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]
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| Round 14 of 14 in the 2017 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 24–26 November 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Newcastle East, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Friday: Fine Saturday: Fine Sunday: Light cloud | |||||||||||||
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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 edit
Five drivers came into the final event of the series with a mathematical chance of securing the title, the highest number since 2005. The event offered a maximum of 300 points, 150 per race win. Jamie Whincup led the championship on 2850 points, 30 points ahead of Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin's team-mate Fabian Coulthard sat third, 176 points behind Whincup. Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen were the other two drivers in the title fight, but both were over 250 points behind Whincup.
Taz Douglas replaced Jack Perkins at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.[3]
Report edit
Practice edit
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Friday | 88 |  Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.1577 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 |  Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.5949 |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||||
Race 25 edit
Qualifying edit
Race edit
- ^1 Shane van Gisbergen received a 15 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Race 26 edit
Qualifying edit
Top 10 Shootout edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.5211 | |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.5502 | +0.0290 |
| 3 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.6765 | +0.1554 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:10.8429 | +0.3217 |
| 5 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:10.8665 | +0.3453 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:10.9438 | +0.4226 |
| 7 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.0045 | +0.4834 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.0174 | +0.4963 |
| 9 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:11.3532 | +0.8320 |
| 10 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan L33 Altima | 1:11.8448 | +1.3236 |
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Race edit
- ^1 Scott McLaughlin received a 25 second penalty for a driving infringement.
Standings after the event edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Douglas returns to LDM for Newcastle finale". Speedcafe. 20 November 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 | ||
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| Previous race: 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint | 2017 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Adelaide 500 |
| Previous year: Inaugural | Newcastle 500 | Next year: 2018 Newcastle 500 |