2010 ITM Hamilton 400

**2010 ITM Hamilton 400**
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	16–18 April 2010
Location	Hamilton, New Zealand
Venue	Hamilton Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	59 laps
Pole position	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
Distance
Race 2
Distance	59 laps
Pole position	Garth Tander; Holden Racing Team
Winner	Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering

The 2010 ITM Hamilton 400 was the fourth event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the third running of the Hamilton 400. It was held on the weekend of 16–18 April on the inner city streets of Hamilton, in New Zealand.

Report[]

Race 7[]

An even start saw pole sitter Jamie Whincup take the lead from Garth Tander at the first corner ahead of Michael Caruso, Craig Lowndes, Tony D'Alberto as Holdens dominated the start. Steven Johnson was the first Ford ahead of Rick Kelly, Fabian Coulthard, James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom. Yellows were waved on the opening lap after Shane van Gisbergen hit the wall over the back section of the circuit with both Russell Ingall and Dean Fiore striking glancing blows on the now limping Ford with Todd Kelly and Jason Bargwanna ending up spun backwards to the field in the ensuing chaos.

Tander forced his way into the lead in the early running, but once in front could not get away from Whincup. Light rain began in the opening laps, becoming more noticeable by about lap ten. A mechanical flag was waved at D'Alberto, ruining his best ever early race start, with flapping bodywork in the rear diffuser. Russell Ingall pitted on lap 12 with a misfire, diagnosed as a broken rocker. Cars began stopping for tyres on lap 16. Courtney the first of the leaders to pit along with Lee Holdsworth with Lowndes and Rick Kelly following on lap 17.

The round of pitstops completed saw Tander drop to third behind Whincup and Courtney. Daniel Gaunt hit the wall on lap 26 with Steven Richards pitting the following lap with mechanical issues. Both continued. After the second round of stops Tander settled back into second ahead of Courtney. Safety car was called for when Tim Slade stopped with his Ford unable to restart.

At the restart on lap 49 Whincup led from Tander, Courtney, Lowndes, Caruso, Steven Johnson, Mark Winterbottom, Rick Kelly and Paul Dumbrell. Fabian Coulthard turned Todd Kelly into a spin and Jonathon Webb also punting Greg Murphy into a spin. Alex Davison came to a halt with his portion of track blocked. All continued. Coulthard received a drive-through penalty. Top four pulled steadily away. Will Davison retired with an engine misfire after having climbed to the edge of the top ten after his qualifying accident left him buried in the grid.

Whincup pulled clear to claim his fifth race win of the year ahead of Tander, Courtney in the first Ford, Lowndes, Caruso, Johnson, Winterbottom, Rick Kelly, Dumbrell and Lee Holdsworth.

Race 8[]

Qualifying was marred by a heavy collision with a wall by Andrew Thompson, his second consecutive street circuit crash after damaging his car sufficiently at the 2010 Clipsal 500 to miss the entire meeting. The Walkinshaw Racing team assessed the damage as to extensive to repair for the race.^[1] Garth Tander secured pole position after a last minute effort by Race 7 polesitter Jamie Whincup fell afoul traffic. Behind Whincup was Michael Caruso in a strong performance in the Garry Rogers Motorsport Commodore with Rick Kelly and Craig Lowndes completing a clean sweep of the top five for Holden. First Fords were the Dick Johnson Racing pair of James Courtney and Steven Johnson in sixth and seventh with Will Davison, Rick Kelly and Mark Winterbottom completing the top ten positions. In a disappointing session for the strong New Zealand contingent Shane van Gisbergen represented their best in twelfth.

Results[]

Results as follows:^[2]

Qualifying Race 7[]

Qualifying timesheets:^[3]^[4]

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Shootout	Qualifying
Pole	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VE Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.2690	1:23.3946
2	2	Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:23.4213	1:23.0653
3	34	Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:23.5445	1:23.4214
5	17	Steven Johnson	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:23.6354	1:23.5259
6	24	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VE Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:23.6586	1:23.4416
7	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	1:23.6760	1:23.5070
8	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	1:23.8081	1:23.3940
9	18	James Courtney	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:23.9163	1:23.2135
10	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:23.9946	1:23.4899
10	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VE Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.5799	1:23.5443
11	19	Jonathon Webb	Ford FG Falcon	Tekno Autosports		1:23.6329
12	55	Paul Dumbrell	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing		1:23.6862
13	51	Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport		1:23.7699
14	33	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport		1:23.8011
15	8	Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing		1:23.8467
16	6	Steven Richards	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing		1:23.9119
17	10	Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing		1:23.9538
18	14	Jason Bright	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing		1:23.9739
19	7	Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing		1:24.0221
20	39	Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport		1:24.0288
21	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Ford FG Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing		1:24.0839
22	11	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing		1:24.0892
23	12	Dean Fiore	Ford FG Falcon	Triple F Racing		1:24.1773
24	22	Will Davison	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team		1:24.1897
25	47	Tim Slade	Ford FG Falcon	James Rosenberg Racing		1:24.2932
26	4	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing		1:24.3191
27	30	Daniel Gaunt	Holden VE Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport		1:24.9678
28	21	Karl Reindler	Holden VE Commodore	Britek Motorsport		1:25.1224
29	16	Tony Ricciardello	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing		1:25.8922

Race 7[]

Race timesheets:^[5]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	1:30:34.7140	1	150
2	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	59	+2.4s	2	138
3	18	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	59	+3.9s	9	129
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	+5.7s	4	120
5	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	59	+10.2s	3	111
6	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	59	+12.4s	5	102
7	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	59	+14.8s	10	96
8	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+16.0s	7	90
9	55	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	59	+16.6s	12	84
10	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	59	+16.9s	14	78
11	8	Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	59	+21.8s	15	72
12	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	59	+22.8s	8	69
13	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	59	+23.4s	11	66
14	10	Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing	59	+24.8s	17	63
15	11	Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	59	+28.3s	22	60
16	21	Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	59	+32.2s	28	57
17	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	59	+34.8s	26	54
18	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Morris Motorsport	59	+35.0s	13	51
19	30	Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	59	+44.0s	27	48
20	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+44.5s	19	45
21	14	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	59	+56.8s	18	42
22	24	Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	59	+59.0s	6	39
23	16	Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	58	+ 1 lap	29	36
24	6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	55	+ 4 laps	16	33
Ret	22	Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	54	Engine	24
Ret	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	42		25
Ret	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	13		23
Ret	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	11	Engine	20
Ret	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	0	Accident	21

Qualifying Race 8[]

Qualifying timesheets:^[6]

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Qualifying
Pole	2	Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:23.0349
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VE Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.1043
3	34	Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:23.1966
4	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	1:23.2514
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VE Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.3056
5	18	James Courtney	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:23.3100
6	17	Steven Johnson	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:23.3937
7	22	Will Davison	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:23.4094
8	7	Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	1:23.4097
9	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:23.4398
10	33	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:23.4871
11	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Ford FG Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:23.5292
12	55	Paul Dumbrell	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:23.5871
13	14	Jason Bright	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:23.5887
15	19	Jonathon Webb	Ford FG Falcon	Tekno Autosports	1:23.6231
16	10	Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:23.7785
17	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	1:23.8399
18	51	Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:23.8624
19	24	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VE Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:23.8995
20	4	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:23.9106
21	47	Tim Slade	Ford FG Falcon	James Rosenberg Racing	1:23.9755
22	39	Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:24.0136
23	11	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	1:24.1023
24	12	Dean Fiore	Ford FG Falcon	Triple F Racing	1:24.1339
25	6	Steven Richards	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:24.2578
26	8	Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:24.2783
27	16	Tony Ricciardello	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	1:24.7054
28	21	Karl Reindler	Holden VE Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:24.7431
27	30	Daniel Gaunt	Holden VE Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:25.0753

Race 8[]

Race timesheets:^[7]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	59	1:27:53.1931	2	150
2	2	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	59	+6.2s	1	138
3	34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	59	+19.6s	3	129
4	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	59	+22.9s	11	120
5	22	Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	59	+32.1s	8	111
6	15	Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+40.0s	4	102
7	9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	59	+47.3s	12	96
8	7	Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	59	+48.0s	9	90
9	11	Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	59	+49.7s	23	84
10	19	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	59	+50.0s	15	78
11	8	Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	59	+52.9s	26	72
12	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	59	+54.7s	22	69
13	14	Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	59	+1:11.1s	14	66
14	12	Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	59	+1:12.4s	24	63
15	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Morris Motorsport	59	+1:14.8s	18	60
16	47	Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	58	+ 1 lap	21	57
17	30	Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	58	+ 1 lap	28	54
18	21	Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	57	+ 2 laps	27	51
19	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	55	+ 4 laps	5	48
20	55	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	52	+ 7 laps	13	45
21	18	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	48	+ 11 laps	6	42
Ret	24	Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	39		19
Ret	4	Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	10		20
Ret	3	Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	9		17
Ret	16	Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	1		26
EXC	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing		Disqualified	7
EXC	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing		Disqualified	10
EXC	6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing		Disqualified	25
DNS	10	Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing		Qualifying accident

Standings[]

After race 8 of 26

Pos	Name	Team	Points
1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1071
2	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	867
3	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	810
4	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	771
5	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	726

Source

References[]

^ "Qualifying crash rules Thompson out of NZ". speedcafe.com.au. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
^ "Hamilton Street Circuit 18/04/2010 ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8". National Software. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
^ "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Top 10 Shootout". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 7". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
^ "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 8". 18 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

External links[]

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[1] "Qualifying crash rules Thompson out of NZ". speedcafe.com.au. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

[2] "Hamilton Street Circuit 18/04/2010 ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8". National Software. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

[3] "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[4] "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Top 10 Shootout". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[5] "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 7". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[6] "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Qualifying". 17 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

[7] "ITM 400 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7&8 Hamilton Street Circuit V8 Supercars – Race 8". 18 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

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