V8 Supercars Australia: Mark Winterbottom é o novo lÁ­der

O australiano Mark Winterbottom (Ford/ FPR) é o novo lÁ­der do campeonato, após a disputa da ITM 500 Auckland, no Pukekohe Park Raceway, quarta etapa da temporada.

Winterbotton venceu duas das quatro provas da etapa (a segunda e a quarta). O australiano Jason Bright (Holden/ BJR) venceu a primeira prova e o neozelandês Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden/Tekno) a terceira.

Winterbotton é o novo lÁ­der do campeonato com 941 pontos. O australiano Craig Lowndes (Holden/Triple Eight) é o segundo com 834.

A próxima etapa, a Perth 400, no Barbagallo Raceway, acontece entre os dias 17 e 18 de maio.

Prova 1, final:

1 – Jason Bright (Holden) – BJR – 33 voltas em 40’48”312
2 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 1”679
3 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 4”855
4 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 5”596
5 – Will Davison (Mercedes) – Erebus – 6”155
6 – Nick Percat (Holden) – HRT – 7”159
7 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 10”085
8 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 13”885
9 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 17”520
10 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly – 18”082

Prova 2, final:

1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 35 voltas em 39’39”700
2 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 1”950
3 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – FPR – 5”251
4 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 6”788
5 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 8”693
6 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 9”391
7 – Nick Percat (Holden) – HRT – 10”314
8 – David Reynolds (Ford) – FPR – 12”151
9 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 12”769
10 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 14”030

Prova 3, final:

1 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 35 voltas em 39’34”138
2 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 0”289
3 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 7”496
4 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 7”668
5 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 10”056
6 – David Reynolds (Ford) – FPR – 10”322
7 – Nick Percat (Holden) – HRT – 10”720
8 – James Moffat (Nissan) – Kelly – 10”963
9 – Scott Pye (Ford) – DJR – 11”304
10 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 12”641

Prova 4, final:

1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – FPR – 69 voltas em 1h16’14”072
2 – Scott McLaughlin (Volvo) – Polestar GRM – 6”980
3 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – FPR – 16”880
4 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 23”512
5 – Michael Caruso (Nissan) – Kelly – 25”249
6 – Jason Bright (Holden) – BJR – 27”952
7 – Will Davison (Mercedes) – Erebus – 28”804
8 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 29”777
9 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 30”810
10 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 33”744