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Round 6 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 18–20 May 2018 | |||||||||||||
Location | Benalla, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Winton Motor Raceway | |||||||||||||
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The 2018 Winton SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 18-20 May 2018. The event was held at the Winton Motor Raceway near Benalla, Victoria and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It was the sixth round of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 13 and 14 of the season.
Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
Practice 1 | Friday | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:32.0340 |
Practice 2 | Friday | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:19.7105 |
Practice 3 | Saturday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.4601 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] |
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