2012 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge

Victoria 2012 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge yes 2012 IVSC Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg 25–28 March Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Fine 12 64 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 24:34.7788 7 37 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 42:52.4637 15 80 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 30:36.8057 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 274 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 272 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 264 The 2012 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held as the principal support event of the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. The event was won by Ford Performance Racing's lead-driver Mark Winterbottom after winning the qualifying race and the second and third races of the event. Fifth place in the final race was enough to claim a two-point win over Shane van Gisbergen of Stone Brothers Racing despite Van Gisbergen winning the fourth race. Winterbottom won $100,000 as the big prize of the non-championship event. Garth Tander was third driving for the Holden Racing Team. https://speedcafe.com/van-giz-takes-final-race-winterbottom-wins-round/ Van Giz takes final race, Winterbottom wins round Speedcafe 18 March 2012 3 January 2018 The event was marred by a multi-car pile-up in the third race in the opening lap when Jamie Whincup spun in the middle of the pack after contact from James Courtney as the field negotiated turn 3. Karl Reindler, Taz Douglas and Russell Ingall subsequently became involved. There was a long delay as there was a fuel leak from Reindler's Holden Commodore which needed to be cleaned up."Huge pile-up to open V8 Supercars race at Albert Park", Herald Sun, 17 March 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2018. The race was restarted but drastically shortened so as to not delay qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. References V8 Supercars Challenge 2012 2012 Clipsal 500 2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge 2011 Albert Park 400 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge