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2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge

The 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as the principal support event of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

Victoria (state) 2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
Event Information
Date25–28 March 2013
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueMelbourne Grand Prix Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Pole position Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 1:55.6682
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 25:14.8756
Race 2
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 24:38.9131
Race 3
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 27:29.4439
Race 4
Distance 12 laps 64 km
Winner Scott McLaughlin
Garry Rogers Motorsport		 24:35.7698
Round Results
First
289 pts
Second
238 pts
Third
224 pts

Fabian Coulthard won the opening three races with Scott McLaughlin winning the fourth and final race.[1]

Report edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Name Car Team Time
1 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:55.6682
21 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:56.0173
3 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.0444
4 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.2054
5 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.4227
6 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:56.6233
7 19   Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.7129
8 33   Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:56.7223
9 6   Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8193
10 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8625
11 66   Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:57.2019
12 36   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2178
13 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2748
14 47   Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 1:57.3251
15 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.3650
16 3   Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:57.4147
17 21   David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:57.4390
18 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.4600
19 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4779
20 360   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4882
21 18   Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:57.5041
22 34   Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.5220
23 4   Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:57.6629
24 88   Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:58.0042
25 17   Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:58.2013
26 9   Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:58.9306
EXC2 12   Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.8355
EXC3 80   Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:57.4172
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1  — Jason Bright was demoted two places on the grid for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of Practice 1.[3]
  • ^2  — Jonny Reid was excluded from the session for holding up Alexandre Prémat during the session.[4]
  • ^3  — Scott Pye was excluded from the session for leaving the pit lane without permission at the end of the session.[4]

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 25:14.8756 75
2 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 +1.7467 69
3 6   Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +4.6233 64
4 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +6.4004 60
5 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 +7.1534 55
6 33   Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 8 +7.1716 51
7 360   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +8.4223 48
8 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 15 +14.3048 45
9 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 19 +14.5232 42
10 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 18 +15.5583 39
11 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +15.7877 36
12 19   Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 7 +15.9691 34
13 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 6 +18.1643 33
14 17   Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 25 +19.2969 31
15 36   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 12 +22.3795 30
16 66   Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 11 +23.0077 28
17 88   Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 24 +23.2954 27
18 4   Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +26.1491 25
19 21   David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 17 +26.5788 24
20 18   Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 21 +27.5962 22
21 80   Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 28 +28.6292 21
22 47   Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 14 +29.9848 19
23 9   Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 26 +34.2795 18
24 12   Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 27 +40.2330 16
25 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +57.27671 15
Ret 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 2 Gearbox
Ret 34   Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 22 Accident
Ret 3   Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 Accident
Source:[5]

Notes:

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 24:38.9131 75
2 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +4.8875 69
31 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +2.1309 64
4 6   Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +14.6794 60
5 360   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 7 +15.1337 55
6 33   Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 6 +15.6054 51
7 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 13 +19.0084 48
8 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 11 +19.1730 45
9 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 26 +21.6430 42
10 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +22.1579 39
11 19   Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 12 +23.8646 36
12 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 25 +27.8380 34
13 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 9 +29.2584 33
14 36   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 15 +29.5086 31
15 18   Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 20 +29.7064 30
16 3   Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 27 +30.0255 28
17 66   Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 16 +31.4344 27
18 4   Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +36.7153 25
19 88   Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 17 +40.5788 24
20 17   Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 14 +41.8414 22
21 80   Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +42.1581 21
22 21   David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 19 +42.3978 19
23 12   Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 24 +42.9018 18
24 9   Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +44.3861 16
25 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 +56.7257 15
Ret 47   Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 22 Engine
Ret 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 8 Oil radiator
Source:[6]

Notes:

Race 3 edit

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid Time Points
1 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 27:29.4439 75
2 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 7 +0.6864 69
3 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +9.7504 64
4 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +10.7603 60
5 6   Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 4 +11.1233 55
6 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +19.9648 51
7 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 12 +20.1074 48
8 66   Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 17 +25.7092 45
9 18   Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 15 +25.9445 42
10 360   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +28.2865 39
11 17   Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 20 +32.0330 36
12 21   David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 22 +36.8693 34
13 3   Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 +37.6099 33
14 12   Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 23 +43.3512 31
15 4   Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +44.1397 30
16 33   Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 62 +49.7772 28
17 47   Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 26 +1:03.8456 27
Ret 9   Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 24 Electrics
Ret 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 27 Steering
EXC1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 9
EXC1 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3
EXC1 19   Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 11
EXC1 36   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14
EXC1 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8
EXC1 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25
EXC1 80   Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21
EXC1 88   Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 19
Source:[7]

Notes:

Race 4 edit

Pos. No. Name Car Team Grid1 Time Points
1 33   Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 7 24:35.7698 75
2 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 9 +1.6852 69
3 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 +2.0032 64
4 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 4 +2.4752 60
5 18   Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 12 +6.7752 55
6 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 17 +8.3943 51
7 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14 +9.3351 48
8 6   Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +13.8983 45
9 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 25 +14.0136 42
10 360   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +14.3803 39
11 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +16.4297 36
12 36   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +20.0522 34
13 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8 +21.3834 33
14 17   Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 13 +22.1463 31
15 21   David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 16 +22.6272 30
16 80   Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 26 +27.7706 28
17 88   Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +27.9402 27
18 12   Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 19 +28.6582 25
19 3   Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 22 +30.6041 24
20 4   Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 15 +34.1072 22
21 9   Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 27 +34.3546 21
Ret 19   Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 18
Ret 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 24
Ret 47   Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 23
Ret 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 11 Accident
Ret 66   Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 10 Accident
Ret 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 6 Engine
Source:[8]

Notes:

  • ^1  — Grid positions for Race 4 were based on the combined points from the previous three races during the weekend.

References edit

  1. ^ Emotional Coulthard dedicates win to Richards stuff.co.nz, 17 March 2013
  2. ^ "Coulthard heads BJR one-two in Albert Park qualifying". SpeedCafe.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Bright disappointed to see penalty prevent all-BJR front-row". SpeedCafe.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Stewards Summary: V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Coulthard takes maiden V8 Supercars win in Race 1". SpeedCafe.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Coulthard doubles up with Race 2 win at Albert Park". SpeedCafe.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Van Gisbergen dominant in wet V8 Supercars Race 3". SpeedCafe.com. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Race 4". V8Supercars.com.au. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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