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2012 ITM Hamilton 400

Event Information
Round 3 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	20–22 April 2012
Location	Hamilton, New Zealand
Venue	Hamilton Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 59 laps 200 km Pole position Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:22:3968 Winner Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:28:43:7686
Race 2 Distance 59 laps 200 km Pole position Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:21:9712 Winner Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 1:26:13:9903

The 2012 ITM Hamilton 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the third event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 20–22 April at the Hamilton Street Circuit, in Hamilton, New Zealand.

The event was dominated by the Ford Performance Racing team with Will Davison winning the Saturday race and Mark Winterbottom winning the Sunday race. Davison was the best performed driver over the whole weekend.

Report

Race 5

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:21.8149
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:21.8439
3	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:21.9151
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.0255
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.1327
6	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.1446
7	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.1813
8	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.2711
9	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.3333
10	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.3658
11	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.3812
12	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.4124
13	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.4323
14	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.5330
15	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.6396
16	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.6574
17	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.8369
18	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.8786
19	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.9056
20	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.9210
21	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.9507
22	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.0538
23	33	Alexandre Prémat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.0662
24	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:23.1030
25	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.2122
26	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.2146
27	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.2378
28	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.9033
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Race

Race 6

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:21.9712
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:21.9858
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:21.9914
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.1295
5	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.1684
6	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.2423
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.3789
8	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.4135
9	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.4538
10	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.4970
11	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.5042
12	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.5156
13	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.5367
14	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.5528
15	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.6571
16	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.6739
17	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.6950
18	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:22.7021
19	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.9390
20	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:22.9901
21	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.0240
22	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	1:23.1494
23	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.1999
24	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.2946
25	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.3398
26	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.4898
27	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.7206
28	33	Alexandre Prémat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	1:23.7991
Sources:

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	01:26:13.9903	2
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ 0.725	3
3	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ 13.952	1
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	4
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	8
6	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	10
7	55	David Reynolds	Rod Nash Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	5
8	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	6
9	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	15
10	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	14
11	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	18
12	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	12
13	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	16
14	66	Russell Ingall	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	21
15	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	13
16	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	22
17	51	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	24
18	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	59	+ s	9
19	30	Taz Douglas	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	25
20	11	Karl Reindler	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	26
21	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	23
22	22	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	59	+ s	17
23	21	David Wall	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	58	+ 1 lap	27
24	33	Alexandre Prémat	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	58	+ 1 lap	28
25	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	51	+ 8 laps	19
26	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VE)	47	+ 12 laps	7
Ret	91	Michael Patrizi	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore (VE)	48	Retired	20
Ret	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	13	Retired	11
Fastest lap: Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing), 1:22.8736
Source:[1]

Standings

• After 6 of 30 races.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Points
1	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	846
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	825
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	657
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	557
5	4	Lee Holdsworth	Stone Brothers Racing	555

References