The 2018 The Bend SuperSprint (formally known as the 2018 OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park)[1] was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 24–26 August 2018. The event was held at The Bend Motorsport Park near Tailem Bend in South Australia and was the first Supercars event to be held at the circuit. It was the eleventh round of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 22 and 23 of the season.[2]
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| Round 11 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 24–26 August 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Tailem Bend, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | The Bend Motorsport Park | |||||||||||||
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Background edit
Entry alterations edit
The round was open to wildcard entries from the Super2 Series and saw the grid expanded to twenty-eight cars with the addition of two extra entries – Brad Jones Racing entering a third Holden Commodore ZB for Macauley Jones, and Kostecki Brothers Racing entering their Super2 Holden Commodore VF and driver Kurt Kostecki.[3]
Rookie main game team Matt Stone Racing and driver Todd Hazelwood reverted to the Holden Commodore VF they used to win the 2017 Super2 Series championship.[4]
Results edit
Practice edit
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 14 |  Tim Slade
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Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:50.1395 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 97 |  Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:48.7499 |
| Practice 3 | Saturday | 8 | Nick Percat
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Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:49.5892 |
| Sources:[5][6][7] | ||||||
Race 22 edit
Qualifying edit
Race edit
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- Notes
- ^1 – Garth Tander received a 90-second post-race Time Penalty for failing to complete the CPS requirements for the Race.[10]
Championship standings after Race 22 edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 23 edit
Qualifying edit
- Notes
- ^1 – Richie Stanaway received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding James Golding in qualifying. But as he qualifies 27th, 2 of the 3 Grid Spot penalties will carry over to the next Event.[10]
Race edit
Championship standings after Race 23 edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "The Bend reveals Supercars event sponsor". 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "US throwback for Kostescki wildcard". supercars.com. Supercars Championship. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Matt Stone Racing ditches Ford for Holden". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Practice 3". Supercars.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Race 22 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Race 22 - Results". Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Supercars summary of penalties, Tailem Bend - update 5 final". V8 Daily Dump. V8 Daily Dump. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Race 23 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Race 23 - Results". Retrieved 21 October 2018.
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2018 Sydney SuperNight 300 |
2018 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Sandown 500 |
| Previous year: none |
The Bend SuperSprint | Next year: 2019 The Bend SuperSprint |