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.
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.
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.
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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 2010 Yas V8 400Event InformationRound 1 of 14 in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship SeriesDate18 20 February 2010LocationYas Island United Arab EmiratesVenueYas Marina CircuitWeatherFineResultsRace 1Distance43 laps200 kmPole positionJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 58 114WinnerJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 28 04 434Race 2Distance43 laps200 kmPole positionMark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing1 58 037WinnerJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 27 28 373The 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 Contents 1 Report 2 Results 2 1 Race 1 2 1 1 Qualifying 2 1 2 Top Ten Shootout 2 1 3 Race 2 2 Race 2 2 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 2 Race 3 Standings 4 References 5 External linksReport EditResults EditResults as follows 1 Race 1 Edit Qualifying Edit Pos No Name Team Car Time1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1 58 2042 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 4053 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1 58 4994 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 5215 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1 58 7096 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 8977 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 9798 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 0509 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 11310 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 13611 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 19812 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 24013 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 32114 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 37115 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon 1 59 37616 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 42717 3 Tony D Alberto Tony D Alberto Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 89718 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 90319 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 91220 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 00 07321 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 00 07722 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 2 00 17723 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 00 18324 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2 00 37925 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing Ford FG Falcon 2 00 39026 51 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2 00 84527 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2 00 88528 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 03 013EXC 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1 58 322Sources 2 3 Top Ten Shootout Edit Pos No Name Team Car Time1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1 58 1142 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 6623 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 6794 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1 58 8545 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 9006 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 3567 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 4188 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 5259 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 2 09 287 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon no timeSources Race Edit 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 Points1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 1hr 28min 04 434sec 1 1502 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 0 9s 9 1383 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 2 0s 2 1294 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 43 11 9s 3 1205 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 13 0s 6 1116 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 22 2s 8 1027 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 43 23 7s 10 968 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 31 3 15 909 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 43 35 3 7 8410 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 43 37 6s 16 7811 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 38 3s 13 7212 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 43 41 0s 19 6913 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 43 42 7s 14 6614 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 43 43 9s 18 6315 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 45 8s 11 6016 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 43 1 00 1s 22 5717 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 1 01 3s 23 5418 3 Tony D Alberto Tony D Alberto Racing 43 1 18 5s 17 5119 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 43 1 22 6s 21 4820 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 43 1 36 7s 25 4521 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 43 1 50 2s 9 4222 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 43 1 51 7s 27 3923 51 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 42 1 lap 26 3624 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 42 1 lap 28 3325 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 40 3 laps 20 3026 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 36 7 laps 29 2727 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 34 9 laps 12 24Ret 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 28 Engine 4Ret 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 23 Retired 24Fastest lap Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 1 59 1140Sources 4 Race 2 Edit Qualifying Edit Pos No Name Team Car Time1 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 0372 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1 58 2153 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 3784 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1 58 3935 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 4426 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 1 58 5247 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 5308 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 5529 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 58510 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 58 58811 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 59512 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 61213 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 58 66314 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 58 84515 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 58 84816 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon 1 59 04317 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 17618 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 30819 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 37320 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 52721 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 56922 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 1 59 68323 3 Tony D Alberto Tony D Alberto Racing Holden VE Commodore 1 59 75224 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing Ford FG Falcon 1 59 92725 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 1 59 96226 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 00 07827 51 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2 00 56228 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2 01 43829 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2 02 002 5 Race Edit 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 Points1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 1hr 27min 28 373sec 2 1502 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 4 1 s 1 1383 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 43 11 8 s 7 1294 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 43 17 4 s 3 1205 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 18 3 s 6 1116 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 43 31 6 s 5 1027 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 35 5 s 15 968 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 35 6 s 13 909 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 43 39 4 s 17 8410 14 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 43 42 1 s 11 7811 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 45 3 s 10 7212 55 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing 43 51 5 s 21 6913 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 43 57 6 s 18 6614 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 43 1 03 0 s 22 6315 11 Jason Bargwanna Kelly Racing 43 1 03 4 s 14 6016 24 Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Racing 43 1 15 9 s 19 5717 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 43 1 17 2 s 20 5418 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 43 1 17 8 s 16 5119 3 Tony D Alberto Tony D Alberto Racing 43 1 20 1 s 23 4820 10 Andrew Thompson Walkinshaw Racing 43 1 26 5 s 26 4521 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 43 1 27 9 s 8 4222 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 43 1 53 1 s 24 3923 21 Karl Reindler Britek Motorsport 42 1 lap 25 3624 30 Daniel Gaunt Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 42 1 lap 28 3325 16 Tony Ricciardello Kelly Racing 42 1 lap 29 3026 7 Todd Kelly Kelly Racing 42 1 lap 12 2727 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 41 2 laps 9 24Ret 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 19 Wheel hub 4DNS 51 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 0 Did Not Start 27Fastest lap Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 1 58 7370Sources 6 Standings EditAfter Race 2 of 26Pos No Name Team Points1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 3002 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 2673 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 2494 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 2315 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 222References Edit Yas Marina Circuit UAE 20 02 2010 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 National Software February 20 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 20 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 Yas Marina Circuit UAE V8 Supercars Qualifying February 19 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 20 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 Yas Marina Circuit UAE V8 Supercars Shootout February 19 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 20 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 Yas Marina Circuit UAE V8 Supercars Race 1 February 19 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 20 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 Yas Marina Circuit UAE V8 Supercars Qualifying Race 2 February 20 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 20 Yas V8 400 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Races 1 amp 2 Yas Marina Circuit UAE V8 Supercars Race 2 February 20 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 21 External links EditYas V8 400 website Official timing and resultsSupercars ChampionshipPrevious race 2009 Sydney Telstra 500 2010 Supercars Championship Next race 2010 Desert 400Previous year inaugural Yas V8 400 Next year 2011 Yas V8 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Yas V8 400 amp oldid 1132372886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
