2015 Skycity Triple Crown

2015 Skycity Triple Crown

Event Information
Round 5 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	19–21 June 2015
Location	Darwin, Northern Territory
Venue	Hidden Valley Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 21 laps 60 km Pole position James Courtney Holden Racing Team 1:07.1190 Winner Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia 27:48.7583
Race 2 Distance 21 laps 60 km Pole position Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 1:06.2920 Winner Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 27:50.5225
Race 3 Distance 70 laps 200 km Pole position David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 1:06.2526 Winner David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 1:20:42.3270

The 2015 Skycity Triple Crown was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 19–21 June 2015. The event was held at Hidden Valley in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of two sprint races, each over a distance of 60 kilometres (37 miles) and one endurance race over a distance of 200 kilometres (124 miles). It was the fifth round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

Results

Race 13

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	27:48.7583	2	75
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+1.0 s	6	69
3	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+2.1 s	7	64
4	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+2.4 s	8	60
5	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+3.4 s	19	55
6	17	Scott Pye	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	21	+3.7 s	20	51
7	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	21	+4.0 s	10	48
8	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	21	+4.3 s	11	45
9	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+4.7 s	16	42
10	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+5.0 s	18	39
11	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	+5.3 s	3	36
12	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	21	+5.9 s	5	34
13	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	21	+6.3 s	24	33
14	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	21	+6.6 s	21	31
15	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+7.1 s	25	30
16	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG X Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	21	+7.3 s	12	28
17	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+8.2 s	22	27
18	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	+8.5 s	9	25
19	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	21	+8.8 s	13	24
20	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	21	+9.4 s	15	22
21	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	21	+10.0 s	23	21
22	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG X Falcon	Super Black Racing	21	+10.2 s	17	19
23	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	21	+12.1 s	1	18
DNF	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	0		4
DNF	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0		14

Race 14

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	27:50.5225	5	75
2	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	21	+1.8 s	8	69
3	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+2.4 s	3	64
4	17	Scott Pye	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	21	+3.9 s	9	60
5	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	21	+5.3 s	4	55
6	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	21	+6.0 s	7	51
7	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+6.4 s	10	48
8	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	21	+7.7 s	18	45
9	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+10.2 s	11	42
10	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG X Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	21	+10.4 s	13	39
11	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+11.5 s	12	36
12	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+12.1 s	15	34
13	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	21	+15.3 s	14	33
14	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+15.6 s	6	31
15	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	21	+15.9 s	2	30
16	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	+16.4 s	17	28
17	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+19.4 s	23	27
18	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	21	+19.8 s	19	25
19	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	21	+30.0 s	21	24
20	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	21	+30.8 s	25	22
21	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	21	+52.5 s	1	21
22	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	18	+3 laps	24	19
DNF	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	9		22
DNF	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1		20
DNF	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG X Falcon	Super Black Racing	0		16

Race 15

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG X Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	70	1:20:42.3270	1	150
2	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	70	+0.8 s	4	138
3	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	70	+1.4 s	2	129
4	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	70	+9.6 s	3	120
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	70	+13.1 s	6	111
6	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	70	+15.6 s	8	102
7	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	70	+21.6 s	7	96
8	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	70	+23.4 s	9	90
9	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	70	+29.2 s	14	84
10	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	70	+32.3 s	5	78
11	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	70	+34.2 s	21	72
12	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	70	+35.0 s	23	69
13	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	70	+38.6 s	17	66
14	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	70	+39.8 s	16	63
15	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	70	+47.1 s	15	60
16	17	Scott Pye	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	70	+47.5 s	13	57
17	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	70	+50.8 s	19	54
18	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	70	+53.8 s	18	51
19	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG X Falcon	Super Black Racing	70	+54.0 s	10	48
20	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	70	+61.9 s	25	45
21	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	70	+67.4 s	11	42
22	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	69	+1 lap	12	39
23	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	69	+1 lap	22	36
24	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	69	+1 lap	20	33
DNF	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	33		24

Championship Standings

• After Race 15 of 37

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Mark Winterbottom	1165
2	Craig Lowndes	1070
3	Fabian Coulthard	1010
4	Chaz Mostert	991
5	Shane Van Gisbergen	940

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Prodrive Racing Australia	2156
2	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1989
3	Holden Racing Team	1845
4	Brad Jones Racing	1719
5	Nissan Motorsport (7/15)	1449

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