2017 Auckland SuperSprint
Event Information | ||||||||||||||
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Round 13 of 14 in the 2017 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 3–5 November 2017 | |||||||||||||
Location | Pukekohe, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Venue | Pukekohe Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Friday: Fine Saturday: Heavy Rain, Overcast Sunday: Overcast | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 3 to 5 November 2017. The event took place at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 13th event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 23 and 24 of the season. It was the twelfth edition of the Auckland SuperSprint.
Background
Driver changes
Alex Rullo was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Jack Perkins.[1]
Report
Practice
Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
Practice 1 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.7153 |
Practice 2 | Friday | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.5623 |
Race 23
Qualifying
Qualifying for Race 23 was abandoned due to torrential rain. Because of this, the grid was set as per the results of second practice, thereby giving Cam Waters pole position.
The following times were set in the second practice, which set the grid for Race 23.
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | 1hr23m58.8114s | 6 | 150 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 66 | +0.8173 | 3 | 138 |
3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | 66 | +1.4249 | 4 | 129 |
4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | +1.8798 | 2 | 120 |
5 | 56 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 66 | +2.5530 | 12 | 111 |
6 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | 66 | +3.1603 | 8 | 102 |
7 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 66 | +3.9513 | 16 | 96 |
8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | +4.3147 | 10 | 90 |
9 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 66 | +4.7580 | 1 | 84 |
10 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | 66 | +5.2802 | 11 | 78 |
11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | +6.4743 | 13 | 72 |
12 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | 66 | +6.7562 | 21 | 69 |
13 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 66 | +7.4968 | 19 | 66 |
14 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | 66 | +8.0738 | 17 | 63 |
15 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | +8.5193 | 22 | 60 |
16 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | 66 | +9.3812 | 18 | 57 |
17 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | +9.9424 | 15 | 54 |
18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | +10.2836 | 24 | 51 |
19 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | 66 | +10.8550 | 23 | 48 |
20 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | 66 | +12.8035 | 20 | 45 |
21 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 66 | +13.7712 | 25 | 42 |
22 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 66 | +14.0530 | 26 | 39 |
23 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | 66 | +50.2411 | 5 | 36 |
24 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | 63 | +3 Laps | 9 | 33 |
25 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | 63 | +3 Laps | 14 | 30 |
DNF | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | 56 | Accident | 7 | |
Source:[2] |
Race 24
Qualifying
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 70 | 1hr17m11.7118s | 1 | 150 |
2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | 70 | +5.9058 | 2 | 138 |
3 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 70 | +8.6595 | 5 | 129 |
4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 70 | +18.7897 | 12 | 120 |
5 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | 70 | +25.6058 | 8 | 111 |
6 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | +29.4980 | 11 | 102 |
7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | 70 | +31.9023 | 3 | 96 |
8 | 56 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 70 | +32.3788 | 18 | 90 |
9 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | +38.3325 | 9 | 84 |
10 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | 70 | +39.3094 | 19 | 78 |
11 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +39.5820 | 13 | 72 |
12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +43.9885 | 16 | 69 |
13 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | 70 | +44.3553 | 10 | 66 |
14 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | +47.2159 | 15 | 63 |
15 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | +59.0428 | 6 | 60 |
16 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | 70 | +59.5106 | 24 | 57 |
17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +59.8607 | 23 | 54 |
18 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | +1 Lap | 21 | 51 |
19 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 69 | +1 Lap | 4 | 48 |
20 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | 69 | +1 Lap | 22 | 45 |
21 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 69 | +1 Lap | 26 | 42 |
22 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 68 | +2 Laps | 25 | 39 |
23 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | 67 | +3 Laps | 17 | 36 |
24 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 56 | +14 Laps | 7 | 33 |
DNF | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | 5 | Accident damage | 20 | |
DNF | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | 1 | Accident damage | 14 | |
Source:[3] |
References
Supercars Championship | ||
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