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2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400

The 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the seventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of July 8 to 10 at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland. It was the third running of the Townsville 400.

The event hosted races 14 and 15 of the 2011 season. A 72 lap, 200-kilometre race was held on both Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying for Race 14 consisted of a 20-minute, all-in session with the fastest ten progressing to the top ten shootout. Qualifying for Race 15 was a single 20 minute, all-in session.

Mark Winterbottom used the number 95 for this event in a promotion for the Pixar movie Cars 2, in which he starred. Winterbottom became the first driver to score four straight series poles since Mark Skaife in 1998 when he took pole for Race 14. The Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander won Race 14 from Jamie Whincup and Winterbottom's team mate Will Davison. Winterbottom finished fifth behind Craig Lowndes. There was controversy over Tander's win when he escaped a drive-through penalty despite hitting the bollard and appearing to cross the blend line at pit entry. Kelly Racing driver Greg Murphy was later penalized for a similar incident at the pit exit. Murphy's teammate David Reynolds led the race early on in an impressive drive but collided with James Courtney on his way into pit lane. The incident put Courtney out of the race and significantly damaged Reynolds car, leaving him 24th at race's end, ten laps off the lead.

Lowndes claimed pole position for Race 15 from Winterbottom and Reynolds. Lowndes led for most of the race before team mate Whincup, who had to queue behind Lowndes in his second pit stop, passed him in the closing stages. Winterbottom completed the podium. The two Stone Brothers Racing drivers, Alex Davison and Shane van Gisbergen, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Saturday winner Tander was in contention until a rear suspension failure dropped him several laps off the lead. Reynolds again had a disappointing race after a strong qualifying performance.

The weekend saw Whincup extend his championship lead over Lowndes from 156 to 186 points, the two Triple Eight drivers starting to pull away from third placed Van Gisbergen. Whincup scored 288 points to Lowndes' 258, while Winterbottom had the third highest total for the event with 240.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying Race 14

Qualifying timesheet:

PosNoNameCarTeamQualifyingShootout12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
95Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.08321:12.9424
88Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:12.92821:13.0667
6Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.19231:13.0764
888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:13.13631:13.1731
2Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.05291:13.2245
33Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.27171:13.2966
17Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.19231:13.3250
16David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.20311:13.3408
15Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.10451:13.4942
49Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.27681:14.1755
61Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:13.2894
19Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:13.3499
14Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.3515
34Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.3909
55Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:13.4877
18James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.4892
11Greg MurphyHolden Commodore VEKelly Racing1:13.5025
39Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.5053
1James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.5119
47Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:13.5184
8Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.5220
9Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.5295
7Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.5611
3Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:13.6126
12Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:13.7110
4Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.7794
30Warren LuffHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:13.9782
21Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:14.1916

Race 14

Race timesheets:

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526RetRet
2Garth TanderHolden Racing Team721:31:22.67455**150**
88Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering72+3.3s2**138**
6Will DavisonFord Performance Racing72+12.8s3**129**
888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering72+13.2s4**120**
95Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing72+15.6s1**111**
33Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport72+17.6s6**102**
15Rick KellyKelly Racing72+23.8s9**96**
49Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport72+31.7s10**90**
8Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing72+35.3s21**84**
39Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport72+35.8s18**78**
9Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing72+39.6s22**72**
55Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing72+41.6s15**69**
17Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing72+44.2s7**66**
7Todd KellyKelly Racing72+47.1s23**63**
61Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing72+49.7s11**60**
34Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport72+1m 2.1s14**57**
18James MoffatDick Johnson Racing72+1m 3.2s16**54**
3Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing71+ 1 lap24**51**
11Greg MurphyKelly Racing71+ 1 lap17**48**
12Dean FioreTriple F Racing71+ 1 lap25**45**
19Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports71+ 1 lap12**42**
21Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport70+ 2 laps28**39**
14Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing64+ 8 laps13**36**
16David ReynoldsKelly Racing62+ 10 laps8**33**
47Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing58+ 14 laps20**30**
4Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing57+ 15 laps26**27**
30Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport6227
1James CourtneyHolden Racing Team30Accident19

Qualifying Race 15

Qualifying timesheet:

PosNoNameCarTeamTime12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:12.8533
95Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.1731
16David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.2065
2Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.2192
6Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.2581
8Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.2978
33Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.3115
88Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:13.3530
15Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.4124
18James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.4885
9Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.5452
1James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.5459
14Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.5767
47Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:13.5816
39Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.6108
17Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.6767
61Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:13.6951
11Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.6952
49Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.7193
7Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.7671
19Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:13.7960
4Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.8308
21Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:13.8665
34Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.8702
12Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:13.9722
30Warren LuffHolden Commodore VELucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:14.1653
3Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:14.2244
55Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:20.7799

Race 15

Race timesheets:

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526RetRet
88Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering7201:32:45.88028**150**
888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering72+4.4s1**138**
95Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing72+11.2s2**129**
4Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing72+13.9s22**120**
9Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing72+19.9s11**111**
33Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport72+20.4s7**102**
47Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing72+27.3s14**96**
61Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing72+29.4s17**90**
39Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport72+30.1s15**84**
55Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing72+32.3s28**78**
14Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing72+32.8s13**72**
17Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing72+35.6s16**69**
15Rick KellyKelly Racing72+35.6s9**66**
49Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport72+36.0s19**63**
18James MoffatDick Johnson Racing72+36.5s10**60**
34Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport72+42.3s24**57**
7Todd KellyKelly Racing72+43.3s20**54**
6Will DavisonFord Performance Racing72+44.9s5**51**
1James CourtneyHolden Racing Team72+48.8s12**48**
11Greg MurphyKelly Racing72+52.7s18**45**
30Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport72+55.6s26**42**
8Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing72+56.8s6**39**
16David ReynoldsKelly Racing72+1m 9.2s3**36**
21Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport68+ 4 laps23**33**
3Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing67+ 5 laps27**30**
2Garth TanderHolden Racing Team62+ 10 laps4**27**
12Dean FioreTriple F Racing3925
19Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports121

Standings

  • After 15 of 28 races.
PosNoNameTeamPoints1168321497313174124451201
88Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering
888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering
9Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing
15Rick KellyKelly Racing
5Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing

References

Name_of_race = Townsville 400 | Year_of_race = 2011 | Previous_race_in_season = 2011 Skycity Triple Crown | Next_race_in_season = 2011 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Previous_year's_race = 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Next_year's_race = 2012 Sucrogen Townsville 400

References

  1. (2011-06-29). "Frosty changes race number for Townsville". SpeedCafe.
  2. (2011-07-09). "Winterbottom takes fourth consecutive pole". SpeedCafe.
  3. (April 2019). "Tander Makes History in Townsville". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series.
  4. (April 2019). "Whincup Wins Final Race in Townsville". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series.
  5. (2011-07-10). "Townsville Street Circuit 10/07/2011 - Sucrogen Townsville 400-V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15". National Software.
  6. (2011-07-09). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Qualifying Race 14". National Software.
  7. (2011-07-09). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Top Ten Shootout". National Software.
  8. (2011-07-09). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 14". National Software.
  9. (2011-07-10). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Qualifying Race 15". National Software.
  10. (2011-07-10). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 15". National Software.
  11. (2011-07-10). "Sucrogen Townsville 400 - V8 Supercars Championship Race 14&15 - Townsville Street Circuit - V8 Supercars - Race 15 - Series Points Report". National Software.
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