2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge
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| Date | 23–26 March 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge was a motor racing event for Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 23 to 26 March 2017. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and consisted of four races of 70 kilometres in length. It was a non-championship event, contested by teams taking part in the 2017 Supercars Championship, and was held in support of the 2017 Australian Grand Prix.[1] The event will be the 32nd and final running of the Supercars Challenge, and the last before the event attained championship status for 2018 known as the Melbourne 400.[2]
Report
Background
A new 'rapid-fire' qualifying system was introduced to the event for the 2017 season, with 4 ten minute qualifying sessions held back to back on Thursday afternoon.[3] Taz Douglas was also confirmed to drive again for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport shortly before the event, after originally only accepting an offer for the previous round, the Clipsal 500.[4]
Practice
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 12 |  Fabian Coulthard
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DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:55.4910 |
See also
References
- ^ "Supercars releases 2017 calendar". Supercars. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Howard, Tom (30 May 2017). "AGP to host Supercars championship round in 2018". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Isaacs, Lewis (22 March 2017). "Rapid fire qualifying to shake up Albert Park". supercars.com. Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Howard, Tom (22 March 2017). "Douglas to drive LDM Commodore at AGP". speedcafe.com. speedcafe.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide |
2017 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint |
| Previous year: 2016 Coates Hire V8 Supercars Challenge |
Supercars Challenge (event) | Next year: 2018 Melbourne 400 |