2018_Melbourne_400

**2018 Melbourne 400**
Event Information
Round 2 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
	Layout of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Date	22-25 March 2018
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Venue	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	25 laps
Pole position	Scott McLaughlin; DJR Team Penske
Winner	Scott McLaughlin; DJR Team Penske
Distance
Race 2
Distance	13 laps
Pole position	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Distance
Race 3
Distance	25 laps
Pole position	Scott McLaughlin; DJR Team Penske
Winner	Scott Pye; Walkinshaw Andretti United
Distance
Race 4
Distance	11 laps
Pole position	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	David Reynolds; Erebus Motorsport

2018 Melbourne 400

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The 2018 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship that was held on the weekend of 22 to 25 March 2018. The event was run at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and marked the first running of the Melbourne 400. It was the second event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 130 kilometres, and two races of 70 kilometers.^[1] The races were run in support of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and marked the first time that the Supercars support races would be a points-paying round of the Supercars Championship.^[2]^[3]

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Session	Day	Fastest lap
Session	Day	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Practice 1	Thursday	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.4067
Practice 2	Thursday	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.2981
Sources:^[4]^[5]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:54.6016		1
2	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:54.9312	+0.3297	2
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:54.9782	+0.3766	3
4	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.3096	+0.7080	4
5	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.3148	+0.7132	5
6	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.3205	+0.7189	6
7	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.3571	+0.7555	7
8	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.4792	+0.8776	8
9	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.5424	+0.9408	9
10	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.6453	+1.0437	10
11	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.6571	+1.0555	11
12	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.9581	+1.3565	12
13	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.9747	+1.3731	13
14	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.1152	+1.5136	14
15	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:56.1568	+1.5552	15
16	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:56.1739	+1.5723	16
17	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.3194	+1.7178	17
18	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.4008	+1.7993	18
19	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.4169	+1.8153	19
20	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.7086	+2.1071	20
21	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.7399	+2.1383	21
22	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.8673	+2.2657	22
23	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:56.0845	+2.4829	23
24	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.5446	+2.9430	24
25	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.7028	+3.1012	25
26	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	2:10.8889	+16.2873	26¹
Source:^[6]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	25	50:27.3333	1	100
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+1.3040	3	92
3	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+2.3139	2	86
4	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+11.5501	5	80
5	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+13.1104	4	74
6	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+14.5371	8	68
7	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+15.4476	6	64
8	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+16.5209	10	60
9	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+18.5936	7	56
10	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+21.5637	11	52
11	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+24.0565	9	48
12	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+27.1645	20	46
13	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	25	+29.3104	24	44
14	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+32.2897	15	42
15	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+33.5805	13	40
16	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+39.1634	17	38
17	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	25	+40.3264	18	36
18	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	25	+42.3939	14	34
19	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+44.4747	12	32
20	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+45.6380	19	30
21	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+48.6625	22	28
22	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+51.8006	26	26
23	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	25	+1:13.2437	25	24
24	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+1:33.6524	23	22
25	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	25	+1:35.5942	16	20
NC	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	3	Accident damage	21
Fastest lap: Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing) 1:57.1941 (on lap 15)
Source:^[8]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:54.9974		1
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.0855	+0.0881	2
3	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.3880	+0.3906	3
4	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.5720	+0.5746	4
5	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.5827	+0.5853	5
6	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:55.5920	+0.5946	6
7	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.5938	+0.5964	7
8	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.6296	+0.6322	8
9	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.6387	+0.6413	9
10	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:55.8122	+0.8148	10
11	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:55.8338	+0.8364	11
12	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:55.9128	+0.9154	12
13	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:56.0022	+1.0048	13
14	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.0092	+1.0118	14
15	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.1056	+1.1082	15
16	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.2864	+1.2890	16
17	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.2886	+1.2912	17
18	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.4050	+1.4076	18
19	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.4381	+1.4407	24¹
20	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.5009	+1.5035	19
21	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:56.7025	+1.7051	20
22	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:56.7122	+1.7148	21
23	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.9111	+1.9137	22
24	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:56.9992	+2.0018	23
25	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:57.0642	+2.0668	25
26	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:57.0811	+2.0837	26
Source:^[9]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	13	31:49.4088	1	50
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+4.2035	2	46
3	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+4.9979	3	43
4	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+9.2907	7	40
5	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+10.0804	4	37
6	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+13.1042	9	34
7	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+15.3435	5	32
8	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	13	+15.8240	6	30
9	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+16.5640	10	28
10	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+17.5132	11	26
11	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+22.9064	14	24
12	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+25.1086	8	23
13	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	13	+27.2083	12	22
14	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	13	+27.6782	13	21
15	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+28.0843	15	20
16	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	13	+30.9099	17	19
17	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+39.8109	24	18
18	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+41.8826	23	17
19	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+42.6417	16	16
20	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+43.8835	22	15
21	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+48.0326	18	14
22	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	13	+49.2373¹	19	13
23	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	13	+1:31.3428	20	12
NC	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	9	Retirement	26
NC	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	9	Retirement	25
NC	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	3	Retirement	21
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2:13.0872 (on lap 5)
Source:^[10]

2018_Melbourne_400

2018 Melbourne 400

Results

Practice

Race 3

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after Race 3

Race 4

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after Race 4

Race 5

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after Race 5

Race 6

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after Race 6

References

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