2015 ITM 500 Auckland
# 2015 ITM 500 Auckland

The 2015 ITM 500 Auckland was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the twelfth event of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 6–8 November at the Pukekohe Park Raceway, near Pukekohe, New Zealand.

## Race results

### Race 28

**Qualifying**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.3203 |
| 2 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.3248 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.4053 |
| 4 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.4528 |
| 5 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:03.4772 |
| 6 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.5682 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.5874 |
| 8 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.6541 |
| 9 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.6552 |
| 10 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.7285 |
| 11 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.7300 |
| 12 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:03.7339 |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.7349 |
| 14 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.7518 |
| 15 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.7639 |
| 16 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.7979 |
| 17 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.8452 |
| 18 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.8962 |
| 19 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.9610 |
| 20 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:04.0202 |
| 21 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:04.1423 |
| 22 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:04.2212 |
| 23 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:04.4514 |
| 24 | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:04.5406 |
| 25 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:05.7711 |
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**Race**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | 24min 48.8376sec | 1 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | 21 | + 4.38 s | 4 |
| 3 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | 21 | + 5.02 s | 2 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | + 7.95 s | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | 21 | + 7.48 s | 3 |
| 6 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 8.57 s | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | + 9.16 s | 7 |
| 8 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 21 | + 9.65 s | 9 |
| 9 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | + 11.58 s | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 21 | + 13.18 s | 17 |
| 11 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 13.98 s | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 17.37 s | 20 |
| 13 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 21 | + 17.92 s | 16 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 18.99 s | 19 |
| 15 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | 21 | + 19.36 s | 11 |
| 16 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | + 19.77 s | 25 |
| 17 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | + 20.95 s | 14 |
| 18 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | + 23.15 s | 21 |
| 19 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | 21 | + 23.45 s | 23 |
| 20 | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | + 24.72 s | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | 21 | + 30.19 s | 18 |
| 22 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | + 42.24 s | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | + 1 Lap | 15 |
| Ret | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 19 | Retired | 13 |
| Ret | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 12 |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:04.3571 |||||||
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**Race**

**Notes**

* ^1 – Scott Pye was demoted behind Craig Lowndes after officials deemed him to have gained an advantage by using the escape road at turn five and missing out the chicane.

### Race 29

**Qualifying**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.4690 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.4918 |
| 3 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:02.5714 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.5910 |
| 5 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.6672 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.7002 |
| 7 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.7703 |
| 8 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.8396 |
| 9 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.8535 |
| 10 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.8731 |
| 11 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:02.8849 |
| 12 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:02.8855 |
| 13 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.0046 |
| 14 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.0176 |
| 15 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.0538 |
| 16 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:03.1138 |
| 17 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.1181 |
| 18 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Racing Team | 1:03.1188 |
| 19 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.1192 |
| 20 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.1732 |
| 21 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.1867 |
| 22 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.3498 |
| 23 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:03.3978 |
| 24 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.4410 |
| - | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | No Time |
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**Race**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | 21 | 26min 37.9563sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 21 | + 0.50 s | 4 |
| 3 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | + 0.87 s | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | + 1.57 s | 6 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | 21 | + 1.91 s | 13 |
| 6 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 21 | + 2.43 s | 5 |
| 7 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | 21 | + 3.75 s | 7 |
| 8 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | 21 | + 4.64 s | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | 21 | + 5.62 s | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 21 | + 6.24 s | 11 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 7.66 s | 15 |
| 12 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 21 | + 7.89 s | 10 |
| 13 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | + 8.36 s | 16 |
| 14 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 9.17 s | 21 |
| 15 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 9.75 s | 17 |
| 16 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 21 | + 10.65 s | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 21 | + 11.48 s | 19 |
| 18 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | 21 | + 12.10 s | 12 |
| 19 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | 21 | + 14.98 s | 24 |
| 20 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | + 15.18 s | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | 21 | + 15.31 s | 24 |
| 22 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 21 | + 15.68 s | 23 |
| 23 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | + 16.48 s | 22 |
| Ret | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 11 | Accident | 2 |
| DNS | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| Fastest lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2524 |||||||
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### Race 30

**Qualifying**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:03.1629 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.1643 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.2188 |
| 4 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.2517 |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.2848 |
| 6 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.3274 |
| 7 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.3432 |
| 8 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.3619 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.3834 |
| 10 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.4660 |
| 11 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.4926 |
| 12 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.5314 |
| 13 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:03.5555 |
| 14 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.5789 |
| 15 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.6259 |
| 16 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.6281 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.6327 |
| 18 | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.6592 |
| 19 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.6849 |
| 20 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:03.7966 |
| 21 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.8064 |
| 22 | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 1:03.8244 |
| 23 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | 1:03.8248 |
| 24 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | 1:03.9138 |
| 25 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | 1:03.9900 |
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**Race**

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 69 | 1hr 18min 57.1973sec | 2 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 69 | + 4.06 s | 10 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott Pye | DJR Team Penske | 69 | + 10.81 s | 3 |
| 4 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | 69 | + 12.70 s | 4 |
| 5 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | + 13.12 s | 5 |
| 6 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 69 | + 17.08 s | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | 69 | + 22.34 s | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 69 | + 27.36 s | 16 |
| 9 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Tekno Autosports | 69 | + 34.97 s | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 69 | + 39.73 s | 14 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Prodrive Racing Australia | 69 | + 40.39 s | 9 |
| 12 | 3 | Tim Blanchard | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 69 | + 44.58 s | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | + 45.07 s | 20 |
| 14 | 99 | James Moffat | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | + 47.09 s | 7 |
| 15 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 69 | + 52.23 s | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Will Davison | Erebus Motorsport | 69 | + 54.35 s | 13 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | 69 | + 55.17 s | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 69 | + 66.51 s | 12 |
| 19 | 21 | Dale Wood | Britek Motorsport | 69 | + 66.78 s | 25 |
| 20 | 34 | David Wall | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 69 | + 67.01 s | 20 |
| 21 | 111 | Andre Heimgartner | Super Black Racing | 68 | + 1 Lap | 23 |
| 22 | 6 | Cameron Waters | Prodrive Racing Australia | 68 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 23 | 47 | Tim Slade | Walkinshaw Racing | 68 | + 1 Lap | 19 |
| 24 | 10 | Ashley Walsh | Erebus Motorsport | 67 | + 2 Laps | 22 |
| Ret | 222 | Nick Percat | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 18 |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:03.2790 |||||||
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