2020 Adelaide 500

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Flag of South Australia.svg 2020 Adelaide 500
Event Information
Round 1 of 8 in the 2020 Supercars Championship
Adelaide (short route).svg
Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date20–23 February 2020
Location Adelaide, South Australia
Venue Adelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 251.160 km
Pole position Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.4793
Winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:47:22.9297
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 251.160 km
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:19.8101
Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
DJR Team Penske
1:52:12.3963

The 2020 Adelaide 500 (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Superloop Adelaide 500) is a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship held on Thursday 20 February through to Sunday 23 February 2020. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and marked the twenty-second running of the Adelaide 500. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2020 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres. [1]

Contents

The race was supported by the opening rounds of the Super2 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Touring Car Masters, Boost Mobile Super Trucks and National TA2 Series. [2]

Results

Practice

SessionDayFastest lap
No.DriverTeamCarTimeRef.
Practice 1Thursday9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6864 [3]
Practice 2Friday97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.8079 [4]
Practice 325 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.2412 [5]

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Shootout
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.86741:19.4793
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.72001:19.4841
323 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.73511:19.4931
425 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.79301:19.5502
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.53961:19.5784
697 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.44621:19.6832
717 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:19.62201:19.8490
899 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.03661:19.9582
918 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.86521:20.1568
108 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.33691:19.76601:20.3028
1112 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:20.0922
125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.41731:20.1081
137 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.24421:20.1463
1455 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.5316no time
1520 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6110
1615 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.7675
173 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8678
182 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7890
1935 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8776
2034 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.9248
2119 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1769
224 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.2447
2314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.2542
2422 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.3445
Source: [6] [7]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
188 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 781:47:22.92971150
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78+5.23787138
397 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78+6.92266129
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+13.33842120
523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+15.26343111
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+16.89335102
725 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+20.5607496
818 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78+27.3343990
915 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+32.27851684
1012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78+32.97841178
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+34.51751372
125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+35.05111269
1314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+37.14762366
1499 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+50.8034863
1520 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78+1:02.77991560
1655 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+1:09.01791457
173 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+1:09.60231754
1834 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap2051
1922 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap2448
204 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 76+2 laps2245
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 73+5 laps1842
228 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 65+13 laps1039
Ret19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 16Crash damage21
Ret35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 5Crash damage19
Source: [8]

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Shootout
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.00541:19.8101
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:19.96491:19.8484
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.87991:19.9502
423 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:19.99291:20.0336
525 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.13431:20.1131
612 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 1:20.57581:20.25171:20.1322
788 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 1:19.83631:20.2372
85 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.43481:20.09381:20.3071
915 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.66431:20.33941:20.3655
1099 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.43561:20.5160
1155 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:20.64791:20.7792
1218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8027
138 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.8803
149 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB no time
1514 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.6711
1620 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.7009
172 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 1:20.9251
183 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0040
197 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 1:21.0949
2035 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.0986
2134 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.1765
2219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.3262
2322 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 1:21.6569
244 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB no time
Source: [9] [10]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime / RetiredGridPoints
117 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 781:52:12.39632150
225 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 78+10.30685138
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+14.30973129
423 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 23Red Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+21.04594120
588 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 78+24.18667111
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+24.74778102
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+33.04681396
89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 78+34.16731490
912 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang GT 78+35.0661684
107 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+35.65011978
1118 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 78+46.56741272
1255 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+51.22021169
1315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Ford Mustang GT 78+55.3084966
1414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 78+1:01.66731563
1519 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 78+1:05.14072260
1634 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zane Goddard Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap2157
172 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 77+1 lap1754
184 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB 76+2 laps2451
193 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones Tim Blanchard Racing Holden Commodore ZB 75+3 laps1848
2035 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB 72+6 laps2045
Ret97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB 74Suspension1
Ret22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Team Sydney by Tekno Holden Commodore ZB 11Crash damage23
Ret20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Team 18 Holden Commodore ZB 1Crash16
Ret99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB 1Crash10
Source: [11]

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