2017 Newcastle 500
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| Round 14 of 14 in the 2017 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 24–26 November 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Newcastle East, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Friday: Fine Saturday: Fine Sunday: Light cloud | |||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 24 to 26 November 2017. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the fourteenth and final event in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 25 and 26 of the season.[1]
The event was the first running of the
2016 season.[2]
Background
Five drivers came into the final event of the series with a mathematical chance of securing the title, the highest number since
Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin's team-mate Fabian Coulthard sat third, 176 points behind Whincup. Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen
were the other two drivers in the title fight, but both were over 250 points behind Whincup.
Taz Douglas replaced Jack Perkins at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.[3]
Report
Practice
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 88 |  Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
1:10.1577 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:09.5949 |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||||
Race 25
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:09.9064 |
| 2 | 9 | David Reynolds
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.0098 |
| 3 | 97 |  Shane van Gisbergen
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.0418 |
| 4 | 23 | Michael Caruso
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.0586 |
| 5 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.0923 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.1241 |
| 7 | 19 | Will Davison
|
Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.1420 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.1774 |
| 9 | 22 | James Courtney
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.3143 |
| 10 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
|
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.3157 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.3292 |
| 12 | 8 | Nick Percat
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.3699 |
| 13 | 34 | James Moffat
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.3713 |
| 14 | 7 | Todd Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.3835 |
| 15 | 14 | Tim Slade
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4333 |
| 16 | 33 | Garth Tander
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4572 |
| 17 | 02 | Scott Pye
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.5032 |
| 18 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth
|
Team 18 | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.5235 |
| 19 | 6 | Cam Waters
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.5479 |
| 20 | 888 | Craig Lowndes
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.5949 |
| 21 | 99 | Dale Wood
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.5974 |
| 22 | 78 |  Simona de Silvestro
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.6975 |
| 23 | 3 | Aaren Russell
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.0462 |
| 24 | 21 | Tim Blanchard
|
Tim Blanchard Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.1732 |
| 25 | 56 | Jason Bright
|
Britek Motorsport | Ford FG X Falcon
|
+1.2089 |
| 26 | 62 | Taz Douglas
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.3401 |
| Source:[6] | |||||
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
91 | 2:00:01.7051 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
91 | +2.4430 | 8 | 138 |
| 3 | 14 | Tim Slade
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +3.5060 | 15 | 129 |
| 4 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth
|
Team 18 | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +4.1874 | 18 | 120 |
| 5 | 9 | David Reynolds
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +10.9000 | 2 | 111 |
| 6 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
|
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon
|
91 | +11.8228 | 10 | 102 |
| 7 | 02 | Scott Pye
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +12.9853 | 17 | 96 |
| 8 | 8 | Nick Percat
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +13.8657 | 12 | 90 |
| 9 | 19 | Will Davison
|
Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +14.3288 | 7 | 84 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 91 | +15.6008 | 6 | 78 |
| 11 | 33 | Garth Tander
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +17.5093 | 16 | 72 |
| 12 | 21 | Tim Blanchard
|
Tim Blanchard Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +18.1966 | 24 | 69 |
| 13 | 6 | Cam Waters
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
91 | +18.6987 | 19 | 66 |
| 14 | 23 | Michael Caruso
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 91 | +19.0794 | 4 | 63 |
| 15 | 7 | Todd Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 91 | +21.3520 | 14 | 60 |
| 16 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +24.43581 | 3 | 57 |
| 17 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
89 | +2 Laps | 11 | 54 |
| 18 | 99 | Dale Wood
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
89 | +2 Laps | 21 | 51 |
| 19 | 22 | James Courtney
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
88 | +3 Laps | 9 | 48 |
| 20 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 83 | +8 Laps | 22 | 45 |
| 21 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
78 | +13 Laps | 5 | 42 |
| Ret | 888 | Craig Lowndes
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
62 | Accident damage | 20 | |
| Ret | 34 | James Moffat
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
54 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Aaren Russell
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
31 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 56 | Jason Bright
|
Britek Motorsport | Ford FG X Falcon
|
1 | Accident damage | 25 | |
| Ret | 62 | Taz Douglas
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
1 | Accident damage | 26 | |
| Source:[7] | ||||||||
- ^1 Shane van Gisbergen received a 15 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Race 26
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:10.2009 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.0036 |
| 3 | 9 | David Reynolds
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.1266 |
| 4 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.1705 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.2052 |
| 6 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.2320 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
|
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.2416 |
| 8 | 23 | Michael Caruso
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.3075 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.3270 |
| 10 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.3596 |
| 11 | 19 | Will Davison
|
Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.3949 |
| 12 | 6 | Cam Waters
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.4323 |
| 13 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth
|
Team 18 | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4390 |
| 14 | 34 | James Moffat
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4720 |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4971 |
| 16 | 14 | Tim Slade
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.4974 |
| 17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | +0.6723 |
| 18 | 02 | Scott Pye
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.7706 |
| 19 | 33 | Garth Tander
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.8185 |
| 20 | 56 | Jason Bright
|
Britek Motorsport | Ford FG X Falcon
|
+0.8270 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard
|
Tim Blanchard Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.8280 |
| 22 | 888 | Craig Lowndes
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
+0.8506 |
| 23 | 99 | Dale Wood
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.0239 |
| 24 | 22 | James Courtney
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.1635 |
| 25 | 3 | Aaren Russell
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.4382 |
| 26 | 62 | Taz Douglas
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
+1.4502 |
| Source:[8] | |||||
Top 10 Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:10.5211 | |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
1:10.5502 | +0.0290 |
| 3 | 9 | David Reynolds
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
1:10.6765 | +0.1554 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:10.8429 | +0.3217 |
| 5 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
1:10.8665 | +0.3453 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 1:10.9438 | +0.4226 |
| 7 | 23 | Michael Caruso
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.0045 | +0.4834 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:11.0174 | +0.4963 |
| 9 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
|
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon
|
1:11.3532 | +0.8320 |
| 10 | 7 | Todd Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.8448 | +1.3236 |
| Source:[9] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | 2:00:09.8054 | 5 | 150 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +4.481 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 9 | David Reynolds
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +5.717 | 3 | 129 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 95 | +6.682 | 6 | 120 |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Caruso
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 95 | +7.550 | 7 | 111 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +8.847 | 15 | 102 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
95 | +9.785 | 4 | 96 |
| 8 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth
|
Team 18 | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +10.289 | 13 | 90 |
| 9 | 19 | Will Davison
|
Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +10.626 | 11 | 84 |
| 10 | 7 | Todd Kelly
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 95 | +12.216 | 10 | 78 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade
|
Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +18.335 | 16 | 72 |
| 12 | 33 | Garth Tander
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +19.859 | 19 | 69 |
| 13 | 34 | James Moffat
|
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +23.269 | 14 | 66 |
| 14 | 02 | Scott Pye
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +23.792 | 18 | 63 |
| 15 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
|
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon
|
95 | +24.026 | 9 | 60 |
| 16 | 21 | Tim Blanchard
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Tim Blanchard Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +26.800 | 21 | 57 |
| 17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro
|
Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan L33 Altima | 95 | +29.601 | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
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DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
95 | +42.6241 | 1 | 51 |
| 19 | 3 | Aaren Russell
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
95 | +45.225 | 25 | 48 |
| 20 | 99 | Dale Wood
|
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
94 | +1 Lap | 23 | 45 |
| 21 | 62 | Taz Douglas
|
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
94 | +1 Lap | 26 | 42 |
| 22 | 56 | Jason Bright
|
Britek Motorsport | Ford FG X Falcon
|
93 | +2 Laps | 20 | 39 |
| 23 | 6 | Cam Waters
|
Prodrive Racing Australia
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
92 | +3 Laps | 12 | 36 |
| 24 | 22 | James Courtney
|
Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
91 | +4 Laps | 24 | 33 |
| Ret | 888 | Craig Lowndes
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore
|
93 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 | Fabian Coulthard
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
|
15 | Driveshaft | 8 | |
| Source:[10] | ||||||||
- Scott McLaughlinreceived a 25 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 Schedule & Results". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Axe falls on Sydney Olympic Park street race". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Douglas returns to LDM for Newcastle finale". Speedcafe. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Race 25 Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 25". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Race 26 Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 26 Top Ten Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 26". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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