The 2020 Adelaide 500 (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500) is a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held on Thursday 20 February through to Sunday 23 February 2020. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and marked the twenty-second running of the Adelaide 500. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2020 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres.[1]

South Australia 2020 Adelaide 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 8 in the 2020 Supercars Championship
Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date20–23 February 2020
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 251.160 km
Pole position Australia Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.4793
Winner Australia Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:47:22.9297
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 251.160 km
Pole position New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.8101
Winner New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:52:12.3963

The race was supported by the opening rounds of the Super2 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Touring Car Masters, Boost Mobile Super Trucks and National TA2 Series.[2]

Results

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Practice

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Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Car Time Ref.
Practice 1 Thursday 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6864 [3]
Practice 2 Friday 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8079 [4]
Practice 3 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.2412 [5]

Race 1

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Shootout
1 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8674 1:19.4793
2 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.7200 1:19.4841
3 23   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.7351 1:19.4931
4 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.7930 1:19.5502
5 6   Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.5396 1:19.5784
6 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.4462 1:19.6832
7 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:19.6220 1:19.8490
8 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.0366 1:19.9582
9 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8652 1:20.1568
10 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.3369 1:19.7660 1:20.3028
11 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:20.0922
12 5   Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.4173 1:20.1081
13 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.2442 1:20.1463
14 55   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.5316 no time
15 20   Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6110
16 15   Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.7675
17 3   Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8678
18 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7890
19 35   Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8776
20 34   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.9248
21 19   James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1769
22 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.2447
23 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.2542
24 22   Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.3445
Source:[6][7]

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 1:47:22.9297 1 150
2 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78 +5.2378 7 138
3 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +6.9226 6 129
4 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +13.3384 2 120
5 23   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +15.2634 3 111
6 6   Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +16.8933 5 102
7 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +20.5607 4 96
8 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78 +27.3343 9 90
9 15   Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +32.2785 16 84
10 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78 +32.9784 11 78
11 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +34.5175 13 72
12 5   Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +35.0511 12 69
13 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +37.1476 23 66
14 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +50.8034 8 63
15 20   Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:02.7799 15 60
16 55   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +1:09.0179 14 57
17 3   Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:09.6023 17 54
18 34   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 20 51
19 22   Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 24 48
20 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 76 +2 laps 22 45
21 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 73 +5 laps 18 42
22 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 65 +13 laps 10 39
Ret 19   James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 16 Crash damage 21
Ret 35   Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 5 Crash damage 19
Source:[8]

Race 2

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Shootout
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.0054 1:19.8101
2 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:19.9649 1:19.8484
3 6   Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.8799 1:19.9502
4 23   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.9929 1:20.0336
5 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.1343 1:20.1131
6 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:20.5758 1:20.2517 1:20.1322
7 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8363 1:20.2372
8 5   Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.4348 1:20.0938 1:20.3071
9 15   Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.6643 1:20.3394 1:20.3655
10 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.4356 1:20.5160
11 55   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.6479 1:20.7792
12 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8027
13 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8803
14 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB no time
15 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6711
16 20   Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7009
17 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.9251
18 3   Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0040
19 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:21.0949
20 35   Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0986
21 34   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1765
22 19   James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.3262
23 22   Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.6569
24 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB no time
Source:[9][10]

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time / Retired Grid Points
1 17   Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78 1:52:12.3963 2 150
2 25   Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78 +10.3068 5 138
3 6   Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +14.3097 3 129
4 23   Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +21.0459 4 120
5 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78 +24.1866 7 111
6 5   Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +24.7477 8 102
7 8   Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +33.0468 13 96
8 9   David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78 +34.1673 14 90
9 12   Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78 +35.0661 6 84
10 7   Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +35.6501 19 78
11 18   Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78 +46.5674 12 72
12 55   Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +51.2202 11 69
13 15   Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78 +55.3084 9 66
14 14   Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:01.6673 15 63
15 19   James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 78 +1:05.1407 22 60
16 34   Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 21 57
17 2   Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 77 +1 lap 17 54
18 4   Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 76 +2 laps 24 51
19 3   Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 75 +3 laps 18 48
20 35   Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 72 +6 laps 20 45
Ret 97   Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 74 Suspension 1
Ret 22   Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 11 Crash damage 23
Ret 20   Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1 Crash 16
Ret 99   Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1 Crash 10
Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Supercars drops QR, Phillip Island in revised 2020 calendar". Speedcafe. 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Porsche announces 2020 Carrera Cup calendar". Speedcafe. 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Practice 1". Supercars Championship. 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Practice 2". Supercars Championship. 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Practice 3". Supercars Championship. 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Armor All Qualifying - Race 1". Supercars Championship. 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Top 10 Shootout - Race 2". Supercars Championship. 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Race 1". Supercars Championship. 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Armor All Qualifying - Race 2". Supercars Championship. 23 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Top 10 Shootout - Race 2". Supercars Championship. 23 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Superloop Adelaide 500 Results – Race 2". Supercars Championship. 23 February 2020.
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