Английская Википедия:2017 Newcastle 500
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The 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 24 to 26 November 2017. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the fourteenth and final event in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 25 and 26 of the season.[1]
The event was the first running of the Newcastle 500, following the discontinuation of the Sydney 500 at the conclusion of the 2016 season.[2]
Background
Five drivers came into the final event of the series with a mathematical chance of securing the title, the highest number since 2005. The event offered a maximum of 300 points, 150 per race win. Jamie Whincup led the championship on 2850 points, 30 points ahead of Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin's team-mate Fabian Coulthard sat third, 176 points behind Whincup. Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen were the other two drivers in the title fight, but both were over 250 points behind Whincup.
Taz Douglas replaced Jack Perkins at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.[3]
Report
Practice
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 88 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.1577 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.5949 |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||||
Race 25
Qualifying
Race
- Шаблон:Note Shane van Gisbergen received a 15 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Race 26
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.5211 | |
| 2 | 97 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.5502 | +0.0290 |
| 3 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.6765 | +0.1554 |
| 4 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.8429 | +0.3217 |
| 5 | 88 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.8665 | +0.3453 |
| 6 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:10.9438 | +0.4226 |
| 7 | 23 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.0045 | +0.4834 |
| 8 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.0174 | +0.4963 |
| 9 | 55 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.3532 | +0.8320 |
| 10 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.8448 | +1.3236 |
| Source:[9] | ||||||
Race
- Шаблон:Note Scott McLaughlin received a 25 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Standings after the event
- Drivers Championship
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Driver | Шаблон:Tooltip | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Whincup | 3042 | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott McLaughlin | 3021 | +21 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fabian Coulthard | 2812 | +230 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shane van Gisbergen | 2769 | +273 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chaz Mostert | 2748 | +294 |
- Teams Championship
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJR Team Penske | 5868 | |
| 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (88, 97) | 5811 | +57 |
| 3 | Prodrive Racing Australia | 4416 | +1452 |
| 4 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 3711 | +2157 |
| 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 3477 | +2391 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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