The field was almost perfectly split in terms of tyre strategy for the opening 20-lap race, with 13 cars starting on the soft tyre and 12 on the hard.
There was perfectly represented at the front of the field, where the likes of David Reynolds and Mostert started on the soft and Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison started on the hard.
That made life easy on polesitter Reynolds at the start, although Mostert was able to clear the DJR cars at the first corner to make sure he stayed on Reynolds’ bumper.
It quickly became evident that the WAU car was quicker than the Grove Mustang, Mostert passing Reynolds to grab the lead at the last corner on lap three. From there Mostert comfortably led the first stint until pitting to switch to hard compound tyres on lap seven.
By that point both DJR cars had already pitted for softs, which gave them the undercut needed to jump Mostert, with De Pasquale (in on lap four) leading Davison (a pit caller on lap three).
But the early stops made it…
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