2011 Yas V8 400

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.[1]

2011 Yas V8 400
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date10–12 February 2011
LocationYas Island, United Arab Emirates
VenueYas Marina Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 43 laps 200 km
Pole position Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:57.229
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:27:01.678
Race 2
Distance 43 laps 200 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:56.429
Winner James Courtney
Holden Racing Team		 1:43:14.651

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.[2] 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.[3] 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:[4]

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: [5]

Race

Race timesheets:[6]

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:

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: [7]

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: [8]

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

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