2012 Sydney 500

Motor race New South Wales 2012 Sydney Telstra 500 15 15 2012 IVSC Homebush Street Circuit (Sydney, Australia) track map.svg 30 November–2 December Sydney, New South Wales Homebush Street Circuit Fine 74 250 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 1:29.5515 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 2:03:49.6940 74 250 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:27.6295 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:57:50.5999 The 2012 Sydney Telstra 500 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the fifteenth and final event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 30 November–2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit in Sydney, New South Wales. Craig Lowndes became the first driver to win two races at the circuit,https://speedcafe.com/lowndes-wins-fuel-economy-battle-in-race-29/ Lowndes wins fuel economy battle in Race 29 SpeedCafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 1 December 2012 22 March 2013 winning on Saturday after first-time pole-sitter Tim Slade made a mistake late in the race.https://speedcafe.com/mixed-emotions-for-slade-after-second-place-finish/ Mixed emotions for Slade after second place finish SpeedCafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 1 December 2012 22 March 2013 Will Davison gave Ford Performance Racing a strong finish to the year, winning the second race.https://speedcafe.com/will-davison-wins-2012-finale-in-sydney/ Will Davison wins 2012 finale in Sydney SpeedCafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 2 December 2012 22 March 2013 James Courtney found form, finishing on the podium in both races. Series champion Jamie Whincup finished fifth in both races. There was some controversy when Whincup pulled over in the pit lane in the first race to let team-mate Lowndes past, in order to boost Lowndes' chances of finishing second in the championship, but no penalty was applied.https://speedcafe.com/lowndes-team-pit-move-premeditated-to-ensure-one-two/ Lowndes: Team pit move premeditated to ensure one-two SpeedCafe Bartholomaeus Stefan 1 December 2012 22 March 2013 Mark Winterbottom was beaten to second in the points standings by Lowndes after a disappointing weekend. The 2012 Dunlop Series champion Scott McLaughlin made his solo debut for Garry Rogers Motorsport (after having driven with Jonathon Webb at the endurance races),https://www.speedcafe.com/mclaughlin-replaces-premat-for-sydney-finale/ McLaughlin replaces Premat for Sydney finale SpeedCafe 2 December 2012 22 March 2013 replacing Alex Prémat for the second race after Prémat suffered heat exhaustion on Saturday and was deemed unfit to race.https://speedcafe.com/premat-reflects-on-frightening-heat-exhaustion-incident/ Premat reflects on frightening heat exhaustion incident SpeedCafe Rowley Grant 5 December 2012 22 March 2013 The event was also the final one for the Project Blueprint specification V8 Supercars, with the new Car of the Future regulations coming into effect in 2013. Standings After 30 of 30 races. Pos No Name Team Points11Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering38612888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering352235Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing345746Will DavisonFord Performance Racing3049547Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing2790 References External links Sydney Telstra 500 2012 2012 Winton Motor Raceway V8 Supercar Event none 2011 Sydney Telstra 500 2013 Sydney Telstra 500 Sydney 500 Category:Motorsport in Sydney