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| Round 12 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 7–9 November 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Pukekohe, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Pukekohe Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Heavy rain, fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2003 PlaceMakers V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.
In practice, Jason Richards was involved in a crash which saw his car roll several times, forcing him out of the weekend.
Results from the Top Ten Shootout were discounted due to the changing conditions throughout the session. Grid results were reverted to provisional qualifying.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
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| 1 | 2 |  Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 0:56.9015 |
| 2 | 50 | Jason Bright | Team Brock | Holden Commodore (VX) | 0:57.6482 |
| 3 | 51 |  Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 0:57.6955 |
| 4 | 18 |  Max Wilson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 0:57.8263 |
| 5 | 65 | Paul Radisich | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 0:57.8697 |
| 6 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VY) | 0:57.9175 |
| 7 | 20 | Jason Bargwanna | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 0:58.1224 |
| 8 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 0:58.2709 |
| 9 | 6 | Craig Lowndes | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 0:58.5551 |
| 10 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VY) | 1:00.2457 |
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| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2003 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge | 2003 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2003 VIP Petfoods Main Event |
| Previous year: 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International | New Zealand V8 International | Next year: 2004 PlaceMakers V8 International |
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