2011 Yas V8 400
{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = United Arab Emirates
| title = 2011 Yas V8 400
| round_no = 1
| season_no = 14
| year = 2011
| series = IVSC
| date = 10–12 February
| track_map = Yas Marina Corkscrew.jpg
| location = Yas Island, United Arab Emirates
| circuit = Yas Marina Circuit
| weather = Fine
| race1_laps = 43
| race1_dist = 200
| pole1 = Craig Lowndes
| pole1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole1_time = 1:57.229
| winner1 = Jamie Whincup
| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner1_time = 1:27:01.678
| race2_laps = 43
| race2_dist = 200
| pole2 = Jamie Whincup
| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole2_time = 1:56.429
| winner2 = James Courtney
| winner2_team = Holden Racing Team
| winner2_time = 1:43:14.651
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bigpond-race-guide-yas-v8-400-abu-dhabi/tabid/70/newsid/10912/default.aspx |title = BigPond Race Guide YAS V8 400, Abu Dhabi |access-date=2011-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211095157/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bigpond-race-guide-yas-v8-400-abu-dhabi/tabid/70/newsid/10912/default.aspx |archive-date=2011-02-11 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/abu-dhabi-race-1-and-2-stewards-summary/tabid/70/newsid/10932/default.aspx|work=V8 Supercars|publisher=BigPond|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=12 February 2011|title=Abu Dhabi, Race 1 and 2 Stewards Summary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213071258/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/abu-dhabi-race-1-and-2-stewards-summary/tabid/70/newsid/10932/default.aspx|archive-date=13 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://irwinracing.com.au/latest-news-archive/irwin-racing-stuns-the-v8-world-with-abu-dhabi-podium/|work=IRWIN Racing|publisher=Irwin Industrial Tools|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=12 February 2011|title=Irwin Racing stuns the V8 world with Abu Dhabi podium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225081613/http://irwinracing.com.au/latest-news-archive/irwin-racing-stuns-the-v8-world-with-abu-dhabi-podium/|archive-date=25 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} 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
= Race 1 =
== Qualifying ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
Pos
! No ! Name ! Car ! Team ! Time |
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1
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:57.229 |
2
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:57.460 |
3
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison | 1:57.529 |
4
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 1:57.619 |
5
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Dumbrell | 1:57.628 |
6
| align="center" | 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 1:57.739 |
7
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | 1:57.779 |
8
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson | 1:57.783 |
9
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:57.813 |
10
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb | 1:57.955 |
11
| align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:57.960 |
12
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:57.964 |
13
| align="center" | 49 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen | 1:57.982 |
14
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 1:57.986 |
15
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | 1:58.011 |
16
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto | 1:58.071 |
17
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | 1:58.205 |
18
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 1:58.312 |
19
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | 1:58.316 |
20
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:58.381 |
21
| align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall | 1:58.454 |
22
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler | 1:58.463 |
23
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:58.480 |
24
| align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff | 1:58.578 |
25
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:58.607 |
26
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore | 1:58.926 |
27
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy | 1:59.056 |
28
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | 1:59.108 |
colspan="6" | Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/02/2011.YMC.Q2|title=Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Qualifying Race 1|work=Natsoft|publisher=National Software|date=11 February 2011|accessdate=11 February 2011}} |
== Race ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
Pos
! No ! Name ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
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1
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 43 | 1hr 27min 01.678sec | align="center" | 2 | 150 |
2
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 3 | 138 |
3
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 4 | 129 |
4
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 15 | 120 |
5
| align="center" | 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 6 | 111 |
6
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 14 | 102 |
7
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 1 | 96 |
8
| align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 11 | 90 |
9
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 9 | 84 |
10
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 17 | 78 |
11
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 8 | 72 |
12
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 12 | 69 |
13
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 25 | 66 |
14
| align="center" | 49 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 13 | 63 |
15
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 18 | 60 |
16
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 28 | 57 |
17
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 23 | 54 |
18
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 16 | 51 |
19
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 19 | 48 |
20
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 10 | 45 |
21
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 27 | 42 |
22
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 26 | 39 |
23
| align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff | align="center" | 42 | | align="center" | 24 | 36 |
24
| align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall | align="center" | 42 | | align="center" | 21 | 33 |
25
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Dumbrell | align="center" | 39 | | align="center" | 5 | 30 |
26
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 39 | | align="center" | 20 | 27 |
Ret
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler | align="center" | 41 | Accident | align="center" | 22 | |
NC
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | align="center" | 20 | | align="center" | 7 | |
colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:57.8540 |
colspan="8" | Sources: |
= Race 2 =
== Qualifying ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
Pos
! No ! Name ! Team ! Car ! Time |
---|
1
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:56.429 |
2
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:56.718 |
3
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 1:56.771 |
4
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson | 1:56.966 |
5
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:56.988 |
6
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:57.049 |
7
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | 1:57.050 |
8
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison | 1:57.052 |
9
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 1:57.096 |
10
| align="center" | 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 1:57.116 |
11
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Dumbrell | 1:57.403 |
12
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | 1:57.406 |
13
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:57.419 |
14
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 1:57.443 |
15
| align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall | 1:57.532 |
16
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto | 1:57.550 |
17
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb | 1:57.571 |
18
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | 1:57.628 |
19
| align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:57.673 |
20
| align="center" | 49 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen | 1:57.742 |
21
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:57.770 |
22
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | 1:57.869 |
23
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore | 1:58.165 |
24
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy | 1:58.175 |
25
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | 1:58.175 |
26
| align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff | 1:58.206 |
27
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:58.391 |
28
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler | 1:58.651 |
colspan="6" | Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/02/2011.YMC.Q3|title=Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Qualifying Race 2|work=Natsoft|publisher=National Software|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=12 February 2011}} |
== Race ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
Pos
! No ! Name ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
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1
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 43 | 1hr 43min 14.651sec | align="center" | 5 | 150 |
2
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 7 | 138 |
3
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 1 | 129 |
4
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 21 | 120 |
5
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 9 | 111 |
6
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 17 | 102 |
7
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 8 | 96 |
8
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 18 | 90 |
9
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 24 | 84 |
10
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Dumbrell | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 11 | 78 |
11
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 28 | 72 |
12
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 25 | 69 |
13
| align="center" | 49 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 20 | 66 |
14
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 3 | 63 |
15
| align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 19 | 60 |
16
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 13 | 57 |
17
| align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 26 | 54 |
18
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson | align="center" | 43 | | align="center" | 4 | 51 |
19
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 42 | | align="center" | 27 | 48 |
20
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore | align="center" | 42 | | align="center" | 23 | 45 |
21
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 42 | | align="center" | 2 | 42 |
22
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" | 38 | | align="center" | 6 | 39 |
Ret
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat | align="center" | 26 | Retired | align="center" | 22 | |
Ret
| align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall | align="center" | 19 | Collision | align="center" | 15 | |
Ret
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly | align="center" | 3 | Suspension | align="center" | 12 | |
Ret
| align="center" | 47 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 0 | Collision | align="center" | 10 | |
Ret
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto | align="center" | 0 | Collision | align="center" | 16 | |
Ret
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" | 0 | Collision | align="center" | 14 | |
colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jason Bargwanna (Brad Jones Racing), 1:57.7400 |
colspan="8" | Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/02/2011.YMC.R3|title=Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Race 3|work=Natsoft|publisher=National Software|date=12 February 2011|accessdate=12 February 2011}} |
Standings
- After 2 of 28 races.
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
Pos
! No ! Name ! Team ! Points |
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1
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering ! 279 |
2
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Davison ! 234 |
3
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen ! 210 |
4
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom ! 192 |
5
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney ! 177 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100215131051/http://abudhabi.v8supercars.com.au/ Yas V8 400 website]
- [http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/02/2011.YMC Official timing and results]
{{V8 race report|
Name_of_race = Yas V8 400 |
Year_of_race = 2011 |
Previous_race_in_season = 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 |
Next_race_in_season = 2011 Clipsal 500 |
Previous_year's_race = 2010 Yas V8 400 |
Next_year's_race = 2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event
}}
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Category:Motorsport competitions in the United Arab Emirates