2007 Clipsal 500

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Flag of South Australia.svg 2007 Clipsal 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Adelaide (short route).svg
Date1–4 March 2007
Location Adelaide, South Australia
Venue Adelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position James Courtney
Stone Brothers Racing
1:22.3584
Winner Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
1:50:40.5932
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Winner Rick Kelly
HSV Dealer Team
1:58:54.1927
Round Results
First 58 pts
Second 66 pts
Third 55 pts

The 2007 Clipsal 500 was the first race of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 1 to 4 March around the inner streets of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The Adelaide 500 is a unique event where the round results are determined by the results from the 2nd race, rather that the driver with the most points from the weekend. This means, as was the case in the 2007 round, that the winner of the round doesn't necessarily lead the championship after the event.

Contents

Qualifying

The event was the first run under the new 2007 qualifying rules, in which the one-hour session is split into three 'knock out' parts. The first major eliminations occurred in the second part when Mark Skaife and defending champion Rick Kelly were eliminated. The front row of the grid for the first race was an all Ford row, with James Courtney from Stone Brothers Racing taking pole and Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup taking second.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday 3 March 2007. The race began with Cameron McConville spinning at the Senna Chicane on the first lap after colliding with Andrew Jones. Team BOC also had problems with Brad Jones losing his front left wheel and brake assembly on lap 11.

John Bowe had a bad start to the year with his new team after running wide at the end of the main straight and clipping the tyre barrier. This destroyed the front right suspension on the car causing his retirement on lap 16.

On lap 48, Craig Lowndes was given a drive through penalty for contact with Max Wilson at turn 4. The remainder of the race was uneventful, with Todd Kelly winning the race from James Courtney and Jamie Whincup in third.

Race 2

Rick Kelly celebrates his win in Race 2. Clipsal 500 07 podium.JPG
Rick Kelly celebrates his win in Race 2.

Race 2 was run on Sunday 4 March. The race began with James Courtney having another bad start and dropping from 2nd to 10th after the first lap. Alan Gurr from Irwin Racing and Lee Holdsworth from Garry Rogers Motorsport collided at turn 5 on the first lap causing Gurr to retire from the race and Steve Owen from Autobarn Racing hit the concrete wall on the outside of turn 8 causing his retirement from the race. These incidents cause the first safety car of the weekend.

Following from the restart, Jack Perkins had engine problems, stalling at turn 11 and being hit by Paul Dumbrell causing his retirement and a penalty to Dumbrell which caused the second safety car on lap 8. After the pit lane opened for the compulsory stops, a collision occurred between Todd Kelly and Garth Tander causing Tander to be given a drive through penalty.

The remainder of the race was relatively incident free, with only minor collisions between drivers, until lap 64 when Jason Bargwanna stopped on the track with an electrical problem causing the safety car to be deployed for the third time. This bunched the field up, causing an 18 lap sprint to the finish with Todd Kelly leading from his brother Rick. On lap 68, Todd Kelly made a small mistake in turn 7 allowing Rick past and into the lead. This is how the race finished with Rick Kelly winning, from Todd Kelly and James Courtney in third. [1]

Results

Qualifying

PosNoNameTeamPart 3Part 2Part 1
14 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 1:22.3584
288 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 1:22.4712
316 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team 1:22.5496
45 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 1:22.5900
53 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 1:22.6406
6888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 1:22.6513
722 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 1:22.6850
89 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 1:22.6960
917 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 1:22.7326
1033 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:23.3118
1151 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 1:22.9274
1225 Jason Bright Fujitsu Racing 1:22.9992
1318 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 1:23.0449
1434 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:23.0614
151 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 1:23.0704
166 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 1:23.0722
172 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:23.1464
1812 Andrew Jones Team BOC 1:23.2983
1910 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 1:23.5071
2020 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 1:24.5840
21111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 1:23.6123
2267 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 1:23.6507
238 Max Wilson WPS Racing 1:23.6656
2450 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 1:23.7515
2539 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 1:23.8029
2611 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel's Racing 1:23.8635
2726 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing 1:23.8805
2814 Brad Jones Team BOC 1:23.9948
2955 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing 1:24.0337
30021 Adam Macrow Team Kiwi Racing 1:24.1811
317 Shane Price Jack Daniel's Racing 1:24.2683

Race 1 Results

Todd Kelly won Race 1 driving this Holden Commodore VE for the Holden Racing Team. The car is pictured in 2018 in its 2007 livery. Holden Commodore VE of Todd Kelly (HRT 2007).jpg
Todd Kelly won Race 1 driving this Holden Commodore VE for the Holden Racing Team. The car is pictured in 2018 in its 2007 livery.
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
122 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 781:50:40.5932736
24 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 78+2.0866s130
388 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 78+5.1419s225
41 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 78+6.2894s1522
55 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 78+10.7104s420
616 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team 78+21.3901s318
751 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 78+23.0064s1116
89 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 78+24.4351s815
917 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 78+32.5534s913
1025 Jason Bright Fujitsu Racing 78+45.4739s1212
116 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 78+45.9113s169
1234 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+48.9062s148
13888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 78+54.5926s66
142 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 78+1:11.9764145
1510 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 78+1:23.4519193
1655 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing 78+1:24.602129
178 Max Wilson WPS Racing 77+1 lap23
18021 Adam Macrow Team Kiwi Racing 77+1 lap30
1911 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel's Racing 76+2 laps26
203 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 76+2 laps5
2150 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 76+2 laps24
227 Shane Price Jack Daniel's Racing 76+2 laps31
2326 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing 75+3 laps27
2433 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 74+4 laps10
2514 Andrew Jones Team BOC 73+5 laps18
DNF14 Brad Jones Team BOC 4828
DNF20 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 47Leg Injury20
DNF18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 38Back Injury13
DNF67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 31Differential22
DNF111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 16Accident21
DNF39 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 6Engine25

Race 2 Results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
11 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 781:58:54.1927436
222 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 78+1.6999s130
34 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 78+2.4679s225
49 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 78+3.0474s822
588 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 78+4.4703s320
617 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 78+4.9403s918
72 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 78+7.073s1416
86 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 78+10.9717s1115
918 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 78+11.3406s2813
1016 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+13.7830s612
11888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 78+16.5711s139
1233 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+17.3304s248
133 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 78+18.4501s206
1425 Jason Bright Fujitsu Racing 78+18.8600s105
1550 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 78+19.5782s213
16021 Adam Macrow Team Kiwi Racing 78+20.0654s18
1767 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 78+20.5702s29
1834 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+27.9496s12
1939 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 77+1 lap31
2020 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 77+1 lap27
2114 Brad Jones Team BOC 76+2 laps26
227 Shane Price Jack Daniel's Racing 75+3 laps22
DNF8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 67Steering17
DNF51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 59Engine7
DNF12 Andrew Jones Team BOC 57Back Injury25
DNF111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 44Suspension30
DNF10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 44Fuel Pickup15
DNF5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 42Engine5
DNF11 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel's Racing 8Engine/Crash19
DNF26 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing Accident23
DNF55 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing Accident16

In-Car Camera Coverage

The six cars with in-car cameras at the first round were Mark Skaife, Craig Lowndes, James Courtney, Max Wilson, Cameron McConville and Rick Kelly. On Sunday Jason Bright also carried cameras.

Standings

After Round 1 of 13

PosNoNameTeamPoints
122 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 66
21 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 58
34 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 55
488 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 45
59 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 37

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References

  1. "Champ Kelly out of the blocks with a big win". www.v8supercar.com.au. 4 March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2007.
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