Newcastle 500
23 – 25 November 2018
Circuit Description
Circuit Guide
Circuit Name: Newcastle East Street Circuit
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales
Format: SuperStreet
Track Length: 2.629km
Circuit Direction: Anti-Clockwise
Corners: 12
Fastest Point: Turn 4
Slowest Point: Turn 11
Full Throttle: Unknown%
Top Speed: 226km/h
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales
Format: SuperStreet
Track Length: 2.629km
Circuit Direction: Anti-Clockwise
Corners: 12
Fastest Point: Turn 4
Slowest Point: Turn 11
Full Throttle: Unknown%
Top Speed: 226km/h
Average Speed: 133km/h
Race Lap Record: 1:10.9158 – Jamie Whincup (2017) in a Holden Commodore VF
Qualifying Lap Record: 1:09.5949 – Scott McLaughlin (2017) in a Ford Falcon FG X
Race Wins: Jamie Whincup; Scott McLaughlin – 1
Pole Positions: Scott McLaughlin – 2
2017 Winners: R1: Scott McLaughlin R2: Jamie Whincup
Tyres: 28 Super Soft
Race Lap Record: 1:10.9158 – Jamie Whincup (2017) in a Holden Commodore VF
Qualifying Lap Record: 1:09.5949 – Scott McLaughlin (2017) in a Ford Falcon FG X
Race Wins: Jamie Whincup; Scott McLaughlin – 1
Pole Positions: Scott McLaughlin – 2
2017 Winners: R1: Scott McLaughlin R2: Jamie Whincup
Tyres: 28 Super Soft
2018 Newcastle 500 Event Information
Friday 23 November – Sunday 25 November 2018
Friday
Practice 1: 40 minutes
Practice 2: 40 minutes
Practice 1: 40 minutes
Practice 2: 40 minutes
Saturday
Qualifying 1: 20 minutes
Race 1: 250km (95 laps)
Qualifying 1: 20 minutes
Race 1: 250km (95 laps)
Sunday
Qualifying 2: 20 minutes
Top Ten Shootout
Race 2: 250km (95 laps)
Qualifying 2: 20 minutes
Top Ten Shootout
Race 2: 250km (95 laps)
Find out more on the Newcastle 500 qualifying and race format in our guide to the 2018 Race Formats