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| Round 4 of 15 in the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4–6 May 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Perth,Western Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Barbagallo Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy, occasional light drizzle | |||||||||||||
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The2012 Trading Post Perth Challenge was a motor racing event for the Australian sedan-basedV8 Supercars. It was the fourth event of the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, featuring Races 7, 8 & 9. The unusual three race format is a staple of the Barbagallo Raceway event, in part caused by the different time zone of Western Australia compared to eastern states. It was held on the weekend of 4–6 May at theBarbagallo Raceway, inPerth, Western Australia. It was also the first time the series utilised the new pitlane on the infield of the circuit as opposed to the original one on the outside of the circuit.
The meeting saw a clean sweep of race wins by theFord Performance Racing team.Mark Winterbottom won Saturday's Race 5 of the championship, while Sunday's two races were both won byWill Davison, the third and final race saw Davison on tyres no longer capable of sustaining front running speed being caught rapidly by Winterbottom andJamie Whincup of theTriple Eight Race Engineering team. Davison won as his team-mate Winterbottom snuck past Whincup on the last lap to defuse the hostile challenge from the Holden driver.[1]
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| Previous race: 2012 ITM Hamilton 400 | 2012 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2012 Phillip Island 300 |
| Previous year: 2011 Trading Post Perth Challenge | Trading Post Perth Challenge | Next year: 2013 Trading Post Perth Challenge |
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