The 2015 Skycity Triple Crown was a motor race for
V8 Supercars
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
held on the weekend of 19–21 June 2015. The event was held at
Hidden Valley in
Darwin,
Northern Territory
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, and consisted of two sprint races, each over a distance of and one endurance race over a distance of . It was the fifth round of fourteen in the
2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.
The two sprint races were shared between Holden and Ford;
Prodrive Racing Australia driver
Chaz Mostert
Chaz Mostert (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 25 Holden ZB Commodore for Walkinshaw Andretti United. Mostert was the winner of the 2021 ...
won the opening race by a second ahead of teammate, and championship leader,
Mark Winterbottom
Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom (born 20 May 1981) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving the No. 18 Holden ZB Commodore for Team 18. His career highlights include winning the ...
, while the next three placings were taken by
Nissan Motorsport
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drivers
Rick Kelly
Rick Kelly (born 17 January 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver who previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He last drove the No. 15 Ford Mustang GT for Kelly Racing. Previously, he drove for the HSV Dealer Team with w ...
,
James Moffat and
Michael Caruso. In race two,
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Triple Eight Race Engineering, (branded as Red Bull Ampol Racing) is an Australian motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. The team has been the only Brisbane based V8 Supercar team since its formation, originally operating ...
's
Craig Lowndes
Craig Andrew Lowndes (born 21 June 1974) is an Australian racing driver in the Repco Supercars Championship competing in the Holden ZB Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is also a TV commentator.
Lowndes is a three-time V8 Supe ...
led home a Holden 1–2 ahead of
Walkinshaw Racing
Walkinshaw Andretti United is an Australian motor racing team based in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton. The team currently fields two Holden ZB Commodores in the Supercars Championship for Nick Percat and Chaz Mostert, along with a Porsche ...
driver
Tim Slade
Tim Slade (born 3 August 1985) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship. Slade currently drives the No. 3 Ford Mustang GT for Blanchard Racing Team.
Early career
Slade first appeared at a national level ...
, while Mostert completed the podium. With victory, Lowndes became the first V8 Supercar driver to win 100 championship races, spanning 19 years from his maiden win during the
1996 Australian Touring Car Championship season.
The main race was won by
David Reynolds for
Rod Nash Racing
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Racing history Privateer entry
Rod Nash first appeared in the series in ...
, having started from pole position. Mostert again finished on the podium, with a second-place finish, while
Fabian Coulthard
Fabian "Fabs" Coulthard (born 28 July 1982) is a British-born New Zealand professional race car driver, currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving as an endurance co-driver for Chaz Mostert with Walkinshaw Andretti United ...
completed the podium for the
Brad Jones Racing
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team. In the championship standings, the top three drivers remained the same; however, Winterbottom extended his championship lead from 12 to 95 ahead of Lowndes,
while Coulthard moved closer to Lowndes, trailing by 60 points. Mostert's triple podium finish moved him up to fourth in the standings.
Results
Race 13
Race 14
Race 15
Championship standings
* After Race 15 of 36.
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019
Darwin
June 2015 sports events in Australia
Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory
2010s in the Northern Territory
Motorsport in the Northern Territory