2016 Townsville 400

2016 V8 Supercar championship race June 2016 June 2016 Queensland 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 7 14 2016 IVSC Townsville (Australia) street circuit track map.svg 8–10 July Townsville, Queensland Townsville Street Circuit Friday: fineSaturday: fineSunday: fine 70 200 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:12.1443 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:31:34.8721 70 200 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 1:12.4077 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:35:25.6070 The 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 8 to 10 July 2016. The event was held at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, and consisted of two races of 200 kilometres in length. It was the seventh event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 14 and 15 of the season.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-2016-calendar-change V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change Supercars 1 October 2015 5 July 2016 The event was the eighth running of the Townsville 400. Triple Eight Race Engineering had a successful weekend with two of its drivers, Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen, finishing first and second in Race 14. Van Gisbergen won Race 15 while Whincup finished fourth. As a result, Van Gisbergen moved into second place in the championship, 53 points behind Whincup. Defending series champion Mark Winterbottom finished third in both races, while James Courtney scored his first podium finish since the Clipsal 500 Adelaide by finishing second in Race 15. Report Background Due to injuries sustained in a crash at the previous event in Darwin, Lee Holdsworth was unable to take part in the event.https://speedcafe.com/knee-rib-fractures-among-holdsworth-injuries/ Knee and rib fractures among Holdsworth injuries Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 23 June 2016 5 July 2016 His team, Team 18, had originally planned to replace Holdsworth with its endurance co-driver Karl Reindler,https://speedcafe.com/reindler-confirmed-as-holdsworth-replacement/ Reindler confirmed as Holdsworth replacement Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 21 June 2016 5 July 2016 however this change was abandoned when it was found that the team's chassis could not be repaired in time for the event. The team instead made a deal with Dunlop Series driver Kurt Kostecki, who would race for the team in his own chassis.https://speedcafe.com/lengthy-repair-forces-major-shake-team-18/ Lengthy repair forces major shake-up at Team 18 Speedcafe 29 June 2016 5 July 2016 Tim Slade ran a one-off livery at the event, with major sponsorship from Alliance Truck Parts.https://speedcafe.com/fresh-look-for-slade-at-townsville-400/ Fresh look for Slade at Townsville 400 Speedcafe 4 July 2016 5 July 2016 His team, Brad Jones Racing, also announced a new technical alliance with American engineering firm Pratt & Miller in order to improve its understanding of its cars.http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/07/05/318216/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110555/http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/07/05/new-technical-alliance-boost-brad-jones-racing/ dead 8 November 2020 New technical alliance to boost Brad Jones Racing Speedcafe 5 July 2016 5 July 2016 DJR Team Penske continued its sponsor rotation, running a Hog's Breath livery on Fabian Coulthard's car,https://speedcafe.com/coulthard-continues-djr-team-penske-livery-dance/ Coulthard continues DJR Team Penske livery dance Speedcafe 5 July 2016 8 July 2016 while Nissan Motorsport ran a one-off livery on Michael Caruso's car to promote a new deal between Nissan and A-League team Melbourne City.https://speedcafe.com/318319-2/ Caruso dons Melbourne City soccer colours Speedcafe 7 July 2016 8 July 2016 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport took part with mostly blank cars following a failed sponsorship deal between the team and controversial Gold Coast businessman Travers Beynon.http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/sponsorship-deal-lands-supercars-team-in-legal-battle-796216/ Sponsorship deal lands Supercars team in legal battle Motorsport.com van Leeuwen Andrew 7 July 2016 8 July 2016 14 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160914183450/http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/sponsorship-deal-lands-supercars-team-in-legal-battle-796216/ dead One week prior to the event, it was announced that the Townsville 400 would remain a part of the Supercars Championship calendar until 2019.https://speedcafe.com/supercars-strikes-new-townsville-gold-coast-deal/ Supercars strikes Townsville, Gold Coast deal Speedcafe 30 June 2016 5 July 2016 Jamie Whincup entered the event as the championship leader, 30 points ahead of his teammate Craig Lowndes, while Scott McLaughlin was third, a further 15 points behind. Practice Two forty-minute practice sessions were held on Friday afternoon. The first was topped by David Reynolds, who set a time of 1:12.8697. Chaz Mostert and Will Davison were second and third fastest respectively. The three Triple Eight Race Engineering drivers all made mistakes during the session, with Lowndes spinning at Turn 2 and Shane van Gisbergen going off twice at Turn 6. Whincup hit the wall on the exit of Turn 3 at the end of the session, causing significant damage to his car.https://speedcafe.com/reynolds-tops-opening-townsville-practice/ Reynolds tops opening Townsville practice Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 8 July 2016 14 July 2016 Whincup recovered to set the fastest time in the second session, with Mostert and Davison again finishing second and third.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-bounces-back-in-second-practice/ Whincup bounces back in second practice Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 8 July 2016 14 July 2016 + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.8697 Practice 2 Friday 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.5530 Qualifying – Race 14 Qualifying for Race 14 was held on Saturday afternoon and consisted of a single 15-minute session. Whincup took his first pole position of the season, setting a time of 1:12.1443 to be fastest ahead of Van Gisbergen and James Courtney. Nick Percat was given a two-place grid penalty for blocking Aaren Russell on the run into Turn 7.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-breaks-pole-drought-for-race-14/ Whincup breaks pole drought for Race 14 Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 9 July 2016 15 July 2016 Race 14 Race 14 was held on Saturday afternoon and the race regulations required each car to take on at least 120 litres of fuel during the race. The top three maintained their positions at the start while Davison moved up from sixth to fourth. McLaughlin and Dale Wood made contact on the opening lap, causing damage to McLaughlin's car and forcing him to pit for repairs. He later rejoined the race two laps off the lead. On lap 2, Slade was spun by Rick Kelly at Turn 11. Both drivers stopped on the track and Percat ran into the back of Kelly, who was given a drive-through penalty for causing the incident. Cam Waters was the first driver to make a pit stop, doing so on lap 9. Courtney made his first pit stop on lap 13, followed by Van Gisbergen on lap 14 and Whincup on lap 16. Following the first round of pit stops, Whincup led from Van Gisbergen, Courtney, Mostert and Winterbottom.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-storms-to-99th-supercars-win/ Whincup storms to 99th Supercars win Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 9 July 2016 15 July 2016 The second round of pit stops began on lap 35 when Slade and James Moffat completed their second stops. Whincup and Courtney stopped on lap 40, while Van Gisbergen stayed out for an extra lap. Van Gisbergen was then engaged in a close battle with Mostert, who had moved ahead of Courtney. Mostert passed Van Gisbergen on lap 47 before the latter was able to take back second place on lap 55. Kostecki hit the wall at Turn 10 on lap 51, leaving his car with damage that would take his team several laps to repair. Mostert was passed by Winterbottom on lap 59 before the safety car was deployed on lap 64 to allow Percat's car to be retrieved. Percat had suffered a steering failure and he hit the wall before stopping at Turn 7. With Van Gisbergen having to pass the lapped cars of Tim Blanchard and Chris Pither when the race restarted on lap 69, Whincup was able to win by over three seconds. Winterbottom finished third ahead of Mostert, while Davison took fifth place from Courtney on the run to the finish line. Courtney's teammate Garth Tander finished seventh after starting from 20th. The result saw Whincup extend his championship lead to 83 points, with Van Gisbergen moving into second place ahead of Winterbottom. Qualifying – Race 15 Qualifying for Race 15 consisted of a 20-minute session on Sunday morning followed by a top ten shootout for the fastest ten qualifiers in the afternoon. Van Gisbergen set the fastest time in the qualifying session ahead of Whincup and Winterbottom. Davison, Lowndes, McLaughlin, Mostert, Reynolds, Scott Pye and Tander also progressed to the top ten shootout. Jason Bright made contact with Moffat at Turn 2, damaging the latter's steering. Bright was found guilty of careless driving and was given a three-place grid penalty for Race 15. Kostecki was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding Slade.https://speedcafe.com/red-bulls-top-race-15-townsville-qualifying/ Red Bulls top Race 15 Townsville qualifying Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 10 July 2016 17 July 2016 The top ten shootout saw each of the ten drivers complete one flying lap each, in reverse order of their qualifying positions. Tander was the first driver to complete his lap and set a time of 1:13.1274, which was narrowly beaten by Pye. Reynolds improved on Pye's time by nearly half a second, setting a time of 1:12.6286, which Mostert and McLaughlin were both unable to beat. Lowndes then went fastest with a time of 1:12.5102, before Winterbottom eclipsed this by one tenth of a second. Neither Whincup nor Van Gisbergen were able to match Winterbottom's time and they qualified third and fourth respectively, behind Lowndes.https://speedcafe.com/frosty-defeats-t8-trio-for-race-15-pole/ Frosty defeats Triple Eight trio for Race 15 pole Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 10 July 2016 17 July 2016 Race 15 Race 15 was held on Sunday afternoon and the race regulations required each car to take on at least 120 litres of fuel during the race. Reynolds made the best start and moved from fifth to second in the opening lap, behind Winterbottom and ahead of Whincup and Van Gisbergen. Slade and Todd Kelly both entered the pit lane at the end of the first lap after making contact with each other and Rick Kelly at the start and incurring damage. After locking a brake and damaging one of his front tyres, Van Gisbergen was the first driver to make a scheduled pit stop, doing so on lap 12. Winterbottom stopped on lap 14, followed by Reynolds one lap later, while Whincup stayed out until lap 24. Running longer on older tyres hurt Whincup's times and he rejoined the race in twelfth place, while Winterbottom continued to lead from Van Gisbergen and Reynolds. Kostecki crashed on lap 30 due to a mechanical failure, leading to the deployment of the safety car and triggering the second round of pit stops.https://speedcafe.com/318690-2/ Van Gisbergen hangs on for Race 15 victory Speedcafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 10 July 2016 17 July 2016 Winterbottom maintained the lead ahead of Van Gisbergen and Reynolds, while Whincup moved up to fourth place having needed less fuel than other drivers in the second pit stop. The race was restarted on lap 37 and Van Gisbergen took the lead one lap later, passing Winterbottom at the final corner. Percat retired from the race on lap 41 with another steering failure. Triple Eight Race Engineering had fitted the wrong rear tyres on Lowndes' car during his second pit stop and as a result he dropped from sixth place on lap 47 to 17th ten laps later, before stopping for a tyre change on lap 58. The safety car was deployed on lap 62 after Andre Heimgartner stopped on the circuit and most of the drivers outside the top six took the opportunity to stop and fit fresh tyres. The race restarted on lap 65 with Van Gisbergen leading Winterbottom, Whincup, McLaughlin and Reynolds, while Courtney was ninth and the highest placed of those who had stopped. Courtney passed both Moffat and Tander on lap 65 and he continued to move forwards in the closing laps, passing Whincup for third on lap 69. Van Gisbergen had built enough of a gap to take victory, but Winterbottom was passed by Courtney on the run to the finish line. Whincup and McLaughlin finished fourth and fifth, while sixth through to tenth place were filled by drivers who had taken on new tyres: Waters, Pye, Caruso, Bright and Lowndes. Whincup maintained the championship lead, which was cut to 53 points over Van Gisbergen with Winterbottom a further 22 points behind in third. Post-race The Holden Racing Team was fined A$3000 and penalised 30 Teams' Championship points after a wheel nut rolled across the pit lane in Tander's first pit stop.https://speedcafe.com/hrt-loses-points-and-cash-for-pit-error/ HRT loses points and cash for pit error Speedcafe 10 July 2016 17 July 2016 Results Race 14 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.1443 2 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.3242 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:12.4368 4 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.4544 5 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.4554 6 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:12.4952 7 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:12.5399 8 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:12.5653 9 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:12.5722 10 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.5767 11 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.6550 12 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.7032 13 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:12.7342 14 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.7433 15 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:12.7700 16 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:12.7781 17 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.8014 18 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:12.8182 19 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:12.8198 20 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:12.8836 21 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.9819 22 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.9916 23 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.0055 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.1705 25 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.5333 26 18 AUS Kurt Kostecki Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:13.8822 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 70 1:31:34.8721 1 150 2 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70 +3.6 s 2 138 3 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 70 +5.1 s 5 129 4 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 70 +6.7 s 4 120 5 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 70 +7.9 s 6 111 6 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70 +7.9 s 3 102 7 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70 +8.5 s 20 96 8 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 70 +8.7 s 10 90 9 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70 +9.2 s 8 84 10 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70 +9.5 s 13 78 11 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70 +10.3 s 12 72 12 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70 +11.7 s 11 69 13 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70 +12.8 s 7 66 14 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70 +14.1 s 16 63 15 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70 +14.2 s 24 60 16 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 70 +14.6 s 14 57 17 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 70 +16.2 s 9 54 18 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 70 +16.4 s 21 51 19 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 69 +1 lap 23 48 20 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 69 +1 lap 22 45 21 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 69 +1 lap 15 42 22 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 69 +1 lap 25 39 23 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 69 +1 lap 18 36 24 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 68 +2 laps 17 33 25 18 AUS Kurt Kostecki Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 64 +6 laps 26 30 Ret 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 63 Steering 19N Percat was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding Russell during qualifying for Race 14. Source: Race 15 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.6552 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.7226 3 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.8016 4 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:12.8265 5 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.9045 6 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:12.9374 7 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.9491 8 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.9888 9 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.9924 10 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:13.0432 11 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:13.0536 12 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:13.0946 13 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:13.1662 14 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:13.1982 15 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:13.2228 16 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:13.2372 17 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:13.2419 18 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:13.2477 19 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:13.2671 20 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.3791 21 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:13.4574 22 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:13.4722 23 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.4931 24 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.6103 25 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:13.9393 26 18 AUS Kurt Kostecki Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:14.4121 Source: Top Ten Shootout Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.4077 2 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.5102 3 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.5576 4 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:12.5786 5 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:12.6286 6 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:12.7099 7 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:12.8185 8 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:12.9003 9 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:13.1264 10 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:13.1274 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 70 1:35:25.6070 4 150 2 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70 +1.3 s 12 138 3 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 70 +1.3 s 1 129 4 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70 +2.5 s 3 120 5 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 70 +3.8 s 6 111 6 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 70 +4.9 s 13 102 7 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 70 +5.8 s 9 96 8 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70 +6.1 s 18 90 9 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70 +6.8 s 17N Bright was given a three-place grid penalty for careless driving during qualifying for Race 15. 84 10 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 70 +7.9 s 2 78 11 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 70 +9.3 s 8 72 12 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70 +9.3 s 15 69 13 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 70 +10.2 s 14 66 14 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70 +11.9 s 5 63 15 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 70 +12.1 s 19 60 16 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 70 +12.7 s 7 57 17 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70 +13.1 s 24 54 18 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 70 +15.6 s 11 51 19 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 70 +15.6 s 21 48 20 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 70 +17.3 s 10 45 21 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 70 +17.5 s 25 42 22 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 69 +1 lap 22 39 23 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 69 +1 lap 16 36 Ret 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 60 Mechanical 23 Ret 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 40 Steering 20 Ret 18 AUS Kurt Kostecki Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 29 Accident 26N Kostecki was given a two-place grid penalty for impeding Slade during qualifying for Race 15. Source: Championship standings after the event After Race 15 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 1545 10px|link= 3 2 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 1492 10px|link= 1 3 AUS Mark Winterbottom 1470 10px|link= 2 4 AUS Craig Lowndes 1392 10px|link= 2 5 NZL Scott McLaughlin 1374 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px|link= 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 3047 10px|link= 2 Prodrive Racing Australia 2329 10px|link= 1 3 Holden Racing Team 2182 10px|link= 1 4 Garry Rogers Motorsport 2100 10px|link= 5 Brad Jones Racing 2097 Notes N References 2 Townsville 400 2016 2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown 2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint 2015 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 2017 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 Castrol Edge Townsville 400