The event is held over three days, from Friday to Sunday. On Friday, two thirty-minute practice sessions are held. On Saturday, a three-part knock-out qualifying session is then held, determining the grid for the 100 kilometre race to follow. Sunday features two fifteen-minute qualifying sessions that set the grid for each of the day's two 100 km races.[1]
The event has been known as the Triple Crown since 2006, which originally referred to the three races in the weekend format of the time. Currently, the title refers to the two races during the event and the top ten shootout.[2] The Triple Crown remained elusive until Scott McLaughlin was fastest in the top ten shootout and won both races in 2019.[3] From 2020, the Triple Crown trophy was awarded to the driver that scored the most points across the weekend.[4]
Hidden Valley Raceway had existed for several years prior to being upgraded for its first national championship event in 1998, a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC). Mark Skaife had been on course to take victory in the opening race when an engine issue on the final lap allowed teammate Craig Lowndes past, with Skaife finishing 2nd.[5] Lowndes' car then failed to fire prior to the start of the second race and both he and Skaife failed to make the grid, leaving the front row empty. Russell Ingall, who had a stop-go penalty in the first race for spinning Jason Bright, charged from 13th on the grid to take victory and went on to win the inaugural round with another win in race three of the weekend.[2] In 1999, Bright took his first career round win in what was Ford's only round win of the year.[6] It was also the first round win for Stone Brothers Racing, who saw further success at the event in 2001 when Marcos Ambrose scored his first round win, despite not winning a race over the weekend.[7]
In 2004, Ambrose made contact while attempting to overtake Skaife for the lead on the final corner of the race, delaying both and granting victory to Ambrose's teammate Ingall. In the following race, Ambrose then spun Ingall off on the first corner of the race.[8]Todd Kelly went on to win the round, his first of two consecutive event wins. Michael Caruso took his first Supercars race win at the event in 2009, holding off a late charge from Alex Davison.[6] At a late safety car restart in the first race of the 2011 event, the top four tangled into turn one, allowing fifth-placed Rick Kelly to take the race win.[8] In 2013 Jonathon Webb, driving for his family team Tekno Autosports, won his first career round.[9] At the 2015 event, Lowndes became the first to achieve 100 race wins in ATCC and Supercars, capitalising on a collision between Rick Kelly and Fabian Coulthard on the opening lap.[10] In 2016, Caruso provided Nissan with their first round victory since 1992. At the same event, Lee Holdsworth suffered a broken pelvis in a first lap accident, forcing him out of the next three events.[11]
From 2017 to 2019, Scott McLaughlin became the first driver to win three consecutive events in Darwin. Most notably, this included McLaughlin becoming the first driver to win the Triple Crown in 2019, qualifying fastest in the top ten shootout (albeit only by a margin of under two hundredths of a second) and winning both races for DJR Team Penske.[3] The Triple Crown was again awarded in 2020 but only due to a change in criteria which saw the trophy guaranteed to be awarded to the round winner.[4]Jamie Whincup tied for points with Fabian Coulthard but won the trophy on countback, meanwhile Anton de Pasquale won his first championship race in the first race of the weekend.[12] In addition to the Triple Crown, Hidden Valley hosted a second event in consecutive weeks, known as the Darwin SuperSprint, as part of the calendar changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In 2021, it was announced the event would become the championship's Indigenous Round, with some teams running special liveries for the event.[14] Over the weekend, the event also incorporated Superbikes and drag racing with Supercars, for the first time since the Winfield Triple Challenge events at Sydney Motorsport Park in the early 1990s.[15]
^ abcGreenhalgh, David; Howard, Graham; Wilson, Stewart (2011). The official history: Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 Years. St Leonards, New South Wales: Chevron Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-9805912-2-4.
^Pavey, James (12 June 2021). "No wins, no worries: Ambrose's rare Darwin feat". Supercars. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ abTulk, Mitchell (16 June 2017). "Bent cars and broken egos: The top five moments from Hidden Valley raceway". Carsguide.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^"V8 PREDICTOR: Webb springs surprise in Darwin". Speedcafe. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^"Lowndes wins his 100th race". V8Supercars.com.au. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^"Holdsworth sidelined with fractured pelvis". Speedcafe. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^Herrero, Daniel (16 August 2020). "Whincup holds off McLaughlin to prevail in Race 15". Speedcafe. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^Chapman, Simon (18 July 2020). "Supercars confirms Darwin doubleheader". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^Gover, Paul (20 March 2021). "Indigenous Round For Supercars In June". Race News. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^Bartholomaeus, Stefan (17 June 2021). "HIDDEN VALLEY'S TRIPLE CHALLENGE THROWBACK | V8 Sleuth". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
January 01, 1970
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The Darwin Triple Crown formally known as the Betr Darwin Triple Crown is an annual motor racing event for Supercars held at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin Northern Territory The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championship and its previous incarnations the Australian Touring Car Championship Shell Championship Series and V8 Supercars Championship since 1998 Darwin Triple Crown Race Information Venue Hidden Valley Raceway Number of times held 27 First held 1998 Race Format Race 1 Laps 35 Distance 100 km Race 2 Laps 35 Distance 100 km Race 3 Laps 35 Distance 100 km Last Event 2023 Overall Winner Broc Feeney Dick Johnson Racing Race Winners Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Contents 1 Format 2 History 3 Winners 4 Multiple winners 4 1 By driver 4 2 By team 4 3 By manufacturer 5 Event names and sponsors 6 See also 7 ReferencesFormat editThe event is held over three days from Friday to Sunday On Friday two thirty minute practice sessions are held On Saturday a three part knock out qualifying session is then held determining the grid for the 100 kilometre race to follow Sunday features two fifteen minute qualifying sessions that set the grid for each of the day s two 100 km races 1 The event has been known as the Triple Crown since 2006 which originally referred to the three races in the weekend format of the time Currently the title refers to the two races during the event and the top ten shootout 2 The Triple Crown remained elusive until Scott McLaughlin was fastest in the top ten shootout and won both races in 2019 3 From 2020 the Triple Crown trophy was awarded to the driver that scored the most points across the weekend 4 History edit nbsp Mark Skaife during the 2007 Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway had existed for several years prior to being upgraded for its first national championship event in 1998 a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship ATCC Mark Skaife had been on course to take victory in the opening race when an engine issue on the final lap allowed teammate Craig Lowndes past with Skaife finishing 2nd 5 Lowndes car then failed to fire prior to the start of the second race and both he and Skaife failed to make the grid leaving the front row empty Russell Ingall who had a stop go penalty in the first race for spinning Jason Bright charged from 13th on the grid to take victory and went on to win the inaugural round with another win in race three of the weekend 2 In 1999 Bright took his first career round win in what was Ford s only round win of the year 6 It was also the first round win for Stone Brothers Racing who saw further success at the event in 2001 when Marcos Ambrose scored his first round win despite not winning a race over the weekend 7 In 2004 Ambrose made contact while attempting to overtake Skaife for the lead on the final corner of the race delaying both and granting victory to Ambrose s teammate Ingall In the following race Ambrose then spun Ingall off on the first corner of the race 8 Todd Kelly went on to win the round his first of two consecutive event wins Michael Caruso took his first Supercars race win at the event in 2009 holding off a late charge from Alex Davison 6 At a late safety car restart in the first race of the 2011 event the top four tangled into turn one allowing fifth placed Rick Kelly to take the race win 8 In 2013 Jonathon Webb driving for his family team Tekno Autosports won his first career round 9 At the 2015 event Lowndes became the first to achieve 100 race wins in ATCC and Supercars capitalising on a collision between Rick Kelly and Fabian Coulthard on the opening lap 10 In 2016 Caruso provided Nissan with their first round victory since 1992 At the same event Lee Holdsworth suffered a broken pelvis in a first lap accident forcing him out of the next three events 11 From 2017 to 2019 Scott McLaughlin became the first driver to win three consecutive events in Darwin Most notably this included McLaughlin becoming the first driver to win the Triple Crown in 2019 qualifying fastest in the top ten shootout albeit only by a margin of under two hundredths of a second and winning both races for DJR Team Penske 3 The Triple Crown was again awarded in 2020 but only due to a change in criteria which saw the trophy guaranteed to be awarded to the round winner 4 Jamie Whincup tied for points with Fabian Coulthard but won the trophy on countback meanwhile Anton de Pasquale won his first championship race in the first race of the weekend 12 In addition to the Triple Crown Hidden Valley hosted a second event in consecutive weeks known as the Darwin SuperSprint as part of the calendar changes caused by the COVID 19 pandemic 13 In 2021 it was announced the event would become the championship s Indigenous Round with some teams running special liveries for the event 14 Over the weekend the event also incorporated Superbikes and drag racing with Supercars for the first time since the Winfield Triple Challenge events at Sydney Motorsport Park in the early 1990s 15 Winners editYear Driver 6 Team Car Report 1998 nbsp Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore 1999 nbsp Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 2000 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 2001 nbsp Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon Report 2002 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 2003 nbsp Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 2004 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 2005 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden VZ Commodore 2006 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon 2007 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BF Falcon Report 2008 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford BF Falcon Report 2009 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford FG Falcon Report 2010 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore Report 2011 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore Report 2012 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore Report 2013 nbsp Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore Report 2014 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Report 2015 nbsp Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon Report 2016 nbsp Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Report 2017 nbsp Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon Report 2018 nbsp Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon Report 2019 nbsp Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT Report 20201 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore nbsp Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 2021 nbsp Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden ZB Commodore Report 2022 nbsp Anton de Pasquale Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang GT Report 2023 nbsp Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Notes 1 Hidden Valley Raceway hosted two events of the 2020 Supercars Championship Rounds 5 and 6 in consecutive weekends Multiple winners editBy driver edit Wins Driver Years 4 nbsp Craig Lowndes 2006 2007 2009 2011 nbsp Jamie Whincup 2010 2012 2014 2020 1 nbsp Scott McLaughlin 2017 2018 2019 2020 2 2 nbsp Mark Skaife 2000 2002 nbsp Marcos Ambrose 2001 2003 nbsp Todd Kelly 2004 2005 nbsp Chaz Mostert 2015 2021 By team edit Wins Team 9 Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 Walkinshaw Andretti United2 Dick Johnson Racing3 3 Stone Brothers Racing 2 Prodrive Racing Australia4 By manufacturer edit Wins Manufacturer 13 Ford 12 Holden Notes 2 Walkinshaw Andretti United was known as Holden Racing Team from 1990 to 2016 hence their statistics are combined 3 Dick Johnson Racing was known as DJR Team Penske from 2015 to 2020 hence their statistics are combined 4 Prodrive Racing Australia was known as Ford Performance Racing from 2003 to 2014 hence their statistics are combined Event names and sponsors edit1998 2004 Hidden Valley 2005 Skycity V8 Supercars 2006 15 Skycity Triple Crown 2016 18 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown 2019 20 BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown 2020 CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint 2021 22 Merlin Darwin Triple Crown 2023 Betr Darwin Triple CrownSee also editList of Australian Touring Car Championship racesReferences edit Darwin track schedule entertainment confirmed Supercars 23 May 2023 a b Fast Facts Hidden Valley Supercars com 16 June 2019 Retrieved 16 June 2018 a b Herrero Daniel 16 June 2019 McLaughlin dominates Race 16 to claim Triple Crown Speedcafe Retrieved 16 June 2019 a b Triple Crown twist for 2020 Supercars 8 August 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Clarke Andrew Wensley Scott 2007 V8 Supercars The First Decade Carnegie Victoria Publishing 101 p 45 ISBN 978 0 9803909 0 2 a b c Greenhalgh David Howard Graham Wilson Stewart 2011 The official history Australian Touring Car Championship 50 Years St Leonards New South Wales Chevron Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 9805912 2 4 Pavey James 12 June 2021 No wins no worries Ambrose s rare Darwin feat Supercars Retrieved 14 June 2021 a b Tulk Mitchell 16 June 2017 Bent cars and broken egos The top five moments from Hidden Valley raceway Carsguide com au Retrieved 4 June 2018 V8 PREDICTOR Webb springs surprise in Darwin Speedcafe 18 June 2013 Retrieved 4 June 2018 Lowndes wins his 100th race V8Supercars com au 20 June 2015 Retrieved 9 July 2015 Holdsworth sidelined with fractured pelvis Speedcafe 19 June 2016 Retrieved 4 June 2018 Herrero Daniel 16 August 2020 Whincup holds off McLaughlin to prevail in Race 15 Speedcafe Retrieved 16 August 2020 Chapman Simon 18 July 2020 Supercars confirms Darwin doubleheader Speedcafe Retrieved 18 July 2020 Gover Paul 20 March 2021 Indigenous Round For Supercars In June Race News Retrieved 27 March 2021 Bartholomaeus Stefan 17 June 2021 HIDDEN VALLEY S TRIPLE CHALLENGE THROWBACK V8 Sleuth V8 Sleuth Retrieved 19 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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