2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge

The 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as the principal support event of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

Fabian Coulthard won the opening three races with Scott McLaughlin winning the fourth and final race.Emotional Coulthard dedicates win to Richards stuff.co.nz, 17 March 2013

Report Qualifying Name Car Team Time 1 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:55.6682 2 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:56.0173 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.0444 4 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.2054 5 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56.4227 6 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:56.6233 7 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:56.7129 8 33 Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:56.7223 9 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8193 10 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:56.8625 11 66 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:57.2019 12 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2178 13 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.2748 14 47 Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 1:57.3251 15 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.3650 16 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:57.4147 17 21 David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:57.4390 18 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:57.4600 19 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4779 20 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:57.4882 21 18 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:57.5041 22 34 Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:57.5220 23 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:57.6629 24 88 Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:58.0042 25 17 Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:58.2013 26 9 Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:58.9306 EXC 12 Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:57.8355 EXC 80 Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:57.4172 Source: Notes:  — Jason Bright was demoted two places on the grid for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of Practice 1.  — Jonny Reid was excluded from the session for holding up Alexandre Prémat during the session.  — Scott Pye was excluded from the session for leaving the pit lane without permission at the end of the session.

Race 1 Name Car Team Time Points 1 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 25:14.8756 75 2 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 +1.7467 69 3 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +4.6233 64 4 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +6.4004 60 5 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 +7.1534 55 6 33 Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 8 +7.1716 51 7 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +8.4223 48 8 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 15 +14.3048 45 9 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 19 +14.5232 42 10 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 18 +15.5583 39 11 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +15.7877 36 12 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 7 +15.9691 34 13 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 6 +18.1643 33 14 17 Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 25 +19.2969 31 15 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 12 +22.3795 30 16 66 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 11 +23.0077 28 17 88 Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 24 +23.2954 27 18 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +26.1491 25 19 21 David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 17 +26.5788 24 20 18 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 21 +27.5962 22 21 80 Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 28 +28.6292 21 22 47 Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 14 +29.9848 19 23 9 Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 26 +34.2795 18 24 12 Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 27 +40.2330 16 25 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 9 +57.2767 15 Ret 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 2 Gearbox Ret 34 Alexandre Prémat Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 22 Accident Ret 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 Accident Source: Notes:  — Mark Winterbottom was penalised fifty seconds for an unsafe pit release.

Race 2 Name Car Team Time Points 1 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 24:38.9131 75 2 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +4.8875 69 3 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 +2.1309 64 4 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +14.6794 60 5 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 7 +15.1337 55 6 33 Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 6 +15.6054 51 7 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 13 +19.0084 48 8 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 11 +19.1730 45 9 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 26 +21.6430 42 10 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +22.1579 39 11 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 12 +23.8646 36 12 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 25 +27.8380 34 13 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 9 +29.2584 33 14 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 15 +29.5086 31 15 18 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 20 +29.7064 30 16 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 27 +30.0255 28 17 66 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 16 +31.4344 27 18 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +36.7153 25 19 88 Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 17 +40.5788 24 20 17 Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 14 +41.8414 22 21 80 Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +42.1581 21 22 21 David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 19 +42.3978 19 23 12 Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 24 +42.9018 18 24 9 Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 23 +44.3861 16 25 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 +56.7257 15 Ret 47 Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 22 Engine Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 8 Oil radiator Source: Notes:  — Craig Lowndes was relegated to third position for an unsafe pit release.

Race 3 Name Car Team Time Points 1 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 27:29.4439 75 2 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 7 +0.6864 69 3 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +9.7504 64 4 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 +10.7603 60 5 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 4 +11.1233 55 6 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 13 +19.9648 51 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 12 +20.1074 48 8 66 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 17 +25.7092 45 9 18 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 15 +25.9445 42 10 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +28.2865 39 11 17 Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 20 +32.0330 36 12 21 David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 22 +36.8693 34 13 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 16 +37.6099 33 14 12 Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 23 +43.3512 31 15 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 18 +44.1397 30 16 33 Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 6 +49.7772 28 17 47 Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 26 +1:03.8456 27 Ret 9 Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 24 Electrics Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 27 Steering EXC 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 9 EXC 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 EXC 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 11 EXC 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14 EXC 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8 EXC 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 25 EXC 80 Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 EXC 88 Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 19 Source: Notes:  — Shane van Gisbergen, Craig Lowndes, Jonathon Webb, Michael Carsuo, Todd Kelly, Jamie Whincup, Scott Pye and Dean Fiore were excluded from the results after their cars were found to be outside the allowed ignition timing variance.  — Scott McLaughlin was due to start from sixth place on the grid, however his car failed to fire at the start of the warm up lap and he started from pit lane.

Race 4 Name Car Team Time Points 1 33 Scott McLaughlin Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 7 24:35.7698 75 2 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 9 +1.6852 69 3 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 +2.0032 64 4 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 4 +2.4752 60 5 18 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 12 +6.7752 55 6 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 17 +8.3943 51 7 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 14 +9.3351 48 8 6 Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 3 +13.8983 45 9 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 25 +14.0136 42 10 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 5 +14.3803 39 11 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2 +16.4297 36 12 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 20 +20.0522 34 13 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 8 +21.3834 33 14 17 Tim Blanchard Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 13 +22.1463 31 15 21 David Wall Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 16 +22.6272 30 16 80 Scott Pye Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 26 +27.7706 28 17 88 Dean Fiore Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 +27.9402 27 18 12 Jonny Reid Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 19 +28.6582 25 19 3 Tony D'Alberto Holden VF Commodore Tony D'Alberto Racing 22 +30.6041 24 20 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 15 +34.1072 22 21 9 Maro Engel Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 27 +34.3546 21 Ret 19 Jonathon Webb Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 18 Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 24 Ret 47 Tim Slade Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG James Rosenberg Racing 23 Ret 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 11 Accident Ret 66 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 10 Accident Ret 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 6 Engine Source: Notes:  — Grid positions for Race 4 were based on the combined points from the previous three races during the weekend.

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