2018 Auckland SuperSprint

2018 ITM Auckland SuperSprint

Event Information
Round 15 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Date	2–4 November 2018
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Results
Race 1 Distance 70 laps 200 km Pole position Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:02.5708 Winner Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering
Race 2 Distance 70 laps 200 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:02.4719 Winner Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske

The 2018 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 2 to 4 November 2018. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 15th event of sixteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted races 28 and 29 of the season. It was the thirteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.

Report

Practice

Practice summary

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
P1	Friday	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.1150
P2	Friday	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.6575
P3	Saturday	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:10.3494

Race 28

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Vehicle	Time	Grid
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.5708	1
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.6880	2
3	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.8110	3
4	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.9312	4
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.9870	5
6	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.9996	6
7	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.0003	7
8	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.0482	8
9	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.0848	9
10	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.1172	10
11	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.1510	11
12	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.1612	12
13	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.1622	13
14	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.1907	14
15	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.2107	15
16	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.2199	16
17	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.3233	17
18	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.3532	18
19	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.4380	19
20	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.4982	20
21	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:02.9870	21
22	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.5281	22
23	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.5733	23
24	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (ZB)	1:03.5979	24
25	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6413	25
26	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.6477	26
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