2017 Tasmania SuperSprint

**2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint**
Event Information
Round 2 of 14 in the 2017 Supercars Championship
Date	7–9 April 2017
Location	Launceston, Tasmania
Venue	Symmons Plains Raceway
Weather	Showers
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	4 laps
Pole position	Scott McLaughlin; DJR Team Penske
Winner	Shane van Gisbergen; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Distance
Race 2
Distance	76 laps
Pole position	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	Fabian Coulthard; DJR Team Penske

The 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 April 2017. The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the second event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 3 and 4 of the season.^[1] The event was the 45th running of the Tasmania SuperSprint.

Report

Background

Shane van Gisbergen entered the event as the championship leader ahead of Fabian Coulthard and James Courtney.

Race 3

Race three began in damp conditions. Polesitter Scott McLaughlin had a slow getaway from pole position and was rounded up by Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen off the start. On lap two, Fabian Coulthard made contact with Rick Kelly on the exit of turn three, slowing up Garth Tander (who was behind Kelly), who in turn was hit by Cam Waters and subsequently spun, causing a chain reaction crash involving Tim Blanchard, James Courtney, Will Davison, Simona de Silvestro, Taz Douglas, James Moffat, Nick Percat, Scott Pye, Alex Rullo and Tim Slade. The race was immediately red-flagged and of the cars involved only Coulthard, de Silvestro and Waters returned to the grid (Coulthard and Waters) or the pit-lane (de Silvestro). The race was suspended for 45 minutes before the field completed two more laps under the Safety Car before the race was declared under time-certain conditions, with van Gisbergen winning the race after passing Mostert before the incident occurred.^[2] McLaughlin finished down in 14th having accidentally driven into the pit-lane as opposed to the grid in the red-flag period. Points were initially awarded to the fifteen classified finishers but were later rescinded.^[3]

Results

Race 3

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	0:57.4178
2	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	0:57.8003
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:57.8153
4	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:57.8951
5	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:57.9109
6	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:57.9444
7	99	Dale Wood	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:57.9901
8	56	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.0375
9	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:58.0512
10	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.1741
11	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.1922
12	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.2340
13	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.2450
14	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:58.2471
15	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.2766
16	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.2773
17	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.3178
18	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.4115
19	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.6161
20	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.6895
21	22	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.7467
22	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:58.9291
23	62	Alex Rullo	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.0880
24	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:59.0996
25	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	Holden VF Commodore	1:00.2153
EXC	3	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	Time excluded
Source:^[4]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	4	54min 29.0032sec	3	^‡
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	4	+0.3952	5
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	4	+0.7230	6
4	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	4	+1.2641	4
5	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	4	+1.7370	2
6	56	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	4	+2.1496	8
7	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	4	+2.7013	10
8	99	Dale Wood	Erebus Motorsport	4	+3.4304	7
9	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	4	+3.9659	9
10	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	4	+4.5085	13
11	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	4	+5.1666	11
12	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	4	+5.8930	20
13	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	4	+6.3654	24
14	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	4	+6.9807	1
15	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	4	+7.5535	22
Ret	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	1	Accident	14
Ret	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	1	Accident	12
Ret	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1	Accident	16
Ret	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	1	Accident	17
Ret	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	1	Accident	15
Ret	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1	Accident	18
Ret	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Racing	1	Accident	19
Ret	22	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Racing	1	Accident	21
Ret	62	Alex Rullo	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1	Accident	23
Ret	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports	1	Accident	25
Ret	3	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1	Accident	26

^‡ As the completed race distance was less than 75% of its original designation, no points were awarded.

Race 4

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.3971
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.6678
3	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	0:58.7079
4	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.8794
5	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:58.9093
6	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford FG X Falcon	0:59.1030
7	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:59.1156
8	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.1516
9	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.1881
10	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	0:59.1974
11	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.2207
12	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford FG X Falcon	0:59.2281
13	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:59.2682
14	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.4243
15	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.4861
16	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.5786
17	56	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	Ford FG X Falcon	0:59.6093
18	99	Dale Wood	Erebus Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.6364
19	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	0:59.7258
20	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	0:59.9941
21	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden VF Commodore	1:00.2586
-	62	Alex Rullo	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	No Time
Source:^[5]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	76	1hr 23min 36.5118sec	6	150
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	76	+ 0.6906 s	2	138
3	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	76	+ 1.1425 s	1	129
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	76	+ 1.5404 s	8	120
5	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	76	+ 2.1798 s	9	111
6	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	76	+ 2.8738 s	10	102
7	55	Chaz Mostert	Rod Nash Racing	76	+ 3.2336 s	3	96
8	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	76	+ 4.5562 s	4	90
9	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	76	+ 4.8085 s	5	84
10	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	76	+ 5.3104 s	14	78
11	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	76	+ 5.5128 s	16	72
12	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Racing	76	+ 6.0487 s	15	69
13	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	76	+ 6.6048 s	12	66
14	99	Dale Wood	Erebus Motorsport	76	+ 7.5451 s	18	63
15	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	76	+ 7.9248 s	20	60
16	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	75	+ 1 lap	13	57
17	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	73	+ 3 laps	11	54
18	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	72	+ 4 laps	7	51
19	34	James Moffat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	70	+ 6 laps	19	48
Ret	62	Alex Rullo	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	62	Retired	22
Ret	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	41	Retired	21
Ret	56	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	3	Retired	17
DNS	3	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport		Did Not Start
DNS	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport		Did Not Start
DNS	19	Will Davison	Tekno Autosports		Did Not Start
DNS	22	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Racing		Did Not Start
Source:^[6]

References

^ "Supercars releases 2017 calendar". Speedcafe. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "SVG declared winner of shortened Race 3". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "No points issued for shortened Race 3 at Tasmania". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "ARMOR ALL Qualifying - Race 3 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/645620798/object_603622.85Q/Result?24^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Race 4 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

Supercars Championship
Previous race: 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide	2017 Supercars Championship	Next race: 2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500
Previous year: 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint	Tasmania SuperSprint	Next year: 2018 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint

[1] "Supercars releases 2017 calendar". Speedcafe. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[2] "SVG declared winner of shortened Race 3". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[3] "No points issued for shortened Race 3 at Tasmania". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[4] "ARMOR ALL Qualifying - Race 3 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[5] ttp://racing.natsoft.com.au/645620798/object_603622.85Q/Result?24^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "Race 4 | Supercars". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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