2005 PlaceMakers V8 International

V8 Supercar race in New Zealand August 2015 August 2015 New Zealand 2005 PlaceMakers V8 International 2 13 2005 V8SC Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1990).png 15–17 April Pukekohe, New Zealand Pukekohe Park Raceway Friday: SunnySaturday: SunnySunday: Overcast, light rain 36 100 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 55.7367 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 34:53.7573 50 140 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 52:43.9734 47 132 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 1:29:16.4683 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 192 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 186 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 174 The 2005 PlaceMakers V8 International was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 15-17 April, 2005. The event was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometers. It was the second round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the first of two international events on the calendar. After finishing third the previous year, Greg Murphy once again reigned triumphant by winning all three races of the weekend; making it four championship round victories from five attempts for the local hero. After an early tangle between Marcos Ambrose and Craig Lowndes, Russell Ingall remained Murphy's closest competitor all weekend long. The event was notable for a big crash that occurred between Craig Baird and Paul Dumbrell in the final race. The shunt inflicted extensive damage to the track facilities, causing the race to be red flagged. The race would eventually get back underway, finishing under darkness. This was originally meant to be the last V8 Supercar event held at Pukekohe, with a move to a street race in Auckland having been confirmed for May 2006. https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/aukland-city-street-race-secured-for-2006/1136151/ Aukland city street race secured for 2006 Motorsport.com 2024-10-04 However, after this project fell through, a return to Wellington was mooted. When that also failed to materialise, the series would return to Pukekohe for a couple more years. Background thumb|Provisional track map for the proposed Auckland V8 Supercar street race meant for 2006While the popularity of V8 Supercars in New Zealand enticed officials to explore the possibility of a second championship round in the region, the status of Pukekohe's place on the calendar was up in the air. AVESCO were unsatisfied with the condition of the Pukekohe Park Raceway facilities and thus the search was on for a new home. Multiple venues had submitted proposals to take over the calendar slot from 2006 onwards. These included Wellington, Manfeild and a street race in Auckland. Manfeild's proposal was described by AVESCO chairman Tony Cochrane as being, "...equal of any we have seen in the history of AVESCO - that includes proposals from some of the world's largest and wealthiest cities". https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/aukland-city-street-race-secured-for-2006/1136151/ Aukland city street race secured for 2006 Motorsport.com 2024-10-04 Ultimately, the Auckland street race won proposal won out and the event was expected to replace Pukekohe from April 2006 onwards. An estimate 170,000 people were expected to attend the event which would've taken place right in the heart of Auckland's city centre. https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/sbr-comments-on-aukland-future-race/1136199/ SBR comments on Aukland future race Motorsport.com 2024-10-04 Soon after the announcement, safety concerns arose to the circuits configuration, the disruption to proceedings in the CBD and other costs associated with the event. And eventually, the project fell through, the promoter IMG having spent over a million dollars in establishing it. The event would return to Pukekohe for three more years before ceding the event to Hamilton in 2008. The Pukekohe Park Raceway had been resurfaced since the last event in 2004. Thus lap times were expected to drop significantly. While the infamous bump at turn six remained, the cars would become less animated going over that section of race track.https://www.crash.net/v8/feature/104852/1/pukekohe-park-raceway-a-lap-with-marcos-ambrose Pukekohe Park Raceway - A lap with Marcos Ambrose. Crash.net 14 April 2005 2024-10-05 In the Thursday before the weekend, John Bowe had over $8,000 worth of equipment stolen from his rental car, leaving his participation that weekend in question. Two days later, the stolen goods were recovered. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/theft-leaves-v8-driver-in-the-pits/L6XN4VW3PAKHZ63MPA7LX25XPA/ Theft leaves V8 driver in the pits New Zealand Herald 2024-10-05 https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/race-on-for-bowe-after-gear-is-stolen-from-car-20050415-gdl4tm.html Race on for Bowe after gear is stolen from car Sydney Morning Herald 2024-10-05 Race report Qualifying Greg Ritter and Matthew White were excluded from qualifying after missing the weigh bridge during the session. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.4789 2 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.5258 3 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.5448 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.5764 5 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.6146 6 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.6629 7 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.7417 8 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.7780 9 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.7830 10 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8406 11 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.8479 12 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8555 13 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8635 14 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8835 15 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 55.9653 16 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.9842 17 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0272 18 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0299 19 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0397 20 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0513 21 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0526 22 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0632 23 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0646 24 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.1285 25 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1554 26 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.6326 27 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.6915 28 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.7966 29 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.8393 EXC 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) Excluded EXC 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) Excluded EXC 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) Excluded Source(s): http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643368553/object_554043.81e/Result?3 PlaceMakers V8 International - 2005 V8 Supercar Series Rd 2 - PUKEKOHE PARK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Qualifying natsoft.com.au 17 April 2005 2024-10-05 Top Ten Shootout Garth Tander was excluded from the shootout after his team was found to be in breach of rules pertaining to working on car without permission from the Category Technical Director after qualifying. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Car Team Time 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.7367 2 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.7986 3 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8581 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.9581 5 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1709 6 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.1723 7 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.1899 8 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.4416 9 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6558 EXC 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) Excluded Source(s):http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643368553/object_554062.81p/Result?4 PlaceMakers V8 International - 2005 V8 Supercar Series Rd 2 - PUKEKOHE PARK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Shootout natsoft.com.au 17 April 2005 2024-10-05 Race 1 There was a brief scare for Craig Lowndes preceding the race after a wheel nut issue almost caused him to start from the pitlane. The officials permitted Lowndes to exit pitlane however, and thus took up his position on the front row alongside Ambrose. Both of the Ford heavyweights left the line side-by-side. Lowndes had crept ever so slightly before the green flag had dropped and this raised questions over whether he would incur a penalty. Before the stewards could intervene, contact between him and Ambrose at turn two resulted in a spin for Lowndes and sent him tumbling down the order. Steven Richards hesitated as Lowndes spun across his bows and Murphy capitalised to move up to second place. Ingall followed him through to shuffle Richards down to fourth. After climbing through the field from his rear-of-grid start, Tander spun at the hairpin and was left to start his climb all over again. The pit window opened on lap six and drivers began peeling in to complete their mandatory stops. There was contact in the pitlane between Bowe and Besnard. Both drivers were able to continue. Ambrose began to exhibit oversteer and Murphy began ranging up behind the Pirtek Falcon. On lap eight, Murphy passed Ambrose for the lead into the hairpin. Immediately, Murphy peeled in to complete his mandatory stop. This tactic was meant to work as an undercut; to retain the lead ahead of Ambrose. It wouldn't matter however, as Ambrose was spun at the hairpin by Steven Richards. Richards sustained guard damage while Ambrose soldiered on. A couple laps later, Baird, Jason Bargwanna and Andrew Jones tangled at the same part of the track with each car sustaining damage. Baird and Bargwanna's damage was sufficient for them to withdraw from the race. The carnage at the hairpin continued with White tipping Anthony Tratt around. Tratt subsequently suffered major mechanical issues but managed to keep circulating until the very end. Jason Richards also fell off the circuit at the same part of the track a lap later after locking the rear brakes. Rick Kelly was then sent spinning around by Cameron McConville. For their respective incidents, Andrew Jones and White received drive-through penalties. Toward the end of the race, Simon Wills began to leak oil onto the track which caught out Glenn Seton, who had been running in the top ten, up to that point. Ingall remained Murphy's closest pursuer with Skaife a couple seconds behind after the pitstop shuffle had concluded. This win would be Murphy's first at Pukekohe since 2003 and the car speed suggested he was in prime position to retain his dominance at the venue. Despite the calamity at the start of the race, neither Lowndes nor Ambrose incurred any penalties. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 36 34min 53.7573sec 4 2 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 36 + 3.120 5 3 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 36 + 4.673 7 4 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 + 11.923 11 5 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 36 + 14.876 2 6 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 36 + 15.358 14 7 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing 36 + 15.815 9 8 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 36 + 19.850 20 9 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 36 + 27.800 10 10 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport 36 + 27.810 13 11 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 36 + 35.843 24 12 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 36 + 36.196 18 13 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 36 + 37.637 23 14 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 + 38.103 1 15 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik 36 + 38.458 16 16 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 36 + 43.135 17 17 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 36 + 43.241 31 18 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 36 + 44.412 8 19 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing 36 + 49.485 30 20 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing 36 + 54.380 21 21 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 + 76.400 12 22 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 35 + 1 lap 22 23 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 35 + 1 lap 27 24 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport 35 + 1 lap 25 25 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport 35 + 1 lap 32 26 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 35 + 1 lap 6 27 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 + 2 laps 29 28 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 32 + 4 laps 3 29 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing 32 + 4 laps 19 30 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik 30 + 6 laps 26 Ret 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing 13 Accident 28 Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport 13 Accident 15 Fastest lap: Greg Murphy (Paul Weel Racing), 0:56.0781 Source(s):http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643368553/object_554073.81s/Result?5 PlaceMakers V8 International - 2005 V8 Supercar Series Rd 2 - PUKEKOHE PARK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 1 natsoft.com.au 17 April 2005 2024-10-05 Race 2 Ingall perfected his launch and shot off into the lead. Chaos ensued at turn three with Max Wilson cutting across the inside of the corner, crowding Lowndes into Steven Johnson and sent the Westpoint driver into a half-spin. Rick Kelly had broken his front-left suspension after contact with a car ahead of him. Within a few laps, Murphy had closed in on Ingall, eventually passed him at the hairpin to take back the lead. A couple cars behind, Paul Radisich in the Team Kiwi Racing car had passed Steven Ellery for fourth, much to the adulation of the home crowd. Bowe completed his compulsory stop earlier than most and his desperation to remain on the lead lap meant Ingall was held up for the better part of a lap while Murphy extended his lead. Skaife attempted to pass Ingall into the hairpin but locked up enormously, sent himself into a spin, and retreated to the pitlane to complete his compulsory pitstop, changing only the passenger-side tyres. Murphy completed his stop on lap 15 which, as it turned out, was well timed. A few laps later, Brad Jones and Andrew Jones made contact on the approach to Ford Mountain which sent the former into the barrier. The car impacted the barrier sideways which threw the car into the air, sent it into a roll, before coming to rest on the passenger side. Brad Jones was unhurt from this incident but, as one may expect, resulted in a safety car. Under said safety car, the carnage continued. A concertina effect at the end of the back straight, prompted by drivers failing to slow for yellow flags, saw Todd Kelly crash heavily into the rear of Paul Morris' car, as well as impacting the side of McConville's car, sending Kelly's car off the ground. Kelly retired due to the extensive damage sustained from this crash. Whincup's woes continued with a crash at turn four. Besnard suffered multiple spins over the next few laps while White once again drew the ire of the officials; receiving a stop-and-hold penalty for pitlane speeding. He was able to keep the car running and got back in the race, finishing five laps down. Ambrose began to struggle with the handling of the car thanks to a broken anti-roll bar. Ingall passed him for second and set off after Murphy. He managed to whittle the gap down to under a second. But Murphy held on to win race two. Ambrose come home a lonely third with nearest competitor, Skaife, being over six seconds behind. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 50 52min 43.9734sec 1 2 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 50 + 0.767 2 3 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 50 + 5.310 5 4 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 + 11.515 3 5 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 + 13.281 14 6 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 50 + 14.093 6 7 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 + 14.647 4 8 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 50 + 15.381 28 9 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 50 + 18.586 11 10 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 50 + 24.349 12 11 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing 59 + 35.038 7 12 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing 50 + 35.844 31 13 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing 50 + 37.954 20 14 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport 50 + 41.751 32 15 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik 50 + 42.827 15 16 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 50 + 45.144 26 17 44 AUS Simon Wills Team Dynamik 50 + 46.572 30 18 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 + 46.977 21 19 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 50 + 47.562 9 20 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 50 + 47.591 17 21 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 + 54.745 27 22 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport 49 + 1 lap 24 23 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 49 + 1 lap 23 24 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing 49 + 1 lap 19 25 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport 47 + 3 laps 25 26 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 46 + 4 laps 13 27 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing 46 + 4 laps 29 28 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport 45 + 5 laps 10 29 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 39 + 11 laps 18 Ret 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 19 Accident 8 Ret 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 16 Accident 22 Ret 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 7 Accident damage 16 Fastest lap: Greg Murphy (Paul Weel Racing), 0:56.2953 Source(s):http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643368553/object_554084.81v/Result?7 PlaceMakers V8 International - 2005 V8 Supercar Series Rd 2 - PUKEKOHE PARK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 2 natsoft.com.au 17 April 2005 2024-10-05 Race 3 Murphy retained the lead into turn one while Ambrose and Lowndes collided yet again, sending the Pirtek Falcon onto the grass and losing positions to Radisich and Skaife. The former would then pass Lowndes for third, the crowd roaring in approval. Johnson was out almost immediately with broken suspension incurred when running into Tratt's car; barely being able to return his car to the garage. Ingall kept the pressure on Murphy in the opening laps. The two were separated however, when Bright emerged from the pitlane after completing his compulsory pitstop. Besnard's weekend went from bad to worse. Retiring from the race after bizarre incident where both right-hand side tyres went flat on the approach to the hairpin. This prompted multiple drivers to dive into the pits. One of the bigger losers once the cycle was complete was Radisich, who was undercut by Lowndes and Skaife. Despite the clear danger in Besnard's stranded car, the officials did not deploy a safety car until a few laps later. It was a timely intervention as, just moments after the deployment, Bargwanna crashed into the barrier on the back straight after his steering rack had come adrift. The clouds looming overhead remained ominous. Rain was approaching the circuit. What wasn't known was whether it would reach it before the end of the race. After an excessively long safety car period, the race got back underway. The droplets of water on the windshields on the cars suggested that the rain had indeed arrived. At the end of lap 31, the first person to have been trapped out by the lack of grip on the circuit was Ellery, who had gone sideways over Ford Mountain. He was followed by Whincup, who had an even closer encounter with the wall. As Whincup re-entered the circuit, this caused Baird to move over to the right-hand side of the circuit in order to give as much room to the corresponding vehicle. At this time however, Dumbrell was attempting an ambitious move up the inner circuit, but the diminishing gap left Dumbrell with nowhere to go. Dumbrell had initially clipped the side of Baird's car which set off a 'ricochet effect' where he then bounced off the wall and then back into Baird where he provided a significant hit to send both into a high-speed spin. Baird's car spun off toward the right-hand side of the circuit and collided with the wooden paddock fencing. Dumbrell meanwhile had spun toward the left-hand side of the circuit, colliding with the wall. In an attempt to avoid the stranded cars, McConville slewed sideways and swiped the barrier. All three cars, as well as the circuit, ended up with significant damage. The delay in repairing the circuit meant that the race was red-flagged. Seeing as how 75% of the race distance had not yet been covered, the race couldn't be declared. Therefore the race was effectively 'paused' and delayed by nearly 30 minutes. As the cars pulled up on the grid to wait out the delay, crews rushed down to apply wet weather tyres. Once the track was given the all-clear and cars began to peel off for the restart formation lap, in a bizarre scene, both Triple Eight Falcons failed to fire up and were pushed from the grid. While Ellery eventually got going, Lowndes was out of the race. As per the rulebook, the previous 31 laps were declared null-and-void, with a 16-lap sprint being concocted to settle the results overall. There was confusion and conjecture as to whether the race would resume via a standing or rolling start. It was settled on a rolling start and the race would get back underway. By the time the race resumed, darkness had enveloped the circuit. That, combined with the overcast conditions, meant broadcasters were barely able to pick up the cars on vision. Most cars had switched their headlights on to aid visibility. Some members of the crowd began to leave although most remained until the end. Despite a late charge from Ingall, Murphy crossed the line victorious while Steven Richards rounded out the podium. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 47 1hr 29min 16.4683sec 1 2 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 47 + 0.760 2 3 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 47 + 1.782 8 4 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 47 + 2.449 3 5 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 47 + 6.056 4 6 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 47 + 13.492 6 7 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing 47 + 13.631 11 8 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 47 + 14.192 10 9 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 47 + 19.305 20 10 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 47 + 19.810 9 11 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport 47 + 20.321 28 12 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing 47 + 21.492 13 13 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 47 + 21.656 30 14 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 47 + 22.501 29 15 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 47 + 22.617 32 16 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 47 + 39.355 19 17 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport 47 + 39.881 22 18 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 47 + 41.601 23 19 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport 47 + 1:00.323 21 20 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 47 + 1:01.223 30 21 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing 46 + 1 lap 24 22 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering 46 + 1 lap 7 Ret 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport 35 Mechanical 25 Ret 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 Ignition 5 Ret 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing 31 Accident 12 Ret 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 31 Accident 16 Ret 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 Accident 18 Ret 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik 17 Overheating 15 Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik 15 Retired 17 Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport 12 Accident 14 Ret 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing 7 Spun off 27 Ret 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1 Suspension 26 Fastest lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 0:56.1478 Source(s):http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643368553/object_554095.81y/Result?8 PlaceMakers V8 International - 2005 V8 Supercar Series Rd 2 - PUKEKOHE PARK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 3 natsoft.com.au 17 April 2005 2024-10-05 Aftermath 150px|thumb|right|Proposed layout for the Wellington Street RaceIt was unclear as to where the New Zealand round would be held in 2006. Despite confirmation that the event would switch to a street circuit in Auckland for 2006, the project had fallen through and would not take place. Millions of dollars were lost and a new home was sought. Pukekohe was a fallback option to return while efforts were afoot for a return to the streets of Wellington. After having previously failed to win over AVESCO officials in 2004, a revised proposal was set forth with a new track layout. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/pdfs/v8/v8proposal.pdf Statement of Proposal - V8 Supercar Championship Series sccop.co.nz 2024-10-05 However, an investigation instigated by Wellington Council deemed the proposal unfeasible and deemed the event would no longer fit in the waterfront area. https://www.theracetorque.com/2024/05/28-years-later-revisiting-the-wellington-street-circuit/ 28 years later: Revisiting the Wellington Street Circuit The Race Torque.com 2024-10-05 The event reverted back to Pukekohe for 2006. Soon after, it was confirmed that the event would be moved to Hamilton for 2008. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-grabs-v8-supercar-event/CRGKVIH2B5DLOQAIS56NQNSZDU/ Hamilton grabs V8 Supercar event New Zealand Herald 2024-10-05 Immediately after the round was complete, Ambrose headed for the United States to complete his first NASCAR test in anticipation for a full-time switch to the sport in 2006. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/ambrose-to-quit-for-nascar-20050305-gdzq77.html Ambrose to quit for NASCAR The Age 2024-10-05 Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 366 10px 2 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 324 10px 3 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 279 10px 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 277 10px 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 273 References PlaceMakers V8 International 2005 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide 2005 Perth 400 2004 PlaceMakers V8 International 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International Pukekohe Category:Auto races in New Zealand Category:2005 in New Zealand motorsport Category:Sport in the Auckland Region