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Mistakes will decide Supercars title: SVG

The game plan to win the 2018 Supercars championship is simple for Holden's Shane van Gisbergen - no more mistakes.

But that will be easier said than done at this weekend's crunch Auckland SuperSprint round after the Red Bull Racing star's error-riddled display that let his championship series lead slip.

Van Gisbergen heads into the season's second last round in his native New Zealand 14 points behind fellow Kiwi and Ford gun Scott McLaughlin, after a forgettable last round on the Gold Coast.

The 2016 Supercars champion was denied pole position for kerb-hopping in qualification for the Gold Coast 600's opening race before he and co-driver Earl Bamber limped home in 10th after receiving a drive-through penalty.