2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 2 and 3 March 2013. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia,^[1] and consisted of two races of two hundred and fifty kilometres in length. It was the first round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship,^[2] and marked the racing debuts of the Holden VF Commodore,^[3] Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG,^[4] and Nissan Altima L33,^[5] all of which were entered in the series under the brand-new "Car of the Future" regulations;^[6] Ford continued to use the FG Falcon model raced in previous years, but built to Car of the Future specifications.

2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	28 February–3 March 2013
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 78 laps 250 km Pole position Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 1:21.3595 Winner Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:49:37.3127
Race 2 Distance 78 laps 250 km Pole position Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 1:20.7148 Winner Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Autosports 1:51:52.4116

Report

Race 1

Qualifying

The Holden VF Commodore of Shane van Gisbergen at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Holden VF Commodore of Jamie Whincup at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Ford FG Falcon of Mark Winterbottom at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.87311
2	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.87311
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.8892
4	6	Will Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:21.0594
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.1496
6	33	Scott McLaughlin	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.1865
7	34	Alexandre Prémat	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.2323
8	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:21.2653
9	19	Jonathon Webb	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:21.3006
10	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.3136
11	80	Scott Pye	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.5084
12	66	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:21.6164
13	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.6701
14	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.6903
15	88	Dean Fiore	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.6930
16	18	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:21.7393
17	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.7477
18	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.7832
19	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.8651
20	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.8754
21	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.9048
22	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VF Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	1:21.9709
23	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:22.1206
24	47	Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	James Rosenberg Racing	1:22.2518
25	17	Tim Blanchard	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:22.2749
26	21	David Wall	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:22.2837
27	12	Jonny Reid	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:22.8720
28	9	Maro Engel	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:23.2133
Source:[7]

Notes:

• ^1 — Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen both set lap times that were identical to the ten-thousandth of a second. As Lowndes had set his laptime before Van Gisbergen, he was awarded provisional pole.

Top 10 Shootout

FPos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	QPos.	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	2	1:21.3595
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	8	1:21.4075
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1	1:21.4453
4	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	5	1:21.4852
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	3	1:21.5258
6	19	Jonathon Webb	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	9	1:21.5916
7	6	Will Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	4	1:21.6558
8	34	Alexandre Prémat	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	7	1:21.7859
9	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	10	1:22.1825
10	33	Scott McLaughlin	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	6	1:22.2235
Source:[8]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	Grid	Time	Points
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	3	1:49:37.3127	150
2	6	Will Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	7	+20.5203	138
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	5	+32.1287	129
4	34	Alexandre Prémat	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	8	+35.5821	120
5	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	9	+37.3925	111
6	33	Scott McLaughlin	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	10	+38.6829	102
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	18	+39.0363	96
8	19	Jonathon Webb	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	6	+48.4746	90
9	18	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	16	+49.2109	84
10	66	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	12	+66.0578	78
11	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	19	+68.5664	72
12	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VF Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	22	+71.4827	69
13	80	Scott Pye	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	11	+73.2353	66
14	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	14	+1 lap	63
15	47	Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	James Rosenberg Racing	24	+1 lap	60
16	21	David Wall	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	26	+1 lap	57
17	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	23	+1 lap	54
18	17	Tim Blanchard	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	25	+2 laps	51
19	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	4	+3 laps	48
20	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	21	+6 laps	45
21	88	Dean Fiore	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	15	+7 laps	42
22	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	20	+11 laps	39
23	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	13	+14 laps	36
24	9	Maro Engel	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	28	+19 laps	33
Ret	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1	Retired
Ret	12	Jonny Reid	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	27	Retired
Ret	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	17	Retired
Ret	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	2	Retired
Source:[9]

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.7148
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.8233
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.8553
4	6	Will Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:20.9329
5	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.9338
6	34	Alexandre Prémat	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.1051
7	33	Scott McLaughlin	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.1071
8	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:21.1406
9	66	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:21.1900
10	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.3450
11	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VF Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	1:21.4110
12	18	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:21.4325
13	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.4386
14	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.4568
15	80	Scott Pye	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.5321
16	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.5378
17	88	Dean Fiore	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.5578
18	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.5747
19	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.7091
20	19	Jonathon Webb	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:21.7143
21	17	Tim Blanchard	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:21.9685
22	21	David Wall	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:22.1783
23	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:22.2016
24	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:22.2814
25	47	Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	James Rosenberg Racing	1:22.3014
26	12	Jonny Reid	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:22.3925
27	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:22.3968
28	9	Maro Engel	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:23.3731
Source:[10]

Race

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	Grid	Time	Points
1	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1	1:51:52.4116	150
2	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	3	+2.2193	138
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	8	+3.8293	129
4	66	Russell Ingall	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	9	+7.0731	120
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	2	+7.3886	111
6	6	Will Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	4	+7.9701	102
7	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	10	+8.9026	96
8	3	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VF Commodore	Tony D'Alberto Racing	11	+12.5191	90
9	33	Scott McLaughlin	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	7	+14.3227	84
10	19	Jonathon Webb	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	20	+14.6458	78
11	80	Scott Pye	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	15	+18.0410	72
12	88	Dean Fiore	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	17	+18.8045	69
13	360	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	19	+19.9581	66
14	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	16	+53.4477	63
15	17	Tim Blanchard	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	21	+1 lap	60
16	21	David Wall	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	22	+1 lap	57
17	4	Lee Holdsworth	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	27	+1 lap	54
Ret	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	18	Retired
Ret	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	14	Retired
Ret	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	24	Retired
Ret	18	Alex Davison	Ford FG Falcon	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	12	Retired
Ret	12	Jonny Reid	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	26	Retired
Ret	47	Tim Slade	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	James Rosenberg Racing	25	Retired
Ret	36	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	23	Retired
Ret	9	Maro Engel	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	28	Retired
Ret	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	5	Retired
Ret	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	13	Retired
Ret	34	Alexandre Prémat	Holden VF Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	6	Retired
Source:[11]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Craig Lowndes 279 2 Jamie Whincup 267 3 Will Davison 240 4 Russell Ingall 198 5 James Courtney 192

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 546 2 Ford Performance Racing 351 3 Tekno Autosports 318 4 Garry Rogers Motorsport 306 5 Holden Racing Team 303

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

References

1. "Adelaide's iconic Clipsal 500 dates announced for landmark 2013 opener". SpeedCafe.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
2. "Eastern Creek dropped from calendar". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
3. "Holden changes direction for VF V8 Supercar styling". SpeedCafe. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
4. "Mercedes-Benz to join V8 Supercars". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
5. "Nissan to unveil its V8 Supercars future in New York". Speedcafe.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
6. Gunther, Briar (29 March 2010). "Car of the Future released". V8Supercars.com.au. BigPond Sport. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
7. "Lowndes edges Van Gisbergen to provisional Adelaide pole". SpeedCafe.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
8. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (1 March 2013). "Shane van Gisbergen scores pole for Race 1 in Adelaide". SpeedCafe.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
9. "Lowndes equals record with victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
10. "Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom stage front-row repeat for Race 2". Speedcafe.com. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
11. "Van Gisbergen wins Adelaide race two". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

Supercars Championship
Previous race: 2012 Sydney 500	2013 Supercars Championship	Next race: 2013 Tasmania Microsoft Office 365
Previous year: 2012 Clipsal 500	Clipsal 500 Adelaide	Next year: 2014 Clipsal 500