2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400


The 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the seventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of July 8 to 10 at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland. It was the third running of the Townsville 400.
The event hosted races 14 and 15 of the 2011 season. A 72 lap, 200-kilometre race was held on both Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying for Race 14 consisted of a 20-minute, all-in session with the fastest ten progressing to the top ten shootout. Qualifying for Race 15 was a single 20 minute, all-in session.
Mark Winterbottom used the number 95 for this event in a promotion for the Pixar movie Cars 2, in which he starred. Winterbottom became the first driver to score four straight series poles since Mark Skaife in 1998 when he took pole for Race 14. The Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander won Race 14 from Jamie Whincup and Winterbottom's team mate Will Davison. Winterbottom finished fifth behind Craig Lowndes. There was controversy over Tander's win when he escaped a drive-through penalty despite hitting the bollard and appearing to cross the blend line at pit entry. Kelly Racing driver Greg Murphy was later given a penalty for a similar incident at the pit exit. Murphy's team mate David Reynolds led the race early on in an impressive drive but collided with James Courtney on his way into pit lane. The incident put Courtney out of the race and significantly damaged Reynolds car, leaving him 24th at race's end, ten laps off the lead.
Lowndes claimed pole position for Race 15 from Winterbottom and Reynolds. Lowndes led for most of the race before team mate Whincup, who had to queue behind Lowndes in his second pit stop, passed him in the closing stages. Winterbottom completed the podium. The two Stone Brothers Racing drivers, Alex Davison and Shane van Gisbergen, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Saturday winner Tander was in contention until a rear suspension failure dropped him several laps off the lead. Reynolds again had a disappointing race after a strong qualifying performance.
The weekend saw Whincup extend his lead over Lowndes in the championship from 156 to 186 points, the two Triple Eight drivers beginning to pull away from third placed Van Gisbergen. Whincup scored 288 points to Lowndes' 258, while Winterbottom had the third highest total for the event with 240.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying Race 14

Qualifying timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamQualifyingShootout
195Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.08321:12.9424
288Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:12.92821:13.0667
36Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.19231:13.0764
4888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:13.13631:13.1731
52Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.05291:13.2245
633Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.27171:13.2966
717Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.19231:13.3250
816David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.20311:13.3408
915Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.10451:13.4942
1049Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.27681:14.1755
1161Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:13.2894
1219Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:13.3499
1314Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.3515
1434Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.3909
1555Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:13.4877
1618James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.4892
1711Greg MurphyHolden Commodore VEKelly Racing1:13.5025
1839Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.5053
191James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.5119
2047Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:13.5184
218Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.5220
229Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.5295
237Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.5611
243Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:13.6126
2512Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:13.7110
264Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.7794
2730Warren LuffHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:13.9782
2821Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:14.1916

Race 14

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12Garth TanderHolden Racing Team721:31:22.67455150
288Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering72+3.3s2138
36Will DavisonFord Performance Racing72+12.8s3129
4888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering72+13.2s4120
595Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing72+15.6s1111
633Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport72+17.6s6102
715Rick KellyKelly Racing72+23.8s996
849Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport72+31.7s1090
98Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing72+35.3s2184
1039Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport72+35.8s1878
119Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing72+39.6s2272
1255Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing72+41.6s1569
1317Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing72+44.2s766
147Todd KellyKelly Racing72+47.1s2363
1561Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing72+49.7s1160
1634Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport72+1m 2.1s1457
1718James MoffatDick Johnson Racing72+1m 3.2s1654
183Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing71+ 1 lap2451
1911Greg MurphyKelly Racing71+ 1 lap1748
2012Dean FioreTriple F Racing71+ 1 lap2545
2119Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports71+ 1 lap1242
2221Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport70+ 2 laps2839
2314Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing64+ 8 laps1336
2416David ReynoldsKelly Racing62+ 10 laps833
2547Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing58+ 14 laps2030
264Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing57+ 15 laps2627
Ret30Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport6227
Ret1James CourtneyHolden Racing Team30Accident19

Qualifying Race 15

Qualifying timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamTime
1888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:12.8533
295Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.1731
316David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.2065
42Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.2192
56Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:13.2581
68Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.2978
733Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.3115
888Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:13.3530
915Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.4124
1018James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.4885
119Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.5452
121James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:13.5459
1314Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:13.5767
1447Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:13.5816
1539Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.6108
1617Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:13.6767
1761Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:13.6951
1811Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.6952
1949Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:13.7193
207Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:13.7671
2119Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:13.7960
224Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:13.8308
2321Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:13.8665
2434Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:13.8702
2512Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:13.9722
2630Warren LuffHolden Commodore VELucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:14.1653
273Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:14.2244
2855Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:20.7799

Race 15

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
188Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering7201:32:45.88028150
2888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering72+4.4s1138
395Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing72+11.2s2129
44Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing72+13.9s22120
59Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing72+19.9s11111
633Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport72+20.4s7102
747Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing72+27.3s1496
861Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing72+29.4s1790
939Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport72+30.1s1584
1055Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing72+32.3s2878
1114Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing72+32.8s1372
1217Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing72+35.6s1669
1315Rick KellyKelly Racing72+35.6s966
1449Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport72+36.0s1963
1518James MoffatDick Johnson Racing72+36.5s1060
1634Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport72+42.3s2457
177Todd KellyKelly Racing72+43.3s2054
186Will DavisonFord Performance Racing72+44.9s551
191James CourtneyHolden Racing Team72+48.8s1248
2011Greg MurphyKelly Racing72+52.7s1845
2130Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport72+55.6s2642
228Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing72+56.8s639
2316David ReynoldsKelly Racing72+1m 9.2s336
2421Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport68+ 4 laps2333
253Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing67+ 5 laps2730
262Garth TanderHolden Racing Team62+ 10 laps427
Ret12Dean FioreTriple F Racing3925
Ret19Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports121

Standings

PosNoNameTeamPoints
188Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1683
2888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering1497
39Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing1317
415Rick KellyKelly Racing1244
55Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing1201