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
Date	21–23 March 2003
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
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 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 189 pts Second Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 180 pts Third Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 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)

External links

• Official race results
• Official V8 Supercar website