O australiano Mark Winterbotton (Ford/ Prodrive) venceu as quatro provas do “Australian Grand Prixâ€, em Melbourne, etapa extracampeonato do International V8 Supercars Championship. O tradicional evento foi preliminar do GP da Austrália de F-1.
Formado por quatro provas rápidas (duas de onze e duas de doze voltas cada), disputadas entre sexta-feira e domingo, o “Australian Grand Prix†não conta pontos para o campeonato, mas é considerado um campeonato a parte.
A Prodrive dominou todas as provas. Winterbooton venceu sempre seguido pelo australiano Chaz Mostert, seu parceiro de equipe.
O australiano James Courtney (Holden/ HRT) completou o pódio da primeira prova. O neozelandês Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden/ Tekno) terminou em terceiro nas três provas seguintes.
Winterbotton ficou com o tÁtulo do “Australian Grand Prixâ€, com 300 pontos. Mostert foi o segundo com 276.Â
Final, prova 1:
1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – Prodrive – 12 voltas em 27’39”149
2 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – Prodrive – 1”739
3 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 5”222
4 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 8”685
5 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 8”806
6 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 9”804
7 – Tim Slade (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 11”158
8 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 13”711
9 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 14”267
10 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 14”792
Final, prova 2:
1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – Prodrive – 11 voltas em 21’53”993
2 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – Prodrive – 0”473
3 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 1”657
4 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 2”717
5 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 3”561
6 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 4”996
7 – Tim Slade (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 8”036
8 – Fabian Coulthard (Holden) – BJR – 8”744
9 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 9”228
10 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 10”174
Final, prova 3:
1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – Prodrive – 12 voltas em 24’09”200
2 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – Prodrive – 1”043
3 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 7”252
4 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 7”482
5 – Tim Slade (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 8”462
6 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 9”120
7 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 11”142
8 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 14”504
9 – Nick Percat (Holden) – Dumbrell – 15”451
10 – Craig Lowndes (Holden) – Triple Eight – 18”633
Final, prova 4:
1 – Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – Prodrive – 11 voltas em 26’30”273
2 – Chaz Mostert (Ford) – Prodrive – 1”059
3 – Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) – Tekno – 1”983
4 – James Courtney (Holden) – HRT – 2”178
5 – Jamie Whincup (Holden) – Triple Eight – 2”696
6 – Garth Tander (Holden) – HRT – 5”159
7 – Rick Kelly (Nissan) – Kelly – 6”190
8 – Tim Slade (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 8”113
9 – David Reynolds (Ford) – Nash PRA – 11”871
10 – Lee Holdsworth (Holden) – Walkinshaw – 12”301
Final do “Australian Grand Prix”:
1. Winterbottom 300; 2. Mostert 276; 3. Van Gisbergen 252; 4. Courtney 244; 5. Whincup 212; 6. Slade 196; 7. R. Kelly 189; 8. Tander 180; 9. Coulthard 160; 10. T. Kelly e Moffat 130.