Movers and shakers: Jacobson gains 40, DJR loses 76
16 Apr 2022
Garry Jacobson was by far and away the surprise packet at Albert Park, gaining a combined 40 positions.
The PremiAir Racing driver moved forward in all four races, headlined by a 29-position gain across the two Saturday races.
Such was Jacobson's dominance that only one other driver, Tim Slade, managed to gain more than 20 positions.
Slade was the only driver in the 25-strong field to finish all four races in the top 10.
Conversely, on paper, it was a nightmare round for the Shell V-Power Racing Team.
DJR still brought home silverware despite a tough round
Anton De Pasquale dropped 40 positions, with Will Davison losing 36.
The two drivers hit trouble in the first two races; De Pasquale suffered a puncture in Race 6, and Davison spun out of Race 7.
They both recovered to finish on the podium in the finale, and kept their team in the teams' championship hunt.
Shane van Gisbergen would have ended the weekend with a 28-position gain, but dropped from second to 20th in the finale due to a puncture.
Van Gisbergen still did enough to win the Larry Perkins Trophy, with David Reynolds retiring from the final race.
SVG gained 20 spots in Race 6 alone
Chaz Mostert won Races 6 and 9, but dumped 14 positions in Race 7 after he took out James Courtney.
Courtney, who celebrated 500 races, lost a combined 27 positions. Tickford teammates Thomas Randle (21) and Cam Waters (20) also had tough rounds.
Randle's biggest hit came in Race 9; he qualified a career-best fourth, but was forced to retire.
Tickford teammate Jake Kostecki, meanwhile, gained 18 positions; it was a solid recovery, considering Kostecki started the weekend in the barriers.
The 2022 season will resume at Wanneroo Raceway later this month.
Beaurepaires Melbourne 400: Movers and shakers
Driver | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Gain/loss |
Jacobson | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 40 |
Slade | 8 | 12 | -2 | 4 | 22 |
J.Kostecki | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
Pye | 13 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 17 |
Le Brocq | -3 | -1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
SVG | 20 | 2 | 2 | -14 | 10 |
Fullwood | 8 | 7 | -8 | 2 | 10 |
Pither | -3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Smith | 8 | -3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
Winterbottom | 4 | 1 | -7 | 8 | 6 |
Hazelwood | -5 | 5 | -5 | 11 | 6 |
Jones | 2 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 5 |
B.Kostecki | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Holdsworth | -17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Feeney | 9 | -10 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Heimgartner | 4 | -7 | 3 | -1 | -1 |
Brown | -1 | -1 | -12 | 7 | -7 |
Mostert | 2 | -14 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
Percat | 1 | -8 | -3 | 1 | -9 |
Reynolds | -1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | -12 |
Waters | -11 | -10 | 3 | -2 | -20 |
Randle | -12 | 5 | 5 | -19 | -21 |
Courtney | -10 | -2 | -3 | -12 | -27 |
Davison | -12 | -23 | 0 | -1 | -36 |
De Pasquale | -21 | -15 | -3 | -1 | -40 |
