2023 Newcastle 500
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2023 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 10–12 March 2023 | |||||||||||||
Location | Newcastle East, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Newcastle Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
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The 2023 Newcastle 500 (commercially titled 2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March 2023. 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 first round of the 2023 Supercars Championship and the first round of the "Gen3" Supercars Championship regulations, as well as the last staging of the Newcastle 500.[1][2]
Results
Qualifying 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Times | |
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Qualifying | Shootout | |||||
1 | 99 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 1:11.3217 | 1:11.8481 |
2 | 6 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2601 | +0.1520 |
3 | 88 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.3157 | +0.1527 |
4 | 400 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1261 | +0.1538 |
5 | 26 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2513 | +0.1783 |
6 | 97 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1141 | +0.1940 |
7 | 25 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.0371 | +0.2648 |
8 | 8 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.3840 | +0.2943 |
9 | 20 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4040 | +0.3110 |
10 | 31 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4298 | +0.3951 |
11 | 9 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4304 | |
12 | 5 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4454 | |
13 | 55 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4623 | |
14 | 17 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4780 | |
15 | 34 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5581 | |
16 | 18 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6048 | |
17 | 11 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6292 | |
18 | 14 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6397 | |
19 | 35 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6438 | |
20 | 3 | ![]() | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6472 | |
21 | 2 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6920 | |
22 | 19 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.7215 | |
23 | 96 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.7247 | |
24 | 56 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +1.2286 | |
25 | 4 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +1.3477 | |
Source:[3][4] |
Race 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 6 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | 1:58:33.2312 | 2 | 150 |
2 | 25 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +7.6491 | 7 | 138 |
3 | 99 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +13.4411 | 1 | 129 |
4 | 9 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +17.5361 | 11 | 120 |
5 | 8 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +18.4873 | 8 | 111 |
6 | 18 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +24.5926 | 16 | 102 |
7 | 20 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +30.4976 | 9 | 96 |
8 | 5 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +42.7666 | 12 | 90 |
9 | 34 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +42.8684 | 15 | 84 |
10 | 26 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +43.5652 | 5 | 78 |
11 | 17 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +49.7735 | 14 | 72 |
12 | 19 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +53.1997 | 22 | 69 |
13 | 56 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +1:37.7302 | 24 | 66 |
14 | 3 | ![]() | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +1:40.3506 | 20 | 63 |
15 | 14 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +1:56.5120 | 18 | 60 |
16 | 11 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +2:01.4156 | 17 | 57 |
17 | 55 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +2:02.8224 | 13 | 54 |
18 | 31 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 10 | 51 |
19 | 96 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 23 | 48 |
20 | 35 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 19 | 45 |
21 | 4 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 93 | +2 laps | 25 | 42 |
22 | 400 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 90 | +5 laps | 4 | 39 |
DNF | 2 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 50 | Mechanical | 21 | |
DSQ | 97 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | Technical | 6 | |
DSQ | 88 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | Technical | 3 | |
Fastest Lap: Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United), 1:12.6998 | ||||||||
Source:[5][6] |
Qualifying 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Times | |
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Qualifying | Shootout | |||||
1 | 26 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 1:11.4872 | 1:12.0813 |
2 | 25 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2855 | +0.0058 |
3 | 31 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.0456 | +0.1092 |
4 | 6 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.0147 | +0.2142 |
5 | 97 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1442 | +0.2672 |
6 | 400 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.2364 | +0.5455 |
7 | 88 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4184 | +0.6588 |
8 | 34 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4001 | +0.8770 |
9 | 3 | ![]() | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2927 | +1.0226 |
10 | 5 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.3957 | DNF |
11 | 17 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4619 | |
12 | 19 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4722 | |
13 | 8 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4880 | |
14 | 18 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5477 | |
15 | 99 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5595 | |
16 | 55 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6151 | |
17 | 9 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6361 | |
18 | 20 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6365 | |
19 | 14 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6379 | |
20 | 2 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6601 | |
21 | 11 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.7002 | |
22 | 35 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.7214 | |
23 | 96 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.8227 | |
24 | 56 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.8266 | |
25 | 4 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +1.4589 | |
Source:[7][8] |
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 97 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | 2:11:50.4825 | 5 | 150 |
2 | 25 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +4.4992 | 2 | 138 |
3 | 26 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +25.1401 | 1 | 129 |
4 | 31 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +27.0901 | 3 | 120 |
5 | 88 | ![]() | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +27.6594 | 7 | 111 |
6 | 99 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +28.6089 | 15 | 102 |
7 | 8 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +33.3244 | 13 | 96 |
8 | 34 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +46.9619 | 8 | 90 |
9 | 400 | ![]() | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +54.4407 | 6 | 84 |
10 | 18 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +58.9769 | 14 | 78 |
11 | 14 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +1:04.1607 | 19 | 72 |
12 | 6 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +1:15.5631 | 4 | 69 |
13 | 9 | ![]() | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 17 | 66 |
14 | 19 | ![]() | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 12 | 63 |
15 | 3 | ![]() | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 9 | 60 |
16 | 11 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 21 | 57 |
17 | 20 | ![]() | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 18 | 54 |
18 | 55 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 16 | 51 |
19 | 17 | ![]() | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 11 | 48 |
20 | 4 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 25 | 45 |
21 | 35 | ![]() | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 22 | 42 |
22 | 96 | ![]() | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 23 | 39 |
23 | 2 | ![]() | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 87 | +2 laps | 20 | 36 |
DNF | 56 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 0 | Crash | 24 | |
DNS | 5 | ![]() | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Crash in Shootout | |||
Fastest Lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:12.5355 | ||||||||
Source:[9][10] |
Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Return of Newcastle 500 confirmed for 2023". V8 Sleuth. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Council votes to "permanently kill off" Newcastle 500". Speedcafe. 28 November 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Qualifying - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Top Ten - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "RACE 1". Supercars Championship. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Qualifying - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Top Ten - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "RACE 2". Supercars Championship. 28 July 2023.
External links
- Series website
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