The 2018 Phillip Island 500 (formally known as the 2018 WD-40 Phillip Island 500) was a

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event for the

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, held on 20–22 April 2018. The event was held at the

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956. History Road circuit Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with t ...

on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two races, both 250 kilometres (57 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of sixteen in the

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and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.Schedule and results
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Results

Practice

Race 9

Qualifying

; Notes * – Michael Caruso had his best lap-time deleted for stopping on track, causing a red flag. * –

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was excluded due to his No.12 Ford Falcon FG X running too much rear wing angle and will start from the back of the grid.

Race

; Notes * – Jamie Whincup received a post-race Pit-Lane Penalty equivalent Time Penalty (38 seconds) for speeding in the pit-lane. * –

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received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Jack Le Brocq.

Championship standings after Race 9

;Drivers Championship ;Teams Championship * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race 10

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after Race 10

;Drivers Championship ;Teams Championship * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500 The 2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 22 to 23 April 2017. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two ...

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Phillip Island 500 The Phillip Island 500 was an annual motor racing event, last held for Supercars at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria. The race had three distinct eras; from 1971 to 1977 as an endurance production and later Austral ...