Andre Heimgartner has claimed the first pole position and race win for Brad Jones Racing as a Toyota team in Supercars, following a dominant display in Race 15 of the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship, the 100th ATCC/Supercars race held at Symmons Plains, Tasmania.
Heimgartner showed incredible speed across both qualifying sessions but really stamped his mark on the second outing, putting the R&J Batteries GR Supra on pole position.
A masterclass from the Kiwi driver in Race 15, even under pressure, meant Heimgartner got to taste the champagne on Saturday at the Tasmania Super 440.
“Awesome to get the race win,” said Heimgartner. “It’s just a big relief and good payback for everyone. It’s been a massive start to the year, and it’s been up and down but it’s great to get that result and be able to execute as a team effort once again with great pit stops.
The Kiwi had to fend off early advances from championship leader Broc Feeney, who was able to substantially grow his points lead after a tough race for Brodie Kostecki.
He was under pressure at the start of the race but managed to eek out a small lead by the time the pit stop cycle came into effect.
The BJR crew then put on another epic performance in pitlane, keeping the Kiwi in the effective lead as he led pitlane. Heimgartner was then able to come across the line with 3.5 seconds over Broc Feeney in second. The team was ecstatic with the result and celebrated the incredible milestone at the Symmons Plains podium.
“So, really, really happy and I don’t think it could have turned out much better with a pole and a win and a solid top five in the race before,” said Heimgartner. “Hopefully it puts a pep in everyone’s step and we can channel that energy going forward and try and get some momentum going.”
The final day of the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440 begins with Boost Mobile Qualifying for Race 16 on Sunday morning at 11:35am AEST.
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