2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
# 2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge

The 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as the principal support event of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

Fabian Coulthard won the opening three races with Scott McLaughlin winning the fourth and final race.

## Report

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:55.6682 |
| 2 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:56.0173 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:56.0444 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:56.2054 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:56.4227 |
| 6 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:56.6233 |
| 7 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:56.7129 |
| 8 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:56.7223 |
| 9 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:56.8193 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:56.8625 |
| 11 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:57.2019 |
| 12 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:57.2178 |
| 13 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:57.2748 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:57.3251 |
| 15 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:57.3650 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VF Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:57.4147 |
| 17 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:57.4390 |
| 18 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:57.4600 |
| 19 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:57.4779 |
| 20 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:57.4882 |
| 21 | 18 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 1:57.5041 |
| 22 | 34 | Alexandre Prémat | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:57.5220 |
| 23 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:57.6629 |
| 24 | 88 | Dean Fiore | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:58.0042 |
| 25 | 17 | Tim Blanchard | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:58.2013 |
| 26 | 9 | Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:58.9306 |
| EXC | 12 | Jonny Reid | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:57.8355 |
| EXC | 80 | Scott Pye | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:57.4172 |
| Source: ||||||

Notes:

* ^1 — Jason Bright was demoted two places on the grid for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of Practice 1.
* ^2 — Jonny Reid was excluded from the session for holding up Alexandre Prémat during the session.
* ^3 — Scott Pye was excluded from the session for leaving the pit lane without permission at the end of the session.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Grid | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | 25:14.8756 | 75 |
| 2 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 4 | +1.7467 | 69 |
| 3 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 9 | +4.6233 | 64 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 5 | +6.4004 | 60 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3 | +7.1534 | 55 |
| 6 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 8 | +7.1716 | 51 |
| 7 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +8.4223 | 48 |
| 8 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 15 | +14.3048 | 45 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 19 | +14.5232 | 42 |
| 10 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 18 | +15.5583 | 39 |
| 11 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 13 | +15.7877 | 36 |
| 12 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 7 | +15.9691 | 34 |
| 13 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 6 | +18.1643 | 33 |
| 14 | 17 | Tim Blanchard | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 25 | +19.2969 | 31 |
| 15 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 12 | +22.3795 | 30 |
| 16 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 11 | +23.0077 | 28 |
| 17 | 88 | Dean Fiore | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 24 | +23.2954 | 27 |
| 18 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 23 | +26.1491 | 25 |
| 19 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 17 | +26.5788 | 24 |
| 20 | 18 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 21 | +27.5962 | 22 |
| 21 | 80 | Scott Pye | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 28 | +28.6292 | 21 |
| 22 | 47 | Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | James Rosenberg Racing | 14 | +29.9848 | 19 |
| 23 | 9 | Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 26 | +34.2795 | 18 |
| 24 | 12 | Jonny Reid | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 27 | +40.2330 | 16 |
| 25 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 9 | +57.2767 | 15 |
| Ret | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 2 | Gearbox | |
| Ret | 34 | Alexandre Prémat | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 22 | Accident | |
| Ret | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VF Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 16 | Accident | |
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 — Mark Winterbottom was penalised fifty seconds for an unsafe pit release.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Grid | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | 24:38.9131 | 75 |
| 2 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 2 | +4.8875 | 69 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 5 | +2.1309 | 64 |
| 4 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 3 | +14.6794 | 60 |
| 5 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 7 | +15.1337 | 55 |
| 6 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 6 | +15.6054 | 51 |
| 7 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 13 | +19.0084 | 48 |
| 8 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 11 | +19.1730 | 45 |
| 9 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 26 | +21.6430 | 42 |
| 10 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 10 | +22.1579 | 39 |
| 11 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 12 | +23.8646 | 36 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 25 | +27.8380 | 34 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 9 | +29.2584 | 33 |
| 14 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 15 | +29.5086 | 31 |
| 15 | 18 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 20 | +29.7064 | 30 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VF Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 27 | +30.0255 | 28 |
| 17 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 16 | +31.4344 | 27 |
| 18 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 18 | +36.7153 | 25 |
| 19 | 88 | Dean Fiore | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 17 | +40.5788 | 24 |
| 20 | 17 | Tim Blanchard | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 14 | +41.8414 | 22 |
| 21 | 80 | Scott Pye | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | +42.1581 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 19 | +42.3978 | 19 |
| 23 | 12 | Jonny Reid | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 24 | +42.9018 | 18 |
| 24 | 9 | Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 23 | +44.3861 | 16 |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 4 | +56.7257 | 15 |
| Ret | 47 | Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | James Rosenberg Racing | 22 | Engine | |
| Ret | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 8 | Oil radiator | |
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 — Craig Lowndes was relegated to third position for an unsafe pit release.

### Race 3

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Grid | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | 27:29.4439 | 75 |
| 2 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 7 | +0.6864 | 69 |
| 3 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 2 | +9.7504 | 64 |
| 4 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 10 | +10.7603 | 60 |
| 5 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 4 | +11.1233 | 55 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 13 | +19.9648 | 51 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 12 | +20.1074 | 48 |
| 8 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 17 | +25.7092 | 45 |
| 9 | 18 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 15 | +25.9445 | 42 |
| 10 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 5 | +28.2865 | 39 |
| 11 | 17 | Tim Blanchard | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 20 | +32.0330 | 36 |
| 12 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 22 | +36.8693 | 34 |
| 13 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VF Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 16 | +37.6099 | 33 |
| 14 | 12 | Jonny Reid | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 23 | +43.3512 | 31 |
| 15 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 18 | +44.1397 | 30 |
| 16 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 6 | +49.7772 | 28 |
| 17 | 47 | Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | James Rosenberg Racing | 26 | +1:03.8456 | 27 |
| Ret | 9 | Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 24 | Electrics | |
| Ret | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 27 | Steering | |
| EXC | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 9 | | |
| EXC | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3 | | |
| EXC | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 11 | | |
| EXC | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 14 | | |
| EXC | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 8 | | |
| EXC | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 25 | | |
| EXC | 80 | Scott Pye | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | | |
| EXC | 88 | Dean Fiore | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 19 | | |
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 — Shane van Gisbergen, Craig Lowndes, Jonathon Webb, Michael Carsuo, Todd Kelly, Jamie Whincup, Scott Pye and Dean Fiore were excluded from the results after their cars were found to be outside the allowed ignition timing variance.
* ^2 — Scott McLaughlin was due to start from sixth place on the grid, however his car failed to fire at the start of the warm up lap and he started from pit lane.

### Race 4

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Grid | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 7 | 24:35.7698 | 75 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 9 | +1.6852 | 69 |
| 3 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | +2.0032 | 64 |
| 4 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 4 | +2.4752 | 60 |
| 5 | 18 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 12 | +6.7752 | 55 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 17 | +8.3943 | 51 |
| 7 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 14 | +9.3351 | 48 |
| 8 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 3 | +13.8983 | 45 |
| 9 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 25 | +14.0136 | 42 |
| 10 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 5 | +14.3803 | 39 |
| 11 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 2 | +16.4297 | 36 |
| 12 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 20 | +20.0522 | 34 |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 8 | +21.3834 | 33 |
| 14 | 17 | Tim Blanchard | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 13 | +22.1463 | 31 |
| 15 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 16 | +22.6272 | 30 |
| 16 | 80 | Scott Pye | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 26 | +27.7706 | 28 |
| 17 | 88 | Dean Fiore | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 21 | +27.9402 | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | Jonny Reid | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 19 | +28.6582 | 25 |
| 19 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VF Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 22 | +30.6041 | 24 |
| 20 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 15 | +34.1072 | 22 |
| 21 | 9 | Maro Engel | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 27 | +34.3546 | 21 |
| Ret | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 18 | | |
| Ret | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 24 | | |
| Ret | 47 | Tim Slade | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | James Rosenberg Racing | 23 | | |
| Ret | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 11 | Accident | |
| Ret | 66 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 10 | Accident | |
| Ret | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 6 | Engine | |
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 — Grid positions for Race 4 were based on the combined points from the previous three races during the weekend.
