2018 Adelaide 500

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Flag of South Australia.svg 2018 Adelaide 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Adelaide (short route).svg
Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date2–4 March 2018
Location Adelaide, South Australia
Venue Adelaide Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 251.736 km
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:19.8304
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:56:18.6539
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 251.736 km
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:19.5831
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 		1:48:02.0911

The 2018 Adelaide 500 was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018 at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. It marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500 and was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship. It comprised two races of 250 kilometres. [1] Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars [1] and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.

Contents

Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.

Results

Chaz Mostert placed fourth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X of Chaz Mostert (Adelaide Parklands Circuit, 2018).jpg
Chaz Mostert placed fourth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing
James Courtney placed sixth in Race 2 driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB of James Courtney (2018).jpg
James Courtney placed sixth in Race 2 driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Walkinshaw Andretti United
Will Davison placed twelfth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for 23Red Racing. The event marked the championship debut for the team. Ford Falcon FG X of Will Davsion (2018).jpg
Will Davison placed twelfth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for 23Red Racing. The event marked the championship debut for the team.
Mark Winterbottom placed 13th in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X of Mark Winterbottom (2018 Adelaide 500).jpg
Mark Winterbottom placed 13th in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing

Practice

Practice summary
SessionDayFastest lap
No.DriverTeamCarTime
Practice 1Friday1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1622
Practice 2Friday17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.3567
Practice 3Saturday17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.8117
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTimeGapGrid
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2467Top 10
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2477+0.0010Top 10
325 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2538+0.0071Top 10
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2968+0.0501Top 10
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4195+0.1728Top 10
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4523+0.2056Top 10
7230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.4882+0.2415Top 10
818 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4910+0.2443Top 10
91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.5111+0.2644Top 10
1015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5181+0.2714Top 10
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5604+0.313711
1255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.5935+0.346812
132 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6566+0.409913
1414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7325+0.485814
15888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7331+0.486415
1656 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8020+0.555316
1733 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8094+0.562717
1812 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8532+0.606518
196 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8872+0.640519
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.9099+0.663220
2199 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1342+0.887521
2221 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1451+0.898422
2378 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.2577+1.011023
2435 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:21.5070+1.260324
2534 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.7529+1.506225
2619 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 1:22.8170+2.570326
Source: [5]

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTimeGapGrid
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.83041
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2587+0.42832
325 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.3793+0.54893
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4004+0.57004
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6941+0.86375
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.7722+0.94186
715 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.9229+1.09257
8230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.9467+1.11638
98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.4658+1.63549
1018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.4922+1.661810
Source: [6]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 781:56:18.65391150
225 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+1.2223138
317 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78+3.4312129
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+4.4794120
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+6.7496111
61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78+7.6665102
755 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+9.4701296
8230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+10.317890
9888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78+10.9251584
102 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+13.3041378
118 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+16.902972
1218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78+16.916 1 1069
1314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+18.4571466
1423 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+20.1582063
156 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+21.0141960
1633 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+21.336 2 1757
177 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+27.5421154
1878 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+29.2772351
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap2148
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap2645
2112 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 75+3 laps1842
2235 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 75+3 laps2439
2315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 65+13 laps736
NC56 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77Drivetrain16
NC21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 58Accident22
NC34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 55Accident damage25
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:21.0950 (on lap 21)
Source: [7]
Notes
  • ^1 – Lee Holdsworth received a 5 second Time penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Garth Tander separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry. [8]
  • ^2 – Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cam Waters. [8]

Championship standings after Race 1

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTimeGapGrid
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.6900Top 10
297 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8056+0.1156Top 10
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8268+0.1368Top 10
433 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.9113+0.2213Top 10
555 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.9187+0.2287Top 10
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.9544+0.2644Top 10
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.9736+0.2836Top 10
87 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:19.9926+0.3026Top 10
923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.0101+0.3202Top 10
106 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.0477+0.3577Top 10
1114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.0905+0.400511
1212 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1217+0.431712
1318 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1579+0.467913
1425 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1765+0.486614
152 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1814+0.491415
1615 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2008+0.510816
17888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2239+0.533917
1856 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2998+0.609918
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4077+0.717819
208 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4235+0.733620
21230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.4310+0.741021
2219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4388+0.748822
2334 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.5314+0.841523
2435 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.7843+1.094324
2578 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.0224+1.332425
2621 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0464+1.356526
Source: [9]

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarTimeGapGrid
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.58311
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.5915+0.00842
317 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.7598+0.17673
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8870+0.30394
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1177+0.53465
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1872+0.60426
755 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2360+0.65307
833 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2887+0.70578
923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5378+0.95479
107 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 No time10
Source: [10]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 781:48:02.09111150
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+0.82474138
333 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+3.63228129
455 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+5.95637120
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+11.27066111
625 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+13.950414102
7888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78+14.68301796
82 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+16.88591590
923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+17.2717984
1017 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78+25.0862378
1114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+25.79811172
12230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+30.23472169
135 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+30.7273566
1415 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+34.92341663
158 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+35.57742060
1612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78+42.18481257
1799 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+44.04551954
1878 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78+51.84632551
1934 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+1:03.20252348
2056 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78+1:06.35461845
2135 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77+1 lap2442
2219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap 1 2239
2321 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 71+7 laps2636
2418 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 70+8 laps1333
257 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 61+17 laps1030
NC1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 30Transaxle2
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:20.9194 (on lap 10)
Source: [11]
Notes
  • ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry. [8]

Championship standings after Race 2

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. 1 2 "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Practice 3". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Race 1 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Race 1 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Race 1 - Results" . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Supercars summary of penalties, Adelaide 500, final update". V8 Daily Dump. V8 Daily Dump. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Race 2 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Race 2 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Race 2 - Results" . Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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