# 2011 Yas V8 400

The 2011 Yas V8 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first race of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 February at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the second time V8 Supercar visited the circuit.
The weekend's race victories were shared between 2008 and 2009 champion Jamie Whincup of Triple Eight Race Engineering and 2010 champion James Courtney, who made his début with Holden Racing Team, having moved from Dick Johnson Racing over the off-season. Whincup took the championship lead after following up his race one victory, with third place behind Courtney and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright in race two. Despite winning the second race, Courtney trailed Whincup by 152 points after the weekend, after being docked 50 points for careless driving in race one. Stone Brothers Racing drivers Alex Davison equalled his best result in the series, matching his second-place finish at the Darwin round in 2009, in race one. Davison's seventh-place finish in the second race was enough for him to end the weekend second in points. Team-mate Shane van Gisbergen also finished both races in the top ten, with his fourth and eighth places enough to place him third in points.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Race 1
#### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.229 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.460 |
| 3 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.529 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.619 |
| 5 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.628 |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.739 |
| 7 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.779 |
| 8 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.783 |
| 9 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.813 |
| 10 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.955 |
| 11 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.960 |
| 12 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.964 |
| 13 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.982 |
| 14 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.986 |
| 15 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:58.011 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.071 |
| 17 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.205 |
| 18 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.312 |
| 19 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.316 |
| 20 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.381 |
| 21 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.454 |
| 22 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.463 |
| 23 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.480 |
| 24 | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.578 |
| 25 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.607 |
| 26 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:58.926 |
| 27 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:59.056 |
| 28 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:59.108 |
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#### Race

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 43 | 1hr 27min 01.678sec | 2 | 150 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 43 | +13.202 | 3 | 138 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 43 | +15.282 | 4 | 129 |
| 4 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 43 | +19.901 | 15 | 120 |
| 5 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 43 | +20.984 | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 43 | +30.989 | 14 | 102 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 43 | +37.346 | 1 | 96 |
| 8 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 43 | +38.428 | 11 | 90 |
| 9 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 43 | +57.995 | 9 | 84 |
| 10 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 43 | +1:01.376 | 17 | 78 |
| 11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 43 | +1:03.349 | 8 | 72 |
| 12 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 43 | +1:10.576 | 12 | 69 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 43 | +1:16.422 | 25 | 66 |
| 14 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 43 | +1:17.254 | 13 | 63 |
| 15 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 43 | +1:19.802 | 18 | 60 |
| 16 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 43 | +1:22.062 | 28 | 57 |
| 17 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 43 | +1:27.459 | 23 | 54 |
| 18 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 43 | +1:29.439 | 16 | 51 |
| 19 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 43 | +1:32.847 | 19 | 48 |
| 20 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 43 | +1:35.233 | 10 | 45 |
| 21 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 43 | +1:40.083 | 27 | 42 |
| 22 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 43 | +1:57.979 | 26 | 39 |
| 23 | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 42 | + 1 lap | 24 | 36 |
| 24 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 42 | + 1 lap | 21 | 33 |
| 25 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 39 | + 4 laps | 5 | 30 |
| 26 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 39 | + 4 laps | 20 | 27 |
| Ret | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 41 | Accident | 22 | |
| NC | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | + 23 laps | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:57.8540 ||||||||
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### Race 2
#### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | 1:56.429 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | 1:56.718 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:56.771 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:56.966 |
| 5 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | 1:56.988 |
| 6 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.049 |
| 7 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.050 |
| 8 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.052 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.096 |
| 10 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.116 |
| 11 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.403 |
| 12 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.406 |
| 13 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.419 |
| 14 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.443 |
| 15 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.532 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.550 |
| 17 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.571 |
| 18 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.628 |
| 19 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.673 |
| 20 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.742 |
| 21 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:57.770 |
| 22 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:57.869 |
| 23 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | Ford FG Falcon | 1:58.165 |
| 24 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.175 |
| 25 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.175 |
| 26 | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.206 |
| 27 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.391 |
| 28 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 1:58.651 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 43 | 1hr 43min 14.651sec | 5 | 150 |
| 2 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 43 | +0.607 | 7 | 138 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 43 | +4.827 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 43 | +7.941 | 21 | 120 |
| 5 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 43 | +12.345 | 9 | 111 |
| 6 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 43 | +13.100 | 17 | 102 |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 43 | +13.656 | 8 | 96 |
| 8 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 43 | +14.199 | 18 | 90 |
| 9 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 43 | +18.076 | 24 | 84 |
| 10 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 43 | +20.280 | 11 | 78 |
| 11 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 43 | +20.497 | 28 | 72 |
| 12 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 43 | +21.070 | 25 | 69 |
| 13 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 43 | +25.713 | 20 | 66 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 43 | +28.110 | 3 | 63 |
| 15 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 43 | +42.488 | 19 | 60 |
| 16 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 43 | +49.120 | 13 | 57 |
| 17 | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 43 | +55.617 | 26 | 54 |
| 18 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 43 | +59.414 | 4 | 51 |
| 19 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 42 | +1 lap | 27 | 48 |
| 20 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 42 | +1 lap | 23 | 45 |
| 21 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 42 | +1 lap | 2 | 42 |
| 22 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 38 | +5 laps | 6 | 39 |
| Ret | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 26 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 19 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 3 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Jason Bargwanna (Brad Jones Racing), 1:57.7400 ||||||||
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## Standings

* After 2 of 28 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 279 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 234 |
| 3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 210 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 192 |
| 5 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 177 |