2009 Clipsal 500
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| Round 1 of 14 in the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20–22 March 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2009 Clipsal 500 was the first race of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 20–22 March around the inner city streets of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on Friday 20 March, and was split into two sessions. Session one lasted for 34 minutes, 15 seconds and saw the top ten drivers qualifying for the Top Ten Shootout, with positions 11–30 being set by times in the session. In this first session, reigning series champion Jamie Whincup set the pace, setting a new qualifying lap record of 1:21.2773.[1] Although he was some half a second slower in the Shootout, Whincup was still quick enough to lead a Triple Eight Race Engineering 1–2 with Craig Lowndes 0.2545 seconds behind.[2] Mark Winterbottom and Lee Holdsworth had both gone faster than Lowndes but both drivers lost their respective times due to excessive use of kerbing during their hot laps.[3] Garth Tander was top Holden in third, with James Courtney qualifying fourth, in his first session as a Dick Johnson Racing driver.
Race 1[edit]
Race 1 was held on Saturday 21 March.
Race 2[edit]
Race 2 was held on Sunday 22 March.
Results[edit]
Race 1 results[edit]
Race 2 results[edit]
Post-race[edit]
Russell Ingall and James Courtney were given ten-point deductions after the weekend for careless driving.[6]
Standings[edit]
- After Round 1 of 14
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 300 |
| 2 | 22 | Will Davison | Toll Holden Racing Team | 267 |
| 3 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 249 |
| 4 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Jim Beam Racing | 222 |
| 5 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 207 |
Support categories[edit]
The 2009 Clipsal 500 had five support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
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| Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series | David Russell (Ford BA Falcon) |
| Formula 3 | Joey Foster (Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz) |
| Australian GT Championship | Craig Baird (Mosler MT900R GT3) |
| V8 Utes | Gary Baxter (Holden VE Ute SS) |
| Touring Car Masters | Gavin Bullas (Ford Boss Mustang) |
References[edit]
- ^ "2009 Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars - Qualifying". natsoft.com.au. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "2009 Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars - Top Ten Shootout". natsoft.com.au. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Frosty kerbed in Clipsal controversy". crash.net. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "2009 Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars - Race 1". natsoft.com.au. 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "2009 Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars - Race 2". natsoft.com.au. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1, Adelaide Parklands: Summary of Penalties". Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
External links[edit]
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| Previous year: 2008 Clipsal 500 |
Clipsal 500 | Next year: 2010 Clipsal 500 |