2012 Adelaide 500

2012 V8 Supercar championship race August 2015 August 2015 South Australia 2012 Adelaide 500 1 15 2012 IVSC Adelaide (short route).svg 1–4 March Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Fine 78 250 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:21.2738 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:56:34.2914 78 250 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5353 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 1:48:31.4231 thumb|The Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide The 2012 Adelaide 500, known for naming rights reasons as the 2012 Clipsal 500, was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fourteenth running of the Clipsal 500. It was held on the weekend of 1–4 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit, in Adelaide, South Australia. Report Race 1 Qualifying Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Craig Lowndes qualified on pole position for the first race — his pole at the Adelaide parklands circuit — ahead of Garth Tander and Will Davison.Stefan Bartholomaeus https://speedcafe.com/craig-lowndes-takes-first-pole-position-of-2012/ Craig Lowndes takes first pole position of 2012 Speedcafe 2012-03-02 2012-03-30 Lowndes' team-mate and reigning series champion Jamie Whincup qualified fifth, having started on the front row of the grid at every race since 2007. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Time 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:21.2738 2 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.2908 3 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:21.4194 4 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:21.5164 5 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:21.5468 6 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1:21.6288 7 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:21.7093 8 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.8078 9 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:22.0289 10 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:22.3105 11 7 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:21.2386 12 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:21.3746 13 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.4035 14 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:21.4148 15 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:21.4880 16 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.4966 17 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 1:21.5431 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.5915 19 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.5928 20 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:21.7532 21 51 NZL Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:21.7964 22 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1:21.9426 23 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:22.1907 24 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:22.1991 25 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:22.4358 26 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:29.3326 — 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing no time EX 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:21.68021 1 Source:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97778 Craig Lowndes takes first V8 Supercars pole of 2012 in Adelaide – V8 Supercar news Autosport.com 2012-03-02 2012-03-30 Notes 1 1 – Michael Patrizi was moved to the back of the grid for ignoring red flags during qualifying. Race Garth Tander took an early lead in the race, but was re-passed by Craig Lowndes after three drivers — James Courtney, Jason Bright and Taz Douglas — crashed heavily at Turn 8. Shortly after the accident Jamie Whincup switched from a two-stop to a three-stop strategy as Will Davison took the lead of the race, leading team-mate Mark Winterbottom. David Reynolds also crashed at Turn 8 just before lap 50, prompting an early round of pit stops and forcing the leaders to enter fuel-saving mode. Whincup used his shorter fuelling window and a brand-new set of tyres to catch the leaders, passing Davison at the hairpin on the final lap when Davison ran out of fuel. Tander finished third after Winterbottom was forced to pit for fuel himself. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Laps Time/retired Grid 1 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1:56:34.2914 5 2 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1:56:39.8163 3 3 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 1:56:55.0784 2 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1:57:13.5690 1 5 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1:57:14.0389 15 6 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 1:57:15.1127 9 7 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 78 1:57:16.0684 14 8 7 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 78 1:57:16.8003 11 9 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1:57:18.8675 7 10 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 78 1:57:20.0157 18 11 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1:57:21.3316 10 12 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 78 1:57:22.0020 6 13 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 78 1:57:26.8003 20 14 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 78 1:57:32.3598 28 15 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 78 1:57:34.0494 19 16 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 78 1:57:38.0943 22 17 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 1:57:50.6825 PL2 2 18 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 77 + 1 Lap 25 19 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 77 + 1 Lap 17 20 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 77 + 1 Lap 27 21 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 77 + 1 Lap 12 22 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 + 1 Lap 16 23 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 76 + 2 Laps 4 24 51 NZL Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 67 + 11 Laps 21 Ret 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 44 Accident 8 Ret 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 4 Accident 13 Ret 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 4 Accident 23 Ret 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 Accident PL2 2 Source:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97812 Jamie Whincup wins thrilling V8 Supercars opener in Adelaide – V8 Supercar news Autosport.com 2012-03-03 2012-03-30 Notes 2 2 — Alexandre Prémat and Jason Bright started the race from pit lane. Race 2 Qualifying After missing pole position for Race 1, Jamie Whincup claimed his first pole of the season, beating Garth Tander by one-tenth of a second. The twenty-minute qualifying session saw a heavy collision between Greg Murphy and Jonathon Webb when Webb slowed on the approach to the final corner, attempting to create a window of clean air for a flying lap. Murphy, already on a flying lap himself, came around the penultimate corner at speed and was unable to move aside in time, rear-ending Webb's car. The accident was heavy enough to remove both cars out of the race. Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Time 1 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5353 2 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.6395 3 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.6436 4 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.8034 5 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:20.8160 6 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.9112 7 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:20.9115 8 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1:20.9172 9 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:20.9816 10 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.9816 11 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.1962 12 15 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:21.3300 13 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 1:21.3329 14 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.4095 15 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.4880 16 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.4408 17 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:21.5278 18 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 1:21.5429 19 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1:21.6351 20 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.6741 21 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:21.7964 22 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.8156 23 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:22.0638 24 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:22.0928 25 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:22.3120 26 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:22.4150 27 51 NZL Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 6:38.1826 — 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team no time3 3 Source:Stefan Bartholomaeus https://speedcafe.com/jamie-whincup-takes-pole-as-carnage-continues/ Jamie Whincup takes pole as carnage continues Speedcafe 2012-03-04 2012-03-30 Notes 3 3 – James Courtney failed to set a lap time after damaging his gearbox. Race Garth Tander lead the race away once again, but was caught and passed by Jamie Whincup before the first round of stops, and then the Fords of Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom after the stops. Whincup's car was reported to develop a misfire and was soon caught by Davison and Winterbottom, who also went on to pass Tander. The race was uninterrupted by safety cars, and Davison and Winterbottom went on to claim a one-two finish for Ford Performance Racing. thumb|Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Pos. Position No. Car number Name Car Team Laps Time/retired Grid 1 6 AUS Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1:48:31.4231 6 2 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1:48:36.2684 3 3 2 AUS Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 1:48:40.5133 2 4 1 AUS Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1:48:52.5977 1 5 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1:48:57.7579 4 6 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1:48:58.9003 9 7 55 AUS David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 78 1:49:11.2822 11 8 4 AUS Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1:49:15.7393 7 9 14 NZL Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 1:57:16.8003 11 10 47 AUS Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1:49:25.8270 8 11 15 AUS Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 78 1:49:26.2042 5 12 3 AUS Tony D'Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 78 1:49:36.7330 13 13 66 AUS Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 78 1:49:51.2999 21 14 49 AUS Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 77 +1 Lap 18 15 91 AUS Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 77 +1 Lap 17 16 8 AUS Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 77 +1 Lap 15 17 17 AUS Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 77 +1 Lap 16 18 33 FRA Alexandre Prémat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 +1 Lap 22 19 12 AUS Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 77 +1 Lap 19 20 11 AUS Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 77 +1 Lap 24 21 21 AUS David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 77 +1 Lap 25 22 34 AUS Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 +1 Lap 10 23 7 AUS Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 77 +1 Lap 12 24 30 AUS Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 76 +2 Laps 4 25 22 AUS James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 65 +13 Laps PL5 5 Ret 18 AUS James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 16 Power steering 20 DNS 19 AUS Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 0 Collision - DNS 51 NZL Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 0 Collision - Source:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97830 Will Davison leads Ford Performance Racing one-two in Adelaide V8 Supercars race – V8 Supercar news Autosport.com 2012-03-04 2012-03-30 Notes 5 5 — James Courtney started the race from pit lane. Standings After 2 of 30 races. Pos No Name Team Points16Will DavisonFord Performance Racing28821Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering27032Garth TanderHolden Racing Team25845Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing2225888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering206 References Adelaide 500 2012 none 2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge 2011 Clipsal 500 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Category:Adelaide 500 Clipsal Category:2012 in sport in Adelaide