2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
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The 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 2 and 3 March 2013. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of two hundred and fifty kilometres in length. It was the first round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debuts of the Holden VF Commodore, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, and Nissan Altima L33, all of which were entered in the series under the brand-new "Car of the Future" regulations; Ford continued to use the FG Falcon model raced in previous years, but built to Car of the Future specifications.
Report
Race 1
Qualifying
Notes:
- ^1 — Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen both set lap times that were identical to the ten-thousandth of a second. As Lowndes had set his laptime before Van Gisbergen, he was awarded provisional pole.
Top 10 Shootout
| FPos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | QPos. | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 2 | 1:21.3595 |
| 2 | 5 | Australia Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 8 | 1:21.4075 |
| 3 | 888 | Australia Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1 | 1:21.4453 |
| 4 | 14 | New Zealand Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 5 | 1:21.4852 |
| 5 | 1 | Australia Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3 | 1:21.5258 |
| 6 | 19 | Australia Jonathon Webb | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 9 | 1:21.5916 |
| 7 | 6 | Australia Will Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 4 | 1:21.6558 |
| 8 | 34 | France Alexandre Prémat | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 7 | 1:21.7859 |
| 9 | 22 | Australia James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 10 | 1:22.1825 |
| 10 | 33 | New Zealand Scott McLaughlin | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 6 | 1:22.2235 |
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Race
Race 2
Qualifying
Race
Championship standings after the race
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Craig Lowndes 279 2 Jamie Whincup 267 3 Will Davison 240 4 Russell Ingall 198 5 James Courtney 192 | Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 546 2 Ford Performance Racing 351 3 Tekno Autosports 318 4 Garry Rogers Motorsport 306 5 Holden Racing Team 303 | |
| 1 | Craig Lowndes | 279 |
| 2 | Jamie Whincup | 267 |
| 3 | Will Davison | 240 |
| 4 | Russell Ingall | 198 |
| 5 | James Courtney | 192 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 546 |
| 2 | Ford Performance Racing | 351 |
| 3 | Tekno Autosports | 318 |
| 4 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 306 |
| 5 | Holden Racing Team | 303 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Supercars Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 2012 Sydney 500 | 2013 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2013 Tasmania Microsoft Office 365 |
| Previous year: 2012 Clipsal 500 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Next year: 2014 Clipsal 500 |