2017 Ipswich SuperSprint

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Flag of Queensland.svg 2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint
Event Information
Round 8 of 14 in the 2017 International V8 Supercars Championship
Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg
Date28–30 July 2017
Location Willowbank, Queensland
Venue Queensland Raceway
Results
Race 1
Distance 39 laps 120 km
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:08.8167
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
46:36.5252
Race 2
Distance 65 laps 200 km
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:08.4208
Winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Rod Nash Racing
1:21:42.7651

The 2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 28 to 30 July 2017. The event was held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich, Queensland and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the eighth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 15 and 16 of the season. [1]

Contents

Background

Driver changes

Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport replaced Aaren Russell with Alex Davison for this and the following event. [2]

This was the fourth and final round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Shae Davies, Todd Hazelwood, Jack Le Brocq and James Golding were the four drivers to step up for this round. [3]

Results

Race 15

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 3946:36.52521150
255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 39+3.24713138
397 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39+4.70067129
414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+5.15904120
5888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39+9.08522111
612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 39+9.579813102
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+14.45621096
815 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 39+17.2440690
95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39+17.4373584
109 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39+20.66511178
1133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39+21.25361772
1218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 39+21.74822169
132 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+23.07671666
1422 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+24.75001963
1523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 39+26.6376860
166 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39+27.5144957
1719 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 39+32.09381554
187 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 39+33.17182351
1928 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq MW Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 39+39.19772448
2088 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39+39.54661445
2121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+40.10642242
2235 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden VF Commodore 39+41.73612039
2399 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39+42.93191836
2431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39+44.11202533
2526 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies MW Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 39+45.40632630
263 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39+48.50012927
2778 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima 37+2 Laps2724
2834 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31+8 Laps2821
DNF56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 33Engine12
DNF62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 0Accident Damage30
Source: [4]

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References

  1. "2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint Schedule & Results". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. "Alex Davison lands LDM Supercars drive". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. "Wildcards locked in for Winton, Darwin, Ipswich". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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