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2015 NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint

The 2015 NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 15–17 May 2015. The event was held at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, and consisted of two sprint races, each over a distance of 60 kilometres (37 miles) and one endurance race over a distance of 200 kilometres (124 miles). It was the fourth round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

Victoria (state) 2015 NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date15–17 May 2015
LocationBenalla, Victoria
VenueWinton Motor Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 20 laps 60 km
Pole position Chaz Mostert
Prodrive Racing Australia		 1:25.1215
Winner Chaz Mostert
Prodrive Racing Australia		 28:40.0082
Race 2
Distance 20 laps 60 km
Pole position Chaz Mostert
Prodrive Racing Australia		 1:24.0970
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Prodrive Racing Australia		 28:38.3167
Race 3
Distance 67 laps 200 km
Pole position Chaz Mostert
Prodrive Racing Australia		 1:23.1334
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Prodrive Racing Australia		 1:40:41.5757

After scoring his first two pole positions of his career, Prodrive Racing Australia's Chaz Mostert added another two poles for both Saturday races.[1] He was to start alongside Michael Caruso for Race 10 – his and Nissan's first front row start for the year.[1] Mostert stayed at the front of the field to take his first race win of the year, ahead of teammate Mark Winterbottom. Caruso held on to finish on the podium.

Race 11 saw Winterbottom take the lead early from Mostert at the first corner, while in the mid pack, it was not so great for the Holden Racing Team drivers. James Courtney drove in deep at turn 1 taking out his teammate Garth Tander, with Lee Holdsworth and James Moffat also forced off the road. Andre Heimgartner was also unlucky after being spun around by Dale Wood on the old pit straight. Winterbottom and Mostert stayed out of trouble to finish first and third respectively.[2] Rick Kelly finished in second place – his first podium finish since 2011.[2]

Again the Ford FG X Falcons were fast in qualifying and Mostert took a clean sweep of pole positions for the weekend, with Winterbottom on the front row.[3] It was smooth sailing for Mostert until after first pit stops were completed, where he lost the rear of the car by driving wide on entry to turn 4 and backing into the tyre barrier on exit. Craig Lowndes was in a position to take his 100th career victory, but Winterbottom was too quick – taking his fourth victory of the year.[4] Fabian Coulthard again scoring well in the 200 kilometres (124 miles) races by taking second place, with Lowndes coming home in third position.[4]

Results edit

Race 10 edit

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 20 28:40.0082 1 75
2 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 20 +2.8 s 4 69
3 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +5.1 s 2 64
4 55   David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 20 +6.5 s 3 60
5 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +9.0 s 5 55
6 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 20 +10.8 s 6 51
7 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +12.2 s 7 48
8 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 20 +14.9 s 9 45
9 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 20 +15.1 s 8 42
10 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 20 +18.3 s 12 39
11 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 20 +19.1 s 10 36
12 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 20 +19.5 s 14 34
13 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 20 +21.2 s 11 33
14 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 20 +21.8 s 16 31
15 17   Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 20 +22.3 s 15 30
16 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 20 +22.6 s 17 28
17 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +25.7 s 13 27
18 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 20 +26.0 s 20 25
19 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 20 +26.5 s 19 24
20 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 20 +27.8 s 18 22
21 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 20 +29.8 s 23 21
22 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 20 +33.2 s 22 19
23 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 20 +37.4 s 24 18
24 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 20 +41.5 s 21 16
25 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 20 +75.4 s 25 15

Race 11 edit

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 20 28:38.3167 2 75
2 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +0.8 s 4 69
3 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 20 +2.6 s 1 64
4 55   David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 20 +2.9 s 3 60
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 20 +4.5 s 7 55
6 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 20 +4.8 s 6 51
7 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 20 +7.9 s 5 48
8 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 20 +8.8 s 10 45
9 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 20 +11.3 s 9 42
10 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +11.8 s 8 39
11 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 20 +12.2 s 15 36
12 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 20 +15.0 s 20 34
13 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +15.2 s 18 33
14 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 20 +16.5 s 19 31
15 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 20 +22.1 s 16 30
16 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 20 +23.7 s 23 28
17 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 20 +28.3 s 22 27
18 17   Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 20 +29.0 s 21 25
19 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 20 +29.3 s 24 24
20 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 20 +29.9 s 17 22
21 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 20 +34.0 s 25 21
22 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +72.5 s 14 19
23 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 19 +1 lap 13 18
DNF 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 0 11
DNF 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 0 12

Race 12 edit

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 67 1:40:41.5757 2 150
2 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 67 +1.9 s 7 138
3 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 67 +5.8 s 8 129
4 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 67 +17.7 s 4 120
5 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 67 +22.7 s 17 111
6 55   David Reynolds Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing 67 +24.1 s 3 102
7 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 67 +24.6 s 16 96
8 17   Scott Pye Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 67 +26.3 s 9 90
9 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 67 +29.8 s 11 84
10 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 67 +31.0 s 22 78
11 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 67 +33.6 s 6 72
12 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 67 +33.7 s 14 69
13 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 67 +37.3 s 18 66
14 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 67 +48.2 s 15 63
15 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 67 +49.5 s 19 60
16 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 67 +53.1 s 21 57
17 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG X Falcon Super Black Racing 67 +53.2 s 12 54
18 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 67 +53.8 s 23 51
19 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 67 +54.4 s 20 48
20 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 67 +56.9 s 24 45
21 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 67 +60.0 s 25 42
22 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 67 +67.9 s 13 39
23 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 67 +70.2 s 10 36
24 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 67 +86.7 s 5 33
25 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 63 +4 laps 1 30

Championship standings edit

  • After Race 12 of 36
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mostert takes double pole for Ford at Winton". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Winterbottom defeats Kelly for race two win". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Winton: Mostert leads dominant Prodrive Ford 1-2-3". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Winterbottom victorious, Mostert throws away win". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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