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Supercars champ chasing Qld improvement

Supercars champion Shane Van Gisbergen has laid down the gauntlet ahead of this weekend's event at Queensland Raceway.

The Red Bull Racing star was red-hot at the start of 2017, winning the first three races of his title defence but has since slipped to fourth on the standings with just one win from his past 11 starts.

Van Gisbergen heads into the Ipswich SuperSprint 231 points behind championship leader Scott McLaughlin and with teammate Jamie Whincup and Ford's Fabian Coulthard also sitting above him.

With the crucial endurance races of Bathurst and Sandown looming, Van Gisbergen knows he needs to start delivering some results to avoid losing touch with his rivals.