2003 Perth 300

Motor race Western Australia 2003 Perth 300 5 13 2003 V8SC Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg 6–8 June Perth, Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Sunny 42 100 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 0:58.2022 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 42:44.5643 42 100 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50:46.6743 42 100 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 48:18.6105 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 186 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 182 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 168 The 2003 Perth 300 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2003 VB 300) was the fifth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 6 to 8 June at the Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia. Greg Murphy kicked off the weekend strongly by claiming pole position in the shootout and winning the first race of the weekend.2003-06-07 Murphy's law reigns at Barbagallo https://www.smh.com.au/national/murphys-law-reigns-at-barbagallo-20030607-gdgw8g.html 2026-09-23 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU Following closely behind in second was Mark Skaife, who himself would strike back by claiming victory in the second race the following day. However, contact with a spinning Rodney Forbes stunted his charge in race three and a strong pit strategy by Stone Brothers Racing allowed Marcos Ambrose to hold off a determined charge by Todd Kelly to win race three. With his consistent run of podiums across the weekend, Ambrose was able to claim the overall round honours in the process with Murphy in second and Steven Richards in third.2003-06-08 Ambrose takes out round five https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-06-08/ambrose-takes-out-round-five/1867056 2026-09-23 ABC News Australia en-AU Jason Bright still maintained the lead of the championship despite a difficult weekend. Background The event was held on the weekend of 6 to 8 June 2003. It was the 27th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Barbagallo Raceway and consisted of three 100 km races with compulsory pitstops in each. Entry list 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 32 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - five AU Ford Falcon's, twelve BA Falcon's, six VY Commodore's, and ten VX Commodore's. On the leadup to the event, Tom Walkinshaw Racing collapsed and the team was put up for sale by the administrator. The Holden Racing Team was purchased by Holden but as manufacturers were prohibited from owing teams, it was sold on to team driver, Mark Skaife.2003-06-01 Skaife named owner of Holden Racing Team https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-06-02/skaife-named-owner-of-holden-racing-team/1864242 2026-09-23 ABC News Australia en-AU The second section of the team colloquially known as the K-Mart Racing Team was sold to John and Margaret Kelly and would henceforth be known as John Kelly Racing.2003-06-06 Holden completes V8 racing team sale https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/holden-completes-v8-racing-team-sale-20030606-gdvtwb.html 2026-09-23 The Age en-AU 00 Motorsport would only field one car for the event, with Greg Ritter not competing and Rodney Forbes taking over Ritter's car. Wayne Wakefield of Paul Morris Motorsport would miss this, and the next round before returning to the championship at Ipswich. David Thexton would not enter this round. Race report Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.6298 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 0:57.6842 3 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:57.9195 4 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.0868 5 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.1673 6 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.1826 7 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.2282 8 23 AUS Mark Noske Tony Noske Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.2504 9 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.2863 10 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.3002 11 2 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.3165 12 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.3384 13 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.3555 14 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.3715 15 00 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.3929 16 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.3968 17 20 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.4448 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.4713 19 18 BRA Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.5086 20 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.5445 21 19 AUS David Besnard Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.6276 22 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.6488 23 45 NZL Jason Richards Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.6635 24 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.7738 25 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.8338 26 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:58.8752 27 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.8767 28 65 NZL Paul Radisich Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.9259 29 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.9721 30 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0:59.0555 31 66 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:00.0231 32 33 AUS Jamie Whincup Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:00.1985 Source:2003 V8 Supercars VB 300 (Race 1) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2003_V8_Supercars_VB_300_(Race_1) 2026-09-23 Racing Years en-GB Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.2022 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.2430 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:58.3595 4 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.4512 5 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0:58.5710 6 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 0:58.7211 7 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:59.0811 8 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 0:59.4291 9 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0:59.7203 10 23 AUS Mark Noske Tony Noske Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0:59.7309 Source: Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 42:44.5643 1 2 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.206 2 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 0.589 3 4 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 1.041 4 5 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 6.424 16 6 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 18.120 7 7 2 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 25.596 11 8 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 27.043 6 9 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 27.808 8 10 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 30.355 12 11 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 36.908 25 12 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 40.072 5 13 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 40.465 20 14 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 40.561 9 15 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 41.207 14 16 65 NZL Paul Radisich Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 41.529 28 17 23 AUS Mark Noske Tony Noske Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 42.410 10 18 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 42.981 29 19 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 44.952 24 20 19 AUS David Besnard Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 47.725 21 21 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 48.178 30 22 33 AUS Jamie Whincup Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 48.948 32 23 00 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 49.218 15 24 18 BRA Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 54.610 19 25 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 55.360 27 26 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 1:00.221 13 27 66 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 1:00.988 31 28 45 NZL Jason Richards Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 23 29 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 41 + 1 lap 18 30 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 40 + 2 laps 22 31 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 40 + 2 laps 26 Ret 20 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 Engine 17 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 59.0161 on lap 2 Source: Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 50:46.6743 2 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 1.607 3 3 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 2.767 4 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 3.513 1 5 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 4.161 9 6 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 6.278 13 7 2 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 6.764 7 8 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 7.350 21 9 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 7.904 10 10 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 10.017 12 11 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.252 30 12 45 NZL Jason Richards Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 10.718 28 13 65 NZL Paul Radisich Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.950 16 14 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 11.222 15 15 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 11.690 14 16 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 12.739 11 17 18 BRA Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 13.804 24 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 14.050 29 19 23 AUS Mark Noske Tony Noske Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 14.355 17 20 19 AUS David Besnard Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 14.612 20 21 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 14.847 31 22 66 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 15.492 27 23 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 15.910 26 24 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 17.576 25 25 00 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 19.181 23 26 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 37 + 5 laps 19 27 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 34 + 8 laps 5 Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 39 Accident 8 Ret 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 39 Accident 6 Ret 33 AUS Jamie Whincup Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 36 Mechanical 22 Ret 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 34 Spun off 18 DNS 20 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Did not start Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 58.3547 on lap 3 Source:2003 V8 Supercars VB 300 (Race 2) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2003_V8_Supercars_VB_300_(Race_2) 2026-09-23 Racing Years en-GB Race 3 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 48:18.6105 2 2 2 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.407 7 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 1.066 4 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 1.936 9 5 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 2.962 5 6 65 NZL Paul Radisich Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 3.367 13 7 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 4.099 6 8 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 4.462 3 9 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 4.610 8 10 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 7.036 10 11 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 7.680 11 12 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 8.014 18 13 18 BRA Max Wilson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 8.605 17 14 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 9.100 27 15 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.145 14 16 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 10.526 28 17 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.752 29 18 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 11.203 15 19 23 AUS Mark Noske Tony Noske Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 12.307 19 20 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 12.741 31 21 33 AUS Jamie Whincup Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 13.095 30 22 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 13.377 24 23 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 14.174 1 24 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 42 + 14.453 21 25 45 NZL Jason Richards Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 24.186 12 26 66 AUS Dean Canto Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 41 + 1 lap 22 27 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 41 + 1 lap 23 28 00 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 40 + 2 laps 25 Ret 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 38 Accident 16 Ret 19 AUS David Besnard Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 37 Retired 20 Ret 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 30 Retired 26 DNS 20 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Did not start Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team) - 59.0186 on lap 6 Source:2003 V8 Supercars VB 300 (Race 3) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2003_V8_Supercars_VB_300_(Race_3) 2026-09-23 Racing Years en-GB Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 851 10px 2 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 834 10px 3 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 783 10px 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 779 10px 5 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 743 References Barbagallo Raceway 2003 2003 V8 Supercars Winton round 2003 V8 Supercars Darwin round 2002 Perth 300 2004 Perth 300 Perth