2003 Clipsal 500

The 2003 Clipsal 500 was the fifth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 21 March until Sunday 23 March 2003. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

2003 Clipsal 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date21–23 March 2003
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Jason Bright
Paul Weel Racing		 1:23.3729
Winner Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing		 1:55:06.9486
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 2:09:50.4167
Round Results
First
189 pts
Second
180 pts
Third
147 pts

Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercars and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, split the total distance of 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometre races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.

Official results

Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:[1]

Pos No Team Driver Car Time
Pole 50 Paul Weel Racing Jason Bright Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3729
2 1 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore (VY) 1:23.4608
3 4 Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.7897
4 51 K-Mart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.0266
5 11 Perkins Engineering Steven Richards Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.1633
6 17 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.2497
7 888 Brad Jones Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.3838
8 2 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore (VY) 1:24.7252
9 9 Stone Brothers Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon (BA) 1:25.0673
10 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander Holden Commodore (VY) 1:26.6227

Leg 1

Results sourced from:[2]

Pos No Team Driver Car Laps Qual
Pos		 Shootout
Pos
1 4 Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon (BA) 78 3 3
2 1 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore (VY) 78 2 2
3 50 Paul Weel Racing Jason Bright Holden Commodore (VX) 78 1 1
4 11 Perkins Engineering Steven Richards Holden Commodore (VX) 78 4 5
5 2 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore (VY) 78 8 8
6 17 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon (BA) 78 5 6
7 9 Stone Brothers Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon (BA) 78 10 9
8 3 Lansvale Racing Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore (VX) 78 11
9 15 K-Mart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore (VX) 78 12
10 51 K-Mart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore (VX) 78 7 4
11 8 Perkins Engineering Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore (VX) 78 15
12 65 Briggs Motor Sport Paul Radisich Ford Falcon (BA) 78 31
13 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander Holden Commodore (VY) 78 9 10
14 16 Paul Weel Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore (VX) 78 24
15 20 Larkham Motor Sport Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon (AU) 78 26
16 44 Team Dynamik Simon Wills Holden Commodore (VY) 78 16
17 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore (VX) 78 21
18 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon (AU) 78 13
19 75 Paul Little Racing Anthony Tratt Ford Falcon (AU) 78 22
20 66 Briggs Motor Sport Dean Canto Ford Falcon (BA) 77 14
21 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore (VX) 77 25
22 00 Gibson Motorsport Greg Ritter Ford Falcon (BA) 77 29
23 10 Larkham Motor Sport Mark Larkham Ford Falcon (AU) 77 28
24 21 Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Ford Falcon (BA) 76 20
25 7 Gibson Motorsport Rodney Forbes Ford Falcon (AU) 74 30
26 18 Dick Johnson Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon (BA) 74 34 (DNP)
27 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Paul Morris Holden Commodore (VY) 73 17
28 45 Team Dynamik Jason Richards Holden Commodore (VY) 73 35 (DNP)
29 31 Steven Ellery Racing Steve Ellery Ford Falcon (BA) 59 23
DNF 23 ICS Team Ford Mark Noske Ford Falcon (AU) 52 19
DNF 19 Ford Performance Racing David Besnard Ford Falcon (AU) 49 27
DNF 888 Brad Jones Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon (BA) 48 6 7
DNF 24 Romano Racing Paul Romano Holden Commodore (VX) 45 32
DNF 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon (BA) 35 18
DNQ 99 Thexton Motor Racing David Thexton Ford Falcon (AU) 33 (DNQ)

Leg 2

Results sourced from:[3]

Pos No Team Driver Car Laps Qual
Pos		 Shootout
Pos		 Leg 1
1 1 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore (VY) 78 2 2 2
2 11 Perkins Engineering Steven Richards Holden Commodore (VX) 78 4 5 4
3 16 Paul Weel Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore (VX) 78 24 14
4 65 Briggs Motor Sport Paul Radisich Ford Falcon (BA) 78 31 12
5 2 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore (VY) 78 8 8 5
6 50 Paul Weel Racing Jason Bright Holden Commodore (VX) 78 1 1 3
7 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon (BA) 78 18 34
8 8 Perkins Engineering Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore (VX) 78 15 11
9 44 Team Dynamik Simon Wills Holden Commodore (VY) 78 16 16
10 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon (AU) 78 13 18
11 51 K-Mart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore (VX) 78 7 4 10
12 9 Stone Brothers Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon (BA) 78 10 9 7
13 00 Gibson Motorsport Greg Ritter Ford Falcon (BA) 78 29 22
14 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore (VX) 78 25 21
15 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander Holden Commodore (VY) 78 9 10 13
16 10 Larkham Motor Sport Mark Larkham Ford Falcon (AU) 78 28 23
17 23 ICS Team Ford Mark Noske Ford Falcon (AU) 78 19 30
18 21 Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Ford Falcon (BA) 78 20 24
19 20 Larkham Motor Sport Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon (AU) 78 26 15
20 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Paul Morris Holden Commodore (VY) 77 17 27
21 7 Gibson Motorsport Rodney Forbes Ford Falcon (AU) 77 30 25
22 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore (VX) 76 21 17
23 888 Brad Jones Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon (BA) 65 6 7 32
24 15 K-Mart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore (VX) 62 12 9
DNF 17 Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon (BA) 75 5 6 6
DNF 4 Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon (BA) 73 3 3 1
DNF 19 Ford Performance Racing David Besnard Ford Falcon (AU) 71 27 31
DNF 66 Briggs Motor Sport Dean Canto Ford Falcon (BA) 66 14 20
DNF 3 Lansvale Racing Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore (VX) 54 11 8
DNF 18 Dick Johnson Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon (BA) 50 34 (DNP) 26
DNF 24 Romano Racing Paul Romano Holden Commodore (VX) 15 32 33
DNF 75 Paul Little Racing Anthony Tratt Ford Falcon (AU) 1 22 19
DNF 45 Team Dynamik Jason Richards Holden Commodore (VY) 1 35 (DNP) 28
DSQ 31 Steven Ellery Racing Steve Ellery Ford Falcon (BA) 23 29
DNQ 99 Thexton Motor Racing David Thexton Ford Falcon (AU) 33 (DNQ)

Round results
Pos No Driver Leg 1
Points		 Leg 2
Points		 Total
Points
1 1 Mark Skaife 93 96 189
2 11 Steven Richards 87 93 180
3 50 Jason Bright 90 81 171
4 2 Todd Kelly 84 84 168
5 65 Paul Radisich 63 87 150
6 16 Paul Weel 57 90 147
7 8 Paul Dumbrell 66 75 141
8 9 Russell Ingall 78 63 141
9 51 Greg Murphy 69 66 135
10 44 Simon Wills 51 72 123
11 4 Marcos Ambrose 96 21 117
12 5 Glenn Seton 45 69 114
13 34 Garth Tander 60 54 114
14 17 Steven Johnson 81 24 105
15 15 Rick Kelly 72 27 99
16 20 Jason Bargwanna 54 42 96
17 00 Greg Ritter 33 60 93
18 021 Craig Baird 36 57 93
19 3 Cameron McConville 75 12 87
20 10 Mark Larkham 30 51 81
21 33 Jamie Whincup 48 33 81
22 6 Craig Lowndes 78 78
23 21 Brad Jones 27 45 72
24 7 Rodney Forbes 24 36 60
25 23 Mark Noske 9 48 57
26 29 Paul Morris 18 39 57
27 66 Dean Canto 39 15 54
28 75 Anthony Tratt 42 42
29 888 John Bowe 3 30 33
30 18 Max Wilson 21 9 30
31 19 David Besnard 6 18 24
32 45 Jason Richards 15 15
33 31 Steve Ellery 12 12
DNF 24 Paul Romano
DNQ 99 David Thexton

Statistics
  • Provisional Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:22.2745
  • Pole Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:23.3729
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.2731 (new lap record)

References
  1. "2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Top 10 Shootout". National Software. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  2. "2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Clipsal 500 Adelaide Leg 1". National Software. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  3. "2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Clipsal 500 Adelaide Leg 2". National Software. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
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