2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date	26 February–1 March 2015
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	33 laps, 106 km
Pole position	Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.0905
Winner	Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering	48:28.7493
Race 2
Distance	39 laps, 125 km
Pole position	Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.0319
Winner	Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing	59:05.6810
Race 3
Distance	78 laps, 250 km
Pole position	James Courtney Holden Racing Team	1:20.5396
Winner	James Courtney Holden Racing Team	1:56:00.5103

The 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 27 February to 1 March 2015. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres and one race of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

Chasing after his seventh V8 Supercar championship, Jamie Whincup made a great start by taking pole position for both Saturday races. The start of Race 1 was abandoned after Scott McLaughlin's car suffered an oil pump failure on the warm-up lap. The race eventually got under way and Whincup controlled the race to take the first win of 2015. Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard finished second and third respectively after a safety car late in the race.

McLaughlin's day became even worse when he was deemed to have jumped the start in Race 2. After serving his ten-second penalty at the conclusion of his pit stop, a further ten seconds was added to McLaughlin's race time as he served the penalty during a safety car period. Mostert retired after hitting the wall at turn 8, while Whincup fell down the order due to a punctured tyre. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard took the win, followed by James Courtney and Craig Lowndes.

Former V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose stole the spotlight on Sunday by qualifying for the Top Ten Shootout. Courtney set the fastest time in the Shootout to score pole position for the 250 km Race 3. Courtney managed to convert his pole into a race win, his second Sunday race win in succession at the event. Teammate Garth Tander finished third, while Shane Van Gisbergen finished second after a hard fought battle with Courtney. Whincup and Mostert were battling for fourth place on the final lap when they collided at Turn 10. Mostert spun into the wall and was collected by James Moffat with both failing to finish the race. Neither Mostert nor Whincup were penalised for the incident.

Courtney became the fifth driver in V8 Supercars to win two Clipsal 500 events and only the fourth to win two events in a row.

Results

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.0905
2	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.4342
3	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.5087
4	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:20.7089
5	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.7208
6	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.8152
7	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:20.8552
8	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.9013
9	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.9042
10	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.9150
11	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.9585
12	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:21.0115
13	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:21.0159
14	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:21.0235
15	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:21.0356
16	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.2029
17	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.2237
18	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.2495
19	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.3417
20	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.3510
21	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:21.4137
22	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	1:21.5111
23	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.5202
24	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	1:21.5782
25	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	No Time

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	33	48:28.7493	1	75
2	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	33	+0.9 s	4	69
3	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	33	+1.3 s	2	64
4	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	33	+1.5 s	8	60
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	33	+2.0 s	12	55
6	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	33	+2.5 s	11	51
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	33	+3.0 s	15	48
8	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	33	+3.3 s	13	45
9	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	33	+3.9 s	7	42
10	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	33	+4.1 s	5	39
11	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	33	+4.6 s	10	36
12	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	33	+5.2 s	9	34
13	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	33	+5.7 s	14	33
14	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	33	+6.0 s	16	31
15	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	33	+6.4 s	17	30
16	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	33	+7.1 s	24	28
17	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	33	+8.6 s	23	27
18	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	33	+9.6 s	20	25
19	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	33	+10.1 s	25	24
20	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	33	+10.3 s	19	22
21	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	33	+10.7 s	6	21
22	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	33	+31.5 s	21	19
23	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	32	+1 lap	22	18
DNF	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	28	Accident	18
DNF	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0	Oil leak	3

Race 2

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.0319
2	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.3162
3	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.3390
4	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.4599
5	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.5030
6	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:20.5217
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.5606
8	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:20.5698
9	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:20.6049
10	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:20.6346
11	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.6587
12	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.7121
13	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:20.7371
14	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.8913
15	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:20.9826
16	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:21.0559
17	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:21.0693
18	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.0759
19	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:21.0873
20	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:21.1049
21	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:21.1393
22	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.1644
23	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	1:21.4483
24	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	1:22.0064
25	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:22.8052

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	59:05.6810	4	75
2	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+2.0 s	3	69
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	+8.9 s	7	64
4	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	39	+10.0 s	11	60
5	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	39	+15.0 s	20	55
6	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+15.7 s	18	51
7	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+16.4 s	14	48
8	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	39	+17.7 s	15	45
9	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+18.2 s	2	42
10	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	39	+18.3 s	13	39
11	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	39	+18.8 s	10	36
12	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	39	+19.2 s	19	34
13	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	39	+20.0 s	5	33
14	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	39	+20.5 s	22	31
15	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+22.7 s	21	30
16	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	39	+24.1 s	24	28
17	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	39	+25.2 s	6	27
18	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	39	+26.5 s	16	25
19	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	39	+27.2 s	25	24
20	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	39	+27.6 s	23	22
21	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	39	+55.6 s	1	21
DNF	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	25	Puncture	8
DNF	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	16	Accident	12
DNF	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	3	Accident	9
DNS	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	0		17

Race 3

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1:20.0084
2	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.0341
3	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.0757
4	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.0832
5	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.1335
6	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	1:20.1575
7	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:20.2255
8	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.2262
9	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	1:20.2435
10	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:20.2602
11	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:20.3444
12	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.3542
13	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	1:20.4488
14	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:20.4750
15	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.5324
16	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	1:20.5534
17	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	1:20.5629
18	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:20.5649
19	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	1:20.5919
20	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	1:20.6187
21	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:20.6501
22	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:20.6531
23	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	1:20.7843
24	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	1:20.9014
25	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	1:21.8204

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.	No.	Name	Car	Team	QPos.	Time
1	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	3	1:20.5396
2	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	4	1:20.5839
3	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	5	1:20.6024
4	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	8	1:20.6073
5	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	2	1:20.6105
6	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	1	1:20.6355
7	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	10	1:21.0204
8	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	6	1:21.1497
9	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	9	1:21.1679
10	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	7	1:21.2326

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	James Courtney	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	78	1:56:00.5103	1	150
2	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Holden VF Commodore	Tekno Autosports	78	+0.7 s	6	138
3	2	Garth Tander	Holden VF Commodore	Holden Racing Team	78	+1.9 s	7	129
4	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	78	+13.3 s	3	120
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	78	+13.9 s	11	111
6	14	Fabian Coulthard	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	78	+14.6 s	2	102
7	15	Rick Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	78	+16.4 s	12	96
8	47	Tim Slade	Holden VF Commodore	Walkinshaw Racing	78	+20.7 s	8	90
9	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering	78	+24.4 s	14	84
10	7	Todd Kelly	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	78	+28.6 s	19	78
11	8	Jason Bright	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	78	+40.8 s	10	72
12	17	Marcos Ambrose	Ford FG X Falcon	DJR Team Penske	78	+41.2 s	9	69
13	21	Dale Wood	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	78	+45.2 s	16	66
14	23	Michael Caruso	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	78	+48.8 s	15	63
15	55	David Reynolds	Ford FG Falcon	Rod Nash Racing	78	+49.2 s	20	60
16	34	David Wall	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	78	+51.8 s	21	57
17	3	Tim Blanchard	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	78	+62.6 s	25	54
18	33	Scott McLaughlin	Volvo S60	Garry Rogers Motorsport	74	+4 laps	4	51
19	9	Will Davison	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	73	+5 laps	23	48
20	222	Nick Percat	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	70	+8 laps	22	45
21	111	Andre Heimgartner	Ford FG Falcon	Super Black Racing	62	+16 laps	24	42
DNF	6	Chaz Mostert	Ford FG X Falcon	Prodrive Racing Australia	77	Collision	17
DNF	99	James Moffat	Nissan Altima L33	Nissan Motorsport	77	Collision	5
DNF	18	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VF Commodore	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	31	Accident	13
DNF	4	Ashley Walsh	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Erebus Motorsport	22	Breakdown	18

Championship standings

• After Race 3 of 36

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 James Courtney 258 2 Fabian Coulthard 241 3 Garth Tander 237 4 Shane Van Gisbergen 222 5 Jamie Whincup 216

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Holden Racing Team 495 2 Triple Eight Race Engineering 424 3 Brad Jones Racing 402 4 Nissan Motorsport (7/15) 320 5 Prodrive Racing Australia 271

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Support races

Support races included the Australian debut of Robby Gordon's Stadium Super Trucks.

The Stadium Super Truck of Robby Gordon at the 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

References

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