The 2011 Yas V8 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first race of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 February at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the second time V8 Supercar visited the circuit.

The weekend's race victories were shared between 2008 and 2009 champion Jamie Whincup of Triple Eight Race Engineering and 2010 champion James Courtney, who made his début with Holden Racing Team, having moved from Dick Johnson Racing over the off-season. Whincup took the championship lead after following up his race one victory, with third place behind Courtney and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright in race two. Despite winning the second race, Courtney trailed Whincup by 152 points after the weekend, after being docked 50 points for careless driving in race one. Stone Brothers Racing drivers Alex Davison equalled his best result in the series, matching his second-place finish at the Darwin round in 2009, in race one. Davison's seventh-place finish in the second race was enough for him to end the weekend second in points. Team-mate Shane van Gisbergen also finished both races in the top ten, with his fourth and eighth places enough to place him third in points.

Results Results as follows:

Race 1 Qualifying Pos No Name Car Team Time 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:57.229 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:57.460 3 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.529 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.619 5 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.628 6 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.739 7 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.779 8 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.783 9 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.813 10 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon 1:57.955 11 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.960 12 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.964 13 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.982 14 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:57.986 15 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:58.011 16 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.071 17 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.205 18 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.312 19 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.316 20 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:58.381 21 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.454 22 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.463 23 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.480 24 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.578 25 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.607 26 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:58.926 27 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:59.056 28 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:59.108 Sources:

Race Race timesheets: Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 1hr 27min 01.678sec 2 150 2 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 43 +13.202 3 138 3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 +15.282 4 129 4 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 +19.901 15 120 5 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 43 +20.984 6 111 6 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 43 +30.989 14 102 7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 +37.346 1 96 8 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 +38.428 11 90 9 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +57.995 9 84 10 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 43 +1:01.376 17 78 11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 +1:03.349 8 72 12 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 43 +1:10.576 12 69 13 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 43 +1:16.422 25 66 14 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport 43 +1:17.254 13 63 15 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +1:19.802 18 60 16 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing 43 +1:22.062 28 57 17 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing 43 +1:27.459 23 54 18 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 43 +1:29.439 16 51 19 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing 43 +1:32.847 19 48 20 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 +1:35.233 10 45 21 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing 43 +1:40.083 27 42 22 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 43 +1:57.979 26 39 23 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 42 + 1 lap 24 36 24 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 42 + 1 lap 21 33 25 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 39 + 4 laps 5 30 26 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 39 + 4 laps 20 27 Ret 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 41 Accident 22 NC 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 20 + 23 laps 7 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:57.8540 Sources:

Race 2 Qualifying Pos No Name Team Car Time 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:56.429 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1:56.718 3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:56.771 4 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:56.966 5 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:56.988 6 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.049 7 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.050 8 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.052 9 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.096 10 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.116 11 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.403 12 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.406 13 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.419 14 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1:57.443 15 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.532 16 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.550 17 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon 1:57.571 18 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.628 19 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.673 20 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:57.742 21 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:57.770 22 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:57.869 23 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing Ford FG Falcon 1:58.165 24 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.175 25 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.175 26 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.206 27 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1:58.391 28 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1:58.651 Sources:

Race Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 43 1hr 43min 14.651sec 5 150 2 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 43 +0.607 7 138 3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 +4.827 1 129 4 16 David Reynolds Kelly Racing 43 +7.941 21 120 5 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 +12.345 9 111 6 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 +13.100 17 102 7 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 43 +13.656 8 96 8 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 +14.199 18 90 9 11 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing 43 +18.076 24 84 10 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 43 +20.280 11 78 11 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 43 +20.497 28 72 12 14 Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Racing 43 +21.070 25 69 13 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport 43 +25.713 20 66 14 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 +28.110 3 63 15 61 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 +42.488 19 60 16 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 43 +49.120 13 57 17 30 Warren Luff Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 43 +55.617 26 54 18 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 +59.414 4 51 19 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 42 +1 lap 27 48 20 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 42 +1 lap 23 45 21 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 42 +1 lap 2 42 22 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 38 +5 laps 6 39 Ret 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing 26 Retired 22 Ret 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 19 Collision 15 Ret 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 3 Suspension 12 Ret 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 0 Collision 10 Ret 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 0 Collision 16 Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 0 Collision 14 Fastest lap: Jason Bargwanna (Brad Jones Racing), 1:57.7400 Sources:

Standings After 2 of 28 races. Pos No Name Team Points 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 279 2 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 234 3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 210 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 192 5 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 177

See also 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round

References

External links Yas V8 400 website Official timing and results