# 2014 Clipsal 500

The 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 1 and 2 March 2014. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres (78 miles) and one race of 250 kilometres (160 miles) in length. It was the first round of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debut of the Volvo S60 in the series.
Triple Eight Race Engineering won both of the shorter races; Jamie Whincup led home Craig Lowndes for a 1–2 in the opening race, while Lowndes took the second race victory. The weekend's longer race was taken by James Courtney of the Holden Racing Team, holding off Lowndes by 0.7 seconds. Lowndes left Adelaide with a 52-point championship lead over Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who took three top five placings over the weekend. Shane van Gisbergen took third for the round, taking third-place finishes in the opening and closing races.

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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.5849 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.7367 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:20.8204 |
| 4 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:20.8312 |
| 5 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:20.8350 |
| 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:20.8459 |
| 7 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.9231 |
| 8 | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:20.9479 |
| 9 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:20.9603 |
| 10 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:21.0592 |
| 11 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:21.0598 |
| 12 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:21.0719 |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:21.1735 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:21.1935 |
| 15 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:21.2250 |
| 16 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:21.3285 |
| 17 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:21.3611 |
| 18 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:21.4766 |
| 19 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:21.5583 |
| 20 | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:21.5764 |
| 21 | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:21.7651 |
| 22 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:21.8145 |
| 23 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 1:22.1294 |
| 24 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:22.4255 |
| 25 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:23.3727 |
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#### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 39 | 53:57.5158 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 39 | +2.8 s | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 39 | +7.8 s | 6 | 64 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 39 | +13.9 s | 3 | 60 |
| 5 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 39 | +19.2 s | 10 | 55 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +24.0 s | 14 | 51 |
| 7 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 39 | +24.5 s | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 39 | +24.7 s | 13 | 45 |
| 9 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 39 | +31.2 s | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 39 | +32.8 s | 8 | 39 |
| 11 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 39 | +33.4 s | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 39 | +36.0 s | 18 | 34 |
| 13 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 39 | +36.4 s | 24 | 33 |
| 14 | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 39 | +39.7 s | 20 | 31 |
| 15 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 39 | +40.5 s | 9 | 30 |
| 16 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +43.7 s | 7 | 28 |
| 17 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 39 | +44.7 s | 16 | 27 |
| 18 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +59.1 s | 12 | 25 |
| 19 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 39 | +59.4 s | 23 | 24 |
| 20 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 38 | +1 lap | 17 | 22 |
| 21 | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 38 | +1 lap | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 35 | +4 laps | 25 | 19 |
| 23 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 32 | +7 laps | 19 | 18 |
| Ret | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 21 | Accident damage | 11 | |
| Ret | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 12 | Accident damage | 22 | |
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### Race 2
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.4155 |
| 2 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:20.5258 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.5699 |
| 4 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:20.6474 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:20.6900 |
| 6 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:20.7119 |
| 7 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.7337 |
| 8 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:20.7735 |
| 9 | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:20.8208 |
| 10 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:20.8530 |
| 11 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.8712 |
| 12 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:20.9075 |
| 13 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:20.9294 |
| 14 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.9350 |
| 15 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:20.9576 |
| 16 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:20.9642 |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:21.0138 |
| 18 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:21.0163 |
| 19 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:21.1581 |
| 20 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:21.1956 |
| 21 | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:21.2844 |
| 22 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 1:21.3997 |
| 23 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:21.6160 |
| 24 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:21.7130 |
| 25 | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:21.7925 |
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#### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 39 | 56:12.9270 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 39 | +4.7 s | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 39 | +5.6 s | 3 | 64 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 39 | +14.8 s | 5 | 60 |
| 5 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 39 | +15.0 s | 16 | 55 |
| 6 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 39 | +15.3 s | 10 | 51 |
| 7 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 39 | +15.7 s | 18 | 48 |
| 8 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +24.6 s | 7 | 45 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +25.3 s | 11 | 42 |
| 10 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 39 | +25.5 s | 20 | 39 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +26.4 s | 17 | 36 |
| 12 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 39 | +28.4 s | 14 | 34 |
| 13 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 39 | +28.7 s | 24 | 33 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 39 | +29.6 s | 12 | 31 |
| 15 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 39 | +34.7 s | 13 | 30 |
| 16 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 39 | +35.0 s | 15 | 28 |
| 17 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 39 | +35.8 s | 6 | 27 |
| 18 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 39 | +37.6 s | 8 | 25 |
| 19 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 39 | +38.1 s | 19 | 24 |
| 20 | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 39 | +39.9 s | 9 | 22 |
| 21 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 39 | +45.9 s | 4 | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 39 | +46.9 s | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 39 | +48.8 s | 25 | 18 |
| 24 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 39 | +1:19.2 | 23 | 16 |
| Ret | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 37 | Drive shaft | 21 | |
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### Race 3
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1:20.3776 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.4317 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.4771 |
| 4 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:20.4886 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:20.7507 |
| 6 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:20.7785 |
| 7 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:20.7978 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:20.8373 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.8605 |
| 10 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:20.8930 |
| 11 | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:20.9250 |
| 12 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.9329 |
| 13 | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:20.9414 |
| 14 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:20.9683 |
| 15 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:20.9774 |
| 16 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:21.0091 |
| 17 | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 1:21.0725 |
| 18 | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:21.0759 |
| 19 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 1:21.0780 |
| 20 | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:21.1046 |
| 21 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:21.1500 |
| 22 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:21.1953 |
| 23 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 1:21.2752 |
| 24 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:21.3449 |
| 25 | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | No time |
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Notes: ^1 — Robert Dahlgren experienced a drop in oil pressure, forcing him to stop the car. The car was unable to be repaired before the end of the qualifying session.

#### Top 10 Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Name | Car | Team | QPos. | Time |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 1 | 1:20.6535 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3 | 1:20.8421 |
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 6 | 1:21.0115 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 9 | 1:21.2016 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 5 | 1:21.2224 |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 7 | 1:21.3774 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2 | 1:21.3990 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 8 | 1:21.3999 |
| 9 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 10 | 1:21.6617 |
| 10 | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 4 | No time |
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Notes: ^1 — Scott McLaughlin's time was deleted after he triggered the kerb sensor at turn 2.

#### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | James Courtney | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 76 | 1:57.52.9386 | 15 | 150 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 76 | +0.7 s | 7 | 138 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Holden VF Commodore | Tekno Autosports | 76 | +4.9 s | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 76 | +5.7 s | 16 | 120 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 76 | +5.9 s | 4 | 111 |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade | Holden VF Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 76 | +6.8 s | 6 | 102 |
| 7 | 55 | David Reynolds | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 76 | +7.6 s | 22 | 96 |
| 8 | 17 | David Wall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 76 | +8.9 s | 17 | 90 |
| 9 | 360 | James Moffat | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 76 | +10.8 s | 12 | 84 |
| 10 | 21 | Dale Wood | Holden VF Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 76 | +32.7 s | 21 | 78 |
| 11 | 18 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 75 | +1 lap | 23 | 72 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 75 | +1 lap | 5 | 69 |
| 13 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 73 | +3 laps | 3 | 66 |
| 14 | 36 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 71 | +5 laps | 19 | 63 |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VF Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 68 | +8 laps | 2 | 60 |
| 16 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 66 | +10 laps | 9 | 57 |
| 17 | 23 | Russell Ingall | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 60 | +16 laps | 24 | 54 |
| Ret | 222 | Nick Percat | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing | 71 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 33 | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 65 | Electrical | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jason Bright | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 13 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 16 | Scott Pye | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 13 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | Chaz Mostert | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 13 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 34 | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 12 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 9 | Will Davison | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport | 2 | Throttle | 14 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Craig Lowndes | 282 |
| 2 | Fabian Coulthard | 230 |
| 3 | Shane van Gisbergen | 221 |
| 4 | Rick Kelly | 198 |
| 5 | James Courtney | 192 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 481 |
| 2 | Holden Racing Team | 367 |
| 3 | Brad Jones Racing | 296 |
| 4 | Norton Hornets Racing | 273 |
| 5 | Jack Daniel's Racing | 268 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.