Whincup/Dumbrell lead Triple Eight Sandown 1-2-3
Jamie Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell at Sandown winning the RABBLE.club Sandown 500 event 12 of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Sandown Raceway, Victoria. Australia.
Having led by nearly 20 seconds twice during Dumbrell’s Safety Car-interupted run, Whincup ultimately finished 6.8312 clear of team-mates Shane van Gisbergen and Earl Bamber.
It is the third victory for Whincup and Dumbrell together in the Melbourne race, following triumphs in 2013 and ’14. Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards finished third to complete the podium rout, while Scott McLaughlin and Alex Premat had to fight to hold onto fourth from Erebus’ David Reynolds and Luke Youlden.
With the results, van Gisbergen’s championship lead over Shell V-Power Racing driver McLaughlin grows to 55 with four events remaining, while Whincup in third is 338 behind.
RABBLE.club Sandown 500 Results
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY, RACE 24, FINAL
- Session Type: Race
- Date: Sun 16 Sep 2018
- Start: 13:20
- Finish: 16:50
- Laps: 161 laps
| Position / Driver / Team | Started | Laps | Race Time | Points |
| 1 Jamie Whincup ›Paul Dumbrell › Red Bull Holden Racing Team – Holden Commodore ZB | 1 0 | 161 | 03:17:28.6203 | 300 |
| 2 Shane van Gisbergen ›Earl Bamber › Red Bull Holden Racing Team – Holden Commodore ZB | 2 0 | 161 | 03:17:35.4514 | 276 |
| 3 Craig Lowndes ›Steven Richards › Autobarn Lowndes Racing -Holden Commodore ZB | 3 0 | 161 | 03:17:36.8768 | 258 |
| 4 Scott McLaughlin ›Alexandre Prémat › Shell V-Power Racing Team – Ford Falcon FG/X | 4 0 | 161 | 03:17:53.7975 | 240 |
| 5 David Reynolds ›Luke Youlden › Erebus Penrite Racing – Holden Commodore ZB | 5 0 | 161 | 03:17:54.3701 | 222 |
| 6 Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing -Holden Commodore ZB | 6 0 | 161 | 03:18:02.8423 | 204 |
| 7 Fabian Coulthard ›Tony D’Alberto › Shell V-Power Racing Team – Ford Falcon FG/X | 7 0 | 161 | 03:18:07.3546 | 192 |
| 8 Castrol Racing- Nissan Altima | 8 0 | 161 | 03:18:17.4367 | 180 |
| 9 Wilson Security Racing GRM – Holden Commodore ZB | 9 0 | 161 | 03:18:20.4341 | 168 |
| 10 Supercheap Auto Racing – Ford Falcon FG/X | 10 0 | 161 | 03:18:26.8032 | 156 |
| 11 Milwaukee Racing – Ford Falcon FG/X | 11 0 | 161 | 03:18:26.8899 | 144 |
| 12 Anton de Pasquale ›Will Brown › Erebus Motorsport – Holden Commodore ZB | 12 0 | 160 | 03:17:29.9578 | 138 |
| 13 Cameron Waters ›David Russell › Monster Energy Racing – Ford Falcon FG/X | 13 0 | 160 | 03:17:32.2865 | 132 |
| 14 Andre Heimgartner ›Aaren Russell › Plus Fitness Racing – Nissan Altima | 14 0 | 160 | 03:17:32.6275 | 126 |
| 15 Freightliner Racing – Holden Commodore ZB | 15 0 | 160 | 03:17:33.3449 | 120 |
| 16 James Courtney ›Jack Perkins › Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing -Holden Commodore ZB | 16 0 | 160 | 03:17:34.1100 | 114 |
| 17 Mark Winterbottom ›Dean Canto › The Bottle-O Racing Team – Ford Falcon FG/X | 17 0 | 160 | 03:17:42.1330 | 108 |
| 18 James Golding ›Richard Muscat › Wilson Security Racing GRM – Holden Commodore ZB | 18 0 | 160 | 03:17:51.6371 | 102 |
| 19 Team CoolDrive- Holden Commodore ZB | 19 0 | 160 | 03:18:00.1193 | 96 |
| 20 RABBLE.club Racing – Ford Falcon FG/X | 20 0 | 160 | 03:18:11.1357 | 90 |
| 21 Todd Hazelwood ›Bryce Fullwood › Bigmate Racing- Holden Commodore VF2 | 21 0 | 160 | 03:18:28.3850 | 84 |
| 22 Jack Le Brocq ›Jonathon Webb › Tekno Autosport – Holden Commodore ZB | 22 0 | 156 | 03:18:01.3672 | 78 |
| 23 Lee Holdsworth ›Jason Bright › Preston Hire Racing – Holden Commodore ZB | 23 0 | 145 | 03:17:45.1898 | 72 |
| 24 SNAPES Racing- Holden Commodore ZB | 24 0 | 142 | 03:17:45.3148 | 66 |
| 25 Drive Racing -Nissan Altima | 25 0 | 134 | 03:18:38.7919 | 60 |
| NC Simona De Silvestro ›Alex Rullo › Team Harvey Norman – Nissan Altima | 26 0 | 129 | 02:41:03.0202 | 0 |
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