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2015 Castrol Edge Townsville 400

{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = Queensland

| title = 2015 Castrol Edge Townsville 400

| round_no = 6

| season_no = 14

| year = 2015

| series = IVSC

| track_map = Townsville (Australia) street circuit track map.svg

| date = 10–12 July

| location = Townsville, Queensland

| circuit = Townsville Street Circuit

| weather = Fine

| race1_laps = 70

| race1_dist = 200

| pole1 = Chaz Mostert

| pole1_team = Prodrive Racing Australia

| pole1_time = 1:12.8663

| winner1 = Mark Winterbottom

| winner1_team = Prodrive Racing Australia

| winner1_time = 1:29:22.5674

| race2_laps = 70

| race2_dist = 200

| pole2 = Scott McLaughlin

| pole2_team = Garry Rogers Motorsport

| pole2_time = 1:13.4117

| winner2 = Mark Winterbottom

| winner2_team = Prodrive Racing Australia

| winner2_time = 1:30:50.2573

}}

The 2015 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 10–12 July 2015. The event was held at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, and consisted of two races, each over a distance of {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=off}}. It was the sixth round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

Results

=Race 16=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}}

! Points

1

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Prodrive Racing Australia

| 70

| 1:29:22.5674

| align="center"| 2

| align="right"| 150

2

| align="center"| 55

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Rod Nash Racing

| 70

| +0.3 s

| align="center"| 3

| align="right"| 138

3

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard

| Holden VF Commodore

| Brad Jones Racing

| 70

| +1.5 s

| align="center"| 8

| align="right"| 129

4

| align="center"| 33

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Volvo S60

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| 70

| +7.0 s

| align="center"| 4

| align="right"| 120

5

| align="center"| 17

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye

| Ford FG X Falcon

| DJR Team Penske

| 70

| +7.7 s

| align="center"| 5

| align="right"| 111

6

| align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney

| Holden VF Commodore

| Holden Racing Team

| 70

| +11.7 s

| align="center"| 7

| align="right"| 102

7

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander

| Holden VF Commodore

| Holden Racing Team

| 70

| +15.9 s

| align="center"| 14

| align="right"| 96

8

| align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Prodrive Racing Australia

| 70

| +20.5 s

| align="center"| 1

| align="right"| 90

9

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

| Holden VF Commodore

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| 70

| +21.6 s

| align="center"| 6

| align="right"| 84

10

| align="center"| 97

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

| Holden VF Commodore

| Tekno Autosports

| 70

| +23.0 s

| align="center"| 25

| align="right"| 78

11

| align="center"| 99

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +23.6 s

| align="center"| 11

| align="right"| 72

12

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison

| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

| Erebus Motorsport

| 70

| +24.6 s

| align="center"| 10

| align="right"| 69

13

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| Holden VF Commodore

| Charlie Schwerkolt Racing

| 70

| +43.2 s

| align="center"| 20

| align="right"| 66

14

| align="center"| 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| Holden VF Commodore

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| 70

| +44.1 s

| align="center"| 13

| align="right"| 63

15

| align="center"| 23

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +44.9 s

| align="center"| 18

| align="right"| 60

16

| align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +46.7 s

| align="center"| 16

| align="right"| 57

17

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +47.2 s

| align="center"| 17

| align="right"| 54

18

| align="center"| 34

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall

| Volvo S60

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| 70

| +54.1 s

| align="center"| 19

| align="right"| 51

19

| align="center"| 500

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| Holden VF Commodore

| Brad Jones Racing

| 70

| +59.8 s

| align="center"| 9

| align="right"| 48

20

| align="center"| 47

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade

| Holden VF Commodore

| Walkinshaw Racing

| 70

| +65.0 s

| align="center"| 21

| align="right"| 45

21

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard

| Holden VF Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| 69

| +1 lap

| align="center"| 24

| align="right"| 42

22

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh

| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

| Erebus Motorsport

| 69

| +1 lap

| align="center"| 23

| align="right"| 39

23

| align="center"| 111

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Super Black Racing

| 65

| +5 laps

| align="center"| 12

| align="right"| 36

24

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood

| Holden VF Commodore

| Britek Motorsport

| 64

| +6 laps

| align="center"| 22

| align="right"| 33

DNF

| align="center"| 222

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat

| Holden VF Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| 57

|

| align="center"| 15

|

=Race 17=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}}

! Points

1

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Prodrive Racing Australia

| 70

| 1:30:50.2573

| align="center"| 5

| align="right"| 150

2

| align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney

| Holden VF Commodore

| Holden Racing Team

| 70

| +2.9 s

| align="center"| 16

| align="right"| 138

3

| align="center"| 55

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Rod Nash Racing

| 70

| +6.2 s

| align="center"| 4

| align="right"| 129

4

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander

| Holden VF Commodore

| Holden Racing Team

| 70

| +10.4 s

| align="center"| 11

| align="right"| 120

5

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

| Holden VF Commodore

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| 70

| +14.2 s

| align="center"| 13

| align="right"| 111

6

| align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Prodrive Racing Australia

| 70

| +15.3 s

| align="center"| 2

| align="right"| 102

7

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| Holden VF Commodore

| Charlie Schwerkolt Racing

| 70

| +15.7 s

| align="center"| 9

| align="right"| 96

8

| align="center"| 111

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner

| Ford FG X Falcon

| Super Black Racing

| 70

| +17.0 s

| align="center"| 7

| align="right"| 90

9

| align="center"| 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| Holden VF Commodore

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| 70

| +20.3 s

| align="center"| 23

| align="right"| 84

10

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Kelly

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +23.3 s

| align="center"| 8

| align="right"| 78

11

| align="center"| 23

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +24.2 s

| align="center"| 12

| align="right"| 72

12

| align="center"| 500

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| Holden VF Commodore

| Brad Jones Racing

| 70

| +24.5 s

| align="center"| 14

| align="right"| 69

13

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard

| Holden VF Commodore

| Brad Jones Racing

| 70

| +26.5 s

| align="center"| 6

| align="right"| 66

14

| align="center"| 47

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade

| Holden VF Commodore

| Walkinshaw Racing

| 70

| +27.2 s

| align="center"| 15

| align="right"| 63

15

| align="center"| 222

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat

| Holden VF Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| 70

| +31.4 s

| align="center"| 19

| align="right"| 60

16

| align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +31.7 s

| align="center"| 18

| align="right"| 57

17

| align="center"| 99

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

| Nissan Altima L33

| Nissan Motorsport

| 70

| +34.1 s

| align="center"| 24

| align="right"| 54

18

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Wood

| Holden VF Commodore

| Britek Motorsport

| 70

| +34.7 s

| align="center"| 20

| align="right"| 51

19

| align="center"| 17

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye

| Ford FG X Falcon

| DJR Team Penske

| 70

| +36.1 s

| align="center"| 17

| align="right"| 48

20

| align="center"| 97

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

| Holden VF Commodore

| Tekno Autosports

| 70

| +43.4 s

| align="center"| 3

| align="right"| 45

21

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard

| Holden VF Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| 70

| +46.0 s

| align="center"| 25

| align="right"| 42

22

| align="center"| 34

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall

| Volvo S60

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| 70

| +63.1 s

| align="center"| 21

| align="right"| 39

23

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Walsh

| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

| Erebus Motorsport

| 70

| +70.9 s

| align="center"| 22

| align="right"| 36

24

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison

| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

| Erebus Motorsport

| 69

| +1 lap

| align="center"| 10

| align="right"| 33

DNF

| align="center"| 33

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Volvo S60

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| 19

|

| align="center"| 1

|

References

{{reflist}}

{{V8 race report|

Name_of_race = Townsville 400 |

Year_of_race = 2015 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2015 Skycity Triple Crown |

Next_race_in_season = 2015 Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint |

Previous_year's_race = 2014 Castrol Townsville 500 |

Next_year's_race = 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400

}}

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Category:July 2015 sports events in Australia