2011 Yas V8 400

Race details
Round 1 of 14 in the 2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series on the Yas Marina Circuit at Yas Island, United Arab Emirates.
Date 10–12 February 2011
Location Yas Island, United Arab Emirates
Course Yas Marina Circuit
4.73 km
Distance 86 (2 x 43) laps, 407 km
Weather Fine
Pole
Driver R1: Craig Lowndes
R2: Jamie Whincup		 R1: Triple Eight Race Engineering
R2: Triple Eight Race Engineering
Time R1: 1:57.229
R2: 1:56.429
Race 1
First Jamie Whincup 1:27:01.678 Triple Eight Race Engineering
Second Alex Davison 1:27:14.880 Stone Brothers Racing
Third Mark Winterbottom 1:27:16.960 Ford Performance Racing
Race 2
First James Courtney 1:43:14.651 Holden Racing Team
Second Jason Bright 1:43:15.258 Brad Jones Racing
Third Jamie Whincup 1:43:19.478 Triple Eight Race Engineering

The 2011 Yas V8 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first race of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 February at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the second time V8 Supercar visited the circuit.[1]

The weekend's race victories were shared between 2008 and 2009 champion Jamie Whincup of Triple Eight Race Engineering and 2010 champion James Courtney, who made his début with Holden Racing Team, having moved from Dick Johnson Racing over the off-season. Whincup took the championship lead after following up his race one victory, with third place behind Courtney and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright in race two. Despite winning the second race, Courtney trailed Whincup by 152 points after the weekend, after being docked 50 points for careless driving in race one.[2] Stone Brothers Racing drivers Alex Davison equalled his best result in the series, matching his second place finish at the Darwin round in 2009, in race one.[3] Davison's seventh place finish in the second race was enough for him to end the weekend second in points. Team-mate Shane Van Gisbergen also finished both races in the top ten, with his fourth and eighth places enough to place him third in points.

Contents

Results

Results as follows:[4]

Qualifying Race 1

Qualifying timesheet:[5]

Pos No Name Car Team Time
Pole 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:57.229
2 88 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:57.460
3 4 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:57.529
4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:57.619
5 55 Paul Dumbrell Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:57.628
6 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1:57.739
7 8 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:57.779
8 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.783
9 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.813
10 19 Jonathon Webb Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports 1:57.955
11 61 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:57.960
12 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:57.964
13 49 Steve Owen Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:57.982
14 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.986
15 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:58.011
16 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:58.071
17 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:58.205
18 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:58.312
19 14 Jason Bargwanna Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:58.316
20 1 James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:58.381
21 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:58.454
22 21 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:58.463
23 16 David Reynolds Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:58.480
24 30 Warren Luff Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:58.578
25 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:58.607
26 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1:58.926
27 11 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:59.056
28 18 James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:59.108

Race 1

Race timesheets:[6]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 1:27:01.678 2 150
2 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 43 +13.202 3 138
3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 +15.282 4 129
4 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 +19.901 15 120
5 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 43 +20.984 6 111
6 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 43 +30.989 14 102
7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 +37.346 1 96
8 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 +38.428 11 90
9 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +57.995 9 84
10 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 43 +1:01.376 17 78
11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 +1:03.349 8 72
12 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 43 +1:10.576 12 69
13 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 43 +1:16.422 25 66
14 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport 43 +1:17.254 13 63
15 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +1:19.802 18 60
16 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing 43 +1:22.062 28 57
17 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing 43 +1:27.459 23 54
18 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 43 +1:29.439 16 51
19 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing 43 +1:32.847 19 48
20 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 +1:35.233 10 45
21 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing 43 +1:40.083 27 42
22 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 43 +1:57.979 26 39
23 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 42 + 1 lap 24 36
24 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 42 + 1 lap 21 33
25 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 39 + 4 laps 5 30
26 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 39 + 4 laps 20 27
Ret 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 41 Accident 22
NC 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 20 + 23 laps 7

Qualifying Race 2

Qualifying timesheet:[7]

Pos No Name Car Team Time
Pole 88 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.429
2 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.718
3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.771
4 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:56.966
5 1 James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:56.988
6 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.049
7 8 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:57.050
8 4 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:57.052
9 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.096
10 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1:57.116
11 55 Paul Dumbrell Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:57.403
12 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:57.406
13 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:57.419
14 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.443
15 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:57.532
16 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:57.550
17 19 Jonathon Webb Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports 1:57.571
18 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:57.628
19 61 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:57.673
20 49 Steve Owen Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:57.742
21 16 David Reynolds Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:57.770
22 18 James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.869
23 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1:58.165
24 11 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:58.175
25 14 Jason Bargwanna Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:58.175
26 30 Warren Luff Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:58.206
27 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:58.391
28 21 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:58.651

Race 2

Race timesheets:[8]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 43 1:43:14.651 5 150
2 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 43 +0.607 7 138
3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 +4.827 1 129
4 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing 43 +7.941 21 120
5 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +12.345 9 111
6 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 +13.100 17 102
7 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 43 +13.656 8 96
8 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 +14.199 18 90
9 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing 43 +18.076 24 84
10 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 43 +20.280 11 78
11 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 43 +20.497 28 72
12 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing 43 +21.070 25 69
13 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport 43 +25.713 20 66
14 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 +28.110 3 63
15 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 +42.488 19 60
16 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 43 +49.120 13 57
17 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 43 +55.617 26 54
18 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 +59.414 4 51
19 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 42 +1 lap 27 48
20 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 42 +1 lap 23 45
21 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 42 +1 lap 2 42
22 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 38 +5 laps 6 39
Ret 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing 26 Retired 22
Ret 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 19 Collision 15
Ret 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 3 Suspension 12
Ret 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 0 Collision 10
Ret 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 0 Collision 16
Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 0 Collision 14

Standings

Pos No Name Team Points
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 279
2 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 234
3 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 210
4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 192
5 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing 174

References

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