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.

South Australia 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date28 February–3 March 2013
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
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

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Race 1

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Qualifying

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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:

  • ^1Craig 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

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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

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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

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Qualifying

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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