2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300
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Event Information | ||||||||||||||
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Round 8 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 3–5 August 2012 | |||||||||||||
Location | Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
Venue | Queensland Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based
Craig Lowndes clean-swept the event, leading to five-straight victories at this circuit and this event. The results of the two races were remarkable similar with Lowndes, Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup completing the podium in order in both races. Fabian Coulthard, Will Davison and Russell Ingall shared fourth to sixth in different orders. Shane van Gisbergen was seventh in both races while Michael Caruso and Tim Slade shared eight and ninth. With Lowndes winning and Winterbottom finishing ahead of Whincup the top four positions in the championship chase tightened will pulling further away from the rest of the field.
Canadian Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve again performed a fill-in role, substituting for Greg Murphy for the second time while Murphy recovered from back surgery.
Report
Race 16
Race
Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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45 | 54:57.5057 | 1 | 150 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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45 | + 1.7 s | 3 | 138 |
3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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45 | + 9.4 s | 2 | 129 |
4 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 45 | + 11.8 s | 5 | 120 |
5 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore
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Walkinshaw Racing
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45 | + 16.7 s | 8 | 111 |
6 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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45 | + 17.3 s | 4 | 102 |
7 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 45 | + 28.2 s | 6 | 96 |
8 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 45 | + 33.3 s | 9 | 90 |
9 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 45 | + 37.6 s | 15 | 84 |
10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 45 | + 37.6 s | 16 | 78 |
11 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon
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Triple F Racing | 45 | + 38.8 s | 11 | 72 |
12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore
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Jack Daniel's Racing | 45 | + 39.2 s | 17 | 69 |
13 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore
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Jack Daniel's Racing | 45 | + 43.2 s | 24 | 66 |
14 | 11 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 45 | + 43.6 s | 26 | 63 |
15 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore
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Holden Racing Team
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45 | + 45.5 s | 21 | 60 |
16 | 49 | Steve Owen | Ford FG Falcon
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 45 | + 47.5 s | 20 | 57 |
17 | 91 | Michael Patrizi | Holden VE Commodore
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Tekno Autosports | 45 | + 53.9 s | 23 | 54 |
18 | 18 | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 45 | + 56.1 s | 13 | 51 |
19 | 33 | Alexandre Prémat | Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 45 | + 57.8 s | 19 | 48 |
20 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 45 | + 58.6 s | 14 | 45 |
21 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VE Commodore
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Britek Motorsport | 45 | + 59.7 s | 28 | 42 |
22 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon
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Rod Nash Racing | 45 | + 1:04.5 | 7 | 39 |
23 | 30 | Taz Douglas | Holden VE Commodore
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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 44 | + 1 lap | 25 | 36 |
24 | 51 | Jacques Villeneuve | Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 44 | + 1 lap | 26 | |
25 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon
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Tony D'Alberto Racing | 44 | + 1 lap | 12 | 30 |
26 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 44 | + 1 lap | 10 | 27 |
27 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore
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Holden Racing Team
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40 | + 5 laps | 18 | 24 |
Ret | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VE Commodore
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Tekno Autosports | 35 | Mechanical | 22 | |
Source:[1] |
Race 17
Race
Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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65 | 1:18:23.0855 | 4 | 150 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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65 | + 2.0 s | 2 | 138 |
3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore
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Triple Eight Race Engineering
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65 | + 16.1 s | 3 | 129 |
4 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon
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Ford Performance Racing
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65 | + 23.7 s | 1 | 120 |
5 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 65 | + 32.5 s | 7 | 111 |
6 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore
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Walkinshaw Racing
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65 | + 33.3 s | 5 | 102 |
7 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 65 | + 34.7 s | 8 | 96 |
8 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 65 | + 36.1 s | 11 | 90 |
9 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 65 | + 41.5 s | 9 | 84 |
10 | 49 | Steve Owen | Ford FG Falcon
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Paul Morris Motorsport | 65 | + 55.2 s | 15 | 78 |
11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 65 | + 57.3 s | 14 | 72 |
12 | 91 | Michael Patrizi | Holden VE Commodore
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Tekno Autosports | 65 | + 57.7 s | 22 | 69 |
13 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon
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Tony D'Alberto Racing | 65 | + 1:06.2 | 10 | 66 |
14 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore
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Holden Racing Team
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65 | + 1:07.8 | 18 | 63 |
15 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore
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Holden Racing Team
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64 | + 1 lap | 24 | 60 |
16 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore
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Jack Daniel's Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 16 | 57 |
17 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore
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Brad Jones Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 17 | 54 |
18 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VE Commodore
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Britek Motorsport | 64 | + 1 lap | 27 | 51 |
19 | 18 | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon
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Dick Johnson Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 21 | 48 |
20 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon
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Triple F Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 12 | 45 |
21 | 11 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 26 | 42 |
22 | 30 | Taz Douglas | Holden VE Commodore
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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 64 | + 1 lap | 25 | 39 |
23 | 33 | Alexandre Prémat | Holden VE Commodore
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Garry Rogers Motorsport | 64 | + 1 lap | 20 | 36 |
24 | 51 | Jacques Villeneuve | Holden VE Commodore
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Kelly Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 28 | |
25 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore
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Jack Daniel's Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 23 | 30 |
26 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon
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Rod Nash Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 13 | 27 |
Ret | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Ford FG Falcon
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Stone Brothers Racing | 55 | 19 | ||
Ret | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VE Commodore
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Tekno Autosports | 54 | 6 | ||
Source:[2] |
Standings
- After 17 of 30 races.
Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering
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2052 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing
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1970 |
3 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing
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1876 |
4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering
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1796 |
5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 1472 |
References
- ^ "2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300-V8 Supercar C'ship Races 16&17 Queensland Raceway Ipswich V8 Supercars – Race 16". National Software. 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300-V8 Supercar C'ship Races 16&17 Queensland Raceway Ipswich V8 Supercars – Race 16". National Software. 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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