# 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, 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, and marked the racing debuts of the Holden VF Commodore, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, and Nissan Altima L33, all of which were entered in the series under the brand-new "Car of the Future" regulations; Ford continued to use the FG Falcon model raced in previous years, but built to Car of the Future specifications.

## Report
### Race 1
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.8731 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:20.8731 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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#### 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 | |
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### 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 |
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#### 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 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

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