The 2012
Falken Tasmania Challenge
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 ...
was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based
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 ...
. It was the second event of the
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 30 March–1 April at the
Symmons Plains Raceway
Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of the ...
, near
Launceston,
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Race 3 of the championship was won by Victorian Ford driver
Will Davison from
Ford Performance Racing. Race 4, held the following day was won by fellow Victorian,
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup (born 6 February 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship. He currently is team principal for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He has driven the No. 88 Holden ZB Commodore, won a rec ...
driving a Holden for
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 ...
. Davison's third place in race four made him the leading performer of the event.
Report
Race 1
Qualifying
! 1 Jamie Whincup 2012
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! 2 Dean Fiore 2013 Purple
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! 3 Mark Winterbottom 2012
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! 4 Scott Mclaucghin 2014
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! 5 Todd Kelly 2012
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! 6 David Reynolds 2012
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! 7 Jason Bright 2012
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! 8 Chaz Mostret 2016 Yellow
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! 9 Fabian Cohlthard 2016 Pink
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! 10 Craig Lowndes 2013
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! 11 David Russell 2012 Lime And Green
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! 12 Russell Ingall 2012
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! 13 Garth Tander 2012
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! 14 Taz Douglas 2012 Orange And White
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! 15 Shane Van Gisbergen 2012
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! 16 Jonathon Webb 2012
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! 17 Steven Johnson 2012
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! 18 James Moffat 2012
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! 19 Lee Holdsworth 2012
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! 20 Tim Slade 2012
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! 21 Rick Kelly 2012
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! 22 James Courthney 2012
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! 23 Michael Caruso 2012
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! 24 Steve Owen 2012
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! 25 Tony Dalberto 2012
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! 26 Michael Patrizi 2012
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! 27 Will Davison 2012
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! 28 David Wall 2012
Race 2
Qualifying
Race
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! 1 Jamie Whincup 2012
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! 2 Dean Fore 2013 Purple
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! 3 Mark Winterbottom 2012
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! 4 Scott Mclaucghin 2014
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! 5 Todd Kelly 2012
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! 6 David Reynolds 2012
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! 7 Jason Bright 2012
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! 8 Chaz Mostert 2016 Yellow
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! 9 Fabian Coulthard 2016 Pink
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! 10 Craig Lowdnes 2013
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! 11 Taz Douglas Orange And White 2012
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! 12 Shane Van Gisbergen 2012
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! 13 Steven Johnson 2012
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! 14 Will Davison 2012
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! 15 Tim Slade 2012
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! 16 Jonathon Webb 2012
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! 17 Garth Tander 2012
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! 18 Rick Kelly 2012
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! 19 James Moffat 2012
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! 20 Lee Holdsworth 2012
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! 21 Michael Patrizi 2012
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! 22 Michael Caruso 2012
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! 23 James Courtney 2012
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! 24 David Russell 2012 Lime And Green
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! 25 Russell Ingall 2012
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! 26 Steve Owen 2012
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! 27 Tony Dalberto 2012
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! 28 David Wall 2012
Standings
* After 4 of 30 races.
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Will Davison
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Ford Performance Racing
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Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup (born 6 February 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship. He currently is team principal for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He has driven the No. 88 Holden ZB Commodore, won a rec ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Ford Performance Racing
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Shane van Gisbergen
Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989) is a New Zealand racing driver in the Supercars Championship racing in the Number 97 Holden ZB Commodore car for Triple Eight Race Engineering. With three Supercars Championship wins ( 2016, 2021, ...
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Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the International V8 Supercars Championship between 1998 and 2012. The team was formed in 1998 when Ross and Jim Stone bought Alan Jones's shares in Alan Jones ...
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Lee Holdsworth
Lee Holdsworth (born 2 February 1983) is a semi-retired Australian racing driver. He won the 2021 Bathurst 1000 alongside Chaz Mostert and finished his full-time career after the 2022 season, after nearly two decades of racing. He plans to retur ...
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Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the International V8 Supercars Championship between 1998 and 2012. The team was formed in 1998 when Ross and Jim Stone bought Alan Jones's shares in Alan Jones ...
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References
Falken
Falken Tire is a brand of passenger car, light truck, and medium truck tires owned by the Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). It was launched in its native country of Japan in 1983, and was introduced to the North American marke ...
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