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Round 9 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 12–14 September 2003 | |||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Rain | |||||||||||||
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Race 1 | |||
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Distance | 141 laps | 437 km | |
Pole position |
Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing |
1:11.8554 | |
Winner |
Mark Skaife Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team |
3:26:50.4750 |
Round Results | |||
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First | 192 pts | ||
Second | 188 pts | ||
Third | 184 pts |
The 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was staged at the Sandown International Raceway near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 2003 as Round 9 of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The programmed race distance was 161 laps of the 3.1 km circuit (499 km) however the race was declared at 141 laps (437 km) due to the effects of the weather and a 19 minute delayed start due to a support category incident.
It was the 36th touring car endurance race to be held at Sandown.