WD-40 Phillip Island 500.

The seven-time champion dropped to 14th in the results after he received 38s post-race time penalty for turning off his pitlane speed limiter too early following a pitstop.

The penalty was confirmed by a stewards’ bulletin released this evening:

“Following a report from Supercars Pit Lane Officials, it was alleged that Car #1 deactivated the Pit Lane Speed Limiter prior to the end of Pit Lane following a pit stop,”

“A report from the S&TD included a detailed review of the Supercars Telemetry Data and Control ECU Data for Car #1 which confirmed that Car #1 did not have its Pit Lane Speed Limiter activated at all times whilst it was moving in Pit Lane in breach of Rule C15.4.2.

“Additionally, compliance with Rule C15.4.2 was checked for all Cars in Race 9. No other breaches of Rule C15.4.2 were established.

“The Competitor, Triple Eight Race Engineering, admitted the breach and the Stewards imposed a post- Race Pit Lane Penalty (38 seconds) to be added to Car #1’s Race Time for Race 9.”

  1. Under regulations governing the Pit Lane Speed Limiter, Rule C15.4.2 states that “the Limiter must be activated at all times while a Car is moving in Pit Lane”.

The penalty promoted Whincup’s teammate, Shane Van Gisbergen, into third.

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