A DETERMINATION on the winner of the first Gen3 Supercars race should become clear next week.
Motorsport Australia has this morning confirmed Triple Eight has lodged its full Notice of Appeal with regards to the disqualification of its cars from Race 1 at the Newcastle 500.
EXPLAINED: The Supercars appeals process
A date has been set for the appeal: March 22.
If the appointed three-person panel of Walter Sofronoff KC, Steve Chopping and Ross Jackson confirm the stewards’ original decision, Cam Waters will officially become the Saturday race winner in Newcastle and Chaz Mostert the overall championship leader.
The full Motorsport Australia statement
Motorsport Australia can confirm it has received Triple Eight Race Engineering’s full appeal submission.
Stewards handed down their decision on Sunday morning of the Thrifty Newcastle 500, with cars 97 and 88 disqualified from race one for a technical breach.
As was confirmed at the event, Triple Eight Race Engineering lodged a Notice of Appeal and has since provided its submission, requiring the Supercars Court of Appeal to proceed to a hearing of the matter.
A three-person panel has been convened to hear the appeal. The three members are Walter Sofronoff KC, Steve Chopping and Ross Jackson.
The hearing will be held at Motorsport Australia House in Melbourne on Wednesday, 22 March in the evening.
The hearing is closed to the public, with a full decision paper to be published on the Motorsport Australia website when available.
