Mark Winterbottom has made it a triple triumph for Prodrive Racing, earning a third straight V8 Supercars victory at the Australian Grand Prix.

The Ford driver eased to success in the non-championship round alongside the more glamorous Formula One field.

Such has been the dominance of Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert this weekend, their form bears comparison to the all-conquering Mercedes F1 line-up.

The pair took their third one-two victory of the weekend on Saturday afternoon, with more than six seconds between Mostert and third-placed Shane van Gisbergen.

Winterbottom was never headed from the rolling start, while his junior team-mate did it slightly tougher.

The 2013 Bathurst winner was able to set the pace at the start, slowing the field to almost a standstill down the main straight.

When he did burst into life with less than 100 metres to the starting line, Mostert was swamped by van Gisbergen and championship leader James Courtney.

Mostert was in front of Courtney by the lap’s end and took van Gisbergen before lap three.

The 22-year-old set his sights on Winterbottom, charting the fastest lap of the race, but opted against an audacious overtaking attempt with little on the line.

The degree of difficulty for Winterbottom’s effort has been slightly reduced by the fact that after an initial qualifying, which he won, each grid has been set by the previous race.

That’s meant each win has placed him back on pole, where he will be again on Sunday.

But it’s been impossible to deny that the Falcon FG X is the fastest car in the field, with the duo taking full advantage.

Scott McLaughlin’s woes continued with a DNF.

The Kiwi Volvo driver found himself stuck off the track on the second lap, with no communication back to his team.