CAMS dismiss Triple Eight’s Bathurst 1000 appeal

Triple Eight Race Engineering’s appeal against their 15-second penalty, which cost them victory at this year’s Bathurst 1000, has been dismissed by the Australian ASN CAMS, confirming Tekno Autosports’ Jonathon Webb and Will Davison as the winners.

The CAMS National Court of Appeal convened to hear Triple Eight’s appeal at 7pm AEDT in the County Court of Victoria, with the team represented by driver Jamie Whincup, managing director Roland Dane and team manager and engineer Mark Dutton and Ken Douglas.

The appeal was in respect of the penalty handed to Whincup for contact with Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo driver Scott McLaughlin in the final stages of the race. The New Zealander was knocked out of second position, and while Whincup tried to redress the error and hand the spot back, McLaughlin rejoined the circuit and made contact with the chasing Holden of Garth Tander, eliminating both from the race, for which McLaughlin received a 25-point penalty.

Whincup’s part in the incident saw him handed a 15-second time penalty which dropped him down the order, despite taking the chequered flag first.

The court made the decision to dismiss Triple Eight’s appeal after 50 minutes, with the full reasoning behind the decision due in the next 14 days.

There is a further level of appeal available to Triple Eight, where they can take the matter to the FIA International Court of Appeal if they apply to do so within the next seven days.

“Supercars welcomes the decision by the CAMS appointed National Court of Appeal in relation to Triple Eight’s appeal of a steward’s decision at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000,” said Supercars chief executive James Warburton.