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.

South Australia 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

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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

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Top ten shootout

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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)
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References

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  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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