The 2011 L&H 500 was the ninth event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 September at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia. This was the eleventh running of Phillip Island 500, the fourth occasion which filled the annual 500 kilometre, two-driver V8 Supercar race, and the 21st ATCC championship race meeting at the circuit. It was also the last 500 kilometre race for V8 Supercars at Phillip Island, as the endurance race returned to Sandown Raceway in 2012, and the Phillip Island event reverted to a sprint race format with two 150 kilometre races.
Unique to the L&H 500, two preliminary 14 lap qualifying races were held on Saturday with the two drivers of each car starting one race each. A single pitstop by each car in either race, in which at least two tyres were changed, was mandated, with the combined results of the two qualifying races determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre race. The 500 kilometre race itself was Race 19 of the championship.2011 V8 Supercars Championship - Race 19, Supplementary Regulations for V8 Supercars, www.v8supercars.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org
Tony D'Alberto Racing driver Tony D'Alberto was forced to withdraw from the race after contracting chicken pox. He was replaced by Fujitsu Series driver Taz Douglas.
Ford Performance Racing's Will Davison and Luke Youlden came out best of the qualifying format, and secured pole position for the main race, with the 2010 L&H 500 winners Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife lining up sixth.
The TeamVodafone pairing of Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife came through the 500 km race to secure the consecutive victories at the event, followed by Jamie Whincup and Andrew Thompson, with pole-sitters Will Davison and Luke Youlden crossing the line third.
Results
L&H 500 Results of the 500 kilometre Race 19 were as follows: Pos No Driver Car Team Competitor Laps Time/retired Grid1888 Craig Lowndes Mark SkaifeHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1133:08:13.20416288 Jamie Whincup Andrew ThompsonHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering113+6.3s436 Will Davison Luke YouldenFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing113+9.2s142 Garth Tander Nick PercatHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team113+15.6s259 Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyreFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing113+15.6s3616 David Reynolds Tim BlanchardHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing 113+19.5s778 Jason Bright Andrew JonesHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing113+27.4s22815 Rick Kelly Owen KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing113+32.4s1291 James Courtney Cameron McConvilleHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team113+34.6s101061 Fabian Coulthard Craig BairdHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing113+41.0s141114 Jason Bargwanna Shane PriceHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing113+49.7s271233 Lee Holdsworth Greg RitterHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport113+52.3s161311 Greg Murphy Allan SimonsenHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing113+1m 2.6s8147 Todd Kelly David RussellHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing113+1m 7.4s111549 Steve Owen Paul MorrisHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport 113+1m 7.6s151634 Michael Caruso Marcus MarshallHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport113+1m 14.2s13175 Mark Winterbottom Steven RichardsFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing113+1m 17.7s91819 Jonathon Webb Richard LyonsFord FG FalconTekno Autosports113+1m 19.7s241912 Dean Fiore Michael PatriziFord FG FalconTriple F Racing113+1m 22.1s232039 Russell Ingall Jack PerkinsHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport 113+1m 24.6s18213 Dale Wood Taz DouglasFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing112+1m 24.8s19224 Alex Davison David BrabhamFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing 113+1m 27.7s282355 Paul Dumbrell Dean CantoFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing 113+1m 30.3s52447 Tim Slade Daniel GauntFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing 113+1m 30.5s212518 James Moffat Matt HallidayFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing113+1m 33.3s202617 Steven Johnson David BesnardFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing112+ 1 lap262730 Warren Luff Nathan PrettyHolden VE CommodoreLucas Dumbrell Motorsport 111+ 2 laps172821 Karl Reindler David WallHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport100+ 13 laps25
Standings Championship standings after 19 of 28 races were as follows. Pos No Name Team Points188 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering21452888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering205339 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing1716415 Rick KellyKelly Racing158552 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team1548
References
External links Official L & H 500 website Official series website