2018 Darwin Triple Crown

The 2018 Darwin Triple Crown (formally known as 2018 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 15-17 June 2018. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in the Northern Territory and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It was the seventh event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 15 and 16 of the season.

2018 Darwin Triple Crown

Event Information
Round 7 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Date	15-17 June 2018
Location	Darwin, Northern Territory
Venue	Hidden Valley Raceway
Results
Race 1 Distance 42 laps 120.315 km Pole position David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 1:05.8496 Winner Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 48:20.3119
Race 2 Distance 70 laps 200.524 km Pole position Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 1:05.8242 Winner David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 1:24:20.9958

Results

Practice

Practice summary

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Practice 1	Friday	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.5065
Practice 2	Friday	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.1587
Practice 3	Saturday	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.1410
Sources:[1][2][3]

Race 15

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8496		1
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:05.8943	+0.0447	2
3	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.0133	+0.1637	3
4	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.0254	+0.1758	4
5	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.0561	+0.2065	5
6	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1263	+0.2767	6
7	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.1652	+0.3156	7
8	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1728	+0.3232	8
9	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.2077	+0.3581	9
10	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.2292	+0.3796	10
11	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.2354	+0.3858	11
12	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.2376	+0.3880	12
13	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.2493	+0.3997	13
14	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.2535	+0.4039	14
15	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.3004	+0.4508	15
16	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.3008	+0.4512	16
17	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.3021	+0.4525	17
18	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.3441	+0.4945	18
19	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.3461	+0.4965	19
20	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.4234	+0.5738	20
21	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.4312	+0.5816	21
22	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.4385	+0.5889	22
23	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.5198	+0.6702	23
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.5601	+0.7105	24
25	4	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.6496	+0.8000	25
26	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.7826	+0.9330	26
27	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.7957	+0.9461	27
Source:[4]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	42	48:20.3119	2	150
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+0.4245	5	138
3	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+1.2642	1	129
4	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+7.5254	8	120
5	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+9.7763	13	111
6	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	42	+19.3449	4	102
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+19.6445	12	96
8	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+19.8871	6	90
9	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+20.9316	15	84
10	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	42	+21.0186	9	78
11	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+24.1342	3	72
12	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+24.6999	18	69
13	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+26.7365	10	66
14	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+27.4649	11	63
15	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+28.9352	14	60
16	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	42	+29.3763	7	57
17	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+30.9085	17	54
18	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+31.7066	26	51
19	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+35.6882	19	48
20	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+36.4191	16	45
21	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+37.7174	20	42
22	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	42	+40.0310	24	39
23	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+45.0416	23	36
24	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+46.1347	27	33
25	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	42	+49.79811	22	30
26	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	42	+1:00.06112	21	27
27	4	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	41	+1 lap	25	24
Fastest lap: Will Davison (23Red Racing) 1:06.8789 (on lap 34)
Source:[5]

Notes

• ^1 – Richie Stanaway received a 5-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with James Courtney.^[6]
• ^2 – James Golding received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Cam Waters, which then contacts with Mark Winterbottom.^[6]

Championship standings after Race 15

Drivers Championship Pos Driver Pts Gap 1 Scott McLaughlin 1637 2 Shane van Gisbergen 1494 -143 1 3 David Reynolds 1298 -339 1 4 Craig Lowndes 1284 -353 1 5 Scott Pye 1234 -403

Teams Championship Pos Team Pts Gap 1 DJR Team Penske 2776 2 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 2707 -69 3 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2266 -510 4 Brad Jones Racing 2031 -745 1 5 Erebus Motorsport 1990 -786

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race 16

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:05.5538		Top 10
2	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.7610	+0.2072	Top 10
3	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.7801	+0.2263	Top 10
4	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:05.7934	+0.2396	Top 10
5	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8336	+0.2798	Top 10
6	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:05.8807	+0.3269	Top 10
7	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8842	+0.3304	Top 10
8	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8874	+0.3336	Top 10
9	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:05.8903	+0.3365	Top 10
10	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8918	+0.3380	Top 10
11	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.8999	+0.3461	11
12	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:05.9102	+0.3564	12
13	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:05.9324	+0.3786	13
14	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.9749	+0.4211	14
15	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.9877	+0.4339	15
16	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.1110	+0.5572	16
17	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.1354	+0.5816	17
18	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.1403	+0.5865	18
19	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1470	+0.5932	19
20	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1554	+0.6016	20
21	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1637	+0.6099	21
22	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1690	+0.6152	22
23	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.1913	+0.6375	23
24	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.2139	+0.6601	24
25	4	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.4314	+0.8776	25
26	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.4599	+0.9061	26
27	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.6948	+1.1410	27
Source:[7]

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:05.8242		1
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:05.8749	+0.0547	2
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:05.9201	+0.0959	3
4	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.0310	+0.2068	4
5	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.0354	+0.2112	5
6	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.0799	+0.2557	6
7	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:06.1001	+0.2759	7
8	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:06.2119	+0.3887	8
9	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.2313	+0.4071	9
10	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:06.4291	+0.6049	10
Source:[8]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	70	1:24:20.9958	4	150
2	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+1.6600	2	138
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+2.2460	3	129
4	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+5.3792	11	120
5	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	70	+9.9828	1	111
6	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+10.4755	5	102
7	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+11.4432	6	96
8	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+11.8025	8	90
9	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	70	+12.2454	7	84
10	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+12.6301	14	78
11	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+14.6411	9	72
12	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+15.1398	13	69
13	5	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+16.2584	24	66
14	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+16.7331	18	63
15	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+18.2086	10	60
16	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	70	+19.0913	12	57
17	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	70	+20.4352	17	54
18	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+20.8374	21	51
19	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	70	+22.2494	26	48
20	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	70	+57.1919	19	45
21	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	69	+1 lap	15	42
22	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	69	+1 lap	23	39
23	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	69	+1 lap1	27	36
24	4	Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	69	+1 lap	25	33
NC	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	54	Retirement	16
NC	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	54	Retirement	20
NC	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	6	Retirement	22
Fastest lap: Nick Percat (Brad Jones Racing) 1:06.5590 (on lap 18)
Source:[9]

Notes

• ^1 – Todd Hazelwood received a 15-second Time Penalty for exceeding the Pit Lane speed limit at Pit Entry.^[6]

Championship standings after Race 16

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Pts Gap 1 Scott McLaughlin 1775 2 Shane van Gisbergen 1614 -161 3 Craig Lowndes 1448 -327 4 David Reynolds 1362 -413 1 5 Jamie Whincup 1342 -433

Teams Championship Pos Team Pts Gap 1 DJR Team Penske 3004 2 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 2956 -48 3 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2383 -621 1 4 Erebus Motorsport 2200 -804 1 5 Brad Jones Racing 2175 -829

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.