2008 Clipsal 500

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Flag of South Australia.svg 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Adelaide (short route).svg
Date22–24 February 2008
Location Adelaide, South Australia
Venue Adelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:21.3301
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:51:37.3538
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
2:11:45.5992
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 258 pts
Third 129 pts

The 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was Round 1 of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held from 21 to 24 February around the inner city 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 second race, rather that the driver with the most points from the weekend. This means that the winner of the round does not necessarily lead the championship after the event.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualify was held on Friday 22 February. Jamie Whincup broke the qualifying lap record to snare pole position. James Courtney put himself on the front row in second position with Mark Winterbottom completing a Ford top three. Defending champion Garth Tander fulfilled on early promise at his new team to be best Holden in fourth position.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday 23 February.

Jamie Whincup was slow away, allowing Garth Tander and James Courtney to force the pace early with Courtney breaking away to a five-second lead. Courtney's lead was squandered after a clash in the Senna Chicane while lapping Jason Richards saw a tyre cut and shredded. Tander later disappeared downfield with suspension damage. Mark Winterbottom led towards the end of the race until a late race safety car period, caused by a clash between HSV Dealer Team teammates Rick Kelly and Paul Dumbrell bunched the field up allowing Whincup, who had earlier had a voltage problem leading to a battery change after 12 laps, to charge through the field, passing Winterbottom with two laps to go to win. Teammate Craig Lowndes, hampered by a jammed anti-roll bar, finished third behind Winterbottom, with Lee Holdsworth the first Holden home in fourth place.

It was an excellent result for the three of the four senior Ford teams, Team Vodafone putting both cars on the podium, Ford Performance Racing were second and fifth, with sixth and seventh filled by Jim Beam Racing.

Courtney, who finished in tenth position, was overnight relegated by the stewards to 16th position because of the clash with Jason Richards, and another similar clash with the other Tasman Motorsport Commodore of Greg Murphy, which also cost him 31 series points.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday 24 February. Mark Winterbottom lead the race early on with Jamie Whincup moving into the lead before the compulsory pit stops began. Whincup resumed in the lead for much of the remainder of the race, but the minor placings became controversial after a number of overtaking incidents and clashes while overtaking punctuated the race, ending with a collision between James Courtney and Craig Lowndes on lap 55 as Lowndes was overtaking Courtney, the incident also eliminating Winterbottom. After the restart Steven Johnson was controversially assigned a driver-through penalty after overtaking Fabian Coulthard before the restart of the race, although Coulthard's car was slowing and retired to the pits the same lap. Garth Tander also was removed in an overtaking incident, after contact with Johnson sent the Ford driver wide and off track, Tander was glanced by Courtney after losing momentum leaving himself vulnerable to a pass from the following car. The glancing blow triggered a second suspension failure for the defending champion.

With several top runners removed Cameron McConville moved into second for many laps before losing the place with only a few laps to go to Lee Holdsworth. The two Holden racers completed the podium with Todd Kelly making three Holdens in the top four. Fifth place was a career best result for New Zealand teenager Shane van Gisbergen who had only entering V8 Supercar late last year.

Results

Results as follows: [1]

Qualifying

PosNoNameCarTeamPart 3Part 2Part 1
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:21.3301
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:21.3406
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:21.6647
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.6930
518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.7557
6888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:21.8745
733 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.9638
817 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:22.0282
96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:22.0976
1016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team No time
117 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1:21.9779
1215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1:22.0049
139 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:22.0814
142 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:22.0939
153 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:22.1513
16111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:22.3425
1725 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:22.3910
1839 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:22.4469
1914 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:22.4609
2051 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:22.7538
2112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:22.7571
2234 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:22.7915
2311 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1:22.9660
2455 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 1:23.0891
2550 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 1:23.1461
2667 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:23.6190
27021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 1:23.9923
2826 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:24.5641

Race 1 results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 781:51:37.35381150
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 78+1.8s3138
3888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 78+2.5s6129
433 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+2.9s7120
56 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 78+4.1s9111
617 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 78+7.5s8102
718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 78+11.0s596
815 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 78+17.4s1290
92 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 78+19.1s1484
1051 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 78+22.0s2078
11111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 78+22.2s1672
129 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 78+22.7s1369
133 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 78+22.9s1566
1439 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 78+25.5s1863
157 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 78+35.9s1160
164 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 78+42.9s257
1755 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 77+1 Lap2454
1812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 77+1 Lap2151
1926 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 76+2 Laps2848
2050 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 76+2 Laps2545
2111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Perkins Engineering 74+4 Laps2342
22021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 71+7 Laps2739
231 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 69+9 Laps436
DNF16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 67Accident10
DNF14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 6319
DNF67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 57Engine fire26
DNF25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 5317
DNF34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 29Accident22

Race 2 results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 782:11:45.59921150
233 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+0.8s4138
314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 78+1.7s25129
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 78+2.2s15120
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 78+2.8s12111
615 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 78+3.4s8102
751 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 78+3.9s1096
83 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 78+6.0s1390
917 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 78+7.7s684
1025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 78+9.0s2778
1134 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 78+9.3s2872
1212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 78+13.6s1869
1326 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 78+14.1s1966
14021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 78+14.8s2263
156 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 77+1 lap560
1667 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 76+2 laps2657
172 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 73+5 laps954
18111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 69+9 laps1151
191 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 67+11 laps2348
DNF55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 71Suspension17
DNF16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 66Accident24
DNF4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 55Accident16
DNF888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 55Accident3
DNF5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 55Accident2
DNF50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 46Accident20
DNF11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Perkins Engineering 18Engine21
DNF18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 5Mechanical7
DNF39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 2Mechanical14

Notes

Ulladulla driver Ashley Cooper was involved in a high-speed accident on Saturday morning, after lap 11 in the second race of the Fujitsu series, the lead support category at the Adelaide 500, which utilises older V8 Supercars retired from the main series teams. The accident occurred at the notorious Turn 8 after Cooper clipped the barrier inside of the corners apex unsettling the car for the right hand bend and the car hit the wall on the outside of the corner broadside on. Cooper died on 25 February due to injuries sustained in the crash. [2] [3]

Post race

Two incidents in the two races brought the attention of driving standards for the next round at Eastern Creek, the first was Jamie Whincup. During the first race he made contact with Mark Winterbottom with two laps to go. This gave Whincup the win and although race control looked at the incident, they decided that no action should be taken.

The second incident involved Craig Lowndes and James Courtney. On lap 56 Courtney was in second and Lowndes third. Coming into the hairpin (turn 9) Lowndes went straight down the inside of Courtney and going into turn 11 Courtney turned Lowndes around sending both into the wall. Mark Winterbottom was also caught up within the accident and all three were DNF'ed. The new Driving Standards Observer Tomas Mezera received plenty of criticism, because Lowndes already had done a similar move to Winterbottom and Lee Holdsworth a few laps before.

Standings

After Round 1 of 14

PosNoNameTeamPoints
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 300
233 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 258
315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 192
417 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 186
57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 180

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