Fast man Mostert's new place in Supercars history
19 Nov 2021
Chaz Mostert will go down in Supercars history as the driver who scored the most fastest lap bonus points in 2021.
The 2021 Repco Supercars Championship was the first season to award bonus points to drivers who set the fastest lap of the race.
Five bonus points were on offer to the driver who set the fastest lap in each of the 24 races held at SuperSprint format rounds this year.
Points were only awarded to drivers provided they finished the race.
There were eight three-race SuperSprint rounds in 2021 - Sandown, Tasmania, Tailem Bend, Darwin, Townsville twice and Sydney thrice - with a total of 120 bonus points on offer.
Walkinshaw Andretti United ace Mostert, who was third in Practice 1 on Friday in Sydney, recorded a total of 25 bonus points.
The 15-time race winner scored the first bonus points in Race 3 at Sandown, which he led until the closing laps.
He also scored bonus points twice in Tasmania (Races 7 and 8), once in Darwin (Race 13) and once at Sydney Motorsport Park (Race 24).
Mostert also set the fastest lap in Race 10 at the OTR SuperSprint, but because he failed to finish the race, he didn’t take home the five extra points.
Nine drivers, including Mostert, scored fastest lap bonus points in 2021.
Points leader Shane van Gisbergen claimed bonus points four times - Sandown (Race 5), Tailem Bend (Race 9), Darwin (Race 12) and Townsville (Race 18).
Mostert scored the very first bonus points at Sandown in March
Anton De Pasquale, Jamie Whincup and Cameron Waters did it three times and Will Brown twice.
Brodie Kostecki, Scott Pye and Tim Slade also claimed bonus points once each in Sydney.
Drivers will return on Saturday morning for Practice 2 ahead of ARMOR ALL Qualifying at the Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight. Click here to view the race schedule.
Every session of the event will be broadcast live on Foxtel (Fox Sports 506) and streamed on Kayo.
The Seven Network will provide live free to air coverage of the event. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
Drivers who scored fastest lap bonus points in 2021
Five times: Chaz Mostert*
Sandown Race 3
Tasmania Race 7
Tasmania Race 8
Darwin Race 13
SMSP Race 24
Four times: Shane van Gisbergen
Sandown Race 5
Tailem Bend Race 9
Darwin Race 12
Townsville Race 18
Three times: Anton De Pasquale
SMSP Race 22
SMSP Race 26
SMSP Race 27
Three times: Jamie Whincup
Sandown Race 4
Tasmania Race 6
SMSP Race 25
Three times: Cameron Waters
Tailem Bend Race 11
Townsville Race 17
Townsville Race 19
Two times: Will Brown
Darwin Race 14
SMSP Race 20
One time: Brodie Kostecki
SMSP Race 21
One time: Scott Pye
SMSP Race 23
One time: Tim Slade
SMSP Race 28
*Mostert scored bonus points in Race 10, but didn’t finish the race
