2016 Sydney SuperSprint

2016 V8 Supercar championship race August 2016 August 2016 New South Wales 2016 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint 9 14 2016 IVSC Sydney Motorsport Park Gardner.png 26–28 August Eastern Creek, New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Friday: fine, overcastSaturday: fineSunday: fine 31 120 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 1:28.8272 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 48:51.0408 51 200 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 1:29.4413 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20:45.1664 The 2016 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 26 to 28 August 2016. The event was held at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek, New South Wales, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the ninth event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 18 and 19 of the season.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-2016-calendar-change V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change Supercars 1 October 2015 22 July 2016 The event was the 19th running of the Sydney SuperSprint. The event saw Triple Eight Race Engineering extend its winning streak to seven races, with its drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup winning Races 18 and 19 respectively. By taking victory in Race 19, Whincup became the second driver in championship history to reach 100 race wins, after his teammate Craig Lowndes. Lowndes started his 600th championship race in Race 19, becoming the first driver to reach the mark, and finished second behind Whincup. James Courtney scored a podium finish behind Van Gisbergen and Whincup in Race 18 while Chaz Mostert completed the podium in Race 19. Report Background After running the car belonging to Dunlop Series driver Kurt Kostecki at the previous two events, Team 18 completed the build of its new car two weeks prior to the event.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/reindlers-green-tyre-challenge/ Reindler’s green tyre challenge supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Newton Bruce 13 August 2016 31 August 2016 The team's regular driver Lee Holdsworth, who had been injured at the Darwin event, completed laps in the car during a shakedown run at Winton Motor Raceway one week prior to the event, though the team's endurance co-driver, Karl Reindler, was announced as the driver for the race weekend.https://speedcafe.com/holdsworth-confident-after-shakedown-laps/ Holdsworth confident after shakedown laps speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 22 August 2016 31 August 2016 Triple Eight Race Engineering and the Holden Racing Team also debuted new cars at the event, for Jamie Whincup and Garth Tander respectively.https://www.speedcafe.com/whincup-to-debut-new-chassis-at-smp/ Whincup to debut new chassis at SMP speedcafe.com Speedcafe Howard Tom 3 August 2016 31 August 2016https://speedcafe.com/hrt-back-to-business-with-chassis-shakedown/ HRT back to business with chassis shakedown speedcafe.com Speedcafe Howard Tom 22 August 2016 31 August 2016 The two teams were part of an announcement from Holden in the lead up to the event, with the company announcing that the "Holden Racing Team" brand would be moved to Triple Eight for the 2017 season while Walkinshaw Racing, which had operated under the "Holden Racing Team" name in various guises since 1990, would have its factory support removed.https://speedcafe.com/hrt-brand-moves-t8-new-holden-deal/ HRT brand moves to T8 in new Holden deal speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 16 August 2016 31 August 2016 After Craig Baird stepped in to replace Aaren Russell at the previous event in Ipswich, Erebus Motorsport announced Dunlop Series driver Shae Davies as the full-time replacement for Russell.https://speedcafe.com/davies-secures-full-time-erebus-supercar-seat/ Davies secures full-time Erebus Supercar seat speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 16 August 2016 31 August 2016 The car also sported a new livery with backing from Supa Centa Moore Park and Westfield Eastgardens.https://speedcafe.com/klimenko-property-business-backs-erebus/ Klimenko property business backs Erebus speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 18 August 2016 31 August 2016 A number of other cars also carried new liveries: DJR Team Penske continued its sponsor rotation system with backing from MAN;http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/man-power-for-penske/ MAN power for Penske supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Newton Bruce 23 August 2016 31 August 2016 Nissan Motorsport ran a Nissan Financial Services livery on Michael Caruso's car;https://speedcafe.com/new-livery-michael-caruso-nissan-altima/ New livery for Michael Caruso Nissan Altima speedcafe.com Speedcafe 25 August 2016 31 August 2016 and Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport featured a Repair Management Australia livery on both of its cars.https://speedcafe.com/repair-management-backing-returns-ldm/ Repair Management backing returns to LDM speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 Super Black Racing ran a tribute to its founder Tony Lentino, who died one month before the event. The other three cars run by Prodrive Racing Australia also displayed a tribute.https://speedcafe.com/super-black-honours-lentino-in-sydney/ Super Black honours Lentino in Sydney speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 25 August 2016 31 August 2016 Whincup entered the event as the championship leader, 110 points clear of his teammate Shane van Gisbergen, with Mark Winterbottom a further ten points behind in third. Practice thumb|Scott McLaughlin set the fastest time in Friday practice. Two one-hour practice sessions were held on Friday afternoon. Chaz Mostert set the fastest time in the first session, ahead of Tim Slade and Caruso. A number of endurance co-drivers completed laps: Matt Campbell for Nissan Motorsport; Cameron McConville for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport; and Luke Youlden and Tony D'Alberto for DJR Team Penske. Light rain fell at the end of the session, preventing drivers from improving their times.https://speedcafe.com/mostert-tops-practice-1-as-rain-hits-smp/ Mostert tops Practice 1 as rain hits SMP speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 The second session was topped by Scott McLaughlin with Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom completing the top three. Rick Kelly made contact with the wall at Turn 3 after the throttle became jammed open on his car. Despite sustaining only minor damage, he did not take part in the rest of the session as his team were unable to solve the throttle problem.https://speedcafe.com/mclaughlin-tops-sydney-supercars-practice/ McLaughlin tops Sydney Supercars practice speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 The third and final practice session was held on Saturday afternoon and was 15 minutes in length. Winterbottom was fastest ahead of James Courtney and McLaughlin.https://speedcafe.com/frosty-edges-courtney-final-practice/ Frosty edges Courtney in final practice speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 27 August 2016 31 August 2016 + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:30.3346 Practice 2 Friday 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:29.7774 Practice 3 Saturday 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.5946 thumb|Chaz Mostert took his fourth pole position of the season in qualifying for Race 18. Qualifying – Race 18 Qualifying for Race 18 was a single 15-minute session held on Saturday afternoon. Reindler was forced to remain in the pit lane at the start of the session due to a problem with his car. Mostert took pole position by over two tenths of a second, setting a new qualifying lap record of 1:28.8272.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/mostert-breaks-his-own-record/ Mostert breaks his own record supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Gadeke Kassie 27 August 2016 1 September 2016 Van Gisbergen and Whincup secured second and third ahead of Scott Pye, Courtney and Slade.https://speedcafe.com/mostert-claims-pole-for-sydney-opener/ Mostert claims pole for Sydney opener speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 27 August 2016 1 September 2016 Race 18 Race 18 took place on Saturday afternoon, with the regulations requiring each car to make at least one pit stop to change all four tyres. Mostert maintained the lead at the start but ran slightly wide at Turn 3, allowing Van Gisbergen to take the lead at Turn 4. Whincup also passed Mostert at Turn 6 on the first lap. Pye attempted to pass Mostert on lap 4, but both drivers ran wide and Courtney was able to take advantage and move into third place.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/van-gisbergen-pips-whincup-in-epic-battle/ Van Gisbergen pips Whincup in epic battle supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Gadeke Kassie 27 August 2016 1 September 2016 Todd Kelly was the first driver to complete his pit stop, doing so at the end of lap 7. One lap later, Pye retired from the race with a power steering problem. Van Gisbergen stopped on lap 14, followed by Courtney and Mostert on lap 16. Whincup stayed out until lap 17, with the aim being to have fresher tyres than his rivals at the end of the race.https://speedcafe.com/svg-leads-red-bull-one-two-in-race-18/ SVG leads Red Bull one-two in Race 18 speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 27 August 2016 1 September 2016 thumb|left|Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup scored a 1–2 finish for Triple EIght Race Engineering in Race 18. After every driver had completed their pit stop, Van Gisbergen led from Whincup, McLaughlin, Craig Lowndes and Slade, with the tyre condition of each varying throughout the field. Courtney and Mostert used their younger tyres to move forwards and assume third and fourth position respectively by lap 26. Van Gisbergen and Whincup began battling for the lead in the closing stages, with the pair making slight contact at Turn 2 on lap 28. Smoke began issuing from the front-right corner of Whincup's car on the final lap; this was later revealed to be caused by rubber debris burning inside the brake disc. Van Gisbergen took victory by a quarter of a second over Whincup, with Courtney completing the podium ahead of Mostert, McLaughlin, Lowndes, Slade, Tander, Rick Kelly and Fabian Coulthard. Whincup's championship lead was reduced to 98 points, while Lowndes and Winterbottom became tied on points for third place after the latter finished eleventh. Post-race Nick Percat was penalised ten championship points, being charged with careless driving after making contact with Chris Pither during the race.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/stewards-summary-sydney-motorsport-park-2/ Stewards Summary: Sydney Motorsport Park supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 28 August 2016 1 September 2016 DJR Team Penske changed the engine in Pye's car as it momentarily lost oil pressure when the power steering belt came off during the race.https://speedcafe.com/engine-change-for-pye-after-failure/ Precautionary engine change for luckless Pye speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 27 August 2016 2 September 2016 Qualifying – Race 19 thumb|Chaz Mostert took his second pole position of the weekend in qualifying for Race 19. Qualifying for Race 19 was held on Sunday morning and consisted of a single 20-minute session. The top three qualifiers were the same as in Race 18, with Mostert taking his second pole position of the weekend ahead of Van Gisbergen and Whincup. Lowndes qualified fourth fastest ahead of his 600th championship race start, while Garry Rogers Motorsport locked out the third row with McLaughlin ahead of James Moffat.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/chaz-charges/ Chaz charges supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Gadeke Kassie 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 Courtney triggered the kerb sensor, a timing loop used to stop drivers exceeding the track limits, at Turn 5 on his final lap and his time was deleted as a result, leaving him to start twelfth.https://speedcafe.com/mostert-scores-sydney-pole-double/ Mostert scores Sydney pole double speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 Race 19 Race 19 was held on Sunday afternoon and the race regulations required each car to take on at least 120 litres of fuel during the race. The race was scheduled to be 52 laps in length, however this was reduced by one lap after a problem with the start lights led to an aborted start.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/ton-up-for-whincup/ Ton up for Whincup supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Gadeke Kassie 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 Lowndes made a good start and moved into the lead around the outside of Mostert into the first corner, with Whincup in third ahead of Moffat, McLaughlin and Van Gisbergen. Winterbottom encountered a problem with his front-right tyre and was the first driver to complete a pit stop, doing so on lap 8. One lap later, Van Gisbergen was the first of the leaders to pit, followed by Lowndes and Whincup on lap 10. McLaughlin stopped on lap 12 while Mostert and Moffat stayed out until laps 15 and 16 respectively. After all drivers had completed their first pit stop, Lowndes led from Whincup, Van Gisbergen, Mostert and Moffat.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-records-100th-supercars-win/ Whincup records 100th Supercars win speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 thumb|250px|left|Jamie Whincup takes the chequered flag in Race 19 and his 100th win in the series. The second round of pit stops began on lap 28 when Todd Kelly stopped; he was followed by McLaughlin and Pye on lap 29. Lowndes and Whincup stopped on lap 30, with a slightly faster pit stop for Whincup seeing him emerge ahead of his teammate. Mostert and Van Gisbergen pitted on the next lap, leaving Moffat in the lead until he stopped on lap 35. After Pither completed his second pit stop, Whincup led from Lowndes, Mostert, Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin. On fresher tyres, Moffat was able to move past McLaughlin before attempting to pass Van Gisbergen on lap 47. However, he lost control and hit the back of Van Gisbergen's car, sending him into a spin. Despite giving the place back, Moffat was given a drive-through penalty and dropped to 18th place. Whincup won the race, securing his 100th championship race victory, ahead of Lowndes and Mostert. Coulthard was fourth ahead of Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin. Tander, Courtney, Rick Kelly and Caruso completed the top ten. The results saw Whincup extend his championship lead over Van Gisbergen to 137 points, while Lowndes moved clear of Winterbottom for this place. Post-race In recognition of his 100th race win, Whincup was presented with a golden helmet by James Warburton, the series' CEO, prior to the podium ceremony. He became the second driver to reach the mark after his teammate Lowndes, who had taken his 100th victory during the 2015 season.http://www.supercars.com/news/championship/a-golden-moment/ A golden moment supercars.com Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 Whincup said it was "an honour to join Lowndesy on the ton" and thanked his team, Triple Eight Race Engineering, saying: "It’s been just over 10 years since my first win and I’ve had every one with the same crew, so a massive thank you to everyone at Triple Eight." Moffat was frustrated to have received a drive-through penalty for the incident with Van Gisbergen, claiming a lack of consistency from the race stewards. Moffat said: "I readdressed straight away but then the penalty came through...I’m a bit confused by that and it seems like the reaction in pitlane is very similar."https://speedcafe.com/moffat-gutted-and-confused-by-penalty/ Moffat ‘gutted and confused’ by penalty speedcafe.com Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 28 August 2016 2 September 2016 Results Race 18 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:28.8272 2 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.0806 3 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.1480 4 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.2332 5 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:29.2376 6 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:29.2681 7 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.3218 8 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:29.3840 9 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.4445 10 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.4604 11 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:29.4971 12 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.5567 13 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:29.5961 14 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.6048 15 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:29.6489 16 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:29.7075 17 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.7508 18 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:29.7716 19 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.9728 20 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.9759 21 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1399 22 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1994 23 18 AUS Karl Reindler Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:30.2592 24 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:30.3869 25 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.4903 26 4 AUS Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.8599 Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 31 48:51.0408 2 150 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 31 +0.2 s 3 138 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 31 +3.1 s 5 129 4 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 31 +3.8 s 1 120 5 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 31 +13.5 s 8 111 6 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 31 +14.1 s 10 102 7 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 31 +15.0 s 6 96 8 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 31 +15.1 s 11 90 9 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 31 +23.1 s 7 84 10 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 31 +23.4 s 12 78 11 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 31 +23.8 s 9 72 12 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 31 +24.1 s 16 69 13 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 31 +28.2 s 14 66 14 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 31 +28.9 s 17 63 15 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 31 +31.5 s 20 60 16 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31 +31.6 s 21 57 17 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31 +33.5 s 15 54 18 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 31 +33.7 s 18 51 19 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31 +38.0 s 22 48 20 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 31 +39.1 s 19 45 21 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 31 +39.3 s 13 42 22 18 AUS Karl Reindler Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 31 +39.6 s 23 39 23 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31 +49.7 s 25 36 24 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 31 +53.1 s 24 33 25 4 AUS Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 31 +53.6 s 26 30 Ret 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 8 Power steering 4 Source: Race 19 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.4413 2 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.4760 3 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.5387 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:29.6154 5 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:29.6245 6 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:29.7080 7 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.7205 8 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.7233 9 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.7393 10 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.7547 11 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.7552 12 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:29.7810 13 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:29.8115 14 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.9348 15 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:29.9914 16 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:29.9978 17 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:30.0183 18 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:30.0970 19 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1081 20 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1682 21 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1828 22 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.1839 23 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.2048 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.5167 25 4 AUS Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:30.8182 26 18 AUS Karl Reindler Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:32.7655 Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51 1:20:45.1664 3 150 2 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51 +2.7 s 4 138 3 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51 +8.1 s 1 129 4 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51 +15.4 s 10 120 5 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51 +21.6 s 2 111 6 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51 +23.8 s 5 102 7 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51 +25.7 s 13 96 8 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51 +26.1 s 12 90 9 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51 +45.1 s 15 84 10 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51 +45.3 s 9 78 11 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51 +45.8 s 7 72 12 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51 +46.1 s 17 69 13 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51 +46.3 s 16 66 14 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51 +47.4 s 11 63 15 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51 +49.3 s 8 60 16 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51 +51.5 s 14 57 17 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51 +57.8 s 21 54 18 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51 +58.1 s 6 51 19 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51 +58.7 s 20 48 20 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51 +59.6 s 22 45 21 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51 +1:00.3 18 42 22 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51 +1:00.7 23 39 23 18 AUS Karl Reindler Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 51 +1:05.0 26 36 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51 +1:05.2 24 33 25 4 AUS Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51 +1:22.0 25 30 26 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 50 +1 lap 19 27 Source: Championship standings after the event After Race 19 of 29. Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px|link= 1 AUS Jamie Whincup 2109 10px|link= 2 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 1972 10px|link= 1 3 AUS Craig Lowndes 1911 10px|link= 1 4 AUS Mark Winterbottom 1836 10px|link= 5 NZL Scott McLaughlin 1749 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px|link= 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 4091 10px|link= 2 Prodrive Racing Australia 2854 10px|link= 2 3 Holden Racing Team 2782 10px|link= 1 4 Garry Rogers Motorsport 2751 10px|link= 1 5 Brad Jones Racing 2673 References 2 Sydney SuperSprint 2016 2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint 2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500 2015 Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint 2017 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint