2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500

The 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the ninth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 11-13 September at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The feature race, the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500, was won by Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen driving a Ford FG X Falcon.[1]

2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500
Event Information
Round 9 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date11–13 September 2015
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 500 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Steve Owen
Prodrive Racing Australia		 3:19:48.9226

Results

Qualifying
Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Lap Time Difference
1 6 Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:08.7165
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:08.9069 + 0.1904s
3 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:09.0185 + 0.3020s
4 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.0200 + 0.3035s
5 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.0642 + 0.3477s
6 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.1058 + 0.3893s
7 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:09.1132 + 0.3967s
8 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.1221 + 0.4056s
9 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:09.1817 + 0.4652s
10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:09.3031 + 0.5866s
11 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.3413 + 0.6248s
12 22 Jack Perkins Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4082 + 0.6917s
13 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4159 + 0.6994s
14 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4266 + 0.7101s
15 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4444 + 0.7279s
16 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:09.4692 + 0.7527s
17 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:09.5031 + 0.7866s
18 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.5071 + 0.7906s
19 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.5268 + 0.8103s
20 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.6198 + 0.9033s
21 4 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:09.6530 + 0.9365s
22 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:09.6947 + 0.9782s
23 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:09.7550 + 1.0385s
24 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:09.7579 + 1.0414s
25 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:09.7858 + 1.0693s

Qualifying Race 1 (Co-drivers)
Paul Dumbrell won the first qualifying race, which was held for co-drivers only.
Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Difference Grid
1 1 Paul Dumbrell Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 23min 26.4669sec 3
2 5 Steve Owen Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 7.122s 2
3 6 Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 9.806s 1
4 55 Dean Canto Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 10.984s 5
5 97 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 20 + 12.509s 7
6 22 Russell Ingall Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 13.592s 12
7 47 Tony D'Alberto Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 15.454s 11
8 17 Marcos Ambrose DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 15.819s 8
9 14 Luke Youlden Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 19.231s 6
10 3 Karl Reindler Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 20.696s 13
11 18 Sébastien Bourdais Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 24.647s 4
12 888 Steven Richards Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 + 25.441s 16
13 9 Alex Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 29.383s 17
14 222 Oliver Gavin Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 30.775s 15
15 111 Ant Pedersen Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 33.121s 23
16 2 Warren Luff Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 34.267s 10
17 23 Dean Fiore Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 35.594s 19
18 4 Jack Le Brocq Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 36.301s 21
19 21 Macauley Jones Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 40.769s 25
20 99 Taz Douglas Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 40.957s 18
21 7 Alex Buncombe Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 40.961s 22
22 33 Alexandre Prémat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 41.420s 9
23 34 Chris Pither Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 42.433s 24
DNF 15 David Russell Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 12 Suspension 20
DNF 8 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 6 Accident damage 14

Qualifying Race 2 (Primary drivers)
Jamie Whincup leads the second qualifying race, held for main drivers only, ahead of Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert.
Andre Heimgartner and Jack Perkins come together during the second qualifying race. The incident saw both drivers retire from the race.
Pos. No. Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Difference
1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 24min 35.3103sec
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 0.806s
3 6 Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 1.155s
4 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 20 + 1.800s
5 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 2.164s
6 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 2.354s
7 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 2.879s
8 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 3.298s
9 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 3.475s
10 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 3.920s
11 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 20 + 4.401s
12 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 20 + 4.783s
13 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 5.361s
14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 5.724s
15 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 20 + 6.107s
16 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 6.720s
17 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 20 + 7.884s
18 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 20 + 8.648s
19 4 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 20 + 8.919s
20 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.081s
21 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.271s
22 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 20 + 9.713s
23 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 20 + 10.686s
DNF 22 Jack Perkins Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 18 Accident damage
DNF 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 16 Accident damage

Race
Prodrive Racing Australia scored a 1–2 finish in the race, with Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen taking victory ahead of Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters.
Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb finished in third place, driving for Tekno Autosports.
Pos. [1] No. [1] Name [1] Team Vehicle [1] Laps [1] Time / Difference Grid Pts
1 5 Mark Winterbottom
Steve Owen		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 161 3h 19m 48.9230s 2 300
2 6 Chaz Mostert
Cameron Waters		 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 0.659s 3 276
3 97 Shane van Gisbergen
Jonathon Webb		 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 161 + 9.657s 4 258
4 2 Garth Tander
Warren Luff		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 161 + 9.927s 12 240
5 55 David Reynolds
Dean Canto		 Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 11.112s 5 222
6 47 Tim Slade
Tony D'Alberto		 Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 13.183s 6 204
7 18 Lee Holdsworth
Sébastien Bourdais		 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 17.012s 7 192
8 3 Tim Blanchard
Karl Reindler		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 + 19.876s 15 180
9 22 Jack Perkins
Russell Ingall		 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 161 + 20.758s 24 168
10 15 Rick Kelly
David Russell		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 21.938s 14 156
11 23 Michael Caruso
Dean Fiore		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 25.465s 21 144
12 17 Scott Pye
Marcos Ambrose		 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 25.882s 11 138
13 888 Craig Lowndes
Steven Richards		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 161 + 26.396s 23 132
14 33 Scott McLaughlin
Alexandre Prémat		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 161 + 26.983s 16 126
15 1 Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell		 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 161 + 27.788s 1 120
16 14 Fabian Coulthard
Luke Youlden		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 161 + 27.798s 9 114
17 111 Andre Heimgartner
Ant Pedersen		 Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 161 + 28.571s 25 108
18 99 James Moffat
Taz Douglas		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 161 + 31.753s 20 102
19 4 Ashley Walsh
Jack Le Brocq		 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 161 + 36.725s 19 96
20 21 Dale Wood
Macauley Jones		 Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 161 + 40.053s 13 90
21 34 David Wall
Chris Pither		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 160 + 1 Lap 18 84
22 8 Jason Bright
Andrew Jones		 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 160 + 1 Lap 17 78
23 9 Will Davison
Alex Davison		 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 154 + 7 Laps 8 72
24 7 Todd Kelly
Alex Buncombe		 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 147 + 14 Laps 22 66
Ret 222 (Nick Percat)
Oliver Gavin		 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 18 Steering 10 0

Note: Percat did not drive car #222 in the main race.[1]

References
  1. "2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 Results, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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