2010 Sydney 500

{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = New South Wales

| title = 2010 Sydney 500

| round_no = 14

| season_no = 14

| year = 2010

| series = V8SC

| track_map = Homebush Street Circuit (Sydney, Australia) track map.svg

| date = 3–5 December

| location = Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales

| circuit = Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit

| weather = Mixed

| race1_laps = 69

| race1_dist = 235.980

| pole1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| pole1_team = Garry Rogers Motorsport

| pole1_time = 1:29.8733

| winner1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb

| winner1_team = Tekno Autosports

| winner1_time = 2:09:06.9995

| race2_laps = 74

| race2_dist = 253.080

| pole2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| pole2_team = Garry Rogers Motorsport

| pole2_time = 1:28.7999

| winner2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| winner2_team = Garry Rogers Motorsport

| winner2_time = 2:03:58.6442

}}

The 2010 Sydney 500 (commercially titled 2010 Sydney Telstra 500) was the fourteenth and final event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the second running of the Sydney 500. It was held on the weekend of the December 3 to 5 on the Homebush Street Circuit in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales.

The Sydney Telstra 500 comprised the 25th and 26th races of the season. The race format followed the same as the Adelaide 500, with a 250 kilometre race each day.

Report

Leading into the weekend, James Courtney of Dick Johnson Racing, reigning champion Jamie Whincup of Triple Eight Race Engineering and Mark Winterbottom of Ford Performance Racing were in contention to win the championship. With the trio running in the top three, a late-race downpour on the Saturday saw all three drivers, amongst many others, hit the wall at Turn 5. Dick Johnson Racing, unlike Triple Eight and Ford Performance Racing, crucially managed to get Courtney on track in time to score points.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2010/12/04/webb-wins-dramatic-race-on-sydney-streets/|title=Webb wins dramatic race on Sydney streets|date=4 December 2010|publisher=Speedcafe|accessdate=15 December 2016}} This gave Courtney the advantage heading into the Sunday race, in which his 14th-place finish was sufficient to secure his maiden championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2010/12/05/james-courtney-wins-2010-v8-title/|title=James Courtney wins 2010 V8 Supercars title|date=5 December 2010|accessdate=15 December 2016}}

Meanwhile, the Saturday race was won by Tekno Autosports' Jonathon Webb, who had only started 21st after a qualifying crash. Webb survived the chaos during the late-race rain to take his first race victory narrowly ahead of Jason Bright. Lee Holdsworth, who started both races on pole, won the Sunday race, after taking the lead from the low-on-fuel Shane van Gisbergen on the final lap. Steven Richards finished second, in his final full-time drive in the championship.

Results

=Qualifying 1=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" !rowspan=2\| {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} !rowspan=2\| {{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} !rowspan=2\| Driver !rowspan=2\| Team !rowspan=2\| Car !colspan=2\| Times
Qualifying ! Shootout
1 \| align="center"\| 33 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.4817 \| 1:29.8733
2 \| align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom \| Ford Performance Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.5493 \| +0.0990
3 \| align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jamie Whincup \| Triple Eight Race Engineering \| Holden Commodore VE \| 1:29.0936 \| +0.1009
4 \| align="center"\| 34 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Caruso \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.4611 \| +0.3513
5 \| align="center"\| 47 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tim Slade \| James Rosenberg Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.3597 \| +0.6142
6 \| align="center"\| 18 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} James Courtney \| Dick Johnson Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.5700 \| +0.8273
7 \| align="center"\| 7 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Todd Kelly \| Kelly Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.3840 \| +0.9895
8 \| align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Alex Davison \| Stone Brothers Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.5901 \| +1.0649
9 \| align="center"\| 39 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Russell Ingall \| Paul Morris Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.3303 \| +1.8818
10 \| align="center"\| 9 \| {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}} \| Stone Brothers Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.2307 \| +9.9038
11 \| align="center"\| 888 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Craig Lowndes \| {{nowrap\|Triple Eight Race Engineering}} \| {{nowrap\|Holden Commodore VE}} \| +0.6684 \|
12 \| align="center"\| 51 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Greg Murphy \| Paul Morris Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.7956 \|
13 \| align="center"\| 24 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard \| Walkinshaw Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.7988 \|
14 \| align="center"\| 15 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rick Kelly \| Kelly Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.8465 \|
15 \| align="center"\| 6 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Steven Richards \| Ford Performance Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.8663 \|
16 \| align="center"\| 17 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Steven Johnson \| Dick Johnson Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +0.8716 \|
17 \| align="center"\| 22 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Davison \| Holden Racing Team \| Holden Commodore VE \| +0.9605 \|
18 \| align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto \| Tony D'Alberto Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.1460 \|
19 \| align="center"\| 21 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Karl Reindler \| Britek Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.1582 \|
20 \| align="center"\| 11 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna \| Kelly Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.3334 \|
21 \| align="center"\| 19 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jonathon Webb \| Tekno Autosports \| Ford Falcon FG \| +1.3903 \|
22 \| align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Garth Tander \| Holden Racing Team \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.4065 \|
23 \| align="center"\| 30 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Warren Luff \| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.4320 \|
24 \| align="center"\| 10 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrew Thompson \| Walkinshaw Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.7704 \|
25 \| align="center"\| 8 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrew Jones \| Brad Jones Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +1.9899 \|
26 \| align="center"\| 12 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Dean Fiore \| Triple F Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +2.0486 \|
27 \| align="center"\| 16 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tony Ricciardello \| Kelly Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +2.9606 \|
28 \| align="center"\| 14 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Bright \| Brad Jones Racing \| Holden Commodore VE \| +3.9239 \|
29 \| align="center"\| 55 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Paul Dumbrell \| Rod Nash Racing \| Ford Falcon FG \| +13.3859 \|
colspan="7" \| Sources:{{cite news\|url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638599749/object_260569.72s/Result?18\|title=Sydney Telstra 500 - 2010 V8 Supercars Races 25 & 26 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK STREET CIRCUIT V8 SUPERCARS - Qualifying Race 25\|publisher=Natsoft Race Results\|date=7 August 2023}}{{cite news\|url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638599749/object_260569.72s/Result?20\|title=Sydney Telstra 500 - 2010 V8 Supercars Races 25 & 26 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK STREET CIRCUIT V8 SUPERCARS - Top Ten Shootout\|publisher=Natsoft Race Results\|date=7 August 2023}}

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Qualifying

! Shootout

| align="center"| 33

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

2010 Sydney 500

Report

Results

=Qualifying 1=

= Race 1 =

=Qualifying 2=

= Race 2 =

Notes

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