2015 Tasmania Super Sprint

2015 V8 Supercar championship race Tasmania 2015 Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint 2 14 2015 IVSC Symmons Plains Raceway (Australia) track map.svg 27–29 March Launceston, Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Fine 25 60 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 51.6558 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 22:01.3121 25 60 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 51.6213 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 24:24.0674 84 200 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 51.7978 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:15:21.0174 The 2015 Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 27–29 March 2015. The event was held at the Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and consisted of two sprint races, each over a distance of 60 km 0 off and one endurance race over a distance of 200 km 0 off. It was the second round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. Prior to the start of the event, DJR Team Penske's Marcos Ambrose decided to step down from the driver's seat. He announced that he will work with the team and further practice with the car before he returns for the Endurance Cup. Scott Pye, who raced for the team in 2014, was announced as the replacement for Ambrose.https://speedcafe.com/ambrose-steps-down-from-full-time-v8-supercars-drive/ Ambrose steps down from full-time V8 Supercars drive Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 17 March 2015 6 April 2015 David Reynolds and Andre Heimgartner transferred over to the Ford FG X Falcon for the event and the rest of the 2015 season.https://speedcafe.com/fg-falcon-signs-off-as-super-black-upgrades/ FG Falcon signs off as Super Black upgrades Stefan Bartholomaeus Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 16 March 2015 6 April 2015 Saturday was a good day for Triple Eight Race Engineering's Craig Lowndes, who managed to secure pole position for both races to be held later in the day.https://speedcafe.com/lowndes-takes-symmons-plains-pole-double/ Lowndes takes Symmons Plains pole double Stefan Bartholomaeus Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 28 March 2015 6 April 2015 Lowndes then proceeded to win the first race of the weekend, ahead of Mark Winterbottom and James Courtney.http://www.crash.net/v8/race-report/216990/1/lowndes-eases-to-race-one-victory-at-tasmania.html Lowndes converts pole to victory for Red Bull Crash.net Crash Media Group 28 March 2015 6 April 2015 Erebus Motorsport's Will Davison, who started fourth on the grid, missed out on a potential podium finish after being spun around by Courtney at turn 4 on the first lap. After Davison commented that Courtney's performance was 'stupid' and 'arrogant', no further action on the incident was decided by the race stewards. Lowndes again led home the field in Race 5, ahead of teammate Jamie Whincup.http://www.crash.net/v8/race-report/216995/1/lowndes-leads-triple-eight-12-in-race-two.html Lowndes doubles up at Tasmania Crash.net Crash Media Group 28 March 2015 6 April 2015 Lowndes took a clean sweep of pole positions on Sunday taking pole for the 200 km 0 on Race 6, alongside Reynolds.http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/craig-lowndes-repeats-qualifying-form-at-symmons-plains-20150329-1ma8rn.html Craig Lowndes repeats qualifying form at Symmons Plains The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Australian Associated Press 29 March 2015 6 April 2015 The two managed to tangle at turn 2 on the first lap; Lowndes received a pit lane penalty for spinning Reynolds around in the incident. Whincup took the lead and led until the finish line. Chaz Mostert finished second and Shane van Gisbergen finished third. The two wins for Lowndes meant that he moved to 99 ATCC/V8 Supercar wins in his career, while Whincup moved into second place on the all-time wins list with 91, passing Mark Skaife's tally of 90 wins.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-29/whincup-wins-as-lowndes-blunders/6356972 Jamie Whincup wins V8 Supercars race at Symmons Plains as Craig Lowndes blunders Australian Associated Press ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 March 2015 6 April 2015 Results Race 4 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Time 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.6558 2 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:51.7030 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:51.7675 4 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:51.7889 5 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 0:51.7942 6 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 0:51.8378 7 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:51.8875 8 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.9057 9 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:51.9852 10 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 0:52.0973 11 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 0:52.1210 12 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.1442 13 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:52.1596 14 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 0:52.1926 15 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 0:52.1959 16 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.2040 17 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:52.2061 18 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 0:52.2363 19 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.2420 20 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:52.2641 21 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.2727 22 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:52.2829 23 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.3908 24 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:52.4557 25 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.6047 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25 22:01.3121 1 75 2 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 25 +2.2 s 2 69 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 25 +3.0 s 3 64 4 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 25 +8.4 s 8 60 5 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 25 +8.8 s 6 55 6 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 25 +9.8 s 5 51 7 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25 +10.0 s 7 48 8 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 25 +10.9 s 9 45 9 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 25 +13.3 s 10 42 10 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 25 +14.0 s 13 39 11 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 25 +15.9 s 11 36 12 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +18.0 s 16 34 13 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 25 +21.5 s 18 33 14 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +23.4 s 19 31 15 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +26.1 s 21 30 16 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 25 +27.3 s 23 28 17 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 25 +27.5 s 4 27 18 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 25 +28.5 s 15 25 19 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 25 +29.5 s 22 24 20 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 +31.6 s 24 22 21 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 25 +34.9 s 25 21 22 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 25 +42.8 s 14 19 23 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +48.4 s 12 18 DNF 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 11 20 DNF 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 17 Race 5 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Time 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.6213 2 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.7188 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:51.7550 4 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 0:51.8263 5 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 0:51.8336 6 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:51.8663 7 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:51.8817 8 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:51.9132 9 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:51.9332 10 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 0:51.9398 11 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 0:51.9442 12 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:51.9518 13 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:51.9520 14 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:51.9531 15 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 0:51.9663 16 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.0023 17 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:52.0702 18 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 0:52.1055 19 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 0:52.1556 20 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:52.2204 21 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.2912 22 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.3292 23 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.3578 24 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:52.4435 25 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.5512 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25 24:24.0674 1 75 2 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25 +1.6 s 2 69 3 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 25 +5.5 s 3 64 4 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 25 +7.5 s 4 60 5 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 25 +8.6 s 6 55 6 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 25 +9.1 s 7 51 7 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 25 +9.6 s 9 48 8 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 25 +10.2 s 10 45 9 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 +12.6 s 8 42 10 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 25 +13.2 s 13 39 11 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 25 +13.7 s 11 36 12 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 25 +14.1 s 14 34 13 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +16.7 s 12 33 14 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 25 +17.1 s 15 31 15 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 25 +18.5 s 17 30 16 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +20.6 s 16 28 17 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 25 +21.1 s 18 27 18 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 25 +21.5 s 22 25 19 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +22.3 s 21 24 20 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 +25.2 s 24 22 21 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 25 +27.1 s 25 21 22 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 25 +32.9 s 20 19 23 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 25 +35.0 s 23 18 24 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 24 +1 lap 19 16 25 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 23 +2 laps 5 15 Race 6 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Time 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.7978 2 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 0:51.8463 3 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:51.8532 4 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:51.9062 5 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 0:51.9125 6 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:52.0099 7 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 0:52.0172 8 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:52.0219 9 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 0:52.0668 10 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:52.0972 11 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:52.1461 12 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:52.1899 13 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 0:52.1906 14 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:52.1991 15 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 0:52.2249 16 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 0:52.2454 17 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.2502 18 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0:52.2516 19 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.2945 20 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.3503 21 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 0:52.3642 22 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.3730 23 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:52.3898 24 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 0:52.3929 25 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 0:52.9913 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 84 1:15:21.0176 3 150 2 6 AUS Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 84 +3.5 s 6 138 3 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 84 +15.3 s 5 129 4 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 84 +15.9 s 8 120 5 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 84 +24.5 s 9 111 6 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 84 +26.9 s 1 102 7 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 84 +28.0 s 11 96 8 111 NZL Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 84 +31.6 s 7 90 9 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 84 +32.2 s 14 84 10 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 84 +40.4 s 12 78 11 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 84 +41.0 s 2 72 12 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 84 +52.2 s 10 69 13 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 84 +52.5 s 20 66 14 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 83 +1 lap 19 63 15 21 AUS Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 83 +1 lap 13 60 16 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 83 +1 lap 15 57 17 222 AUS Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 83 +1 lap 17 54 18 17 AUS Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 83 +1 lap 21 51 19 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 83 +1 lap 24 48 20 3 AUS Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 83 +1 lap 25 45 21 4 AUS Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 83 +1 lap 18 42 22 99 AUS James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 82 +2 laps 22 39 23 9 AUS Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 65 +19 laps 4 36 DNF 300 AUS Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 82 16 DNF 34 AUS David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 23 Championship standings After Race 6 of 36. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 AUS Jamie Whincup 483 2 AUS James Courtney 464 3 AUS Craig Lowndes 460 4 AUS Garth Tander 457 5 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 456 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 943 2 Holden Racing Team 921 3 Prodrive Racing Australia 729 4 Brad Jones Racing 687 5 Nissan Motorsport (7/15) 559 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em External links Event page on V8 Supercars' official website Tasmania Super Sprint 2015 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide 2015 Ubet Perth Super Sprint 2014 Tyrepower Tasmania 400 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint Tasmania Category:March 2015 sports events in Australia