2002 Clipsal 500
# 2002 Clipsal 500

The 2002 Clipsal 500 was the fourth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 15 March until Sunday 17 March 2002. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres 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 fifteen shootout

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:22.7698 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.1881 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.2154 |
| 4 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.3237 |
| 5 | 65 | Max Wilson | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.3419 |
| 6 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.4492 |
| 7 | 888 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.6022 |
| 8 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.6533 |
| 9 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.6735 |
| 10 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.7880 |
| 11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:23.8466 |
| 12 | 16 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:23.8904 |
| 13 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:24.0552 |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:24.1842 |
| 15 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | DNF |
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### Leg 1

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 2hr 05min 33.336sec | 1 |
| 2 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 5.272 s | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 6.052 s | 3 |
| 4 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 8.071 s | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 16.183 s | 12 |
| 6 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 47.634 s | 4 |
| 7 | 66 | Tony Longhurst | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 1:15.938 s | 17 |
| 8 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | 11 |
| 9 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 lap | 13 |
| 10 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 lap | 19 |
| 11 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 lap | 9 |
| 12 | 54 | Craig Baird | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 lap | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | 14 |
| 15 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 77 | + 1 lap | 25 |
| 16 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 76 | + 2 laps | 30 |
| 17 | 50 | Stephen White | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 75 | + 3 laps | 35 |
| 18 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 75 | + 3 laps | 18 |
| 19 | 888 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 73 | + 5 laps | 7 |
| 20 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 69 | + 9 laps | 34 |
| 21 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 67 | + 11 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 72 | Suspension | 2 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 71 | Engine | 24 |
| Ret | 31 | Steve Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 58 | Accident | 16 |
| Ret | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 58 | Retired | 29 |
| Ret | 65 | Max Wilson | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56 | Oil leak | 5 |
| Ret | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 53 | Retired | 27 |
| Ret | 02 | Rick Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 48 | Accident | 22 |
| Ret | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 48 | Accident | 26 |
| Ret | 27 | Neil Crompton | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 38 | Engine | 20 |
| Ret | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | Spun off | 32 |
| Ret | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 16 | Engine | 33 |
| Ret | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 15 | Retired | 28 |
| Ret | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 3 | Accident damage | 10 |
| Ret | 36 | Wayne Gardner | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 3 | Accident damage | 23 |
| Ret | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 2 | Engine | 35 |
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### Leg 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | 2hr 05min 03.953sec | 1 |
| 2 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 4.094 s | |
| 3 | 16 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 18.524 s | |
| 4 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 20.368 s | |
| 5 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 20.405 s | |
| 6 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 24.081 s | |
| 7 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 31.716 s | |
| 8 | 888 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 34.915 s | |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 36.064 s | |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 38.735 s | |
| 11 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 55.081 s | |
| 12 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 59.898 s | |
| 13 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 1:11.095 s | |
| 14 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 78 | + 1:14.450 s | |
| 15 | 36 | Wayne Gardner | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | + 1:19.028 s | |
| 16 | 600 | Simon Wills | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | |
| 17 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 77 | + 1 lap | |
| 18 | 66 | Tony Longhurst | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | |
| 19 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 77 | + 1 lap | |
| 20 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 75 | + 3 laps | |
| 21 | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 75 | + 3 laps | |
| 22 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 73 | + 5 laps | |
| 23 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 73 | + 5 laps | |
| 24 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 71 | + 7 laps | |
| 25 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 65 | + 13 laps | |
| DNF | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 67 | Retired | |
| DNF | 54 | Craig Baird | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 60 | Retired | |
| DNF | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 49 | Retired | |
| DNF | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | Retired | |
| DNF | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 25 | Retired | |
| DNF | 27 | Neil Crompton | 00 Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 22 | Retired | |
| DNF | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 16 | Retired | |
| DNF | 50 | Stephen White | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 0 | Retired | |
| DNF | 65 | Max Wilson | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 0 | Retired | |
| DNS | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 02 | Rick Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | | Did Not Start | |

### Round results

| Pos | No | Driver | Leg 1 points | Leg 2 points | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | 200 | 200 | 400 |
| 2 | 51 | Greg Murphy | 128 | 160 | 288 |
| 3 | 34 | Garth Tander | 160 | 80 | 240 |
| 4 | 16 | Steven Richards | 80 | 128 | 208 |
| 5 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | 88 | 104 | 192 |
| 6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | 64 | 56 | 120 |
| 7 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | 56 | 60 | 116 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | 60 | 48 | 108 |
| 9 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | 104 | | 104 |
| 10 | 66 | Tony Longhurst | 72 | 30 | 102 |
| 11 | 8 | Russell Ingall | 24 | 72 | 96 |
| 12 | 888 | John Bowe | 28 | 64 | 92 |
| 13 | 10 | Mark Larkham | 40 | 52 | 92 |
| 14 | 11 | Larry Perkins | 52 | 40 | 92 |
| 15 | 2 | Jason Bright | | 88 | 88 |
| 16 | 7 | Rodney Forbes | 44 | 26 | 70 |
| 17 | 021 | Jason Richards | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| 18 | 21 | Brad Jones | 26 | 28 | 54 |
| 19 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | 34 | 20 | 54 |
| 20 | 54 | Craig Baird | 48 | | 48 |
| 21 | 43 | Paul Weel | | 44 | 44 |
| 22 | 36 | Wayne Gardner | | 36 | 36 |
| 23 | 600 | Simon Wills | | 34 | 34 |
| 24 | 24 | Paul Romano | | 32 | 32 |
| 25 | 50 | Stephen White | 32 | | 32 |
| 26 | 5 | Glenn Seton | 30 | | 30 |
| 27 | 9 | David Besnard | | 22 | 22 |
| 28 | 40 | Cameron McLean | | 18 | 18 |
| 29 | 29 | Paul Morris | | 16 | 16 |
| DNF | 3 | Cameron McConville | | | |
| DNF | 02 | Rick Kelly | | | |
| DNF | 18 | Paul Radisich | | | |
| DNF | 27 | Neil Crompton | | | |
| DNF | 31 | Steve Ellery | | | |
| DNF | 46 | John Faulkner | | | |
| DNS | 65 | Max Wilson | | | |

## Statistics

* Provisional Position - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:22.1273
* Pole Position - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:22.7698
* Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.7200 (new lap record)
