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2023 Newcastle 500

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New South Wales 2023 Newcastle 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 12 in the 2023 Supercars Championship
Date10–12 March 2023
LocationNewcastle East, New South Wales
VenueNewcastle Street Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 95 laps 250.895 km
Pole position Australia Brodie Kostecki
Erebus Motorsport
1:11.3217
Winner Australia Cam Waters
Tickford Racing
1:58:33.2312
Race 2
Distance 89 laps 235.049 km
Pole position Australia David Reynolds
Grove Racing
1:12.0813
Winner New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:11:50.4825

The 2023 Newcastle 500 (commercially titled 2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March 2023. 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 first round of the 2023 Supercars Championship and the first round of the "Gen3" Supercars Championship regulations, as well as the last staging of the Newcastle 500.[1][2]

Results

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Qualifying 1

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Times
Qualifying Shootout
1 99 Australia Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 1:11.3217 1:11.8481
2 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.2601 +0.1520
3 88 Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.3157 +0.1527
4 400 Australia Tim Slade PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.1261 +0.1538
5 26 Australia David Reynolds Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.2513 +0.1783
6 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.1141 +0.1940
7 25 Australia Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 +0.0371 +0.2648
8 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.3840 +0.2943
9 20 Australia Scott Pye Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4040 +0.3110
10 31 Australia James Golding PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4298 +0.3951
11 9 Australia Will Brown Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4304
12 5 Australia James Courtney Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.4454
13 55 Australia Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.4623
14 17 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.4780
15 34 Australia Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.5581
16 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6048
17 11 Australia Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.6292
18 14 Australia Bryce Fullwood Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6397
19 35 Australia Cameron Hill Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6438
20 3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 +0.6472
21 2 Australia Nick Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 +0.6920
22 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.7215
23 96 Australia Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.7247
24 56 Australia Declan Fraser Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +1.2286
25 4 Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +1.3477
Source:[3][4]

Race 1

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 1:58:33.2312 2 150
2 25 Australia Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 95 +7.6491 7 138
3 99 Australia Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +13.4411 1 129
4 9 Australia Will Brown Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +17.5361 11 120
5 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +18.4873 8 111
6 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +24.5926 16 102
7 20 Australia Scott Pye Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +30.4976 9 96
8 5 Australia James Courtney Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +42.7666 12 90
9 34 Australia Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +42.8684 15 84
10 26 Australia David Reynolds Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +43.5652 5 78
11 17 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +49.7735 14 72
12 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +53.1997 22 69
13 56 Australia Declan Fraser Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +1:37.7302 24 66
14 3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 95 +1:40.3506 20 63
15 14 Australia Bryce Fullwood Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 +1:56.5120 18 60
16 11 Australia Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +2:01.4156 17 57
17 55 Australia Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 95 +2:02.8224 13 54
18 31 Australia James Golding PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 94 +1 lap 10 51
19 96 Australia Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 94 +1 lap 23 48
20 35 Australia Cameron Hill Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 94 +1 lap 19 45
21 4 Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 93 +2 laps 25 42
22 400 Australia Tim Slade PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 90 +5 laps 4 39
DNF 2 Australia Nick Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 50 Mechanical 21
DSQ 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 Technical 6
DSQ 88 Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 95 Technical 3
Fastest Lap: Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United), 1:12.6998
Source:[5][6]

Qualifying 2

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Times
Qualifying Shootout
1 26 Australia David Reynolds Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 1:11.4872 1:12.0813
2 25 Australia Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 +0.2855 +0.0058
3 31 Australia James Golding PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.0456 +0.1092
4 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.0147 +0.2142
5 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.1442 +0.2672
6 400 Australia Tim Slade PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.2364 +0.5455
7 88 Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4184 +0.6588
8 34 Australia Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4001 +0.8770
9 3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 +0.2927 +1.0226
10 5 Australia James Courtney Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.3957 DNF
11 17 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.4619
12 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.4722
13 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.4880
14 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.5477
15 99 Australia Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.5595
16 55 Australia Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.6151
17 9 Australia Will Brown Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6361
18 20 Australia Scott Pye Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6365
19 14 Australia Bryce Fullwood Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.6379
20 2 Australia Nick Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 +0.6601
21 11 Australia Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.7002
22 35 Australia Cameron Hill Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.7214
23 96 Australia Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +0.8227
24 56 Australia Declan Fraser Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 +0.8266
25 4 Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 +1.4589
Source:[7][8]

Race 2

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 2:11:50.4825 5 150
2 25 Australia Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 89 +4.4992 2 138
3 26 Australia David Reynolds Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 89 +25.1401 1 129
4 31 Australia James Golding PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +27.0901 3 120
5 88 Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +27.6594 7 111
6 99 Australia Brodie Kostecki Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +28.6089 15 102
7 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +33.3244 13 96
8 34 Australia Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +46.9619 8 90
9 400 Australia Tim Slade PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +54.4407 6 84
10 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +58.9769 14 78
11 14 Australia Bryce Fullwood Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 89 +1:04.1607 19 72
12 6 Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 89 +1:15.5631 4 69
13 9 Australia Will Brown Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 88 +1 lap 17 66
14 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 88 +1 lap 12 63
15 3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 88 +1 lap 9 60
16 11 Australia Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 88 +1 lap 21 57
17 20 Australia Scott Pye Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 88 +1 lap 18 54
18 55 Australia Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 88 +1 lap 16 51
19 17 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 88 +1 lap 11 48
20 4 Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 88 +1 lap 25 45
21 35 Australia Cameron Hill Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 88 +1 lap 22 42
22 96 Australia Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 88 +1 lap 23 39
23 2 Australia Nick Percat Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 87 +2 laps 20 36
DNF 56 Australia Declan Fraser Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 0 Crash 24
DNS 5 Australia James Courtney Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 Crash in Shootout
Fastest Lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:12.5355
Source:[9][10]

Championship standings

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Return of Newcastle 500 confirmed for 2023". V8 Sleuth. 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Council votes to "permanently kill off" Newcastle 500". Speedcafe. 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Qualifying - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Top Ten - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ "RACE 1". Supercars Championship. 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Qualifying - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Top Ten - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 NEWCASTLE STREET CIRCUIT 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 28 July 2023.
  10. ^ "RACE 2". Supercars Championship. 28 July 2023.
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Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2022 Adelaide 500
2023 Supercars Championship Next race:
2023 Melbourne SuperSprint
Previous year:
2019 Newcastle 500
Newcastle 500 Next year:
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