# 2005 Clipsal 500

The 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 17 - 20 March 2005. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:22.1776 |
| 2 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing | 1:22.5300 |
| 3 | 88 | Steven Ellery | Ford BA Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:22.5446 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:22.5609 |
| 5 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford BA Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:22.5692 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | 1:22.6948 |
| 7 | 11 | Steven Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:22.7015 |
| 8 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | 1:22.7666 |
| 9 | 9 | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:22.8108 |
| 10 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.8235 |
| 11 | 12 | John Bowe | Ford BA Falcon | Brad Jones Racing | 1:22.9277 |
| 12 | 33 | Cameron McConville | Holden VZ Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:22.9389 |
| 13 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:22.9791 |
| 14 | 24 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VZ Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:23.0073 |
| 15 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:23.0607 |
| 16 | 44 | Simon Wills | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Dynamik | 1:23.0889 |
| 17 | 23 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VZ Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:23.1801 |
| 18 | 16 | Garth Tander | Holden VZ Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | 1:23.2143 |
| 19 | 67 | Paul Morris | Holden VZ Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:23.2405 |
| 20 | 20 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford BA Falcon | Larkham Motor Sport | 1:23.2601 |
| 21 | 21 | Brad Jones | Ford BA Falcon | Brad Jones Racing | 1:23.3289 |
| 22 | 48 | David Besnard | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing | 1:23.3663 |
| 23 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | Ford BA Falcon | Larkham Motor Sport | 1:23.3955 |
| 24 | 18 | Glenn Seton | Ford BA Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:23.4013 |
| 25 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Holden VY Commodore | Paul Little Racing | 1:23.5881 |
| 26 | 5 | Greg Ritter | Ford BA Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:23.6424 |
| 27 | 50 | Paul Weel | Holden VZ Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | 1:23.6548 |
| 28 | 3 | Jason Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:23.7219 |
| 29 | 34 | Andrew Jones | Holden VZ Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:23.8982 |
| 30 | 25 | Steve Owen | Ford BA Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:23.9342 |
| 31 | 7 | Alex Davison | Holden VY Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:23.9380 |
| 32 | 8 | Craig Baird | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing | 1:24.2139 |
| 33 | 52 | Matthew White | Ford BA Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:24.3102 |
| DNQ | 45 | Max Wilson | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Dynamik | |

### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | 1:22.9438 |
| 2 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:23.0490 |
| 3 | 88 | Steven Ellery | Ford BA Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:23.1918 |
| 4 | 9 | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:23.2425 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | 1:23.4958 |
| 6 | 11 | Steven Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:23.5888 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:23.7449 |
| 8 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing | 1:24.0786 |
| Ret | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
| EXC | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford BA Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 78 | 2h 06m 56.4343s | 2 |
| 2 | 9 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | 78 | + 0.833s | 4 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 78 | + 2.996s | 7 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 78 | + 11.094s | 13 |
| 5 | 11 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | 78 | + 11.773s | 6 |
| 6 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | 78 | + 12.990s | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | 78 | + 15.738s | 18 |
| 8 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 78 | + 20.604s | 15 |
| 9 | 18 | Glenn Seton | Dick Johnson Racing | 78 | + 22.540s | 24 |
| 10 | 23 | Jamie Whincup | Tasman Motorsport | 78 | + 22.914s | 17 |
| 11 | 50 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | 78 | + 24.136s | 27 |
| 12 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | 78 | + 24.590s | 11 |
| 13 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 78 | + 26.038s | 21 |
| 14 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 78 | + 47.192s | 19 |
| 15 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 78 | + 47.233s | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | 78 | + 49.881s | 14 |
| 17 | 33 | Cameron McConville | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 78 | + 135.880s | 12 |
| 18 | 48 | David Besnard | WPS Racing | 77 | + 1 Lap | 22 |
| 19 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | 77 | + 1 Lap | 10 |
| 20 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 76 | + 2 Laps | 28 |
| 21 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | 76 | + 2 Laps | 25 |
| 22 | 34 | Andrew Jones | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 75 | + 3 Laps | 29 |
| 23 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 72 | + 6 Laps | 8 |
| 24 | 20 | Mark Winterbottom | Larkham Motor Sport | 67 | + 11 Laps | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | Steve Owen | Britek Motorsport | 64 | + 14 Laps | 30 |
| Ret | 52 | Matthew White | Britek Motorsport | 71 | Retired | 33 |
| Ret | 7 | Alex Davison | Perkins Engineering | 60 | Retired | 31 |
| Ret | 44 | Simon Wills | Team Dynamik | 58 | Retired | 16 |
| Ret | 45 | Max Wilson | Team Dynamik | 56 | Retired | 34 |
| Ret | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | Larkham Motor Sport | 51 | Retired | 23 |
| Ret | 5 | Greg Ritter | Ford Performance Racing | 48 | Retired | 26 |
| Ret | 8 | Craig Baird | WPS Racing | 31 | Retired | 32 |
| Ret | 88 | Steven Ellery | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 20 | Retired | 3 |
| Ret | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 16 | Retired | 9 |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | 78 | 1h 59m 11.1013s | 1 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 78 | + 6.360s | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 78 | + 6.811s | 34 |
| 4 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 78 | + 22.280s | 8 |
| 5 | 24 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | 78 | + 26.588s | 16 |
| 6 | 33 | Cameron McConville | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 78 | + 27.149s | 17 |
| 7 | 45 | Max Wilson | Team Dynamik | 78 | + 29.762s | 29 |
| 8 | 50 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | 78 | + 36.893s | 11 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 78 | + 40.221s | 15 |
| 10 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 78 | + 43.457s | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | 78 | + 43.5338s | 19 |
| 12 | 52 | Matthew White | Britek Motorsport | 78 | + 50.560s | 26 |
| 13 | 25 | Steve Owen | Britek Motorsport | 78 | + 65.929s | 25 |
| 14 | 20 | Mark Winterbottom | Larkham Motor Sport | 78 | + 67.633s | 24 |
| 15 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 78 | + 73.830s | 4 |
| 16 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 78 | + 76.763s | 14 |
| 17 | 8 | Craig Baird | WPS Racing | 77 | + 1 Lap | 32 |
| 18 | 9 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | 77 | + 1 Lap | 2 |
| 19 | 44 | Simon Wills | Team Dynamik | 77 | + 1 Lap | 28 |
| 20 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 75 | + 3 Laps | 13 |
| 21 | 7 | Alex Davison | Perkins Engineering | 75 | + 3 Laps | 27 |
| 22 | 23 | Jamie Whincup | Tasman Motorsport | 75 | + 3 Laps | 10 |
| 23 | 48 | David Besnard | WPS Racing | 75 | + 3 Laps | 18 |
| 24 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | 74 | + 4 Laps | 21 |
| 25 | 18 | Glenn Seton | Dick Johnson Racing | 71 | + 7 Laps | 9 |
| 26 | 11 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | 69 | + 9 Laps | 5 |
| 27 | 34 | Andrew Jones | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 66 | + 12 Laps | 22 |
| Ret | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | 68 | Retired | 12 |
| Ret | 5 | Greg Ritter | Ford Performance Racing | 52 | Retired | 31 |
| Ret | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 52 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | Larkham Motor Sport | 48 | Retired | 30 |
| Ret | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | 14 | Retired | 7 |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | 7 | Retired | 6 |