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held on the weekend of 19–21 June 2015. The event was held at Hidden Valley in Darwin,

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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

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won the opening race by a second ahead of teammate, and championship leader,

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, while the next three placings were taken by

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drivers

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, James Moffat and Michael Caruso. In race two,

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led home a Holden 1–2 ahead of

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driver

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, 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

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, having started from pole position. Mostert again finished on the podium, with a second-place finish, while

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completed the podium for the

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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

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