2016 Tasmania SuperSprint

March 2016 March 2016 Tasmania 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint 2 14 2016 IVSC Symmons Plains Raceway (Australia) track map.svg 1–3 April Launceston, Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Friday: fineSaturday: fineSunday: fine 50 120 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 51.1530 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 44:25.1871 84 200 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 51.0773 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 1:20:51.7031 The 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was an Australian motor racing event for V8 Supercars, held on the weekend of 1 to 3 April 2016. The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 km in length. It was the second event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 4 and 5 of the season.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-2016-calendar-change V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change V8 Supercars 1 October 2015 3 March 2016 The event was the 44th running of the Tasmania SuperSprint. Defending series champion Mark Winterbottom started from pole position in both races, but was unable to take victory in either race. Triple Eight Race Engineering teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup finished first and second in Race 4, ahead of Will Davison. Davison took victory in Race 5, passing both Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom in the closing laps after the latter pair went off the circuit due to oil dropped by Winterbottom's teammate Cam Waters. Craig Lowndes finished second while Winterbottom recovered to take third. Van Gisbergen, after leading for most of the race, did not finish after getting stuck in a gravel trap. Davison's win elevated him to the championship lead, 15 points clear of Lowndes, with Whincup a further nine points behind in third. Report Background The event was the first to feature the revised SuperSprint race format, which was introduced for the 2016 season. A single 120 km race was held on Saturday, with drivers required to make a pit stop to change tyres. The 120 km race replaces the pair of 60 km races which had been held on the Saturday of SuperSprint events in 2015.https://speedcafe.com/v8-supercars-confirms-format-changes-for-2016/ V8 Supercars confirms format changes for 2016 Speedcafe 21 October 2015 21 October 2015 It was also the first event held at the circuit following upgrades which had taken place across December 2015 and January 2016, which included the installation of new concrete barriers on the inside of the circuit and the reconditioning of the gravel traps.https://speedcafe.com/new-look-symmons-plains-ready-for-v8-action/ New look Symmons Plains ready for V8 action Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 29 March 2016 1 April 2016 Following confusion over race start regulations at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, the rules regarding race starts under control of the safety car were amended. Previously, if a formation lap had not been completed, the race would not officially start until the safety car returned to the pit lane. The new rules stated that the race would start once the cars left the grid behind the safety car, regardless of whether or not the formation lap had been completed.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/brand-new-start/ Brand new start Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 22 March 2016 28 March 2016 Michael Caruso entered the event as the championship leader ahead of Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen. Practice The first one-hour practice session was held on Friday morning. James Moffat set a time of 51.8869 to be fastest ahead of Whincup and Craig Lowndes. Whincup noted the impact of the circuit upgrades on the track condition, saying: "The side effect of the recent works is some loose dirt which has blown across the track, but I’m certainly not going to complain about that."https://speedcafe.com/moffat-tops-tight-opening-symmons-practice/ Moffat tops tight opening Symmons practice Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 Mark Winterbottom was quickest in the second one-hour session, which was held on Friday afternoon. His teammate Cam Waters was second fastest ahead of Whincup, Shane van Gisbergen and Lowndes.https://speedcafe.com/prodrive-trumps-t8-in-symmons-practice/ Prodrive trumps T8 in Symmons practice Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 The cars of Whincup and Chaz Mostert both had precautionary engine changes overnight, ahead of the third and final practice session on Saturday morning, which was 15 minutes in duration. Winterbottom was again fastest, with a time of 51.0978. Scott McLaughlin was second quickest ahead of Fabian Coulthard.https://speedcafe.com/winterbottom-stays-on-top-in-final-practice/ Winterbottom stays on top in final practice Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51.8869 Practice 2 Friday 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.4225 Practice 3 Saturday 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.0978 Qualifying – Race 4 Qualifying for Race 4 took place on Saturday afternoon and consisted of a single 15-minute session. Winterbottom continued his form from the practice sessions to take pole position with a time of 51.1530, two one-hundredths of a second faster than Lowndes. Both drivers went off the circuit during the session, with Winterbottom going off at Turn 2 and Lowndes at Turn 6. Van Gisbergen was third ahead of Lee Holdsworth and Will Davison. Nick Percat spun at Turn 4 late in the session which affected several drivers' laps.https://speedcafe.com/winterbottom-beats-lowndes-to-race-4-pole/ Winterbottom beats Lowndes to Race 4 Pole Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 Race 4 Race 4 was held on Saturday afternoon. McLaughlin's car experienced an engine problem prior to the start of the race, forcing him to start from the pit lane before repair work left him ten laps behind the leaders.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/500-up-for-holden/ 500 up for Holden Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 Winterbottom held the lead from pole position ahead of Lowndes and Van Gisbergen. Holdsworth lost places in the early laps, while Whincup moved up to fifth place before being the first driver to make his compulsory pit stop at the end of lap 4. After other drivers made their pit stops in the following laps, Whincup emerged ahead of Van Gisbergen, Lowndes, Davison and Rick Kelly, while Winterbottom dropped back after a slow pit stop and going off the circuit to avoid Lowndes after he left the pit lane. Van Gisbergen passed Whincup for the effective race lead on lap 17.https://speedcafe.com/svg-scores-holdens-500th-in-race-4/ SVG scores Holden’s 500th win in Race 4 Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 Brad Jones Racing pitted their drivers later in the race, with Jason Bright stopping on lap 20 and Tim Slade on lap 28. Tim Blanchard was the final driver to take his pit stop on lap 32, leaving Van Gisbergen in the lead ahead of Whincup, Lowndes, Davison and Rick Kelly. Davison passed Lowndes for third on lap 34, while Bright and Slade were taking advantage of their younger tyres to make up positions. Van Gisbergen went on to take victory over Whincup by nine tenths of a second, with Davison finishing another two tenths behind. Rick Kelly was able to pass Lowndes for fourth, while Bright made it up to sixth place. Waters finished seventh ahead of Slade, with Winterbottom and Mostert completing the top ten. Van Gisbergen's win was the 500th for Holden in the combined history of the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars Championship. Qualifying – Race 5 A single 20-minute qualifying session, held on Sunday morning, was used to determine the grid for Race 5. Davison set the fastest lap time during the session, but was given a two-place grid penalty for blocking James Courtney. As a result, pole position was awarded to Winterbottom, who set the second fastest time. Davison was unaware that he had impeded Courtney, saying: "I had no idea he was there." Van Gisbergen was third fastest, which would see him start from second on the grid, while Whincup was fourth ahead of Holdsworth and Mostert.https://speedcafe.com/davison-penalty-hands-winterbottom-pole/ Davison penalty hands Winterbottom pole Speedcafe 3 April 2016 3 April 2016 Race 5 Race 5 took place on Sunday afternoon. The race regulations required each car to take on at least 120 litres of fuel during the race. Winterbottom and Van Gisbergen battled for the lead in the opening laps, with Van Gisbergen taking the lead on lap 3. Whincup took advantage of Van Gisbergen's pass to move into second place. On lap 5, Percat and Chris Pither made contact on the exit of Turn 4, which sent Pither spinning into the wall, severely damaging his car. The safety car was deployed while Pither's car was retrieved and all of the drivers made their first pit stop, with the exception of Lowndes and Rick Kelly who had pitted on lap 1. Whincup lost multiple positions as he had to wait for Van Gisbergen's car to be serviced before he could complete his own pit stop. Van Gisbergen emerged in the lead ahead of Winterbottom, Rick Kelly, Lowndes and Mostert, while Whincup had dropped to 13th place.https://speedcafe.com/davison-wins-after-late-drama-at-symmons/ Davison wins after late drama at Symmons Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 3 April 2016 4 April 2016 Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom continued to battle after the safety car returned to the pit lane, but Van Gisbergen was eventually able to build a lead. The safety car was called for the second time on lap 40, when Whincup became stuck in the gravel trap at Turn 4, having run wide following his second pit stop. All of the other drivers came into the pit lane to take on their remaining fuel requirement. Waters' car was taken into the garage with an engine problem which left him several laps off the lead. Shortly after the safety car period ended, Rick Kelly began suffering from brake problems, which slowly worsened and eventually forced him to retire from the race on lap 57. Blanchard retired from the race on lap 74, when his front splitter collapsed under the front of the car and caused him to go off the circuit at Turn 6 and become stuck in a gravel trap. Van Gisbergen looked set to take victory until lap 80, when Waters' car, which had returned to the circuit, suffered an engine failure on the run into Turn 4, depositing large amounts of oil onto the track. Andre Heimgartner and Whincup, immediately behind Waters, both went off the circuit and made heavy contact with each other. Heimgartner was beached in the gravel trap but Whincup was able to continue, while Moffat also spun. Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom both slid on the oil, with Van Gisbergen getting stuck in the gravel trap with his car against the barrier. This allowed Davison and Lowndes through into the top two positions, while Winterbottom recovered and assumed third place.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/davison-wins-after-late-race-chaos/ Davison steals the show Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 3 April 2016 4 April 2016 Davison held on to take victory ahead of Lowndes and Winterbottom, with McLaughlin and Mostert completing the top five. Tander and Courtney finished sixth and seventh, having started 18th and 19th respectively. The result saw Davison assume the championship lead ahead of Lowndes and Whincup, while Van Gisbergen dropped to seventh place, having led the points standings after Race 4. Results Race 4 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.1530 2 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.1718 3 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.1877 4 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.2700 5 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 51.2847 6 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.3823 7 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.4094 8 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51.4195 9 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.4263 10 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51.4271 11 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51.4488 12 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.4706 13 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51.4763 14 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51.4915 15 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51.5050 16 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.5842 17 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51.5918 18 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.5936 19 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.6139 20 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.6649 21 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.6739 22 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.7735 23 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51.7852 24 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.8222 25 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.8572 26 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.8756 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 50 44:25.1871 3 150 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 50 +0.9 s 7 138 3 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 50 +1.1 s 5 129 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 50 +7.5 s 6 120 5 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 50 +10.1 s 2 111 6 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 50 +13.0 s 9 102 7 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 50 +15.3 s 12 96 8 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 50 +17.3 s 18 90 9 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 50 +17.6 s 1 84 10 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 50 +18.2 s 11 78 11 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 50 +20.3 s 14 72 12 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 50 +20.8 s 4 69 13 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 50 +23.6 s 17 66 14 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 50 +24.7 s 13 63 15 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 50 +24.9 s 16 60 16 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 50 +29.6 s 19 57 17 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 50 +30.6 s 15 54 18 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 50 +31.7 s 10 51 19 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 50 +31.7 s 20 48 20 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 50 +31.9 s 23 45 21 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 50 +32.2 s 21 42 22 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 50 +32.4 s 22 39 23 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 50 +38.5 s 25 36 24 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 50 +38.8 s 24 33 25 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 50 +47.3 s 26 30 26 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 40 +10 laps PL Pit lane 27 Source: Race 5 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1N "pole" Davison was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding Courtney during qualifying for Race 5. As such, Winterbottom was officially recognised as having taken pole position. 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 51.0177 2N "pole" 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.0773 3 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.1934 4 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.1986 5 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.2104 6 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51.2133 7 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.2266 8 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51.2732 9 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51.2799 10 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 51.2914 11 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 51.2970 12 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.3114 13 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.3575 14 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 51.3777 15 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 51.4496 16 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.4591 17 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 51.4697 18 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51.4904 19 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 51.4930 20 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 51.5837 21 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.5972 22 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.6323 23 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 51.6542 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.6950 25 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.7151 26 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 51.9052 Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 84 1:20:51.7031 3N "pole" 150 2 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 84 +2.6 s 11 138 3 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 84 +4.0 s 1 129 4 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 84 +6.4 s 9 120 5 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 84 +8.5 s 6 111 6 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 84 +9.6 s 18 102 7 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 84 +15.7 s 19 96 8 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 84 +19.4 s 8 90 9 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden VF Commodore 84 +20.9 s 5 84 10 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 84 +25.3 s 7 78 11 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 84 +25.7 s 16 72 12 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 84 +26.1 s 21 69 13 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 84 +26.3 s 17 66 14 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 84 +27.5 s 15 63 15 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 84 +29.1 s 25 60 16 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 84 +47.1 s 14 57 17 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 84 +47.4 s 26 54 18 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 83 +1 lap 22 51 19 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 79 +5 laps 4 48 20 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +6 laps 23 45 Ret 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 79 Stuck in gravel 2 Ret 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 77 Stuck in gravel 24 Ret 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 74 Stuck in gravel 13 Ret 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 63 Engine 10 Ret 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 57 Brakes 12 Ret 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 3 Accident 20 Source: Championship standings after the event After Race 5 of 29. Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px|link= 14 1 AUS Will Davison 417 10px|link= 12 2 AUS Craig Lowndes 402 10px|link= 1 3 AUS Jamie Whincup 393 10px|link= 8 4 AUS Mark Winterbottom 378 10px|link= 5 AUS Garth Tander 361 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px|link= 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 740 10px|link= 2 Holden Racing Team 724 10px|link= 1 3 Prodrive Racing Australia 658 10px|link= 1 4 Nissan Motorsport 589 10px|link= 4 5 Brad Jones Racing 567 Notes N References 2 Tasmania SuperSprint 2016 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide 2016 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint 2015 Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Category:Motorsport in Tasmania Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint