2018 Adelaide 500
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| Round 1 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png) Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 2–4 March 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
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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.
Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, drove a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Results
Practice
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 1 |  |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1622 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 |  |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.3567 |
| Practice 3 | Saturday | 17 | |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.8117 |
| Sources:[2][3][4] | ||||||
Race 1
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8304 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2587 | +0.4283 |
| 3 | 25 | |
Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.3793 | +0.5489 |
| 4 | 9 | |
Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4004 | +0.5700 |
| 5 | 1 | |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.6941 | +0.8637 |
| 6 | 5 | |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.7722 | +0.9418 |
| 7 | 15 | |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.9229 | +1.0925 |
| 8 | 230 | |
23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.9467 | +1.1163 |
| 9 | 8 | |
Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4658 | +1.6354 |
| 10 | 18 | |
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4922 | +1.6618 |
| Source: [6] | ||||||
Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Lee Holdsworth received a 5 second Time penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Garth Tander separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.[8]
- ^2 – Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cameron Waters.[8]
Championship standings after Race 1
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 2
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5831 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5915 | +0.0084 |
| 3 | 17 | |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.7598 | +0.1767 |
| 4 | 9 | |
Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8870 | +0.3039 |
| 5 | 5 | |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1177 | +0.5346 |
| 6 | 6 | |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1872 | +0.6042 |
| 7 | 55 | |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2360 | +0.6530 |
| 8 | 33 | |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2887 | +0.7057 |
| 9 | 23 | |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.5378 | +0.9547 |
| 10 | 7 | |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | No time | |
| Source: [10] | ||||||
Race
- 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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- 1 2 "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Practice 3". Supercars.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Race 1 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "Race 1 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "Race 1 - Results". Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Supercars summary of penalties, Adelaide 500, final update". V8 Daily Dump. V8 Daily Dump. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Race 2 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Race 2 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Race 2 - Results". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 |
2018 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Melbourne 400 |
| Previous year: 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide |
Adelaide 500 | Next year: 2019 Adelaide 500 |
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