2013 Austin 400

The 2013 Austin 400 was a motor race meeting for the Australasian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fifth event of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship. Four races were held during the race meeting. It was the first V8 Supercar event to be held in North America.

2013 Austin 400

Event Information
Round 5 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	17–19 May 2013
Location	Austin, Texas, United States
Venue	Circuit of the Americas
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 27 laps 100 km Pole position Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 1:32.5934 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 44:20.8482
Race 2 Distance 27 laps 100 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.0311 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43:16.6491
Race 3 Distance 27 laps 100 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.1034 Winner Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 45:24.8159
Race 4 Distance 27 laps 100 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:31.9948 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 47:20.7325

Jamie Whincup, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, dominated the event, continuing his strong form from the previous round at Barbagallo Raceway. Whincup won three of the four races and scored three pole positions. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard was the only driver to beat Whincup, taking one pole position and one race win.

The event took place on a short version of the Circuit of the Americas, 2.3 mi (3.7 km) long[1] instead of 3.426 mi (5.513 km).

Championship standings after the race

• After 16 of 36 races.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Jamie Whincup 1217 1 2 Craig Lowndes 1075 1 3 Will Davison 1004 2 4 Fabian Coulthard 954 1 5 Jason Bright 945

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 2292 1 2 Brad Jones Racing 1944 1 3 Ford Performance Racing 1890 4 Holden Racing Team 1728 5 Tekno Autosports 1690

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. Circuit of The Americas™ and V8 Supercars release race format for inaugural ‘Austin 400’ May 17-19 - COTA, March 20, 2013.

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