The 2005 Betta Electrical 500 was the ninth round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 9 to 11 September at Sandown Raceway in Victoria.

It was the 38th "Sandown 500" endurance race.

Top ten shootout

PosNoTeamDriverCarTime
Pole16HSV Dealer TeamAustralia Garth TanderHolden VZ Commodore1:10.8917
2888Team Betta ElectricalAustralia Craig LowndesFord BA Falcon1:11.0773
351Paul Weel RacingNew Zealand Greg MurphyHolden VZ Commodore1:11.2219
49Stone Brothers RacingAustralia Russell IngallFord BA Falcon1:11.2478
51Stone Brothers RacingAustralia Marcos AmbroseFord BA Falcon1:11.2640
62Holden Racing TeamAustralia Mark SkaifeHolden VZ Commodore1:11.4069
788Team Betta ElectricalAustralia Steven ElleryFord BA Falcon1:11.5192
824Castrol Perkins RacingNew Zealand Steven RichardsHolden VZ Commodore1:11.5264
96Ford Performance RacingAustralia Jason BrightFord BA Falcon1:11.8541
1017Dick Johnson RacingAustralia Steven JohnsonFord BA Falcon1:12.0887

Race results

PosNoDriversTeamCarLapsTime/GapGridPoints
1888Australia Craig Lowndes France Yvan MullerTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord Falcon BA1613:30:51.89442192
22Australia Mark Skaife Australia Todd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden Commodore VZ161+35.61726188
33New Zealand Jason Richards Australia Jamie WhincupTasman MotorsportHolden Commodore VZ161+50.888713184
416Australia Garth Tander Australia Rick KellyHSV Dealer TeamHolden Commodore VZ161+56.24081180
588Australia Steven Ellery Australia Adam MacrowTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord Falcon BA161+1:01.49057176
66Australia Jason Bright Australia David BrabhamFord Performance RacingFord Falcon BA160+1 lap9172
79Australia Russell Ingall Australia Luke YouldenStone Brothers RacingFord Falcon BA160+1 lap4168
867Australia Paul Morris New Zealand Paul RadisichPaul Morris Motorsport Team Kiwi RacingHolden Commodore VZ160+1 lap19164
921Australia John Bowe Australia Brad JonesBrad Jones RacingFord Falcon BA160+1 lap12160
1034Australia Cameron McConville Australia Andrew JonesGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore VZ160+1 lap11156
1122New Zealand Jim Richards Australia James CourtneyHolden Racing TeamHolden Commodore VZ159+2 laps18152
1218Australia Glenn Seton Australia Dean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord Falcon BA159+2 laps17148
1324New Zealand Steven Richards Australia Paul DumbrellPerkins EngineeringHolden Commodore VY159+2 laps8144
141Australia Marcos Ambrose Australia Warren LuffStone Brothers RacingFord Falcon BA159+2 laps5140
155Australia Greg Ritter Australia Cameron McLeanFord Performance RacingFord Falcon BA159+2 laps15136
1620Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Mark WinterbottomLarkham MotorsportFord Falcon BA158+3 laps14132
177Australia Alex Davison Denmark Allan SimonsenPerkins EngineeringHolden Commodore VY158+3 laps31128
1817Australia Steven Johnson Australia Will DavisonDick Johnson RacingFord Falcon BA158+3 laps10124
1948New Zealand Craig Baird Australia David BesnardWPS RacingFord Falcon BA158+3 laps23120
2033Australia Phillip Scifleet Australia Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden Commodore VZ157+4 laps27116
2112United Kingdom John Cleland Australia Dale BredeBrad Jones RacingFord Falcon BA157+4 laps20112
228Australia Marcus Marshall Canada Alex TaglianiWPS RacingFord Falcon BA157+4 laps25108
2325Australia Steve Owen Australia Matthew WhiteBritek MotorsportFord Falcon BA156+5 laps22104
2452Australia José Fernández Australia Damien WhiteBritek MotorsportFord Falcon BA153+8 laps34100
2575Australia Anthony Tratt Australia Tony EvangelouPaul Little RacingHolden Commodore VY153+8 laps2996
2611Australia Matthew Coleman Australia Christian D'AgostinPerkins EngineeringHolden Commodore VY152+9 laps3292
DNF23New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Australia Tony D'AlbertoTasman MotorsportHolden Commodore VZ156Crash26
DNF51New Zealand Greg Murphy Australia Paul WeelPaul Weel RacingHolden Commodore VZ140Engine3
DNF10Switzerland Alain Menu New Zealand Matt HallidayLarkham MotorsportFord Falcon BA11624
DNF15Australia Tim Leahey Australia Mark NoskeHSV Dealer TeamHolden Commodore VZ113Clutch28
DNF50Australia Owen Kelly Australia Nathan PrettyPaul Weel RacingHolden Commodore VZ86Driveline21
DNF021New Zealand John Faulkner Australia Alan GurrTeam Kiwi Racing Paul Morris MotorsportHolden Commodore VZ55Engine30
DNF45New Zealand Mark Porter New Zealand Kayne ScottTeam DynamikHolden Commodore VZ41Engine33
DNS44New Zealand Simon Wills Brazil Max WilsonTeam DynamikHolden Commodore VZCrash in warm-up16

Statistics

  • Provisional pole position - #1 Marcos Ambrose - 1:10.6715
  • Pole Position - #16 Garth Tander - 1:10.8917
  • Fastest Lap - #888 Craig Lowndes - 1:11.7940
  • Average Speed - 142 km/h

External links

  • 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  • Retrieved from www.v8fans.com on 19 December 2008
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