2018 Adelaide 500

The 2018 Adelaide 500 is a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500. It was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consists of two races of 250 kilometres.[1] The race will also be supported by the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a championship for older models of Supercars.[1] It was also the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.

2018 Adelaide 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date2–4 March 2018
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 251.736 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.8304
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:56:18.6539
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 251.736 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.5831
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:48:02.0911

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

Results

Practice

Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time
Practice 1 Friday 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1622
Practice 2 Friday 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.3567
Practice 3 Saturday 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.8117
Sources:[2][3][4]

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2467 Top 10
2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2477 +0.0010 Top 10
3 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2538 +0.0071 Top 10
4 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2968 +0.0501 Top 10
5 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4195 +0.1728 Top 10
6 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4523 +0.2056 Top 10
7 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.4882 +0.2415 Top 10
8 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4910 +0.2443 Top 10
9 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.5111 +0.2644 Top 10
10 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5181 +0.2714 Top 10
11 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5604 +0.3137 11
12 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.5935 +0.3468 12
13 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6566 +0.4099 13
14 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7325 +0.4858 14
15 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7331 +0.4864 15
16 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8020 +0.5553 16
17 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8094 +0.5627 17
18 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8532 +0.6065 18
19 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.8872 +0.6405 19
20 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.9099 +0.6632 20
21 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1342 +0.8875 21
22 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1451 +0.8984 22
23 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.2577 +1.0110 23
24 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:21.5070 +1.2603 24
25 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.7529 +1.5062 25
26 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 1:22.8170 +2.5703 26
Source:[5]

Top 10 Shootout

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8304 1
2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2587 +0.4283 2
3 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.3793 +0.5489 3
4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4004 +0.5700 4
5 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6941 +0.8637 5
6 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.7722 +0.9418 6
7 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.9229 +1.0925 7
8 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.9467 +1.1163 8
9 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.4658 +1.6354 9
10 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.4922 +1.6618 10
Source: [6]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 1:56:18.6539 1 150
2 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1.222 3 138
3 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +3.431 2 129
4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +4.479 4 120
5 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +6.749 6 111
6 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +7.666 5 102
7 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +9.470 12 96
8 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +10.317 8 90
9 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +10.925 15 84
10 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +13.304 13 78
11 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.902 9 72
12 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.9161 10 69
13 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +18.457 14 66
14 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +20.158 20 63
15 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +21.014 19 60
16 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +21.3362 17 57
17 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +27.542 11 54
18 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +29.277 23 51
19 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 21 48
20 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 26 45
21 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 75 +3 laps 18 42
22 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 75 +3 laps 24 39
23 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 65 +13 laps 7 36
NC 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 Drivetrain 16
NC 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 58 Accident 22
NC 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 55 Accident damage 25
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:21.0950 (on lap 21)
Source: [7]
Notes

Championship standings after Race 1

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

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.6900 Top 10
2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8056 +0.1156 Top 10
3 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8268 +0.1368 Top 10
4 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.9113 +0.2213 Top 10
5 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.9187 +0.2287 Top 10
6 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.9544 +0.2644 Top 10
7 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.9736 +0.2836 Top 10
8 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:19.9926 +0.3026 Top 10
9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.0101 +0.3202 Top 10
10 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.0477 +0.3577 Top 10
11 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.0905 +0.4005 11
12 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1217 +0.4317 12
13 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1579 +0.4679 13
14 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1765 +0.4866 14
15 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1814 +0.4914 15
16 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2008 +0.5108 16
17 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2239 +0.5339 17
18 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2998 +0.6099 18
19 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4077 +0.7178 19
20 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4235 +0.7336 20
21 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.4310 +0.7410 21
22 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4388 +0.7488 22
23 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.5314 +0.8415 23
24 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.7843 +1.0943 24
25 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.0224 +1.3324 25
26 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0464 +1.3565 26
Source: [9]

Top 10 Shootout

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time Gap Grid
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.5831 1
2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.5915 +0.0084 2
3 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 1:19.7598 +0.1767 3
4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8870 +0.3039 4
5 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1177 +0.5346 5
6 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.1872 +0.6042 6
7 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 1:20.2360 +0.6530 7
8 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.2887 +0.7057 8
9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5378 +0.9547 9
10 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 No time 10
Source: [10]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 1:48:02.0911 1 150
2 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +0.8247 4 138
3 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +3.6322 8 129
4 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +5.9563 7 120
5 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +11.2706 6 111
6 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +13.9504 14 102
7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +14.6830 17 96
8 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.8859 15 90
9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +17.2717 9 84
10 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +25.0862 3 78
11 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +25.7981 11 72
12 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +30.2347 21 69
13 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +30.7273 5 66
14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +34.9234 16 63
15 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +35.5774 20 60
16 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +42.1848 12 57
17 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +44.0455 19 54
18 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +51.8463 25 51
19 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:03.2025 23 48
20 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +1:06.3546 18 45
21 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 +1 lap 24 42
22 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap1 22 39
23 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 71 +7 laps 26 36
24 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 70 +8 laps 13 33
25 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 61 +17 laps 10 30
NC 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 30 Transaxle 2
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. "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. "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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