2018 Newcastle 500

The 2018 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 23 to 25 November 2018. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the sixteenth and final event in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 30 and 31 of the season.

Results

Race 30

Scott McLaughlin was awarded the win in the first race following a post-race penalty for Shane van Gisbergen.
Simona de Silvestro achieved her best finish in a Supercars race, finishing tenth in the Saturday race.
Lee Holdsworth briefly took the lead in the 50th lap in the Saturday race, before finishing twelfth.
David Reynolds won the Sunday race.
Race
  • ^1 Van Gisbergen received a 25 second post-race penalty for a pit-lane infringement.
  • ^2 Waters received a 15 second post-race penalty for a driving infringement.

Race 31

Race

References

Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2018 Auckland SuperSprint
2018 Supercars ChampionshipNext race:
2019 Adelaide 500
Previous year:
2017 Newcastle 500
Newcastle 500Next year:
2019 Newcastle 500
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