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Event Information
Round 16 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship
23–25 November 2018
Newcastle East, New South Wales
Newcastle Street Circuit
Friday: Fine & WindySaturday: FineSunday: Fine
Race 1Distance
95 laps
250 kmPole position
Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering
1:10.6430Winner
Scott McLaughlinDJR Team Penske
2:00:22.323595 laps250 kmShane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering1:10.6430Scott McLaughlinDJR Team Penske2:00:22.3235
95 laps250 km
Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering1:10.6430
Scott McLaughlinDJR Team Penske2:00:22.3235
Race 2Distance
95 laps
250 kmPole position
David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport
1:10.5470Winner
David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport
1:57:05.114995 laps250 kmDavid ReynoldsErebus Motorsport1:10.5470David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport1:57:05.1149
95 laps250 km
David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport1:10.5470
David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport1:57:05.1149

The 2018 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 23 to 25 November 2018. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the sixteenth and final event in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 30 and 31 of the season.

Scott McLaughlin was awarded the win in the first race following a post-race penalty for Shane van Gisbergen.

Simona de Silvestro achieved her best finish in a Supercars race, finishing tenth in the Saturday race.

Lee Holdsworth briefly took the lead in the 50th lap in the Saturday race, before finishing twelfth.

David Reynolds won the Sunday race.

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
17Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X952:00:22.32353150
9David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB95+3.77047138
1Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB95+10.77632129
2Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB95+20.257612120
97Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB95+22.475911111
5Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X95+40.477322102
25James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB95+41.7520896
7Andre HeimgartnerNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3395+49.92662690
15Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3395+52.10581184
78Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3395+54.16251878
99Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB95+56.5422672
18Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB95+58.8959569
35Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore VF95+1:03.22751766
100Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X95+1:06.274421963
23Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3395+1:07.50992060
230Will Davison23Red RacingFord Falcon FG X94+1 Lap2457
56Richie StanawayTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X94+1 Lap2554
14Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB94+1 Lap1451
19Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB93+2 Laps1548
34James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB91+4 Laps2145
55Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X90+5 Laps1642
33Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB90+5 Laps2339
888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB88+7 Laps936
8Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB42Accident Damage10
12Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X41Accident4
21Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB41Accident13
  • .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^1 Van Gisbergen received a 25 second post-race penalty for a pit-lane infringement.
  • ^2 Waters received a 15 second post-race penalty for a driving infringement.

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
9David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB951:57:05.11491150
17Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X95+4.68072138
1Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB95+17.15887129
97Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB95+42.83903120
25James CourtneyWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB95+44.38576111
7Andre HeimgartnerNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3395+45.20949102
55Chaz MostertTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X95+45.42441496
33Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB95+46.7038490
18Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden Commodore ZB95+47.1698584
2Scott PyeWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedHolden Commodore ZB95+48.50322378
888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Commodore ZB95+49.89311272
8Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB95+56.53471369
5Mark WinterbottomTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X95+1:08.23841866
100Cam WatersTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X94+1 Lap1163
14Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB94+1 Lap860
99Anton de PasqualeErebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB94+1 Lap1557
15Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3394+1 Lap1654
19Jack Le BrocqTekno AutosportsHolden Commodore ZB94+1 Lap2051
23Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3394+1 Lap2448
230Will Davison23Red RacingFord Falcon FG X94+1 Lap1745
35Todd HazelwoodMatt Stone RacingHolden Commodore VF94+1 Lap2542
21Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden Commodore ZB94+1 Lap1939
56Richie StanawayTickford RacingFord Falcon FG X94+1 Lap2636
78Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L3394+1 Lap2233
34James GoldingGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB87+8 Laps2130
12Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X75+20 Laps1027
Supercars Championship
Previous race:2018 Auckland SuperSprint2018 Supercars ChampionshipNext race:2019 Adelaide 500
Previous year:2017 Newcastle 500Newcastle 500Next year:2019 Newcastle 500
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