The 2019 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship)[1] was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-third series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2019 championship also included the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, which was contested at the Melbourne 400.[2]
Scott McLaughlin contested the series as the defending driver's champion. McLaughlin successfully defended his championship title,[3] and in doing so, he broke Craig Lowndes' 1996 record for the most wins in a championship year when he recorded his seventeenth win at Pukekohe Park.[4][a] His team, DJR Team Penske, won their second teams' championship. Ford secured the manufacturers' title at the Ipswich SuperSprint.[6]
- ^ "V8 Supercars confirm Virgin as primary backer". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Dale, Will (22 January 2019). "Supercars to Rack Up 1000th Race at Albert Park". v8sleuth.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (10 November 2019). "Whincup/Lowndes win after SVG heartbreak, McLaughlin clinches title". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Pukekohe Supercars: McLaughlin breaks win record in controversial race".
- ^ "McLaughlin equals 51-year-old Penske record". 27 August 2019.
- ^ "McLaughlin fined $13k for post-race celebrations". 28 July 2019.
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