Anton De Pasquale excluded from race two

Anton De Pasquale has been excluded from the second Supercars race of the weekend in Sydney for a tyre infringement.

The Dick Johnson Racing driver had started from pole but lost ground when the lights went out to drop down the order and would eventually cross the line in fifth spot, marking the first time this weekend that he didn’t end a session on top.

However, post race it was discovered that De Pasquale had run a tyre that was assigned to team-mate Will Davison after a mix-up in the pits, with the result that was he excluded from the race.

“Following the Race, the DRD received a report from Supercars Technical that during Race 21 the Authorised Representative of Racing Team (Aust) Pty Ltd had reported to the HoM that during Race 21 the Team had fitted a Control Tyre allocated to Car #17, Will Davison, on Car #11 in breach of Rule D17.1.6 which prohibits the transfer of a Control Tyre between Cars except as permitted by the Rules,”a statement read.

“The Control Tyre transfer between Car #17 and Car #11 was not permitted.

“The Team having admitted to the Breach, the Stewards imposed a Penalty of Disqualification of Car #11 from Race 21 and a Fine on Racing Team (Aust) Pty Ltd in the sum of $20,000 of which $10,000 is suspended until 31 December 2021 subject to the Team not committing any further breach of Rule D17 before that date.”