2018 Melbourne 400
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = Victoria
| title = 2018 Melbourne 400
| round_no = 2
| season_no = 16
| year = 2018
| series = SC
| track_map = Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg
| caption = Layout of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
| date = 22-25 March
| location = Melbourne, Victoria
| circuit = Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
| weather =
| race1_laps = 25
| race1_dist = 132.610
| pole1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| pole1_team = DJR Team Penske
| pole1_time = 1:54.6016
| winner1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| winner1_team = DJR Team Penske
| winner1_time = 50:27.3334
| race2_laps = 13
| race2_dist = 68.957
| pole2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole2_time = 1:54.9974
| winner2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
| winner2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner2_time = 31:49.4088
| race3_laps = 25
| race3_dist = 132.610
| pole3 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| pole3_team = DJR Team Penske
| pole3_time = 1:55.1576
| winner3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye
| winner3_team = Walkinshaw Andretti United
| winner3_time = 52:16.7559
| race4_laps = 11
| race4_dist = 58.348
| pole4 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
| pole4_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole4_time = 1:55.4777
| winner4 = {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds
| winner4_team = Erebus Motorsport
| winner4_time = 25:58.6766
}}
The 2018 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship that was held on the weekend of 22 to 25 March 2018. The event was run at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and marked the first running of the Melbourne 400. It was the second event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 130 kilometres, and two races of 70 kilometers.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/10/04/supercars-reveals-16-event-2018-calendar/|title=Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar|work=speedcafe.com|date=4 October 2017|access-date=4 October 2017}} The races were run in support of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and marked the first time that the Supercars support races would be a points-paying round of the Supercars Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/10/05/supercars-set-longer-races-agp-2018/|title=Supercars set for longer races at AGP in 2018|work=speedcafe.com|date=5 October 2017|access-date=5 October 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/07/supercars-confirms-twilight-agp-races/|title=Supercars confirms twilight AGP races|work=Speedcafe|date=7 February 2018|access-date=7 February 2018}}
Results
=Practice=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|+ Practice summary ! rowspan="2"| Session ! rowspan="2"| Day ! colspan="5"| Fastest lap |
| No.
! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time |
|---|
| Practice 1
| Thursday | align="center"| 1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:55.4067 |
| Practice 2
| Thursday | align="center"| 17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:55.2981 |
| colspan="7"|Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-practice-1/|title=Practice 1|website=Supercars.com|access-date=19 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-practice-2/|title=Practice 2|website=Supercars.com|access-date=19 June 2018}} |
=Race 3=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:54.6016 | | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:54.9312 | +0.3297 | align="center" |2 |
| 3
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:54.9782 | +0.3766 | align="center" |3 |
| 4
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:55.3096 | +0.7080 | align="center" |4 |
| 5
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:55.3148 | +0.7132 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:55.3205 | +0.7189 | align="center" |6 |
| 7
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:55.3571 | +0.7555 | align="center" |7 |
| 8
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:55.4792 | +0.8776 | align="center" |8 |
| 9
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:55.5424 | +0.9408 | align="center" |9 |
| 10
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:55.6453 | +1.0437 | align="center" |10 |
| 11
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:55.6571 | +1.0555 | align="center" |11 |
| 12
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:55.9581 | +1.3565 | align="center" |12 |
| 13
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:55.9747 | +1.3731 | align="center" |13 |
| 14
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:56.1152 | +1.5136 | align="center" |14 |
| 15
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:56.1568 | +1.5552 | align="center" |15 |
| 16
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:56.1739 | +1.5723 | align="center" |16 |
| 17
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:56.3194 | +1.7178 | align="center" |17 |
| 18
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:56.4008 | +1.7993 | align="center" |18 |
| 19
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:56.4169 | +1.8153 | align="center" |19 |
| 20
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |1:56.7086 | +2.1071 | align="center" |20 |
| 21
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:56.7399 | +2.1383 | align="center" |21 |
| 22
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:56.8673 | +2.2657 | align="center" |22 |
| 23
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:56.0845 | +2.4829 | align="center" |23 |
| 24
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:56.5446 | +2.9430 | align="center" |24 |
| 25
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:56.7028 | +3.1012 | align="center" |25 |
| 26
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |2:10.8889 | +16.2873 | align="center" |26{{ref|1|1}} |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-3/|title=Race 3 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=25 March 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}}– Todd Hazelwood, although his best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave him permission to race.{{cite news|url=http://m.v8dailydump.com.au/news/14757/Supercars-summary-of-penalties--Australian-Grand-Prix---update-5-final.html|title=Supercars summary of penalties, Australian Grand Prix - update 5 final|date=25 March 2018|work=V8 Daily Dump|access-date=20 October 2018|publisher=V8 Daily Dump}}
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |25 |50:27.3333 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |100 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +1.3040 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |92 |
| 3
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |25 | +2.3139 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |86 |
| 4
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +11.5501 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |80 |
| 5
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |25 | +13.1104 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |74 |
| 6
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |25 | +14.5371 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |68 |
| 7
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |25 | +15.4476 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |64 |
| 8
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |25 | +16.5209 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |60 |
| 9
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |25 | +18.5936 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |56 |
| 10
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |25 | +21.5637 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |52 |
| 11
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |25 | +24.0565 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |48 |
| 12
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |25 | +27.1645 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |46 |
| 13
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |25 | +29.3104 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |44 |
| 14
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |25 | +32.2897 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |42 |
| 15
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |25 | +33.5805 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |40 |
| 16
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +39.1634 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |38 |
| 17
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |25 | +40.3264 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |36 |
| 18
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |25 | +42.3939 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |34 |
| 19
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |25 | +44.4747 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |32 |
| 20
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |25 | +45.6380 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |30 |
| 21
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |25 | +48.6625 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |28 |
| 22
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |25 | +51.8006 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |26 |
| 23
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |25 | +1:13.2437 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |24 |
| 24
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |25 | +1:33.6524 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |22 |
| 25
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |25 | +1:35.5942 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |20 |
| NC
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |3 |Accident damage | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing) 1:57.1941 (on lap 15)}} |
| colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-3/|title=Race 3 - Results|access-date=25 March 2018}} |
== Championship standings after Race 3==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 380 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px
! 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 322 | align="right"| -56 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 3 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 307 | align="right"| -73 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right"| 290 | align="right"| -90 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="right"| 286 | align="right"| -94 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 574 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 2 | align="right"| 522 | align="right"| -52 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 509 | align="right"| -65 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 4 | align="right"| 492 | align="right"| -82 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | align="right"| 434 | align="right"| -140 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race 4=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:54.9974 | | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:55.0855 | +0.0881 | align="center" |2 |
| 3
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:55.3880 | +0.3906 | align="center" |3 |
| 4
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:55.5720 | +0.5746 | align="center" |4 |
| 5
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:55.5827 | +0.5853 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:55.5920 | +0.5946 | align="center" |6 |
| 7
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:55.5938 | +0.5964 | align="center" |7 |
| 8
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:55.6296 | +0.6322 | align="center" |8 |
| 9
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:55.6387 | +0.6413 | align="center" |9 |
| 10
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:55.8122 | +0.8148 | align="center" |10 |
| 11
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:55.8338 | +0.8364 | align="center" |11 |
| 12
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:55.9128 | +0.9154 | align="center" |12 |
| 13
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:56.0022 | +1.0048 | align="center" |13 |
| 14
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:56.0092 | +1.0118 | align="center" |14 |
| 15
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:56.1056 | +1.1082 | align="center" |15 |
| 16
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:56.2864 | +1.2890 | align="center" |16 |
| 17
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:56.2886 | +1.2912 | align="center" |17 |
| 18
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:56.4050 | +1.4076 | align="center" |18 |
| 19
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:56.4381 | +1.4407 | align="center" |24{{ref|2|1}} |
| 20
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:56.5009 | +1.5035 | align="center" |19 |
| 21
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:56.7025 | +1.7051 | align="center" |20 |
| 22
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:56.7122 | +1.7148 | align="center" |21 |
| 23
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |1:56.9111 | +1.9137 | align="center" |22 |
| 24
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:56.9992 | +2.0018 | align="center" |23 |
| 25
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:57.0642 | +2.0668 | align="center" |25 |
| 26
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:57.0811 | +2.0837 | align="center" |26 |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-4/|title=Race 4 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=4 April 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|2|1}}– James Golding received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Craig Lowndes during qualifying.
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |13 |31:49.4088 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |50 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |13 | +4.2035 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |46 |
| 3
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |13 | +4.9979 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |43 |
| 4
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |13 | +9.2907 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |40 |
| 5
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |13 | +10.0804 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |37 |
| 6
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |13 | +13.1042 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |34 |
| 7
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |13 | +15.3435 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |32 |
| 8
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |13 | +15.8240 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |30 |
| 9
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |13 | +16.5640 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |28 |
| 10
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |13 | +17.5132 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |26 |
| 11
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |13 | +22.9064 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |24 |
| 12
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |13 | +25.1086 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |23 |
| 13
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |13 | +27.2083 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |22 |
| 14
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |13 | +27.6782 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |21 |
| 15
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |13 | +28.0843 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |20 |
| 16
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |13 | +30.9099 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |19 |
| 17
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |13 | +39.8109 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |18 |
| 18
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |13 | +41.8826 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |17 |
| 19
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |13 | +42.6417 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |16 |
| 20
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |13 | +43.8835 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |15 |
| 21
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |13 | +48.0326 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |14 |
| 22
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |13 | +49.2373{{ref|3|1}} | align="center" |19 | align="center" |13 |
| 23
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |13 | +1:31.3428 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |12 |
| NC
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |9 |Retirement | align="center" |26 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |9 |Retirement | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |3 |Retirement | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2:13.0872 (on lap 5)}} |
| colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-4/|title=Race 4 - Results|access-date=7 April 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|3|1}}– Jack Le Brocq received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with James Courtney.
== Championship standings after Race 4==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 420 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 353 | align="right"| -67 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 345 | align="right"| -75 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right"| 324 | align="right"| -96 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="right"| 301 | align="right"| -119 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 664 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 2 | align="right"| 581 | align="right"| -83 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 571 | align="right"| -93 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 4 | align="right"| 561 | align="right"| -103 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 5 | align="right"| 473 | align="right"| -191 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race 5=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:55.1576 | | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:55.3121 | +0.1545 | align="center" |2 |
| 3
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:55.4181 | +0.2605 | align="center" |3 |
| 4
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:55.5744 | +0.4168 | align="center" |4 |
| 5
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:55.5841 | +0.4265 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:55.6534 | +0.4958 | align="center" |6 |
| 7
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:55.7604 | +0.6028 | align="center" |7 |
| 8
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:55.7936 | +0.6360 | align="center" |8 |
| 9
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:55.8202 | +0.6626 | align="center" |9 |
| 10
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:55.8516 | +0.6940 | align="center" |10 |
| 11
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |1:55.9946 | +0.8371 | align="center" |11 |
| 12
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:56.0122 | +0.8546 | align="center" |12 |
| 13
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:56.0816 | +0.9241 | align="center" |13 |
| 14
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:56.1326 | +0.9750 | align="center" |14 |
| 15
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:56.1449 | +0.9873 | align="center" |15 |
| 16
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:56.1778 | +1.0203 | align="center" |16 |
| 17
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:56.3884 | +1.2308 | align="center" |17 |
| 18
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:56.5177 | +1.3601 | align="center" |18 |
| 19
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:56.6207 | +1.4631 | align="center" |19 |
| 20
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:56.6627 | +1.5051 | align="center" |20 |
| 21
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:56.6871 | +1.5295 | align="center" |21 |
| 22
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:56.8657 | +1.7082 | align="center" |22 |
| 23
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:56.9542 | +1.7966 | align="center" |23 |
| 24
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:57.0785 | +1.9209 | align="center" |24 |
| 25
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:57.1634 | +2.0058 | align="center" |25 |
| 26
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:57.3529 | +2.1954 | align="center" |26{{ref|4|1}} |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-5/|title=Race 5 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=7 April 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|4|1}}– Todd Hazelwood received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Lee Holdsworth during qualifying.
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |25 |52:16.7559 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |100 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +0.2612 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |92 |
| 3
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |25 | +1.0259 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |86 |
| 4
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |25 | +5.5405 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |80 |
| 5
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |25 | +9.5620 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |74 |
| 6
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +11.7756 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |68 |
| 7
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |25 | +16.8545 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |64 |
| 8
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |25 | +22.2170 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |60 |
| 9
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |25 | +26.7729 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |56 |
| 10
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |25 | +39.8085 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |52 |
| 11
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |25 | +42.4173 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |48 |
| 12
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |25 | +44.8334 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |46 |
| 13
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |25 | +46.8289 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |44 |
| 14
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |25 | +48.0531 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |42 |
| 15
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |25 | +1:02.6140 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |40 |
| 16
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |25 | +1:04.9708 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |39 |
| 17
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |25 | +1:05.6160 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |36 |
| 18
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |25 | +1:08.7765 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |34 |
| 19
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |25 | +1:11.1850 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |32 |
| 20
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |25 | +1:19.0088 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |30 |
| 21
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |25 | +1:21.2410{{ref|5|1}} | align="center" |13 | align="center" |28 |
| 22
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |25 | +1:21.3932 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |26 |
| 23
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |25 | +1:25.1738 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |24 |
| 24
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |25 | +1:54.6767 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |22 |
| 25
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |25 | +1:55.6585 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |20 |
| 26
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |24 | +1 lap | align="center" |14 | align="center" |18 |
| colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: James Courtney (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 1:56.6960 (on lap 16)}} |
| colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-5/|title=Race 5 - Results|access-date=4 May 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|5|1}}– Anton de Pasquale received a 5-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, failing to leave room and causing Rick Kelly lost 4 positions.
== Championship standings after Race 5==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 464 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px
! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 393 | align="right"| -71 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 387 | align="right"| -77 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right"| 376 | align="right"| -88 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="right"| 375 | align="right"| -89 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 800 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 2 | align="right"| 735 | align="right"| -65 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 687 | align="right"| -113 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 4 | align="right"| 667 | align="right"| -133 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | align="right"| 602 | align="right"| -198 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race 6=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:55.4777 | | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:55.5330 | +0.0553 | align="center" |2 |
| 3
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:55.5725 | +0.0948 | align="center" |3 |
| 4
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:55.5825 | +0.1048 | align="center" |4 |
| 5
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:55.7679 | +0.2902 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:55.8967 | +0.4968 | align="center" |6 |
| 7
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:55.9745 | +0.4968 | align="center" |7 |
| 8
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:55.9877 | +0.5100 | align="center" |8 |
| 9
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:55.9927 | +0.5150 | align="center" |9 |
| 10
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:55.9948 | +0.5171 | align="center" |10 |
| 11
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:56.0082 | +0.5305 | align="center" |11 |
| 12
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:56.1350 | +0.6573 | align="center" |12 |
| 13
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:56.1409 | +0.6632 | align="center" |13 |
| 14
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:56.2174 | +0.7397 | align="center" |14 |
| 15
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:56.2405 | +0.7628 | align="center" |15 |
| 16
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:56.2950 | +0.8173 | align="center" |16 |
| 17
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:56.4759 | +0.9982 | align="center" |17 |
| 18
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:56.4871 | +1.0094 | align="center" |18 |
| 19
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:56.8815 | +1.4038 | align="center" |19 |
| 20
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:57.0245 | +1.5468 | align="center" |20 |
| 21
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:57.2643 | +1.7866 | align="center" |21 |
| 22
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:57.3489 | +1.8712 | align="center" |22 |
| 23
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:57.6624 | +2.1847 | align="center" |23 |
| 24
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:58.4218 | +2.9441 | align="center" |24 |
| 25
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |2:15.2033 | +19.7256 | align="center" |25{{ref|6|1}} |
| 26
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |No time | – | align="center" |26{{ref|6|1}} |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-6/|title=Race 6 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=7 April 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|6|1}}– James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen, although their best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave them permission to race.
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |11 |25:58.6766 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |50 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |11 | +1.0080 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |46 |
| 3
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |11 | +1.9105 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |43 |
| 4
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |11 | +2.9224 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |40 |
| 5
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |11 | +3.5400 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |37 |
| 6
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |11 | +4.2630 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |34 |
| 7
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |11 | +4.7582 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |32 |
| 8
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |11 | +5.1488 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |30 |
| 9
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |11 | +5.4902 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |28 |
| 10
| align="center" |230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |11 | +5.8493 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |26 |
| 11
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |11 | +6.3192 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |24 |
| 12
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |11 | +6.6645 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |23 |
| 13
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |11 | +6.9848 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |22 |
| 14
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |11 | +7.4466 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |21 |
| 15
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |11 | +8.4857 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |20 |
| 16
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |11 | +9.6732 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |19 |
| 17
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |11 | +9.7407 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |18 |
| 18
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |11 | +10.6478 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |17 |
| 19
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |11 | +11.4744 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |16 |
| 20
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |11 | +11.4816 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |15 |
| 21
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |11 | +12.1438 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |14 |
| 22
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |11 | +15.5830{{ref|7|1}} | align="center" |15 | align="center" |13 |
| 23
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |9 | +2 laps{{ref|8|2}} | align="center" |24 | align="center" |12 |
| NC
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |7 |Fire | align="center" |23 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |1 |Collision | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |1 |Collision | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Chaz Mostert (Tickford Racing) 1:57.1082 (on lap 2)}} |
| colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-supercars-melbourne-400/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-6/|title=Race 6 - Results|access-date=4 May 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|7|1}}– Cam Waters received a 5-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Anton de Pasquale.
- {{note|8|2}}– Lee Holdsworth received a Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (40 seconds) for a breach of the Safety Car Restart procedures.
==Championship standings after Race 6==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 486 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 437 | align="right"| -49 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 3 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 425 | align="right"| -61 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right"| 416 | align="right"| -70 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="right"| 397 | align="right"| -89 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 865 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px
! 2 | align="right"| 772 | align="right"| -93 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 745 | align="right"| -120 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 4 | align="right"| 733 | align="right"| -132 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 5 | align="right"| 672 | align="right"| -193 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{V8 race report
| Name_of_race = Melbourne 400
| Year_of_race = 2018
| Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Adelaide 500
| Next_race_in_season = 2018 Tasmania SuperSprint
| Previous_year's_race = 2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge
| Next_year's_race = 2019 Melbourne 400
}}
{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019}}