2018 Auckland SuperSprint

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Flag of New Zealand.svg 2018 ITM Auckland SuperSprint
Event Information
Round 15 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Pukekohe Park Raceway (2013).png
Date2–4 November 2018
Location Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue Pukekohe Park Raceway
Results
Race 1
Distance 70 laps 200 km
Pole position Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:02.5708
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Race 2
Distance 70 laps 200 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:02.4719
Winner Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske

The 2018 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 2 to 4 November 2018. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 15th event of sixteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted races 28 and 29 of the season. It was the thirteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.

Contents

Report

Practice

Practice summary
SessionDayFastest lap
No.DriverTeamCarTime
P1Friday17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.1150
P2Friday1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6575
P3Saturday55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:10.3494

Race 28

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamVehicleTimeGrid
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.57081
297 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.68802
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.81103
455 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.93124
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.98705
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.99966
714 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.00037
86 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.04828
915 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.08489
1099 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.117210
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.151011
1256 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.161212
1318 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.162213
145 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.190714
1525 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.210715
162 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.219916
1723 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.323317
18888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.353218
1912 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.438019
2033 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.498220
2119 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.987021
22230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.528122
2321 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.573323
2434 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.597924
2535 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.641325
2678 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.647726
Source(s): [1]

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References

Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2018 Gold Coast 600
2018 Supercars Championship Next race:
2018 Newcastle 500
Previous year:
2017 Auckland SuperSprint
Auckland SuperSprint Next year:
2019 Auckland SuperSprint