The 2010 ITM Hamilton 400 was the fourth event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the third running of the Hamilton 400. It was held on the weekend of 16–18 April on the inner city streets of Hamilton, in New Zealand.
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Race 7 An even start saw pole sitter Jamie Whincup take the lead from Garth Tander at the first corner ahead of Michael Caruso, Craig Lowndes, Tony D'Alberto as Holdens dominated the start. Steven Johnson was the first Ford ahead of Rick Kelly, Fabian Coulthard, James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom. Yellows were waved on the opening lap after Shane van Gisbergen hit the wall over the back section of the circuit with both Russell Ingall and Dean Fiore striking glancing blows on the now limping Ford with Todd Kelly and Jason Bargwanna ending up spun backwards to the field in the ensuing chaos.
Tander forced his way into the lead in the early running, but once in front could not get away from Whincup. Light rain began in the opening laps, becoming more noticeable by about lap ten. A mechanical flag was waved at D'Alberto, ruining his best ever early race start, with flapping bodywork in the rear diffuser. Russell Ingall pitted on lap 12 with a misfire, diagnosed as a broken rocker. Cars began stopping for tyres on lap 16. Courtney the first of the leaders to pit along with Lee Holdsworth with Lowndes and Rick Kelly following on lap 17.
The round of pitstops completed saw Tander drop to third behind Whincup and Courtney. Daniel Gaunt hit the wall on lap 26 with Steven Richards pitting the following lap with mechanical issues. Both continued. After the second round of stops Tander settled back into second ahead of Courtney. Safety car was called for when Tim Slade stopped with his Ford unable to restart.
At the restart on lap 49 Whincup led from Tander, Courtney, Lowndes, Caruso, Steven Johnson, Mark Winterbottom, Rick Kelly and Paul Dumbrell. Fabian Coulthard turned Todd Kelly into a spin and Jonathon Webb also punting Greg Murphy into a spin. Alex Davison came to a halt with his portion of track blocked. All continued. Coulthard received a drive-through penalty. Top four pulled steadily away. Will Davison retired with an engine misfire after having climbed to the edge of the top ten after his qualifying accident left him buried in the grid.
Whincup pulled clear to claim his fifth race win of the year ahead of Tander, Courtney in the first Ford, Lowndes, Caruso, Johnson, Winterbottom, Rick Kelly, Dumbrell and Lee Holdsworth.
Race 8 Qualifying was marred by a heavy collision with a wall by Andrew Thompson, his second consecutive street circuit crash after damaging his car sufficiently at the 2010 Clipsal 500 to miss the entire meeting. The Walkinshaw Racing team assessed the damage as to extensive to repair for the race. Garth Tander secured pole position after a last minute effort by Race 7 polesitter Jamie Whincup fell afoul traffic. Behind Whincup was Michael Caruso in a strong performance in the Garry Rogers Motorsport Commodore with Rick Kelly and Craig Lowndes completing a clean sweep of the top five for Holden. First Fords were the Dick Johnson Racing pair of James Courtney and Steven Johnson in sixth and seventh with Will Davison, Rick Kelly and Mark Winterbottom completing the top ten positions. In a disappointing session for the strong New Zealand contingent Shane van Gisbergen represented their best in twelfth.
Results Results as follows:
Qualifying Race 7 Qualifying timesheets: Pos No Name Car Team Shootout QualifyingPole1 Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.26901:23.394622 Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:23.42131:23.0653334 Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:23.54451:23.4214517 Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:23.63541:23.5259624 Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:23.65861:23.4416715 Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:23.67601:23.507083 Tony D'AlbertoHolden VE CommodoreTony D'Alberto Racing1:23.80811:23.3940918 James CourtneyFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:23.91631:23.2135105 Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:23.99461:23.489910888 Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.57991:23.54431119 Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:23.63291255 Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:23.68621351 Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:23.76991433 Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:23.8011158 Jason RichardsHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:23.8467166 Steven RichardsFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:23.91191710 Andrew ThompsonHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:23.95381814 Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:23.9739197 Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:24.02212039 Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:24.0288219 Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:24.08392211 Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:24.08922312 Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:24.17732422 Will DavisonHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:24.18972547 Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:24.2932264 Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:24.31912730 Daniel GauntHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:24.96782821 Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:25.12242916 Tony RicciardelloHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:25.8922
Race 7 Race timesheets: Pos No Name Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering591:30:34.7140115022 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team59+2.4s2138318 James CourtneyDick Johnson Racing59+3.9s91294888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering59+5.7s4120534 Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport59+10.2s3111617 Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing59+12.4s510275 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing59+14.8s1096815 Rick KellyKelly Racing59+16.0s790955 Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing59+16.6s12841033 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport59+16.9s1478118 Jason RichardsBrad Jones Racing59+21.8s1572123 Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing59+22.8s8691319 Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports59+23.4s11661410 Andrew ThompsonWalkinshaw Racing59+24.8s17631511 Jason BargwannaKelly Racing59+28.3s22601621 Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport59+32.2s2857174 Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing59+34.8s26541851 Greg MurphyPaul Morris Motorsport59+35.0s13511930 Daniel GauntLucas Dumbrell Motorsport59+44.0s2748207 Todd KellyKelly Racing59+44.5s19452114 Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing59+56.8s18422224 Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing59+59.0s6392316 Tony RicciardelloKelly Racing58+ 1 lap2936246 Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing55+ 4 laps1633Ret22 Will DavisonHolden Racing Team54Engine24Ret47 Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing4225Ret12 Dean FioreTriple F Racing1323Ret39 Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport11Engine20Ret9 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing0Accident21
Qualifying Race 8 Qualifying timesheets: Pos No Name Car Team QualifyingPole2 Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:23.034921 Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.1043334 Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:23.1966415 Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:23.25144888 Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.3056518 James CourtneyFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:23.3100617 Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:23.3937722 Will DavisonHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:23.409487 Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:23.409795 Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:23.43981033 Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:23.4871119 Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:23.52921255 Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:23.58711314 Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:23.58871519 Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:23.62311610 Andrew ThompsonHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:23.7785173 Tony D'AlbertoHolden VE CommodoreTony D'Alberto Racing1:23.83991851 Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:23.86241924 Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:23.8995204 Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:23.91062147 Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:23.97552239 Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:24.01362311 Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:24.10232412 Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:24.1339256 Steven RichardsFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:24.2578268 Jason RichardsHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:24.2783 2716 Tony RicciardelloHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:24.70542821 Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:24.74312730 Daniel GauntHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:25.0753
Race 8 Race timesheets: Pos No Name Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering591:27:53.1931215022 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team59+6.2s1138334 Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport59+19.6s3129433 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport59+22.9s11120522 Will DavisonHolden Racing Team59+32.1s8111615 Rick KellyKelly Racing59+40.0s410279 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing59+47.3s129687 Todd KellyKelly Racing59+48.0s990911 Jason BargwannaKelly Racing59+49.7s23841019 Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports59+50.0s1578118 Jason RichardsBrad Jones Racing59+52.9s26721239 Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport59+54.7s22691314 Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing59+1:11.1s14661412 Dean FioreTriple F Racing59+1:12.4s24631551 Greg MurphyPaul Morris Motorsport59+1:14.8s18601647 Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing58+ 1 lap21571730 Daniel GauntLucas Dumbrell Motorsport58+ 1 lap28541821 Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport57+ 2 laps275119888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering55+ 4 laps5482055 Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing52+ 7 laps13452118 James CourtneyDick Johnson Racing48+ 11 laps642Ret24 Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing3919Ret4 Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing1020Ret3 Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing917Ret16 Tony RicciardelloKelly Racing126EXC17 Steven JohnsonDick Johnson RacingDisqualified7EXC5 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance RacingDisqualified10EXC6 Steven RichardsFord Performance RacingDisqualified25DNS10 Andrew ThompsonWalkinshaw RacingQualifying accident
Standings After race 8 of 26 Pos Name Team Points1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering10712 James CourtneyDick Johnson Racing8673 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing8104 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport7715 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing726 Source
References
External links Official timing and results Hamilton 400 website