2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown

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Flag of the Northern Territory.svg 2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown
Event Information
Round 6 of 14 in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
Date17–19 June 2016
Location Darwin, Northern Territory
Venue Hidden Valley Raceway
WeatherFriday: fine
Saturday: fine
Sunday: fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 42 laps 120 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:06.0923
Winner Michael Caruso
Nissan Motorsport 		50:12.3730
Race 2
Distance 70 laps 200 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:06.6797
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:32:52.6896

The 2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars, held on the weekend of 17 to 19 June 2016. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the sixth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 12 and 13 of the season. [1] The event was the 19th running of the Darwin Triple Crown.

Contents

The first race of the weekend was won by Michael Caruso, his first victory since 2009 and the first for Nissan Motorsport since 2013. Shane van Gisbergen had started from pole position but incurred a drive-through penalty for illegally overtaking Caruso on a safety car restart. Van Gisbergen recovered to win the second race from pole position. The second race was marred by two major incidents on the first lap, one of which left Lee Holdsworth in hospital with fractures to his pelvis, right knee and two ribs. The other involved James Moffat, Fabian Coulthard and Chaz Mostert and caused major damage to Coulthard's car. Jamie Whincup took the championship lead by finishing second in Race 12, while the leader coming into the event, Mark Winterbottom, dropped to fourth place after finishing 20th in Race 13.

Report

Background

Various personnel changes took place at a number of teams ahead of the event. Todd Kelly's race engineer Jesse Walker left Nissan Motorsport following the Winton event; he was replaced by the team's engineering manager, Perry Kapper. [2] Campbell Little, who had engineered David Reynolds' car for Erebus Motorsport in the first five events of the season, switched to Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to work with Andre Heimgartner. His role at Erebus Motorsport was taken by the team's general manager, Barry Ryan. [3] Significant changes were made by the Holden Racing Team, with Garth Tander's race engineer Blake Smith being dismissed while James Courtney's engineer Alistair McVean was moved into another role. [4] They were replaced by Alex Somerset and Rob Starr respectively. [5]

A one-off livery for Craig Lowndes' car was revealed by Triple Eight Race Engineering on the Thursday prior to the event. The livery featured artwork designed by a local Indigenous student, and was done in support of the Clontarf Foundation. [6] Fabian Coulthard's car also featured a different livery, with sponsorship from Australian paint company Taubmans, as part of DJR Team Penske's system of rotational sponsors. [7] Coulthard's teammate Scott Pye took part in a new chassis, [8] as did Mark Winterbottom for Prodrive Racing Australia. [9]

A change was made to the drop gear ratio compared to the previous year's event, where cars were reaching the rev limiter on the main straight. The ratio change was aimed to reduce the amount of time that cars spent on the limiter, lessening the risk of damage to the drivetrain. Overtaking at the first corner was made easier, as the top speed of the cars on the main straight was no longer restricted by the limiter. [10]

During the 2015 event, there was controversy when Reynolds went off the circuit at Turn 5, but maintained the race lead by rejoining at Turn 7. A similar incident involving Jason Bright occurred at Sydney Motorsport Park later in the season. The issue was addressed ahead of the 2016 event, with drivers who short-cut the circuit now required to drop behind the last car on the lead lap. [11]

Winterbottom entered the event as the championship leader, 27 points clear of Scott McLaughlin.

Practice

The first practice session was run on Friday morning and was one hour in length. Two Enduro Cup co-drivers completed laps during the session: Matt Campbell in Todd Kelly's car and Macauley Jones in Tim Blanchard's car. Rick Kelly set a lap time of 1:07.0515 to be fastest, ahead of Triple Eight Race Engineering teammates Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen. Numerous drivers went off the circuit during the session, including James Moffat who hit the tyre wall at Turn 10. [12] Coulthard's engine had a misfire, prompting DJR Team Penske to change the engine for the second one-hour practice session, which was held in the afternoon. Coulthard missed the first half of the session while the change was carried out. Despite this, he set the sixth fastest time. The fastest time was set by Whincup, with Rick Kelly second fastest ahead of Van Gisbergen. Aaren Russell hit the wall at Turn 10 halfway through the session, damaging the front of his car. He did not take part in the rest of the session. [13] Ford drivers dominated the final 15-minute practice session, held on Saturday morning. Pye was fastest ahead of Chaz Mostert, Winterbottom and Coulthard. [14]

Practice summary
SessionDayFastest lap
No.DriverTeamCarTime
Practice 1Friday15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:07.0515
Practice 2Friday88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.6209
Practice 3Saturday17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.2552

Qualifying – Race 12

Qualifying for Race 12 was a single 15-minute session held on Saturday morning. The session began with cloud cover over the circuit and Van Gisbergen took advantage of the resulting lower track temperature to set a time of 1:06.0923, which would prove to be fast enough for pole position. Other drivers improved their times later in the session despite the track temperature rising, with Michael Caruso's time of 1:06.1754 being the closest to Van Gisbergen's time. Will Davison qualified third ahead of Mostert and Winterbottom. [15]

Race 12

Race 12 took place on Saturday afternoon, with regulations requiring each car to make at least one pit stop to change all four tyres. Caruso made a better start than Van Gisbergen and took the lead going into the first corner. At Turn 5, Tim Slade touched the rear of Rick Kelly's car, causing Kelly to hit and spin Lowndes. Slade was not penalised, with the stewards calling the contact a racing incident. [16] Tander was also involved in contact on the first lap, losing his driver's door, while Nick Percat retired from the race with suspension damage. The safety car was deployed to allow marshals to collect Tander's door. [17] The race was restarted at the end of lap 3 and Van Gisbergen made contact with Caruso at the final corner, allowing him to take the lead on the run to the line. However, as Van Gisbergen passed Caruso before the control line, he was given a drive-through penalty. After the race Van Gisbergen admitted that the move was his mistake. [18] The restart also saw Whincup and Pye make contact, with the latter scraping the wall on the pit straight. [17]

Davison, who had taken advantage of Van Gisbergen's move to also pass Caruso, inherited the lead when Van Gisbergen served his penalty. Caruso made his pit stop on lap 11 and began setting fast lap times, which enabled him to move in front of Davison after the latter had completed his pit stop. DJR Team Penske teammates Pye and Coulthard ran a longer first stint, pitting on laps 19 and 24 respectively. Van Gisbergen was the last driver to make his pit stop, doing so on lap 33. This left Caruso in the lead ahead of Whincup and Mostert, with the top three remaining the same at the finish. It was Caruso's first win since the corresponding event in 2009. Pye and Coulthard utilised their younger tyres to move up to fifth and sixth respectively, behind Davison. With Winterbottom and McLaughlin finishing ninth and tenth, Whincup took the championship lead. [17]

Qualifying – Race 13

Qualifying for Race 13 took place on Sunday morning and consisted of a 20-minute session followed by a top ten shootout for the fastest ten qualifiers. Lowndes set a time of 1:06.0259 to be fastest in the qualifying session ahead of Rick Kelly and Mostert. Slade, Caruso, McLaughlin, Van Gisbergen, Winterbottom, Whincup and Todd Kelly completed the top ten and progressed to the top ten shootout. [19]

The top ten shootout saw each of the ten drivers complete one flying lap each, in reverse order of their qualifying positions. Todd Kelly ran first and set a time of 1:06.7320. Whincup made a mistake and ran wide at the final corner, leaving him over one second behind Kelly's time. Winterbottom was also unable to beat Kelly's time, but Van Gisbergen's set a time of 1:06.6797, which would prove to be good enough for pole position. None of the remaining drivers were able to go faster than Winterbottom, leaving Van Gisbergen, Todd Kelly and Winterbottom as the top three. Slade was fourth fastest ahead of Rick Kelly, Lowndes, McLaughlin and Mostert. Caruso ran wide at Turn 1, leaving him ninth fastest ahead of Whincup. [20]

Race 13

Race 13 was held on Sunday afternoon and the race regulations required each car to take on at least 120 litres of fuel during the race. Todd Kelly took the lead at the start before the safety car was deployed due to two major crashes in the first half of the lap. [21] On the exit of the first corner, Bright was bumped into Lee Holdsworth who then went off the track and made heavy side-on contact with a concrete barrier. Holdsworth was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital after being extracted from his car. Moffat, Coulthard and Mostert had a separate incident at Turn 4, with the trio attempting to run three-wide before Moffat and Coulthard made contact. Coulthard spun and collected Mostert, who had taken to the grass to try to avoid contact, with both hitting the outside wall. Mostert's car continued on the grass and went across the circuit at Turn 5 while Coulthard's car bounced back onto the track on the exit of Turn 4. Mostert was able to return to the pits for repairs and rejoined the race multiple laps off the lead. [22]

The deployment of the safety car saw all of the other drivers make a pit stop at the end of the first lap, with multiple drivers being forced to park in the pit lane while their teammate's car was serviced first. This hindered some of the drivers and Lowndes emerged as the leader ahead of Todd Kelly, Winterbottom, Van Gisbergen, Slade and Courtney. After the race restarted, Winterbottom ran into the back of Kelly at Turn 1, sending the latter wide and earning himself a drive-through penalty. Pye made contact with Caruso at Turn 6, damaging his suspension which eventually caused him to stop on the pit straight. The safety car was deployed again and a number of drivers down the order took the opportunity to pit and take on more of the minimum fuel requirement. Van Gisbergen took the lead from Lowndes at the restart and led through the second and final round of pit stops for the leaders, which took place around lap 33. [21]

Once all drivers had completed their pit stops, Van Gisbergen led from Slade, Lowndes, Davison and Courtney. Blanchard was running in eleventh place when he suffered a puncture on lap 56, forcing him to make a pit stop. The safety car made another appearance to enable the tyre debris to be cleared. Winterbottom made contact with Russell on lap 63 and received a second drive-through penalty, leaving him in 20th place. Despite the safety car period, Van Gisbergen went on to take victory over Slade and Lowndes, with Davison and Courtney completing the top five. Whincup finished eighth but maintained the championship lead, 30 points clear of Lowndes with McLaughlin in third, a further 15 points behind. [21]

Post-race

It was revealed after the race that Holdsworth had suffered fractures to his pelvis, right knee and two ribs, as well as minor injuries to his chest and left elbow, with data from his car showing a peak load of 56 g during the crash. Holdsworth was transferred to Freemasons Hospital in Melbourne on 21 June, where it was confirmed that he did not require surgery. [23] [24] Holdsworth said of the crash: "I remember hitting and feeling pain straight away shoot up through my whole body really, mostly the left side of my body ... I came to a stop and I couldn’t breathe and I was screaming and just couldn’t get my breath back." [25]

Winterbottom called the race "one of my worst efforts in a race car", admitting fault for the incident with Todd Kelly but saying he was frustrated with the second penalty, claiming he had been forced wide by Russell at the preceding corner. [26]

Results

Race 12

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTime
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.0923
223 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.1754
319 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:06.2491
455 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.3224
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.3452
688 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.3540
7888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.3959
814 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:06.4153
917 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.4243
1015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.4477
1112 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.4861
1218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:06.4967
136 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.5536
147 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.5727
1533 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:06.5771
169 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.6280
1722 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:06.7049
183 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.7232
19111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.7654
2034 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:06.8445
2196 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.8582
22222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.8662
2321 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.9270
248 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:06.9344
252 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:06.9522
264 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:07.2319
Source: [15]

Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 4250:12.37302150
288 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 42+1.8 s6138
355 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 42+5.1 s4129
419 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 42+6.0 s3120
517 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 42+7.2 s9111
612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 42+9.6 s11102
77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 42+12.5 s1496
818 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 42+13.1 s1290
91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 42+14.5 s584
1033 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 42+15.4 s1578
11888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 42+15.8 s772
128 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 42+16.5 s2469
1314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 42+21.7 s866
14111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 42+27.7 s1963
1515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 42+28.2 s1060
1697 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 42+28.6 s157
179 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 42+34.1 s1654
183 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 42+34.3 s1851
1921 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 42+35.6 s2348
2096 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 42+36.4 s2145
2122 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 42+42.8 s1742
224 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 42+43.7 s2639
232 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 37+5 laps2536
246 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 33+9 laps1333
Ret34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 27Power steering20
Ret222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 0Suspension22
Source: [17]

Race 13

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTime
1888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.0259
215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.1400
355 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.2011
414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:06.2103
523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.2117
633 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:06.2796
797 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.2806
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.3022
988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.3321
107 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.3579
1117 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.3847
1219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:06.3912
1321 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.4028
149 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.4424
153 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.4610
1612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.4647
1734 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:06.4961
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:06.5004
1918 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:06.5222
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:06.5435
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:06.5507
22222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:06.6076
236 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.6121
24111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.6494
2596 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.7700
264 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:07.0146
Source: [19]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTime
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.6797
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.7320
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.7520
414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:06.7707
515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:06.8294
6888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:06.8649
733 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:06.8789
855 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:06.9717
923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:07.1646
1088 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:07.7893
Source: [20]

Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 701:32:52.68961150
214 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70+1.6 s4138
3888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70+2.0 s6129
419 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 70+2.6 s12120
522 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70+6.2 s20111
623 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70+7.5 s9102
733 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 70+8.2 s796
888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70+8.8 s1090
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70+9.2 s1484
1034 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 70+9.9 s1778
11111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 70+10.3 s2472
123 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70+11.1 s1569
137 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70+11.5 s266
142 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70+12.0 s2163
1515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70+13.3 s560
168 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70+14.0 s1857
17222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70+15.7 s2254
1896 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70+16.1 s2551
194 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70+24.7 s2648
201 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 70+45.7 s345
2121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 69+1 lap1342
226 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 64+6 laps2339
2355 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 55+15 laps836
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 7Suspension11
Ret12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 0Accident16
Ret18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 0Accident19
Source: [21]

Championship standings after the event

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Woodstock Winton SuperSprint</span>

The 2016 Woodstock Winton SuperSprint was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars, held on the weekend of 20 to 22 May 2016. The event was held at Winton Motor Raceway in Winton, Victoria, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the fifth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 10 and 11 of the season. The event was the 29th running of the Winton SuperSprint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400</span>

The 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 8 to 10 July 2016. The event was held at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, and consisted of two races of 200 kilometres in length. It was the seventh event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 14 and 15 of the season. The event was the eighth running of the Townsville 400.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint</span>

The 2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 22 to 24 July 2016. The event was held at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the eighth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 16 and 17 of the season. The event was the 16th running of the Ipswich SuperSprint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint</span>

The 2016 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 26 to 28 August 2016. The event was held at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek, New South Wales, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the ninth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 18 and 19 of the season. The event was the 19th running of the Sydney SuperSprint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500</span> Supercar motor racing event

The 2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held from 16 to 18 September 2016 at the Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and consisted of one race of 445 kilometres in length. It was the tenth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 20 of the season. It was also the first event of the 2016 Pirtek Enduro Cup. The event was the 46th running of the Sandown 500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Bathurst 1000</span>

The 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 6 to 9 October 2016. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, and consisted of one race of 1000 kilometres in length. It was the eleventh event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 21 of the season. It was also the second event of the 2016 Pirtek Enduro Cup. The event marked ten years since the first awarding of the Peter Brock Trophy, which was introduced following the death of nine-time race winner Peter Brock in September 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Melbourne 400</span>

The 2019 Melbourne 400 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held as a support event to the 2019 Australian Grand Prix from 14 March to 17 March 2019. It was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and consisted of two races of 70 kilometres and two races of 130 kilometres. It was the second event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and the second running of the Melbourne 400 event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Bathurst 1000</span> Supercars racing event held on 2019 at Bathurst

The 2019 Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for Supercars which was held on the weekend of 10–13 October 2019. It was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and featured a single 1000 kilometre race. The event was the eleventh of fourteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and incorporated Race 25 of the series. It was also the opening round of the 2019 Enduro Cup.

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