The 2018 The Bend SuperSprint (formally known as the 2018 OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park) was a

motor racing An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gene ...

event for

Supercars A supercar, also known as an exotic car, is a street-legal sports car with race track-like power, speed, and handling, plus a certain subjective ''cachet'' linked to pedigree and/or exclusivity. The term 'supercar' is frequently used for th ...

, held on the weekend of 24–26 August 2018. The event was held at

The Bend Motorsport Park The Bend Motorsport Park, currently known as Shell V-Power Motorsport Park for naming rights reasons, is a bitumen motor racing circuit at Tailem Bend, South Australia, Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia, about south-east of the state ca ...

near

Tailem Bend Tailem Bend (locally, "Tailem") is a rural town in South Australia, south-east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is located on the lower reaches of the River Murray, near where the river flows into Lake Alexandrina (South Australia), Lake Al ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

and was the first Supercars event to be held at the circuit. It was the eleventh round of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 22 and 23 of the season.

Background

Entry alterations

The round was open to wildcard entries from the

Super2 Series The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...

and saw the grid expanded to twenty-eight cars with the addition of two extra entries –

Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team owned by Brad Jones based in Albury. The team competes in the Supercars Championship and the Super2 Series. Recently they have also returned to Australian Formula Ford where Brad and Kim be ...

entering a third

Holden Commodore ZB The Holden Commodore (ZB) is the fifth and final generation of the Holden Commodore range produced by now-defunct Australian brand Holden from 2018 to 2020. Overview This was Holden's first and only imported model to be sold under the Commodore ...

for

Macauley Jones Macauley Jones (born 8 October 1994) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Brad Jones Racing. Son of Brad, nephew of Kim and cousin of Andrew, Jones comes from a ...

, and

Kostecki Brothers Racing Kostecki Brothers Racing was an Australian motor racing team which is competed in the Dunlop Super2 Series. The team was formed in 2015 to run a car in the Kumho Tyre Series for Jake Kostecki. As the name suggests the team was formed to promot ...

entering their Super2

Holden Commodore VF The Holden Commodore (VF) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017. It was the second and last significantly restyled iteration of the fourth (and final) generation of the Holden Commodore to be manufac ...

and driver Kurt Kostecki. Rookie main game team

Matt Stone Racing Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation) #ZL1, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. Cameron Hill drives the No. 4 car, while Nick Percat drives the No. 10 car. Superca ...

and driver

Todd Hazelwood Todd Matthew Hazelwood (born 25 September 1995) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship for Dick Johnson Racing as a co-driver in the Shell V-Power Racing Ford Mustang. ...

reverted to the Holden Commodore VF they used to win the

2017 Super2 Series The 2017 Super2 Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. It was the eighteenth annu ...

championship.

Results

Practice

Race 22

Qualifying

Race

;Notes *–

Garth Tander Garth Dirk Tander (born 31 March 1977) is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship's Enduro Cup, co-driving for Grove Racing. He was the 2007 series champion for th ...

received a 90-second post-race Time Penalty for failing to complete the CPS requirements for the Race.

Championship standings after Race 22

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams Championship * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race 23

Qualifying

;Notes *–

Richie Stanaway Richard Stanaway (born 24 November 1991) is a racing car driver from New Zealand. He currently competes full-time in the Supercars Championship, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for PremiAir Racing. ...

received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding James Golding in qualifying. But as he qualifies 27th, 2 of the 3 Grid Spot penalties will carry over to the next Event.

Race

Championship standings after Race 23

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams Championship * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019 The Bend SuperSprint The Bend SuperSprint