V8 Supercars Australia: Jamie Whincup lidera faltando cinco etapas para o final

Após a disputa da Coates Hire Ipswich 360 no Queensland Raceway, entre os dias 27 e 28 de julho, e da Winton 360 no Winton Motor Raceway, nos dias 24 e 25 de agosto, o australiano Jamie Whincup (Holden/ Triple 8) mantém a liderança do campeonato.

Nas seis últimas provas, Whincup venceu apenas a primeira da rodada tripla no Queensland Raceway. O piloto da Triple 8, não teve um bom final de semana no Winton Motor Raceway.

Whincup abandonou as duas primeiras provas da Winton 360. Na terceira terminou apenas na 13ª posição.

Além de Whincup, cinco pilotos diferentes venceram em Queensland e Winton. O neozelandês  Scott McLaughlin (Holden/ GRM) e os australianos Chaz Mostert (Ford/ DJR), James Moffat (Nissan/ Kelly Racing), Mark Winterbottom (Ford/ FPR) e James Courtney (Holden/ HRT).

Mostert e Moffat venceram pela primeira vez na categoria. A vitória de Moffat na primeira prova no Winton Motor Raceway foi a primeira da montadora japonesa Nissan desde 1992 (quando o campeonato ainda se chamava Australian Touring Car Championship).

A próxima etapa, a Wilson Security Sandown 500, no Sandown Raceway, acontece entre os dias de 14 e 15 de setembro.

Final, Prova 1, Coates Hire Ipswich 360, Ipswich:

1 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple 8 – 40 voltas em 1h12’39”942
2 – Scott McLaughlin (Holden) – GRM – 0”564
3 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 0”821
4 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple 8 – 1”131
5 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 2”144
6 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 3”029
7 – Jason Bright (Holden) – Brad Jones Racing – 5”645
8 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 8”918
9 – Alex Davison (Ford) – FPR – 10”475
10 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly Racing – 15”879

Final, prova 2, Coates Hire Ipswich 360, Ipswich:

1 – Scott McLaughlin (Holden) – GRM – 32 voltas em 39’34”753
2 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple 8 – 0”698
3 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 2”413
4 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – Brad Jones – 5”975
5 – Jason Bright (Holden) – Brad Jones Racing – 8”622
6 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – DJR – 8”639
7 – Alex Davison (Ford) – FPR – 14”239
8 – David Reynolds (Ford) – Rod Nash Racing – 18”616
9 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 18”958
10 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 19”162

Final, prova 3, Coates Hire Ipswich 360, Ipswich:

1 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – DJR – 32 voltas em 38’01”950
2 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 2”010
3 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 3”994
4 – David Reynolds (Ford) – Rod Nash Racing – 7”608
5 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – Brad Jones – 7”977
6 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple 8 – 8”399
7 – Jason Bright (Holden) – Brad Jones Racing – 14”984
8 – Tim Slade (Mercedes) – Erebus – 15”972
9 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly Racing – 23”237
10 – Todd Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly Racing – 23”421

Final, prova 1, Winton 360, Winton:

1 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly Racing- 40 voltas em 1.22’06”512
2 – Michael Caruso (Nissan) – Kelly Racing – 0”808
3 – Jason Bright (Holden) – Brad Jones Racing – 5”483
4 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 6”125
5 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 6”384
6 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 11”025
7 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – Brad Jones – 13”831
8 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 18”019
9 – Russell Ingall (Holden) – Walkinshaw Racing – 18”345
10 – David Reynolds (Ford) -Rod Nash Racing – 20”061

Final, prova 2, Winton 360, Winton:

1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 34 voltas em 50’25”525
2 – Jason Bright (Holden) – Brad Jones Racing – 0”423
3 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 6”264
4 – Tony D’Alberto (Holden) – D’Alberto Racing – 11”267
5 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno Autosport – 11”766
6 – David Reynolds (Ford) – Rod Nash Racing – 12”146
7 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 17”794
8 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – Brad Jones – 18”209
9 – Scott McLaughlin (Holden) – GRM – 23”035
10 – David Wall (Holden) – Britek – 23”281

Final, prova 3, Winton 360, Winton:

1 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 34 voltas em 55’19”837
2 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – Brad Jones – 2”951
3 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – DJR – 4”539
4 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 4”706
5 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno Autosport – 4”967
6 – Will Davison (Ford) – FPR – 6”065
7 – David Reynolds (Ford) -Rod Nash Racing – 6”601
8 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly Racing – 7”044
9 – Tim Blanchard (Ford) – DJR – 8”705
10 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple 8 – 13”816

Campeonato:

1. Whincup 1847 pontos; 2. W. Davison 1792; 3. Winterbottom 1777; 4. Lowndes 1775; 5. Coulthard 1709; 6. Courtney 1687; 7. Bright 1649; 8. Van Gisbergen 1632; 9. Tander 1602; 10. McLaughlin 1318.