2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400

2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400Event Information

Round 7 of 14 in the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date| 8–10 July 2011
Location| Townsville, Queensland
Venue| Townsville Street Circuit
Weather| Fine
Results
| Race 1

Distance|  72 laps|  205 km
Pole position|  Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing|  1:12.9424
Winner|  Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team|  1:31:22.6745
| Race 2

Distance|  72 laps|  205 km
Pole position|  Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering|  1:12.8533
Winner|  Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering|  1:32:45.8802

The 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the seventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of July 8 to 10 at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland. It was the third running of the Townsville 400.

The event hosted races 14 and 15 of the 2011 season. A 72 lap, 200-kilometre race was held on both Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying for Race 14 consisted of a 20-minute, all-in session with the fastest ten progressing to the top ten shootout. Qualifying for Race 15 was a single 20 minute, all-in session.

Mark Winterbottom used the number 95 for this event in a promotion for the Pixar movie Cars 2, in which he starred.[1] Winterbottom became the first driver to score four straight series poles since Mark Skaife in 1998 when he took pole for Race 14.[2] The Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander won Race 14 from Jamie Whincup and Winterbottom's team mate Will Davison. Winterbottom finished fifth behind Craig Lowndes. There was controversy over Tander's win when he escaped a drive-through penalty despite hitting the bollard and appearing to cross the blend line at pit entry.[3] Kelly Racing driver Greg Murphy was later penalized for a similar incident at the pit exit. Murphy's teammate David Reynolds led the race early on in an impressive drive but collided with James Courtney on his way into pit lane. The incident put Courtney out of the race and significantly damaged Reynolds car, leaving him 24th at race's end, ten laps off the lead.

Lowndes claimed pole position for Race 15 from Winterbottom and Reynolds. Lowndes led for most of the race before team mate Whincup, who had to queue behind Lowndes in his second pit stop, passed him in the closing stages.[4] Winterbottom completed the podium. The two Stone Brothers Racing drivers, Alex Davison and Shane van Gisbergen, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Saturday winner Tander was in contention until a rear suspension failure dropped him several laps off the lead. Reynolds again had a disappointing race after a strong qualifying performance.

The weekend saw Whincup extend his lead over Lowndes in the championship from 156 to 186 points, the two Triple Eight drivers beginning to pull away from third placed Van Gisbergen. Whincup scored 288 points to Lowndes' 258, while Winterbottom had the third highest total for the event with 240.

## Results

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Results as follows:[5]

### Qualifying Race 14

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Qualifying timesheet:[6][7]

Pos  | No  | Name  | Car  | Team  | Qualifying  | Shootout

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1  | 95  | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:13.0832  | 1:12.9424
2  | 88  | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:12.9282  | 1:13.0667
3  | 6  | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:13.1923  | 1:13.0764
4  | 888  | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:13.1363  | 1:13.1731
5  | 2  | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:13.0529  | 1:13.2245
6  | 33  | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:13.2717  | 1:13.2966
7  | 17  | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:13.1923  | 1:13.3250
8  | 16  | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.2031  | 1:13.3408
9  | 15  | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.1045  | 1:13.4942
10  | 49  | Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:13.2768  | 1:14.1755
11  | 61  | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:13.2894  |
12  | 19  | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:13.3499  |
13  | 14  | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:13.3515  |
14  | 34  | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:13.3909  |
15  | 55  | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:13.4877  |
16  | 18  | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:13.4892  |
17  | 11  | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE | Kelly Racing | 1:13.5025  |
18  | 39  | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:13.5053  |
19  | 1  | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:13.5119  |
20  | 47  | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:13.5184  |
21  | 8  | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:13.5220  |
22  | 9  | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:13.5295  |
23  | 7  | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.5611  |
24  | 3  | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:13.6126  |
25  | 12  | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:13.7110  |
26  | 4  | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:13.7794  |
27  | 30  | Warren Luff | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:13.9782  |
28  | 21  | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:14.1916  |

### Race 14

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Race timesheets:[8]

Pos  | No  | Name  | Team  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 2  | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 72  | 1:31:22.6745  | 5  | 150
2  | 88  | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 72  | +3.3s  | 2  | 138
3  | 6  | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 72  | +12.8s  | 3  | 129
4  | 888  | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 72  | +13.2s  | 4  | 120
5  | 95  | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 72  | +15.6s  | 1  | 111
6  | 33  | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 72  | +17.6s  | 6  | 102
7  | 15  | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 72  | +23.8s  | 9  | 96
8  | 49  | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 72  | +31.7s  | 10  | 90
9  | 8  | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 72  | +35.3s  | 21  | 84
10  | 39  | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 72  | +35.8s  | 18  | 78
11  | 9  | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 72  | +39.6s  | 22  | 72
12  | 55  | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 72  | +41.6s  | 15  | 69
13  | 17  | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 72  | +44.2s  | 7  | 66
14  | 7  | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 72  | +47.1s  | 23  | 63
15  | 61  | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 72  | +49.7s  | 11  | 60
16  | 34  | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 72  | +1m 2.1s  | 14  | 57
17  | 18  | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 72  | +1m 3.2s  | 16  | 54
18  | 3  | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 71  | \+ 1 lap  | 24  | 51
19  | 11  | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 71  | \+ 1 lap  | 17  | 48
20  | 12  | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 71  | \+ 1 lap  | 25  | 45
21  | 19  | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 71  | \+ 1 lap  | 12  | 42
22  | 21  | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 70  | \+ 2 laps  | 28  | 39
23  | 14  | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 64  | \+ 8 laps  | 13  | 36
24  | 16  | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 62  | \+ 10 laps  | 8  | 33
25  | 47  | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 58  | \+ 14 laps  | 20  | 30
26  | 4  | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 57  | \+ 15 laps  | 26  | 27
Ret  | 30  | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 62  |  | 27  |
Ret  | 1  | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 30  | Accident  | 19  |

### Qualifying Race 15

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Qualifying timesheet:[9]

Pos  | No  | Name  | Car  | Team  | Time

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1  | 888  | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:12.8533
2  | 95  | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:13.1731
3  | 16  | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.2065
4  | 2  | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:13.2192
5  | 6  | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:13.2581
6  | 8  | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:13.2978
7  | 33  | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:13.3115
8  | 88  | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:13.3530
9  | 15  | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.4124
10  | 18  | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:13.4885
11  | 9  | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:13.5452
12  | 1  | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:13.5459
13  | 14  | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:13.5767
14  | 47  | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:13.5816
15  | 39  | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:13.6108
16  | 17  | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:13.6767
17  | 61  | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:13.6951
18  | 11  | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.6952
19  | 49  | Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:13.7193
20  | 7  | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:13.7671
21  | 19  | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:13.7960
22  | 4  | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:13.8308
23  | 21  | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:13.8665
24  | 34  | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:13.8702
25  | 12  | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:13.9722
26  | 30  | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:14.1653
27  | 3  | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:14.2244
28  | 55  | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:20.7799

### Race 15

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Race timesheets:[10]

Pos  | No  | Name  | Team  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 88  | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 72  | 01:32:45.8802  | 8  | 150
2  | 888  | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 72  | +4.4s  | 1  | 138
3  | 95  | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 72  | +11.2s  | 2  | 129
4  | 4  | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 72  | +13.9s  | 22  | 120
5  | 9  | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 72  | +19.9s  | 11  | 111
6  | 33  | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 72  | +20.4s  | 7  | 102
7  | 47  | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 72  | +27.3s  | 14  | 96
8  | 61  | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 72  | +29.4s  | 17  | 90
9  | 39  | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 72  | +30.1s  | 15  | 84
10  | 55  | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 72  | +32.3s  | 28  | 78
11  | 14  | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 72  | +32.8s  | 13  | 72
12  | 17  | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 72  | +35.6s  | 16  | 69
13  | 15  | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 72  | +35.6s  | 9  | 66
14  | 49  | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 72  | +36.0s  | 19  | 63
15  | 18  | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 72  | +36.5s  | 10  | 60
16  | 34  | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 72  | +42.3s  | 24  | 57
17  | 7  | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 72  | +43.3s  | 20  | 54
18  | 6  | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 72  | +44.9s  | 5  | 51
19  | 1  | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 72  | +48.8s  | 12  | 48
20  | 11  | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 72  | +52.7s  | 18  | 45
21  | 30  | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 72  | +55.6s  | 26  | 42
22  | 8  | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 72  | +56.8s  | 6  | 39
23  | 16  | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 72  | +1m 9.2s  | 3  | 36
24  | 21  | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 68  | \+ 4 laps  | 23  | 33
25  | 3  | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 67  | \+ 5 laps  | 27  | 30
26  | 2  | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 62  | \+ 10 laps  | 4  | 27
Ret  | 12  | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 39  |  | 25  |
Ret  | 19  | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 1  |  | 21  |

## Standings

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* After 15 of 28 races.[11]

Pos  | No  | Name  | Team  | Points

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1  | 88  | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1683
2  | 888  | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1497
3  | 9  | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 1317
4  | 15  | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 1244
5  | 5  | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1201

## References

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1. ^ "Frosty changes race number for Townsville". SpeedCafe. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
2. ^ "Winterbottom takes fourth consecutive pole". SpeedCafe. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
3. ^ "Tander Makes History in Townsville". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-03.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Whincup Wins Final Race in Townsville". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-03.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Townsville Street Circuit 10/07/2011 - Sucrogen Townsville 400-V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15". National Software. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
6. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Qualifying Race 14". National Software. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
7. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Top Ten Shootout". National Software. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
8. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 14". National Software. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
9. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Qualifying Race 15". National Software. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
10. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 15". National Software. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
11. ^ "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 15 - Series Points Report". National Software. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

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