2007 Clipsal 500
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| Round 1 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1–4 March 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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| Race 1 | |||
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| Distance | 78 laps | 250 km | |
| Pole position |
James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing |
1:22.3584 | |
| Winner |
Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team |
1:50:40.5932 | |
| Race 2 | |||
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| Distance | 78 laps | 250 km | |
| Winner |
Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team |
1:58:54.1927 | |
| Round Results | |||
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| First | 58 pts | ||
| Second | 66 pts | ||
| Third | 55 pts | ||
The 2007 Clipsal 500 was the first race of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 1 to 4 March around the inner streets of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The Adelaide 500 is a unique event where the round results are determined by the results from the 2nd race, rather that the driver with the most points from the weekend. This means, as was the case in the 2007 round, that the winner of the round doesn't necessarily lead the championship after the event.
The event was the first run under the new 2007 qualifying rules, in which the one-hour session is split into three 'knock out' parts. The first major eliminations occurred in the second part when Mark Skaife and defending champion Rick Kelly were eliminated. The front row of the grid for the first race was an all Ford row, with James Courtney from Stone Brothers Racing taking pole and Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup taking second.
Race 1 was held on Saturday 3 March 2007. The race began with Cameron McConville spinning at the Senna Chicane on the first lap after colliding with Andrew Jones. Team BOC also had problems with Brad Jones losing his front left wheel and brake assembly on lap 11.
John Bowe had a bad start to the year with his new team after running wide at the end of the main straight and clipping the tyre barrier. This destroyed the front right suspension on the car causing his retirement on lap 16.
On lap 48, Craig Lowndes was given a drive through penalty for contact with Max Wilson at turn 4. The remainder of the race was uneventful, with Todd Kelly winning the race from James Courtney and Jamie Whincup in third.
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