The 2018 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a

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event for the

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, held on the weekend of 6 to 8 April 2018. The event was held at

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in Launceston,

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, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the third event of sixteen in the

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and hosted Races 7 and 8 of the season. The event was the 46th running of the

Tasmania SuperSprint The Tasmania SuperSprint (formally known as the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Champions ...

Report

Background

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entered the event as the championship leader, 49 points ahead of

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's David Reynolds and 61 points ahead of

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. The event would see the introduction of a new qualifying format. Similar to

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, there will be three sessions. The fastest ten drivers across the Friday practice sessions will get a bye into the second stage, with the other sixteen drivers required to go through Q1. The fastest six will join the other ten for Q2, with the other ten already having set their starting positions. Q2 will see the top ten advance to Q3, with the slowest six confirming their starting positions. Q3 will see the top ten drivers fight for pole position.

Results

Practice

Race 7

Qualifying

Race

; Notes * –

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received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, making contact with James Golding.

Championship standings after Race 7

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

Race 8

Qualifying

Race

; Notes * – Michael Caruso received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with

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Championship standings after Race 8

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

References

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