2003 Clipsal 500
# 2003 Clipsal 500

The 2003 Clipsal 500 was the fifth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 21 March until Sunday 23 March 2003. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercars and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, split the total distance of 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometre races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.

## Official results

### Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.3729 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore (VY) | 1:23.4608 |
| 3 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford Falcon (BA) | 1:23.7897 |
| 4 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:24.0266 |
| 5 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:24.1633 |
| 6 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon (BA) | 1:24.2497 |
| 7 | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford Falcon (BA) | 1:24.3838 |
| 8 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore (VY) | 1:24.7252 |
| 9 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford Falcon (BA) | 1:25.0673 |
| 10 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore (VY) | 1:26.6227 |

### Leg 1

Results sourced from:

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 11 | |
| 9 | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 12 | |
| 10 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 15 | |
| 12 | 65 | Briggs Motor Sport | Paul Radisich | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 31 | |
| 13 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Paul Weel | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 24 | |
| 15 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Jason Bargwanna | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 26 | |
| 16 | 44 | Team Dynamik | Simon Wills | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 16 | |
| 17 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 21 | |
| 18 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 13 | |
| 19 | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Anthony Tratt | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 22 | |
| 20 | 66 | Briggs Motor Sport | Dean Canto | Ford Falcon (BA) | 77 | 14 | |
| 21 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Craig Baird | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | 25 | |
| 22 | 00 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Ritter | Ford Falcon (BA) | 77 | 29 | |
| 23 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | 28 | |
| 24 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Falcon (BA) | 76 | 20 | |
| 25 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Rodney Forbes | Ford Falcon (AU) | 74 | 30 | |
| 26 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Max Wilson | Ford Falcon (BA) | 74 | 34 (DNP) | |
| 27 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore (VY) | 73 | 17 | |
| 28 | 45 | Team Dynamik | Jason Richards | Holden Commodore (VY) | 73 | 35 (DNP) | |
| 29 | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Steve Ellery | Ford Falcon (BA) | 59 | 23 | |
| DNF | 23 | ICS Team Ford | Mark Noske | Ford Falcon (AU) | 52 | 19 | |
| DNF | 19 | Ford Performance Racing | David Besnard | Ford Falcon (AU) | 49 | 27 | |
| DNF | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford Falcon (BA) | 48 | 6 | 7 |
| DNF | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden Commodore (VX) | 45 | 32 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes | Ford Falcon (BA) | 35 | 18 | |
| DNQ | 99 | Thexton Motor Racing | David Thexton | Ford Falcon (AU) | | 33 (DNQ) | |

### Leg 2

Results sourced from:

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Leg 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Paul Weel | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 24 | | 14 |
| 4 | 65 | Briggs Motor Sport | Paul Radisich | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 31 | | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 18 | | 34 |
| 8 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 15 | | 11 |
| 9 | 44 | Team Dynamik | Simon Wills | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 16 | | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 13 | | 18 |
| 11 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| 13 | 00 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Ritter | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 29 | | 22 |
| 14 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Craig Baird | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 25 | | 21 |
| 15 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore (VY) | 78 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| 16 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 28 | | 23 |
| 17 | 23 | ICS Team Ford | Mark Noske | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 19 | | 30 |
| 18 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Falcon (BA) | 78 | 20 | | 24 |
| 19 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Jason Bargwanna | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | 26 | | 15 |
| 20 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore (VY) | 77 | 17 | | 27 |
| 21 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Rodney Forbes | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | 30 | | 25 |
| 22 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore (VX) | 76 | 21 | | 17 |
| 23 | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford Falcon (BA) | 65 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 24 | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore (VX) | 62 | 12 | | 9 |
| DNF | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon (BA) | 75 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| DNF | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford Falcon (BA) | 73 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| DNF | 19 | Ford Performance Racing | David Besnard | Ford Falcon (AU) | 71 | 27 | | 31 |
| DNF | 66 | Briggs Motor Sport | Dean Canto | Ford Falcon (BA) | 66 | 14 | | 20 |
| DNF | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville | Holden Commodore (VX) | 54 | 11 | | 8 |
| DNF | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Max Wilson | Ford Falcon (BA) | 50 | 34 (DNP) | | 26 |
| DNF | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden Commodore (VX) | 15 | 32 | | 33 |
| DNF | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Anthony Tratt | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1 | 22 | | 19 |
| DNF | 45 | Team Dynamik | Jason Richards | Holden Commodore (VY) | 1 | 35 (DNP) | | 28 |
| DSQ | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Steve Ellery | Ford Falcon (BA) | | 23 | | 29 |
| DNQ | 99 | Thexton Motor Racing | David Thexton | Ford Falcon (AU) | | 33 (DNQ) | | |

### Round results

| Pos | No | Driver | Leg 1 Points | Leg 2 Points | Total Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | 93 | 96 | 189 |
| 2 | 11 | Steven Richards | 87 | 93 | 180 |
| 3 | 50 | Jason Bright | 90 | 81 | 171 |
| 4 | 2 | Todd Kelly | 84 | 84 | 168 |
| 5 | 65 | Paul Radisich | 63 | 87 | 150 |
| 6 | 16 | Paul Weel | 57 | 90 | 147 |
| 7 | 8 | Paul Dumbrell | 66 | 75 | 141 |
| 8 | 9 | Russell Ingall | 78 | 63 | 141 |
| 9 | 51 | Greg Murphy | 69 | 66 | 135 |
| 10 | 44 | Simon Wills | 51 | 72 | 123 |
| 11 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | 96 | 21 | 117 |
| 12 | 5 | Glenn Seton | 45 | 69 | 114 |
| 13 | 34 | Garth Tander | 60 | 54 | 114 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | 81 | 24 | 105 |
| 15 | 15 | Rick Kelly | 72 | 27 | 99 |
| 16 | 20 | Jason Bargwanna | 54 | 42 | 96 |
| 17 | 00 | Greg Ritter | 33 | 60 | 93 |
| 18 | 021 | Craig Baird | 36 | 57 | 93 |
| 19 | 3 | Cameron McConville | 75 | 12 | 87 |
| 20 | 10 | Mark Larkham | 30 | 51 | 81 |
| 21 | 33 | Jamie Whincup | 48 | 33 | 81 |
| 22 | 6 | Craig Lowndes | | 78 | 78 |
| 23 | 21 | Brad Jones | 27 | 45 | 72 |
| 24 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| 25 | 23 | Mark Noske | 9 | 48 | 57 |
| 26 | 29 | Paul Morris | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| 27 | 66 | Dean Canto | 39 | 15 | 54 |
| 28 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | 42 | | 42 |
| 29 | 888 | John Bowe | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 30 | 18 | Max Wilson | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 31 | 19 | David Besnard | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 32 | 45 | Jason Richards | 15 | | 15 |
| 33 | 31 | Steve Ellery | 12 | | 12 |
| DNF | 24 | Paul Romano | | | |
| DNQ | 99 | David Thexton | | | |

## Statistics

* Provisional Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:22.2745
* Pole Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:23.3729
* Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.2731 (new lap record)
