2005 Adelaide 500

2005 Adelaide 500
Round no	1
Season no	13
Year	2005
Series	V8SC
Date	17–20 March
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Circuit	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Race1 laps	78
Race1 dist	250
Pole 1	Rick Kelly
Pole1 team	HSV Dealer Team
Pole1 time	1:22.9438
Winner 1	Marcos Ambrose
Winner1 team	Stone Brothers Racing
Winner1 time	2:06:56.4343
Race2 laps	78
Race2 dist	250
Winner 2	Marcos Ambrose
Winner2 team	Stone Brothers Racing
Winner2 time	1:59:11.1013
First round	Marcos Ambrose
First round team	Stone Brothers Racing
First pts	192
Second round	Craig Lowndes
Second round team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Second pts	183
Third round	Mark Skaife
Third round team	Holden Racing Team
Third pts	90

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.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	1	Marcos Ambrose	Ford BA Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:22.1776
2	021	Paul Radisich	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Kiwi Racing	1:22.5300
3	88	Steven Ellery	Ford BA Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:22.5446
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Ford BA Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:22.5609
5	6	Jason Bright	Ford BA Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:22.5692
6	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:22.6948
7	11	Steven Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:22.7015
8	51	Greg Murphy	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:22.7666
9	9	Russell Ingall	Ford BA Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:22.8108
10	2	Mark Skaife	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:22.8235
11	12	John Bowe	Ford BA Falcon	Brad Jones Racing	1:22.9277
12	33	Cameron McConville	Holden VZ Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:22.9389
13	17	Steven Johnson	Ford BA Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:22.9791
14	24	Paul Dumbrell	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:23.0073
15	22	Todd Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:23.0607
16	44	Simon Wills	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Dynamik	1:23.0889
17	23	Jamie Whincup	Holden VZ Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:23.1801
18	16	Garth Tander	Holden VZ Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:23.2143
19	67	Paul Morris	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:23.2405
20	20	Mark Winterbottom	Ford BA Falcon	Larkham Motor Sport	1:23.2601
21	21	Brad Jones	Ford BA Falcon	Brad Jones Racing	1:23.3289
22	48	David Besnard	Ford BA Falcon	WPS Racing	1:23.3663
23	10	Jason Bargwanna	Ford BA Falcon	Larkham Motor Sport	1:23.3955
24	18	Glenn Seton	Ford BA Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:23.4013
25	75	Anthony Tratt	Holden VY Commodore	Paul Little Racing	1:23.5881
26	5	Greg Ritter	Ford BA Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:23.6424
27	50	Paul Weel	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:23.6548
28	3	Jason Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:23.7219
29	34	Andrew Jones	Holden VZ Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:23.8982
30	25	Steve Owen	Ford BA Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:23.9342
31	7	Alex Davison	Holden VY Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:23.9380
32	8	Craig Baird	Ford BA Falcon	WPS Racing	1:24.2139
33	52	Matthew White	Ford BA Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:24.3102
DNQ	45	Max Wilson	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Dynamik

Top Ten Shootout

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:22.9438
2	1	Marcos Ambrose	Ford BA Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:23.0490
3	88	Steven Ellery	Ford BA Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.1918
4	9	Russell Ingall	Ford BA Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:23.2425
5	51	Greg Murphy	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:23.4958
6	11	Steven Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:23.5888
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Ford BA Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:23.7449
8	021	Paul Radisich	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Kiwi Racing	1:24.0786
Ret	2	Mark Skaife	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team
EXC	6	Jason Bright	Ford BA Falcon	Ford Performance Racing

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	78	2h 06m 56.4343s	2
2	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	78	+ 0.833s	4
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	78	+ 2.996s	7
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	78	+ 11.094s	13
5	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	78	+ 11.773s	6
6	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	78	+ 12.990s	5
7	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	78	+ 15.738s	18
8	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	78	+ 20.604s	15
9	18	Glenn Seton	Dick Johnson Racing	78	+ 22.540s	24
10	23	Jamie Whincup	Tasman Motorsport	78	+ 22.914s	17
11	50	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	78	+ 24.136s	27
12	12	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	78	+ 24.590s	11
13	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	78	+ 26.038s	21
14	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	78	+ 47.192s	19
15	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	78	+ 47.233s	1
16	24	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	78	+ 49.881s	14
17	33	Cameron McConville	Garry Rogers Motorsport	78	+ 135.880s	12
18	48	David Besnard	WPS Racing	77	+ 1 Lap	22
19	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	77	+ 1 Lap	10
20	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	76	+ 2 Laps	28
21	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	76	+ 2 Laps	25
22	34	Andrew Jones	Garry Rogers Motorsport	75	+ 3 Laps	29
23	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	72	+ 6 Laps	8
24	20	Mark Winterbottom	Larkham Motor Sport	67	+ 11 Laps	20
25	25	Steve Owen	Britek Motorsport	64	+ 14 Laps	30
Ret	52	Matthew White	Britek Motorsport	71	Retired	33
Ret	7	Alex Davison	Perkins Engineering	60	Retired	31
Ret	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	58	Retired	16
Ret	45	Max Wilson	Team Dynamik	56	Retired	34
Ret	10	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	51	Retired	23
Ret	5	Greg Ritter	Ford Performance Racing	48	Retired	26
Ret	8	Craig Baird	WPS Racing	31	Retired	32
Ret	88	Steven Ellery	Triple Eight Race Engineering	20	Retired	3
Ret	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	16	Retired	9
Source:^[1]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	78	1h 59m 11.1013s	1
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	78	+ 6.360s	3
3	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	78	+ 6.811s	34
4	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	78	+ 22.280s	8
5	24	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	78	+ 26.588s	16
6	33	Cameron McConville	Garry Rogers Motorsport	78	+ 27.149s	17
7	45	Max Wilson	Team Dynamik	78	+ 29.762s	29
8	50	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	78	+ 36.893s	11
9	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	78	+ 40.221s	15
10	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	78	+ 43.457s	23
11	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	78	+ 43.5338s	19
12	52	Matthew White	Britek Motorsport	78	+ 50.560s	26
13	25	Steve Owen	Britek Motorsport	78	+ 65.929s	25
14	20	Mark Winterbottom	Larkham Motor Sport	78	+ 67.633s	24
15	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	78	+ 73.830s	4
16	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	78	+ 76.763s	14
17	8	Craig Baird	WPS Racing	77	+ 1 Lap	32
18	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	77	+ 1 Lap	2
19	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	77	+ 1 Lap	28
20	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	75	+ 3 Laps	13
21	7	Alex Davison	Perkins Engineering	75	+ 3 Laps	27
22	23	Jamie Whincup	Tasman Motorsport	75	+ 3 Laps	10
23	48	David Besnard	WPS Racing	75	+ 3 Laps	18
24	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	74	+ 4 Laps	21
25	18	Glenn Seton	Dick Johnson Racing	71	+ 7 Laps	9
26	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	69	+ 9 Laps	5
27	34	Andrew Jones	Garry Rogers Motorsport	66	+ 12 Laps	22
Ret	12	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	68	Retired	12
Ret	5	Greg Ritter	Ford Performance Racing	52	Retired	31
Ret	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	52	Retired	20
Ret	10	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	48	Retired	30
Ret	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	14	Retired	7
Ret	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	7	Retired	6
Source:^[2]

References

^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2025-06-22.