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| Round 14 of 15 in the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 16–18 November 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Benalla,Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Winton Motor Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The2012 Winton Motor Raceway V8 Supercar event was a motor race for theAustralian sedan-basedV8 Supercars racing cars. It was the fourteenth event of the2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 16-18 November at theWinton Motor Raceway nearBenalla, Victoria.
Triple Eight Race Engineering won both races, withJamie Whincup winning on Saturday andCraig Lowndes winning on Sunday. Whincup overcame a drive-through penalty in the second race to finish on the podium. In doing so, he secured his fourth V8 Supercar title with one round remaining, despite his closest rivalMark Winterbottom, ofFord Performance Racing, scoring the third-highest points total across the weekend.[1]
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3639 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 3322 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3259 |
| 4 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 2851 |
| 5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 2554 |
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event | 2012 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2012 Sydney Telstra 500 |
| Previous year: 2011 Winton 300 | V8 Supercars Winton round | Next year: |
