2005 Adelaide 500

2005 Supercar Championship event June 2025 August 2015 August 2015 South Australia 2005 Adelaide 500 1 13 2005 V8SC Adelaide (short route).svg 17–20 March Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Fine 78 250 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 1:22.9438 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 2:06:56.4343 78 250 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1:59:11.1013 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 192 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 183 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 90 The 2005 Adelaide 500 (known for naming rights reasons as the 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 17 to 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. Marcos Ambrose kicked off his title defense in dominant fashion by winning both races en route to claiming overall round honours.2005-03-19 Ambrose takes out race one in Adelaide https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-03-19/ambrose-takes-out-race-one-in-adelaide/1536408 2026-09-26 ABC News Australia en-AU2005-03-20 Race 2: Ambrose Makes it Two https://www.autosport.com/supercars/news/race-2-ambrose-makes-it-two-5332363/5332363/ 2026-09-26 Autosport en-GB Ambrose claimed maximum points from the weekend while Craig Lowndes finished second overall in his first outing for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Mark Skaife recovered from a turbulent Saturday which involved a retirement from race one to finish third overall on Sunday.2005-03-21 Perfect start for Ambrose https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/perfect-start-for-ambrose-20050321-gdztrt.html 2026-09-26 The Age en-GB On the leadup to the weekend, Ambrose shocked the paddock by announcing his intention to leave the series at the end of the year to pursue a career in NASCAR in the United States.2005-03-05 Ambrose to quit for NASCAR https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/ambrose-to-quit-for-nascar-20050305-gdzq77.html 2026-09-27 The Age en-GB Background The event was held on the weekend of 17 to 20 March 2005. It was the sixth running of the Adelaide 500 event and consisted of two 250 km races with compulsory pitstops in each. Entry list 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 34 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - sixteen BA Falcon's, six VY Commodore's, and twelve VZ Commodore's. Race report Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.1776 2 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.5300 3 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5446 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5609 5 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5692 6 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.6948 7 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.7015 8 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.7666 9 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.8108 10 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.8235 11 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.9277 12 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.9389 13 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.9791 14 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0073 15 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0607 16 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0889 17 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.1801 18 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.2143 19 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.2405 20 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2601 21 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3289 22 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3663 23 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3955 24 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.4013 25 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.5881 26 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.6424 27 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.6548 28 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.7219 29 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.8982 30 25 AUS Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.9342 31 7 AUS Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.9380 32 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.2139 33 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.3102 - 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) no time Top Ten Shootout Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Car Time 1 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.9438 2 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.0490 3 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.1918 4 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2425 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.4958 6 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.5888 7 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.7449 8 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:24.0786 - 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) no time EXC 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time disallowed Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 2hr 06min 56.4343sec 2 2 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 0.833 4 3 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 2.996 7 4 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 11.094 13 5 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 11.773 6 6 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 12.990 5 7 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 15.738 18 8 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 20.604 15 9 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 22.540 24 10 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 22.914 17 11 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 24.136 27 12 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 24.590 11 13 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 26.038 21 14 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 47.192 19 15 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 47.233 1 16 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 49.881 14 17 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1:35.880 12 18 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 22 19 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 10 20 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 76 + 2 laps 28 21 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 76 + 2 laps 25 22 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 75 + 3 laps 29 23 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 72 + 6 laps 8 24 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 11 laps 20 25 25 AUS Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 64 + 14 laps 30 Ret 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 71 Retired 33 Ret 7 AUS Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 60 Retired 31 Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 Retired 16 Ret 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 56 Retired 34 Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 51 Retired 23 Ret 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 48 Retired 26 Ret 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 31 Retired 32 Ret 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 20 Accident 3 Ret 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 16 Retired 9 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 1:23.1903 on lap 15 Source:Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2025-06-22 Racing-Reference en-US Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 1hr 59min 11.1013sec 1 2 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 6.360 3 3 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 6.811 34 4 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 22.280 8 5 24 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 26.588 16 6 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 27.149 17 7 45 BRA Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 29.762 29 8 50 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 36.893 11 9 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 40.221 15 10 021 NZL Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 43.457 23 11 6 AUS Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 43.533 19 12 52 AUS Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 50.560 26 13 25 AUS Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:05.929 25 14 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:07.633 24 15 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:13.830 4 16 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1:16.763 14 17 8 NZL Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 32 18 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 2 19 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 28 20 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 75 + 3 laps 13 21 7 AUS Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 75 + 3 laps 27 22 23 AUS Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 75 + 3 laps 10 23 48 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 75 + 3 laps 18 24 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 74 + 4 laps 21 25 18 AUS Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 71 + 7 laps 9 26 11 AUS Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 69 + 9 laps 5 27 34 AUS Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 66 + 12 laps 22 Ret 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 68 Retired 12 Ret 5 AUS Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 52 Retired 31 Ret 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 52 Retired 20 Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 48 Retired 30 Ret 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 14 Retired 7 Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 7 Retired 6 DNS 88 AUS Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Did not start Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 1:23.1359 on lap 5 Source:Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2025-06-22 Racing-Reference en-US References Clipsal 500 2005 2004 V8 Supercars Grand Finale 2005 PlaceMakers V8 International 2004 Adelaide 500 2006 Adelaide 500 Category:Adelaide 500 Adelaide 500