Auckland SuperSprint
Race Information | |
Venue | Pukekohe Park Raceway |
Number of times held | 15 |
First held | 1996 |
Last held | 2022 |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
Laps | 41 |
Distance | 120 km |
Race 2 | |
Laps | 41 |
Distance | 120 km |
Race 3 | |
Laps | 41 |
Distance | 120 km |
Last Event (2022) | |
Overall Winner | |
Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Race Winners | |
Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing |
Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
The Auckland SuperSprint was an annual
The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] Supercars returned to New Zealand and the Pukekoke Park Raceway circuit on September 10–11 for Round 10 of the 2022 season.
Format
The event was staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Two thirty-minute practice sessions were held, one on Friday and one on Saturday. Saturday featured a three-part qualifying session which decides the grid positions for the following 120 kilometre race. Two separated ten-minute qualifying sessions were held on Sunday, which decided the grid for the following 120 km races.[4]
Jason Richards Memorial Trophy
Since 2013, the driver who scored the most points across all races during the weekend has received the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. The trophy was introduced at the 2013 event in honour of Jason Richards, a one-time New Zealand Supercars race winner and Supercars Hall of Fame member who died of cancer in 2011.
History
Background
Pukehohe Park was one of New Zealand's most historic race tracks, and has long seen links with Australian motor racing. This dates back to the famed
Championship era
The first championship round at Pukekohe Park for what was then known as
Hiatus
The New Zealand event moved to the Hamilton Street Circuit for 2008 and remained there until 2012.[11]
Return
Supercars returned to a slightly modified Pukekohe layout in 2013 and the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy was introduced.
2020 move and cancellation
As in 2013, the 2020 Pukekohe event was scheduled on the Anzac Day weekend. It was later discovered that an amendment to Auckland Council's Unitary Plan in the intermediary period prohibited racing on the public holiday. As such the event was to be moved to the nearby Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, and was to continue to be known as the Auckland Super400 despite being located in the neighbouring Waikato region.[19] The event was later postponed, rescheduled to January 2021 (within the prolonged 2020 championship) and then cancelled altogether - all due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21] The 2021 event was similarly cancelled due to the border issues arising from the pandemic.[3]
Venue Change
On 20 July 2022 it was confirmed that Pukekohe Park Raceway will cease motorsport activities from 2 April 2023.[22]
Winners
Events which were not championship rounds are indicated by a pink background.
Multiple winners
By driver
Wins which did not count towards the championship season are indicated by a pink background.
Wins | Driver | Years |
---|---|---|
5 | Greg Murphy | 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
3 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2016, 2019, 2022 |
2 | Jason Bright | 2004, 2013 |
Jamie Whincup | 2015, 2017 |
By team
Wins | Team |
---|---|
5 | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
4 | HSV Dealer Team1 |
2 | Holden Racing Team
|
Paul Weel Racing |
By manufacturer
Wins | Manufacturer |
---|---|
14 | Holden |
2 | Ford |
- Notes
- ^1 – The HSV Dealer Team was known as Kmart Racing Team from 2001 to 2004, hence their statistics are combined.
Event names and sponsors
- 1996: Mobil 1 Sprints
- 2001–02: Boost Mobile V8 International
- 2003–05: PlaceMakers V8 International
- 2006–07: PlaceMakers V8 Supercars
- 2013: ITM 400 Auckland
- 2014–15: ITM 500 Auckland
- 2016–19, 2022: ITM Auckland SuperSprint
See also
References
- ^ Chapman, Simon (30 August 2020). "Supercars confirms double-header at The Bend". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2 December 2020). "Supercars reveals long awaited 2021 calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b Chapman, Simon (29 July 2021). "Supercars confirms new dates in revised 2021 calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Schedule released for last ever Pukekohe Supercars event Speedcafe.com 29 August 2022
- ^ a b Adam, Mitchell (3 November 2017). "Flashback: When Murphy ruled Pukekohe". Supercars.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Shakey Isles Set to Rock to Ford V8 Supercars". AutoWeb. 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Pavey, James (26 August 2021). "20 years on: How Supercars looked in 2001". Supercars. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Dale, Will. "The Milestone Races as Supercars Reaches 1000". v8sleuth.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9805912-2-4.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (18 April 2005). "Murphy Hat-trick Amid The Wreckage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (5 July 2012). "V8 Supercars to return to Pukekohe Park in deal that ensures the sport's presence in New Zealand". Fox Sports News. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Phelps, James (14 April 2013). "Emotions run high as a tearful Jason Bright claims Jason Richards Memorial Trophy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (8 November 2015). "Whincup wins, Winterbottom wobbles in Race 30". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "No Supercars edge for Whincup in title bid". SBS.com.au. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (4 November 2018). "McLaughlin wins Race 29, Whincup gives van Gisbergen second place". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Howard, Tom (15 September 2019). "Safety Car drama can't take gloss off McLaughlin's record-breaking win". Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (15 September 2019). "Pukekohe Supercars: McLaughlin wins amid Safety Car chaos". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (13 January 2020). "Supercars forced to move NZ round to Hampton Downs". ""Motorsport.com"". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Supercars postpones three events, launches Eseries". Supercars. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (17 May 2020). "Supercars releases revised 13-round 2020/21 calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Pukekohe Park Raceway cease Motorsport Activities Speedcafe.com 20 July 2022