# 2018 Phillip Island 500

The 2018 Phillip Island 500 (formally known as the 2018 WD-40 Phillip Island 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 20–22 April 2018. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two races, both 250 kilometres (57 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 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 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.6461 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:29.9856 |
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### Race 9
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:29.5057 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.0523 | +0.5466 | 2 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.1799 | +0.6742 | 3 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.2002 | +0.6945 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:30.2634 | +0.7578 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.2979 | +0.7922 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.3156 | +0.8099 | 7 |
| 8 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.3559 | +0.8502 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.4385 | +0.9329 | 9 |
| 10 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.4598 | +0.9541 | 10 |
| 11 | 200 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.5130 | +1.0073 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5288 | +1.0232 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5411 | +1.0354 | 13 |
| 14 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5849 | +1.0792 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5859 | +1.0802 | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.7874 | +1.2817 | 16 |
| 17 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.7876 | +1.2819 | 17 |
| 18 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.8276 | +1.3219 | 18 |
| 19 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.8359 | +1.3302 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:31.0079 | +1.5022 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:31.0259 | +1.5203 | 21 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:31.1049 | +1.5992 | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:31.3402 | +1.8345 | 23 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:31.4633 | +1.9576 | 24 |
| 25 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | No time | – | 25 |
| DSQ | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | No time | – | 26 |
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Michael Caruso had his best lap-time deleted for stopping on track, causing a red flag.
* ^2 – Fabian Coulthard was excluded due to his No.12 Ford Falcon FG X running too much rear wing angle and will start from the back of the grid.

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | 1:30:50.5676 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +2.4038 | 5 | 138 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +9.0837 | 3 | 129 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +12.2829 | 4 | 120 |
| 5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +13.5567 | 7 | 111 |
| 6 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +18.3329 | 6 | 102 |
| 7 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +18.8542 | 8 | 96 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +31.5392 | 10 | 90 |
| 9 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +32.3435 | 15 | 84 |
| 10 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +32.4920 | 13 | 78 |
| 11 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +33.6020 | 14 | 72 |
| 12 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +33.9457 | 26 | 69 |
| 13 | 200 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +34.4536 | 11 | 66 |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +38.8961 | 2 | 63 |
| 15 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +39.7996 | 20 | 60 |
| 16 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +44.9287 | 9 | 57 |
| 17 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +45.4025 | 16 | 54 |
| 18 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +45.8549 | 25 | 51 |
| 19 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +53.3512 | 18 | 48 |
| 20 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +54.8943 | 17 | 45 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +1:12.6002 | 23 | 42 |
| 22 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +1:13.4714 | 21 | 39 |
| 23 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +1:28.8660 | 22 | 36 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +1:39.1808 | 24 | 33 |
| 25 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 50 | +7 laps | 19 | 30 |
| 26 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 45 | +12 laps | 12 | 27 |
| Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske) 1:32.1584 (on lap 3) |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Jamie Whincup received a post-race Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (38 seconds) for speeding in the pit-lane.
* ^2 – Simona de Silvestro received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Jack Le Brocq.

#### Championship standings after Race 9

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 797 | |
| | 2 | David Reynolds | 749 | -48 |
| 2 | 3 | Shane van Gisbergen | 747 | -50 |
| 3 | 4 | Jamie Whincup | 721 | -76 |
| 1 | 5 | Craig Lowndes | 717 | -80 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 1468 | |
| | 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 1351 | -117 |
| | 3 | DJR Team Penske | 1339 | -129 |
| 1 | 4 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 1132 | -336 |
| 1 | 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 1099 | -369 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 10
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:29.8526 | | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.2540 | +0.4014 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.3903 | +0.5377 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:30.3987 | +0.5462 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.4956 | +0.6430 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:30.4973 | +0.6447 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5322 | +0.6796 | 7 |
| 8 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.5847 | +0.7321 | 8 |
| 9 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.6055 | +0.7529 | 9 |
| 10 | 200 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.6669 | +0.8143 | 10 |
| 11 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.6693 | +0.8167 | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.6884 | +0.8358 | 12 |
| 13 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.7717 | +0.9191 | 13 |
| 14 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.7770 | +0.9244 | 14 |
| 15 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.8241 | +0.9715 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:30.8540 | +1.0014 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.8549 | +1.0023 | 17 |
| 18 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:30.9179 | +1.0653 | 18 |
| 19 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:31.0468 | +1.1942 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:31.0634 | +1.2108 | 20 |
| 21 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:31.0669 | +1.2144 | 21 |
| 22 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:31.2412 | +1.3886 | 22 |
| 23 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:31.2453 | +1.3927 | 23 |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:31.5312 | +1.6786 | 24 |
| 25 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:31.7609 | +1.9083 | 25 |
| 26 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:32.4937 | +2.6411 | 26 |
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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 | 57 | 1:33:03.5824 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +0.6687 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +3.9492 | 4 | 129 |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +5.2145 | 3 | 120 |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +11.5940 | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +12.5414 | 9 | 102 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +14.3439 | 13 | 96 |
| 8 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +19.2028 | 11 | 90 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +23.3350 | 5 | 84 |
| 10 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +27.8983 | 15 | 78 |
| 11 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +28.4272 | 12 | 72 |
| 12 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +28.6925 | 17 | 69 |
| 13 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +32.2451 | 26 | 66 |
| 14 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +36.1674 | 20 | 63 |
| 15 | 200 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +40.6775 | 10 | 60 |
| 16 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +43.6458 | 8 | 57 |
| 17 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +51.6179 | 16 | 54 |
| 18 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +56.2108 | 21 | 51 |
| 19 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +59.1143 | 18 | 48 |
| 20 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +1:01.5723 | 23 | 45 |
| 21 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +1:02.7695 | 22 | 42 |
| 22 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 57 | +1:03.4784 | 19 | 39 |
| 23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 57 | +1:03.9353 | 25 | 36 |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 57 | +1:12.8499 | 24 | 33 |
| 25 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 46 | +11 laps | 14 | 30 |
| NC | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 5 | Retirement | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske) 1:32.0806 (on lap 5) |||||||||
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#### Championship standings after Race 10

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 947 | |
| | 2 | David Reynolds | 887 | -60 |
| | 3 | Shane van Gisbergen | 849 | -98 |
| 1 | 4 | Craig Lowndes | 813 | -134 |
| 1 | 5 | Jamie Whincup | 805 | -142 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 1654 | |
| 1 | 2 | DJR Team Penske | 1609 | -45 |
| 1 | 3 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 1423 | -231 |
| 1 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | 1294 | -360 |
| 1 | 5 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 1282 | -372 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.