The 2016 Coates Hire Sydney 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held on the weekend of 2 to 4 December 2016. The event was held at the Homebush Street Circuit in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the final round of the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship, and the final time that the venue hosted a Supercar race, being replaced by the Newcastle Street Circuit from 2017 onwards.[1]

New South Wales 2016 Coates Hire Sydney 500
Event Information
Round 14 of 14 in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date2–4 December 2016
LocationSydney, New South Wales
VenueHomebush Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 74 laps 250 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:26.6272
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:55:51.3312
Race 2
Distance 73 laps 247 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
1:27.1524
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:59:59.1234

Report edit

Practice edit

Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time
Practice 1 Friday 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:27.8095
Practice 2 Friday 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:27.0734

Race results edit

Race 28 edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Name Team Car Time
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:26.6272
2 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:26.7306
3 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:26.8455
4 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:27.0335
5 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.0532
6 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.1503
7 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:27.18881
8 1   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.2013
9 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.2600
10 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.2744
11 6   Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.4261
12 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.4485
13 19   Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:27.5254
14 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:27.5639
15 34   James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:27.5771
16 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.5785
17 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:27.6221
18 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:27.6815
19 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.6988
20 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.7208
21 111   Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.9182
22 96   Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.3054
23 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:28.3317
24 3   Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.3659
25 21   Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.4541
26 4   Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.7687
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1  — David Reynolds' team exceeded parc fermé regulations after qualifying, which resulted in the exclusion of Reynolds.

Race edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 74 1:55:51.3313 2
2 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 74 + 6.84 s 5
3 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 74 + 9.83 s 1
4 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 74 + 10.39 s 3
5 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team 74 + 10.84 s 6
6 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 74 + 17.37 s 9
7 19   Will Davison Tekno Autosports 74 + 17.96 s 12
8 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 74 + 23.32 s 4
9 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 74 + 25.03 s 16
10 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 74 + 26.60 s 26
11 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 74 + 27.89 s 11
12 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 74 + 31.59 s 19
13 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 74 + 32.79 s 15
14 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 74 + 33.90 s 18
15 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 74 + 34.66 s 13
16 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 74 + 36.13 s 22
17 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 74 + 37.02 s 8
18 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 74 + 38.04 s 17
19 21   Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport 74 + 39.46 s 24
20 3   Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 74 + 40.25 s 23
21 6   Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 74 + 46.20 s 10
22 4   Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport 71 + 3 laps 25
23 1   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 69 + 5 laps 7
24 34   James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 65 + 9 laps 14
Ret 96   Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport 48 Broken steering 21
Ret 111   Chris Pither Super Black Racing 1 Accident damage 20
Fastest lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:27.9481
Source:[3]

Race 29 edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Name Team Car Time
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:26.9518
2 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:26.9828
3 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:27.0942
4 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.1828
5 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:27.2151
6 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.2360
7 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:27.2543
8 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.2556
9 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:27.3101
10 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.3417
11 19   Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:27.3438
12 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.4184
13 1   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.4194
14 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:27.5594
15 6   Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.5757
16 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:27.5860
17 34   James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:27.6434
18 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.6510
19 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.6717
20 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:27.8966
21 21   Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:27.9611
22 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:28.0768
23 96   Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.1640
24 4   Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.2656
25 3   Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.3237
26 111   Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:28.3633
Source:[4]

Top Ten Shootout edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.1524
2 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:27.1660
3 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:27.2831
4 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:27.3672
5 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:27.4455
6 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:27.4955
7 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:27.7445
8 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:28.2551
9 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:28.4348
10 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:31.5703
Sources:[5]

Race edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 73 1:59:59.1235 2
2 2   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 73 + 1.03 s 1
3 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 73 + 2.39 s 4
4 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 73 + 2.80 s 10
5 33   Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 73 + 4.27 s 6
6 22   James Courtney Holden Racing Team 73 + 4.73 s 3
7 14   Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 73 + 6.35 s 5
8 19   Will Davison Tekno Autosports 73 + 9.44 s 11
9 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 73 + 9.79 s 14
10 34   James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 73 + 10.02 s 17
11 55   Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 73 + 10.44 s 19
12 1   Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 73 + 10.80 s 13
13 17   Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 73 + 11.27 s 20
14 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 73 + 12.25 s 7
15 18   Lee Holdsworth Team 18 73 + 13.27 s 22
16 222   Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 73 + 14.86 s 8
17 4   Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport 73 + 21.81 s 24
18 111   Chris Pither Super Black Racing 72 + 1 lap 26
19 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 72 + 1 lap 9
20 3   Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 71 + 2 laps 25
21 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 60 + 13 laps 18
Ret 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 64 Engine 12
Ret 8   Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 46 Accident 16
Ret 6   Cameron Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 39 Accident 15
Ret 96   Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport 7 Accident damage 23
Ret 21   Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport 1 Accident damage 21
Fastest lap: James Courtney (Holden Racing Team), 1:28.1700
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the event edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (27 September 2016). "Supercars confirms five-year Newcastle deal". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Van Gisbergen, Whincup share Race 28 front row". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "SVG secures Supercars title in dramatic Race 28". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ "SVG fastest in Sunday qualifying". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Garth Tander scores pole for final HRT start". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ^ "SVG celebrates with victory in Sydney finale". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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