2018 Sydney SuperNight 300

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New South Wales 2018 Sydney SuperSprint
Event Information
Round 10 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Date3–4 August 2018
LocationEastern Creek, New South Wales
VenueSydney Motorsport Park
Results
Race 1
Distance 77 laps 302.364 km
Pole position New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:27.9494
Winner New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:04:32.2394

The 2018 Sydney SuperNight 300 (formally known as 2018 Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight 300) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 3–4 August 2018. The event was held at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek, New South Wales and consisted of one race, 300 kilometres in length. It was the tenth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 21 of the season.

Results[edit]

Shane van Gisbergen won the race for Triple Eight Race Engineering.

Practice[edit]

Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time
Practice 1 Friday 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.8546
Practice 2 Friday 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.8369
Sources:[1][2]

Race 21[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos. No. Name Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.0028 1:27.9494 1
2 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.2515 1:28.0573 2
3 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.1071 1:28.2729 1:28.1257 3
4 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.5086 1:28.1521 4
5 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.1213 1:28.2626 1:28.1930 5
6 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.4434 1:28.2179 6
7 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.5374 1:28.3929 7
8 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.3398 1:28.3348 1:28.4712 8
9 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.2857 1:28.6166 1:28.5306 9
10 23 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.4231 1:28.6058 1:28.5881 10
11 25 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.6982 11
12 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.7224 12
13 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.7976 13
14 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.9033 14
15 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.9146 15
16 6 Australia Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.5206 1:29.2290 16
17 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.6040 17
18 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.6067 18
19 230 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:28.6236 19
20 18 Australia Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.7293 20
21 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.7665 21
22 33 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:28.8373 22
23 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.8661 23
24 56 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:29.0468 24
25 21 Australia Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:29.1599 25
26 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:29.3171 26
Source:[3]

Race[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 77 2:04:32.2394 3 300
2 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 77 +0.2055 5 276
3 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 77 +4.2717 1 258
4 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 77 +5.7590 9 240
5 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 +8.3466 7 222
6 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 77 +9.0631 4 204
7 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77 +9.0631 8 192
8 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77 +10.4429 21 180
9 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77 +10.8709 15 168
10 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77 +18.4151 12 156
11 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 77 +18.9000 2 144
12 18 Australia Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 77 +19.4497 20 138
13 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77 +20.1331 13 132
14 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 77 +20.7351 23 126
15 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 +21.7221 14 120
16 21 Australia Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77 +26.37291 25 114
17 230 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 +45.1064 19 108
18 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77 +55.8197 18 102
19 6 Australia Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 76 +1 lap2 16 96
20 33 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 76 +1 lap 22 90
21 56 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 76 +1 lap 24 84
22 23 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 74 +3 laps 10 78
23 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 74 +3 laps 26 72
24 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 68 +9 laps 17 66
25 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 63 +14 laps 6 60
NC 25 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 52 Suspension 11
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) – 1:29.8424 on Lap 63
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1Tim Blanchard received a 5-second time penalty for colliding with Garth Tander.[5]
  • ^2Cameron Waters received a 15-second time penalty for colliding with Tim Slade.[5]

Championship standings after Race 21[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Race 21 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Race 21 - Results". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Supercars summary of penalties, Perth, update 3". V8 Daily Dump. V8 Daily Dump. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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