# 2018 Melbourne 400

The 2018 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship that was held on the weekend of 22 to 25 March 2018. The event was run at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and marked the first running of the Melbourne 400. It was the second event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 130 kilometres, and two races of 70 kilometers. The races were run in support of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and marked the first time that the Supercars support races would be a points-paying round of the Supercars Championship.

## 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 | Thursday | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.4067 |
| Practice 2 | Thursday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.2981 |
| Sources: |||||||

### Race 3
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:54.6016 | | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:54.9312 | +0.3297 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:54.9782 | +0.3766 | 3 |
| 4 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.3096 | +0.7080 | 4 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.3148 | +0.7132 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.3205 | +0.7189 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.3571 | +0.7555 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.4792 | +0.8776 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.5424 | +0.9408 | 9 |
| 10 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.6453 | +1.0437 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.6571 | +1.0555 | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.9581 | +1.3565 | 12 |
| 13 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.9747 | +1.3731 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.1152 | +1.5136 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.1568 | +1.5552 | 15 |
| 16 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.1739 | +1.5723 | 16 |
| 17 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.3194 | +1.7178 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.4008 | +1.7993 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.4169 | +1.8153 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.7086 | +2.1071 | 20 |
| 21 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.7399 | +2.1383 | 21 |
| 22 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.8673 | +2.2657 | 22 |
| 23 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.0845 | +2.4829 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.5446 | +2.9430 | 24 |
| 25 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.7028 | +3.1012 | 25 |
| 26 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 2:10.8889 | +16.2873 | 26 |
| Source: ||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – Todd Hazelwood, although his best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave him permission to race.

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | 50:27.3333 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1.3040 | 3 | 92 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +2.3139 | 2 | 86 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +11.5501 | 5 | 80 |
| 5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +13.1104 | 4 | 74 |
| 6 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +14.5371 | 8 | 68 |
| 7 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +15.4476 | 6 | 64 |
| 8 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +16.5209 | 10 | 60 |
| 9 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +18.5936 | 7 | 56 |
| 10 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +21.5637 | 11 | 52 |
| 11 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +24.0565 | 9 | 48 |
| 12 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +27.1645 | 20 | 46 |
| 13 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +29.3104 | 24 | 44 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +32.2897 | 15 | 42 |
| 15 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +33.5805 | 13 | 40 |
| 16 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +39.1634 | 17 | 38 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +40.3264 | 18 | 36 |
| 18 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +42.3939 | 14 | 34 |
| 19 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +44.4747 | 12 | 32 |
| 20 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +45.6380 | 19 | 30 |
| 21 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +48.6625 | 22 | 28 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +51.8006 | 26 | 26 |
| 23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1:13.2437 | 25 | 24 |
| 24 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +1:33.6524 | 23 | 22 |
| 25 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +1:35.5942 | 16 | 20 |
| NC | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 3 | Accident damage | 21 | |
| Fastest lap: Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing) 1:57.1941 (on lap 15) |||||||||
| Source: |||||||||

#### Championship standings after Race 3

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 380 | |
| | 2 | David Reynolds | 322 | -56 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 307 | -73 |
| | 4 | Chaz Mostert | 290 | -90 |
| 2 | 5 | James Courtney | 286 | -94 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 574 | |
| 1 | 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 522 | -52 |
| | 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 509 | -65 |
| 1 | 4 | DJR Team Penske | 492 | -82 |
| 1 | 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 434 | -140 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 4
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:54.9974 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.0855 | +0.0881 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.3880 | +0.3906 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.5720 | +0.5746 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5827 | +0.5853 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:55.5920 | +0.5946 | 6 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5938 | +0.5964 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.6296 | +0.6322 | 8 |
| 9 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.6387 | +0.6413 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.8122 | +0.8148 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.8338 | +0.8364 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:55.9128 | +0.9154 | 12 |
| 13 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.0022 | +1.0048 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.0092 | +1.0118 | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.1056 | +1.1082 | 15 |
| 16 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.2864 | +1.2890 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.2886 | +1.2912 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.4050 | +1.4076 | 18 |
| 19 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.4381 | +1.4407 | 24 |
| 20 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.5009 | +1.5035 | 19 |
| 21 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.7025 | +1.7051 | 20 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.7122 | +1.7148 | 21 |
| 23 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.9111 | +1.9137 | 22 |
| 24 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.9992 | +2.0018 | 23 |
| 25 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:57.0642 | +2.0668 | 25 |
| 26 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:57.0811 | +2.0837 | 26 |
| Source: ||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – James Golding received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Craig Lowndes during qualifying.

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | 31:49.4088 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +4.2035 | 2 | 46 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +4.9979 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +9.2907 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +10.0804 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +13.1042 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +15.3435 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 13 | +15.8240 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +16.5640 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +17.5132 | 11 | 26 |
| 11 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +22.9064 | 14 | 24 |
| 12 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +25.1086 | 8 | 23 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 13 | +27.2083 | 12 | 22 |
| 14 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 13 | +27.6782 | 13 | 21 |
| 15 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +28.0843 | 15 | 20 |
| 16 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 13 | +30.9099 | 17 | 19 |
| 17 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +39.8109 | 24 | 18 |
| 18 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +41.8826 | 23 | 17 |
| 19 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +42.6417 | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +43.8835 | 22 | 15 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +48.0326 | 18 | 14 |
| 22 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | +49.2373 | 19 | 13 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 13 | +1:31.3428 | 20 | 12 |
| NC | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 9 | Retirement | 26 | |
| NC | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 9 | Retirement | 25 | |
| NC | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 3 | Retirement | 21 | |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2:13.0872 (on lap 5) |||||||||
| Source: |||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with James Courtney.

#### Championship standings after Race 4

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 420 | |
| 1 | 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 353 | -67 |
| 1 | 3 | David Reynolds | 345 | -75 |
| | 4 | Chaz Mostert | 324 | -96 |
| | 5 | James Courtney | 301 | -119 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 664 | |
| 2 | 2 | DJR Team Penske | 581 | -83 |
| | 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 571 | -93 |
| 2 | 4 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 561 | -103 |
| | 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 473 | -191 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 5
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.1576 | | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.3121 | +0.1545 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.4181 | +0.2605 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5744 | +0.4168 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5841 | +0.4265 | 5 |
| 6 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.6534 | +0.4958 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.7604 | +0.6028 | 7 |
| 8 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:55.7936 | +0.6360 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.8202 | +0.6626 | 9 |
| 10 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.8516 | +0.6940 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.9946 | +0.8371 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.0122 | +0.8546 | 12 |
| 13 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.0816 | +0.9241 | 13 |
| 14 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.1326 | +0.9750 | 14 |
| 15 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.1449 | +0.9873 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.1778 | +1.0203 | 16 |
| 17 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.3884 | +1.2308 | 17 |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.5177 | +1.3601 | 18 |
| 19 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.6207 | +1.4631 | 19 |
| 20 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.6627 | +1.5051 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.6871 | +1.5295 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.8657 | +1.7082 | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.9542 | +1.7966 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:57.0785 | +1.9209 | 24 |
| 25 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:57.1634 | +2.0058 | 25 |
| 26 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:57.3529 | +2.1954 | 26 |
| Source: ||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – Todd Hazelwood received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Lee Holdsworth during qualifying.

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | 52:16.7559 | 3 | 100 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +0.2612 | 4 | 92 |
| 3 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1.0259 | 2 | 86 |
| 4 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +5.5405 | 5 | 80 |
| 5 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +9.5620 | 11 | 74 |
| 6 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +11.7756 | 10 | 68 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +16.8545 | 12 | 64 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +22.2170 | 19 | 60 |
| 9 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +26.7729 | 22 | 56 |
| 10 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +39.8085 | 6 | 52 |
| 11 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +42.4173 | 21 | 48 |
| 12 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +44.8334 | 7 | 46 |
| 13 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +46.8289 | 17 | 44 |
| 14 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +48.0531 | 9 | 42 |
| 15 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +1:02.6140 | 1 | 40 |
| 16 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +1:04.9708 | 8 | 39 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +1:05.6160 | 16 | 36 |
| 18 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +1:08.7765 | 26 | 34 |
| 19 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1:11.1850 | 24 | 32 |
| 20 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +1:19.0088 | 15 | 30 |
| 21 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1:21.2410 | 13 | 28 |
| 22 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1:21.3932 | 23 | 26 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 25 | +1:25.1738 | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 25 | +1:54.6767 | 20 | 22 |
| 25 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 25 | +1:55.6585 | 25 | 20 |
| 26 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 24 | +1 lap | 14 | 18 |
| Fastest lap: James Courtney (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 1:56.6960 (on lap 16) |||||||||
| Source: |||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – Anton de Pasquale received a 5-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, failing to leave room and causing Rick Kelly lost 4 positions.

#### Championship standings after Race 5

| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 464 | |
| 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 393 | -71 |
| 3 | David Reynolds | 387 | -77 |
| 4 | Chaz Mostert | 376 | -88 |
| 5 | James Courtney | 375 | -89 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 800 | |
| 2 | 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 735 | -65 |
| | 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 687 | -113 |
| 2 | 4 | DJR Team Penske | 667 | -133 |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Jones Racing | 602 | -198 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 6
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.4777 | | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5330 | +0.0553 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.5725 | +0.0948 | 3 |
| 4 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.5825 | +0.1048 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.7679 | +0.2902 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.8967 | +0.4968 | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:55.9745 | +0.4968 | 7 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.9877 | +0.5100 | 8 |
| 9 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.9927 | +0.5150 | 9 |
| 10 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.9948 | +0.5171 | 10 |
| 11 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.0082 | +0.5305 | 11 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.1350 | +0.6573 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.1409 | +0.6632 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.2174 | +0.7397 | 14 |
| 15 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:56.2405 | +0.7628 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.2950 | +0.8173 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.4759 | +0.9982 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:56.4871 | +1.0094 | 18 |
| 19 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:56.8815 | +1.4038 | 19 |
| 20 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:57.0245 | +1.5468 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:57.2643 | +1.7866 | 21 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:57.3489 | +1.8712 | 22 |
| 23 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:57.6624 | +2.1847 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:58.4218 | +2.9441 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 2:15.2033 | +19.7256 | 25 |
| 26 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | No time | – | 26 |
| Source: ||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen, although their best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave them permission to race.

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | 25:58.6766 | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +1.0080 | 3 | 46 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +1.9105 | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +2.9224 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +3.5400 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +4.2630 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +4.7582 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 11 | +5.1488 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +5.4902 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +5.8493 | 8 | 26 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +6.3192 | 13 | 24 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +6.6645 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +6.9848 | 26 | 22 |
| 14 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 11 | +7.4466 | 16 | 21 |
| 15 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +8.4857 | 10 | 20 |
| 16 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 11 | +9.6732 | 19 | 19 |
| 17 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +9.7407 | 14 | 18 |
| 18 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +10.6478 | 20 | 17 |
| 19 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +11.4744 | 22 | 16 |
| 20 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +11.4816 | 21 | 15 |
| 21 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 11 | +12.1438 | 18 | 14 |
| 22 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 11 | +15.5830 | 15 | 13 |
| 23 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 9 | +2 laps | 24 | 12 |
| NC | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 7 | Fire | 23 | |
| NC | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 | Collision | 25 | |
| NC | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1 | Collision | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Chaz Mostert (Tickford Racing) 1:57.1082 (on lap 2) |||||||||
| Source: |||||||||

##### Notes

* ^1 – Cam Waters received a 5-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Anton de Pasquale.
* ^2 – Lee Holdsworth received a Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (40 seconds) for a breach of the Safety Car Restart procedures.

#### Championship standings after Race 6

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 486 | |
| 1 | 2 | David Reynolds | 437 | -49 |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 425 | -61 |
| | 4 | Chaz Mostert | 416 | -70 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott Pye | 397 | -89 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 865 | |
| 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 772 | -93 |
| 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 745 | -120 |
| 4 | DJR Team Penske | 733 | -132 |
| 5 | Brad Jones Racing | 672 | -193 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.