The 2005 Adelaide 500, known for naming rights reasons as the 2005 Clipsal 500, was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 17 - 20 March 2005. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Results

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamTime
11Australia Marcos AmbroseFord BA FalconStone Brothers Racing1:22.1776
2021New Zealand Paul RadisichHolden VZ CommodoreTeam Kiwi Racing1:22.5300
388Australia Steven ElleryFord BA FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:22.5446
4888Australia Craig LowndesFord BA FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:22.5609
56Australia Jason BrightFord BA FalconFord Performance Racing1:22.5692
615Australia Rick KellyHolden VZ CommodoreHSV Dealer Team1:22.6948
711New Zealand Steven RichardsHolden VZ CommodorePerkins Engineering1:22.7015
851New Zealand Greg MurphyHolden VZ CommodorePaul Weel Racing1:22.7666
99Australia Russell IngallFord BA FalconStone Brothers Racing1:22.8108
102Australia Mark SkaifeHolden VZ CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:22.8235
1112Australia John BoweFord BA FalconBrad Jones Racing1:22.9277
1233Australia Cameron McConvilleHolden VZ CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:22.9389
1317Australia Steven JohnsonFord BA FalconDick Johnson Racing1:22.9791
1424Australia Paul DumbrellHolden VZ CommodorePerkins Engineering1:23.0073
1522Australia Todd KellyHolden VZ CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:23.0607
1644New Zealand Simon WillsHolden VZ CommodoreTeam Dynamik1:23.0889
1723Australia Jamie WhincupHolden VZ CommodoreTasman Motorsport1:23.1801
1816Australia Garth TanderHolden VZ CommodoreHSV Dealer Team1:23.2143
1967Australia Paul MorrisHolden VZ CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:23.2405
2020Australia Mark WinterbottomFord BA FalconLarkham Motor Sport1:23.2601
2121Australia Brad JonesFord BA FalconBrad Jones Racing1:23.3289
2248Australia David BesnardFord BA FalconWPS Racing1:23.3663
2310Australia Jason BargwannaFord BA FalconLarkham Motor Sport1:23.3955
2418Australia Glenn SetonFord BA FalconDick Johnson Racing1:23.4013
2575Australia Anthony TrattHolden VY CommodorePaul Little Racing1:23.5881
265Australia Greg RitterFord BA FalconFord Performance Racing1:23.6424
2750Australia Paul WeelHolden VZ CommodorePaul Weel Racing1:23.6548
283New Zealand Jason RichardsHolden VZ CommodoreTasman Motorsport1:23.7219
2934Australia Andrew JonesHolden VZ CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:23.8982
3025Australia Steve OwenFord BA FalconBritek Motorsport1:23.9342
317Australia Alex DavisonHolden VY CommodorePerkins Engineering1:23.9380
328New Zealand Craig BairdFord BA FalconWPS Racing1:24.2139
3352Australia Matthew WhiteFord BA FalconBritek Motorsport1:24.3102
DNQ45Brazil Max WilsonHolden VZ CommodoreTeam Dynamik

Top Ten Shootout

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamTime
115Australia Rick KellyHolden VZ CommodoreHSV Dealer Team1:22.9438
21Australia Marcos AmbroseFord BA FalconStone Brothers Racing1:23.0490
388Australia Steven ElleryFord BA FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.1918
49Australia Russell IngallFord BA FalconStone Brothers Racing1:23.2425
551New Zealand Greg MurphyHolden VZ CommodorePaul Weel Racing1:23.4958
611New Zealand Steven RichardsHolden VZ CommodorePerkins Engineering1:23.5888
7888Australia Craig LowndesFord BA FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:23.7449
8021New Zealand Paul RadisichHolden VZ CommodoreTeam Kiwi Racing1:24.0786
Ret2Australia Mark SkaifeHolden VZ CommodoreHolden Racing Team
EXC6Australia Jason BrightFord BA FalconFord Performance Racing

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTimeGrid
11Australia Marcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing782h 06m 56.4343s2
29Australia Russell IngallStone Brothers Racing78+ 0.833s4
3888Australia Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering78+ 2.996s7
417Australia Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing78+ 11.094s13
511New Zealand Steven RichardsPerkins Engineering78+ 11.773s6
651New Zealand Greg MurphyPaul Weel Racing78+ 12.990s5
716Australia Garth TanderHSV Dealer Team78+ 15.738s18
822Australia Todd KellyHolden Racing Team78+ 20.604s15
918Australia Glenn SetonDick Johnson Racing78+ 22.540s24
1023Australia Jamie WhincupTasman Motorsport78+ 22.914s17
1150Australia Paul WeelPaul Weel Racing78+ 24.136s27
1212Australia John BoweBrad Jones Racing78+ 24.590s11
1321Australia Brad JonesBrad Jones Racing78+ 26.038s21
1467Australia Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport78+ 47.192s19
1515Australia Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team78+ 47.233s1
1624Australia Paul DumbrellPerkins Engineering78+ 49.881s14
1733Australia Cameron McConvilleGarry Rogers Motorsport78+ 135.880s12
1848Australia David BesnardWPS Racing77+ 1 Lap22
196Australia Jason BrightFord Performance Racing77+ 1 Lap10
203New Zealand Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport76+ 2 Laps28
2175Australia Anthony TrattPaul Little Racing76+ 2 Laps25
2234Australia Andrew JonesGarry Rogers Motorsport75+ 3 Laps29
23021New Zealand Paul RadisichTeam Kiwi Racing72+ 6 Laps8
2420Australia Mark WinterbottomLarkham Motor Sport67+ 11 Laps20
2525Australia Steve OwenBritek Motorsport64+ 14 Laps30
Ret52Australia Matthew WhiteBritek Motorsport71Retired33
Ret7Australia Alex DavisonPerkins Engineering60Retired31
Ret44New Zealand Simon WillsTeam Dynamik58Retired16
Ret45Brazil Max WilsonTeam Dynamik56Retired34
Ret10Australia Jason BargwannaLarkham Motor Sport51Retired23
Ret5Australia Greg RitterFord Performance Racing48Retired26
Ret8New Zealand Craig BairdWPS Racing31Retired32
Ret88Australia Steven ElleryTriple Eight Race Engineering20Retired3
Ret2Australia Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team16Retired9
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Race 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTimeGrid
11Australia Marcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing781h 59m 11.1013s1
2888Australia Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering78+ 6.360s3
32Australia Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team78+ 6.811s34
422Australia Todd KellyHolden Racing Team78+ 22.280s8
524Australia Paul DumbrellPerkins Engineering78+ 26.588s16
633Australia Cameron McConvilleGarry Rogers Motorsport78+ 27.149s17
745Brazil Max WilsonTeam Dynamik78+ 29.762s29
850Australia Paul WeelPaul Weel Racing78+ 36.893s11
915Australia Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team78+ 40.221s15
10021New Zealand Paul RadisichTeam Kiwi Racing78+ 43.457s23
116Australia Jason BrightFord Performance Racing78+ 43.5338s19
1252Australia Matthew WhiteBritek Motorsport78+ 50.560s26
1325Australia Steve OwenBritek Motorsport78+ 65.929s25
1420Australia Mark WinterbottomLarkham Motor Sport78+ 67.633s24
1517Australia Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing78+ 73.830s4
1667Australia Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport78+ 76.763s14
178New Zealand Craig BairdWPS Racing77+ 1 Lap32
189Australia Russell IngallStone Brothers Racing77+ 1 Lap2
1944New Zealand Simon WillsTeam Dynamik77+ 1 Lap28
2021Australia Brad JonesBrad Jones Racing75+ 3 Laps13
217Australia Alex DavisonPerkins Engineering75+ 3 Laps27
2223Australia Jamie WhincupTasman Motorsport75+ 3 Laps10
2348Australia David BesnardWPS Racing75+ 3 Laps18
2475Australia Anthony TrattPaul Little Racing74+ 4 Laps21
2518Australia Glenn SetonDick Johnson Racing71+ 7 Laps9
2611Australia Steven RichardsPerkins Engineering69+ 9 Laps5
2734Australia Andrew JonesGarry Rogers Motorsport66+ 12 Laps22
Ret12Australia John BoweBrad Jones Racing68Retired12
Ret5Australia Greg RitterFord Performance Racing52Retired31
Ret3New Zealand Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport52Retired20
Ret10Australia Jason BargwannaLarkham Motor Sport48Retired30
Ret16Australia Garth TanderHSV Dealer Team14Retired7
Ret51New Zealand Greg MurphyPaul Weel Racing7Retired6
Source:
Supercars Championship
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