# 2021 Townsville 500

The 2021 Townsville 500 (known for commercial reasons as the 2021 NTI Townsville 500) was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 9–11 July 2021. It was held at the Reid Park Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and featured 2x250km race. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 Supercars Championship.

## Report
### Background

The event is the 13th year that Supercars held a round at the event, since it first started in 2009 and the 14th event at the venue, including two rounds during 2020 and was the first time since 2014 that a it utilised a 500 km format.
Shane van Gisbergen came into the round with a 221 points lead over team-mate Jamie Whincup.

## Entry List

| No. | Driver | Team (Sponsor) | Car | No. | Driver | Team (Sponsor) | Car |
| 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Walkinshaw Andretti United (Mobil 1, Middy's Electrical) | Holden Commodore ZB | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Team Sydney (Local Legends) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 3 | Tim Slade | Blanchard Racing Team (Cooldrive Auto Parts) | Ford Mustang GT | 20 | Scott Pye | Team 18 (DeWALT, BP) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing (SCT Logistics) | Holden Commodore ZB | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Team Sydney (PremiAir Hire) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Tickford Racing (Truck Assist) | Ford Mustang GT | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United (Mobil 1, Appliances Online) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing (Monster Energy) | Ford Mustang GT | 26 | David Reynolds | Kelly Grove Racing (Penrite) | Ford Mustang GT |
| 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Grove Racing (Ned Whiskey, Penrite) | Ford Mustang GT | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Matt Stone Racing (Unit Clothing) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing (R&J Batteries) | Holden Commodore ZB | 35 | Zane Goddard | Matt Stone Racing (Yellow Cover) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport (Pedders Suspension) | Holden Commodore ZB | 44 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing (Boost Mobile) | Ford Mustang GT |
| 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing (Shell V-Power) | Ford Mustang GT | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull, Ampol) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Brad Jones Racing (Pizza Hut) | Holden Commodore ZB | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing (Coca-Cola) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing (Shell V-Power) | Ford Mustang GT | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull, Ampol) | Holden Commodore ZB |
| 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 (Irwin Tools, Bunnings) | Holden Commodore ZB | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport (Boost Mobile) | Holden Commodore ZB |

## Results
### Race 1

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Gap | Laps | Grid |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | | 87 | 1 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | +7.368 s | 87 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | +37.453 s | 87 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | +48.879 s | 87 | 5 |
| 5 | 26 | David Reynolds | Kelly Grove Racing | +51.354 s | 87 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | Tim Slade | Blanchard Racing Team | +51.986 s | 87 | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | +1:00.213 s | 87 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 10 |
| 9 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 3 |
| 10 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | +1 Lap | 86 | 21 |
| 11 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Walkinshaw Andretti United | +1 Lap | 86 | 16 |
| 12 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Grove Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 11 |
| 13 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | +1 Lap | 86 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | +1 Lap | 86 | 17 |
| 15 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Tickford Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 7 |
| 16 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 15 |
| 17 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 22 |
| 18 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | +1 Lap | 86 | 14 |
| 19 | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Matt Stone Racing | +1 Lap | 86 | 20 |
| 20 | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Team Sydney | +1 Lap | 86 | 24 |
| 21 | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Team Sydney | +2 Lap | 85 | 23 |
| 22 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Brad Jones Racing | +8 Lap | 79 | 19 |
| 23 | 20 | Scott Pye | Team 18 | +10 Lap | 77 | 12 |
| 24 | 35 | Zane Goddard | Matt Stone Racing | +11 Lap | 76 | 18 |

### Race 2

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Gap | Laps | Grid |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | | 88 | 2 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | +2.925 s | 88 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | +23.334 s | 88 | 5 |
| 4 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | +40.034 s | 88 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | +46.588 s | 88 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | +50.408 s | 88 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Todd Hazelwood | Brad Jones Racing | +53.414 s | 88 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | Tim Slade | Blanchard Racing Team | +53.758 s | 88 | 9 |
| 9 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | +1.02.154 s | 88 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | Jack Le Brocq | Tickford Racing | +1.08.579 s | 88 | 15 |
| 11 | 44 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | +1.13.632 s | 88 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Grove Racing | +1.14.964 s | 88 | 18 |
| 13 | 2 | Bryce Fullwood | Walkinshaw Andretti United | +1 Lap | 87 | 13 |
| 14 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | +1 Lap | 87 | 11 |
| 15 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | +1 Lap | 87 | 16 |
| 16 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Team 18 | +1 Lap | 87 | 21 |
| 17 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | +1 Lap | 87 | 24 |
| 18 | 35 | Zane Goddard | Matt Stone Racing | +1 Lap | 87 | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | Garry Jacobson | Team Sydney | +1 Lap | 87 | 20 |
| 20 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | +3 Lap | 85 | 4 |
| 21 | 20 | Scott Pye | Team 18 | +4 Lap | 84 | 14 |
| 22 | 26 | David Reynolds | Kelly Grove Racing | +14 Lap | 74 | 10 |
| Ret | 19 | Fabian Coulthard | Team Sydney | Damage | 0 | 22 |
| DSQ | 34 | Jake Kostecki | Matt Stone Racing | | | 20 |