# 2018 Darwin Triple Crown

The 2018 Darwin Triple Crown (formally known as 2018 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 15-17 June 2018. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in the Northern Territory and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It was the seventh event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 15 and 16 of the season.

## 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 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.5065 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.1587 |
| Practice 3 | Saturday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.1410 |
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### Race 15
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8496 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:05.8943 | +0.0447 | 2 |
| 3 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.0133 | +0.1637 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.0254 | +0.1758 | 4 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.0561 | +0.2065 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1263 | +0.2767 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.1652 | +0.3156 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1728 | +0.3232 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.2077 | +0.3581 | 9 |
| 10 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.2292 | +0.3796 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.2354 | +0.3858 | 11 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.2376 | +0.3880 | 12 |
| 13 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.2493 | +0.3997 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.2535 | +0.4039 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.3004 | +0.4508 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.3008 | +0.4512 | 16 |
| 17 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.3021 | +0.4525 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.3441 | +0.4945 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.3461 | +0.4965 | 19 |
| 20 | 400 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.4234 | +0.5738 | 20 |
| 21 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.4312 | +0.5816 | 21 |
| 22 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.4385 | +0.5889 | 22 |
| 23 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.5198 | +0.6702 | 23 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.5601 | +0.7105 | 24 |
| 25 | 4 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.6496 | +0.8000 | 25 |
| 26 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.7826 | +0.9330 | 26 |
| 27 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.7957 | +0.9461 | 27 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | 48:20.3119 | 2 | 150 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +0.4245 | 5 | 138 |
| 3 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +1.2642 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +7.5254 | 8 | 120 |
| 5 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +9.7763 | 13 | 111 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 42 | +19.3449 | 4 | 102 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +19.6445 | 12 | 96 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +19.8871 | 6 | 90 |
| 9 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +20.9316 | 15 | 84 |
| 10 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 42 | +21.0186 | 9 | 78 |
| 11 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +24.1342 | 3 | 72 |
| 12 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +24.6999 | 18 | 69 |
| 13 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +26.7365 | 10 | 66 |
| 14 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +27.4649 | 11 | 63 |
| 15 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +28.9352 | 14 | 60 |
| 16 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 42 | +29.3763 | 7 | 57 |
| 17 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +30.9085 | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +31.7066 | 26 | 51 |
| 19 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +35.6882 | 19 | 48 |
| 20 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +36.4191 | 16 | 45 |
| 21 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +37.7174 | 20 | 42 |
| 22 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 42 | +40.0310 | 24 | 39 |
| 23 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +45.0416 | 23 | 36 |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +46.1347 | 27 | 33 |
| 25 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 42 | +49.7981 | 22 | 30 |
| 26 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 42 | +1:00.0611 | 21 | 27 |
| 27 | 4 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 41 | +1 lap | 25 | 24 |
| Fastest lap: Will Davison (23Red Racing) 1:06.8789 (on lap 34) |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Richie Stanaway received a 5-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with James Courtney.
* ^2 – James Golding received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Cam Waters, which then contacts with Mark Winterbottom.

#### Championship standings after Race 15

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 1637 | |
| | 2 | Shane van Gisbergen | 1494 | -143 |
| 1 | 3 | David Reynolds | 1298 | -339 |
| 1 | 4 | Craig Lowndes | 1284 | -353 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott Pye | 1234 | -403 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | DJR Team Penske | 2776 | |
| | 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 2707 | -69 |
| | 3 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2266 | -510 |
| | 4 | Brad Jones Racing | 2031 | -745 |
| 1 | 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 1990 | -786 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 16
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:05.5538 | | Top 10 |
| 2 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.7610 | +0.2072 | Top 10 |
| 3 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.7801 | +0.2263 | Top 10 |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:05.7934 | +0.2396 | Top 10 |
| 5 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8336 | +0.2798 | Top 10 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:05.8807 | +0.3269 | Top 10 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8842 | +0.3304 | Top 10 |
| 8 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8874 | +0.3336 | Top 10 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:05.8903 | +0.3365 | Top 10 |
| 10 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8918 | +0.3380 | Top 10 |
| 11 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.8999 | +0.3461 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:05.9102 | +0.3564 | 12 |
| 13 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:05.9324 | +0.3786 | 13 |
| 14 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.9749 | +0.4211 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.9877 | +0.4339 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.1110 | +0.5572 | 16 |
| 17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.1354 | +0.5816 | 17 |
| 18 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.1403 | +0.5865 | 18 |
| 19 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1470 | +0.5932 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1554 | +0.6016 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1637 | +0.6099 | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1690 | +0.6152 | 22 |
| 23 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.1913 | +0.6375 | 23 |
| 24 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.2139 | +0.6601 | 24 |
| 25 | 4 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.4314 | +0.8776 | 25 |
| 26 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.4599 | +0.9061 | 26 |
| 27 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.6948 | +1.1410 | 27 |
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#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:05.8242 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:05.8749 | +0.0547 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:05.9201 | +0.0959 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.0310 | +0.2068 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.0354 | +0.2112 | 5 |
| 6 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.0799 | +0.2557 | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:06.1001 | +0.2759 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:06.2119 | +0.3887 | 8 |
| 9 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.2313 | +0.4071 | 9 |
| 10 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:06.4291 | +0.6049 | 10 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | 1:24:20.9958 | 4 | 150 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +1.6600 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +2.2460 | 3 | 129 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +5.3792 | 11 | 120 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 70 | +9.9828 | 1 | 111 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +10.4755 | 5 | 102 |
| 7 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +11.4432 | 6 | 96 |
| 8 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +11.8025 | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 70 | +12.2454 | 7 | 84 |
| 10 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +12.6301 | 14 | 78 |
| 11 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +14.6411 | 9 | 72 |
| 12 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +15.1398 | 13 | 69 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +16.2584 | 24 | 66 |
| 14 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +16.7331 | 18 | 63 |
| 15 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +18.2086 | 10 | 60 |
| 16 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 70 | +19.0913 | 12 | 57 |
| 17 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 70 | +20.4352 | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +20.8374 | 21 | 51 |
| 19 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 70 | +22.2494 | 26 | 48 |
| 20 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +57.1919 | 19 | 45 |
| 21 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 69 | +1 lap | 15 | 42 |
| 22 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 69 | +1 lap | 23 | 39 |
| 23 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 69 | +1 lap | 27 | 36 |
| 24 | 4 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 69 | +1 lap | 25 | 33 |
| NC | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 54 | Retirement | 16 | |
| NC | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 54 | Retirement | 20 | |
| NC | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 6 | Retirement | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Nick Percat (Brad Jones Racing) 1:06.5590 (on lap 18) |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Todd Hazelwood received a 15-second Time Penalty for exceeding the Pit Lane speed limit at Pit Entry.

#### Championship standings after Race 16

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 1775 | |
| | 2 | Shane van Gisbergen | 1614 | -161 |
| | 3 | Craig Lowndes | 1448 | -327 |
| | 4 | David Reynolds | 1362 | -413 |
| 1 | 5 | Jamie Whincup | 1342 | -433 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | DJR Team Penske | 3004 | |
| | 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 2956 | -48 |
| | 3 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2383 | -621 |
| 1 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | 2200 | -804 |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Jones Racing | 2175 | -829 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.