# 2019 Newcastle 500

The 2019 Newcastle 500 (commercially titled 2019 Coates Hire Newcastle 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 22 to 24 November 2019. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, scheduled to be 250 kilometres in length. It was the fifteenth and final event in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 31 and 32 of the season.

## Background

Scott McLaughlin entered the event as champion-elect with a 550-point margin over compatriot Shane van Gisbergen.
Prior to the event, Supercars announced a review of its social media policies after a number of drivers criticised the legitimacy of McLaughlin's championship online – the season had been marred by a parity dispute over the new Ford Mustang S550, the alleged use of team orders by DJR Team Penske at the Bathurst 1000, and McLaughlin's delayed disqualification from the Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst due to an engine irregularity.
Due to the Black Summer bushfires, smoke affected the events weather conditions.

## Results
### 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 Mustang S550 | 1:10.6092 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.3173 |
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### Race 31
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.1823 |
| 2 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.1270 |
| 3 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.1737 |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.2007 |
| 5 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.2307 |
| 6 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.2649 |
| 7 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.2773 |
| 8 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.2894 |
| 9 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3146 |
| 10 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3519 |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3967 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.4143 |
| 13 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.4339 |
| 14 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.4476 |
| 15 | 23 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.4515 |
| 16 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.4544 |
| 17 | 21 | Macauley Jones | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.4959 |
| 18 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.7197 |
| 19 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.7441 |
| 20 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.7989 |
| 21 | 3 | Garry Jacobson | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.8719 |
| 22 | 33 | Richie Stanaway | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.8793 |
| 23 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +1.0356 |
| 24 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | +2.4401 |
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#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.1747 | |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.2374 | +0.0627 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.2817 | +0.1070 |
| 4 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.3294 | +0.1547 |
| 5 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.3687 | +0.1940 |
| 6 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.4593 | +0.2846 |
| 7 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.5481 | +0.3734 |
| 8 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.5553 | +0.3806 |
| 9 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.7821 | +0.6074 |
| 10 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.8043 | +0.6296 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | 1:55:11.9747 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +10.55269 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +12.8301 | 6 | 129 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +15.3240 | 7 | 120 |
| 5 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +22.9578 | 4 | 111 |
| 6 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +23.7177 | 24 | 102 |
| 7 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +29.6507 | 8 | 96 |
| 8 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +29.9188 | 3 | 90 |
| 9 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +30.6526 | 9 | 84 |
| 10 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +35.3786 | 11 | 78 |
| 11 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +41.4036 | 16 | 72 |
| 12 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +49.5492 | 10 | 69 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 95 | +58.5151 | 12 | 66 |
| 14 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +1:00.9419 | 14 | 63 |
| 15 | 23 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 95 | +1:02.6162 | 15 | 60 |
| 16 | 33 | Richie Stanaway | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +1:10.6392 | 22 | 57 |
| 17 | 21 | Macauley Jones | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 95 | +1:10.7527 | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 94 | +1 lap | 13 | 51 |
| 19 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 94 | +1 lap | 20 | 48 |
| 20 | 3 | Garry Jacobson | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 94 | +1 lap | 21 | 45 |
| 21 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 94 | +1 lap | 18 | 42 |
| 22 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 94 | +1 lap | 23 | 39 |
| 23 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 91 | +4 laps | 5 | 36 |
| DNF | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 2 | Crash damage | 19 | |
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### Race 32
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.1095 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.0186 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.0389 |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.2033 |
| 5 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3012 |
| 6 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3213 |
| 7 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3408 |
| 8 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.3427 |
| 9 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.4267 |
| 10 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.4450 |
| 11 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.4455 |
| 12 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.5003 |
| 13 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.5032 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.5229 |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.5636 |
| 16 | 21 | Macauley Jones | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.6276 |
| 17 | 23 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | +0.6329 |
| 18 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.6531 |
| 19 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.6550 |
| 20 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.6657 |
| 21 | 33 | Richie Stanaway | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.8187 |
| 22 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +0.8325 |
| 23 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | +0.8891 |
| 24 | 3 | Garry Jacobson | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | +1.1067 |
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#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.5551 | |
| 2 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.7737 | +0.2186 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.8432 | +0.2881 |
| 4 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:10.8452 | +0.2901 |
| 5 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:10.9907 | +0.4356 |
| 6 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:11.0278 | +0.4727 |
| 7 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:11.0352 | +0.4801 |
| 8 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:11.2091 | +0.6540 |
| 9 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 1:11.4599 | +0.9048 |
| 10 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:11.6552 | +1.1001 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | 1:57:09.2414 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 93 | +2.1246 | 3 | 138 |
| 3 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +3.8028 | 8 | 129 |
| 4 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang S550 | 93 | +5.2967 | 4 | 120 |
| 5 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +6.2530 | 5 | 111 |
| 6 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 93 | +11.6703 | 11 | 102 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +18.6404 | 18 | 96 |
| 8 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 93 | +19.3221 | 2 | 90 |
| 9 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +19.7458 | 15 | 84 |
| 10 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +23.7303 | 13 | 78 |
| 11 | 22 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +24.6057 | 10 | 72 |
| 12 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 93 | +31.7828 | 12 | 69 |
| 13 | 23 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 93 | +35.9773 | 17 | 66 |
| 14 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +38.7912 | 20 | 63 |
| 15 | 33 | Richie Stanaway | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +40.8136 | 21 | 60 |
| 16 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +42.9704 | 7 | 57 |
| 17 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 93 | +50.6396 | 23 | 54 |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 93 | +1:04.2108 | 22 | 51 |
| 19 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 93 | +1:09.6607 | 14 | 48 |
| 20 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 92 | +1 lap | 19 | 45 |
| 21 | 21 | Macauley Jones | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 92 | +1 lap | 16 | 42 |
| 22 | 3 | Garry Jacobson | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | 92 | +1 lap | 24 | 39 |
| 23 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 83 | +10 laps | 9 | 36 |
| DNF | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 22 | Crash | 6 | 33 |
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