2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge

Victoria (state) 2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
Event Information
Date25–28 March 2013
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueMelbourne Grand Prix Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Pole position Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 1:55.6682
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 25:14.8756
Race 2
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 24:38.9131
Race 3
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 27:29.4439
Race 4
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Scott McLaughlin
Garry Rogers Motorsport		 24:35.7698
Round Results
First
289 pts
Second
238 pts
Third
224 pts

The 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as the principal support event of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

Fabian Coulthard won the opening three races with Scott McLaughlin winning the fourth and final race.[1]

Report

Qualifying

Pos. No. Name Car Team Time
1 14 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:55.6682
21 8 Australia Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:56.0173
3 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.0444
4 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.2054
5 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.4227
6 55 Australia David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:56.6233
7 19 Australia Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.7129
8 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:56.7223
9 6 Australia Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8193
10 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8625
11 66 Australia Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:57.2019
12 36 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2178
13 7 Australia Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2748
14 47 Australia Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 1:57.3251
15 2 Australia Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.3650
16 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:57.4147
17 21 Australia David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:57.4390
18 22 Australia James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.4600
19 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4779
20 360 Australia James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4882
21 18 Australia Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:57.5041
22 34 Australia Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.5220
23 4 Australia Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:57.6629
24 88 Australia Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:58.0042
25 17 Australia Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:58.2013
26 9 Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:58.9306
EXC2 12 New Zealand Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.8355
EXC3 80 Australia Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:57.4172
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1  — Jason Bright was demoted two places on the grid for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of Practice 1.[3]
  • ^2  — Jonny Reid was excluded from the session for holding up Alexandre Prémat during the session.[4]
  • ^3  — Scott Pye was excluded from the session for leaving the pit lane without permission at the end of the session.[4]

Race 1

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 25:14.8756 75
2 8 Australia Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 +1.7467 69
3 6 Australia Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +4.6233 64
4 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +6.4004 60
5 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 +7.1534 55
6 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 8 +7.1716 51
7 360 Australia James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +8.4223 48
8 2 Australia Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 15 +14.3048 45
9 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 19 +14.5232 42
10 22 Australia James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 18 +15.5583 39
11 7 Australia Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +15.7877 36
12 19 Australia Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 7 +15.9691 34
13 55 Australia David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 6 +18.1643 33
14 17 Australia Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 25 +19.2969 31
15 36 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 12 +22.3795 30
16 66 Australia Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 11 +23.0077 28
17 88 Australia Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 24 +23.2954 27
18 4 Australia Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +26.1491 25
19 21 Australia David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 17 +26.5788 24
20 18 Australia Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 21 +27.5962 22
21 80 Australia Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 28 +28.6292 21
22 47 Australia Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 14 +29.9848 19
23 9 Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 26 +34.2795 18
24 12 New Zealand Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 27 +40.2330 16
25 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +57.27671 15
Ret 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 2 Gearbox
Ret 34 France Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 22 Accident
Ret 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 Accident
Source:[5]

Notes:

Race 2

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 24:38.9131 75
2 8 Australia Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +4.8875 69
31 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +2.1309 64
4 6 Australia Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +14.6794 60
5 360 Australia James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 7 +15.1337 55
6 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 6 +15.6054 51
7 55 Australia David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 13 +19.0084 48
8 7 Australia Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 11 +19.1730 45
9 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 26 +21.6430 42
10 22 Australia James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +22.1579 39
11 19 Australia Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 12 +23.8646 36
12 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 25 +27.8380 34
13 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 9 +29.2584 33
14 36 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 15 +29.5086 31
15 18 Australia Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 20 +29.7064 30
16 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 27 +30.0255 28
17 66 Australia Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 16 +31.4344 27
18 4 Australia Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +36.7153 25
19 88 Australia Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 17 +40.5788 24
20 17 Australia Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 14 +41.8414 22
21 80 Australia Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +42.1581 21
22 21 Australia David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 19 +42.3978 19
23 12 New Zealand Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 24 +42.9018 18
24 9 Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +44.3861 16
25 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 +56.7257 15
Ret 47 Australia Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 22 Engine
Ret 2 Australia Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 8 Oil radiator
Source:[6]

Notes:

Race 3

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 27:29.4439 75
2 55 Australia David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 7 +0.6864 69
3 8 Australia Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +9.7504 64
4 22 Australia James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +10.7603 60
5 6 Australia Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 4 +11.1233 55
6 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +19.9648 51
7 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 12 +20.1074 48
8 66 Australia Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 17 +25.7092 45
9 18 Australia Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 15 +25.9445 42
10 360 Australia James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +28.2865 39
11 17 Australia Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 20 +32.0330 36
12 21 Australia David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 22 +36.8693 34
13 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 +37.6099 33
14 12 New Zealand Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 23 +43.3512 31
15 4 Australia Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +44.1397 30
16 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 62 +49.7772 28
17 47 Australia Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 26 +1:03.8456 27
Ret 9 Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 24 Electrics
Ret 2 Australia Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 27 Steering
EXC1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 9
EXC1 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3
EXC1 19 Australia Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 11
EXC1 36 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14
EXC1 7 Australia Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8
EXC1 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25
EXC1 80 Australia Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21
EXC1 88 Australia Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 19
Source:[7]

Notes:

Race 4

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid1 Time Points
1 33 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 7 24:35.7698 75
2 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 9 +1.6852 69
3 14 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 +2.0032 64
4 55 Australia David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 4 +2.4752 60
5 18 Australia Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 12 +6.7752 55
6 1 Australia Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 17 +8.3943 51
7 7 Australia Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14 +9.3351 48
8 6 Australia Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +13.8983 45
9 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 25 +14.0136 42
10 360 Australia James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +14.3803 39
11 8 Australia Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +16.4297 36
12 36 Australia Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +20.0522 34
13 15 Australia Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8 +21.3834 33
14 17 Australia Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 13 +22.1463 31
15 21 Australia David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 16 +22.6272 30
16 80 Australia Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 26 +27.7706 28
17 88 Australia Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +27.9402 27
18 12 New Zealand Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 19 +28.6582 25
19 3 Australia Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 22 +30.6041 24
20 4 Australia Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 15 +34.1072 22
21 9 Germany Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 27 +34.3546 21
Ret 19 Australia Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 18
Ret 2 Australia Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 24
Ret 47 Australia Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 23
Ret 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 11 Accident
Ret 66 Australia Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 10 Accident
Ret 22 Australia James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 6 Engine
Source:[8]

Notes:

  • ^1  — Grid positions for Race 4 were based on the combined points from the previous three races during the weekend.

References

  1. ^ Emotional Coulthard dedicates win to Richards stuff.co.nz, 17 March 2013
  2. ^ "Coulthard heads BJR one-two in Albert Park qualifying". SpeedCafe.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Bright disappointed to see penalty prevent all-BJR front-row". SpeedCafe.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Stewards Summary: V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Coulthard takes maiden V8 Supercars win in Race 1". SpeedCafe.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Coulthard doubles up with Race 2 win at Albert Park". SpeedCafe.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Van Gisbergen dominant in wet V8 Supercars Race 3". SpeedCafe.com. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Race 4". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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