2018 Phillip Island 500

The 2018 Phillip Island 500 (formally known as the 2018 WD-40 Phillip Island 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 20–22 April 2018. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two races, both 250 kilometres (57 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.^[1]

2018 WD-40 Phillip Island 500

Event Information
Round 4 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
Date	20–22 April 2018
Location	Phillip Island, Victoria
Venue	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1 Distance 57 laps 253.365 km Pole position Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:29.5057 Winner Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:30:50.5676
Race 2 Distance 57 laps 253.365 km Pole position Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:29.8526 Winner Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 1:33:03.5824

Results

Practice

Practice summary

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Practice 1	Friday	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.6461
Practice 2	Friday	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:29.9856
Sources:[2][3]

Race 9

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:29.5057		1
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.0523	+0.5466	2
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.1799	+0.6742	3
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.2002	+0.6945	4
5	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:30.2634	+0.7578	5
6	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.2979	+0.7922	6
7	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.3156	+0.8099	7
8	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.3559	+0.8502	8
9	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.4385	+0.9329	9
10	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.4598	+0.9541	10
11	200	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.5130	+1.0073	11
12	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5288	+1.0232	12
13	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5411	+1.0354	13
14	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5849	+1.0792	14
15	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5859	+1.0802	15
16	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.7874	+1.2817	16
17	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.7876	+1.2819	17
18	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.8276	+1.3219	18
19	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.8359	+1.3302	19
20	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:31.0079	+1.5022	20
21	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:31.0259	+1.5203	21
22	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:31.1049	+1.5992	22
23	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:31.3402	+1.8345	23
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:31.4633	+1.9576	24
25	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	No time1	–	25
DSQ	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	No time2	–	262
Source:[4]

Notes

• ^1 – Michael Caruso had his best lap-time deleted for stopping on track, causing a red flag.^[5]
• ^2 – Fabian Coulthard was excluded due to his No.12 Ford Falcon FG X running too much rear wing angle and will start from the back of the grid.^[5]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	57	1:30:50.5676	1	150
2	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+2.4038	5	138
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+9.0837	3	129
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+12.2829	4	120
5	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+13.5567	7	111
6	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+18.3329	6	102
7	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+18.8542	8	96
8	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+31.5392	10	90
9	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+32.3435	15	84
10	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+32.4920	13	78
11	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+33.6020	14	72
12	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+33.9457	26	69
13	200	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+34.4536	11	66
14	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+38.89611	2	63
15	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+39.7996	20	60
16	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+44.9287	9	57
17	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+45.4025	16	54
18	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+45.8549	25	51
19	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+53.3512	18	48
20	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+54.8943	17	45
21	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+1:12.6002	23	42
22	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+1:13.4714	21	39
23	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+1:28.8660	22	36
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+1:39.18082	24	33
25	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	50	+7 laps	19	30
26	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	45	+12 laps	12	27
Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske) 1:32.1584 (on lap 3)
Source:[6]

Notes

• ^1 – Jamie Whincup received a post-race Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (38 seconds) for speeding in the pit-lane.^[5]
• ^2 – Simona de Silvestro received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Jack Le Brocq.^[5]

Championship standings after Race 9

Drivers Championship Pos Driver Pts Gap 1 1 Scott McLaughlin 797 2 David Reynolds 749 -48 2 3 Shane van Gisbergen 747 -50 3 4 Jamie Whincup 721 -76 1 5 Craig Lowndes 717 -80

Teams Championship Pos Team Pts Gap 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 1468 2 Walkinshaw Andretti United 1351 -117 3 DJR Team Penske 1339 -129 1 4 Tickford Racing (5, 55) 1132 -336 1 5 Erebus Motorsport 1099 -369

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

Race 10

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:29.8526		1
2	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.2540	+0.4014	2
3	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.3903	+0.5377	3
4	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:30.3987	+0.5462	4
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.4956	+0.6430	5
6	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:30.4973	+0.6447	6
7	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5322	+0.6796	7
8	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.5847	+0.7321	8
9	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.6055	+0.7529	9
10	200	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.6669	+0.8143	10
11	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.6693	+0.8167	11
12	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.6884	+0.8358	12
13	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.7717	+0.9191	13
14	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.7770	+0.9244	14
15	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.8241	+0.9715	15
16	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:30.8540	+1.0014	16
17	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.8549	+1.0023	17
18	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	1:30.9179	+1.0653	18
19	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:31.0468	+1.1942	19
20	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	1:31.0634	+1.2108	20
21	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	1:31.0669	+1.2144	21
22	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:31.2412	+1.3886	22
23	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:31.2453	+1.3927	23
24	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	1:31.5312	+1.6786	24
25	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:31.7609	+1.9083	25
26	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	1:32.4937	+2.6411	26
Source:[7]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	57	1:33:03.5824	1	150
2	9	David Reynolds	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+0.6687	2	138
3	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+3.9492	4	129
4	12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+5.2145	3	120
5	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+11.5940	6	111
6	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+12.5414	9	102
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+14.3439	13	96
8	55	Chaz Mostert	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+19.2028	11	90
9	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+23.3350	5	84
10	33	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+27.8983	15	78
11	2	Scott Pye	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+28.4272	12	72
12	14	Tim Slade	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+28.6925	17	69
13	8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+32.2451	26	66
14	7	Andre Heimgartner	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+36.1674	20	63
15	200	Mark Winterbottom	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+40.6775	10	60
16	99	Anton de Pasquale	Erebus Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+43.6458	8	57
17	6	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+51.6179	16	54
18	19	Jack Le Brocq	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+56.2108	21	51
19	34	James Golding	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+59.1143	18	48
20	56	Richie Stanaway	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+1:01.5723	23	45
21	230	Will Davison	23Red Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+1:02.7695	22	42
22	78	Simona de Silvestro	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	57	+1:03.4784	19	39
23	21	Tim Blanchard	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	57	+1:03.9353	25	36
24	35	Todd Hazelwood	Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	57	+1:12.8499	24	33
25	18	Lee Holdsworth	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	46	+11 laps	14	30
NC	25	James Courtney	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	5	Retirement	7
Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske) 1:32.0806 (on lap 5)
Source:[8]

Championship standings after Race 10

Drivers Championship Pos Driver Pts Gap 1 Scott McLaughlin 947 2 David Reynolds 887 -60 3 Shane van Gisbergen 849 -98 1 4 Craig Lowndes 813 -134 1 5 Jamie Whincup 805 -142

Teams Championship Pos Team Pts Gap 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) 1654 1 2 DJR Team Penske 1609 -45 1 3 Walkinshaw Andretti United 1423 -231 1 4 Erebus Motorsport 1294 -360 1 5 Tickford Racing (5, 55) 1282 -372

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