# 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500

The 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 was a motor race event for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the ninth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 11-13 September at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The feature race, the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500, was won by Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen driving a Ford FG X Falcon.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Vehicle | Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:08.7165 | |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:08.9069 | + 0.1904s |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.0185 | + 0.3020s |
| 4 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.0200 | + 0.3035s |
| 5 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.0642 | + 0.3477s |
| 6 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.1058 | + 0.3893s |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.1132 | + 0.3967s |
| 8 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.1221 | + 0.4056s |
| 9 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:09.1817 | + 0.4652s |
| 10 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.3031 | + 0.5866s |
| 11 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.3413 | + 0.6248s |
| 12 | 22 | Jack Perkins | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.4082 | + 0.6917s |
| 13 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.4159 | + 0.6994s |
| 14 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.4266 | + 0.7101s |
| 15 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.4444 | + 0.7279s |
| 16 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.4692 | + 0.7527s |
| 17 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:09.5031 | + 0.7866s |
| 18 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:09.5071 | + 0.7906s |
| 19 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:09.5268 | + 0.8103s |
| 20 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:09.6198 | + 0.9033s |
| 21 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:09.6530 | + 0.9365s |
| 22 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:09.6947 | + 0.9782s |
| 23 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:09.7550 | + 1.0385s |
| 24 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:09.7579 | + 1.0414s |
| 25 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:09.7858 | + 1.0693s |

### Qualifying Race 1 (Co-drivers)

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Vehicle | Laps | Time / Difference | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Paul Dumbrell | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | 23min 26.4669sec | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | Steve Owen | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 7.122s | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 9.806s | 1 |
| 4 | 55 | Dean Canto | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 10.984s | 5 |
| 5 | 97 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 12.509s | 7 |
| 6 | 22 | Russell Ingall | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 13.592s | 12 |
| 7 | 47 | Tony D'Alberto | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 15.454s | 11 |
| 8 | 17 | Marcos Ambrose | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 15.819s | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Luke Youlden | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 19.231s | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | Karl Reindler | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 20.696s | 13 |
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 24.647s | 4 |
| 12 | 888 | Steven Richards | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 25.441s | 16 |
| 13 | 9 | Alex Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 20 | + 29.383s | 17 |
| 14 | 222 | Oliver Gavin | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 30.775s | 15 |
| 15 | 111 | Ant Pedersen | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 33.121s | 23 |
| 16 | 2 | Warren Luff | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 34.267s | 10 |
| 17 | 23 | Dean Fiore | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 35.594s | 19 |
| 18 | 4 | Jack Le Brocq | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 20 | + 36.301s | 21 |
| 19 | 21 | Macauley Jones | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 40.769s | 25 |
| 20 | 99 | Taz Douglas | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 40.957s | 18 |
| 21 | 7 | Alex Buncombe | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 40.961s | 22 |
| 22 | 33 | Alexandre Prémat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 20 | + 41.420s | 9 |
| 23 | 34 | Chris Pither | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 20 | + 42.433s | 24 |
| DNF | 15 | David Russell | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 12 | Suspension | 20 |
| DNF | 8 | Andrew Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 6 | Accident damage | 14 |

### Qualifying Race 2 (Primary drivers)

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Vehicle | Laps | Time / Difference |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | 24min 35.3103sec |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 0.806s |
| 3 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 1.155s |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 1.800s |
| 5 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 2.164s |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 2.354s |
| 7 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 2.879s |
| 8 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 20 | + 3.298s |
| 9 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 3.475s |
| 10 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 3.920s |
| 11 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 20 | + 4.401s |
| 12 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 4.783s |
| 13 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 5.361s |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 5.724s |
| 15 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 6.107s |
| 16 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 20 | + 6.720s |
| 17 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 7.884s |
| 18 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 20 | + 8.648s |
| 19 | 4 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 20 | + 8.919s |
| 20 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 9.081s |
| 21 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 9.271s |
| 22 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 20 | + 9.713s |
| 23 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 20 | + 10.686s |
| DNF | 22 | Jack Perkins | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 18 | Accident damage |
| DNF | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 16 | Accident damage |

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Vehicle | Laps | Time / Difference | Grid | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Steve Owen | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 161 | 3h 19m 48.9230s | 2 | 300 |
| 2 | 6 | Chaz Mostert Cam Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 161 | + 0.659s | 3 | 276 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 9.657s | 4 | 258 |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander Warren Luff | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 9.927s | 12 | 240 |
| 5 | 55 | David Reynolds Dean Canto | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 161 | + 11.112s | 5 | 222 |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade Tony D'Alberto | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 13.183s | 6 | 204 |
| 7 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth Sébastien Bourdais | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 17.012s | 7 | 192 |
| 8 | 3 | Tim Blanchard Karl Reindler | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 19.876s | 15 | 180 |
| 9 | 22 | Jack Perkins Russell Ingall | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 20.758s | 24 | 168 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly David Russell | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 161 | + 21.938s | 14 | 156 |
| 11 | 23 | Michael Caruso Dean Fiore | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 161 | + 25.465s | 21 | 144 |
| 12 | 17 | Scott Pye Marcos Ambrose | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 161 | + 25.882s | 11 | 138 |
| 13 | 888 | Craig Lowndes Steven Richards | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 26.396s | 23 | 132 |
| 14 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin Alexandre Prémat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 161 | + 26.983s | 16 | 126 |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 27.788s | 1 | 120 |
| 16 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard Luke Youlden | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 27.798s | 9 | 114 |
| 17 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner Ant Pedersen | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 161 | + 28.571s | 25 | 108 |
| 18 | 99 | James Moffat Taz Douglas | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 161 | + 31.753s | 20 | 102 |
| 19 | 4 | Ashley Walsh Jack Le Brocq | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 161 | + 36.725s | 19 | 96 |
| 20 | 21 | Dale Wood Macauley Jones | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 161 | + 40.053s | 13 | 90 |
| 21 | 34 | David Wall Chris Pither | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 160 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 84 |
| 22 | 8 | Jason Bright Andrew Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 160 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 78 |
| 23 | 9 | Will Davison Alex Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 154 | + 7 Laps | 8 | 72 |
| 24 | 7 | Todd Kelly Alex Buncombe | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 147 | + 14 Laps | 22 | 66 |
| Ret | 222 | (Nick Percat) Oliver Gavin | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 18 | Steering | 10 | 0 |
Note: Percat did not drive car #222 in the main race.