2011 Coates Hire Ipswich 300


The 2011 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the eighth event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of August 19 to 21 at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, Queensland. It was the ninth running of the Queensland 300 and the 15th V8 Supercar event held at Queensland Raceway.
The event hosted races 16, 17 and 18 of the 2011 season in a unique three-race format. Two 22 lap, 70-kilometre races were run on Saturday split by a fifteen-minute 'service window', while Sunday saw a single 65-lap, 200-kilometre race. The pointscore was adjusted for the event, with 75 points going to the winner of each Saturday race before the normal pointscore was used on Sunday. The qualifying format for Races 16 and 18 remained the same as other events while the grid for Race 17 was based on the finishing results of Race 16.
Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Craig Lowndes dominated the event, taking both pole positions and winning all three races. Tim Slade had an impressive weekend for James Rosenberg Racing, finishing in the top three in each race and keeping pace with Lowndes and Lowndes' team mate Jamie Whincup. After finishing both Saturday races on the podium, Whincup's weekend took a turn for the worse when an engine trumpet cover was accidentally left on his car at the beginning of Race 18. Whincup was forced to vacate his front row grid spot and enter the pits to fix the issue. His race was made worse when he received a black flag for speeding in pitlane. Whincup fought back through the field to finish in 10th, setting a new lap record along the way.
Lowndes, Slade and Whincup were the standout performers of the weekend, with most others having mediocre results. The Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander experienced a flat tyre at the end of Race 16 after contact with Paul Dumbrell which dropped him to last place and meant he would start Race 17 from 28th position. Tander fought his way through the field only to be turned around by Jason Bargwanna, who was given a 25-point penalty for causing the incident. Ford Performance Racing had a very disappointing weekend, struggling to find pace on the soft tyres. Shane van Gisbergen took the final podium place on Sunday, albeit some thirty seconds off the lead. James Moffat scored his career best result, finishing fourth on Sunday, and David Reynolds scored his second top five finish of the season in the same race.
Lowndes scored the maximum of 300 points for the weekend while Slade scored 272 with his three podium finishes. Despite his Sunday problems, Whincup still managed to score the third highest points total for the weekend with 212. The weekend saw Whincup's championship lead over Lowndes decrease from 186 to 98.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying Race 16

Qualifying timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamTime
1888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:09.8034
247Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:09.8287
315Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.0666
488Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:10.1144
521Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:10.1268
633Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:10.1489
78Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:10.1559
849Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:10.1610
955Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:10.1611
1016David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.1749
1119Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:10.2623
125Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.2660
1317Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:10.2696
146Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.2767
1539Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:10.2817
169Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:10.2856
1711Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.2999
184Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:10.3092
1934Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:10.4007
202Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:10.4082
211James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:10.4263
2218James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:10.4534
2361Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:10.4672
247Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.5207
2512Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:10.6151
2614Jason BargwannaHolden Commodore VEBrad Jones Racing1:10.7114
273Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:10.7840
2830Warren LuffHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:11.0052

Race 16

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering2226:21.5763175
247Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing22+1.0s269
388Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering22+6.8s465
415Rick KellyKelly Racing22+17.3s360
549Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport22+21.9s856
611Greg MurphyKelly Racing22+24.2s1751
733Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport22+26.4s648
817Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing22+26.4s1345
921Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport22+27.8s542
1018James MoffatDick Johnson Racing22+28.7s2239
119Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing22+30.4s1636
124Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing22+31.1s1835
135Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing22+31.9s1233
1455Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing22+31.9s932
156Will DavisonFord Performance Racing22+33.0s1430
1639Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport22+33.5s1529
177Todd KellyKelly Racing22+34.3s2427
1816David ReynoldsKelly Racing22+35.2s1026
1934Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport22+36.9s1924
201James CourtneyHolden Racing Team22+38.1s2123
218Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing22+38.3s721
2214Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing22+38.5s2620
2312Dean FioreTriple F Racing22+38.9s2518
2461Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing22+40.1s2317
253Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing22+42.8s2715
2619Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports22+49.3s1114
2730Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport22+58.7s2812
282Garth TanderHolden Racing Team22+1m 23.5s2011

Race 17

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering2228:44.5740175
288Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering22+1.4s369
347Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing22+2.6s265
415Rick KellyKelly Racing22+9.8s460
549Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport22+14.2s556
617Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing22+15.2s851
711Greg MurphyKelly Racing22+16.2s648
89Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing22+18.9s1145
918James MoffatDick Johnson Racing22+19.4s1042
105Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing22+23.3s1339
1133Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport22+23.5s736
1239Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport22+23.8s635
1314Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing22+25.6s2233
148Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing22+25.7s2132
156Will DavisonFord Performance Racing22+26.4s1530
1621Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport22+28.3s929
173Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing22+29.9s2527
1861Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing22+30.2s2426
1934Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport22+32.0s1924
2019Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports22+35.0s2623
2112Dean FioreTriple F Racing22+35.2s2321
224Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing22+41.2s1220
232Garth TanderHolden Racing Team22+41.8s2818
2430Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport22+46.1s2717
2555Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing21+ 1 lap1415
2616David ReynoldsKelly Racing18+ 4 laps1814
Ret7Todd KellyKelly Racing1Accident17
Ret1James CourtneyHolden Racing Team1Accident20

Qualifying Race 18

Qualifying timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamTime
1888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:09.5725
288Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:09.7248
347Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:09.7612
48Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:09.8593
59Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:09.8689
616David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:09.9302
717Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:09.9486
861Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:10.0030
939Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:10.0108
106Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.0328
1118James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:10.0732
1215Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.1047
1319Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:10.1287
1449Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:10.1638
1534Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:10.1831
164Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:10.1894
1714Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:10.2325
1812Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:10.2648
192Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:10.2726
205Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.2986
2111Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.3013
221James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:10.3481
233Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:10.3520
2433Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:10.3552
2555Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.4006
2621Karl ReindlerHolden Commodore VEBritek Motorsport1:10.4099
277Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.4197
2830Warren LuffHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:10.4985

Race 18

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering651:19:06.16601150
247Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing65+1.0s3138
39Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing65+33.9s5129
418James MoffatDick Johnson Racing65+35.4s11120
516David ReynoldsKelly Racing65+42.7s6111
62Garth TanderHolden Racing Team65+46.4s19102
761Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing65+46.9s896
84Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing65+48.0s1690
917Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing65+51.4s784
1088Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering65+56.6s278
1139Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport65+57.5s972
121James CourtneyHolden Racing Team65+57.6s2269
1311Greg MurphyKelly Racing65+59.7s2166
1434Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport65+59.8s1563
157Todd KellyKelly Racing65+1m 0.0s2760
1621Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport65+1m 3.8s2657
1715Rick KellyKelly Racing65+1m 7.3s1254
1833Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport65+1m 8.6s2451
195Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing65+1m 12.1s2048
203Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing65+1m 12.8s2345
216Will DavisonFord Performance Racing64+ 1 lap1042
2219Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports64+ 1 lap1339
2330Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport64+ 1 lap2836
2455Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing64+ 1 lap2533
2512Dean FioreTriple F Racing64+ 1 lap1830
2614Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing64+ 1 lap1727
2749Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport63+ 2 laps1424
288Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing53+ 12 laps421

Standings

PosNoNameTeamPoints
188Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1895
2888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering1797
39Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing1502
415Rick KellyKelly Racing1418
517Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing1345