2019 Auckland SuperSprint
{{Short description|Motor racing event in New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = New Zealand
| title = 2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint
| round_no = 11
| season_no = 15
| year = 2019
| series = SC
| track_map = Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(2013).png
| date = 13-15 September
| location = Pukekohe, New Zealand
| circuit = Pukekohe Park Raceway
| weather =
| race1_laps = 70
| race1_dist = 200
| pole1 = Shane van Gisbergen
| pole1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole1_time = 1:01.5480
| winner1 = Shane van Gisbergen
| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner1_time = 1:19:07.6388
| race2_laps = 70
| race2_dist = 200
| pole2 = Jamie Whincup
| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole2_time = 1:01.6666
| winner2 = Scott McLaughlin
| winner2_team = DJR Team Penske
| winner2_time = 1:17:38.7925
}}
The 2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 13 to 15 September 2019. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 11th event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted races 23 and 24 of the season. It was the fourteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.
Report
= Practice =
The first practice session started in wet conditions, eventually drying as the session went on. Richie Stanaway strayed wide at the final corner, swiping the wall and causing damage to his left-rear suspension which forced him out of the rest of the session. With the track continually improving toward the end of the session, Will Davison seized the advantage and came away as the fastest driver.
The remaining two sessions were claimed by stablemates, Lee Holdsworth and Chaz Mostert, to complete a Tickford Racing sweep of practice.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%"
|+ Practice summary ! rowspan="2"| Session ! rowspan="2"| Day ! colspan="5"| Fastest lap |
| No.
! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time |
|---|
| P1
| Friday | align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:02.4451 |
| P2
| Friday | align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:01.6281 |
| P3
| Saturday | align="center"| 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:01.8983 |
= Race 23 =
== Qualifying ==
Hometown hero, Shane van Gisbergen, took pole position for the first race of the weekend, not long after spinning off at turn three in the final practice session. This marked his first pole position since Tasmania in April.{{cite web | url = https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/auckland-supercars-qualifying-results-itm-auckland-supersprint-pukekohe-supercars-2019/news-story/6216fda7eeb8e6125a68ded30fd7cd94 | title = Auckland Supercars: Record-breaking Shane van Gisbergen gaps field to claim Race 23 pole | work = Fox Sports | date = 14 September 2019 | accessdate = 19 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%"
! Pos ! No ! Driver ! Team ! Vehicle ! Time |
| 1
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:01.5480 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | 1:01.6986 |
| 3
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:01.7513 |
| 4
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:01.7804 |
| 5
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:01.8018 |
| 6
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:01.8461 |
| 7
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:01.9151 |
| 8
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:01.9338 |
| 9
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | 1:02.0445 |
| 10
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 1:02.0786 |
| 11
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | 1:02.1043 |
| 12
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:02.1251 |
| 13
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 1:02.1477 |
| 14
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | 1:02.1694 |
| 15
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | 1:02.1829 |
| 16
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | 1:02.2470 |
| 17
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Jacobson | 1:02.2680 |
| 18
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | 1:02.2712 |
| 19
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:02.3129 |
| 20
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | 1:02.3532 |
| 21
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | 1:02.3648 |
| 22
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:02.4633 |
| 23
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simona de Silvestro | 1:02.6325 |
| 24
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | 1:03.1087 |
| colspan="8" | Source(s):{{cite web | url = https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/results/2019/auckland-433393/?st=Q1 | title = Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q1 | publisher = motorsport.com | accessdate = 12 October 2024}} |
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Name ! Team ! Laps ! Time ! Grid |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 70 | 1hr 19min 07.6388sec | 1 |
| 2
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" | 70 | + 12.649 | 2 |
| 3
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 70 | + 15.428 | 7 |
| 4
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" | 70 | + 16.089 | 6 |
| 5
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" | 70 | + 16.892 | 8 |
| 6
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 70 | + 17.363 | 12 |
| 7
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 70 | + 21.383 | 5 |
| 8
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" | 70 | + 21.996 | 16 |
| 9
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 70 | + 24.822 | 3 |
| 10
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" | 70 | + 25.927 | 14 |
| 11
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 70 | + 26.661 | 13 |
| 12
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" | 70 | + 31.849 | 10 |
| 13
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" | 70 | + 32.280 | 11 |
| 14
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" | 70 | + 37.850 | 20 |
| 15
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" | 70 | + 38.320 | 9 |
| 16
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" | 70 | + 38.586 | 23 |
| 17
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 70 | + 39.985 | 19 |
| 18
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Jacobson | align="center" | 70 | + 42.179 | 17 |
| 19
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 70 | + 47.031 | 22 |
| 20
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | align="center" | 70 | + 57.902 | 21 |
| 21
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" | 69 | + 1 lap | 24 |
| 22
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | align="center" | 65 | + 5 laps | 15 |
| 23
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" | 60 | + 10 laps | 18 |
| 24
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" | 56 | + 14 laps | 4 |
| colspan="7" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:02.5421 |
| colspan=7 | Source:{{cite web | url = https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/results/2019/auckland-433393/?st=RACE1 | title = Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 1 | publisher = motorsport.com | accessdate = 12 October 2024}} |
= Race 24 =
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%"
! Pos ! No ! Driver ! Team ! Vehicle ! Time |
| 1
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:01.5620 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:01.5909 |
| 3
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:01.6314 |
| 4
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:01.6593 |
| 5
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:01.7362 |
| 6
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:01.7414 |
| 7
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 1:01.7916 |
| 8
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:01.8654 |
| 9
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | 1:01.8762 |
| 10
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | 1:01.9078 |
| 11
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | 1:01.9210 |
| 12
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 1:01.9465 |
| 13
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | 1:01.9697 |
| 14
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | 1:02.0408 |
| 15
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | 1:02.0437 |
| 16
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | 1:02.0747 |
| 17
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | 1:02.1329 |
| 18
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:02.2171 |
| 19
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | 1:02.3003 |
| 20
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:02.3484 |
| 21
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simona de Silvestro | 1:02.4197 |
| 22
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:02.4999 |
| 23
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Jacobson | 1:02.5196 |
| 24
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | 1:02.6650 |
| colspan="8" | Source(s):{{cite web | url = https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/results/2019/auckland-433393/?st=Q2 | title = Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q2 | publisher = motorsport.com | accessdate = 12 October 2024}} |
== Top Ten Shootout ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%"
! Pos ! No ! Driver ! Team ! Vehicle ! Time |
| 1
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:01.6666 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:01.8651 |
| 3
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | 1:01.8781 |
| 4
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:01.8964 |
| 5
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:01.9165 |
| 6
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:01.9809 |
| 7
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:02.0236 |
| 8
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:02.1325 |
| 9
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | 1:02.3685 |
| DSQ
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | Disqualified |
| colspan="8" | Source(s):{{cite web | url = https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/results/2019/auckland-433393/?st=SO | title = Supercars 2019 Auckland - SO | publisher = motorsport.com | accessdate = 12 October 2024}} |
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Name ! Team ! Laps ! Time ! Grid |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" | 70 | 1hr 17min 38.7925sec | 5 |
| 2
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 70 | + 1.898 | 6 |
| 3
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" | 70 | + 6.043 | 7 |
| 4
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" | 70 | + 6.566 | 10 |
| 5
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" | 70 | + 31.654 | 11 |
| 6
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" | 70 | + 43.751 | 17 |
| 7
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" | 70 | + 44.932 | 21 |
| 8
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | align="center" | 70 | + 47.365 | 9 |
| 9
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" | 70 | + 50.136 | 16 |
| 10
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" | 70 | + 50.952 | 15 |
| 11
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 70 | + 53.074 | 20 |
| 12
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 70 | + 53.406 | 4 |
| 13
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 70 | + 53.864 | 8 |
| 14
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" | 70 | + 54.160 | 3 |
| 15
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" | 70 | + 55.603 | 2 |
| 16
| align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 70 | + 55.969 | 1 |
| 17
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 70 | + 58.178 | 18 |
| 18
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 70 | + 58.733 | 12 |
| 19
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" | 70 | + 1:01.575 | 13 |
| 20
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" | 69 | + 1 lap | 14 |
| 21
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Jacobson | align="center" | 69 | + 1 lap | 23 |
| 22
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Macauley Jones | align="center" | 68 | + 2 laps | 19 |
| 23
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" | 68 | + 2 laps | 24 |
| 24
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 54 | + 14 laps | 22 |
| colspan="7" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:02.3719 |
| colspan=7 | Source:{{cite web | url = https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/results/2019/auckland-433393/?st=RACE2 | title = Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 2 | publisher = motorsport.com | accessdate = 12 October 2024}} |
Aftermath
Once again, questions were posed regarding the future of the Supercars event at Pukekohe. In January 2020, it was announced that the New Zealand leg of the championship would shift from Pukekohe to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The reasoning given for the shift was as a result of legislation which prevents the Pukekohe circuit hosting racing on Anzac Day. However, the COVID-19 pandemic ground global motorsport to a halt and the round scheduled for 2020 would not go ahead. The championship would not return to New Zealand until 2022 where the series would complete one more round at Pukekohe before the tracks closure and demolition in 2023.{{cite web | url = https://www.supercars.com/news/pukekohe-to-cease-motorsport-activities | title = Pukekohe to cease motorsport activities | publisher = Supercars | accessdate = 12 October 2024}}
=Championship standings=
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right" | 3008 |
| 10px 2
! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right" | 2410 |
| 10px 1
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right" | 2327 |
| 10px 1
! 4 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="right"| 2317 |
| 10px
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | align="right" | 2140 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Constructor ! Points |
|---|
| 10px
! 1 | align="right" | 5265 |
| 10px
! 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="right" | 4410 |
| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing 1 | align="right" | 3981 |
| 10px
! 4 | align="right" | 3719 |
| 10px
! 5 | Tickford Racing 2 | align="right" | 3706 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{V8 race report|
Name_of_race = Auckland SuperSprint |
Year_of_race = 2019 |
Previous_race_in_season = 2019 The Bend SuperSprint |
Next_race_in_season = 2019 Bathurst 1000 |
Previous_year's_race = 2018 Auckland SuperSprint |
Next_year's_race = 2022 Auckland SuperSprint
}}
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