The 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide 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.

South Australia 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date17–20 March 2005
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Rick Kelly
HSV Dealer Team
1:22.9438
Winner Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
2:06:56.4343
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Winner Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
1:59:11.1013
Round Results
First 192 pts
Second 183 pts
Third 90 pts

Results

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Qualifying

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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

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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

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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

Race 2

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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

References

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Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2004 BigPond Grand Finale
2005 Supercars Championship Next race:
2005 PlaceMakers V8 International
Previous year:
2004 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Clipsal 500 Next year:
2006 Clipsal 500 Adelaide