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2010 Yas V8 400

The 2010 Yas V8 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first race of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of February 18–20 on Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the first time V8 Supercar visited the circuit and only the fourth time V8 Supercar had visited the Middle-East, having three times previously raced at the Bahrain International Circuit. The two Asian venues were linked together for the 2010 season, causing the cancellation of the 2009 Desert 400 at Bahrain, and the 2010 Desert 400 will take place the week following the Yas V8 400.

The weekend was dominated by Triple Eight Race Engineering and by reigning champion Jamie Whincup who won both races over the course of the weekend. Team mate Craig Lowndes had a second and fifth, proving that the off-season change from Ford to Holden has been no impediment to their success. Between them on points is leading Ford driver Mark Winterbottom taking a third and a second for the weekend. The other driver to claim a top three finish was Stone Brothers Racing Ford driver Shane van Gisbergen who finished third under pressure in Race 2.

Report

Results

Results as follows:

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Car
1	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.204
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.405
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.499
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.521
22	AUS Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.709
18	AUS James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.897
4	AUS Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.979
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.050
14	AUS Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.113
55	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.136
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.198
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.240
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.321
11	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.371
19	AUS Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.376
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.427
3	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.897
47	AUS Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.903
8	NZL Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.912
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.073
10	AUS Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.077
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	2:00.177
24	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.183
21	AUS Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.379
12	AUS Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	2:00.390
51	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.845
30	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.885
16	AUS Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:03.013
2	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.322

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Car
1	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.114
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.662
18	AUS James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.679
22	AUS Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.854
14	AUS Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.900
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.356
4	AUS Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.418
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.525
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	2:09.287
55	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	no time

Race

After qualifying second, Garth Tander sent to the rear of grid for not having jack stands under the car while crew member were working on the car. Mark Winterbottom won the start of the race ahead of Jamie Whincup, Will Davison, Lee Holdsworth, James Courtney and Alex Davison.

Paul Morris hit and spun Todd Kelly off the track, with Garth Tander getting tangled up as a result.

James Courtney, suffering from clutch problems, tapped the rear of Lee Holdsworth, shoving slightly aside at the chicane. Courtney later moved aside and let Holdsowrth back in front.

Four laps in, race leader Winterbottom was assigned a ten-second penalty for starting outside of his grid box. Whincup took the lead from Winterbottom at turn 1 on lap 8. It was a lead Winterbottom would never regain with Craig Lowndes climbing into second after Winterbottom served his ten-second penalty at his first pitstop.

James Courtney finished in fourth position ahead of Lee Holdsworth and Shane van Gisbergen. Paul Dumbrell drove an excellent race for his new team to finish seventh ahead of V8 Supercar rookie Jonathon Webb after an excellent drive. Alex Davison and Rick Kelly rounded out the top ten.

Holden Racing Team had a poor day with 2009 series runner up Will Davison stopping with engine failure while Garth Tander was disqualified from qualifying for a pitlane infringement. The rear of grid start saw Tander get tangled with other cars during the race leaving the car damaged and he limped home for 26th position after losing four laps.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	1hr 28min 04.434sec	1	150
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	+0.9s	9	138
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	43	+2.0s	2	129
18	AUS James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+11.9s	3	120
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	43	+13.0s	6	111
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+22.2s	8	102
55	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	43	+23.7s	10	96
19	AUS Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	43	+31.3	15	90
4	AUS Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+35.3	7	84
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	43	+37.6s	16	78
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+38.3s	13	72
8	NZL Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	43	+41.0s	19	69
11	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	43	+42.7s	14	66
47	AUS Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	43	+43.9s	18	63
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	43	+45.8s	11	60
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	43	+1:00.1s	22	57
24	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	43	+1:01.3s	23	54
3	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	43	+1:18.5s	17	51
10	AUS Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing	43	+1:22.6s	21	48
12	AUS Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	43	+1:36.7s	25	45
14	AUS Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	43	+1:50.2s	9	42
30	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	43	+1:51.7s	27	39
51	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	42	+ 1 lap	26	36
16	AUS Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	42	+ 1 lap	28	33
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	40	+ 3 laps	20	30
2	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	36	+ 7 laps	29	27
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	34	+ 9 laps	12	24
22	AUS Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	28	Engine	4
21	AUS Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	23	Retired	24
Fastest lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:59.1140

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Car
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.037
1	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.215
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.378
2	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.393
18	AUS James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.442
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.524
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.530
8	NZL Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.552
4	AUS Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.585
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.588
14	AUS Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.595
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.612
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:58.663
11	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.845
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:58.848
19	AUS Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.043
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.176
47	AUS Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.308
24	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.373
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.527
55	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.569
22	AUS Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.683
3	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.752
12	AUS Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	1:59.927
21	AUS Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	1:59.962
10	AUS Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.078
51	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	2:00.562
30	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	2:01.438
16	AUS Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	2:02.002

Race

Paul Morris pulled into the pits before the start of the race. Todd Kelly and Michael Caruso tangled in a chaotic start which also saw Steven Richards spun in front of the field after contact with Tony D'Alberto and contact between Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen. Alex Davison also completed the lap with a fender bent onto a tyre, forcing a lap one pitstop. The steel cords from the tyre wrapped themselves around the front left suspension causing a long stop.

Jamie Whincup won the start from Garth Tander, Rick Kelly, James Courtney and a slow away polesitter, Mark Winterbottom with a short gap to Lowndes and Van Gisbergen. Van Gisbergen soon fought past Lowndes, the Triple Eight Commodore slowing after the heavy contact on the opening lap and fell into the clutches of Steven Johnson.

Todd Kelly was spun around by Dean Fiore, then later made heavy contact with Daniel Gaunt on lap 18, resulting in a puncture and deranged front right corner of Kelly's Commodore.

Garth Tander pitted on lap 20 after the wheel nut fell off the front left wheel. The hub was damaged returned to the pits and a replacement wheel was not able to be fitted successfully and his car was pushed into the garage to attempt a repair.

Whincup capitalised on a good race start and held the lead for most of the race, winning from Winterbottom who clawed back to second after his poor start. Shane van Gisbergen claimed third after strong race to return Stone Brothers Racing to form after a rebuilding year in 2009. Rick Kelly got the best of Craig Lowndes for fourth position with James Courtney next. Lee Holdsworth took Steven Johnson for seventh on the final lap with Russell Ingall and Jason Bright completing the top ten.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	1hr 27min 28.373sec	2	150
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	43	+4.1 s	1	138
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	43	+11.8 s	7	129
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Kelly Racing	43	+17.4 s	3	120
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	43	+18.3 s	6	111
18	AUS James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+31.6 s	5	102
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	43	+35.5 s	15	96
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	43	+35.6 s	13	90
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	43	+39.4 s	17	84
14	AUS Jason Bright	Brad Jones Racing	43	+42.1 s	11	78
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	43	+45.3 s	10	72
55	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	43	+51.5 s	21	69
47	AUS Tim Slade	James Rosenberg Racing	43	+57.6 s	18	66
22	AUS Will Davison	Holden Racing Team	43	+1:03.0 s	22	63
11	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Kelly Racing	43	+1:03.4 s	14	60
24	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Walkinshaw Racing	43	+1:15.9 s	19	57
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	43	+1:17.2 s	20	54
19	AUS Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	43	+1:17.8 s	16	51
3	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Tony D'Alberto Racing	43	+1:20.1 s	23	48
10	AUS Andrew Thompson	Walkinshaw Racing	43	+1:26.5 s	26	45
8	NZL Jason Richards	Brad Jones Racing	43	+1:27.9 s	8	42
12	AUS Dean Fiore	Triple F Racing	43	+1:53.1 s	24	39
21	AUS Karl Reindler	Britek Motorsport	42	+ 1 lap	25	36
30	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	42	+ 1 lap	28	33
16	AUS Tony Ricciardello	Kelly Racing	42	+ 1 lap	29	30
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Kelly Racing	42	+ 1 lap	12	27
4	AUS Alex Davison	Stone Brothers Racing	41	+ 2 laps	9	24
2	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	19	Wheel hub	4
51	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	0	Did Not Start	27
Fastest lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:58.7370

Standings

After Race 2 of 26

Pos	No	Name
1	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing
888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering
9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing
18	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing

References

(February 20, 2010). "Yas Marina Circuit, UAE 20/02/2010 Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2". National Software.
(February 19, 2010). "Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2 Yas Marina Circuit, UAE V8 Supercars - Qualifying".
(February 19, 2010). "Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2 Yas Marina Circuit, UAE V8 Supercars - Shootout".
(February 19, 2010). "Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2 Yas Marina Circuit, UAE V8 Supercars - Race 1".
(February 20, 2010). "Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2 Yas Marina Circuit, UAE V8 Supercars - Qualifying (Race 2)".
(February 20, 2010). "Yas V8 400 - 2010 V8 Supercar Championship - Races 1 & 2 Yas Marina Circuit, UAE V8 Supercars - Race 2".

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