2011 Yas V8 400 Explained

The 2011 Yas V8 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first race of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 February at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the second time V8 Supercar visited the circuit.^[1]

The weekend's race victories were shared between 2008 and 2009 champion Jamie Whincup of Triple Eight Race Engineering and 2010 champion James Courtney, who made his début with Holden Racing Team, having moved from Dick Johnson Racing over the off-season. Whincup took the championship lead after following up his race one victory, with third place behind Courtney and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright in race two. Despite winning the second race, Courtney trailed Whincup by 152 points after the weekend, after being docked 50 points for careless driving in race one.^[2] Stone Brothers Racing drivers Alex Davison equalled his best result in the series, matching his second-place finish at the Darwin round in 2009, in race one.^[3] Davison's seventh-place finish in the second race was enough for him to end the weekend second in points. Team-mate Shane van Gisbergen also finished both races in the top ten, with his fourth and eighth places enough to place him third in points.

Results

Results as follows:^[4]

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.229
2	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.460
3	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.529
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.619
5	55	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.628
6	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.739
7	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.779
8	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.783
9	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.813
10	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.955
11	61	Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.960
12	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.964
13	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.982
14	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.986
15	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.011
16	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.071
17	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.205
18	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.312
19	14	Jason Bargwanna	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.316
20	1	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.381
21	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.454
22	21	Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.463
23	16	David Reynolds	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.480
24	30	Warren Luff	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.578
25	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.607
26	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.926
27	11	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.056
28	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.108
Sources:[5]

Race

Race timesheets:^[6]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	1hr 27min 01.678sec	2	150
2	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+13.202| align="center" | 3| 138|-! 3| align="center" | 5| Mark Winterbottom| Ford Performance Racing| align="center" | 43| +15.282	4	129
4	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+19.901| align="center" | 15| 120|-! 5| align="center" | 47| Tim Slade| James Rosenberg Racing| align="center" | 43| +20.984| align="center" | 6| 111|-! 6| align="center" | 2| Garth Tander| Holden Racing Team| align="center" | 43| +30.989	14	102
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	+37.346| align="center" | 1| 96|-! 8| align="center" | 61| Fabian Coulthard| Walkinshaw Racing| align="center" | 43| +38.428| align="center" | 11| 90|-! 9| align="center" | 33| Lee Holdsworth| Garry Rogers Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +57.995	9	84
10	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	43	+1:01.376| align="center" | 17| 78|-! 11| align="center" | 17| Steven Johnson| Dick Johnson Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:03.349	8	72
12	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	43	+1:10.576| align="center" | 12| 69|-! 13| align="center" | 15| Rick Kelly| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:16.422	25	66
14	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	43	+1:17.254| align="center" | 13| 63|-! 15| align="center" | 34| Michael Caruso| Garry Rogers Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +1:19.802	18	60
16	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+1:22.062| align="center" | 28| 57|-! 17| align="center" | 16| David Reynolds| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:27.459| align="center" | 23| 54|-! 18| align="center" | 3| Tony D'Alberto| Tony D'Alberto Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:29.439	16	51
19	14	Jason Bargwanna	Brad Jones Racing	43	+1:32.847| align="center" | 19| 48|-! 20| align="center" | 19| Jonathon Webb| Tekno Autosports| align="center" | 43| +1:35.233| align="center" | 10| 45|-! 21| align="center" | 11| Greg Murphy| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:40.083| align="center" | 27| 42|-! 22| align="center" | 12| Dean Fiore| Triple F Racing| align="center" | 43| +1:57.979| align="center" | 26| 39|-! 23| align="center" | 30| Warren Luff| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport| align="center" | 42| + 1 lap	24	36
24	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	42	+ 1 lap| align="center" | 21| 33|-! 25| align="center" | 55| Paul Dumbrell| Rod Nash Racing| align="center" | 39| + 4 laps	5	30
26	1	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	39	+ 4 laps| align="center" | 20| 27|-! Ret| align="center" | 21| Karl Reindler| Britek Motorsport| align="center" | 41| Accident| align="center" | 22||-! NC| align="center" | 8| Jason Bright| Brad Jones Racing| align="center" | 20| + 23 laps	7
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:57.8540
Sources:

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:56.429
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:56.718
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:56.771
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:56.966
5	1	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:56.988
6	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.049
7	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.050
8	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.052
9	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.096
10	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.116
11	55	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.403
12	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.406
13	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.419
14	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.443
15	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.532
16	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.550
17	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.571
18	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.628
19	61	Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.673
20	49	Steve Owen	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.742
21	16	David Reynolds	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:57.770
22	18	James Moffat	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:57.869
23	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.165
24	11	Greg Murphy	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.175
25	14	Jason Bargwanna	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.175
26	30	Warren Luff	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.206
27	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.391
28	21	Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.651
Sources:[7]

Race

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	James Courtney	Holden Racing Team	43	1hr 43min 14.651sec	5	150
2	8	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	43	+0.607| align="center" | 7| 138|-! 3| align="center" | 88| Jamie Whincup| Triple Eight Race Engineering| align="center" | 43| +4.827	1	129
4	16	David Reynolds	Kelly Racing	43	+7.941| align="center" | 21| 120|-! 5| align="center" | 34| Michael Caruso| Garry Rogers Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +12.345| align="center" | 9| 111|-! 6| align="center" | 19| Jonathon Webb| Tekno Autosports| align="center" | 43| +13.100	17	102
7	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+13.656| align="center" | 8| 96|-! 8| align="center" | 9| Shane van Gisbergen| Stone Brothers Racing| align="center" | 43| +14.199| align="center" | 18| 90|-! 9| align="center" | 11| Greg Murphy| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 43| +18.076	24	84
10	55	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	43	+20.280| align="center" | 11| 78|-! 11| align="center" | 21| Karl Reindler| Britek Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +20.497	28	72
12	14	Jason Bargwanna	Brad Jones Racing	43	+21.070| align="center" | 25| 69|-! 13| align="center" | 49| Steve Owen| Paul Morris Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +25.713| align="center" | 20| 66|-! 14| align="center" | 5| Mark Winterbottom| Ford Performance Racing| align="center" | 43| +28.110| align="center" | 3| 63|-! 15| align="center" | 61| Fabian Coulthard| Walkinshaw Racing| align="center" | 43| +42.488	19	60
16	6	Will Davison	Ford Performance Racing	43	+49.120| align="center" | 13| 57|-! 17| align="center" | 30| Warren Luff| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport| align="center" | 43| +55.617	26	54
18	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+59.414| align="center" | 4| 51|-! 19| align="center" | 15| Rick Kelly| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 42| +1 lap| align="center" | 27| 48|-! 20| align="center" | 12| Dean Fiore| Triple F Racing| align="center" | 42| +1 lap	23	45
21	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	42	+1 lap| align="center" | 2| 42|-! 22| align="center" | 33| Lee Holdsworth| Garry Rogers Motorsport| align="center" | 38| +5 laps| align="center" | 6| 39|-! Ret| align="center" | 18| James Moffat| Dick Johnson Racing| align="center" | 26| Retired| align="center" | 22||-! Ret| align="center" | 39| Russell Ingall| Paul Morris Motorsport| align="center" | 19| Collision| align="center" | 15||-! Ret| align="center" | 7| Todd Kelly| Kelly Racing| align="center" | 3| Suspension| align="center" | 12||-! Ret| align="center" | 47| Tim Slade| James Rosenberg Racing| align="center" | 0| Collision| align="center" | 10||-! Ret| align="center" | 3| Tony D'Alberto| Tony D'Alberto Racing| align="center" | 0| Collision| align="center" | 16||-! Ret| align="center" | 2| Garth Tander| Holden Racing Team| align="center" | 0| Collision| align="center" | 14||-| colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jason Bargwanna (Brad Jones Racing), 1:57.7400|-! colspan="8" | Sources:[8] |-|} Standings After 2 of 28 races. Pos No Name Team Points 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 279 2 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 234 3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 210 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 192 5 1 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 177 See also 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round External links Yas V8 400 website Official timing and results ]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BigPond Race Guide YAS V8 400, Abu Dhabi . 2011-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110211095157/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bigpond-race-guide-yas-v8-400-abu-dhabi/tabid/70/newsid/10912/default.aspx . 2011-02-11 . dead .
2. News: Abu Dhabi, Race 1 and 2 Stewards Summary. V8 Supercars. BigPond. 12 February 2011. 12 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110213071258/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/abu-dhabi-race-1-and-2-stewards-summary/tabid/70/newsid/10932/default.aspx. 13 February 2011. dead. dmy-all.
3. News: Irwin Racing stuns the V8 world with Abu Dhabi podium. IRWIN Racing. Irwin Industrial Tools. 12 February 2011. 12 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225081613/http://irwinracing.com.au/latest-news-archive/irwin-racing-stuns-the-v8-world-with-abu-dhabi-podium/. 25 February 2011. dead. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2. Natsoft. National Software. 11 February 2011. 11 February 2011.
5. Web site: Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Qualifying Race 1. Natsoft. National Software. 11 February 2011. 11 February 2011.
6. Web site: Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Race 1. Natsoft. National Software. 11 February 2011. 11 February 2011.
7. Web site: Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Qualifying Race 2. Natsoft. National Software. 12 February 2011. 12 February 2011.
8. Web site: Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 12/02/2011 Yas V8 400 - 2011 V8 Supercar Championship - Race 3. Natsoft. National Software. 12 February 2011. 12 February 2011.