2012 Phillip Island 300 Explained

Flag:Victoria
2012 Phillip Island 300
Round No:5
Season No:15
Year:2012
Series:IVSC
Track Map:Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg
Date:18–20 May
Location:Phillip Island, Victoria
Circuit:Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Weather:Fine
Race1 Laps:32
Race1 Dist:140
Pole1:Mark Winterbottom
Pole1 Team:Ford Performance Racing
Pole1 Time:1:32:1320
Winner1:Mark Winterbottom
Winner1 Team:Ford Performance Racing
Winner1 Time:55:50:2117
Race2 Laps:45
Race2 Dist:200
Pole2:Craig Lowndes
Pole2 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Pole2 Time:1:32:3167
Winner2:Will Davison
Winner2 Team:Ford Performance Racing
Winner2 Time:1:19:46:1086

The 2012 Phillip Island 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fifth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 18–20 May at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, in Phillip Island, Victoria.

The event was the second in a row in which Ford Performance Racing dominated with Mark Winterbottom winning the Saturday race and Will Davison winning the Sunday race. Although the FPR duo won both races, Shane van Gisbergen was the best performed driver over the whole weekend.

Standings

PosNoNameTeamPoints
16 Will DavisonFord Performance Racing1216
21 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1206
35 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing1187
4888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering977
59 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing953