The 2016 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 4 to 6 November 2016. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of four races at 100 kilometres in length. It was the 13th event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the season. It was the eleventh running of the Auckland SuperSprint.
Report Practice + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:02.7397 Practice 2 Friday 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:02.4611 Practice 3 Friday 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:02.1183
Race results
Race 24 Qualifying
Name Team Car Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.5122 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.5177 3 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:02.5220 4 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.5505 5 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.5905 6 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.6046 7 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.6628 8 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7435 9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.7562 10 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7656 11 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.7703 12 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7785 13 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7794 14 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.8309 15 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.8696 16 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.9140 17 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.9481 18 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.0007 19 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0598 20 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0724 21 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0767 22 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1711 23 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1992 24 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.3799 25 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.5636 26 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:04.0919 Source:
Race
Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 45min 37.7579sec 2 2 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 6.505 1 3 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 8.025 3 4 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 35 + 10.200 4 5 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 35 + 10.938 5 6 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 35 + 13.676 6 7 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 17.374 7 8 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 35 + 21.188 9 9 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 35 + 22.027 8 10 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 35 + 22.665 12 11 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 35 + 24.889 14 12 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 35 + 26.009 11 13 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 35 + 27.279 13 14 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 27.745 15 15 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 35 + 28.796 16 16 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 29.211 21 17 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 35 + 32.066 19 18 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport 35 + 32.612 22 19 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 41.340 17 20 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 42.326 25 21 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 35 + 42.701 10 22 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 46.199 23 23 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport 34 + 1 lap 26 24 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing 34 + 1 lap 24 Ret 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport 21 Accident damage 18 Ret 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 0 Accident 20 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.5126 Source:
Race 25 Qualifying
Name Team Car Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.2186 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.2667 3 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.2932 4 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.3621 5 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.4507 6 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.4980 7 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.5005 8 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:02.5298 9 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.5334 10 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.6140 11 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.6524 12 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.6685 13 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.6856 14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.7052 15 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7103 16 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7586 17 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.7794 18 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:02.8576 19 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.9141 20 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.9168 21 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.9706 22 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.0272 23 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1755 24 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.1996 25 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3769 – 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) no time Source:
Race Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 37hrs 36.1250sec 1 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 2.181 2 3 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 35 + 9.287 3 4 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 35 + 12.347 4 5 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 35 + 13.863 6 6 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 35 + 18.119 5 7 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 19.872 8 8 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 35 + 25.625 10 9 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 35 + 26.648 7 10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 35 + 27.816 15 11 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 35 + 30.012 9 12 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 30.332 14 13 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 35 + 30.698 16 14 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 31.926 22 15 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 32.916 13 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 34.528 12 17 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 35 + 38.593 11 18 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 39.169 20 19 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 35 + 39.370 21 20 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport 35 + 39.816 19 21 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport 35 + 41.608 18 22 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 42.029 23 23 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 35 + 43.952 26 24 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing 35 + 48.044 24 25 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport 35 + 53.938 25 DNS 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing – Did Not Start – Fastest lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.7365 Source:
Race 26 Qualifying
Name Team Car Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:02.9107 2 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:02.9183 3 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.0719 4 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.0844 5 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.0939 6 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.0949 7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.1810 8 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.1902 9 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.2076 10 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.2269 11 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.2937 12 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3022 13 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3251 14 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.3346 15 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:03.3410 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.3906 17 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.4701 18 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5124 19 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5250 20 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.5551 21 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.6041 22 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford Falcon (FG X) 1:03.6542 23 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.6590 24 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima (L33) 1:03.7229 25 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.8587 26 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) 1:03.9536 Source:
Race Name Team Laps Time Grid 1 1 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 35 38mins 06.2689sec 4 2 17 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 35 + 10.150 2 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 12.993 1 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 + 13.895 7 5 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 35 + 13.863 3 6 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 35 + 18.119 6 7 33 Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 19.872 8 8 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 35 + 25.625 9 9 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 20.859 11 10 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 35 + 21.713 13 11 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 35 + 22.592 12 12 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 + 23.419 15 13 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 35 + 23.832 10 14 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 35 + 24.312 17 15 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 35 + 25.205 16 16 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 35 + 29.074 14 17 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 35 + 29.779 19 18 222 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 30.141 18 19 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 35 + 30.470 20 20 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 35 + 34.410 21 21 96 Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport 35 + 37.885 24 22 3 Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 35 + 38.719 26 23 111 Chris Pither Super Black Racing 35 + 44.321 22 24 4 Shae Davies Erebus Motorsport 35 + 54.843 25 25 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 34 + 1 lap 5 26 21 Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport 34 + 1 lap 23 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:04.0351 Source:
Race 27 Qualifying