2008 Clipsal 500
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| Round 1 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22–24 February 2008 | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:21.3301 | |
| Winner |
Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering |
1:51:37.3538 | |
| Race 2 | |||
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| Distance | 78 laps | 250 km | |
| Winner |
Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering |
2:11:45.5992 | |
| Round Results | |||
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| First | 300 pts | ||
| Second | 258 pts | ||
| Third | 129 pts | ||
The 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was Round 1 of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held from 21 to 24 February around the inner city 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 second race, rather that the driver with the most points from the weekend. This means that the winner of the round does not necessarily lead the championship after the event.
Qualify was held on Friday 22 February. Jamie Whincup broke the qualifying lap record to snare pole position. James Courtney put himself on the front row in second position with Mark Winterbottom completing a Ford top three. Defending champion Garth Tander fulfilled on early promise at his new team to be best Holden in fourth position.
Race 1 was held on Saturday 23 February.
Jamie Whincup was slow away, allowing Garth Tander and James Courtney to force the pace early with Courtney breaking away to a five-second lead. Courtney's lead was squandered after a clash in the Senna Chicane while lapping Jason Richards saw a tyre cut and shredded. Tander later disappeared downfield with suspension damage. Mark Winterbottom led towards the end of the race until a late race safety car period, caused by a clash between HSV Dealer Team team mates Rick Kelly and Paul Dumbrell bunched the field up allowing Whincup, who had earlier had a voltage problem leading to a battery change after 12 laps, to charge through the field, passing Winterbottom with two laps to go to win. Team mate Craig Lowndes, hampered by a jammed anti-roll bar, finished third behind Winterbottom, with Lee Holdsworth the first Holden home in fourth place.
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