2009 Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship V8 Supercar meeting on the Albert Park Street Circuit at Melbourne, Victoria. | |||
| Date | 26–29 March 2009 | ||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Course | Albert Park Street Circuit km | ||
| Distance | 75 (15 each race) laps, km | ||
| Weather | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:"#E2F0E8;" | Pole | |||
| Driver | Craig Lowndes | Team Vodafone | |
| Time | 1:57.7400 | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| First | Craig Lowndes | 29:53.5736 | Team Vodafone |
| Second | Mark Winterbottom | 29:59.3395 | Ford Performance Racing |
| Third | Will Davison | 30:03.0346 | Toll Holden Racing Team |
| Race 2 | |||
| First | Mark Winterbottom | 31:54.3485 | Ford Performance Racing |
| Second | Will Davison | 31:54.6969 | Toll Holden Racing Team |
| Third | Craig Lowndes | 31:56.3244 | Team Vodafone |
| Race 3 | |||
| First | Craig Lowndes | 30:02.1388 | Team Vodafone |
| Second | Mark Winterbottom | 30:12.0612 | Ford Performance Racing |
| Third | Russell Ingall | 30:20.4387 | Supercheap Auto Racing |
| Final standings | |||
| First | Craig Lowndes | Team Vodafone | |
| Second | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | |
| Third | Will Davison | Toll Holden Racing Team | |
The 2009 Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge was the second meeting of the 2009 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 26 to 29 March at Albert Park Street Circuit, in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The meeting was a non-championship affair, conducted under a unique Holden vs Ford format. It was the lead support category for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday 26 March.
Top Ten shootout
The top ten shootout was held on Friday 27 March immediately before the first race. Craig Lowndes held onto the fastest position from qualifying, setting a new practice record while doing so. Will Davison was second fastest ahead of Jason Richards while the big mover from qualifying was Mark Winterbottom climbing from ninth to fourth, while second fastest from qualifying, the surprising Fabian Coulthard dropped to eighth.
Race 1
Race 1 was held on Friday 27 March immediately after the shootout.
Race 2
Race 2 was held on Saturday 28 March.
Race 3
Race 3 was held on Sunday 29 March.
Results
Results as follows:[1]
Race 1 Results
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Team Vodafone | 15 | 29:53.5736 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 15 | +5.8s | 8 | 92 |
| 3 | 22 | Will Davison | Toll Holden Racing Team | 15 | +9.5s | 2 | 86 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Jim Beam Racing | 15 | +10.0s | 7 | 80 |
| 5 | 8 | Jason Richards | Team BOC | 15 | +10.5s | 3 | 74 |
| 6 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Wilson Security Racing | 15 | +15.3s | 8 | 68 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Team Vodafone | 15 | +18.4s | 19 | 64 |
| 8 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | SP Tools Racing | 15 | +18.9s | 10 | 60 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Jack Daniels Racing | 15 | +21.9s | 5 | 56 |
| 10 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Team Autobarn | 15 | +22.5s | 9 | 52 |
| 11 | 14 | Cameron McConville | WOW Racing | 15 | +25.4s | 14 | 48 |
| 12 | 77 | Marcus Marshall | Team IntaRacing | 15 | +27.5s | 15 | 46 |
| 13 | 25 | Jason Bright | Fujitsu Racing | 15 | +30.9s | 20 | 44 |
| 14 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Sprint Gas Racing | 15 | +39.7s | 25 | 42 |
| 15 | 18 | James Courtney | Jim Beam Racing | 15 | +40.1s | 26 | 40 |
| 16 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Bottle O Racing | 15 | +40.9s | 23 | 38 |
| 17 | 24 | David Reynolds | Bundaberg Red Racing Team | 15 | +41.5s | 18 | 36 |
| 18 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 15 | +41.8s | 11 | 34 |
| 19 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Dodo Racing Team | 15 | +45.0s | 27 | 32 |
| 20 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Sprint Gas Racing | 15 | +48.8s | 13 | 30 |
| 21 | 9 | Alex Davison | Irwin Racing | 15 | +49.5s | 21 | 28 |
| 22 | 67 | Tim Slade | Supercheap Auto Racing | 15 | +56.3s | 24 | 26 |
| 23 | 021 | Dean Fiore | Team Kiwi Racing | 15 | +57.3s | 28 | 24 |
| 24 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 14 | +1 lap | 17 | 22 |
| 25 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 14 | +1 lap | 22 | 20 |
| DNF | 2 | Garth Tander | Toll Holden Racing Team | 13 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Rick Kelly | Jack Daniels Racing | 6 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 39 | Russell Ingall | Supercheap Auto Racing | 5 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Dale Wood | Hi Tech Oils Racing | 4 | 30 | ||
| DSQ | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Wilson Security Racing | 29 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 29/03/2009 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
External links
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