2021 Townsville 500

**Townsville 500**
Event Information
Round 6 of 12 in the 2021 Supercars Championship
Date	17-18 July 2021 Supercars Championship
Location	Townsville,Queensland
Venue	Reid Park Street Circuit
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	88 laps
Pole position	Shane van Gisbergen; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	Shane van Gisbergen; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Distance
Race 2
Distance	88 laps
Pole position	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	Shane van Gisbergen; Triple Eight Race Engineering
First
Round Results
First	Shane van Gisbergen; Triple Eight Race Engineering;
Second	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering;
Third	Anton de Pasquale; Dick Johnson Racing;

The 2021 Townsville 500 (known for commercial reasons as the 2021 NTI Townsville 500) was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 9–11 July 2021. It was held at the Reid Park Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and featured 2x250km race. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 Supercars Championship.

Report

Background

The event is the 13th year that Supercars held a round at the event, since it first started in 2009 and the 14th event at the venue, including two rounds during 2020 and was the first time since 2014 that a it utilised a 500 km format.^[1]

Shane van Gisbergen came into the round with a 221 points lead over team-mate Jamie Whincup.^[2]

Entry List

No.	Driver	Team (Sponsor)	Car	No.	Driver	Team (Sponsor)	Car
2	Bryce Fullwood	Walkinshaw Andretti United (Mobil 1, Middy's Electrical)	Holden Commodore ZB	19	Fabian Coulthard	Team Sydney (Local Legends)	Holden Commodore ZB
3	Tim Slade	Blanchard Racing Team (Cooldrive Auto Parts)	Ford Mustang GT	20	Scott Pye	Team 18 (DeWalt Tools, BP)	Holden Commodore ZB
4	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing (SCT Logistics)	Holden Commodore ZB	22	Garry Jacobson	Team Sydney (PremiAir Hire)	Holden Commodore ZB
5	Jack Le Brocq	Tickford Racing (Truck Assist)	Ford Mustang GT	25	Chaz Mostert	Walkinshaw Andretti United (Mobil 1, Appliances Online)	Holden Commodore ZB
6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing (Monster Energy)	Ford Mustang GT	26	David Reynolds	Kelly Grove Racing (Penrite)	Ford Mustang GT
7	Andre Heimgartner	Kelly Grove Racing (Ned Whiskey, Penrite)	Ford Mustang GT	34	Jake Kostecki	Matt Stone Racing (Unit Clothing)	Holden Commodore ZB
8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing (R&J Batteries)	Holden Commodore ZB	35	Zane Goddard	Matt Stone Racing (Yellow Cover)	Holden Commodore ZB
9	Will Brown	Erebus Motorsport (Pedders Suspension)	Holden Commodore ZB	44	James Courtney	Tickford Racing (Boost Mobile)	Ford Mustang GT
11	Anton de Pasquale	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell V-Power)	Ford Mustang GT	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull, Ampol)	Holden Commodore ZB
14	Todd Hazelwood	Brad Jones Racing (Pizza Hut)	Holden Commodore ZB	96	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing (Coca-Cola)	Holden Commodore ZB
17	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing (Shell V-Power)	Ford Mustang GT	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull, Ampol)	Holden Commodore ZB
18	Mark Winterbottom	Team 18 (Irwin Tools, Bunnings Warehouse)	Holden Commodore ZB	99	Brodie Kostecki	Erebus Motorsport (Boost Mobile)	Holden Commodore ZB

Results

Race 1

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Gap	Laps	Grid
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering		87	1
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	+7.368 s	87	2
3	11	Anton de Pasquale	Dick Johnson Racing	+37.453 s	87	4
4	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	+48.879 s	87	5
5	26	David Reynolds	Kelly Grove Racing	+51.354 s	87	9
6	3	Tim Slade	Blanchard Racing Team	+51.986 s	87	8
7	44	James Courtney	Tickford Racing	+1:00.213 s	87	6
8	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	+1 Lap	86	10
9	17	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	+1 Lap	86	3
10	18	Mark Winterbottom	Team 18	+1 Lap	86	21
11	2	Bryce Fullwood	Walkinshaw Andretti United	+1 Lap	86	16
12	7	Andre Heimgartner	Kelly Grove Racing	+1 Lap	86	11
13	99	Brodie Kostecki	Erebus Motorsport	+1 Lap	86	13
14	25	Chaz Mostert	Walkinshaw Andretti United	+1 Lap	86	17
15	5	Jack Le Brocq	Tickford Racing	+1 Lap	86	7
16	96	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	+1 Lap	86	15
17	4	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	+1 Lap	86	22
18	9	Will Brown	Erebus Motorsport	+1 Lap	86	14
19	34	Jake Kostecki	Matt Stone Racing	+1 Lap	86	20
20	22	Garry Jacobson	Team Sydney	+1 Lap	86	24
21	19	Fabian Coulthard	Team Sydney	+2 Lap	85	23
22	14	Todd Hazelwood	Brad Jones Racing	+8 Lap	79	19
23	20	Scott Pye	Team 18	+10 Lap	77	12
24	35	Zane Goddard	Matt Stone Racing	+11 Lap	76	18
^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Gap	Laps	Grid
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering		88	2
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	+2.925 s	88	1
3	11	Anton de Pasquale	Dick Johnson Racing	+23.334 s	88	5
4	17	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	+40.034 s	88	8
5	9	Will Brown	Erebus Motorsport	+46.588 s	88	7
6	6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	+50.408 s	88	8
7	14	Todd Hazelwood	Brad Jones Racing	+53.414 s	88	3
8	3	Tim Slade	Blanchard Racing Team	+53.758 s	88	9
9	25	Chaz Mostert	Walkinshaw Andretti United	+1.02.154 s	88	12
10	5	Jack Le Brocq	Tickford Racing	+1.08.579 s	88	15
11	44	James Courtney	Tickford Racing	+1.13.632 s	88	17
12	7	Andre Heimgartner	Kelly Grove Racing	+1.14.964 s	88	18
13	2	Bryce Fullwood	Walkinshaw Andretti United	+1 Lap	87	13
14	96	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	+1 Lap	87	11
15	99	Brodie Kostecki	Erebus Motorsport	+1 Lap	87	16
16	18	Mark Winterbottom	Team 18	+1 Lap	87	21
17	4	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	+1 Lap	87	24
18	35	Zane Goddard	Matt Stone Racing	+1 Lap	87	19
19	22	Garry Jacobson	Team Sydney	+1 Lap	87	20
20	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	+3 Lap	85	4
21	20	Scott Pye	Team 18	+4 Lap	84	14
22	26	David Reynolds	Kelly Grove Racing	+14 Lap	74	10
Ret	19	Fabian Coulthard	Team Sydney	Damage	0	22
DSQ	34	Jake Kostecki	Matt Stone Racing			20
^[4]

References

^ Dale, Will (5 July 2021). "Fast Facts: NTI Townsville 500". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "2021 Repco Supercars Championship Series Result".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Race 15".
^ "Race 16".

[1] Dale, Will (5 July 2021). "Fast Facts: NTI Townsville 500". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[2] "2021 Repco Supercars Championship Series Result".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Race 15".

[4] "Race 16".

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