2017 Perth SuperSprint
Round no4
Season no14
Year2017
SeriesIVSC
Date6–7 May
LocationWanneroo, Western Australia
CircuitBarbagallo Raceway
Race1 laps50
Race1 dist120
Pole 1Fabian Coulthard
Pole1 teamDJR Team Penske
Pole1 time0:54.6667
Winner 1Scott McLaughlin
Winner1 teamDJR Team Penske
Winner1 time48:58.8955
Race2 laps83
Race2 dist200
Pole 2Scott McLaughlin
Pole2 teamDJR Team Penske
Pole2 time0:54.5730
Winner 2Scott McLaughlin
Winner2 teamDJR Team Penske
Winner2 time1:22:17.6422

The 2017 Perth SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 6 to 7 May 2017. The event was held at Barbagallo Raceway near Wanneroo, Western Australia and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the 4th event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 7 and 8 of the season.[1]

Background

Driver changes

Taz Douglas was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Matthew Brabham, becoming the first member of the Brabham family to compete in the Australian Touring Car Championship since his uncle David Brabham raced in the 2013 Gold Coast 600. Having been born in Florida, he became the first United States-born driver to participate in Supercars since Graham Rahal, Boris Said, and Marco Andretti participated as international drivers at the 2012 Gold Coast 600.[2]

The Perth SuperSprint was the first of four events in the 2017 season that Super2 Series wildcards could compete in the main series, however no Super2 team was entered.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Perth SuperSprint Schedule & Results". Supercars.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Brabham receives green light for Supercars debut". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Wildcards locked in for Winton, Darwin, Ipswich". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.