2017 Newcastle 500
Event Information | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round 14 of 14 in the 2017 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
![]() | ||||||||||||||
Date | 24–26 November 2017 | |||||||||||||
Location | Newcastle East, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Newcastle Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Friday: Fine Saturday: Fine Sunday: Light cloud | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
The 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 24 to 26 November 2017. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the fourteenth and final event in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 25 and 26 of the season.[1]
The event was the first running of the Newcastle 500, following the discontinuation of the Sydney 500 at the conclusion of the 2016 season.[2]
Background
Five drivers came into the final event of the series with a mathematical chance of securing the title, the highest number since 2005.
Jamie Whincup leads the championship on 2850 points, 30 points ahead of Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin's team-mate Fabian Coulthard sits third, 176 points behind Whincup. Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen are the other two drivers with a chance, however they are 264 and 276 points behind respectively.
Taz Douglas replaced Jack Perkins at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
Report
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Scott_McLaughlin_got_pole_for_both_races_and_won_the_inaugural_race._.jpg/220px-Scott_McLaughlin_got_pole_for_both_races_and_won_the_inaugural_race._.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Whincup_Newcastle_2017.jpg/220px-Whincup_Newcastle_2017.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/De_Silvestro_Newcastle_2017.jpg/220px-De_Silvestro_Newcastle_2017.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Holdsworth_Newcastle_2017.jpg/220px-Holdsworth_Newcastle_2017.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Todd_Kelly_Newcastle_2017.jpg/220px-Todd_Kelly_Newcastle_2017.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Wood_Newcastle_2017.jpg/220px-Wood_Newcastle_2017.jpg)
Practice
Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
Practice 1 | Friday | 88 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.1577 |
Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | ![]() |
DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.5949 |
Source:[3][4] |
Race 25
Qualifying
Race
- ^1 Shane van Gisbergen received a 15 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Race 26
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | ![]() |
DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.5211 | |
2 | 97 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.5502 | +0.0290 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.6765 | +0.1554 |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.8429 | +0.3217 |
5 | 88 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.8665 | +0.3453 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:10.9438 | +0.4226 |
7 | 23 | ![]() |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.0045 | +0.4834 |
8 | 12 | ![]() |
DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.0174 | +0.4963 |
9 | 55 | ![]() |
Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.3532 | +0.8320 |
10 | 7 | ![]() |
Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.8448 | +1.3236 |
Source:[8] |
Race
- ^1 Scott McLaughlin received a 25 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Standings after the event
|
|
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 Schedule & Results". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Axe falls on Sydney Olympic Park street race". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Race 25 Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 25". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Race 26 Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 26 Top Ten Shootout". Supercars.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Race 26". Supercars.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
Supercars Championship | ||
---|---|---|
Previous race: 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint |
2017 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Adelaide 500 |
Previous year: Inaugural |
Newcastle 500 | Next year: 2018 Newcastle 500 |