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2019 Auckland SuperSprint

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New Zealand 2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint
Event Information
Round 11 of 15 in the 2019 Supercars Championship
Date13-15 September 2019
LocationPukekohe, New Zealand
VenuePukekohe Park Raceway
Results
Race 1
Distance 70 laps 200 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:01.5480
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19:07.6388
Race 2
Distance 70 laps 200 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:01.6666
Winner Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:17:38.7925

The 2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 13 to 15 September 2019. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 11th event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted races 23 and 24 of the season. It was the fourteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.

Report

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Practice

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The first practice session started in wet conditions, eventually drying as the session went on. Richie Stanaway strayed wide at the final corner, swiping the wall and causing damage to his left-rear suspension which forced him out of the rest of the session. With the track continually improving toward the end of the session, Will Davison seized the advantage and came away as the fastest driver.

The remaining two sessions were claimed by stablemates, Lee Holdsworth and Chaz Mostert, to complete a Tickford Racing sweep of practice.

Practice summary
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time
P1 Friday 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:02.4451
P2 Friday 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.6281
P3 Saturday 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8983

Race 23

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Qualifying

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Hometown hero, Shane van Gisbergen, took pole position for the first race of the weekend, not long after spinning off at turn three in the final practice session. This marked his first pole position since Tasmania in April.[1]

Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.5480
2 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.6986
3 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.7513
4 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.7804
5 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8018
6 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8461
7 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.9151
8 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.9338
9 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.0445
10 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.0786
11 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1043
12 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1251
13 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1477
14 33 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1694
15 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1829
16 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.2470
17 3 Australia Garry Jacobson Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.2680
18 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.2712
19 22 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.3129
20 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.3532
21 21 Australia Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.3648
22 15 Australia Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.4633
23 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.6325
24 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:03.1087
Source(s):[2]

Race

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Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 1hr 19min 07.6388sec 1
2 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing 70 + 12.649 2
3 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 70 + 15.428 7
4 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 70 + 16.089 6
5 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing 70 + 16.892 8
6 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 + 17.363 12
7 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 70 + 21.383 5
8 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing 70 + 21.996 16
9 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing 70 + 24.822 3
10 33 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 + 25.927 14
11 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 70 + 26.661 13
12 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing 70 + 31.849 10
13 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 + 32.280 11
14 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 70 + 37.850 20
15 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport 70 + 38.320 9
16 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Kelly Racing 70 + 38.586 23
17 22 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 + 39.985 19
18 3 Australia Garry Jacobson Kelly Racing 70 + 42.179 17
19 15 Australia Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 70 + 47.031 22
20 21 Australia Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing 70 + 57.902 21
21 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports 69 + 1 lap 24
22 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Team 18 65 + 5 laps 15
23 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport 60 + 10 laps 18
24 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing 56 + 14 laps 4
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:02.5421
Source:[3]

Race 24

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time
1 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.5620
2 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.5909
3 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.6314
4 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.6593
5 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.7362
6 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.7414
7 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.7916
8 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8654
9 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.8762
10 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.9078
11 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.9210
12 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.9465
13 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:01.9697
14 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.0408
15 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.0437
16 33 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.0747
17 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.1329
18 22 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.2171
19 21 Australia Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.3003
20 15 Australia Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.3484
21 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.4197
22 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.4999
23 3 Australia Garry Jacobson Kelly Racing Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.5196
24 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.6650
Source(s):[4]

Top Ten Shootout

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Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time
1 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.6666
2 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8651
3 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8781
4 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.8964
5 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang (S550) 1:01.9165
6 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:01.9809
7 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:02.0236
8 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang (S550) 1:02.1325
9 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore (ZB) 1:02.3685
DSQ 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (ZB) Disqualified
Source(s):[5]

Race

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Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 17 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 70 1hr 17min 38.7925sec 5
2 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 + 1.898 6
3 55 Australia Chaz Mostert Tickford Racing 70 + 6.043 7
4 8 Australia Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing 70 + 6.566 10
5 35 Australia Todd Hazelwood Matt Stone Racing 70 + 31.654 11
6 2 Australia Scott Pye Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 + 43.751 17
7 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Kelly Racing 70 + 44.932 21
8 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Team 18 70 + 47.365 9
9 33 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 + 50.136 16
10 34 Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport 70 + 50.952 15
11 15 Australia Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 70 + 53.074 20
12 12 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 70 + 53.406 4
13 23 Australia Will Davison 23Red Racing 70 + 53.864 8
14 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing 70 + 54.160 3
15 5 Australia Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing 70 + 55.603 2
16 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 70 + 55.969 1
17 22 Australia James Courtney Walkinshaw Andretti United 70 + 58.178 18
18 14 Australia Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 70 + 58.733 12
19 7 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing 70 + 1:01.575 13
20 99 Australia Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport 69 + 1 lap 14
21 3 Australia Garry Jacobson Kelly Racing 69 + 1 lap 23
22 21 Australia Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing 68 + 2 laps 19
23 19 Australia Jack Le Brocq Tekno Autosports 68 + 2 laps 24
24 9 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 54 + 14 laps 22
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:02.3719
Source:[6]

Aftermath

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Once again, questions were posed regarding the future of the Supercars event at Pukekohe. In January 2020, it was announced that the New Zealand leg of the championship would shift from Pukekohe to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The reasoning given for the shift was as a result of legislation which prevents the Pukekohe circuit hosting racing on Anzac Day. However, the COVID-19 pandemic ground global motorsport to a halt and the round scheduled for 2020 would not go ahead. The championship would not return to New Zealand until 2022 where the series would complete one more round at Pukekohe before the tracks closure and demolition in 2023.[7]

Championship standings

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Auckland Supercars: Record-breaking Shane van Gisbergen gaps field to claim Race 23 pole". Fox Sports. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q1". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 1". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q2". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - SO". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 2". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Pukekohe to cease motorsport activities". Supercars. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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