2003 PlaceMakers V8 International

The 2003 PlaceMakers V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.

2003 PlaceMakers V8 International

Event Information
Round 12 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	7–9 November 2003
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Heavy rain, fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 36 laps 100 km Pole position Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 56.9015 Winner Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 43:48.1246
Race 2 Distance 54 laps 150 km Winner Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 1:01:24.3090
Race 3 Distance 54 laps 150 km Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 53:22.1378
Round Results First Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 188 pts Second Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 178 pts Third Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 178 pts

Race results

Qualifying

In practice, Jason Richards was involved in a crash which saw his car roll several times, forcing him out of the weekend.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	0:56.5453
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	0:56.5698
3	50	Jason Bright	Team Brock	0:56.6932
4	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	0:56.7490
5	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	0:56.9390
6	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	0:56.9618
7	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0:57.0019
8	20	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	0:57.0416
9	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	0:57.0805
10	2	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	0:57.1031
11	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	0:57.1377
12	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	0:57.1615
13	66	Dean Canto	Triple Eight Race Engineering	0:57.1670
14	5	Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing	0:57.1729
15	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	0:57.2001
16	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	0:57.2249
17	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	0:57.2317
18	16	Paul Weel	Team Brock	0:57.2934
19	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	0:57.3320
20	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	0:57.3756
21	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	0:57.3867
22	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	0:57.4506
23	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	0:57.5045
24	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	0:57.5235
25	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	0:57.5580
26	15	Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	0:57.5769
27	33	Jamie Whincup	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0:57.7048
28	23	Mark Noske	ICS Team Ford	0:57.7748
29	99	David Thexton	Thexton Motor Racing	0:59.0554
DNQ	45	Jason Richards	Team Dynamik	Practice Crash
Sources:

Top Ten Shootout

Results from the Top Ten Shootout were discounted due to the changing conditions throughout the session. Grid results were reverted to provisional qualifying.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	2	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	0:56.9015
2	50	Jason Bright	Team Brock	Holden Commodore (VX)	0:57.6482
3	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	0:57.6955
4	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	0:57.8263
5	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford Falcon (BA)	0:57.8697
6	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	0:57.9175
7	20	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon (BA)	0:58.1224
8	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	0:58.2709
9	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	0:58.5551
10	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VY)	1:00.2457
Sources:

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / difference	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	36	43min 48.1246sec	1
2	2	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	36	+ 8.249 s	10
3	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+ 9.217 s	7
4	20	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	36	+ 10.019 s	8
5	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	36	+ 11.485 s	9
6	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+ 14.513 s	6
7	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	36	+ 15.073 s	2
8	15	Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	36	+ 17.122 s	26
9	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	36	+ 25.022 s	20
10	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+ 26.173 s	12
11	5	Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing	36	+ 27.725 s	14
12	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	36	+ 29.278 s	15
13	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	36	+ 32.505 s	21
14	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	36	+ 37.106 s	22
15	16	Paul Weel	Team Brock	36	+ 38.400 s	18
16	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	36	+ 41.086 s	5
17	66	Dean Canto	Triple Eight Race Engineering	36	+ 42.208 s	13
18	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+ 46.975 s	4
19	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+ 47.672 s	17
20	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	36	+ 47.857 s	11
21	50	Jason Bright	Team Brock	36	+ 57.903 s	3
22	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	35	+ 1 lap	16
23	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	35	+ 1 lap	19
24	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	34	+ 2 laps	23
25	99	David Thexton	Thexton Motor Racing	34	+ 2 laps	29
26	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	29	+ 7 laps	24
27	33	Jamie Whincup	Garry Rogers Motorsport	28	+ 8 laps	27
DNF	23	Mark Noske	ICS Team Ford	7	Accident	28
DNF	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	0	Accident
DNF	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	0	Accident	25
Fastest lap: Steven Richards (Perkins Engineering), 1:01.6893
Sources:

Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / difference	Grid
1	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	54	1hr 01min 24.3090sec	1
2	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	54	+ 1.315 s	7
3	50	Jason Bright	Team Brock	54	+ 2.776 s	21
4	2	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	54	+ 3.727 s	2
5	20	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	54	+ 10.078 s	4
6	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	54	+ 11.084 s	10
7	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	54	+ 11.446 s	5
8	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	54	+ 12.225 s	13
9	5	Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing	54	+ 12.494 s	11
10	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	54	+ 13.094 s	12
11	16	Paul Weel	Team Brock	54	+ 13.250 s	15
12	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	54	+ 14.418 s	16
13	15	Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	54	+ 15.036 s	8
14	66	Dean Canto	Triple Eight Race Engineering	54	+ 16.129 s	17
15	7	David Besnard	Ford Performance Racing	54	+ 16.477 s	25
16	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	54	+ 21.490 s	14
17	33	Jamie Whincup	Garry Rogers Motorsport	54	+ 21.541 s	28
18	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	54	+ 22.000 s	31
19	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	54	+ 22.157 s	23
20	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	54	+ 22.838 s	27
21	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	54	+ 25.088 s	9
22	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	53	+ 1 lap	22
23	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	53	+ 1 lap	6
24	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	53	+ 1 lap	18
25	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	53	+ 1 lap	30
26	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	52	+ 2 laps	19
27	99	David Thexton	Thexton Motor Racing	52	+ 2 laps	26
28	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	50	+ 4 laps	24
Ret	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	Retired	3
Ret	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	32	Engine	10
Fastest lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0.57.4463
Sources:

Race 3

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time / difference	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	54	53min 22.1378sec	2
2	50	Jason Bright	Team Brock	54	+ 3.901 s	3
3	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	54	+ 18.021 s	1
4	2	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	54	+ 18.181 s	4
5	15	Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	54	+ 23.175 s	13
6	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	54	+ 32.728 s	6
7	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	54	+ 36.036 s	8
8	65	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	54	+ 41.397 s	7
9	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	54	+ 44.768 s	23
10	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	54	+ 45.326 s	26
11	5	Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing	54	+ 48.870 s	9
12	16	Paul Weel	Team Brock	54	+ 50.074 s	11
13	20	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	54	+ 50.480 s	5
14	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	54	+ 54.019 s	21
15	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	54	+ 55.296 s	22
16	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	54	+ 55.552 s	30
17	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	54	+ 58.937 s	28
18	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	53	+ 1 lap	12
19	18	Max Wilson	Dick Johnson Racing	53	+ 1 lap	24
20	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	53	+ 1 lap	18
21	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	53	+ 1 lap	29
22	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	53	+ 1 lap	19
23	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	53	+ 1 lap	20
24	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	52	+ 2 laps	25
25	66	Dean Canto	Triple Eight Race Engineering	52	+ 2 laps	14
26	99	David Thexton	Thexton Motor Racing	52	+ 2 laps	27
Ret	7	David Besnard	Ford Performance Racing	48	Retired	15
Ret	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	33	Retired	16
Ret	888	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	0	Retired	10
Ret	33	Jamie Whincup	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0	Retired	17
Fastest lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0.57.4552
Sources:

External links

• PlaceMakers V8 Supercars website