# 2015 NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint

The 2015 NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 15–17 May 2015. The event was held at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, 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 fourth round of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.
After scoring his first two pole positions of his career, Prodrive Racing Australia's Chaz Mostert added another two poles for both Saturday races. He was to start alongside Michael Caruso for Race 10 – his and Nissan's first front row start for the year. Mostert stayed at the front of the field to take his first race win of the year, ahead of teammate Mark Winterbottom. Caruso held on to finish on the podium.
Race 11 saw Winterbottom take the lead early from Mostert at the first corner, while in the mid pack, it was not so great for the Holden Racing Team drivers. James Courtney drove in deep at turn 1 taking out his teammate Garth Tander, with Lee Holdsworth and James Moffat also forced off the road. Andre Heimgartner was also unlucky after being spun around by Dale Wood on the old pit straight. Winterbottom and Mostert stayed out of trouble to finish first and third respectively. Rick Kelly finished in second place – his first podium finish since 2011.
Again the Ford FG X Falcons were fast in qualifying and Mostert took a clean sweep of pole positions for the weekend, with Winterbottom on the front row. It was smooth sailing for Mostert until after first pit stops were completed, where he lost the rear of the car by driving wide on entry to turn 4 and backing into the tyre barrier on exit. Craig Lowndes was in a position to take his 100th career victory, but Winterbottom was too quick – taking his fourth victory of the year. Fabian Coulthard again scoring well in the 200 kilometres (124 miles) races by taking second place, with Lowndes coming home in third position.

## Results
### Race 10

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 20 | 28:40.0082 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 20 | +2.8 s | 4 | 69 |
| 3 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +5.1 s | 2 | 64 |
| 4 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 20 | +6.5 s | 3 | 60 |
| 5 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +9.0 s | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | +10.8 s | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +12.2 s | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 20 | +14.9 s | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 20 | +15.1 s | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 20 | +18.3 s | 12 | 39 |
| 11 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | +19.1 s | 10 | 36 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 20 | +19.5 s | 14 | 34 |
| 13 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 20 | +21.2 s | 11 | 33 |
| 14 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 20 | +21.8 s | 16 | 31 |
| 15 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 20 | +22.3 s | 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 20 | +22.6 s | 17 | 28 |
| 17 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +25.7 s | 13 | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 20 | +26.0 s | 20 | 25 |
| 19 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 20 | +26.5 s | 19 | 24 |
| 20 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 20 | +27.8 s | 18 | 22 |
| 21 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 20 | +29.8 s | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 20 | +33.2 s | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 20 | +37.4 s | 24 | 18 |
| 24 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 20 | +41.5 s | 21 | 16 |
| 25 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 20 | +75.4 s | 25 | 15 |

### Race 11

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 20 | 28:38.3167 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +0.8 s | 4 | 69 |
| 3 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 20 | +2.6 s | 1 | 64 |
| 4 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 20 | +2.9 s | 3 | 60 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 20 | +4.5 s | 7 | 55 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 20 | +4.8 s | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 20 | +7.9 s | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 20 | +8.8 s | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 20 | +11.3 s | 9 | 42 |
| 10 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +11.8 s | 8 | 39 |
| 11 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 20 | +12.2 s | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 20 | +15.0 s | 20 | 34 |
| 13 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +15.2 s | 18 | 33 |
| 14 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | +16.5 s | 19 | 31 |
| 15 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 20 | +22.1 s | 16 | 30 |
| 16 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 20 | +23.7 s | 23 | 28 |
| 17 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 20 | +28.3 s | 22 | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 20 | +29.0 s | 21 | 25 |
| 19 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 20 | +29.3 s | 24 | 24 |
| 20 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 20 | +29.9 s | 17 | 22 |
| 21 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | +34.0 s | 25 | 21 |
| 22 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +72.5 s | 14 | 19 |
| 23 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 19 | +1 lap | 13 | 18 |
| DNF | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 0 | | 11 | |
| DNF | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 0 | | 12 | |

### Race 12

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 67 | 1:40:41.5757 | 2 | 150 |
| 2 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 67 | +1.9 s | 7 | 138 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 67 | +5.8 s | 8 | 129 |
| 4 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 67 | +17.7 s | 4 | 120 |
| 5 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 67 | +22.7 s | 17 | 111 |
| 6 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 67 | +24.1 s | 3 | 102 |
| 7 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 67 | +24.6 s | 16 | 96 |
| 8 | 17 | Scott Pye | Ford FG X Falcon | DJR Team Penske | 67 | +26.3 s | 9 | 90 |
| 9 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 67 | +29.8 s | 11 | 84 |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 67 | +31.0 s | 22 | 78 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 67 | +33.6 s | 6 | 72 |
| 12 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 67 | +33.7 s | 14 | 69 |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 67 | +37.3 s | 18 | 66 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 67 | +48.2 s | 15 | 63 |
| 15 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VF Commodore | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 67 | +49.5 s | 19 | 60 |
| 16 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 67 | +53.1 s | 21 | 57 |
| 17 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing | 67 | +53.2 s | 12 | 54 |
| 18 | 34 | David Wall | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 67 | +53.8 s | 23 | 51 |
| 19 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 67 | +54.4 s | 20 | 48 |
| 20 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 67 | +56.9 s | 24 | 45 |
| 21 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 67 | +60.0 s | 25 | 42 |
| 22 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 67 | +67.9 s | 13 | 39 |
| 23 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 67 | +70.2 s | 10 | 36 |
| 24 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 67 | +86.7 s | 5 | 33 |
| 25 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia | 63 | +4 laps | 1 | 30 |

## Championship standings

* After Race 12 of 36
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mark Winterbottom | 937 |
| 2 | Craig Lowndes | 925 |
| 3 | Fabian Coulthard | 851 |
| 4 | Jamie Whincup | 801 |
| 5 | James Courtney | 795 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1726 |
| 2 | Prodrive Racing Australia | 1651 |
| 3 | Holden Racing Team | 1544 |
| 4 | Brad Jones Racing | 1413 |
| 5 | Nissan Motorsport (7/15) | 1171 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.