The 2018 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship that was held on the weekend of 22 to 25 March 2018. The event was run at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and marked the first running of the Melbourne 400. It was the second event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 130 kilometres, and two races of 70 kilometers.[1] The races were run in support of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and marked the first time that the Supercars support races would be a points-paying round of the Supercars Championship.[2][3]
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| Round 2 of 16 in the 2018 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
 Layout of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 22-25 March 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||
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Results
editPractice
edit| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 1 |  Jamie Whincup
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:55.4067 |
| Practice 2 | Thursday | 17 |  Scott McLaughlin
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:55.2981 |
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Race 3
editQualifying
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- Notes
- ^1 – Todd Hazelwood, although his best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave him permission to race.[7]
Race
editChampionship standings after Race 3
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 4
editQualifying
edit- Notes
- ^1 – James Golding received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Craig Lowndes during qualifying.[7]
Race
edit- Notes
- ^1 – Jack Le Brocq received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with James Courtney.[7]
Championship standings after Race 4
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 5
editQualifying
edit- Notes
- ^1 – Todd Hazelwood received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Lee Holdsworth during qualifying.[7]
Race
edit- Notes
- ^1 – Anton de Pasquale received a 5-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, failing to leave room and causing Rick Kelly lost 4 positions.[7]
Championship standings after Race 5
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race 6
editQualifying
edit- Notes
- ^1 – James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen, although their best time exceeded the specified qualifying time cut-off, the Stewards gave them permission to race.[7]
Race
edit- Notes
- ^1 – Cam Waters received a 5-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Anton de Pasquale.[7]
- ^2 – Lee Holdsworth received a Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (40 seconds) for a breach of the Safety Car Restart procedures.[7]
Championship standings after Race 6
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar". speedcafe.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Supercars set for longer races at AGP in 2018". speedcafe.com. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Supercars confirms twilight AGP races". Speedcafe. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Practice 1". Supercars.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Practice 2". Supercars.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Race 3 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Supercars summary of penalties, Australian Grand Prix - update 5 final". V8 Daily Dump. V8 Daily Dump. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Race 3 - Results". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Race 4 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Race 4 - Results". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Race 5 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Race 5 - Results". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Race 6 - Qualifying". Supercars.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Race 6 - Results". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External links
edit| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2018 Adelaide 500 |
2018 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2018 Tasmania SuperSprint |
| Previous year: 2017 Coates Hire Supercars Challenge |
Melbourne 400 | Next year: 2019 Melbourne 400 |