The 2012 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the eighth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3–5 August at Queensland Raceway, in Ipswich, Queensland.

Craig Lowndes clean-swept the event, leading to five-straight victories at this circuit and this event. The results of the two races were remarkable similar with Lowndes, Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup completing the podium in order in both races. Fabian Coulthard, Will Davison and Russell Ingall shared fourth to sixth in different orders. Shane van Gisbergen was seventh in both races while Michael Caruso and Tim Slade shared eight and ninth. With Lowndes winning and Winterbottom finishing ahead of Whincup the top four positions in the championship chase tightened will pulling further away from the rest of the field.

Canadian Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve again performed a fill-in role, substituting for Greg Murphy for the second time while Murphy recovered from back surgery.

Report

Race 16

Race Name Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 45 54:57.5057 1 150 2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 45 + 1.7 s 3 138 3 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 45 + 9.4 s 2 129 4 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 45 + 11.8 s 5 120 5 66 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 45 + 16.7 s 8 111 6 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 45 + 17.3 s 4 102 7 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 45 + 28.2 s 6 96 8 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 45 + 33.3 s 9 90 9 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 45 + 37.6 s 15 84 10 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 45 + 37.6 s 16 78 11 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 45 + 38.8 s 11 72 12 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 45 + 39.2 s 17 69 13 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 45 + 43.2 s 24 66 14 11 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 45 + 43.6 s 26 63 15 22 James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 45 + 45.5 s 21 60 16 49 Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 45 + 47.5 s 20 57 17 91 Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 45 + 53.9 s 23 54 18 18 James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 45 + 56.1 s 13 51 19 33 Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 45 + 57.8 s 19 48 20 8 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 45 + 58.6 s 14 45 21 21 David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 45 + 59.7 s 28 42 22 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 45 + 1:04.5 7 39 23 30 Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 44 + 1 lap 25 36 24 51 Jacques Villeneuve Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 44 + 1 lap 26 25 3 Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 44 + 1 lap 12 30 26 4 Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 44 + 1 lap 10 27 27 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 40 + 5 laps 18 24 Ret 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 35 Mechanical 22 Source:

Race 17

Race Name Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 65 1:18:23.0855 4 150 2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 65 + 2.0 s 2 138 3 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 65 + 16.1 s 3 129 4 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 65 + 23.7 s 1 120 5 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 65 + 32.5 s 7 111 6 66 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 65 + 33.3 s 5 102 7 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 65 + 34.7 s 8 96 8 47 Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 65 + 36.1 s 11 90 9 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 65 + 41.5 s 9 84 10 49 Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 65 + 55.2 s 15 78 11 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 65 + 57.3 s 14 72 12 91 Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 65 + 57.7 s 22 69 13 3 Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 65 + 1:06.2 10 66 14 22 James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 65 + 1:07.8 18 63 15 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 64 + 1 lap 24 60 16 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 64 + 1 lap 16 57 17 8 Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 64 + 1 lap 17 54 18 21 David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 27 51 19 18 James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 64 + 1 lap 21 48 20 12 Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 64 + 1 lap 12 45 21 11 Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 64 + 1 lap 26 42 22 30 Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 25 39 23 33 Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 64 + 1 lap 20 36 24 51 Jacques Villeneuve Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 64 + 1 lap 28 25 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 64 + 1 lap 23 30 26 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 62 + 3 laps 13 27 Ret 4 Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 55 19 Ret 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 54 6 Source:

Standings After 17 of 30 races. Pos No Name Team Points11Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering205225Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing197036Will DavisonFord Performance Racing18764888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering179659Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing1472

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