The 2018 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 2 to 4 November 2018. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 15th event of sixteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted races 28 and 29 of the season. It was the thirteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.
Report Practice + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time P1 Friday 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.1150 P2 Friday 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6575 P3 Saturday 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:10.3494
Race 28 Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.5708 2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6880 3 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.8110 4 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.9312 5 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9870 6 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9996 7 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.0003 8 6 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.0482 9 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.0848 10 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.1172 11 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1510 12 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.1612 13 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.1622 14 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.1907 15 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.2107 16 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.2199 17 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.3233 18 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.3532 19 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.4380 20 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.4982 21 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9870 22 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.5281 23 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.5733 24 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.5979 25 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6413 26 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.6477 Source(s):http://racing.natsoft.com.au/639696581/object_526572.85r/Result?24
Race Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 1hr 22min 38.1009sec 2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 70 3 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing 70 4 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 70 5 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 6 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 7 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing 70 8 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing 70 9 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 10 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 70 11 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 12 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing 70 13 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing 70 14 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 15 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 70 16 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 70 17 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 70 18 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport 70 19 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport 70 20 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing 70 21 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport 70 22 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports 69 + 1 lap 23 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing 69 + 1 lap 24 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 68 + 2 laps 25 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 59 + 11 laps Ret 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 6 Accident Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske), 1:03.2734 Source:
Race 29 Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6449 2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.6706 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.7197 4 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.7224 5 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7753 6 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8428 7 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.8483 8 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8648 9 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8750 10 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.9015 11 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9226 12 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9230 13 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.0480 14 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.0507 15 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.1316 16 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1411 17 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1506 18 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.1936 19 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1995 20 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.2345 21 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.2491 22 230 Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.3083 23 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.3175 24 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.3603 25 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.4598 26 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.8649 Source(s):
Top Ten Shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.4719 2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.4877 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6060 4 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.6550 5 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6659 6 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7454 7 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7961 8 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.9044 9 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.9873 10 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.4281 Source(s):
Race Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 70 1hr 17min 05.3846sec 2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 3 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 5 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 70 6 55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing 70 7 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 70 8 7 Andre Heimgartner Nissan Motorsport 70 9 5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Racing 70 10 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing 70 11 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 70 12 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing 70 13 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 14 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 70 15 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 16 25 James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 17 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 70 18 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport 70 19 230 Will Davison Nissan Motorsport 70 20 56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Racing 70 21 34 James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 22 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 69 + 1 lap 23 19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports 69 + 1 lap 24 99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport 69 + 1 lap 25 35 Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 69 + 1 lap 26 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing 60 + 10 laps Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.4030 Source:
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