2011 Clipsal 500


The 2011 Clipsal 500 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the second event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 17–20 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit, in Adelaide, South Australia. It was the thirteenth running of the Clipsal 500.
The event hosted races 3 and 4 of the 2011 season. The Saturday race was won from pole by 2010 Clipsal 500 winner, Garth Tander of the Holden Racing Team. The race was shortened by two laps after extended safety car periods for crashes involving Steve Owen, James Moffat and Russell Ingall. Owen crashed heavily into the infamous turn 8 wall on lap 45. Championship leader Jamie Whincup came home in second, with his Triple Eight Race Engineering teammate Craig Lowndes taking the last podium position.
Will Davison took his first pole position for Ford Performance Racing on Sunday. Steve Owen would not take part in the race due to the amount of damage sustained by his car in his Saturday crash. The race start was wet, with Whincup sliding backwards from second to fourth while Davison led Lee Holdsworth and Mark Winterbottom into turn 1. The first 20 laps involved much passing among the top eight cars. The track had dried out to a stage where slick tyres looked like a better option than wet tyres. The leaders began to pit around lap 25, just as the rain began to come down heavily. Holdsworth took on slick tyres in his pit stop and subsequently crashed into the turn 8 wall. Whincup went on to win the race from Rick Kelly and Winterbottom, extending his lead in the championship to 144 points.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying Race 3

Qualifying timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamTime
155Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:21.6035
288Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:21.6856
333Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:21.7701
42Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:21.7799
55Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:21.8533
61James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:21.8581
79Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:21.9163
815Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:21.9640
96Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:21.9666
108Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:21.9756
11888Craig LowndesHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:22.0518
1217Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:22.0586
1349Steve OwenHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:22.0686
1419Jonathon WebbFord FG FalconTekno Autosports1:22.0797
1547Tim SladeFord FG FalconJames Rosenberg Racing1:22.1080
167Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:22.1757
1714Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:22.1803
1834Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:22.2488
193Tony D'AlbertoFord FG FalconTony D'Alberto Racing1:22.3035
2061Fabian CoulthardHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:22.3075
2116David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:22.3169
2239Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:22.3896
234Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:22.3928
2411Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:22.4038
2518James MoffatFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:22.4125
2630Warren LuffHolden Commodore VELucas Dumbrell Motorsport1:22.7384
2712Dean FioreFord FG FalconTriple F Racing1:22.7758
2821Karl ReindlerHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport1:23.0861

Top Ten Shootout

Shootout timesheet:
PosNoNameCarTeamTime
Pole2Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:22.3830
288Jamie WhincupHolden VE CommodoreTriple Eight Race Engineering1:22.6217
333Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:22.6771
415Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:22.7405
55Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:22.7629
69Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:22.8866
76Will DavisonFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:23.0273
81James CourtneyHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:23.3045
98Jason BrightHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:23.4200
1055Paul DumbrellFord FG FalconRod Nash Racing1:31.9403

Race 3

Race timesheets:
PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
12Garth TanderHolden Racing Team7602:07:57.13021150
288Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering76+0.54202138
3888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering76+2.471411129
48Jason BrightBrad Jones Racing76+3.32379120
561Fabian CoulthardWalkinshaw Racing76+4.814220111
65Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing76+5.12335102
77Todd KellyKelly Racing76+5.76591696
847Tim SladeJames Rosenberg Racing76+7.02031590
96Will DavisonFord Performance Racing76+7.4927784
1014Jason BargwannaBrad Jones Racing76+8.80621778
1117Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing76+9.04421272
1215Rick KellyKelly Racing76+9.6261469
139Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing76+9.8966666
1419Jonathon WebbTekno Autosports76+10.24091463
1512Dean FioreTriple F Racing76+11.76902760
1634Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport76+12.13191857
173Tony D'AlbertoTony D'Alberto Racing76+13.83511954
1811Greg MurphyKelly Racing76+14.19962451
1921Karl ReindlerBritek Motorsport76+14.72652848
2033Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport76+15.6680345
2130Warren LuffLucas Dumbrell Motorsport75+1 lap2642
2216David ReynoldsKelly Racing74+2 laps2139
234Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing71+5 laps2336
241James CourtneyHolden Racing Team66+10 laps833
2555Paul DumbrellRod Nash Racing63+13 laps1030
Ret39Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport68Accident22
Ret18James MoffatDick Johnson Racing58Accident25
Ret49Steve OwenPaul Morris Motorsport44Accident13