2017_Tyrepower_Tasmania_SuperSprint
The 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 April 2017. The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the second event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 3 and 4 of the season.[1] The event was the 45th running of the Tasmania SuperSprint.
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| Round 2 of 14 in the 2017 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 7–9 April 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Symmons Plains Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Showers | |||||||||||||
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Background
Shane van Gisbergen entered the event as the championship leader ahead of Fabian Coulthard and James Courtney.
Race 3
Race three began in damp conditions. Polesitter Scott McLaughlin had a slow getaway from pole position and was rounded up by Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen off the start. On lap two, Fabian Coulthard made contact with Rick Kelly on the exit of turn three, slowing up Garth Tander (who was behind Kelly), who in turn was hit by Cameron Waters and subsequently spun, causing a chain reaction crash involving Tim Blanchard, James Courtney, Will Davison, Simona de Silvestro, Taz Douglas, James Moffat, Nick Percat, Scott Pye, Alex Rullo and Tim Slade. The race was immediately red-flagged and of the cars involved only Coulthard, de Silvestro and Waters returned to the grid (Coulthard and Waters) or the pit-lane (de Silvestro). The race was suspended for 45 minutes before the field completed two more laps under the Safety Car before the race was declared under time-certain conditions, with van Gisbergen winning the race after passing Mostert before the incident occurred.[2] McLaughlin finished down in 14th having accidentally driven into the pit-lane as opposed to the grid in the red-flag period. Points were initially awarded to the fifteen classified finishers but were later rescinded.[3]
Race 3
Qualifying
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Race
^‡ As the completed race distance was less than 75% of its original designation, no points were awarded.
Race 4
Qualifying
Race
- "Supercars releases 2017 calendar". Speedcafe. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "SVG declared winner of shortened Race 3". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "No points issued for shortened Race 3 at Tasmania". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "ARMOR ALL Qualifying - Race 3 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Race 4 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide |
2017 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500 |
| Previous year: 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint |
Tasmania SuperSprint | Next year: 2018 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint |