# 2010 V8 Supercars Winton round

The 2010 V8 Supercars Winton round was the sixth race meeting of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It contained Races 11 and 12 of the series and was held on the weekend of May 15–16 at Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla, in rural Victoria.
James Courtney backed up his double win at Queensland Raceway with another double victory, moving into the lead of the championship for the first time in his V8 Supercar career.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Qualifying Race 11

Qualifying timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Shootout | Qualifying |
| Pole | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:21.8739 | 1:22.2503 |
| 2 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.0056 | 1:22.3491 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:22.1313 | 1:22.3755 |
| 4 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:22.2085 | 1:22.3058 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:22.4243 | 1:22.4173 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:22.4805 | 1:22.2388 |
| 7 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.5360 | 1:22.4217 |
| 8 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:22.5403 | 1:22.3733 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:22.5506 | 1:22.3139 |
| 10 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:22.6283 | 1:22.3296 |
| 11 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | | 1:22.4454 |
| 12 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:22.4681 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:22.4710 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | | 1:22.5006 |
| 15 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:22.5584 |
| 16 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | 1:22.5988 |
| 17 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | | 1:22.6058 |
| 18 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | | 1:22.6458 |
| 19 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:22.6954 |
| 20 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | | 1:22.7025 |
| 21 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:22.7211 |
| 22 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | | 1:22.7227 |
| 23 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:22.7870 |
| 24 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | | 1:22.8792 |
| 25 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | | 1:22.9838 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | | 1:23.0310 |
| 27 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | | 1:23.2390 |
| 28 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | | 1:23.3511 |
| 29 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:24.0254 |

### Race 11

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 40 | 57:49.1567 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 40 | +3.8s | 5 | 138 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 40 | +16.4s | 6 | 129 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 40 | +17.6s | 8 | 120 |
| 5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 40 | +20.3s | 15 | 111 |
| 6 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 40 | +34.1s | 9 | 102 |
| 7 | 14 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 40 | +35.7s | 12 | 96 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 40 | +38.0s | 10 | 90 |
| 9 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 40 | +38.7s | 22 | 84 |
| 10 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 40 | +39.5s | 16 | 78 |
| 11 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 40 | +40.9s | 25 | 72 |
| 12 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 40 | +42.7s | 14 | 69 |
| 13 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Morris Motorsport | 40 | +44.0s | 24 | 66 |
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 40 | +44.4s | 4 | 63 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 40 | +45.4s | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 40 | +48.3s | 23 | 57 |
| 17 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 40 | +50.8s | 2 | 54 |
| 18 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 40 | +51.0s | 13 | 51 |
| 19 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 40 | +51.4s | 19 | 48 |
| 20 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 40 | +51.9s | 18 | 45 |
| 21 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 40 | +52.4s | 28 | 42 |
| 22 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 40 | +1:00.0s | 7 | 39 |
| 23 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Kelly Racing | 40 | +1:04.3s | 21 | 36 |
| 24 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 40 | +1:04.4s | 20 | 33 |
| 25 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 40 | +1:08.3s | 27 | 30 |
| 26 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 40 | +1:12.4s | 17 | 27 |
| 27 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Kelly Racing | 40 | +1:13.0s | 29 | 24 |
| 28 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 40 | +1:28.0s | 11 | 21 |
| Ret | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Walkinshaw Racing | 1 | | 26 | |

### Qualifying Race 12

Qualifying timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Qualifying |
| Pole | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:21.8487 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:21.8906 |
| 3 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:22.0181 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:22.0900 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:22.1160 |
| 6 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:22.1224 |
| 7 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.1296 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:22.1834 |
| 9 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:22.1989 |
| 10 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:22.2176 |
| 11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:22.2740 |
| 12 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.2805 |
| 13 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:22.2864 |
| 14 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:22.3150 |
| 15 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:22.3195 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:22.3569 |
| 17 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:22.3607 |
| 18 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:22.4232 |
| 19 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:22.4541 |
| 20 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:22.4545 |
| 21 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:22.4683 |
| 22 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:22.6324 |
| 23 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:22.6707 |
| 24 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:22.6716 |
| 25 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:22.6844 |
| 26 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:22.7260 |
| 27 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:22.9253 |
| 28 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:23.4013 |
| 29 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:23.4861 |

### Race 12

Race 12 was cut short by three laps as the telecast run over.
Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 64 | 1:37:31.2546 | 6 | 150 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 64 | +5.8s | 4 | 138 |
| 3 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 64 | +7.9s | 9 | 129 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 64 | +8.3s | 1 | 120 |
| 5 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 64 | +10.9s | 8 | 111 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 64 | +13.4s | 5 | 102 |
| 7 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 64 | +15.0s | 24 | 96 |
| 8 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 64 | +15.5s | 7 | 90 |
| 9 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 64 | +15.8s | 18 | 84 |
| 10 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 64 | +18.9s | 3 | 78 |
| 11 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 64 | +21.7s | 15 | 72 |
| 12 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 64 | +23.3s | 19 | 69 |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 64 | +23.4s | 23 | 66 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 64 | +24.1s | 11 | 63 |
| 15 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Morris Motorsport | 64 | +24.4s | 16 | 60 |
| 16 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 64 | +25.0s | 13 | 57 |
| 17 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 64 | +25.3s | 21 | 54 |
| 18 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 64 | +38.4s | 12 | 51 |
| 19 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 64 | +48.4s | 27 | 48 |
| 20 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Kelly Racing | 64 | +49.9s | 29 | 45 |
| 21 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 64 | +1:10.4s | 10 | 42 |
| 22 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 64 | +1:14.7s | 26 | 39 |
| 23 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 63 | + 1 lap | 22 | 36 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 62 | + 2 laps | 2 | 33 |
| 25 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Walkinshaw Racing | 52 | + 12 laps | 28 | 30 |
| Ret | 14 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 52 | | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 39 | | 14 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Kelly Racing | 36 | | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | | 20 | |

## Standings

After race 12 of 26
| Pos | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 1467 |
| 2 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1353 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1245 |
| 4 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 1164 |
| 5 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 1116 |
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