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The 2019 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship purposes as the Beaurepaires Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held as a support event to the 2019 Australian Grand Prix from 14 March to 17 March 2019. It was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and consisted of two races of 70 kilometres and two races of 130 kilometres. It was the second event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and the second running of the Melbourne 400 event.
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Round 2 of 15 in the 2019 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 14-17 March 2019 | |||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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Tickford Racing's Chaz Mostert won the Larry Perkins Trophy for accumulating the most points over the weekend.[1] The event saw the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race in Race 4, won by DJR Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin.[2] McLaughlin claimed three pole positions and three race wins across the weekend, with the new-for-2019 Ford Mustang GT proving dominant. McLaughlin left the event continuing to hold his championship lead over Jamie Whincup by 31 points.