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2015 Clipsal 500

The 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 27 February to 1 March 2015. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres and one race of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

South Australia 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date26 February–1 March 2015
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 33 laps 106 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:20.0905
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 48:28.7493
Race 2
Distance 39 laps 125 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 1:20.0319
Winner Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing		 59:05.6810
Race 3
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position James Courtney
Holden Racing Team		 1:20.5396
Winner James Courtney
Holden Racing Team		 1:56:00.5103

Chasing after his seventh V8 Supercar championship, Jamie Whincup made a great start by taking pole position for both Saturday races. The start of Race 1 was abandoned after Scott McLaughlin's car suffered an oil pump failure on the warm-up lap. The race eventually got under way and Whincup controlled the race to take the first win of 2015. Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard finished second and third respectively after a safety car late in the race.

McLaughlin's day became even worse when he was deemed to have jumped the start in Race 2. After serving his ten-second penalty at the conclusion of his pit stop, a further ten seconds was added to McLaughlin's race time as he served the penalty during a safety car period. Mostert retired after hitting the wall at turn 8, while Whincup fell down the order due to a punctured tyre. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard took the win, followed by James Courtney and Craig Lowndes.

Former V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose stole the spotlight on Sunday by qualifying for the Top Ten Shootout. Courtney set the fastest time in the Shootout to score pole position for the 250 km Race 3. Courtney managed to convert his pole into a race win, his second Sunday race win in succession at the event. Teammate Garth Tander finished third, while Shane van Gisbergen finished second after a hard-fought battle with Courtney. Whincup and Mostert were battling for fourth place on the final lap when they collided at Turn 10. Mostert spun into the wall and was collected by James Moffat with both failing to finish the race. Neither Mostert nor Whincup were penalised for the incident.

Courtney became the fifth driver in V8 Supercars to win two Clipsal 500 events and only the fourth to win two events in a row.

Results

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Race 1

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Time
1 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.0905
2 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.4342
3 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.5087
4 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:20.7089
5 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.7208
6 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.8152
7 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:20.8552
8 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.9013
9 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.9042
10 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.9150
11 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.9585
12 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:21.0115
13 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:21.0159
14 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.0235
15 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.0356
16 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.2029
17 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.2237
18 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.2495
19 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.3417
20 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.3510
21 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:21.4137
22 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 1:21.5111
23 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.5202
24 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 1:21.5782
25 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport No Time

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 33 48:28.7493 1 75
2 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 33 +0.9 s 4 69
3 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 33 +1.3 s 2 64
4 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 33 +1.5 s 8 60
5 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 33 +2.0 s 12 55
6 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 33 +2.5 s 11 51
7 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 33 +3.0 s 15 48
8 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 33 +3.3 s 13 45
9 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 33 +3.9 s 7 42
10 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 33 +4.1 s 5 39
11 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 33 +4.6 s 10 36
12 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 33 +5.2 s 9 34
13 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 33 +5.7 s 14 33
14 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 33 +6.0 s 16 31
15 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 33 +6.4 s 17 30
16 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 33 +7.1 s 24 28
17 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 +8.6 s 23 27
18 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 33 +9.6 s 20 25
19 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 33 +10.1 s 25 24
20 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 33 +10.3 s 19 22
21 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 33 +10.7 s 6 21
22 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 33 +31.5 s 21 19
23 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 32 +1 lap 22 18
DNF 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 28 Accident 18
DNF 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 Oil leak 3

Race 2

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Time
1 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.0319
2 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.3162
3 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.3390
4 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.4599
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.5030
6 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:20.5217
7 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5606
8 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:20.5698
9 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:20.6049
10 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:20.6346
11 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.6587
12 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.7121
13 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:20.7371
14 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.8913
15 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:20.9826
16 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:21.0559
17 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.0693
18 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.0759
19 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.0873
20 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.1049
21 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.1393
22 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.1644
23 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 1:21.4483
24 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 1:22.0064
25 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:22.8052

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 59:05.6810 4 75
2 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +2.0 s 3 69
3 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 +8.9 s 7 64
4 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +10.0 s 11 60
5 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 +15.0 s 20 55
6 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +15.7 s 18 51
7 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +16.4 s 14 48
8 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 39 +17.7 s 15 45
9 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 +18.2 s 2 42
10 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 39 +18.3 s 13 39
11 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 39 +18.8 s 10 36
12 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +19.2 s 19 34
13 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 39 +20.0 s 5 33
14 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 39 +20.5 s 22 31
15 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 +22.7 s 21 30
16 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 39 +24.1 s 24 28
17 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 39 +25.2 s 6 27
18 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 39 +26.5 s 16 25
19 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 39 +27.2 s 25 24
20 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 39 +27.6 s 23 22
21 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 +55.6 s 1 21
DNF 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 25 Puncture 8
DNF 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 16 Accident 12
DNF 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 3 Accident 9
DNS 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 0 17

Race 3

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Time
1 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.0084
2 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.0341
3 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.0757
4 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.0832
5 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.1335
6 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:20.1575
7 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.2255
8 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.2262
9 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 1:20.2435
10 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.2602
11 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:20.3444
12 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.3542
13 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:20.4488
14 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.4750
15 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.5324
16 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:20.5534
17 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 1:20.5629
18 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:20.5649
19 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.5919
20 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:20.6187
21 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.6501
22 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:20.6531
23 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:20.7843
24 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 1:20.9014
25 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.8204

Top 10 Shootout

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Pos. No. Name Car Team QPos. Time
1 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 3 1:20.5396
2 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 1:20.5839
3 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 1:20.6024
4 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 8 1:20.6073
5 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 2 1:20.6105
6 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 1:20.6355
7 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 10 1:21.0204
8 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 6 1:21.1497
9 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 9 1:21.1679
10 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 7 1:21.2326

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 22   James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 1:56:00.5103 1 150
2 97   Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 78 +0.7 s 6 138
3 2   Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 +1.9 s 7 129
4 1   Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 +13.3 s 3 120
5 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 78 +13.9 s 11 111
6 14   Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 +14.6 s 2 102
7 15   Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 78 +16.4 s 12 96
8 47   Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 78 +20.7 s 8 90
9 888   Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 +24.4 s 14 84
10 7   Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 78 +28.6 s 19 78
11 8   Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 +40.8 s 10 72
12 17   Marcos Ambrose Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 78 +41.2 s 9 69
13 21   Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 78 +45.2 s 16 66
14 23   Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 78 +48.8 s 15 63
15 55   David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 78 +49.2 s 20 60
16 34   David Wall Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 +51.8 s 21 57
17 3   Tim Blanchard Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 78 +62.6 s 25 54
18 33   Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 74 +4 laps 4 51
19 9   Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 73 +5 laps 23 48
20 222   Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 70 +8 laps 22 45
21 111   Andre Heimgartner Ford FG Falcon Super Black Racing 62 +16 laps 24 42
DNF 6   Chaz Mostert Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia 77 Collision 17
DNF 99   James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 77 Collision 5
DNF 18   Lee Holdsworth Holden VF Commodore Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 31 Accident 13
DNF 4   Ashley Walsh Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 22 Breakdown 18

Championship standings

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  • After Race 3 of 36
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Support races

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The Stadium Super Truck of Robby Gordon at the 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Seven support series raced during the weekend, including the Australian debut of Robby Gordon's Stadium Super Trucks.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stadium Super Truck Series heading for Australia in 2015". Racer. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ Stokes, Katrina; Hough, Andrew (1 March 2015). "Public holiday push for Clipsal 500 weekend". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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