It was an excellent opportunity today for regular wps racing drivers david besnard and craig baird to get acquainted during a weights session, as the. Ambrose won a round, took two podiums, and impressed with his qualifying speed. This weekend, sandown raceway in the outer suburbof melbourne will host the first leg of the inaugural pirtek enduro cup. Brad jones racing locks in team lineup for enduro events. Apr 30, 20 the sandown 500 september 15, 20, the supercheap auto bathurst october 10, 20 and the armor all gold coast 600 october 2527, 20 make up the inaugural endurance cup, to be awarded to the highest scoring drivers from the three events. It is the third victory for whincup and dumbrell together in the race. Twotime sandown 500 champions jamie whincup and paul dumbrell were in recordsetting form for the red bull holden racing team during practice in melbourne. With its infamous turn one that has sucked in many a driver into braking too late to its fast back section that see cars reach well over 200kmh up as they crest the hill, we hope that it is a track that will stay for years to come. The teams of supercars have delivered a stunning crop of retro. The circuit is located 25 km southeast of the melbournes city centre, in the suburb of springvale. V8 supercars ladbrokes park sandown racecourse the.
In 20 the international codriver rule was dropped, due to a number of. V8supercars 20 wilson security sandown 500 youtube. Event organisers cited the unpopularity of the format used between 2014 and 2016two races of 125 km followed by one 250 km raceas the reason for the change. Sandown 500 format 2019, supercars sandown, results. V8 supercars race number 28 of 36 sunday, september 15, 20 at sandown raceway, melbourne, victoria 161 laps on a 3. Nov 07, 2019 as for our 2020 driver line up, the wait is nearly over. Lat as well as standing out as the retro round, the sandown 500 is distinguished by a unique qualifying format. The lineup of endurance co drivers for the v8 supercars championships three endurance races is edging towards completion with the sandown 500 less than five months away. This is whincup and dumbrells 7th sandown together, winning in 20 and 2014. The kiwi was sensationally stood down for disciplinary reasons in the leadup to qualifying last sunday, after missing a.
Its the longest race of the season to date and is worth. Many co drivers have spent more time in their respective main game cars at test days since the last event, with red bull racing australia, erebus motorsport v8, dick johnson. The first time i hit the drag strip in that beast, i was hooked. Like the bathurst, the sandown 500 is run over 161 laps. Jamie whincup takes the chequered flag in the red bull holden racing team commodore in race 24 of the 2018 virgin australia supercars championship at the sandown 500 on sunday. Originally, at the end of 19th century, sandown was designed to be a. A 20as international v8 supercar championship a tizenhetedik szezonja a v8 supercars bajnoksagnak. With 300 points available and nine drivers within 245 points of the championship lead, the 20 wilson security sandown 500 weekend will be decisive for a few reasons. The sandown 500 is an annual endurance motor race which has been staged at the sandown raceway, near melbourne, victoria, australia since 1964. The 20 champion is again among the favourites, lining up with a new codriver. V8 supercars 20 sandown 500 race highlights youtube.
In a showing of utter domination, jamie whincup and paul dumbrell led a triple eight podium sweep at the sandown 500. The sandown 500 is a great event for fans big and small, see the v8 supercars and stars, and experience the awesome atmosphere. Wilson security djr is gearing up for the supercheap auto bathurst following a strong if ultimately unrewarding performance at the wilson security sandown 500 in melbourne today. The pirtek enduro cup starts with the sandown 500 from september 1416. Ettol az evtol ujfajta autok kerulnek bevezetesre melyeknek a fenntartasa olcsobb mint a korabbiaknak, ennek kereteben harmadik gyartokent a nissan is benevezett a bajnoksagba. Race to the safety car line, race to the safety car line. The teams of supercars have delivered a stunning crop of retro liveries for this weekends sandown 500. A melbourne 400 championship event is also held in support of the australian grand prix. Prodrive racing has the classic mix of youth and experience for this years supercars enduro cup, where its fourcar challenge commences this weekend at the sandown 500. The first qualifying race was for nonregular co drivers, while the regular championship drivers contested the second qualifying race. During these years, the 500 km endurance races took place at queensland raceway 19992002 105 and the phillip island grand prix circuit 20082011. Nissan motorsport completes endurance driver lineup autotalk. Points from each race were awarded to both drivers.
This was the first of the endurance races for 20 which means 2 drivers per car. Sandown will host the 500 for the final time this weekend in the foreseeable future, with the enduro heading to the bend motorsport park from 2020. Click here for the full grid of retro round special sandown 500 liveries. Although sandown raceway is not the one of the most exciting or the most demanding racing circuits in australia, it is one of the most popular circuits as it hosts the endurance sandown 500 race in the suburb of melbourne. Today red bull racing australia unveiled its allnew v8 supercars team including driver lineup. It was at the 2012 sydney 500 where mclaughlin got his big break. With less than four months remaining until the green flag drops at the opening endurance event of the 20 v8 supercar championship, the much anticipated driver pairings are almost set. Kids 12 and under receive free general admission with a paying adult, and grandstand ticket holders will receive free paddock access and a pit lane walk experience. Luff continues his co driver role after a successful enduro campaign last year that saw him win the sandown 500 alongside garth tander. Its driver lineup includes 2006 sandown 500 winner mark frosty winterbottom, who drove to victory with jason bright in a new record race time of three hours 22 minutes and 16 seconds. May 14, 2019 with the short break between races, this week i begin talking about the driver movements for the upcoming 2020 season. V8 supercars endurance silly season drawing to a close. The line ups at garry rogers motorsport and brad jones racing are also both understood to be full, with the former squad sticking with its 2012 codrivers greg ritter and jack perkins.
Ever since i purchased my first v8 a ford falcon xr8. On the weekend of the th 15 th of september 20 was the wilson security sandown 500. The race itself wasnt always run over a 500 km distance. The events name, distance and the category of cars competing in it has varied widely throughout its history.
Most recently, the event was held as a championship event for supercars and is formally known as the penrite oil sandown 500 for. Championship debut this year at the sandown 500 in september as codriver to. Both drivers remained with the team for the 2002 season, and took three round wins between them. One mistake could cost a driver the equivalent of a full race weekend worth of points, and with only 97 points between first and third, that could be the difference between a title and a long, sad trip home from the finale in sydney. A month later, the allimportant bathurst will more. One driver must drive a minimum 54 laps and one driver cannot drive any more than 107 laps. Walkinshaw racing announces codriver line up speedcafe. The circuit is hired by car clubs or v8race driveride experience, while the majority of week day hiring is taken up by driver education and.
Sept 15 20 sandown 500 meeting v8 supercars sandown melbourne rnd 3. Since we last saw co drivers in the v8 supercars during the practice sessions at the sucrogen townsville 400, there have been some changes and additions to the lineup. Conversely, scott mclaughlin and codriver alex premat both struggled. Due to the shorter track length of sandown raceway, the race is only 500 km and runs for between three and four hours. It has usually been held in september, the month before australias premier endurance race, the bathurst. Richie stanaway will return to the garry rogers motorsport lineup for the sandown 500, after being benched by the squad on the gold coast last week. However, the headline act is the addition of the ls 460 f sport to the range which already includes the ls 460, ls 460l lwb, ls 600hl hybrid.
Principally, two 60 km races on saturday decide grid positions for sundays 161lap enduro, the first twodriver event of the season. The endurance format requires co drivers which can add an element of unpredictability to the event. Aug 31sept 01 20 muscle car masters meeting sydney motorsport park sydney rnd 2. The 20 wilson security sandown 500 was an endurance race for v8 supercars. The sandown 500 may not hold its traditional place as the prebathurst warmup anymore but the iconic australian event still plays host to retro round. The safety car restart procedure was eventually changed back to the 20 system, with todd kelly stating that the 2014 procedure had been difficult to manage for the drivers. Sep 09, 20 runnersup at the bathurst in 2011 and the sandown 500 in 2012, the duo hope to go one better in 20. With 2 weeks to go until the 2014 pirtek enduro cup its time to relive last years race.
Teenage kiwi driver signed up for v8 supercars for 20 itm. The sandown 500 is the first of three endurance events that sit at the centrepiece of the supercars season. Speedcafe tv takes a look at the teams preparing for event 10 of the 20 v8 supercars championship at sandown racewaya in victoria. Nov 0810 20 sandown historics meeting sandown melbourne. The 20 bathurst champion has been the dominant driver all year and teamed up with steve owen to win the sandown 500 last month. The sandown 500 was not held for v8 supercars from 1999 to 2002 and from 2008 to 2011. Seton moved from ford and joined his childhood friend and old nissan skyline team mate mark skaife and for the first time in setons career, to drive in a holden commodore ve with the holden racing team as an endurance driver for 2007.
Its will dale here bringing you all the action from race day at sandown. Triple 8 has one of the best driver lineups in the field. Jack daniels racing drivers todd kelly and david russell have finished 11th at the wilson security sandown 500 the best of the four nissan altima v8 supercars. Instead, teams were free to partner each of their drivers with any codriver they choose, and allowed to enter the same codrivers for the sandown 500, bathurst. Sandown 500 what you need to know rmc water control valves.
The opening race of the endurance season will take place at sandown on the 15th of september. Today red bull racing australia unveiled its allnew v8 supercars team including driver line up. Stanaway won last years sandown 500 as a codriver, while owen is the. Bowe codrove with the teams lead driver robbie francevic at the sandown 500 and the bathurst.
The circuit is used for five major motorsport events each year, including the v8 supercars, victorian state circuit racing championships, historic sandown, and the shannons nationals racing series. Winterbottom 5 out of 5 stars 1 product rating 1 product ratings 1. Find tickets, event information, schedules, results, transport and parking details for the penrite sandown 500, part of the virgin australia supercars championship. After six months of frenetic sprint events, the drivers must now adjust to long, arduous stints behind the wheel, and the teams ought to more. Brad jones racing has locked in their driver lineup for the upcoming pirtek endurance cup, with former driver dale wood to return to the team. Winterbottom is competing in his fifth sandown 500 this weekend, when hell be codriven by new zealand a1 grand prix and champcar driver matt halliday.
It was held on october 20 at the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales. Motor circuit hire ladbrokes park sandown racecourse. It wont be long now until we can share the exciting news, walkinshaw was quoted as saying, like many other cars mosterts entry will race in retro colours at sandown. I have been obsessed with motorsports for many years now. Sandown raceway saturday sandown raceway is one of the last permanent metropolitan race tracks left in the world. He has now been named for the teams 20 roster, and joins fellow new. The 20 international v8 supercar championship season is reaching its crescendo. The team have won the race twice before and all three winning drivers are part of the teams lineup this year. They were a dnf at sandown after the differential in the volvo locked solid underneath bowe at the entrance to the pits on lap 60 the car had to be pushed into the. Peter brock is the most successful driver of the sandown enduro with nine outright wins including seven in a row from 1975 to 1981. The additional cps was originally introduced in 20 to help new manufacturers with new multivalve engines who were struggling to match the fuel consumption of the pushrod engines used by existing competitors. The sandown 500 was an annual endurance motor race which was staged at the sandown raceway, near melbourne, victoria, australia from 1964 to 2019. He finished th in the sandown 500 with tony longhurst and 11th in the bathurst with nathan pretty. Seventh in the opening test was followed by 11th and 23rd engineer ludo lacroix noting a lack of straightline speed along sandowns long straights being part of the problem.
September 14, 20 september 14, 20 by alyce warren will davison and steve owen will start on pole position for the wilson security sandown 500 after a dominant win in the second qualifying race keep reading. There is an important rule change for the sandown 500 with the number of compulsory pit stops cps reduced from four to three. The sandown 500 was first held as a sixhour race in 1964 and has been labelled as the traditional bathurst warm up race. Runnersup at the bathurst in 2011 and the sandown 500 in 2012, the duo hope to go one better in 20. Richie stanaway will return to the garry rogers motorsport lineup for the sandown 500, after being benched by the squad on the gold coast. Since we last saw codrivers in the v8 supercars during the practice sessions at the sucrogen townsville 400, there have been some changes and additions to the lineup. The race, which was the 43rd sandown 500, was won by jamie whincup and paul dumbrell driving a holden vf commodore.
Hi, i am kelli from ks motorsport, and thanks for visiting my youtube channel. Stanaway returns to grm for sandown car in my life. It was staged at the sandown international motor raceway in victoria, australia on 15 september 20 and was race 28 of the 20 v8 supercars championship. The holden teams had the option of using the group adeveloped 5. All you need to know about getting around at the sandown 500 friday 07. With 300 points awarded to the race winner, bathurst is the most important race in the championship hunt. In addition to the stable co driver lineup, djrtp has confirmed that its shell vpower livery will remain unchanged for 2018. Stanaway won last years sandown 500 as a co driver, while owen is the reigning enduro cup champion. Enduro driver lineup list nearing completion touringcartimes. It is said to combine the classleading quietness and comfort of the standard model range with a more sporting, dynamic chassis set up to enhance traction, grip, handling agility and driver involvement. We also catchup with ryan briscoe and jeroen bleekemolen. The 20 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyninth race of the 20 international v8 supercars championship. Principally, two 60 km races on saturday decide grid positions for sundays 161lap enduro, the first two driver event of the season.
Welcome to fox sports australias live coverage of the 2017 wilson security sandown 500. The adelaide 500 returned to its original format of two races of 250 kilometres, which was last used in 20. In the rest of the season, rick had one more podium, finishing third at sandown 500, again as a co driver of greg murphy. Since the race returned in 2003 the safety car has appeared in every sandown 500. In his case it will be those of allan moffats legendary 1969 transam mustang. Supercars retro round in full swing at the sandown 500 tuff. Rick was twenty and a half years old, so he became the youngest ever driver to win the famous australian race. The sandown 500 and bathurst both have a twentyminute warmup. Cars were required to take on a specified amount of fuel in the sunday race at all events bar the endurance cup events.
The sandown 500 september 15, 20, the supercheap auto bathurst october 10, 20 and the armor all gold coast 600 october 2527, 20 make up the inaugural endurance cup, to be awarded to the highest scoring driver s from the three events. V8 supercars endurance lineups take shape speedcafe. While the sandown 500 results arent always a perfect form guide for the bathurst, the happenings at v8 supercars traditional leadup enduro are a good indicator of where everyones at. Nissan motorsport completes endurance driver lineup.