2018 Adelaide 500
Motor racing event in Adelaide, Australia
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The 2018 Adelaide 500 was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018 at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. It marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500 and was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship. It comprised two races of 250 kilometres.[1] Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars[1] and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.
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| Round 1 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 2–4 March 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
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Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Results
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Practice
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 1 |  Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1622 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 |  Scott McLaughlin |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.3567 |
| Practice 3 | Saturday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.8117 |
| Sources:[2][3][4] | ||||||
Race 1
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8304 | 1 | |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2587 | +0.4283 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | James Courtney |
Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.3793 | +0.5489 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds |
Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4004 | +0.5700 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.6941 | +0.8637 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.7722 | +0.9418 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.9229 | +1.0925 | 7 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison |
23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.9467 | +1.1163 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Nick Percat |
Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4658 | +1.6354 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth |
Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4922 | +1.6618 | 10 |
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Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Lee Holdsworth received a 5 second Time penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Garth Tander separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.[8]
- ^2 – Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cam Waters.[8]
Championship standings after Race 1
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 2
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5831 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5915 | +0.0084 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin |
DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.7598 | +0.1767 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds |
Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8870 | +0.3039 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1177 | +0.5346 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Cam Waters |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1872 | +0.6042 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert |
Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2360 | +0.6530 | 7 |
| 8 | 33 | Garth Tander |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2887 | +0.7057 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.5378 | +0.9547 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | No time | 10 | |
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Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.[8]
Championship standings after Race 2
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
