Clipsal 500
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| Race Information | |
| Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit |
| Number of times held | 19 |
| First held | 1999 |
| Race Format | |
| Race 1 | |
| Laps | 78 |
| Distance | 250 km |
| Race 2 | |
| Laps | 78 |
| Distance | 250 km |
| Last Event (2017) | |
| Overall Winner | |
 Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Race Winners | |
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Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering |
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Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering |
The Adelaide 500 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Clipsal 500 Adelaide or Clipsal 500, or colloquially as just Clipsal) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held on the streets of the east end of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. First held in 1999, the event uses a shortened form of the Adelaide Street Circuit, the former Australian Grand Prix track.
Usually held over four days in early March, the "500" itself currently consists of two 250 km races. Between 2014 and 2016 the event consisted of two 125 km races on the Saturday and one 250 km race on Sunday. In 2017 the organisers switched back to the original format due to the low popularity of the 125 km races from both fans and drivers.
Although the results of all races count towards the Supercars Championship, the winner of the final race is normally declared the winner of the "Clipsal 500 Adelaide", regardless of the results of the first race. The rest of the four days are filled with practice, qualifying, and support races for a number of other racing categories, including the Development Series, Formula Three, V8 Utes, Touring Car Masters and Carrera Cup.
The Adelaide Street Circuit was used for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix from 1985 to 1995. Supercars, then known as the Group 3A Touring Cars, had competed in support races at each of these Grands Prix although these races did not count towards the annual Australian Touring Car Championship. The state of South Australia had previously hosted championship rounds of the ATCC at Mallala Motor Sport Park in 1963 and between 1969 and 1998 and at Adelaide International Raceway from 1972 to 1988.
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