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{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag              = Victoria
| title             = 2011 L&H 500
| round_no          = 9
| season_no         = 14
| year              = 2011
| series            = IVSC
| track_map         = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg
| date              = 16–18 September
| location          = [[Phillip Island]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| circuit           = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
| weather           = Fine
| race1_laps        = 113
| race1_dist        = 500
| pole1             = [[Will Davison]]<br/>[[Luke Youlden]]
| pole1_team        = [[Ford Performance Racing]]
| pole1_time        = 70 pts
| winner1           = [[Craig Lowndes]]<br/>[[Mark Skaife]]
| winner1_team      = [[Triple Eight Race Engineering (Australia)|Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
| winner1_time      = 3:08:13.2041
}}

The '''2011 [[Phillip Island 500K|L&H 500]]''' was the ninth event of the [[2011 International V8 Supercars Championship]]. It was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 September at the [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].  This was the eleventh running of [[Phillip Island 500K|Phillip Island 500]], the fourth occasion which filled the annual 500 kilometre, two-driver [[V8 Supercar]] race, and the 21st ATCC championship race meeting at the circuit. It was also the last 500 kilometre race for V8 Supercars at Phillip Island, as the endurance race returned to [[Sandown Raceway]] in 2012, and the Phillip Island event reverted to a sprint race format with two 150 kilometre races.

Unique to the L&H 500, two preliminary 14 lap qualifying races were held on Saturday with the two drivers of each car starting one race each. A single pitstop by each car in either race, in which at least two tyres were changed, was mandated, with the combined results of the two qualifying races determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre race. The 500 kilometre race itself was Race 19 of the championship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111116215219/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/Portals/v8/RadEditor/documents/2011/suppregs/ev09_SupplementaryRegulations.pdf ''2011 V8 Supercars Championship - Race 19, Supplementary Regulations for V8 Supercars'', www.v8supercars.com.au] Retrieved via web.archive.org</ref>

Tony D'Alberto Racing driver [[Tony D'Alberto]] was forced to withdraw from the race after contracting chicken pox. He was replaced by [[Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series|Fujitsu Series]] driver Taz Douglas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/09/17/chicken-pox-rules-out-tony-dalberto | title=Chicken pox rules out Tony D’Alberto | author= | publisher=SpeedCafe | date=2011-09-17 | accessdate=2011-09-17}}</ref>

Ford Performance Racing's [[Will Davison]] and [[Luke Youlden]] came out best of the qualifying format, and secured pole position for the main race, with the [[2010 L&H 500]] winners Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife lining up sixth.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.v8times.com/Content/News/2011-09-17-davison-and-youlden-hand-fpr-pole-at-the-island.aspx | title=Davison and Youlden hand FPR pole at the Island | author=Ian Price | publisher=The V8 Times | date=2011-09-17 | accessdate=2011-09-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402155028/http://www.v8times.com/Content/News/2011-09-17-davison-and-youlden-hand-fpr-pole-at-the-island.aspx | archive-date=2012-04-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The TeamVodafone pairing of Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife came through the 500&nbsp;km race to secure the consecutive victories at the event, followed by Jamie Whincup and Andrew Thompson, with pole-sitters Will Davison and Luke Youlden crossing the line third.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.v8times.com/Content/News/2011-09-18-the-dream-team-does-it-again.aspx | title=The Dream Team does it again | author=Ian Price | publisher=The V8 Times | date=2011-09-18 | accessdate=2011-09-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402155040/http://www.v8times.com/Content/News/2011-09-18-the-dream-team-does-it-again.aspx | archive-date=2012-04-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Results==

===L&H 500===
Results of the 500 kilometre Race 19 were as follows:<ref name=Natsoft>{{cite web | url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?18/09/2011.PHIL.R13 | title=L&H 500 - V8 Supercar Championship&nbsp;— Race 19 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit&nbsp;— V8 Supercars&nbsp;— Race 19 | author= | publisher=National Software | date=2011-09-18 | accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Car
! Team <br> Competitor<ref name=Natsoft/>
! Laps
! Time/retired
! Grid
|-
!1
|888
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Skaife]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering (V8 Supercars)|Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
|113
|3:08:13.2041
|6
|-
!2
|88
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Thompson (racing driver)|Andrew Thompson]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering (V8 Supercars)|Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>6.3s
|4
|-
!3
|6
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Davison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Youlden]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>9.2s
|1
|-
!4
|2
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Garth Tander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nick Percat]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>15.6s
|2
|-
!5
|9
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[John McIntyre (racing driver)|John McIntyre]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>15.6s
|3
|-
!6
|16
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Blanchard]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Kelly Racing]] <br>
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>19.5s
|7
|-
!7
|8
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bright]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Jones (racing driver)|Andrew Jones]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>27.4s
|22
|-
!8
|15
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Owen Kelly]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Kelly Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>32.4s
|12
|-
!9
|1
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Courtney]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron McConville]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>34.6s
|10
|-
!10
|61
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Walkinshaw Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>41.0s
|14
|-
!11
|14
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bargwanna]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Price]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>49.7s
|27
|-
!12
|33
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Ritter]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>52.3s
|16
|-
!13
|11
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Greg Murphy]]<br>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen (racing driver)|Allan Simonsen]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Kelly Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 2.6s
|8
|-
!14
|7
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Russell (racing driver)|David Russell]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Kelly Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 7.4s
|11
|-
!15
|49
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Owen (racing driver)|Steve Owen]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]] 
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 7.6s
|15
|-
!16
|34
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Caruso (racing driver)|Michael Caruso]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marcus Marshall]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 14.2s
|13
|-
!17
|5
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Richards]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 17.7s
|9
|-
!18
|19
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonathon Webb]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Lyons (auto racer)|Richard Lyons]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Tekno Autosports]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 19.7s
|24
|-
!19
|12
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dean Fiore]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Patrizi]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Triple F Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 22.1s
|23
|-
!20
|39
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Russell Ingall]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]       
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 24.6s
|18
|-
!21
|3
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Taz Douglas]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Tony D'Alberto Racing]]
|112
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 24.8s
|19
|-
!22
|4
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alex Davison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]  
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 27.7s
|28
|-
!23
|55
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dean Canto]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Rod Nash Racing]]    
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 30.3s
|5
|-
!24
|47
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Slade]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Daniel Gaunt]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[James Rosenberg Racing]]              
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 30.5s
|21
|-
!25
|18
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Moffat (racing driver)|James Moffat]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Matthew Halliday (racing driver)|Matt Halliday]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]
|113
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>1m 33.3s
|20
|-
!26
|17
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steven Johnson (racing driver)|Steven Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Besnard]]
|[[Ford FG Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]
|112
|<nowiki>+</nowiki> 1 lap
|26
|-
!27
|30
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Luff]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Pretty]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport]]      
|111
|<nowiki>+</nowiki> 2 laps
|17
|-
!28
|21
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Reindler]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Wall (racing driver)|David Wall]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Britek Motorsport]]g 
|100
|<nowiki>+</nowiki> 13 laps
|25
|-
|}

==Standings==
* Championship standings after 19 of 28 races were as follows.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Name
! Team
! Points
|-
!1
|88
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering (V8 Supercars)|Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
!2145
|-
!2
|888
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering (V8 Supercars)|Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
!2053
|-
!3
|9
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]
!1716
|-
!4
|15
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rick Kelly]]
|[[Kelly Racing]]
!1585
|-
!5
|2
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Garth Tander]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
!1548
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110913140238/http://phillipisland.v8supercars.com.au/ Official L & H 500 website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020928161349/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Official series website]

{{V8 race report|
 Name_of_race = Phillip Island 500 |
 Year_of_race = 2011 |
 Previous_race_in_season = [[2011 Coates Hire Ipswich 300]] |
 Next_race_in_season = [[2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]] |
 Previous_year's_race = [[2010 L&H 500]] |
 Next_year's_race = [[2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500]]
}}

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