2017 Darwin Triple Crown Explained

Flag:Northern Territory
2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown
Round No:6
Season No:14
Year:2017
Series:IVSC
Track Map:Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
Date:16–18 June
Location:Darwin, Northern Territory
Circuit:Hidden Valley Raceway
Race1 Laps:42
Race1 Dist:120
Pole1: Rick Kelly
Pole1 Team:Nissan Motorsport
Pole1 Time:1:05.7114
Winner1: Fabian Coulthard
Winner1 Team:DJR Team Penske
Winner1 Time:52:28.2817
Race2 Laps:70
Race2 Dist:200
Pole2: Scott McLaughlin
Pole2 Team:DJR Team Penske
Pole2 Time:1:05.7232
Winner2: Scott McLaughlin
Winner2 Team:DJR Team Penske
Winner2 Time:1:21:04.2732

The 2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 16 to 18 June 2017. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in the Northern Territory and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the sixth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 11 and 12 of the season.[1]

Background

Driver changes

Taz Douglas was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Cameron McConville.[2]

This was the third round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Jack Le Brocq and Macauley Jones were the two drivers to step up for this round.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown Schedule & Results . Supercars.com. 11 December 2017.
  2. Web site: McConville to make Supercars return with LDM - Speedcafe. Speedcafe.com. 9 June 2017 . 11 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Wildcards locked in for Winton, Darwin, Ipswich - Speedcafe. Speedcafe.com. 20 April 2017 . 11 December 2017.