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. Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.

Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.

Results

Practice + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.1622 Practice 2 Friday 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:20.3567 Practice 3 Saturday 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:19.8117Sources:

Race 1 Qualifying Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 97 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.2467 2 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:20.2477 +0.0010 3 25 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.2538 +0.0071 4 5 Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X1:20.2968 +0.0501 5 9 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:20.4195 +0.1728 6 8 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:20.4523 +0.2056 7 230 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Falcon FG X1:20.4882 +0.2415 8 18 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB1:20.4910 +0.2443 9 1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:20.5111 +0.2644 10 15 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.5181 +0.2714 11 7 Andre HeimgartnerNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.5604 +0.3137 11 12 55 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X1:20.5935 +0.3468 12 13 2 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB1:20.6566 +0.4099 13 14 14 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:20.7325 +0.4858 14 15 888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB1:20.7331 +0.4864 15 16 56 Richie StanawayTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X1:20.8020 +0.5553 16 17 33 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:20.8094 +0.5627 17 18 12 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:20.8532 +0.6065 18 19 6 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X1:20.8872 +0.6405 19 20 23 Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.9099 +0.6632 20 21 99 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:21.1342 +0.8875 21 22 21 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB1:21.1451 +0.8984 22 23 78 Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:21.2577 +1.0110 23 24 35 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingFord Falcon FG X1:21.5070 +1.2603 24 25 34 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB1:21.7529 +1.5062 25 26 19 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB1:22.8170 +2.5703 26 Source: Top 10 Shootout Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 97 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.8304 1 2 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:20.2587 +0.4283 2 3 25 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.3793 +0.5489 3 4 9 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.4004 +0.5700 4 5 1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.6941 +0.8637 5 6 5 Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.7722 +0.9418 6 7 15 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:20.9229 +1.0925 7 8 230 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.9467 +1.1163 8 9 8 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB 1:21.4658 +1.6354 9 10 18 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.4922 +1.6618 10 Source: Race Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 1:56:18.6539 1 150 2 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1.222 3 138 3 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +3.431 2 129 4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +4.479 4 120 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +6.749 6 111 6 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +7.666 5 102 7 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +9.470 12 96 8 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +10.317 8 90 9 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +10.925 15 84 10 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +13.304 13 78 11 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.902 9 72 12 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.916 10 69 13 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +18.457 14 66 14 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +20.158 20 63 15 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +21.014 19 60 16 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +21.336 17 57 17 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +27.542 11 54 18 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +29.277 23 51 19 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 21 48 20 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 26 45 21 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 75 +3 laps 18 42 22 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 75 +3 laps 24 39 23 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 65 +13 laps 7 36 NC 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 Drivetrain 16 NC 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 58 Accident 22 NC 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 55 Accident damage 25 Source: Notes – 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. – Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cam Waters.

Championship standings after Race 1

Drivers Championship Driver Gap 1 Shane van Gisbergen 150 2 James Courtney 138 -12 3 Scott McLaughlin 129 -21 4 David Reynolds 120 -30 5 Mark Winterbottom 111 -39

Teams Championship Team Gap 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 262 2 Walkinshaw Andretti United 216 -46 3 Tickford Racing (5, 55) 207 -55 4 DJR Team Penske 171 -91 5 Erebus Motorsport 168 -94

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race 2 Qualifying Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:19.6900 2 97 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.8056 +0.1156 3 1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.8268 +0.1368 4 33 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.9113 +0.2213 5 55 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:19.9187 +0.2287 6 9 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.9544 +0.2644 7 5 Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:19.9736 +0.2836 8 7 Andre HeimgartnerNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:19.9926 +0.3026 9 23 Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:20.0101 +0.3202 10 6 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.0477 +0.3577 11 14 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.0905 +0.4005 11 12 12 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:20.1217 +0.4317 12 13 18 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1579 +0.4679 13 14 25 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.1765 +0.4866 14 15 2 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.1814 +0.4914 15 16 15 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:20.2008 +0.5108 16 17 888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.2239 +0.5339 17 18 56 Richie StanawayTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.2998 +0.6099 18 19 99 Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.4077 +0.7178 19 20 8 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.4235 +0.7336 20 21 230 Will Davison23Red RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.4310 +0.7410 21 22 19 Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.4388 +0.7488 22 23 34 James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.5314 +0.8415 23 24 35 Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.7843 +1.0943 24 25 78 Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:21.0224 +1.3324 25 26 21 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB 1:21.0464 +1.3565 26 Source: Top 10 Shootout Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 97 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.5831 1 2 1 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.5915 +0.0084 2 3 17 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X 1:19.7598 +0.1767 3 4 9 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:19.8870 +0.3039 4 5 5 Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.1177 +0.5346 5 6 6 Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.1872 +0.6042 6 7 55 Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X 1:20.2360 +0.6530 7 8 33 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB 1:20.2887 +0.7057 8 9 23 Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 1:20.5378 +0.9547 9 10 7 Andre HeimgartnerNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 No time 10 Source: Race Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 1:48:02.0911 1 150 2 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +0.8247 4 138 3 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +3.6322 8 129 4 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +5.9563 7 120 5 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +11.2706 6 111 6 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +13.9504 14 102 7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +14.6830 17 96 8 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +16.8859 15 90 9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +17.2717 9 84 10 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +25.0862 3 78 11 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +25.7981 11 72 12 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +30.2347 21 69 13 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +30.7273 5 66 14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +34.9234 16 63 15 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +35.5774 20 60 16 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X 78 +42.1848 12 57 17 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +44.0455 19 54 18 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 78 +51.8463 25 51 19 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:03.2025 23 48 20 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X 78 +1:06.3546 18 45 21 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon FG X 77 +1 lap 24 42 22 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 22 39 23 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 71 +7 laps 26 36 24 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 70 +8 laps 13 33 25 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 61 +17 laps 10 30 NC 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 30 Transaxle 2 Source: Notes – Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.

Championship standings after Race 2

Drivers Championship Driver Gap 1 Shane van Gisbergen 300 2 2 David Reynolds 258 -42 1 3 James Courtney 240 -60 3 4 Chaz Mostert 216 -84 2 5 Scott McLaughlin 207 -93

Teams Championship Team Gap 1 1 Walkinshaw Andretti United 408 1 2 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 402 -6 3 Tickford Racing (5, 55) 393 -15 1 4 Erebus Motorsport 330 -78 1 5 DJR Team Penske 306 -102