2010 BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge

The 2010 BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge was the fourth meeting of the 2010 V8 Supercar season, however it was a stand-alone event not contributing to the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series pointscore. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 28 March at Albert Park Street Circuit, in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. It was the lead support category for the 2010 Australian Grand Prix.

Victoria (state) 2010 BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge
Event Information
Date25–28 March 2010
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueMelbourne Grand Prix Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 13 laps 70 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
1:57.1666
Winner James Courtney
Dick Johnson Racing
25:58.8986
Race 2
Distance 13 laps 70 km
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
25:58.1135
Race 3
Distance 13 laps 70 km
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
29:11.2684
Round Results
First 292 pts
Second 258 pts
Third 220 pts

This race meeting was broadcast by Network Ten; the only race the network is permitted to broadcast following its loss of broadcasting rights to the V8 Supercars in 2006.

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Thursday 25 March.

Top Ten shootout

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The top ten shootout was held on Friday 26 March.

Race 1

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Race 1 was held on Friday 26 March.

Race 2

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Race 2 was held on Saturday 27 March.

Race 3

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Race 3 was held on Sunday 28 March.

Results

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Results as follows:[1]

Qualifying

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Qualifying timesheets:[2]

Pos No Name Car Team Shootout Qualifying
Pole 2 Garth Tander Holden Commodore (VE) Holden Racing Team 1:57.1666 1:57.9965
2 18 James Courtney Ford Falcon (FG) Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.3429 1:58.3377
3 7 Todd Kelly Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 1:57.4077 1:58.4513
4 15 Rick Kelly Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 1:57.6746 1:58.3992
5 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford Falcon (FG) Stone Brothers Racing 1:57.8137 1:58.5116
6 888 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore (VE) Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:57.8903 1:58.4364
7 1 Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore (VE) Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:57.9443 1:57.9308
8 55 Paul Dumbrell Ford Falcon (FG) Rod Nash Racing 1:58.5977 1:58.4940
9 8 Jason Richards Holden Commodore (VE) Brad Jones Racing 1:58.8892 1:58.4794
10 51 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore (VE) Paul Morris Motorsport 2:00.8092 1:58.2480
11 17 Steven Johnson Ford Falcon (FG) Dick Johnson Racing 1:58.6292
12 24 Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore (VE) Walkinshaw Racing 1:58.6548
13 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon (FG) Ford Performance Racing 1:58.6661
14 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore (VE) Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:58.6938
15 22 Will Davison Holden Commodore (VE) Holden Racing Team 1:58.7316
16 14 Jason Bright Holden Commodore (VE) Brad Jones Racing 1:58.8223
17 47 Tim Slade Ford Falcon (FG) James Rosenberg Racing 1:58.8287
18 39 Russell Ingall Holden Commodore (VE) Paul Morris Motorsport 1:58.9748
19 4 Alex Davison Ford Falcon (FG) Stone Brothers Racing 1:59.0783
20 34 Michael Caruso Holden Commodore (VE) Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:59.0893
21 11 Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 1:59.2246
22 19 Jonathon Webb Ford Falcon (FG) Tekno Autosports 1:59.3975
23 30 Daniel Gaunt Holden Commodore (VE) Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:59.8058
24 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore (VE) Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:59.8223
25 12 Dean Fiore Ford Falcon (FG) Triple F Racing 1:59.8907
26 10 Andrew Thompson Holden Commodore (VE) Walkinshaw Racing 2:00.1503
27 16 Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 2:00.9122
28 6 Steven Richards Ford Falcon (FG) Ford Performance Racing 2:00.9476
29 21 Karl Reindler Holden Commodore (VE) Britek Motorsport 2:02.6235

Race 1

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Race timesheets:[3]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 13 0:25:58.8986 2 100
2 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 13 +0.260s 1 92
3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 13 +0.704s 5 86
4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 +1.179s 6 80
5 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 +1.724s 7 74
6 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 13 +12.521s 3 68
7 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 13 +14.150s 8 64
8 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13 +15.566s 11 60
9 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 13 +15.714s 13 56
10 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 13 +18.246s 15 52
11 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 +18.736s 14 48
12 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 13 +19.853s 12 46
13 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 13 +20.364s 9 44
14 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 13 +20.716s 19 42
15 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 13 +24.403s 21 40
16 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 13 +24.755s 16 38
17 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +25.292s 18 36
18 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 13 +27.507s 17 34
19 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 13 +27.866s 22 32
20 51 Greg Murphy Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +28.246s 10 30
21 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 13 +33.683s 28 28
22 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 13 +34.359s 25 26
23 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 +37.465s 20 24
24 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 13 +39.978s 4 22
25 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 13 +41.118s 24 20
26 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 13 +43.744s 23 18
27 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 13 +44.755s 29 16
28 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 13 +46.067s 26 14
29 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 13 +57.477s 27 12

Race 2

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Race timesheets:[4]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 13 0:25:58.1135 2 100
2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 +0.377s 5 96
3 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 13 +4.346s 1 86
4 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 13 +5.989s 3 80
5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 13 +6.743s 9 74
6 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 13 +10.514s 10 68
7 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13 +10.815s 8 64
8 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 +14.187s 4 60
9 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 13 +15.285s 7 56
10 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 +15.798s 11 52
11 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 13 +21.556s 14 48
12 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 13 +22.555s 15 46
13 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 +23.041s 23 44
14 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 13 +23.901s 21 42
15 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 13 +25.430s 24 40
16 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 13 +25.633s 13 38
17 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 13 +28.267s 18 36
18 51 Greg Murphy Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +28.487s 20 34
19 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 13 +30.182s 16 32
20 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +32.096s 17 30
21 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 13 +32.767s 22 28
22 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 13 +33.913s 25 26
23 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 13 +36.333s 28 24
24 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 13 +37.535s 26 22
25 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 13 +37.818s 27 20
26 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 13 +1:01.049s 19 18
27 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 13 +1:12.846s 29 16
28 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 12 +1 Lap 12 14
Ret 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 3 6 0

Race 3

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Race timesheets:[5]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 13 0:29:11.2684 1 100
2 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 13 +2.870s 4 92
3 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 13 +4.107s 6 86
4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 13 +4.395s 8 80
5 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13 +6.713s 7 74
6 55 Paul Dumbrell Tony D'Alberto Racing 13 +7.456s 9 68
7 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 13 +9.616s 16 64
8 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +10.474s 20 60
9 51 Greg Murphy Paul Morris Motorsport 13 +12.763s 18 56
10 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 13 +13.527s 29 52
11 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 +17.001s 10 48
12 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 13 +19.657s 14 46
13 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 13 +22.728s 15 44
14 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 13 +24.942s 28 42
15 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 13 +25.420s 11 40
16 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 13 +25.771s 26 38
17 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 13 +26.118s 22 36
18 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 13 +27.075s 24 34
19 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 13 +31.130s 25 32
20 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 13 +1:19.762s 19 30
Ret 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 7 3 0
Ret 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 5 5 0
Ret 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 4 23 0
Ret 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 2 0
Ret 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 1 27 0
Ret 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 13 0
Ret 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 0 12 0
Ret 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 0 17 0
Ret 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 0 21 0

Points

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Race timesheets:[6]

Pos Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
1 Garth Tander 92 100 100 292
2 Shane van Gisbergen 86 80 92 258
3 Craig Lowndes 80 60 80 220
4 Will Davison 52 68 86 206
5 Steven Johnson 60 64 74 198
6 Paul Dumbrell 64 56 68 188
7 James Courtney 100 86 0 186
8 Jamie Whincup 74 92 0 166
9 Lee Holdsworth 48 52 48 148
10 Jason Richards 44 38 64 146
11 Alex Davison 42 48 40 130
12 Mark Winterbottom 56 74 0 130
13 Russell Ingall 36 30 60 126
14 Greg Murphy 30 34 56 120
15 Todd Kelly 68 0 52 120
16 Steven Richards 28 42 46 116
17 Rick Kelly 22 40 44 106
18 Fabian Coulthard 46 14 42 102
19 Jason Bright 38 32 30 100
20 Jonathon Webb 32 18 38 88
21 Jason Bargwanna 40 46 0 86
22 Tony D'Alberto 20 26 36 82
23 Daniel Gaunt 18 22 34 74
24 Tim Slade 34 36 0 70
25 Karl Reindler 16 20 32 68
26 Michael Caruso 24 44 0 68
27 Dean Fiore 26 28 0 54
28 Andrew Thompson 14 24 0 38
29 Tony Ricciardello 12 16 0 28

See also

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2010 Australian Grand Prix

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 28/03/2010 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge - Qualifying". 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. ^ "2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge - Race 1". 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. ^ "2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge - Race 2". 27 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  5. ^ "2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge - Race 3". 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  6. ^ "2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit BRC IMPCO V8 Supercars GP Challenge - Race 3". 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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