2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Explained

Flag:South Australia
2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Round No:1
Season No:14
Year:2017
Series:SC
Track Map:Adelaide (short route).svg
Caption:Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
Date:3–5 March
Location:Adelaide, South Australia
Circuit:Adelaide Street Circuit
Race1 Laps:78
Race1 Dist:250
Pole1:Shane van Gisbergen
Pole1 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Pole1 Time:1:19.5723
Winner1:Shane van Gisbergen
Winner1 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner1 Time:1:49:25.850
Race2 Laps:78
Race2 Dist:250
Pole2:Shane van Gisbergen
Pole2 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Pole2 Time:1:19.7545
Winner2:Shane van Gisbergen
Winner2 Team:Triple Eight Race Engineering
Winner2 Time:1:47:18.860

The 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 March 2017. The event was run at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and was the nineteenth running of the Adelaide 500. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres.[1] It was to be the last time Clipsal would be title sponsor for the event, having been so since 2000.[2]

Shane van Gisbergen won both 250 kilometres races.

Report

Background

The event reverted to the two-race format last used in 2013, with organisers citing the format's popularity as the reason for its reintroduction.[3] The top ten shootout will also be re-introduced for qualifying for the Saturday race.[4]

Practice

Session! rowspan="2"
DayFastest lap
No.DriverTeamCarTime
Practice 1Friday88 Jamie Whincup1:20.4006
Friday17DJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon1:19.8355
Practice 3Saturday88 Jamie Whincup1:19.7649

Race 1

Qualifying

NameTeamCarTime
1971:19.7806
217 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon1:19.7807
315 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:19.8607
422 James CourtneyWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore1:19.8670
555 Chaz MostertRod Nash RacingFord FG X Falcon1:19.8676
612 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon1:19.8908
788 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VF Commodore1:19.8969
85 Mark WinterbottomProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon1:20.0565
96 Cam WatersProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon1:20.0566
109 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.1050
118 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore1:20.1235
1214 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore1:20.1747
13888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VF Commodore1:20.2137
1423 Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.2461
1533 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.2585
167 Todd KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.2618
1719 Will DavisonTekno AutosportsHolden VF Commodore1:20.2802
182 Scott PyeWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore1:20.3479
1934 James MoffatGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.4186
2018 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden VF Commodore1:20.4696
2196 Dale WoodErebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.6664
2256 Jason BrightBritek MotorsportFord FG X Falcon1:20.8057
2321 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden VF Commodore1:20.8376
2478 Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:21.1722
253 Taz DouglasLucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:22.1247
2662 Alex RulloLucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:23.0244
Source:[5]

Top 10 Shootout, Race 1

NameTeamCarTime
1971:19.5723
212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon+0.0442
355 Chaz MostertProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon+0.2964
422 James CourtneyWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore+0.4209
55 Mark WinterbottomProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon+0.4453
617 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon+0.4851
788 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VF Commodore+0.5881
815 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan L33 Altima+0.7821
96 Cam WatersProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon+0.8062
109 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore+0.9106
Source:[6]

Race 1

DriverTeamLapsTime/retiredPoints
197align=center 781:49:25.850align=center 1150
212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team Penskealign=center 78+ 14.712 salign=center 2138
322 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Racingalign=center 78+ 15.560 salign=center 4129
4align=center 6 Cam WatersProdrive Racing Australiaalign=center 78+ 22.878 salign=center 9120
515 Rick KellyNissan Motorsportalign=center 78+ 23.419 salign=center 8111
688 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineeringalign=center 78+ 24.224 salign=center 7102
78 Nick PercatBrad Jones Racingalign=center 78+ 28.907 salign=center 1196
8888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineeringalign=center 78+ 32.755 salign=center 1390
955 Chaz MostertRod Nash Racingalign=center 78+ 33.881 salign=center 384
1034 James MoffatGarry Rogers Motorsportalign=center 78+ 35.206 salign=center 1978
1123 Michael CarusoNissan Motorsportalign=center 78+ 37.150 salign=center 1472
1233 Garth TanderGarry Rogers Motorsportalign=center 78+ 38.348 salign=center 1569
1318 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18align=center 78+ 39.385 salign=center 2066
1414 Tim SladeBrad Jones Racingalign=center 78+ 42.353 salign=center 1263
155 Mark WinterbottomProdrive Racing Australiaalign=center 78+ 44.548 salign=center 560
162 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Racingalign=center 78+ 46.226 salign=center 1857
1717 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team Penskealign=center 78+ 47.335 salign=center 654
189 David ReynoldsErebus Motorsportalign=center 78+ 57.306 salign=center 1051
1921 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard Racingalign=center 78+ 1:09.584 salign=center 2348
2078 Simona de SilvestroNissan Motorsportalign=center 78+ 1:16.814 salign=center 2445
2156 Jason BrightBritek Motorsportalign=center 77+1 lapalign=center 2242
227 Todd KellyNissan Motorsportalign=center 77+ 1 lapalign=center 1639
2362 Alex RulloLucas Dumbrell Motorsportalign=center 76+ 2 lapsalign=center 2636
243 Taz DouglasLucas Dumbrell Motorsportalign=center 64+ 14 lapsalign=center 2533
Ret99 Dale WoodErebus Motorsportalign=center 49Gearboxalign=center 21
Ret19 Will DavisonTekno Autosportsalign=center 1Accidentalign=center 17
Source:[7]

Race 2

Qualifying

NameTeamCarTime
1971:19.2951
2881:19.3335
312 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon1:19.4786
417 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon1:19.4976
555 Chaz MostertRod Nash RacingFord FG X Falcon1:19.5437
622 James CourtneyWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore1:19.6258
78 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore1:19.6263
814 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore1:19.6992
96 Cam WatersProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon1:19.7921
1033 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:19.8310
112 Scott PyeWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore1:19.8784
125 Mark WinterbottomProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon1:19.9038
1323 Michael CarusoNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:19.9154
1434 James MoffatGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:19.9162
15888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VF Commodore1:19.9174
167 Todd KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:19.9181
179 David ReynoldsErebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:19.9832
1856 Jason BrightBritek MotorsportFord FG X Falcon1:19.9993
1915 Rick KellyNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:20.0261
2019 Will DavisonTekno AutosportsHolden VF Commodore1:20.1834
2199 Dale WoodErebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.3248
2218 Lee HoldsworthTeam 18Holden VF Commodore1:20.4047
2321 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard RacingHolden VF Commodore1:20.5835
243 Taz DouglasLucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:20.9970
2478 Simona de SilvestroNissan MotorsportNissan Altima L331:21.2249
2662 Alex RulloLucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VF Commodore1:21.8345
Source:[8]

Top 10 Shootout, Race 2

NameTeamCarTime
1971:19.7544
212 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon+0.0271
317 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team PenskeFord FG X Falcon+0.1306
455 Chaz MostertProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon+0.4691
522 James CourtneyWalkinshaw RacingHolden VF Commodore+0.5029
68 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore+0.6592
76 Cam WatersProdrive Racing AustraliaFord FG X Falcon+0.9845
833 Garth TanderGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VF Commodore+0.9973
914 Tim SladeBrad Jones RacingHolden VF Commodore+33.2215
DSQ88 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race EngineeringHolden VF Commodore
Source:[9]

Race 2

DriverTeamLapsTime/retiredPoints
197781:47:18.8601150
217 Scott McLaughlinDJR Team Penske78+ 10.123 s3138
355 Chaz MostertRod Nash Racing78+ 19.544 s4129
422 James CourtneyWalkinshaw Racing78+ 21.188 s5120
512 Fabian CoulthardDJR Team Penske78+ 29.518 s2111
688 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering78+ 31.419 s10102
714 Tim SladeBrad Jones Racing78+ 33.869 s996
86 Cam WatersProdrive Racing Australia78+ 40.679 s790
97 Todd KellyNissan Motorsport78+ 42.194 s1684
10888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering78+ 43.771 s1578
1133 Garth TanderGarry Rogers Motorsport78+ 44.785 s872
129 David ReynoldsErebus Motorsport78+ 45.308 s1769
1319 Will DavisonTekno Autosports78+ 52.546 s2066
145 Mark WinterbottomProdrive Racing Australia78+ 55.183 s1163
1556 Jason BrightBritek Motorsport78+ 56.043 s1860
1634 James MoffatGarry Rogers Motorsport78+ 56.763 s1457
1715 Rick KellyNissan Motorsport78+ 59.076 s1954
1818 Lee HoldsworthTeam 1878+ 59.859 s2251
192 Scott PyeWalkinshaw Racing78+ 1:16.973 s1348
2099 Dale WoodErebus Motorsport78+ 1:17.588 s2145
2121 Tim BlanchardTim Blanchard Racing77+ 1 lap2342
2223 Michael CarusoNissan Motorsport77+ 1 lap1239
2378 Simona de SilvestroNissan Motorsport77+ 1 lap2636
243 Taz DouglasLucas Dumbrell Motorsport76+ 2 laps2433
2562 Alex RulloLucas Dumbrell Motorsport75+ 3 laps2530
Ret8 Nick PercatBrad Jones RacingAccident6
Source:[10]

Notes:

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Shane van Gisbergen300
2 Fabian Coulthard249
3 James Courtney249
4 Chaz Mostert213
5 Cam Waters210
Teams' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1Triple Eight Race Engineering504
2DJR Team Penske441
3Walkinshaw Racing354
4Prodrive Racing Australia333
5Nissan Motorsport (#7 and #15)288

Notes and References

  1. News: Supercars releases 2017 calendar . supercars.com . Virgin Australia Supercars Championship . 27 September 2016 . 27 September 2016.
  2. News: Clipsal drop Adelaide 500 event sponsorship. Speedcafe. 28 November 2016.
  3. News: Format change for Clipsal 500 Adelaide . speedcafe.com . Speedcafe . Bartholomaeus . Stefan . 8 October 2016 . 8 October 2016.
  4. News: Format changes confirmed at Supercars events . speedcafe.com . . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
  5. Web site: SVG pips McLaughlin in Clipsal qualifying . speedcafe.com . 3 March 2017.
  6. Web site: SVG claims Armor All pole in Adelaide . speedcafe.com . 8 March 2017.
  7. Web site: SVG makes perfect start to title defence . speedcafe.com . 8 March 2017.
  8. Web site: SVG edges Whincup to provisional Clipsal pole . speedcafe.com . 8 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Van Gisbergen storms to Race 2 pole . speedcafe.com . 8 March 2017.
  10. Web site: SVG denies McLaughlin breakthrough DJRTP victory . speedcafe.com . 8 March 2017.
  11. Web site: CAMS Stewards Summary: Adelaide. 5 March 2017. supercars.com. Supercars.

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