# 2011 ITM Hamilton 400

The 2011 ITM Hamilton 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the third event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 15–17 April at the Hamilton Street Circuit, in Hamilton, New Zealand. It was the fourth running of the Hamilton 400. The weekend saw two first time winners: Rick Kelly took the first victory for Kelly Racing and Shane van Gisbergen won the first race of his career.
The event hosted races 5 and 6 of the 2011 season. 2006 V8 Supercar champion Rick Kelly won the Saturday race from third on the grid in a mixture of wet and dry weather conditions. Paul Dumbrell did not participate in the race after a heavy crash at turn 3 in qualifying. Polesitter Jamie Whincup was caught out by the damp conditions, hitting the wall while exiting the pits and damaging the steering on his car. There were many incidents in the pit lane with cars failing to stop on the slippery concrete surface, running into pit crews and cameramen. Whincup's teammate Craig Lowndes finished second while Todd Kelly made it a double podium for Kelly Racing.
The Kelly brothers maintained their form through to Sunday's race, with Rick taking pole and Todd starting next to him on the front row after a rain affected qualifying session which saw only one flying lap for most of the drivers. Shane van Gisbergen won the first race of his career, holding off Lee Holdsworth in the closing stages of the race. Garth Tander finished on the podium after starting the race in 19th. Steve Owen recovered from a disastrous weekend in Adelaide by finishing in the top five. Whincup had another disappointing race and left the weekend with his championship lead almost halved, 81 points ahead of Rick Kelly.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Qualifying Race 5

Qualifying timesheet:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Qualifying | Shootout |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:36.5077 | 1:34.5918 |
| 2 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:35.8538 | 1:34.7234 |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:35.9807 | 1:35.1252 |
| 4 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:36.0896 | 1:35.2582 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:36.3580 | 1:35.5132 |
| 6 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:36.9763 | 1:35.8709 |
| 7 | 16 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:36.7770 | 1:36.6778 |
| 8 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:36.8028 | 1:38.3523 |
| 9 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:36.8435 | 1:43.7645 |
| 10 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:36.8624 | no time |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:37.0891 | |
| 12 | 18 | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:37.1194 | |
| 13 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:37.2843 | |
| 14 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:37.4044 | |
| 15 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:37.6021 | |
| 16 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:37.7559 | |
| 17 | 30 | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:37.7904 | |
| 18 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:37.8300 | |
| 19 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:37.8479 | |
| 20 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:38.1719 | |
| 21 | 49 | Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:38.2784 | |
| 22 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:38.9804 | |
| 23 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:39.0865 | |
| 24 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:39.3077 | |
| 25 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:39.6767 | |
| 26 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:40.1066 | |
| 27 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:40.2031 | |
| 28 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:42.9963 | |

### Race 5

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 59 | 1:38:27.0660 | 3 | 150 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 59 | +1.3 s | 5 | 138 |
| 3 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 59 | +7.9 s | 19 | 129 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 59 | +8.5 s | 11 | 120 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 59 | +15.4 s | 2 | 111 |
| 6 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 59 | +17.2 s | 13 | 102 |
| 7 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 59 | +18.5 s | 15 | 96 |
| 8 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 59 | +19.2 s | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 59 | +20.9 s | 12 | 84 |
| 10 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 59 | +23.6 s | 28 | 78 |
| 11 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 59 | +24.0 s | 22 | 72 |
| 12 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 59 | +32.0 s | 9 | 69 |
| 13 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 59 | +1 m 26.5 s | 25 | 66 |
| 14 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 58 | + 1 lap | 16 | 63 |
| 15 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 58 | + 1 lap | 24 | 60 |
| 16 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 58 | + 1 lap | 4 | 57 |
| 17 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 58 | + 1 lap | 23 | 54 |
| 18 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 58 | + 1 lap | 6 | 51 |
| 19 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 58 | + 1 lap | 20 | 48 |
| 20 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 58 | + 1 lap | 21 | 45 |
| 21 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 57 | + 2 laps | 10 | 42 |
| 22 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 57 | + 2 laps | 27 | 39 |
| 23 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 56 | + 3 laps | 1 | 36 |
| 24 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 52 | + 7 laps | 7 | 33 |
| Ret | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 26 | | 26 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 22 | | 14 | |
| Ret | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 14 | | 17 | |
| DNS | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 0 | | 18 | |

### Qualifying Race 6

Qualifying timesheet:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:27.2478 |
| 2 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:28.0046 |
| 3 | 49 | Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:28.0916 |
| 4 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:28.4715 |
| 5 | 11 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:28.5455 |
| 6 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:28.8222 |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:28.9578 |
| 8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:29.0245 |
| 9 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:29.0687 |
| 10 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:29.0743 |
| 11 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:29.1136 |
| 12 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Ford FG Falcon | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:29.1907 |
| 13 | 1 | James Courtney | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:29.3608 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:29.5871 |
| 15 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:29.6404 |
| 16 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:30.0683 |
| 17 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:30.3558 |
| 18 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:30.7846 |
| 19 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:30.9415 |
| 20 | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:31.2452 |
| 21 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:31.3223 |
| 22 | 30 | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:31.7511 |
| 23 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:31.9130 |
| 24 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:32.1825 |
| 25 | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:32.2492 |
| 26 | 16 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:33.7265 |
| 27 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:34.1673 |
| 28 | 18 | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:34.4939 |

### Race 6

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 59 | 1:34:19.8748 | 4 | 150 |
| 2 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 59 | +0.8 s | 6 | 138 |
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 59 | +6.2 s | 19 | 129 |
| 4 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 59 | +8.4 s | 10 | 120 |
| 5 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 59 | +12.5 s | 3 | 111 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 59 | +15.3 s | 1 | 102 |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 59 | +15.4 s | 7 | 96 |
| 8 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 59 | +16.0 s | 17 | 90 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 59 | +16.7 s | 14 | 84 |
| 10 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 59 | +18.6 s | 8 | 78 |
| 11 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 59 | +20.1 s | 24 | 72 |
| 12 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 59 | +21.0 s | 27 | 69 |
| 13 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 59 | +23.7 s | 23 | 66 |
| 14 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 59 | +24.1 s | 18 | 63 |
| 15 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 59 | +28.0 s | 2 | 60 |
| 16 | 30 | Warren Luff | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 59 | +34.0 s | 22 | 57 |
| 17 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 59 | +1 m 1.0 s | 28 | 54 |
| 18 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 57 | + 2 laps | 9 | 51 |
| 19 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 56 | + 3 laps | 11 | 48 |
| 20 | 16 | David Reynolds | Kelly Racing | 48 | + 11 laps | 26 | 45 |
| Ret | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 55 | | 15 | |
| Ret | 61 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 55 | | 25 | |
| Ret | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 46 | | 12 | |
| Ret | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 43 | | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jason Bargwanna | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | | 20 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 19 | | 21 | |
| Ret | 11 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 9 | | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 3 | | 13 | |

## Standings

* After 6 of 28 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 654 |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 573 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 552 |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 543 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 543 |