# 2018 Adelaide 500

The 2018 Adelaide 500 was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018 at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. It marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500 and was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship. It comprised two races of 250 kilometres. Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.
Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.

## 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 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1622 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.3567 |
| Practice 3 | Saturday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.8117 |
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### Race 1
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2467 | | Top 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2477 | +0.0010 | Top 10 |
| 3 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2538 | +0.0071 | Top 10 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2968 | +0.0501 | Top 10 |
| 5 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4195 | +0.1728 | Top 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4523 | +0.2056 | Top 10 |
| 7 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.4882 | +0.2415 | Top 10 |
| 8 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4910 | +0.2443 | Top 10 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.5111 | +0.2644 | Top 10 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.5181 | +0.2714 | Top 10 |
| 11 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.5604 | +0.3137 | 11 |
| 12 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.5935 | +0.3468 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.6566 | +0.4099 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.7325 | +0.4858 | 14 |
| 15 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.7331 | +0.4864 | 15 |
| 16 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.8020 | +0.5553 | 16 |
| 17 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.8094 | +0.5627 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.8532 | +0.6065 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.8872 | +0.6405 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.9099 | +0.6632 | 20 |
| 21 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.1342 | +0.8875 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.1451 | +0.8984 | 22 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:21.2577 | +1.0110 | 23 |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:21.5070 | +1.2603 | 24 |
| 25 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.7529 | +1.5062 | 25 |
| 26 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:22.8170 | +2.5703 | 26 |
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#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8304 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2587 | +0.4283 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.3793 | +0.5489 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4004 | +0.5700 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.6941 | +0.8637 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.7722 | +0.9418 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.9229 | +1.0925 | 7 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.9467 | +1.1163 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4658 | +1.6354 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.4922 | +1.6618 | 10 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | 1:56:18.6539 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +1.222 | 3 | 138 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +3.431 | 2 | 129 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +4.479 | 4 | 120 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +6.749 | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +7.666 | 5 | 102 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +9.470 | 12 | 96 |
| 8 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +10.317 | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +10.925 | 15 | 84 |
| 10 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +13.304 | 13 | 78 |
| 11 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +16.902 | 9 | 72 |
| 12 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +16.916 | 10 | 69 |
| 13 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +18.457 | 14 | 66 |
| 14 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +20.158 | 20 | 63 |
| 15 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +21.014 | 19 | 60 |
| 16 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +21.336 | 17 | 57 |
| 17 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +27.542 | 11 | 54 |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +29.277 | 23 | 51 |
| 19 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +1 lap | 21 | 48 |
| 20 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +1 lap | 26 | 45 |
| 21 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 75 | +3 laps | 18 | 42 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 75 | +3 laps | 24 | 39 |
| 23 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 65 | +13 laps | 7 | 36 |
| NC | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | Drivetrain | 16 | |
| NC | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 58 | Accident | 22 | |
| NC | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 55 | Accident damage | 25 | |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:21.0950 (on lap 21) |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Lee Holdsworth received a 5 second Time penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Garth Tander separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.
* ^2 – Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cam Waters.

#### Championship standings after Race 1

| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 150 | |
| 2 | James Courtney | 138 | -12 |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 129 | -21 |
| 4 | David Reynolds | 120 | -30 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom | 111 | -39 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 262 | |
| 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 216 | -46 |
| 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 207 | -55 |
| 4 | DJR Team Penske | 171 | -91 |
| 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 168 | -94 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 2
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.6900 | | Top 10 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8056 | +0.1156 | Top 10 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8268 | +0.1368 | Top 10 |
| 4 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.9113 | +0.2213 | Top 10 |
| 5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.9187 | +0.2287 | Top 10 |
| 6 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.9544 | +0.2644 | Top 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.9736 | +0.2836 | Top 10 |
| 8 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:19.9926 | +0.3026 | Top 10 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.0101 | +0.3202 | Top 10 |
| 10 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.0477 | +0.3577 | Top 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.0905 | +0.4005 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1217 | +0.4317 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1579 | +0.4679 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1765 | +0.4866 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.1814 | +0.4914 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.2008 | +0.5108 | 16 |
| 17 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2239 | +0.5339 | 17 |
| 18 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2998 | +0.6099 | 18 |
| 19 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4077 | +0.7178 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4235 | +0.7336 | 20 |
| 21 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.4310 | +0.7410 | 21 |
| 22 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.4388 | +0.7488 | 22 |
| 23 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.5314 | +0.8415 | 23 |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.7843 | +1.0943 | 24 |
| 25 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:21.0224 | +1.3324 | 25 |
| 26 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:21.0464 | +1.3565 | 26 |
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#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5831 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.5915 | +0.0084 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:19.7598 | +0.1767 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:19.8870 | +0.3039 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1177 | +0.5346 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.1872 | +0.6042 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:20.2360 | +0.6530 | 7 |
| 8 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:20.2887 | +0.7057 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:20.5378 | +0.9547 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | No time | | 10 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | 1:48:02.0911 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +0.8247 | 4 | 138 |
| 3 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +3.6322 | 8 | 129 |
| 4 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +5.9563 | 7 | 120 |
| 5 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +11.2706 | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +13.9504 | 14 | 102 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +14.6830 | 17 | 96 |
| 8 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +16.8859 | 15 | 90 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +17.2717 | 9 | 84 |
| 10 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +25.0862 | 3 | 78 |
| 11 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +25.7981 | 11 | 72 |
| 12 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +30.2347 | 21 | 69 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +30.7273 | 5 | 66 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +34.9234 | 16 | 63 |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +35.5774 | 20 | 60 |
| 16 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +42.1848 | 12 | 57 |
| 17 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +44.0455 | 19 | 54 |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 78 | +51.8463 | 25 | 51 |
| 19 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 78 | +1:03.2025 | 23 | 48 |
| 20 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 78 | +1:06.3546 | 18 | 45 |
| 21 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +1 lap | 24 | 42 |
| 22 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +1 lap | 22 | 39 |
| 23 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 71 | +7 laps | 26 | 36 |
| 24 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 70 | +8 laps | 13 | 33 |
| 25 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 61 | +17 laps | 10 | 30 |
| NC | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 30 | Transaxle | 2 | |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:20.9194 (on lap 10) |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.

#### Championship standings after Race 2

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Shane van Gisbergen | 300 | |
| 2 | 2 | David Reynolds | 258 | -42 |
| 1 | 3 | James Courtney | 240 | -60 |
| 3 | 4 | Chaz Mostert | 216 | -84 |
| 2 | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 207 | -93 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 408 | |
| 1 | 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 402 | -6 |
| | 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 393 | -15 |
| 1 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | 330 | -78 |
| 1 | 5 | DJR Team Penske | 306 | -102 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.