2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300

2012 V8 Supercar championship race September 2012 Queensland 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 8 15 2012 IVSC Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg 3–5 August Ipswich, Queensland Queensland Raceway Fine 45 140 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:09:2218 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 54:57:5057 65 200 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:09:4828 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:18:23:0855 The 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the eighth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3–5 August at Queensland Raceway, in Ipswich, Queensland. Craig Lowndes clean-swept the event, leading to five-straight victories at this circuit and this event. The results of the two races were remarkable similar with Lowndes, Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup completing the podium in order in both races. Fabian Coulthard, Will Davison and Russell Ingall shared fourth to sixth in different orders. Shane van Gisbergen was seventh in both races while Michael Caruso and Tim Slade shared eight and ninth. With Lowndes winning and Winterbottom finishing ahead of Whincup the top four positions in the championship chase tightened will pulling further away from the rest of the field. Canadian Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve again performed a fill-in role, substituting for Greg Murphy for the second time while Murphy recovered from back surgery. Report Race 16 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 45 54:57.5057 1 150 2 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 45 + 1.7 s 3 138 3 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 45 + 9.4 s 2 129 4 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 45 + 11.8 s 5 120 5 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 45 + 16.7 s 8 111 6 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 45 + 17.3 s 4 102 7 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 45 + 28.2 s 6 96 8 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 45 + 33.3 s 9 90 9 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 45 + 37.6 s 15 84 10 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 45 + 37.6 s 16 78 11 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 45 + 38.8 s 11 72 12 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 45 + 39.2 s 17 69 13 7 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 45 + 43.2 s 24 66 14 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 45 + 43.6 s 26 63 15 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 45 + 45.5 s 21 60 16 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 45 + 47.5 s 20 57 17 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 45 + 53.9 s 23 54 18 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 45 + 56.1 s 13 51 19 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 45 + 57.8 s 19 48 20 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 45 + 58.6 s 14 45 21 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 45 + 59.7 s 28 42 22 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 45 + 1:04.5 7 39 23 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 44 + 1 lap 25 36 24 51 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 44 + 1 lap 26 25 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 44 + 1 lap 12 30 26 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 44 + 1 lap 10 27 27 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 40 + 5 laps 18 24 Ret 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 35 Mechanical 22 Source:http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?05/08/2012.QRI.R5 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300-V8 Supercar C'ship Races 16&17 Queensland Raceway Ipswich V8 Supercars – Race 16 National Software 2012-08-04 2012-09-09 Race 17 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 65 1:18:23.0855 4 150 2 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 65 + 2.0 s 2 138 3 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 65 + 16.1 s 3 129 4 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 65 + 23.7 s 1 120 5 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 65 + 32.5 s 7 111 6 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 65 + 33.3 s 5 102 7 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 65 + 34.7 s 8 96 8 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 65 + 36.1 s 11 90 9 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 65 + 41.5 s 9 84 10 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 65 + 55.2 s 15 78 11 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 65 + 57.3 s 14 72 12 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 65 + 57.7 s 22 69 13 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 65 + 1:06.2 10 66 14 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 65 + 1:07.8 18 63 15 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 64 + 1 lap 24 60 16 7 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 64 + 1 lap 16 57 17 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 64 + 1 lap 17 54 18 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 27 51 19 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 64 + 1 lap 21 48 20 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 64 + 1 lap 12 45 21 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 64 + 1 lap 26 42 22 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 25 39 23 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 20 36 24 51 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 64 + 1 lap 28 25 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 64 + 1 lap 23 30 26 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 62 + 3 laps 13 27 Ret 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 55 19 Ret 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 54 6 Source:http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?05/08/2012.QRI.R14 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300-V8 Supercar C'ship Races 16&17 Queensland Raceway Ipswich V8 Supercars – Race 16 National Software 2012-08-05 2012-09-12 Standings After 17 of 30 races. Pos No Name Team Points11Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering205225Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing197036Will DavisonFord Performance Racing18764888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering179659Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing1472 References Queensland 300 2012 2012 Sucrogen Townsville 400 2012 Sydney Motorsport Park 360 2011 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 2013 Coates Hire Ipswich 360 Coates Hire