Shane van Gisbergen has maintained his unbeaten start to the Supercars season by winning a wet and wild sprint race at Sandown.
The Red Bull Ampol made it a perfect four from four in 2021 with a clinical drive from pole position in the rain.
After pulling off one of the greatest wins in modern Australian touring car history on Saturday, the 31-year-old star expertly handled the slippery conditions on Sunday to canter to the 44th victory of his career with a winning margin of almost 14 seconds.
Ford's rising star Cameron Waters managed to hang on for second despite a late incident with Chaz Mostert, who was overtaken by Jamie Whincup for third.
"A good battle with Chaz, then the safety car come out (at lap-four) we pulled up beside each other," van Gisbergen said.
"Once it dried up a bit my car just got better and better."
Van Gisbergen's win streak is five when including his Bathust 1000 triumph to end the 2020 season.
A sore van Gisbergen underwent surgery on a broken collarbone two weeks ago but the pain is not affecting his driving.
He was touch-and-go to drive this weekend after injuring himself in a mountain biking accident earlier this month.
Van Gisbergen has asserted himself as the new man to beat after three-time defending champion Scott McLaughlin's departure to IndyCar in the off-season.
In a jaw-dropping performance on Saturday, the New Zealander made up a record-breaking 16 places on the grid to claim his 43rd career win.
Van Gisbergen smashed a 56-year-old record for the lowest starting position to take the chequered flag at the Melbourne track.
The final 36-lap race of the weekend will get under way at 4.30pm.
