2016 Sydney 500

2016 Coates Hire Sydney 500

Event Information
Round 14 of 14 in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	2–4 December 2016
Location	Sydney, New South Wales
Venue	Homebush Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 74 laps 250 km Pole position Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:26.6272 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:55:51.3312
Race 2 Distance 73 laps 247 km Pole position Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:27.1524 Winner Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:59:59.1234

The 2016 Coates Hire Sydney 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held on the weekend of 2 to 4 December 2016. The event was held at the Homebush Street Circuit in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the final round of the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship, and the final time that the venue hosted a Supercar race, being replaced by the Newcastle Street Circuit from 2017 onwards. ^[1]

Report

Practice

Practice summary

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Practice 1	Friday	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:27.8095
Practice 2	Friday	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.0734

Race results

Race 28

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:26.6272
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:26.7306
3	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:26.8455
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.0335
5	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.0532
6	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.1503
7	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.1888 1
8	1	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.2013
9	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.2600
10	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.2744
11	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.4261
12	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.4485
13	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.5254
14	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.5639
15	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:27.5771
16	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.5785
17	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.6221
18	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.6815
19	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.6988
20	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.7208
21	111	Chris Pither	Super Black Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.9182
22	96	Dale Wood	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:28.3054
23	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.3317
24	3	Andre Heimgartner	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.3659
25	21	Tim Blanchard	Britek Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.4541
26	4	Shae Davies	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.7687
Source: [2]

Notes:

• ^1  — David Reynolds' team exceeded parc fermé regulations after qualifying, which resulted in the exclusion of Reynolds.

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	74	1:55:51.3313	2
2	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	74	+ 6.84 s	5
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	74	+ 9.83 s	1
4	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	74	+ 10.39 s	3
5	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	74	+ 10.84 s	6
6	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	74	+ 17.37 s	9
7	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	74	+ 17.96 s	12
8	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	74	+ 23.32 s	4
9	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	74	+ 25.03 s	16
10	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	74	+ 26.60 s	26
11	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	74	+ 27.89 s	11
12	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	74	+ 31.59 s	19
13	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	74	+ 32.79 s	15
14	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	74	+ 33.90 s	18
15	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	74	+ 34.66 s	13
16	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	74	+ 36.13 s	22
17	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	74	+ 37.02 s	8
18	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	74	+ 38.04 s	17
19	21	Tim Blanchard	Britek Motorsport	74	+ 39.46 s	24
20	3	Andre Heimgartner	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	74	+ 40.25 s	23
21	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	74	+ 46.20 s	10
22	4	Shae Davies	Erebus Motorsport	71	+ 3 laps	25
23	1	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	69	+ 5 laps	7
24	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	65	+ 9 laps	14
Ret	96	Dale Wood	Nissan Motorsport	48	Broken steering	21
Ret	111	Chris Pither	Super Black Racing	1	Accident damage	20
Fastest lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:27.9481
Source: [3]

Race 29

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:26.9518
2	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:26.9828
3	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.0942
4	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.1828
5	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:27.2151
6	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.2360
7	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.2543
8	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.2556
9	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.3101
10	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.3417
11	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.3438
12	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.4184
13	1	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.4194
14	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.5594
15	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.5757
16	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.5860
17	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:27.6434
18	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.6510
19	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.6717
20	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	1:27.8966
21	21	Tim Blanchard	Britek Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.9611
22	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.0768
23	96	Dale Wood	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:28.1640
24	4	Shae Davies	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.2656
25	3	Andre Heimgartner	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.3237
26	111	Chris Pither	Super Black Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	1:28.3633
Source: [4]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.1524
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.1660
3	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.2831
4	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.3672
5	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:27.4455
6	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:27.4955
7	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:27.7445
8	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	1:28.2551
9	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:28.4348
10	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	1:31.5703
Sources: [5]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	73	1:59:59.1235	2
2	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	73	+ 1.03 s	1
3	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	73	+ 2.39 s	4
4	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	73	+ 2.80 s	10
5	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	73	+ 4.27 s	6
6	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	73	+ 4.73 s	3
7	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	73	+ 6.35 s	5
8	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	73	+ 9.44 s	11
9	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	73	+ 9.79 s	14
10	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	73	+ 10.02 s	17
11	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	73	+ 10.44 s	19
12	1	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	73	+ 10.80 s	13
13	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	73	+ 11.27 s	20
14	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	73	+ 12.25 s	7
15	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	73	+ 13.27 s	22
16	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	73	+ 14.86 s	8
17	4	Shae Davies	Erebus Motorsport	73	+ 21.81 s	24
18	111	Chris Pither	Super Black Racing	72	+ 1 lap	26
19	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	72	+ 1 lap	9
20	3	Andre Heimgartner	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	71	+ 2 laps	25
21	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	60	+ 13 laps	18
Ret	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	64	Engine	12
Ret	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	46	Accident	16
Ret	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	39	Accident	15
Ret	96	Dale Wood	Nissan Motorsport	7	Accident damage	23
Ret	21	Tim Blanchard	Britek Motorsport	1	Accident damage	21
Fastest lap: James Courtney (Holden Racing Team), 1:28.1700
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Shane van Gisbergen 3368 2 Jamie Whincup 3168 1 3 Scott McLaughlin 2806 1 4 Craig Lowndes 2770 5 Will Davison 2589

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 6546 2 Holden Racing Team 4434 3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 4250 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 3962 1 5 DJR Team Penske 3855

References

1. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (27 September 2016). "Supercars confirms five-year Newcastle deal". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
2. "Van Gisbergen, Whincup share Race 28 front row". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
3. "SVG secures Supercars title in dramatic Race 28". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
4. "SVG fastest in Sunday qualifying". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
5. "Garth Tander scores pole for final HRT start". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
6. "SVG celebrates with victory in Sydney finale". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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