The 2005 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round was the fourth round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 27 to 29 May at the Eastern Creek International Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.

Craig Lowndes took pole position and won the second race of the weekend en route to taking overall round honours. Marcos Ambrose won the opening race of the weekend and was embroiled in controversy after a collision with rival Mark Skaife while battling for the lead. Despite the incident compromising Skaife's race, Ambrose would not be punished for the contact with the stewards deeming it to be a racing incident.

Background

The event was held on the weekend of 27 to 29 May 2005. It was the 12th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Eastern Creek International Raceway and consisted of two 150 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.

Alex Davison returned to Rod Nash Racing, replacing Paul Dumbrell who himself returned to Perkins Engineering. Steve Owen returned to the championship with Britek Motorsport after having last competed in the Adelaide 500.

Race report Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:31.7311 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.7517 3 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.8599 4 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:31.9351 5 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:31.9909 6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.0484 7 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.2299 8 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.3509 9 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.3815 10 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.4880 11 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.4946 12 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.4977 13 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.5871 14 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.6058 15 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.6614 16 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.6884 17 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.7166 18 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.7348 19 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.8002 20 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.8022 21 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.9337 22 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.9488 23 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.9652 24 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.9684 25 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.0441 26 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.1204 27 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.3075 28 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.4334 29 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.4993 30 7 Alex Davison Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:33.5942 31 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:33.7419 32 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:33.7651 33 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:36.2929 105% time - 1:36.3177 - 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) no time Source:

Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.5010 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:31.6658 3 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.7278 4 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:31.8373 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:31.8654 6 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.8736 7 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:31.9332 8 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.4283 9 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.9446 10 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) no time Source:

Race 1 Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 01:00:28.5261 3 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 6.463 1 3 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 36 + 23.984 4 4 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 28.190 7 5 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 28.464 6 6 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 28.778 8 7 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 31.255 2 8 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 44.045 12 9 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 46.431 5 10 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 46.809 10 11 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 55.717 11 12 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 58.699 18 13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:00.073 23 14 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:09.127 28 15 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 1:09.574 20 16 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 36 + 1:12.544 15 17 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:18.733 25 18 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:21.959 19 19 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:23.136 33 20 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:23.272 26 21 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:23.704 27 22 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:24.304 29 23 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:24.606 24 24 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 1:24.873 22 25 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 36 + 1:30.614 31 26 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 1:31.062 13 27 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 1:32.119 17 28 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 32 29 7 Alex Davison Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 30 30 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 35 + 1 lap 34 31 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 21 32 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 16 33 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 35 + 1 lap 9 34 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 29 + 7 laps 14 Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) - 1:32.8516 on lap 8 Source:

Race 2 Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 36 01:01:46.3894 2 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 2.017 1 3 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 2.257 4 4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 8.093 6 5 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 36 + 9.276 3 6 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 9.736 5 7 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 13.816 7 8 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 18.412 12 9 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 18.699 13 10 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 19.748 9 11 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 20.339 14 12 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 20.732 10 13 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 21.537 15 14 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 29.732 31 15 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 29.951 24 16 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 30.132 26 17 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 32.331 21 18 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 32.621 32 19 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 43.166 22 20 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 36 + 45.130 34 21 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 46.163 17 22 25 Steve Owen Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 57.016 19 23 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:04.954 33 24 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 + 1:31.737 30 25 7 Alex Davison Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 29 26 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 + 1 lap 27 27 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 35 + 1 lap 20 28 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 34 + 2 laps 8 Ret 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 35 Retired 25 Ret 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 35 Retired 23 Ret 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 35 Retired 28 Ret 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 19 Retired 11 Ret 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 12 Retired 18 Ret 24 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 2 Retired 16 Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) - 1:32.9370 on lap 2 Source:

Championship standings No Driver Team 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 708 2 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 673 3 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 585 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 554 5 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 546

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