# 2015 Skycity Triple Crown

The 2015 Skycity Triple Crown was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 19–21 June 2015. The event was held at Hidden Valley in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of two sprint races, each over a distance of 60 kilometres (37 miles) and one endurance race over a distance of 200 kilometres (124 miles). It was the fifth round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.
The two sprint races were shared between Holden and Ford; Prodrive Racing Australia driver Chaz Mostert won the opening race by a second ahead of teammate, and championship leader, Mark Winterbottom, while the next three placings were taken by Nissan Motorsport drivers Rick Kelly, James Moffat and Michael Caruso. In race two, Triple Eight Race Engineering's Craig Lowndes led home a Holden 1–2 ahead of Walkinshaw Racing driver Tim Slade, while Mostert completed the podium. With victory, Lowndes became the first V8 Supercar driver to win 100 championship races, spanning 19 years from his maiden win during the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship season.
The main 200 kilometres (124 miles) race was won by David Reynolds for Rod Nash Racing, having started from pole position. Mostert again finished on the podium, with a second-place finish, while Fabian Coulthard completed the podium for the Brad Jones Racing team. In the championship standings, the top three drivers remained the same; however, Winterbottom extended his championship lead from 12 to 95 ahead of Lowndes, while Coulthard moved closer to Lowndes, trailing by 60 points. Mostert's triple podium finish moved him up to fourth in the standings.

## Results
### Race 13

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | 27:48.7583 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | +1.0 s | 6 | 69 |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +2.1 s | 7 | 64 |
| 4 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +2.4 s | 8 | 60 |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +3.4 s | 19 | 55 |
| 6 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 21 | +3.7 s | 20 | 51 |
| 7 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 21 | +4.0 s | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 21 | +4.3 s | 11 | 45 |
| 9 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | +4.7 s | 16 | 42 |
| 10 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +5.0 s | 18 | 39 |
| 11 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | +5.3 s | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 21 | +5.9 s | 5 | 34 |
| 13 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 21 | +6.3 s | 24 | 33 |
| 14 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | +6.6 s | 21 | 31 |
| 15 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | +7.1 s | 25 | 30 |
| 16 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 21 | +7.3 s | 12 | 28 |
| 17 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | +8.2 s | 22 | 27 |
| 18 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | +8.5 s | 9 | 25 |
| 19 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | +8.8 s | 13 | 24 |
| 20 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 21 | +9.4 s | 15 | 22 |
| 21 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | +10.0 s | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 21 | +10.2 s | 17 | 19 |
| 23 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 21 | +12.1 s | 1 | 18 |
| DNF | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 0 | | 4 | |
| DNF | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 0 | | 14 | |

### Race 14

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | 27:50.5225 | 5 | 75 |
| 2 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 21 | +1.8 s | 8 | 69 |
| 3 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | +2.4 s | 3 | 64 |
| 4 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 21 | +3.9 s | 9 | 60 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 21 | +5.3 s | 4 | 55 |
| 6 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 21 | +6.0 s | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | +6.4 s | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 21 | +7.7 s | 18 | 45 |
| 9 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | +10.2 s | 11 | 42 |
| 10 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 21 | +10.4 s | 13 | 39 |
| 11 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +11.5 s | 12 | 36 |
| 12 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +12.1 s | 15 | 34 |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | +15.3 s | 14 | 33 |
| 14 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +15.6 s | 6 | 31 |
| 15 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | +15.9 s | 2 | 30 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | +16.4 s | 17 | 28 |
| 17 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | +19.4 s | 23 | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 21 | +19.8 s | 19 | 25 |
| 19 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | +30.0 s | 21 | 24 |
| 20 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | +30.8 s | 25 | 22 |
| 21 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | +52.5 s | 1 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 18 | +3 laps | 24 | 19 |
| DNF | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 9 | | 22 | |
| DNF | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1 | | 20 | |
| DNF | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 0 | | 16 | |

### Race 15

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 70 | 1:20:42.3270 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 70 | +0.8 s | 4 | 138 |
| 3 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | +1.4 s | 2 | 129 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 70 | +9.6 s | 3 | 120 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 70 | +13.1 s | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 70 | +15.6 s | 8 | 102 |
| 7 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 70 | +21.6 s | 7 | 96 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | +23.4 s | 9 | 90 |
| 9 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 70 | +29.2 s | 14 | 84 |
| 10 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 70 | +32.3 s | 5 | 78 |
| 11 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | +34.2 s | 21 | 72 |
| 12 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 70 | +35.0 s | 23 | 69 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +38.6 s | 17 | 66 |
| 14 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +39.8 s | 16 | 63 |
| 15 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 70 | +47.1 s | 15 | 60 |
| 16 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 70 | +47.5 s | 13 | 57 |
| 17 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +50.8 s | 19 | 54 |
| 18 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 70 | +53.8 s | 18 | 51 |
| 19 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 70 | +54.0 s | 10 | 48 |
| 20 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | +61.9 s | 25 | 45 |
| 21 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | +67.4 s | 11 | 42 |
| 22 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 69 | +1 lap | 12 | 39 |
| 23 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 69 | +1 lap | 22 | 36 |
| 24 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 69 | +1 lap | 20 | 33 |
| DNF | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 33 | | 24 | |

## Championship standings

* After Race 15 of 36.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mark Winterbottom | 1165 |
| 2 | Craig Lowndes | 1070 |
| 3 | Fabian Coulthard | 1010 |
| 4 | Chaz Mostert | 991 |
| 5 | Shane van Gisbergen | 940 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Prodrive Racing Australia | 2156 |
| 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1989 |
| 3 | Holden Racing Team | 1845 |
| 4 | Brad Jones Racing | 1719 |
| 5 | Nissan Motorsport (7/15) | 1449 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.