The 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 1 and 2 March 2014. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of and one race of in length. It was the first round of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debut of the Volvo S60 in the series.

Triple Eight Race Engineering won both of the shorter races; Jamie Whincup led home Craig Lowndes for a 1–2 in the opening race, while Lowndes took the second race victory. The weekend's longer race was taken by James Courtney of the Holden Racing Team, holding off Lowndes by 0.7 seconds. Lowndes left Adelaide with a 52-point championship lead over Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who took three top five placings over the weekend. Shane van Gisbergen took third for the round, taking third-place finishes in the opening and closing races.

Report

Race 1

Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5849 2 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.7367 3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.8204 4 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.8312 5 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.8350 6 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.8459 7 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.9231 8 16 Scott Pye Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:20.9479 9 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:20.9603 10 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.0592 11 6 Chaz Mostert Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:21.0598 12 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.0719 13 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.1735 14 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.1935 15 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.2250 16 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.3285 17 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.3611 18 23 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.4766 19 21 Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:21.5583 20 17 David Wall Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.5764 21 34 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.7651 22 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.8145 23 18 Jack Perkins Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:22.1294 24 9 Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:22.4255 25 222 Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 1:23.3727 Source:

Race Driver Car Team Laps Time/retired Points 1 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 53:57.5158 1 75 2 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 +2.8 s 2 69 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 39 +7.8 s 6 64 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 39 +13.9 s 3 60 5 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 +19.2 s 10 55 6 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +24.0 s 14 51 7 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 +24.5 s 5 48 8 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 +24.7 s 13 45 9 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +31.2 s 4 42 10 16 Scott Pye Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 39 +32.8 s 8 39 11 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +33.4 s 15 36 12 23 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 39 +36.0 s 18 34 13 9 Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 39 +36.4 s 24 33 14 17 David Wall Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 39 +39.7 s 20 31 15 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 39 +40.5 s 9 30 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +43.7 s 7 28 17 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 39 +44.7 s 16 27 18 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +59.1 s 12 25 19 18 Jack Perkins Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 39 +59.4 s 23 24 20 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 38 +1 lap 17 22 21 34 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 38 +1 lap 21 21 22 222 Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 35 +4 laps 25 19 23 21 Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 32 +7 laps 19 18 Ret 6 Chaz Mostert Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 21 Accident damage 11 Ret 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 12 Accident damage 22 Source:

Race 2

Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.4155 2 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.5258 3 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.5699 4 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.6474 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.6900 6 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:20.7119 7 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.7337 8 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.7735 9 16 Scott Pye Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:20.8208 10 6 Chaz Mostert Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.8530 11 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.8712 12 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:20.9075 13 222 Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 1:20.9294 14 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.9350 15 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.9576 16 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.9642 17 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.0138 18 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:21.0163 19 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.1581 20 9 Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.1956 21 17 David Wall Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.2844 22 18 Jack Perkins Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:21.3997 23 21 Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:21.6160 24 23 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.7130 25 34 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:21.7925 Source:

Race Driver Car Team Laps Time/retired Points 1 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 56:12.9270 1 75 2 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 +4.7 s 2 69 3 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 39 +5.6 s 3 64 4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 39 +14.8 s 5 60 5 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 +15.0 s 16 55 6 6 Chaz Mostert Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 39 +15.3 s 10 51 7 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +15.7 s 18 48 8 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +24.6 s 7 45 9 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +25.3 s 11 42 10 9 Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 39 +25.5 s 20 39 11 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +26.4 s 17 36 12 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 39 +28.4 s 14 34 13 23 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 39 +28.7 s 24 33 14 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 39 +29.6 s 12 31 15 222 Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 39 +34.7 s 13 30 16 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 39 +35.0 s 15 28 17 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 39 +35.8 s 6 27 18 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 39 +37.6 s 8 25 19 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 39 +38.1 s 19 24 20 16 Scott Pye Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 39 +39.9 s 9 22 21 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 39 +45.9 s 4 21 22 18 Jack Perkins Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 39 +46.9 s 22 19 23 34 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 +48.8 s 25 18 24 21 Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 39 +1:19.2 23 16 Ret 17 David Wall Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 37 Drive shaft 21 Source:

Race 3

Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1:20.3776 2 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.4317 3 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:20.4771 4 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:20.4886 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.7507 6 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.7785 7 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:20.7978 8 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:20.8373 9 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.8605 10 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:20.8930 11 6 Chaz Mostert Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:20.9250 12 360 James Moffat Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.9329 13 222 Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 1:20.9414 14 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:20.9683 15 22 James Courtney Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:20.9774 16 14 Fabian Coulthard Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:21.0091 17 9 Will Davison Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 1:21.0725 18 17 David Wall Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.0759 19 36 Michael Caruso Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 1:21.0780 20 16 Scott Pye Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:21.1046 21 21 Dale Wood Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 1:21.1500 22 55 David Reynolds Ford FG Falcon Rod Nash Racing 1:21.1953 23 18 Jack Perkins Ford FG Falcon Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 1:21.2752 24 23 Russell Ingall Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 1:21.3449 25 34 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport No time Source:

Notes:  — Robert Dahlgren experienced a drop in oil pressure, forcing him to stop the car. The car was unable to be repaired before the end of the qualifying session.

Top 10 Shootout Pos. Name Car Team Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports 1 1:20.6535 2 1 Jamie Whincup Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 1:20.8421 3 2 Garth Tander Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team 6 1:21.0115 4 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 9 1:21.2016 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 5 1:21.2224 6 47 Tim Slade Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 7 1:21.3774 7 888 Craig Lowndes Holden VF Commodore Triple Eight Race Engineering 2 1:21.3990 8 8 Jason Bright Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 8 1:21.3999 9 4 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport 10 1:21.6617 10 33 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport 4 No time Source:

Notes:  — Scott McLaughlin's time was deleted after he triggered the kerb sensor at turn 2.

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