The 2005 Adelaide 500 (known for naming rights reasons as the 2005 Clipsal 500 Adelaide) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 17 to 20 March 2005. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Marcos Ambrose kicked off his title defense in dominant fashion by winning both races en route to claiming overall round honours. Ambrose claimed maximum points from the weekend while Craig Lowndes finished second overall in his first outing for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Mark Skaife recovered from a turbulent Saturday which involved a retirement from race one to finish third overall on Sunday.

On the leadup to the weekend, Ambrose shocked the paddock by announcing his intention to leave the series at the end of the year to pursue a career in NASCAR in the United States.

Background The event was held on the weekend of 17 to 20 March 2005. It was the sixth running of the Adelaide 500 event and consisted of two 250 km races with compulsory pitstops in each.

Entry list

There were 34 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - sixteen BA Falcon's, six VY Commodore's, and twelve VZ Commodore's.

Race report Qualifying Driver Team Car Time 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.1776 2 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.5300 3 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5446 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5609 5 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5692 6 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.6948 7 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.7015 8 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.7666 9 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.8108 10 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.8235 11 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.9277 12 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.9389 13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.9791 14 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0073 15 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0607 16 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0889 17 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.1801 18 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.2143 19 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.2405 20 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2601 21 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3289 22 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3663 23 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.3955 24 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.4013 25 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.5881 26 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.6424 27 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.6548 28 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.7219 29 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.8982 30 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.9342 31 7 Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.9380 32 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.2139 33 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.3102 - 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) no time

Top Ten Shootout Driver Team Car Time 1 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.9438 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.0490 3 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.1918 4 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2425 5 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.4958 6 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.5888 7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.7449 8 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:24.0786 - 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) no time EXC 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time disallowed

Race 1 Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 2hr 06min 56.4343sec 2 2 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 0.833 4 3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 2.996 7 4 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 11.094 13 5 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 11.773 6 6 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 12.990 5 7 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 15.738 18 8 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 20.604 15 9 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 22.540 24 10 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 22.914 17 11 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 24.136 27 12 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 24.590 11 13 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 26.038 21 14 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 47.192 19 15 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 47.233 1 16 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 49.881 14 17 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1:35.880 12 18 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 22 19 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 10 20 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 76 + 2 laps 28 21 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 76 + 2 laps 25 22 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 75 + 3 laps 29 23 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 72 + 6 laps 8 24 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 11 laps 20 25 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 64 + 14 laps 30 Ret 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 71 Retired 33 Ret 7 Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 60 Retired 31 Ret 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 Retired 16 Ret 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 56 Retired 34 Ret 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 51 Retired 23 Ret 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 48 Retired 26 Ret 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 31 Retired 32 Ret 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 20 Accident 3 Ret 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 16 Retired 9 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 1:23.1903 on lap 15

Race 2 Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 1hr 59min 11.1013sec 1 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 6.360 3 3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 6.811 34 4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 22.280 8 5 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 78 + 26.588 16 6 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 27.149 17 7 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 29.762 29 8 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 36.893 11 9 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 40.221 15 10 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 43.457 23 11 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 43.533 19 12 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 50.560 26 13 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:05.929 25 14 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:07.633 24 15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:13.830 4 16 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1:16.763 14 17 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 32 18 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 2 19 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 28 20 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 75 + 3 laps 13 21 7 Alex Davison Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 75 + 3 laps 27 22 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 75 + 3 laps 10 23 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 75 + 3 laps 18 24 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 74 + 4 laps 21 25 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 71 + 7 laps 9 26 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 69 + 9 laps 5 27 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 66 + 12 laps 22 Ret 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 68 Retired 12 Ret 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 52 Retired 31 Ret 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 52 Retired 20 Ret 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 48 Retired 30 Ret 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 14 Retired 7 Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 7 Retired 6 DNS 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Did not start Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 1:23.1359 on lap 5

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