The 2019 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a

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event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 5 to 7 April 2019. The event was held at

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in Launceston,

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, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the third event of fifteen in the

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and hosted Races 7 and 8 of the season. The event was the 47th running of the

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won Race 7 while

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won Race 8.

Background

Entry alterations

The round was open to wildcard entries from the

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and saw the grid expand to twenty-five entries.

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entered an extra Holden Commodore ZB for 19-year-old Jack Smith, who would make his debut in the category.

Results

Practice

Race 7

Qualifying

;Notes * -

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had his fastest lap time revoked and was barred from taking further part in qualifying after triggering a red flag in Q2.

Race

Race 8

Qualifying

;Notes * - Macauley Jones had his fastest lap time revoked and was barred from taking further part in qualifying after triggering a red flag in Q1.

Race

References

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Motorsport in Tasmania

2000s in Tasmania