2015 ITM 500 Auckland

The 2015 ITM 500 Auckland was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the twelfth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 6–8 November at the Pukekohe Park Raceway, near Pukekohe, New Zealand.

2015 ITM 500 Auckland

Event Information
Round 12 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	6–8 November 2015
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 21 laps 60 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:03.3203 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 24:48.8376
Race 2 Distance 21 laps 60 km Pole position David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 1:02.4690 Winner David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 26:37.9563
Race 3 Distance 69 laps 200 km Pole position Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:03.1629 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:18:57.1974

Race results

Race 28

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.3203
2	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.3248
3	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.4053
4	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.4528
5	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:03.4772
6	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.5682
7	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.5874
8	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.6541
9	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6552
10	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.7285
11	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.7300
12	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	1:03.7339
13	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.7349
14	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.7518
15	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.7639
16	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.7979
17	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.8452
18	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.8962
19	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.9610
20	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:04.0202
21	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:04.1423
22	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:04.2212
23	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:04.4514
24	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	1:04.5406
25	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:05.7711
Source:[1]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	24min 48.8376sec	1
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	21	+ 4.38	4
3	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	21	+ 5.02	2
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	+ 7.95	6
5 1	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	21	+ 7.48	3
6	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 8.57	8
7	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+ 9.16	7
8	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	21	+ 9.65	9
9	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+ 11.58	5
10	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	21	+ 13.18	17
11	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 13.98	10
12	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 17.37	20
13	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	21	+ 17.92	16
14	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 18.99	19
15	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	21	+ 19.36	11
16	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+ 19.77	25
17	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+ 20.95	14
18	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+ 23.15	21
19	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	21	+ 23.45	23
20	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	21	+ 24.72	24
21	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	21	+ 30.19	18
22	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+ 42.24	22
23	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	20	+ 1 lap	15
Ret	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	19	Retired	13
Ret	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	0	Collision	12
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:04.3571
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1 – Scott Pye was demoted behind Craig Lowndes after officials deemed him to have gained an advantage by using the escape road at turn five and missing out the chicane.

Race 29

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.4690
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.4918
3	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:02.5714
4	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.5910
5	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.6672
6	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.7002
7	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.7703
8	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.8396
9	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.8535
10	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.8731
11	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:02.8849
12	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:02.8855
13	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.0046
14	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.0176
15	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.0538
16	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	1:03.1138
17	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.1181
18	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.1188
19	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.1192
20	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.1732
21	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.1867
22	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.3498
23	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:03.3978
24	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.4410
-	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	No Time
Source:[3]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	21	26min 37.9563sec	1
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	21	+ 0.50	4
3	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+ 0.87	3
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+ 1.57	6
5	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	21	+ 1.91	13
6	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	21	+ 2.43	5
7	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	21	+ 3.75	7
8	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	21	+ 4.64	8
9	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	21	+ 5.62	9
10	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	21	+ 6.24	11
11	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 7.66	15
12	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	21	+ 7.89	10
13	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	21	+ 8.36	16
14	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 9.17	21
15	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 9.75	17
16	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	21	+ 10.65	14
17	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	21	+ 11.48	19
18	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	21	+ 12.10	12
19	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	21	+ 14.98	24
20	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+ 15.18	20
21	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	21	+ 15.31	24
22	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	21	+ 15.68	23
23	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	21	+ 16.48	22
Ret	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	11	Accident	2
DNS	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing		Did Not Start
Fastest lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2524
Source:[4]

Race 30

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:03.1629
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.1643
3	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.2188
4	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.2517
5	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.2848
6	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.3274
7	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.3432
8	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.3619
9	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.3834
10	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.4660
11	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.4926
12	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.5314
13	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	1:03.5555
14	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.5789
15	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6259
16	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6281
17	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.6327
18	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6592
19	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.6849
20	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima (L33)	1:03.7966
21	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.8064
22	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	1:03.8244
23	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	Ford Falcon (FG X)	1:03.8248
24	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60	1:03.9138
25	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	1:03.9900
Source:[5]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	69	1hr 18min 57.1973sec	2
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	69	+ 4.06	10
3	17	Scott Pye	DJR Team Penske	69	+ 10.81	3
4	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	69	+ 12.70	4
5	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	69	+ 13.12	5
6	33	Scott McLaughlin	Garry Rogers Motorsport	69	+ 17.08	1
7	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	69	+ 22.34	6
8	18	Lee Holdsworth	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	69	+ 27.36	16
9	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Tekno Autosports	69	+ 34.97	8
10	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	69	+ 39.73	14
11	5	Mark Winterbottom	Prodrive Racing Australia	69	+ 40.39	9
12	3	Tim Blanchard	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	69	+ 44.58	21
13	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	69	+ 45.07	20
14	99	James Moffat	Nissan Motorsport	69	+ 47.09	7
15	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	69	+ 52.23	15
16	9	Will Davison	Erebus Motorsport	69	+ 54.35	13
17	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	69	+ 55.17	17
18	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	69	+ 66.51	12
19	21	Dale Wood	Britek Motorsport	69	+ 66.78	25
20	34	David Wall	Garry Rogers Motorsport	69	+ 67.01	20
21	111	Andre Heimgartner	Super Black Racing	68	+ 1 lap	23
22	6	Cam Waters	Prodrive Racing Australia	68	+ 1 lap	11
23	47	Tim Slade	Walkinshaw Racing	68	+ 1 lap	19
24	10	Ashley Walsh	Erebus Motorsport	67	+ 2 laps	22
Ret	222	Nick Percat	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	6	Retired	18
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2790
Source:[6]