2011 Hamilton 400
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| Round 3 of 14 in the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 15–17 April 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hamilton Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Rain, fine during second race | |||||||||||||
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The 2011 Hamilton 400 (known for naming rights reasons as the 2011 ITM Hamilton 400) was the third round of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was the fourth V8 Supercar event to be held on the Hamilton Street Circuit and was held on the weekend of 15 to 17 April in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Background
Entry list
Support categories
| Category | Races | Round winner |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand V8s | 3 |  John McIntyre (Ford Falcon (BF)) |
| NZ V8 Ute Racing Series | 3 | Chris Pither (Ford Falcon (BF) Ute) |
| GT1 NZ | 3 | Dwayne Carter (Ford Falcon (BA)) |
| Muscle Touring Cars | 3 | Logan Childs (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution) |
Race report
The event hosted races 5 and 6 of the 2011 season. 2006 V8 Supercar champion Rick Kelly won the Saturday race from third on the grid in a mixture of wet and dry weather conditions. Paul Dumbrell did not participate in the race after a heavy crash at turn 3 in qualifying. Polesitter Jamie Whincup was caught out by the damp conditions, hitting the wall while exiting the pits and damaging the steering on his car. There were many incidents in the pit lane with cars failing to stop on the slippery concrete surface, running into pit crews and cameramen. Whincup's teammate Craig Lowndes finished second while Todd Kelly made it a double podium for Kelly Racing.
The Kelly brothers maintained their form through to Sunday's race, with Rick taking pole and Todd starting next to him on the front row after a rain affected qualifying session which saw only one flying lap for most of the drivers. Shane van Gisbergen won the first race of his career, holding off Lee Holdsworth in the closing stages of the race. Garth Tander finished on the podium after starting the race in 19th. Steve Owen recovered from a disastrous weekend in Adelaide by finishing in the top five. Whincup had another disappointing race and left the weekend with his championship lead almost halved, 81 points ahead of Rick Kelly.
Results
Results as follows:
Qualifying Race 5
Race 5
Qualifying Race 6
Race 6
Standings
- After 6 of 28 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 88 |  Jamie Whincup |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 654 |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly |
Kelly Racing | 573 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 552 |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander |
Holden Racing Team | 543 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Performance Racing | 543 |
References
- ↑ "ITM 400 – 2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5&6 – HAMILTON STREET CIRCUIT – V8 SUPERCARS – Race 5". National Software. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "ITM 400 – 2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5&6 – HAMILTON STREET CIRCUIT – V8 SUPERCARS – Race 6". National Software. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "ITM 400 – 2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5&6 – HAMILTON STREET CIRCUIT – V8 SUPERCARS – Race 6 – SERIES POINTS REPORT". National Software. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "Hamilton Street Circuit 17/04/2011 ITM 400 – 2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5&6". National Software. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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