# 2017 Auckland SuperSprint

The 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 3 to 5 November 2017. The event took place at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 13th event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 23 and 24 of the season. It was the twelfth edition of the Auckland SuperSprint.

## Background
### Driver changes

Alex Rullo was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Jack Perkins.

## Report
### Practice

Practice summary :
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap |
| Session | Day | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| Practice 1 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.7153 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.5623 |

### Race 23
#### Qualifying

Qualifying for Race 23 was abandoned due to torrential rain. Because of this, the grid was set as per the results of second practice, thereby giving Cam Waters pole position.
The following times were set in the second practice, which set the grid for Race 23.
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.5623 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.7037 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.7097 |
| 4 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.7362 |
| 5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.8039 |
| 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.8483 |
| 7 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.9435 |
| 8 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.0114 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.0206 |
| 10 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.0234 |
| 11 | 56 | Jason Bright | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:03.0407 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.0565 |
| 13 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.0972 |
| 14 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:03.1102 |
| 15 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.1104 |
| 16 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.1355 |
| 17 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.1425 |
| 18 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.1452 |
| 19 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.2377 |
| 20 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.2631 |
| 21 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.2695 |
| 22 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.5831 |
| 23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.6268 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.7813 |
| 25 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.7876 |
| 26 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:04.1665 |

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | 1hr 23min 58.8114sec | 6 | 150 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 66 | + 0.817 | 3 | 138 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | 66 | + 1.425 | 4 | 129 |
| 4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | + 1.880 | 2 | 120 |
| 5 | 56 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 66 | + 2.553 | 12 | 111 |
| 6 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | 66 | + 3.160 | 8 | 102 |
| 7 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 66 | + 3.951 | 16 | 96 |
| 8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 66 | + 4.315 | 10 | 90 |
| 9 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 66 | + 4.758 | 1 | 84 |
| 10 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | 66 | + 5.280 | 11 | 78 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | + 6.474 | 13 | 72 |
| 12 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | 66 | + 6.756 | 21 | 69 |
| 13 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 66 | + 7.497 | 19 | 66 |
| 14 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | 66 | + 8.074 | 17 | 63 |
| 15 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | + 8.519 | 22 | 60 |
| 16 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | 66 | + 9.381 | 18 | 57 |
| 17 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | + 9.942 | 15 | 54 |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | 66 | + 10.284 | 24 | 51 |
| 19 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | 66 | + 10.855 | 23 | 48 |
| 20 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | 66 | + 12.804 | 20 | 45 |
| 21 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 66 | + 13.771 | 25 | 42 |
| 22 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 66 | + 14.053 | 26 | 39 |
| 23 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | 66 | + 50.241 | 5 | 36 |
| 24 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | 63 | + 3 laps | 9 | 33 |
| 25 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | 63 | + 3 laps | 14 | 30 |
| DNF | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | 56 | Accident | 7 | |
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### Race 24
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.515 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.520 |
| 3 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.536 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.572 |
| 5 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.631 |
| 6 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.738 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.777 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:02.833 |
| 9 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.861 |
| 10 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.894 |
| 11 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.909 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.940 |
| 13 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:02.941 |
| 14 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.965 |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.971 |
| 16 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:02.972 |
| 17 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:02.997 |
| 18 | 56 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG X) | 1:03.018 |
| 19 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.022 |
| 20 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.066 |
| 21 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.105 |
| 22 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.369 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | 1:03.423 |
| 24 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.542 |
| 25 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.655 |
| 26 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 1:03.988 |

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 70 | 1hr 17min 11.7118sec | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | 70 | + 5.906 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 70 | + 8.660 | 5 | 129 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 70 | + 18.790 | 12 | 120 |
| 5 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | 70 | + 25.606 | 8 | 111 |
| 6 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | + 29.498 | 11 | 102 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Rod Nash Racing | 70 | + 31.902 | 3 | 96 |
| 8 | 56 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 70 | + 32.379 | 18 | 90 |
| 9 | 34 | James Moffat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 70 | + 38.333 | 9 | 84 |
| 10 | 02 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Racing | 70 | + 39.309 | 19 | 78 |
| 11 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | + 39.582 | 13 | 72 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | + 43.989 | 16 | 69 |
| 13 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | 70 | + 44.355 | 10 | 66 |
| 14 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | + 47.216 | 15 | 63 |
| 15 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | 70 | + 59.043 | 6 | 60 |
| 16 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | 70 | + 59.511 | 24 | 57 |
| 17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | 70 | + 59.861 | 23 | 54 |
| 18 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | + 1 lap | 21 | 51 |
| 19 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 69 | + 1 lap | 4 | 48 |
| 20 | 99 | Dale Wood | Erebus Motorsport | 69 | + 1 lap | 22 | 45 |
| 21 | 3 | Aaren Russell | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 69 | + 1 lap | 26 | 42 |
| 22 | 62 | Jack Perkins | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 68 | + 2 laps | 25 | 39 |
| 23 | 19 | Will Davison | Tekno Autosports | 67 | + 3 laps | 17 | 36 |
| 24 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 56 | + 14 laps | 7 | 33 |
| DNF | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Racing | 5 | Accident damage | 20 | |
| DNF | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | 1 | Accident damage | 14 | |
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