{"id":105348,"date":"2025-10-28T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/105348\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:39:11","slug":"supercars-news-how-finals-series-points-sit-ahead-of-sandown-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/105348\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: How Finals Series points sit ahead of Sandown Semi-Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supercars-GoldCoast500-Sunday-120-1.jpg\" alt=\"How Supercars points standings sit ahead of Sandown Semi-Final\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday action at the Gold Coast 500. Image: InSyde Media <\/p>\n<p>The Gold Coast \u2018Elimination Final\u2019 cut three drivers \u2013 Anton De Pasquale, Ryan Wood and Brodie Kostecki \u2013 from title contention, with seven transferring through to Sandown.<\/p>\n<p>The top seven have had their points reset to 4000 following the Gold Coast with bonuses applied based on the standings at the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The bonus points have been applied on a 150\u2013120\u201396\u201378\u201366\u201357\u201348 scale ahead of Sandown, where the seven drivers will be fighting for the four spots in the Adelaide Grand Final.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-gold-coast-500-finals-series-format-poll-walkinshaw-dutton-vote\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">POLL: What do you think of Supercars\u2019 Finals Series format?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Broc Feeney left the Gold Coast at the top of the standings and therefore enters Adelaide with 4150 points, giving him an 84-point buffer to the cut line.<\/p>\n<p>Mostert was just sixth in the standings ahead of the Gold Coast but is now second, so he enters Sandown on 4120 points and 54 ahead of the cut-off.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Payne and Cam Waters are third and fourth respectively, while Will Brown, Kai Allen and Thomas Randle are on the outside looking in.<\/p>\n<p>As was the case at the Gold Coast, the two 250km Sandown races are worth 150 points each.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018win and you\u2019re in\u2019 element is again in play for Sandown \u2013 with any Finals Series contender who wins a Sandown race automatically transferring through to Adelaide regardless of points.<\/p>\n<p>Those not in the Finals race continue to accumulate championship points based on race results and are therefore included in the full table below.<\/p>\n<p>2025 Supercars Championship standings ahead of Sandown 500 (full-time drivers only)<\/p>\n<p>Pos.<br \/>\nDriver<br \/>\nPoints<br \/>\nDiff to first<br \/>\n+\/- to cut-off<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nBroc Feeney<br \/>\n4150<\/p>\n<p>+84<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nChaz Mostert<br \/>\n4120<br \/>\n-30<br \/>\n+54<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nMatthew Payne<br \/>\n4096<br \/>\n-54<br \/>\n+30<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nCam Waters<br \/>\n4078<br \/>\n-72<br \/>\n+12<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nWill Brown<br \/>\n4066<br \/>\n-84<br \/>\n-12<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\nKai Allen<br \/>\n4057<br \/>\n-93<br \/>\n-21<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\nThomas Randle<br \/>\n4048<br \/>\n-102<br \/>\n-30<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nAnton De Pasquale<br \/>\n3175<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nRyan Wood<br \/>\n3138<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nBrodie Kostecki<br \/>\n3131<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nAndre Heimgartner<br \/>\n1517<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nCam Hill<br \/>\n1339<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nJames Golding<br \/>\n1265<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nDavid Reynolds<br \/>\n1248<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nNick Percat<br \/>\n1160<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nJack Le Brocq<br \/>\n1160<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nBryce Fullwood<br \/>\n1093<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nCooper Murray<br \/>\n1022<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nWill Davison<br \/>\n954<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nJames Courtney<br \/>\n904<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\nMacauley Jones<br \/>\n898<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\nRichie Stanaway<br \/>\n768<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\nAaron Cameron<br \/>\n738<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\nJaxon Evans<br \/>\n704<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday action at the Gold Coast 500. 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