2012 ITM Hamilton 400

The2012 ITM Hamilton 400was a motor race for the Australian sedan-basedV8 Supercars.It was the third event of the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship.It was held on the weekend of 20–22 April at theHamilton Street Circuit,inHamilton, New Zealand.

2012 ITM Hamilton 400

Event Information
Round 3 of 15 in the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	20–22 April 2012
Location	Hamilton,New Zealand
Venue	Hamilton Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 59 laps 200 km Pole position Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:22:3968 Winner Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:28:43:7686
Race 2 Distance 59 laps 200 km Pole position Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:21:9712 Winner Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 1:26:13:9903

The event was dominated by theFord Performance Racingteam withWill Davisonwinning the Saturday race andMark Winterbottomwinning the Sunday race. Davison was the best performed driver over the whole weekend.

Report

Race 5

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:21.8149
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:21.8439
3	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:21.9151
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.0255
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.1327
6	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.1446
7	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.1813
8	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.2711
9	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.3333
10	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.3658
11	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.3812
12	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.4124
13	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.4323
14	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.5330
15	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.6396
16	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.6574
17	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.8369
18	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.8786
19	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.9056
20	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.9210
21	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.9507
22	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.0538
23	33	Alexandre Premat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.0662
24	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:23.1030
25	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.2122
26	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.2146
27	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.2378
28	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.9033
Sources:

Race 6

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:21.9712
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:21.9858
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:21.9914
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.1295
5	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.1684
6	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.2423
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.3789
8	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.4135
9	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.4538
10	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.4970
11	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.5042
12	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.5156
13	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.5367
14	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.5528
15	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.6571
16	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.6739
17	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.6950
18	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:22.7021
19	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.9390
20	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	Holden VE Commodore	1:22.9901
21	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.0240
22	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:23.1494
23	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.1999
24	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.2946
25	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.3398
26	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.4898
27	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.7206
28	33	Alexandre Premat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:23.7991
Sources:

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	5	Mark Winterbottom	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	1hr 26min 13.9903sec	2
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	+ 0.725 s	3
3	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	59	+ 13.952 s	1
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	+ s	4
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	59	+ s	8
6	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	59	+ s	10
7	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	59	+ s	5
8	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	59	+ s	6
9	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+ s	15
10	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	59	+ s	14
11	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	59	+ s	18
12	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+ s	12
13	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	59	+ s	16
14	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	59	+ s	21
15	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	59	+ s	13
16	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	59	+ s	22
17	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	59	+ s	24
18	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	59	+ s	9
19	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	59	+ s	25
20	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	59	+ s	26
21	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	59	+ s	23
22	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	59	+ s	17
23	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	58	+ 1 lap	27
24	33	Alexandre Premat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	58	+ 1 lap	28
25	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	51	+ 8 laps	19
26	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	47	+ 12 laps	7
Ret	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	48	Retired	20
Ret	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	13	Retired	11
Fastest lap:Mark Winterbottom(Ford Performance Racing), 1:22.8736
Source:

Standings

• After 6 of 30 races.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Points
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	846
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	825
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	657
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	557
5	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	555

References

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