Bathurst battle could decide Supercars drivers' championship BENJAMIN CARRELLDaniel Kalisz The battle between Supercars leaders Scott McLaughlin, left, and Shane van Gisbergen, right, at Bathurst could go a long way to deciding the 2018 drivers' championship. PITSTOP DIARYBathurst could determine the Supercars championshipA failure at the Bathurst 1000 this weekend for either title rivals Shane van Gisbergen or Scott McLaughlin will be a Supercars championship determining factor. Depending on where his contract negotiations are at, this round of the World Rally Championship could be Hayden Paddon's most crucial yet. The eleventh round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, running October 4-7, takes in familiar roads in north and mid-Wales. The winner gets a paid drive in the 2019 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup which supports the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Source: Stuff October 04, 2018 15:56 UTC