Motor racing event in Adelaide, Australia
2018 Adelaide 500 Event Information Round 1 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date 2–4 March 2018 Location Adelaide, South Australia Venue Adelaide Street Circuit Results
The 2018 Adelaide 500 was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018 at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. It marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500 and was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship. It comprised two races of 250 kilometres.[ 1] Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars [ 1] and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.
Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering .
Results Chaz Mostert placed fourth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing James Courtney placed sixth in Race 2 driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Walkinshaw Andretti United Will Davison placed twelfth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for 23Red Racing . The event marked the championship debut for the team. Mark Winterbottom placed 13th in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing
Practice
Race 1
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
Race Notes
Championship standings after Race 1 Drivers Championship Teams Championship
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 2
Qualifying
Top 10 Shootout
Race Notes ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.[ 8]
Championship standings after Race 2 Drivers Championship Teams Championship
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References ^ a b "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com . 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017 . ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com . Retrieved 15 June 2018 . ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com . Retrieved 15 June 2018 . ^ "Practice 3". Supercars.com . Retrieved 15 June 2018 . ^ "Race 1 - Qualifying". Supercars.com . Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018 . ^ "Race 1 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com . Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018 . ^ "Race 1 - Results". Retrieved 3 March 2018 . ^ a b c "Supercars summary of penalties, Adelaide 500, final update". V8 Daily Dump . V8 Daily Dump. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018 . ^ "Race 2 - Qualifying". Supercars.com . Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018 . ^ "Race 2 - Top 10 Shootout". Supercars.com . Retrieved 6 October 2018 . ^ "Race 2 - Results". Retrieved 4 March 2018 .
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