2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Motor race

The 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 2 and 3 March 2013. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia,^[1] and consisted of two races of two hundred and fifty kilometres in length. It was the first round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship,^[2] and marked the racing debuts of the Holden VF Commodore,^[3] Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG,^[4] and Nissan Altima L33,^[5] all of which were entered in the series under the brand-new "Car of the Future" regulations;^[6] Ford continued to use the FG Falcon model raced in previous years, but built to Car of the Future specifications.

Report

Race 1

Qualifying

The Holden VF Commodore of Shane van Gisbergen at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Holden VF Commodore of Jamie Whincup at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Ford FG Falcon of Mark Winterbottom at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Notes:

• ^1 — Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen both set lap times that were identical to the ten-thousandth of a second. As Lowndes had set his laptime before Van Gisbergen, he was awarded provisional pole.

Top 10 Shootout

Race

Race 2

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after the race

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

References

1. "Adelaide's iconic Clipsal 500 dates announced for landmark 2013 opener". SpeedCafe.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
2. "Eastern Creek dropped from calendar". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
3. "Holden changes direction for VF V8 Supercar styling". SpeedCafe. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
4. "Mercedes-Benz to join V8 Supercars". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
5. "Nissan to unveil its V8 Supercars future in New York". Speedcafe.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
6. Gunther, Briar (29 March 2010). "Car of the Future released". V8Supercars.com.au. BigPond Sport. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
7. "Lowndes edges Van Gisbergen to provisional Adelaide pole". SpeedCafe.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
8. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (1 March 2013). "Shane van Gisbergen scores pole for Race 1 in Adelaide". SpeedCafe.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
9. "Lowndes equals record with victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
10. "Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom stage front-row repeat for Race 2". Speedcafe.com. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
11. "Van Gisbergen wins Adelaide race two". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.