V8 Supercars Australia: Jamie Whincup e Mark Winterbottom vencem no Hidden Valley Raceway

Os australianos Jamie Whincup (Holden/Triple Eight) e Mark Winterbottom (Ford/ FPR) foram os vencedores da sexta etapa da temporada, a Skycity Triple Crown 400, disputada no Hidden Valley Raceway, em Darwin.

Atual campeão Whincup venceu as duas primeiras provas. Winterbotton, lÁ­der do campeonato, vencendo a terceira e última prova (e mais longa, com o dobro de duração das duas primeiras).

Winterbotton soma 1451 pontos, seguido pelo compatriota, Craig Lowndes (Holden/Triple Eight), que terminou em segundo nas duas primeiras provas. Whincup em terceiro soma 1265.

A próxima etapa, a Townsville 500, no circuito de rua de Townsville, acontece entre os dias 05 e 06 de julho.

Final, prova 1:

1 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 35 voltas em 42’27”626
2 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 4”354
3 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 4”798
4 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 13”025
5 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 16”067
6 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 16”277
7 – Jason Bright (Holden) – BJR – 19”604
8 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 20”628
9 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 21”082
10 – Lee Holdsworth (Mercedes) – Erebus – 22”096

Final, prova 2:

1 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 35 voltas em 42’26”110
2 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 3”398
3 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 5”864
4 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 11”514
5 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 12”907
6 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 13”259
7 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 13”691
8 – Tim Slade (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 15”479
9 – David Reynolds (Ford) – FPR – 16”429
10 – Michael Caruso (Nissan) – Kelly – 18”494

Final, prova 3:

1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 69 voltas em 1.27”20”307
2 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 0”534
3 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 5”489
4 – David Reynolds (Ford) – FPR – 10”874
5 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 14”824
6 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 17”353
7 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly – 18”031
8 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 27”174
9 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 30”358
10 – Russell Ingall (Holden) – Dumbrell – 34”454

Campeonato:

1. Winterbottom 1451; 2. Lowndes 1290; 3. Whincup 1265; 4. Coulthard 1204; 5. Courtney 1120; 6. Van Gisbergen 1111; 7. McLaughlin 1045; 8. Reynolds 952; 9. Mostert 914; 10. Bright 881.