^1 – Michael Patrizi was moved to the back of the grid for ignoring red flags during qualifying.
Raceedit
Garth Tander took an early lead in the race, but was re-passed by Craig Lowndes after three drivers — James Courtney, Jason Bright and Taz Douglas — crashed heavily at Turn 8. Shortly after the accident Jamie Whincup switched from a two-stop to a three-stop strategy as Will Davison took the lead of the race, leading team-mate Mark Winterbottom. David Reynolds also crashed at Turn 8 just before lap 50, prompting an early round of pit stops and forcing the leaders to enter fuel-saving mode. Whincup used his shorter fuelling window and a brand-new set of tyres to catch the leaders, passing Davison at the hairpin on the final lap when Davison ran out of fuel. Tander finished third after Winterbottom was forced to pit for fuel himself.
After missing pole position for Race 1, Jamie Whincup claimed his first pole of the season, beating Garth Tander by one-tenth of a second. The twenty-minute qualifying session saw a heavy collision between Greg Murphy and Jonathon Webb when Webb slowed on the approach to the final corner, attempting to create a window of clean air for a flying lap. Murphy, already on a flying lap himself, came around the penultimate corner at speed and was unable to move aside in time, rear-ending Webb's car. The accident was heavy enough to remove both cars out of the race.
^3 – James Courtney failed to set a lap time after damaging his gearbox.
Raceedit
Garth Tander lead the race away once again, but was caught and passed by Jamie Whincup before the first round of stops, and then the Fords of Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom after the stops. Whincup's car was reported to develop a misfire and was soon caught by Davison and Winterbottom, who also went on to pass Tander. The race was uninterrupted by safety cars, and Davison and Winterbottom went on to claim a one-two finish for Ford Performance Racing.
^Stefan Bartholomaeus (2 March 2012). "Craig Lowndes takes first pole position of 2012". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^"Craig Lowndes takes first V8 Supercars pole of 2012 in Adelaide – V8 Supercar news". Autosport.com. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^"Jamie Whincup wins thrilling V8 Supercars opener in Adelaide – V8 Supercar news". Autosport.com. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^Stefan Bartholomaeus (4 March 2012). "Jamie Whincup takes pole as carnage continues". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^"Will Davison leads Ford Performance Racing one-two in Adelaide V8 Supercars race – V8 Supercar news". Autosport.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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The 2012 Clipsal 500 was a motor race for the Australian sedan based V8 Supercars It was the first event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship and the fourteenth running of the Clipsal 500 It was held on the weekend of 1 4 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide South Australia 2012 Clipsal 500 AdelaideEvent InformationRound 1 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars ChampionshipDate1 4 March 2012LocationAdelaide South AustraliaVenueAdelaide Street CircuitWeatherFineResultsRace 1Distance78 laps250 kmPole positionCraig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering1 21 2738WinnerJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 56 34 2914Race 2Distance78 laps250 kmPole positionJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 20 5353WinnerWill DavisonFord Performance Racing1 48 31 4231 The Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Contents 1 Report 1 1 Race 1 1 1 1 Qualifying 1 1 2 Race 1 2 Race 2 1 2 1 Qualifying 1 2 2 Race 2 Standings 3 ReferencesReport editRace 1 edit Qualifying edit Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Craig Lowndes qualified on pole position for the first race his pole at the Adelaide parklands circuit ahead of Garth Tander and Will Davison 1 Lowndes team mate and reigning series champion Jamie Whincup qualified fifth having started on the front row of the grid at every race since 2007 Pos No Name Car Team Time 1 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 21 2738 2 2 nbsp Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1 21 2908 3 6 nbsp Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 21 4194 4 19 nbsp Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 21 5164 5 1 nbsp Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 21 5468 6 47 nbsp Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1 21 6288 7 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 21 7093 8 55 nbsp David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1 21 8078 9 14 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 22 0289 10 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 22 3105 11 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 1 21 2386 12 3 nbsp Tony D Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D Alberto Racing 1 21 3746 13 22 nbsp James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1 21 4035 14 15 nbsp Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 1 21 4148 15 4 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 21 4880 16 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 21 4966 17 49 nbsp Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 1 21 5431 18 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 21 5915 19 18 nbsp James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 21 5928 20 66 nbsp Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1 21 7532 21 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1 21 7964 22 12 nbsp Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1 21 9426 23 30 nbsp Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1 22 1907 24 33 nbsp Alexandre Premat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 22 1991 25 21 nbsp David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1 22 4358 26 8 nbsp Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 29 3326 11 nbsp Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing no time EX 91 nbsp Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 21 68021 Source 2 Notes 1 Michael Patrizi was moved to the back of the grid for ignoring red flags during qualifying Race edit Garth Tander took an early lead in the race but was re passed by Craig Lowndes after three drivers James Courtney Jason Bright and Taz Douglas crashed heavily at Turn 8 Shortly after the accident Jamie Whincup switched from a two stop to a three stop strategy as Will Davison took the lead of the race leading team mate Mark Winterbottom David Reynolds also crashed at Turn 8 just before lap 50 prompting an early round of pit stops and forcing the leaders to enter fuel saving mode Whincup used his shorter fuelling window and a brand new set of tyres to catch the leaders passing Davison at the hairpin on the final lap when Davison ran out of fuel Tander finished third after Winterbottom was forced to pit for fuel himself Pos No Name Car Team Laps Time retired Grid 1 1 nbsp Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1 56 34 2914 5 2 6 nbsp Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1 56 39 8163 3 3 2 nbsp Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 1 56 55 0784 2 4 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1 57 13 5690 1 5 4 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1 57 14 0389 15 6 14 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 1 57 15 1127 9 7 15 nbsp Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 78 1 57 16 0684 14 8 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 78 1 57 16 8003 11 9 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1 57 18 8675 7 10 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 78 1 57 20 0157 18 11 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1 57 21 3316 10 12 47 nbsp Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 78 1 57 22 0020 6 13 66 nbsp Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 78 1 57 26 8003 20 14 91 nbsp Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 78 1 57 32 3598 28 15 18 nbsp James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 78 1 57 34 0494 19 16 12 nbsp Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 78 1 57 38 0943 22 17 33 nbsp Alexandre Premat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 1 57 50 6825 PL2 18 21 nbsp David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 77 1 56 39 7479 25 19 49 nbsp Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 77 1 56 46 5581 17 20 11 nbsp Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 77 1 57 25 1651 27 21 3 nbsp Tony D Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D Alberto Racing 77 1 57 28 8299 12 22 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 1 57 39 1991 16 23 19 nbsp Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 76 1 56 40 7697 4 24 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 67 1 56 53 0618 21 Ret 55 nbsp David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 44 Accident 8 Ret 22 nbsp James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 4 Accident 13 Ret 30 nbsp Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 4 Accident 23 Ret 8 nbsp Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 4 Accident PL2 Source 3 Notes 2 Alexandre Premat and Jason Bright started the race from pit lane Race 2 edit Qualifying edit After missing pole position for Race 1 Jamie Whincup claimed his first pole of the season beating Garth Tander by one tenth of a second The twenty minute qualifying session saw a heavy collision between Greg Murphy and Jonathon Webb when Webb slowed on the approach to the final corner attempting to create a window of clean air for a flying lap Murphy already on a flying lap himself came around the penultimate corner at speed and was unable to move aside in time rear ending Webb s car The accident was heavy enough to remove both cars out of the race Pos No Name Car Team Time 1 1 nbsp Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 20 5353 2 2 nbsp Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1 20 6395 3 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 20 6436 4 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 20 8034 5 15 nbsp Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 1 20 8160 6 6 nbsp Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 20 9112 7 4 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 20 9115 8 47 nbsp Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon James Rosenberg Racing 1 20 9172 9 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 20 9816 10 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 20 9816 11 55 nbsp David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1 21 1962 12 15 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 1 21 3300 13 3 nbsp Tony D Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D Alberto Racing 1 21 3329 14 14 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 21 4095 15 8 nbsp Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 21 4880 16 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 21 4408 17 91 nbsp Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 21 5278 18 49 nbsp Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 1 21 5429 19 12 nbsp Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 1 21 6351 20 18 nbsp James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 21 6741 21 66 nbsp Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1 21 7964 22 33 nbsp Alexandre Premat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 21 8156 23 19 nbsp Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 22 0638 24 30 nbsp Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1 22 0928 25 11 nbsp Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1 22 3120 26 21 nbsp David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 1 22 4150 27 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 6 38 1826 22 nbsp James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team no time3 Source 4 Notes 3 James Courtney failed to set a lap time after damaging his gearbox Race edit Garth Tander lead the race away once again but was caught and passed by Jamie Whincup before the first round of stops and then the Fords of Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom after the stops Whincup s car was reported to develop a misfire and was soon caught by Davison and Winterbottom who also went on to pass Tander The race was uninterrupted by safety cars and Davison and Winterbottom went on to claim a one two finish for Ford Performance Racing nbsp Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Pos No Name Car Team Laps Time retired Grid 1 6 nbsp Will Davison Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1 48 31 4231 6 2 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 78 1 48 36 2684 3 3 2 nbsp Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 78 1 48 40 5133 2 4 1 nbsp Jamie Whincup Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1 48 52 5977 1 5 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Holden VE Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 1 48 57 7579 4 6 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1 48 58 9003 9 7 55 nbsp David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 78 1 49 11 2822 11 8 4 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1 49 15 7393 7 9 14 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 78 1 57 16 8003 11 10 47 nbsp Tim Slade Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 78 1 49 25 8270 8 11 15 nbsp Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 78 1 49 26 2042 5 12 3 nbsp Tony D Alberto Ford FG Falcon Tony D Alberto Racing 78 1 49 36 7330 13 13 66 nbsp Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 78 1 49 51 2999 21 14 49 nbsp Steve Owen Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport 77 1 48 44 5064 18 15 91 nbsp Michael Patrizi Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 77 1 48 47 1507 17 16 8 nbsp Jason Bright Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 77 1 48 49 4786 15 17 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 77 1 48 55 2931 16 18 33 nbsp Alexandre Premat Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 1 49 03 0024 22 19 12 nbsp Dean Fiore Ford FG Falcon Triple F Racing 77 1 49 04 1539 19 20 11 nbsp Karl Reindler Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 77 1 49 19 0405 24 21 21 nbsp David Wall Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 77 1 49 21 8256 25 22 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 1 49 22 2612 10 23 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel s Racing 77 1 49 27 9235 12 24 30 nbsp Taz Douglas Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 76 1 49 35 7057 4 25 22 nbsp James Courtney Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 65 1 49 30 9975 PL5 Ret 18 nbsp James Moffat Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 16 Power steering 20 DNS 19 nbsp Jonathon Webb Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports 0 Collision DNS 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 0 Collision Source 5 Notes 5 James Courtney started the race from pit lane Standings editAfter 2 of 30 races Pos No Name Team Points 1 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 288 2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 270 3 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 258 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 222 5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 206References edit Stefan Bartholomaeus 2 March 2012 Craig Lowndes takes first pole position of 2012 Speedcafe Retrieved 30 March 2012 Craig Lowndes takes first V8 Supercars pole of 2012 in Adelaide V8 Supercar news Autosport com 2 March 2012 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Jamie Whincup wins thrilling V8 Supercars opener in Adelaide V8 Supercar news Autosport com 3 March 2012 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Stefan Bartholomaeus 4 March 2012 Jamie Whincup takes pole as carnage continues Speedcafe Retrieved 30 March 2012 Will Davison leads Ford Performance Racing one two in Adelaide V8 Supercars race V8 Supercar news Autosport com 4 March 2012 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Supercars Championship Previous race none 2012 Supercars Championship Next race 2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge Previous year 2011 Clipsal 500 Clipsal 500 Next year 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Clipsal 500 amp oldid 1172840763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
