The 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 March 2017. The event was run at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and was the nineteenth running of the Adelaide 500. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 250 kilometres. It was to be the last time Clipsal would be title sponsor for the event, having been so since 2000.

Shane van Gisbergen won both 250 kilometres races.

Report Background

The event reverted to the two-race format last used in 2013, with organisers citing the format's popularity as the reason for its reintroduction. The top ten shootout will also be re-introduced for qualifying for the Saturday race.

Practice + Practice summary Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Car Time Practice 1 Friday 88 Jamie Whincup 1:20.4006 Friday 17 DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.8355 Practice 3 Saturday 88 Jamie Whincup 1:19.7649

Race 1 Qualifying

Name Team Car Time 1 97 1:19.7806 2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.7807 3 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:19.8607 4 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:19.8670 5 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.8676 6 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.8908 7 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:19.8969 8 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.0565 9 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.0566 10 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.1050 11 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.1235 12 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.1747 13 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:20.2137 14 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2461 15 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.2585 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.2618 17 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:20.2802 18 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.3479 19 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4186 20 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4696 21 96 Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.6664 22 56 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 1:20.8057 23 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.8376 24 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.1722 25 3 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:22.1247 26 62 Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:23.0244 Source:

Top 10 Shootout, Race 1 Name Team Car Time 1 97 1:19.5723 2 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon +0.0442 3 55 Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon +0.2964 4 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore +0.4209 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon +0.4453 6 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon +0.4851 7 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore +0.5881 8 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan L33 Altima +0.7821 9 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon +0.8062 10 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore +0.9106 Source:

Race 1 Driver Team Laps Time/retired Points 1 97 78 1:49:25.850 1 150 2 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 78 + 14.712 s 2 138 3 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing 78 + 15.560 s 4 129 4 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 78 + 22.878 s 9 120 515 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 78 + 23.419 s 8 111 688 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 + 24.224 s 7 102 78 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing 78 + 28.907 s 11 96 8888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 + 32.755 s 13 90 955 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 78 + 33.881 s 3 84 1034 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 + 35.206 s 19 78 1123 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 78 + 37.150 s 14 72 1233 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 + 38.348 s 15 69 1318 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 78 + 39.385 s 20 66 1414 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 78 + 42.353 s 12 63 155 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 78 + 44.548 s 5 60 162 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing 78 + 46.226 s 18 57 1717 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 78 + 47.335 s 6 54 189 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 78 + 57.306 s 10 51 1921 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing 78 + 1:09.584 s 23 48 2078 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport 78 + 1:16.814 s 24 45 2156 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 77 +1 lap 22 42 227 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 77 + 1 lap 16 39 2362 Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 76 + 2 laps 26 36 243 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 64 + 14 laps 25 33 Ret99 Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport 49 Gearbox 21 Ret19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 1 Accident 17 Source:

Race 2 Qualifying Name Team Car Time 1 97 1:19.2951 2 88 1:19.3335 3 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.4786 4 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.4976 5 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.5437 6 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:19.6258 7 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:19.6263 8 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:19.6992 9 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.7921 10 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:19.8310 11 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:19.8784 12 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.9038 13 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:19.9154 14 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:19.9162 15 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1:19.9174 16 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:19.9181 17 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:19.9832 18 56 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford FG X Falcon 1:19.9993 19 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:20.0261 20 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 1:20.1834 21 99 Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.3248 22 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 Holden VF Commodore 1:20.4047 23 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing Holden VF Commodore 1:20.5835 24 3 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:20.9970 24 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 1:21.2249 26 62 Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 1:21.8345 Source:

Top 10 Shootout, Race 2

Name Team Car Time 1 97 1:19.7544 2 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon +0.0271 3 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon +0.1306 4 55 Chaz Mostert Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon +0.4691 5 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing Holden VF Commodore +0.5029 6 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore +0.6592 7 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia Ford FG X Falcon +0.9845 8 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore +0.9973 9 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore +33.2215 DSQ 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Source:

Race 2 Driver Team Laps Time/retired Points 1 97 78 1:47:18.860 1 150 2 17 Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske 78 + 10.123 s 3 138 3 55 Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing 78 + 19.544 s 4 129 4 22 James Courtney Walkinshaw Racing 78 + 21.188 s 5 120 5 12 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske 78 + 29.518 s 2 111 6 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 + 31.419 s 10 102 7 14 Tim Slade Brad Jones Racing 78 + 33.869 s 9 96 8 6 Cam Waters Prodrive Racing Australia 78 + 40.679 s 7 90 9 7 Todd Kelly Nissan Motorsport 78 + 42.194 s 16 84 10 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 + 43.771 s 15 78 11 33 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 + 44.785 s 8 72 12 9 David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport 78 + 45.308 s 17 69 13 19 Will Davison Tekno Autosports 78 + 52.546 s 20 66 14 5 Mark Winterbottom Prodrive Racing Australia 78 + 55.183 s 11 63 15 56 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 78 + 56.043 s 18 60 16 34 James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport 78 + 56.763 s 14 57 17 15 Rick Kelly Nissan Motorsport 78 + 59.076 s 19 54 18 18 Lee Holdsworth Team 18 78 + 59.859 s 22 51 19 2 Scott Pye Walkinshaw Racing 78 + 1:16.973 s 13 48 20 99 Dale Wood Erebus Motorsport 78 + 1:17.588 s 21 45 21 21 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Racing 77 + 1 lap 23 42 22 23 Michael Caruso Nissan Motorsport 77 + 1 lap 12 39 23 78 Simona de Silvestro Nissan Motorsport 77 + 1 lap 26 36 24 3 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 76 + 2 laps 24 33 25 62 Alex Rullo Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 75 + 3 laps 25 30 Ret 8 Nick Percat Brad Jones Racing Accident 6 Source:

Notes:  — Scott Pye received a two-place grid penalty for impeding Jason Bright during qualifying for Race 2.  — Simona de Silvestro received a two-place grid penalty for impeding Nick Percat during qualifying for Race 2. However, due to the fact that the offending driver could only be moved down one grid spot, the remainder of the penalty will be served at the next championship round, the 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint.

Championship standings after the event After Race 2 of 26. Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Shane van Gisbergen 300 2 Fabian Coulthard 249 3 James Courtney 249 4 Chaz Mostert 213 5 Cam Waters 210

Teams' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 504 2 DJR Team Penske 441 3 Walkinshaw Racing 354 4 Prodrive Racing Australia 333 5 Nissan Motorsport (#7 and #15) 288

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