2016 Adelaide 500

Motor racing event for V8 Supercars in Adelaide, South Australia March 2016 March 2016 South Australia 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide 1 14 2016 IVSC Adelaide (short route).svg 4–6 March Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Friday: fineSaturday: fineSunday: fine morning, afternoon thunderstorms 39 125 Scott Pye DJR Team Penske 1:20.0168 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 56:43.1447 39 125 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 1:20.3724 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 59:37.1268 48 155 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 1:21.3006 Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:49:03.6598 The 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars, held on the weekend of 4 to 6 March 2016. 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 155 km in length. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 1, 2 and 3 of the season.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-2016-calendar-change V8 Supercars 2016 calendar change V8 Supercars 1 October 2015 3 March 2016 The event was the 18th running of the Adelaide 500. The three races were won by Jamie Whincup, James Courtney and Nick Percat respectively. Percat's win was the first for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport and came in the midst of controversy surrounding pit stop regulations. The third race was also affected by adverse weather conditions, which caused the race to be red flagged, and eventually finished 30 laps short of the scheduled length. Michael Caruso, despite not winning a race, left the event with the championship lead. Report Background The event saw two drivers make their full-time driving debut in the series: Cam Waters, the winner of the 2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series, competed for Prodrive Racing Australia, replacing Chaz Mostert who was moved into the customer Rod Nash Racing car;http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/monster-energy-backing-for-waters/ Monster Energy backing for Waters V8 Supercars 2 March 2016 3 March 2016 and Aaren Russell, another former Dunlop Series driver, who drove for Erebus Motorsport.http://erebusmotorsportv8.com/2015/2016/01/12/aaren-russell-joins-forces-with-erebus-motorsport-for-2016/ Aaren Russell joins forces with Erebus Motorsport for 2016 Erebus Motorsport V8 12 January 2016 3 March 2016 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The event was Mostert's first since the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, where injuries sustained in a major crash in qualifying forced him to miss the final four events of 2015.http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/v8-supercars/v8-burning-questions-ahead-of-the-2016-clipsal-500-adelaide/news-story/8e676b512b5faa427746bdf66cd97919 V8: Burning questions ahead of the 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Dale Will Fox Sports 3 March 2016 4 March 2016 Nick Percat also returned from injury, having missed the final two events of 2015 with a foot infection. Erebus Motorsport replaced their Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs with a pair of Holden VF Commodores, reducing the number of manufacturers in the field from five to four.http://erebusmotorsportv8.com/2015/2016/01/13/erebus-motorsport-chooses-to-race-holdens-in-2016/ Erebus Motorsport chooses to race Holdens in 2016 Erebus Motorsport V8 13 January 2016 3 March 2016 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The field itself expanded to 26 cars, up from 25 in 2015, following Triple Eight Race Engineering's purchase of a Racing Entitlements Contract from V8 Supercars management.https://speedcafe.com/triple-eight-secures-26th-v8-supercars-rec/ Triple Eight secures 26th V8 Supercars REC Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 29 May 2015 3 March 2016 Practice The first of three practice sessions was held on Friday morning and was 40 minutes in duration. Scott McLaughlin set the fastest lap time ahead of defending event winner James Courtney and 2015 series runner-up Craig Lowndes.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/mclaughlin-to-the-top/ McLaughlin to the top Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 The session was mostly trouble-free, with the only incidents seeing Tim Slade run down the escape road at Turn 4 and Jamie Whincup spin at Turn 9.https://speedcafe.com/mclaughlin-fastest-in-opening-v8-practice/ McLaughlin fastest in opening V8 practice Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 A second 40-minute session was held on Friday afternoon, with McLaughlin again setting the fastest time. All drivers used the soft compound tyre in this session, with McLaughlin's time of 1:19.6977 being a new practice record. Triple Eight Race Engineering teammates Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen were second and third.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/mclaughlin-masters-softs/ McLaughlin masters softs Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 The final practice session was a 20-minute session held on Saturday morning. Michael Caruso was quickest ahead of James Courtney and David Reynolds, with teams focussing on race setup ahead of the two races in the afternoon.https://speedcafe.com/caruso-fastest-in-final-clipsal-500-practice/ Caruso fastest in final Clipsal 500 practice Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 5 March 2016 5 March 2016 + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:20.7880 Practice 2 Friday 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:19.6977 Practice 3 Saturday 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2041 Qualifying – Races 1 and 2 Two ten-minute qualifying sessions were held on Friday evening which set the grid for the two 125 km races on Saturday. Drivers were allowed to use only the soft tyre in the first session and only the hard tyre in the second. Scott Pye took his first career pole position in the first session ahead of Whincup and McLaughlin. Reigning champion Mark Winterbottom was fourth with Courtney in fifth.https://speedcafe.com/pye-and-mostert-share-clipsal-500-poles/ Pye and Mostert share Clipsal 500 poles Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 Russell was investigated for impeding Whincup at the final corner. Russell was going slowly, preparing to start a fast lap, while Whincup was at the end of a fast lap and lost time trying to avoid the rear of Russell's car. A similar situation led to a major accident involving Jonathon Webb and Greg Murphy at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/near-miss-in-qualifying/ Near miss in qualifying Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 4 March 2016 5 March 2016 Mostert, after qualifying only 12th in the first session, set the fastest time in the second session to take pole position for the second race. Whincup and McLaughlin were again second and third, with Courtney and Van Gisbergen rounding out the top five. Pye was seventh fastest. Mostert was surprised at taking pole position on his return to the series, saying: "I’ll still be up the pointy end which is great ... I’m a bit lost for words, I can’t really describe it. It’s kind of like my first pole all over again."http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/mostert-blasts-back/ Mostert blasts back Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 4 March 2016 5 March 2016 Race 1 Race 1 took place on Saturday afternoon and required drivers to use soft tyres only. Whincup took the lead at the start with Pye assuming second position ahead of McLaughlin, Winterbottom, Courtney and Van Gisbergen. Lee Holdsworth was spun at Turn 6 on lap 1 and fell to the back of the field. Whincup built a lead of over five seconds in the opening laps, with Pye maintaining second place under pressure from McLaughlin. The first pit stops began taking place on lap 5, with Lowndes and Mostert coming in on this lap to take on fuel and have tyres changed. The safety car was called on lap 14 after Slade went down the escape road at Turn 9 and was unable to select reverse gear.https://speedcafe.com/whincup-dominant-clipsal-500-opener/ Whincup dominant in Clipsal 500 opener Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 5 March 2016 5 March 2016 After all drivers had made their pit stop, Whincup continued to lead with Courtney moving up to second place ahead of Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin. Pye had fallen down the order after losing time in his pit stop, with the car being dropped from the jacks with the left-rear wheel not fastened properly. The resulting delay in jacking the car back up and tightening the wheel nut dropped him to twelfth place. The safety car returned to the pits on lap 18 and Whincup again built a gap over second place, leading all the way to the finish. Courtney finished second ahead of Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin, while Garth Tander was fifth after passing Winterbottom, Lowndes and Todd Kelly following the safety car period. Race 2 Race 2 also took place on Saturday afternoon but was run on hard tyres. Percat was unable to start the race due to an electrical problem on the parade lap.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/hot-holdens-slug-it-out/ Hot Holdens slug it out V8 Supercars 5 March 2016 5 March 2016 Mostert led the opening laps from pole position with Courtney moving into second place after making a good start from fourth on the grid. The safety car was called on lap 2 when Chris Pither crashed at Turn 8. Racing resumed on lap 7 with Mostert leading Courtney, Whincup, McLaughlin and Van Gisbergen. Drivers began making their pit stops at the end of lap 9, with several drivers pitting at this time.https://speedcafe.com/courtney-fends-off-whincup-in-race-2-thriller/ Courtney fends off Whincup in Race 2 thriller Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 5 March 2016 5 March 2016 Mostert, Courtney, Whincup and McLaughlin maintained their positions after all drivers had completed their pit stops, while Van Gisbergen dropped back after a slow stop. Tander also endured a difficult pit stop, with the car stalling as he left the pit bay and not being able to be restarted for a number of laps. When Tander eventually rejoined the circuit, he was hit by Tim Blanchard at the Senna Chicane. Blanchard's car was damaged and the resulting repairs left him six laps off the lead. A second safety car period was needed to clean up debris from the incident. Courtney took the lead at Turn 9 on lap 21, with Whincup taking second as Mostert was pushed wide on the exit of the corner. Courtney and Whincup then battled to the end of the race, Courtney emerging as the winner by six tenths of a second. Mostert held on to complete the podium while McLaughlin was fourth ahead of a recovering Shane van Gisbergen. Qualifying – Race 3 Qualifying for Race 3 consisted of a 20-minute qualifying session held on Sunday morning followed by a top ten shootout on Sunday afternoon. Only 25 cars took part in the session, with Pither's crash in Race 2 doing enough damage to rule the car out of Race 3.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/black-day-for-kiwis/ Black day for Kiwis Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 6 March 2016 9 March 2016 The qualifying session was stopped for several minutes when a power steering line on James Moffat's car broke and left power steering fluid on the track at the final corner which needed to be cleaned up. McLaughlin was fastest, setting a time of 1:20.4055 at the end of the session. McLaughlin, Mostert, Whincup, Van Gisbergen, Fabian Coulthard, Rick Kelly, Pye, Winterbottom, Courtney and Waters progressed to the top ten shootout as a result of being the fastest ten drivers.https://speedcafe.com/mclaughlin-tops-sunday-clipsal-500-qualifying/ McLaughlin tops Sunday Clipsal 500 qualifying Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 6 March 2016 7 March 2016 The top ten shootout saw each of the ten drivers complete one flying lap each, in reverse order of their qualifying positions. Waters, in his first top ten shootout, was the first driver out and set a time of 1:22.6300. Courtney triggered the kerb sensor at Turn 2 on his lap, which led to his lap time being invalidated and leaving him tenth on the grid. Winterbottom beat Waters' time by a quarter of a second before Rick Kelly bettered Winterbottom's time by over half a second. Coulthard was the sixth driver to run and set a time of 1:21.3006, another half a second faster than Kelly, which would be fast enough to secure pole position. Of the remaining runners, Mostert got closest to Coulthard's time with 1:21.3071.https://speedcafe.com/coulthard-scores-pole-for-clipsal-500-finale/ Coulthard scores pole for Clipsal 500 finale Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 6 March 2016 7 March 2016 Race 3 Race 3 took place on Sunday afternoon and was scheduled to run for 78 laps, a distance of 250 km. A rain storm passed over the circuit just prior to the start of the race, prompting the majority of the drivers in the field to change from slick to wet weather tyres on the grid. Winterbottom, one of several drivers to remain on slick tyres, almost hit the wall at Turn 8 on the warm-up lap. Along with the other drivers on slick tyres, he pitted at the end of the warm-up lap to change to wet weather tyres.http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/hometown-hero/ Hometown hero Gadeke Kassie V8 Supercars 6 March 2016 8 March 2016 The race start was delayed, however, as Russell's car stopped on the warm-up lap and had to be collected.http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/v8-supercars/v8-v8-supercars-reviewing-start-procedures-after-shambles-in-race-3-at-clipsal-500/news-story/fe6ced223993cf67ea690707a7cb89ff V8 Supercars reviewing start procedures after shambles in Race 3 at Clipsal 500 Dale Will Fox Sports 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 With the rain getting heavier, the race was started under the control of the safety car, which remained on the track for the first six laps to allow drivers to get a feel for the conditions.https://speedcafe.com/percat-wins-chaotic-rain-hit-clipsal-500/ Percat wins chaotic rain hit Clipsal 500 Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 6 March 2016 8 March 2016 With the regulations requiring each car to take on 140 litres of fuel during the race, some drivers took advantage of the safety car period to fulfil part of the requirement. This caused controversy, as there was confusion as to whether or not the race had actually started, with some teams believing that the official start of the race would not occur until the safety car returned to the pit lane.https://speedcafe.com/communication-failure-clipsal-start-chaos/ Communication failure in Clipsal start chaos Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 V8 Supercar regulations state that a race may be started under the safety car in extreme circumstances, such as poor weather, and that the official start of the race is when the safety car returns to the pit lane. However, this is only the case when the warm-up lap has not been completed. As it had been completed in this case, the race was deemed to have started when the safety car led the field away from the grid.https://d3spxwpngnho1k.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/V8SC2016-Motorsport-OpsManualDivD-V1.pdf 2016 V8 Supercar Operations Manual – Division "D" – Sporting Rules V8 Supercars 23 February 2016 20 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160402211300/https://d3spxwpngnho1k.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/V8SC2016-Motorsport-OpsManualDivD-V1.pdf 2 April 2016 dead The safety car returned to the pits on lap 7, with Coulthard in the lead ahead of Mostert and Van Gisbergen. Whincup was spun by Tander, while Van Gisbergen took the lead from Coulthard before running wide at Turn 9 and handing the lead back. At the same time, Rick Kelly was spun by Mostert. Van Gisbergen regained the lead a couple of laps later, with Courtney following him through into second place. Van Gisbergen then ran wide at Turn 4, giving the lead to Courtney. The two made contact at Turn 9, allowing Lowndes through to the lead. With the rain stopped and the track drying out, drivers began to pit to change back to slick tyres, led by Jason Bright on lap 18. Lowndes continued to lead ahead of Courtney and Mostert. Mostert hit the wall at Turn 8 on lap 28, spinning into the escape road at Turn 9 and retiring from the race. On the same lap, drivers started to change back to wet tyres as rain had started falling again. Courtney led until lap 36, when he aquaplaned going into Turn 8 and hit the wall, damaging the car and forcing him to return to the pits for repairs. The safety car was deployed due to the worsening conditions, with McLaughlin leading Davison and Lowndes. As the conditions continued to deteriorate, and a marshal was affected by lightning, the race was suspended on lap 42, with all cars returning to the pit lane. With the majority of the field having not taken on the required 140 L of fuel, questions were raised on how this would affect the result if the race was not restarted. The rules stated that any car that had not fulfilled the fuel requirement would be given a time penalty following the race, but it was unclear as to whether or not this applied to a shortened race.https://speedcafe.com/fuel-drop-debate-rages-after-crazy-clipsal-500/ Fuel drop debate rages after ‘crazy’ Clipsal 500 Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 7 March 2016 8 March 2016 The race restarted at 5:10 pm with five minutes of its allocated time remaining, and drivers who had not met the fuel requirement, with the exception of Coulthard and Pye, pitted to take on the remaining fuel. This left Percat to take victory, his first solo win in the series, having completed 48 laps, ahead of Coulthard, Pye, Caruso and Tander. However, Coulthard and Pye were immediately given a 30-second time penalty for not complying with the fuel regulations, dropping them to 14th and 15th places respectively. The result left Caruso with the championship lead by 15 points ahead of Whincup and 20 ahead of Tander. Whincup was third, with Van Gisbergen and McLaughin completing the top five. Post-race The time penalties for Coulthard and Pye were extended to 60 seconds following the race, dropping them to 16th and 17th. The same penalty was also applied to Courtney, Slade and Moffat, but this did not affect the final result.http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/v8-scott-pye-disappointed-to-lose-podium-in-rainshortened-clipsal-500/news-story/c602fecc3473f48a1c7a40d1bef58eba Scott Pye disappointed to lose podium in rain-shortened Clipsal 500 Dale Will Fox Sports 7 March 2016 8 March 2016 Pye was disappointed by the situation, saying: "It was physically impossible for us to fit it in because of the amount we chose to start with. That race, I don’t know how you can count it. It was a non-event." Holden Racing Team team principal Adrian Burgess questioned the application of the minimum fuel drop rule in a rain-affected race, saying: "Do we really need the fuel drop when we have a race like that? We probably don’t. Just let the guys up the front race hard in wet conditions." Drivers described the race as one of the most chaotic they had ever competed in, with Lowndes describing the race as "bizarre" and McLaughlin saying: "It was the craziest race I’ve ever been a part of." Percat thanked his team Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport for the win, which was the team's first, saying: "This is an unbelievable moment in my career."http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/v8-supercars/live-v8-supercars-clipsal-500-sunday-qualifying-top-10-shootout-race-3/news-story/a44060d458392b689c486d6876290ebb Nick Percat storms to win in chaotic, rain-hit Clipsal 500 Adelaide Phelps James Fox Sports 6 March 2016 8 March 2016 Tander and Mostert were both penalised 15 championship points for causing incidents in the race. Along with the increased penalties for Pye and Coulthard, this dropped Tander to fifth place in the championship, with Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin moving into third and fourth, 25 and 33 points behind Caruso respectively.https://speedcafe.com/306256-2/ V8 Supercars stars handed points penalties Bartholomaeus Stefan Speedcafe 7 March 2016 8 March 2016 Following the controversy over the start of the race, V8 Supercars decided to review race start procedureshttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-reviews-starts/ V8 Supercars reviews starts V8 Supercars 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 with slight modifications applying starting the following round. Results Race 1 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.0168 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.1094 3 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:20.1505 4 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.1622 5 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:20.2364 6 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.2752 7 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2839 8 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.3933 9 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4067 10 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4089 11 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4142 12 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.4377 13 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.4661 14 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.5147 15 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.5659 16 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.5716 17 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.5879 18 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.6324 19 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:20.6804 20 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:20.8847 21 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9523 22 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.9544 23 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.1744 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.3610 25 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.4342 26 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.5897 Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 56:43.1447 2 75 2 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 39 +3.9 s 5 69 3 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 +7.6 s 6 64 4 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 39 +8.5 s 3 60 5 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 39 +11.1 s 9 55 6 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +14.5 s 7 51 7 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 +18.1 s 11 48 8 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39 +18.8 s 4 45 9 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +19.4 s 8 42 10 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 39 +21.1 s 13 39 11 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 39 +21.4 s 10 36 12 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 39 +22.8 s 1 34 13 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +29.2 s 14 33 14 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +30.0 s 16 31 15 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39 +30.6 s 15 30 16 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 39 +33.8 s 12 28 17 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 39 +34.4 s 20 27 18 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 39 +35.9 s 22 25 19 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 39 +39.2 s 17 24 20 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +40.0 s 23 22 21 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +40.3 s 21 21 22 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +42.0 s 24 19 23 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 39 +44.4 s 19 18 24 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +47.0 s 25 16 25 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +50.6 s 26 15 Ret 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 12 Stopped on track 18 Source: Race 2 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.3724 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4552 3 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:20.4834 4 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:20.5612 5 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.6082 6 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.6425 7 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.6754 8 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.8206 9 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9113 10 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.9135 11 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9318 12 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.9545 13 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0690 14 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.0699 15 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0770 16 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0795 17 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:21.1023 18 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:21.1433 19 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.1507 20 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.1865 21 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:21.3525 22 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.3553 23 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:21.7035 24 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.7291 25 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.8002 26 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:22.0507 Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 39 59:37.1268 4 75 2 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 +0.6 s 2 69 3 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 39 +2.5 s 1 64 4 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 39 +3.2 s 3 60 5 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 +6.3 s 5 55 6 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +12.7 s 6 51 7 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 39 +16.3 s 7 48 8 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 39 +17.1 s 8 45 9 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 39 +18.7 s 11 42 10 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 39 +20.5 s 9 39 11 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39 +21.5 s 10 36 12 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 39 +22.3 s 12 34 13 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +23.9 s 14 33 14 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 39 +25.0 s 17 31 15 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 39 +26.7 s 21 30 16 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +27.1 s 20 28 17 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 39 +27.8 s 13 27 18 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 39 +28.9 s 25 25 19 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +29.8 s 22 24 20 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +31.3 s 24 22 21 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 39 +32.3 s 15 21 22 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 39 +36.8 s 26 19 23 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 35 +4 laps 18 18 24 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 33 +6 laps 16 16 Ret 111 NZL Chris Pither Super Black Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1 Accident 23 DNS 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore Electrical Source: Race 3 Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:20.4055 2 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.4622 3 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.5746 4 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.6564 5 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.7551 6 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.8131 7 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.8204 8 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.8267 9 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:20.8581 10 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.8869 11 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.9215 12 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9628 13 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9781 14 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.0140 15 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0140 16 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0250 17 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0670 18 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:21.0712 19 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.1036 20 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:21.1565 21 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.1694 22 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.3195 23 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.3735 24 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.8199 25 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 3:23.3981N Moffat caused a red flag and his fastest lap time was invalidated as a result. Source: Top Ten Shootout Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:21.3006 2 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:21.3071 3 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:21.3190 4 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 1:21.4396 5 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:21.5218 6 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.8616 7 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:22.3891 8 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:22.5069 9 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:22.6300 – 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore No timeN Courtney triggered the kerb sensor at Turn 2 and his lap time was invalidated as a result. Source: Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Laps Time/retired Grid Starting grid position Points 1 222 AUS Nick Percat Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 48 1:49:03.6598 15 150 2 23 AUS Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 48 +7.1 s 11 138 3 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 48 +8.8 s 13 129 4 6 AUS Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 48 +11.3 s 9 120 5 9 AUS David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 48 +12.9 s 21 111 6 7 AUS Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 48 +13.5 s 14 102 7 15 AUS Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 48 +14.0 s 6 96 8 8 AUS Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 48 +15.2 s 18 90 9 1 AUS Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 48 +16.4 s 7 84 10 97 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 48 +17.1 s 3 78 11 21 AUS Tim Blanchard Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 48 +27.1 s 23 72 12 33 NZL Scott McLaughlin Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 48 +27.3 s 4 69 13 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 48 +27.7 s 17 66 14 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 48 +44.8 s 5 63 15 19 AUS Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 48 +59.6 s 12 60 16 12 NZL Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 48 +1:00.2N "R3Pen" 60-second time penalty for not complying with pit stop regulations. 1 57 17 17 AUS Scott Pye DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 48 +1:06.5N "R3Pen" 8 54 18 18 AUS Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 48 +1:08.6 20 51 19 3 NZL Andre Heimgartner Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 45 +3 laps 19 48 20 14 AUS Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 43 +5 lapsN "R3Pen" 16 45 21 22 AUS James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 41 +7 lapsN "R3Pen" 10 42 22 34 AUS James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 38 +10 lapsN "R3Pen" 25 39 Ret 96 AUS Dale Wood Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 30 22 Ret 55 AUS Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 27 Accident 2 DNS 4 AUS Aaren Russell Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore Source: Championship standings after the event After Race 3 of 29. Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 AUS Michael Caruso 222 2 AUS Jamie Whincup 207 3 NZL Shane van Gisbergen 197 4 NZL Scott McLaughlin 189 5 AUS Garth Tander 187 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 404 2 Holden Racing Team 388 3 Nissan Motorsport 352 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 349 5 Garry Rogers Motorsport 285 Notes N References 2 Clipsal 500 2016 2015 Coates Hire Sydney 500 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint 2015 Clipsal 500 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Category:Adelaide 500 Clipsal 500 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Category:2016 in sport in Adelaide