The 2015 ITM 500 Auckland was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the twelfth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 6–8 November at the Pukekohe Park Raceway, near Pukekohe, New Zealand.
Race results
Race 28
Qualifying Name Team Car Time 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3203 2 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.3248 3 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.4053 4 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.4528 5 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.4772 6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5682 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.5874 8 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.6541 9 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6552 10 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.7285 11 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.7300 12 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:03.7339 13 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.7349 14 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.7518 15 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.7639 16 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.7979 17 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.8452 18 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.8962 19 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.9610 20 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:04.0202 21 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:04.1423 22 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:04.2212 23 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:04.4514 24 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:04.5406 25 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:05.7711 Source:
Race
Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 21 24min 48.8376sec 1 2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 21 + 4.38 4 3 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 21 + 5.02 2 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 21 + 7.95 6 5 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 21 + 7.48 3 6 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 21 + 8.57 8 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 21 + 9.16 7 8 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 21 + 9.65 9 9 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 21 + 11.58 5 10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 21 + 13.18 17 11 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport 21 + 13.98 10 12 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 21 + 17.37 20 13 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 21 + 17.92 16 14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 21 + 18.99 19 15 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing 21 + 19.36 11 16 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 + 19.77 25 17 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 21 + 20.95 14 18 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport 21 + 23.15 21 19 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing 21 + 23.45 23 20 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport 21 + 24.72 24 21 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport 21 + 30.19 18 22 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 + 42.24 22 23 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 20 + 1 lap 15 Ret 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 19 Retired 13 Ret 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport 0 Collision 12 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:04.3571 Source:
Notes – Scott Pye was demoted behind Craig Lowndes after officials deemed him to have gained an advantage by using the escape road at turn five and missing out the chicane.
Race 29
Qualifying Name Team Car Time 1 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.4690 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.4918 3 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:02.5714 4 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.5910 5 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.6672 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7002 7 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7703 8 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8396 9 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.8535 10 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8731 11 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.8849 12 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8855 13 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0046 14 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0176 15 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.0538 16 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:03.1138 17 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1181 18 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1188 19 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1192 20 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1732 21 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.1867 22 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3498 23 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.3978 24 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.4410 - 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG No Time Source:
Race Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 21 26min 37.9563sec 1 2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 21 + 0.50 4 3 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 21 + 0.87 3 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 21 + 1.57 6 5 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 21 + 1.91 13 6 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 21 + 2.43 5 7 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing 21 + 3.75 7 8 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 21 + 4.64 8 9 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 21 + 5.62 9 10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 21 + 6.24 11 11 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 21 + 7.66 15 12 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 21 + 7.89 10 13 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport 21 + 8.36 16 14 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport 21 + 9.17 21 15 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 21 + 9.75 17 16 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 21 + 10.65 14 17 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 21 + 11.48 19 18 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing 21 + 12.10 12 19 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport 21 + 14.98 24 20 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 + 15.18 20 21 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport 21 + 15.31 24 22 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport 21 + 15.68 23 23 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 21 + 16.48 22 Ret 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 11 Accident 2 DNS 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Did Not Start Fastest lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2524 Source:
Race 30
Qualifying Name Team Car Time 1 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.1629 2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1643 3 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.2188 4 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.2517 5 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.2848 6 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3274 7 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.3432 8 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3619 9 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.3834 10 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.4660 11 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.4926 12 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5314 13 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:03.5555 14 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5789 15 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6259 16 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6281 17 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.6327 18 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6592 19 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6849 20 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.7966 21 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.8064 22 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 1:03.8244 23 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.8248 24 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.9138 25 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.9900 Source:
Race
Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 69 1hr 18min 57.1973sec 2 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 69 + 4.06 10 3 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 69 + 10.81 3 4 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 69 + 12.70 4 5 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 69 + 13.12 5 6 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 69 + 17.08 1 7 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 69 + 22.34 6 8 18 Lee Holdsworth Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 69 + 27.36 16 9 97 Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 69 + 34.97 8 10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 69 + 39.73 14 11 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 69 + 40.39 9 12 3 Tim Blanchard Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 69 + 44.58 21 13 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 69 + 45.07 20 14 99 James Moffat Nissan Motorsport 69 + 47.09 7 15 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 69 + 52.23 15 16 9 Will Davison Erebus Motorsport 69 + 54.35 13 17 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 69 + 55.17 17 18 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 69 + 66.51 12 19 21 Dale Wood Britek Motorsport 69 + 66.78 25 20 34 David Wall Garry Rogers Motorsport 69 + 67.01 20 21 111 Andre Heimgartner Super Black Racing 68 + 1 lap 23 22 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 68 + 1 lap 11 23 47 Tim Slade Walkinshaw Racing 68 + 1 lap 19 24 10 Ashley Walsh Erebus Motorsport 67 + 2 laps 22 Ret 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 6 Retired 18 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2790 Source:
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