Supercars: All the news and race results from the Tasmania Super 440 from Symmons Plains

News.com.au

08-05-2025

Triple Eight's Broc Feeney has graded his start to his 2025 campaign as only a C as he pushes to 'get the ball rolling' on his maiden title quest at the team's happy hunting ground in Tasmania after slipping in the standings in a turbulent Taupo round.
Feeney heads to this weekend's round at Symmons Plains in fourth position in the drivers' standings after a difficult weekend in New Zealand when the championship-winning squad failed to score a podium for the first time in almost two years.
The 22-year-old finished 15th, fifth and seventh in the three Taupo races last month, making up 13 positions in the final race after a qualifying shocker.
Feeney's title-winning Red Bull teammate Will Brown also went without a podium, finishing fifth, seventh and eighth across the three races.
It was the first time Triple Eight had neither of its drivers finish on the podium in a round since August, 2023.
Now Feeney is determined to bounce back in Tasmania after a round he admitted was not up to scratch.
'Obviously Taupo was not a great weekend. It wasn't up to our standard, for one of us not to get a podium on the weekend, it has been a while since we have done that,' Feeney said.
'We learned a lot, I think we got a lot better over the weekend as it went.
'We have good speed this year, but we haven't really got many wins or podiums or as many as I would like.
'(The season has been) maybe a C or C-minus or something. I feel like we've had really good potential, but we just haven't executed as well.
'I just need to have a solid three races in Tassie and just get the ball rolling.
'I wouldn't really say anyone has got heaps of momentum through the start of the year. Like obviously Cam had a good round one and not the best round two and vice versa for me.
'So for me it is just about trying to get the consistency going.'
Feeney has just one win for the year so far in the opening race of the Melbourne SuperSprint at Albert Park where he secured all four poles.
The Gold Coast racer dropped from third to fourth in the title race after Taupo behind Brown, Tickford's Cam Waters and Grove Racing's Matt Payne, but remains only 61 points adrift of the lead.
'I suppose for me at the moment, it is more about the gap to P1. I am not as worried as such that I have dropped to fourth,' Feeney said.
'My plan is not to be there for long, hopefully we can move forward.
'But to come out of New Zealand, especially after the first race with a 15th, and to only be 60 points back. I am pretty happy about that, I suppose.
'Not that that's a good thing, but I just felt like we haven't had a few things go our way and to be 60 points back – that can swing in a race.
'If we have a good weekend we could come out in the lead.'
History says Triple Eight has had plenty of good weekends at Symmons Plains.
The team has had 26 wins from the last 51 starts at the track, although neither driver won there last year.
'It certainly has been a good track for Triple Eight, but I think as we moved into Gen3 that sort of erases a little bit of history,' Feeney said.
'I still think we are very strong there, but as we learned from New Zealand you can't guarantee on last year's results that you are going to be competitive.
'Last year we were super fast and we got a pole and a podium. I think we have got good capabilities going to Tasmania.
'I really enjoy the track. It is always challenging and it suits my style a little bit, so I am keen to try and get some wins.'