2014 Clipsal 500

The 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 1 and 2 March 2014. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres (78 miles) and one race of 250 kilometres (160 miles) in length. It was the first round of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debut of the Volvo S60 in the series.

2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	27 February–2 March 2014
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 39 laps 125 km Pole position Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5849 Winner Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 53:57.5158
Race 2 Distance 39 laps 125 km Pole position Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.4155 Winner Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 56:12.9270
Race 3 Distance 76 laps 245 km Pole position Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 1:20.6535 Winner James Courtney Holden Racing Team 1:57.52.9386

James Courtney won the 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide in a Holden VF Commodore

Jamie Whincup won Race 1 of the 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide in a Holden VF Commodore

Triple Eight Race Engineering won both of the shorter races; Jamie Whincup led home Craig Lowndes for a 1–2 in the opening race, while Lowndes took the second race victory. The weekend's longer race was taken by James Courtney of the Holden Racing Team, holding off Lowndes by 0.7 seconds. Lowndes left Adelaide with a 52-point championship lead over Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who took three top five placings over the weekend. Shane van Gisbergen took third for the round, taking third-place finishes in the opening and closing races.

Report

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.5849
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.7367
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.8204
4	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.8312
5	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.8350
6	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.8459
7	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.9231
8	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:20.9479
9	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:20.9603
10	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.0592
11	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:21.0598
12	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.0719
13	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.1735
14	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.1935
15	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.2250
16	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.3285
17	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.3611
18	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.4766
19	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:21.5583
20	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:21.5764
21	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.7651
22	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.8145
23	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:22.1294
24	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:22.4255
25	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	1:23.3727
Source:[1]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	53:57.5158	1	75
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	+2.8 s	2	69
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	39	+7.8 s	6	64
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	39	+13.9 s	3	60
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	+19.2 s	10	55
6	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+24.0 s	14	51
7	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+24.5 s	5	48
8	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	+24.7 s	13	45
9	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+31.2 s	4	42
10	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	39	+32.8 s	8	39
11	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+33.4 s	15	36
12	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	39	+36.0 s	18	34
13	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	39	+36.4 s	24	33
14	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	39	+39.7 s	20	31
15	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	39	+40.5 s	9	30
16	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+43.7 s	7	28
17	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	39	+44.7 s	16	27
18	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+59.1 s	12	25
19	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	39	+59.4 s	23	24
20	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	38	+1 lap	17	22
21	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	38	+1 lap	21	21
22	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	35	+4 laps	25	19
23	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	32	+7 laps	19	18
Ret	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	21	Accident damage	11
Ret	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	12	Accident damage	22
Source:[2]

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.4155
2	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.5258
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.5699
4	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.6474
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.6900
6	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:20.7119
7	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.7337
8	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.7735
9	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:20.8208
10	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.8530
11	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.8712
12	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:20.9075
13	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	1:20.9294
14	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.9350
15	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.9576
16	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.9642
17	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.0138
18	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.0163
19	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.1581
20	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.1956
21	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:21.2844
22	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:21.3997
23	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:21.6160
24	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.7130
25	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.7925
Source:[1]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	56:12.9270	1	75
2	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+4.7 s	2	69
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	+5.6 s	3	64
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	39	+14.8 s	5	60
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	+15.0 s	16	55
6	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	39	+15.3 s	10	51
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+15.7 s	18	48
8	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+24.6 s	7	45
9	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+25.3 s	11	42
10	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	39	+25.5 s	20	39
11	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+26.4 s	17	36
12	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+28.4 s	14	34
13	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	39	+28.7 s	24	33
14	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	39	+29.6 s	12	31
15	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	39	+34.7 s	13	30
16	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	39	+35.0 s	15	28
17	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	39	+35.8 s	6	27
18	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+37.6 s	8	25
19	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	39	+38.1 s	19	24
20	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	39	+39.9 s	9	22
21	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	+45.9 s	4	21
22	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	39	+46.9 s	22	19
23	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+48.8 s	25	18
24	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	39	+1:19.2	23	16
Ret	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	37	Drive shaft	21
Source:[3]

Race 3

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.3776
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.4317
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.4771
4	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.4886
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.7507
6	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.7785
7	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:20.7978
8	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.8373
9	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.8605
10	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:20.8930
11	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.9250
12	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.9329
13	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	1:20.9414
14	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.9683
15	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.9774
16	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.0091
17	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.0725
18	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:21.0759
19	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.0780
20	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:21.1046
21	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:21.1500
22	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.1953
23	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:21.2752
24	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.3449
25	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	No time1
Source:[4]

Notes:
^1  — Robert Dahlgren experienced a drop in oil pressure, forcing him to stop the car. The car was unable to be repaired before the end of the qualifying session.

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	QPos.	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1	1:20.6535
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	3	1:20.8421
3	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	6	1:21.0115
4	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	9	1:21.2016
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	5	1:21.2224
6	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	7	1:21.3774
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	2	1:21.3990
8	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	8	1:21.3999
9	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	10	1:21.6617
10	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	4	No time1
Source:[4]

Notes:
^1  — Scott McLaughlin's time was deleted after he triggered the kerb sensor at turn 2.

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	76	1:57.52.9386	15	150
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	76	+0.7 s	7	138
3	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	76	+4.9 s	1	129
4	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	76	+5.7 s	16	120
5	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	76	+5.9 s	4	111
6	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	76	+6.8 s	6	102
7	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	76	+7.6 s	22	96
8	17	David Wall	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	76	+8.9 s	17	90
9	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	76	+10.8 s	12	84
10	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	76	+32.7 s	21	78
11	18	Jack Perkins	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	75	+1 lap	23	72
12	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	75	+1 lap	5	69
13	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	73	+3 laps	3	66
14	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	71	+5 laps	19	63
15	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	68	+8 laps	2	60
16	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	66	+10 laps	9	57
17	23	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	60	+16 laps	24	54
Ret	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	James Rosenberg Racing	71	Accident	13
Ret	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	65	Electrical	10
Ret	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	13	Accident	8
Ret	16	Scott Pye	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	13	Accident	20
Ret	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	13	Accident	11
Ret	34	Robert Dahlgren	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	12	Engine	25
Ret	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	9	Accident	17
Ret	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	2	Throttle	14
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Craig Lowndes 282 2 Fabian Coulthard 230 3 Shane van Gisbergen 221 4 Rick Kelly 198 5 James Courtney 192

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 481 2 Holden Racing Team 367 3 Brad Jones Racing 296 4 Norton Hornets Racing 273 5 Jack Daniel's Racing 268

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.