The event was staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Two thirty-minute practice sessions were held on Friday. Saturday featured a twenty-minute qualifying session which decided the grid positions for the following 250 kilometre race. A twenty-minute qualifying session was held on Sunday which decided the grid for the following 250 km race.[1]
History
Background
From 1960 to 1962, Phillip Island hosted the Armstrong 500, a 500-mile race which later evolved into the Bathurst 1000.
Colin Bond and Peter Brock dominated the event in the 1970s, winning five of the seven events between them. In 1972, Allan Moffat won the event, in what is to this day the only Phillip Island 500 win for Ford.
2008–11
The race was revived in 2008 as two-driver endurance event for V8 Supercars, replacing the Sandown 500 as the lead-in event to the annual Bathurst 1000 race.[2][3] The format featured two short races on Saturday, one for each co-driver, that set the grid, before the traditional 500 km race on the Sunday. It remained part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series for four consecutive years before the Sandown 500 was reinstated as the host of the 500 km championship race for the 2012 season.
This iteration of the event was dominated by the Holden Racing Team and Triple Eight Race Engineering, winning two races each. The Triple Eight entry of Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup also led the other two events late in the race, before being overtaken by the Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander. The 2008 event saw Tander, driving with Mark Skaife, win after Whincup lost the lead due to an error.[4] In 2009, Tander, this time driving with Will Davison, passed Lowndes, who had a slowly deflating tyre, on the final lap.[4] For the 2010 season, a rules change forced a team's primary drivers to be split across their two cars, therefore Lowndes and Whincup were split up, with vastly different outcomes. Whincup lost a third race from the lead in three years following an engine failure, whilst Lowndes would go on to win, this time with Skaife.[4] This occurred ten years after Lowndes and Skaife had won the Queensland 500 driving together. The final running of the event in 2011 saw Lowndes and Skaife win again, leading home a Triple Eight one-two finish ahead of Whincup and Andrew Thompson.[4] The win saw Skaife level Colin Bond as the only drivers to win the event three times.
2017–18
In 2017, the Phillip Island SuperSprint format was dropped in favour of two 250 km races, which led to the revival of the Phillip Island 500 name.[5] The event itself was marred by a spate of tyre failures across the weekend, while Ford were also able to break their 45 year drought at the event.[6] After one more event using the format, the Phillip Island event returned to SuperSprint status in 2019.
^ abcdGreenhalgh, 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.
^Dale, Will (19 January 2017). "Supercars: Clipsal 500, Phillip Island and Pukekohe get new race formats for 2017". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
^Howard, Tom (22 April 2017). "Supercars launches PI tyre investigation". Speedcafe. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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The Phillip Island 500 was an annual motor racing event last held for Supercars at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island Victoria The race had three distinct eras from 1971 to 1977 as an endurance production and later Australian Touring Car Championship race from 2008 to 2011 as an endurance race as part of V8 Supercars and from 2017 to 2018 as a Supercars Championship event consisting of two 250 km races Phillip Island 500 Race InformationVenue Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitNumber of times held 13First held 1971Last held 2018Race FormatRace 1Laps 57Distance 250 kmRace 2Laps 57Distance 250 kmLast Event 2018 Overall WinnerScott McLaughlin DJR Team PenskeRace WinnersScott McLaughlin DJR Team PenskeScott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Contents 1 Format 2 History 2 1 Background 2 2 1971 77 2 3 2008 11 2 4 2017 18 3 Winners 4 Multiple winners 4 1 By driver 4 2 By team 4 3 By manufacturer 5 Event sponsors 6 See also 7 ReferencesFormat EditThe event was staged over a three day weekend from Friday to Sunday Two thirty minute practice sessions were held on Friday Saturday featured a twenty minute qualifying session which decided the grid positions for the following 250 kilometre race A twenty minute qualifying session was held on Sunday which decided the grid for the following 250 km race 1 History EditBackground Edit From 1960 to 1962 Phillip Island hosted the Armstrong 500 a 500 mile race which later evolved into the Bathurst 1000 1971 77 Edit The 1971 and 1972 races were open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars With the demise of the Group E category at the end of 1972 the event switched to Group C Touring Car regulations The 500K was a round of the Australian Manufacturers Championship from 1971 to 1975 and counted towards both the Australian Championship of Makes and the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1976 and 1977 The event name changed throughout this period according to the sponsorship or lack thereof each year Colin Bond and Peter Brock dominated the event in the 1970s winning five of the seven events between them In 1972 Allan Moffat won the event in what is to this day the only Phillip Island 500 win for Ford 2008 11 Edit The race was revived in 2008 as two driver endurance event for V8 Supercars replacing the Sandown 500 as the lead in event to the annual Bathurst 1000 race 2 3 The format featured two short races on Saturday one for each co driver that set the grid before the traditional 500 km race on the Sunday It remained part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series for four consecutive years before the Sandown 500 was reinstated as the host of the 500 km championship race for the 2012 season This iteration of the event was dominated by the Holden Racing Team and Triple Eight Race Engineering winning two races each The Triple Eight entry of Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup also led the other two events late in the race before being overtaken by the Holden Racing Team s Garth Tander The 2008 event saw Tander driving with Mark Skaife win after Whincup lost the lead due to an error 4 In 2009 Tander this time driving with Will Davison passed Lowndes who had a slowly deflating tyre on the final lap 4 For the 2010 season a rules change forced a team s primary drivers to be split across their two cars therefore Lowndes and Whincup were split up with vastly different outcomes Whincup lost a third race from the lead in three years following an engine failure whilst Lowndes would go on to win this time with Skaife 4 This occurred ten years after Lowndes and Skaife had won the Queensland 500 driving together The final running of the event in 2011 saw Lowndes and Skaife win again leading home a Triple Eight one two finish ahead of Whincup and Andrew Thompson 4 The win saw Skaife level Colin Bond as the only drivers to win the event three times 2017 18 Edit In 2017 the Phillip Island SuperSprint format was dropped in favour of two 250 km races which led to the revival of the Phillip Island 500 name 5 The event itself was marred by a spate of tyre failures across the weekend while Ford were also able to break their 45 year drought at the event 6 After one more event using the format the Phillip Island event returned to SuperSprint status in 2019 Winners EditYear Event Driver s Team Car1971 Phillip Island 500K Colin Bond 7 Holden Dealer Team Holden LC Torana GTR XU 11972 Phillip Island 500K Allan Moffat 8 Ford Works Team Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III1973 Phillip Island 500K Peter Brock 9 Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU 11974 RE PO 500K Colin Bond 10 Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana SL R 5000 L341975 Phillip Island 500K Peter Brock 11 Gown Hindhaugh Holden LH Torana SL R 5000 L341976 Rover 500K Colin Bond 12 Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana SL R 5000 L341977 Ready Plan Insurance Phillip Island 500K Allan Grice 13 Craven Mild Racing Holden LX Torana SS A9X1978 2007 not held2008 L amp H 500 Garth Tander Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore2009 L amp H 500 Garth Tander Will Davison Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore2010 L amp H 500 Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore2011 L amp H 500 Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore2012 2016 not held2017 WD 40 Phillip Island 500 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon2018 WD 40 Phillip Island 500 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X FalconMultiple winners EditBy driver Edit Event Wins Driver Years3 Colin Bond 1971 1974 1976 Mark Skaife 2008 2010 20112 Peter Brock 1973 1975 Garth Tander 2008 2009 Craig Lowndes 2010 2011By team Edit Event Wins Driver4 Holden Dealer Team2 Holden Racing TeamTriple Eight Race EngineeringBy manufacturer Edit Event Wins Manufacturer10 Holden3 FordEvent sponsors Edit1974 RE PO 1976 Rover 1977 Ready Plan Insurance 2008 11 L amp H 2017 18 WD 40See also EditList of Australian Touring Car Championship races Phillip Island SuperSprintReferences Edit 2018 WD 40 Phillip Island 500 Schedule amp Results Supercars Phillip Island 500 here to stay Phillip Island 500 set to stay a b c d 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 Dale Will 19 January 2017 Supercars Clipsal 500 Phillip Island and Pukekohe get new race formats for 2017 Fox Sports Retrieved 16 February 2017 Howard Tom 22 April 2017 Supercars launches PI tyre investigation Speedcafe Retrieved 23 April 2017 Racing Car News December 1971 Racing Car News December 1972 Pages 74 amp 75 Australian Competition Yearbook 1974 Edition Pages 139 amp 140 Australian Competition Yearbook 1975 Edition Pages 144 amp 145 Australian Competition Yearbook 1976 Edition Pages 114 amp 115 Australian Competition Yearbook 1977 Edition Pages 72 amp 73 Australian Competition Yearbook 1978 Edition Pages 70 amp 71 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phillip 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