The 2021 Townsville 500 (known for commercial reasons as the 2021 NTI Townsville 500) was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 9–11 July 2021. It was held at the Reid Park Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and featured 2x250km race. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 Supercars Championship.

New South Wales Townsville 500
Event Information
Round 6 of 12 in the 2021 Supercars Championship
Date17–18 July 2021
LocationTownsville,Queensland
VenueReid Park Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 88 laps 250 km
Pole position New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Race 2
Distance 88 laps 250 km
Pole position Australia Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 276 pts
Third 258 pts

Report edit

Background edit

The event is the 13th year that Supercars held a round at the event, since it first started in 2009 and the 14th event at the venue, including two rounds during 2020 and was the first time since 2014 that a it utilised a 500 km format.[1]

Shane van Gisbergen came into the round with a 221 points lead over team-mate Jamie Whincup.[2]

Entry List edit

No. Driver Team (Sponsor) Car No. Driver Team (Sponsor) Car
2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United
(Mobil 1, Middy's Electrical)
Holden Commodore ZB 19   Fabian Coulthard Team Sydney
(Local Legends)
Holden Commodore ZB
3   Tim Slade Blanchard Racing Team
(Cooldrive Auto Parts)
Ford Mustang GT 20   Scott Pye Team 18
(DeWalt Tools, BP)
Holden Commodore ZB
4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing
(SCT Logistics)
Holden Commodore ZB 22   Garry Jacobson Team Sydney
(PremiAir Hire)
Holden Commodore ZB
5   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing
(Truck Assist)
Ford Mustang GT 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United
(Mobil 1, Appliances Online)
Holden Commodore ZB
6   Cameron Waters Tickford Racing
(Monster Energy)
Ford Mustang GT 26   David Reynolds Kelly Grove Racing
(Penrite)
Ford Mustang GT
7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Grove Racing
(Ned Whiskey, Penrite)
Ford Mustang GT 34   Jake Kostecki Matt Stone Racing
(Unit Clothing)
Holden Commodore ZB
8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing
(R&J Batteries)
Holden Commodore ZB 35   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing
(Yellow Cover)
Holden Commodore ZB
9   Will Brown Erebus Motorsport
(Pedders Suspension)
Holden Commodore ZB 44   James Courtney Tickford Racing
(Boost Mobile)
Ford Mustang GT
11   Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing
(Shell V-Power)
Ford Mustang GT 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Ampol)
Holden Commodore ZB
14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing
(Pizza Hut)
Holden Commodore ZB 96   Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing
(Coca-Cola)
Holden Commodore ZB
17   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing
(Shell V-Power)
Ford Mustang GT 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Red Bull, Ampol)
Holden Commodore ZB
18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18
(Irwin Tools, Bunnings Warehouse)
Holden Commodore ZB 99   Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport
(Boost Mobile)
Holden Commodore ZB

Results edit

Race 1 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Gap Laps Grid
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 87 1
2 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering +7.368 s 87 2
3 11   Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing +37.453 s 87 4
4 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing +48.879 s 87 5
5 26   David Reynolds Kelly Grove Racing +51.354 s 87 9
6 3   Tim Slade Blanchard Racing Team +51.986 s 87 8
7 44   James Courtney Tickford Racing +1:00.213 s 87 6
8 6   Cameron Waters Tickford Racing +1 Lap 86 10
9 17   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing +1 Lap 86 3
10 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 +1 Lap 86 21
11 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United +1 Lap 86 16
12 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Grove Racing +1 Lap 86 11
13 99   Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport +1 Lap 86 13
14 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United +1 Lap 86 17
15 5   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing +1 Lap 86 7
16 96   Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing +1 Lap 86 15
17 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing +1 Lap 86 22
18 9   Will Brown Erebus Motorsport +1 Lap 86 14
19 34   Jake Kostecki Matt Stone Racing +1 Lap 86 20
20 22   Garry Jacobson Team Sydney +1 Lap 86 24
21 19   Fabian Coulthard Team Sydney +2 Lap 85 23
22 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing +8 Lap 79 19
23 20   Scott Pye Team 18 +10 Lap 77 12
24 35   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing +11 Lap 76 18
[3]

Race 2 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Gap Laps Grid
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 2
2 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering +2.925 s 88 1
3 11   Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing +23.334 s 88 5
4 17   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing +40.034 s 88 8
5 9   Will Brown Erebus Motorsport +46.588 s 88 7
6 6   Cameron Waters Tickford Racing +50.408 s 88 8
7 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing +53.414 s 88 3
8 3   Tim Slade Blanchard Racing Team +53.758 s 88 9
9 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United +1.02.154 s 88 12
10 5   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing +1.08.579 s 88 15
11 44   James Courtney Tickford Racing +1.13.632 s 88 17
12 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Grove Racing +1.14.964 s 88 18
13 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United +1 Lap 87 13
14 96   Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing +1 Lap 87 11
15 99   Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport +1 Lap 87 16
16 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 +1 Lap 87 21
17 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing +1 Lap 87 24
18 35   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing +1 Lap 87 19
19 22   Garry Jacobson Team Sydney +1 Lap 87 20
20 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing +3 Lap 85 4
21 20   Scott Pye Team 18 +4 Lap 84 14
22 26   David Reynolds Kelly Grove Racing +14 Lap 74 10
Ret 19   Fabian Coulthard Team Sydney Damage 0 22
DSQ 34   Jake Kostecki Matt Stone Racing 20
[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Dale, Will (5 July 2021). "Fast Facts: NTI Townsville 500". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Repco Supercars Championship Series Result".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Race 15".
  4. ^ "Race 16".