2006 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The 2006 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was the first round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It took place from 23 to 26 March 2006 and was the eighth in a sequence of "Adelaide 500" events for V8 Supercars to be held at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia.

2006 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date23–26 March 2006
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 1:21.6102
Winner Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 2:04:18.5229
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 2:01:28.4014
Round Results
First
310 pts
Second
290 pts
Third
305 pts

Qualifying

Qualifying

The qualifying for the Clipsal 500 Adelaide took place on Friday, 24 March 2006. As in the case of most V8 Supercar races, there was a Top Ten Shootout which could make the person that qualified first drop to tenth and vice versa. Kiwi Jason Richards, in his Tasman Motorsport Holden qualified first.

Top Ten Shootout

The official name for the winner of the top team shootout winner is the Armor-All Pole Position Award. The Top Ten Shootout also took place on the Friday. The person who finished tenth in qualifying goes first, and First goes last. The drivers get only one lap to record their best time.

The Holden Racing Team got a one-two result in this, with Mark Skaife finishing first and Todd Kelly finishing second. The Lion (Holden) dominated the top ten shootout with 8 of the 10 drivers driving a VZ Commodore. There were only two Ford's in the Top Ten, Team Triple 888's Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes.

Qualifying Results
Pos No Name Team Car Time Gap
1 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:22.4429
2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon 1:22.4429 0:00.0135
3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VZ Commodore 1:22.5251 0:00.0822
4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden VZ Commodore 1:22.6433 0:00.2004
5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden VZ Commodore 1:22.7321 0:00.2892
6 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden VZ Commodore 1:22.9215 0:00.4786
7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:22.9480 0:00.5051
8 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.0660 0:00.6231
9 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.0676 0:00.6247
10 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.0940 0:00.6511
11 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.1155 0:00.6726
12 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon 1:23.1709 0:00.7280
13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.2279 0:00.7850
14 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.2337 0:00.7908
15 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.2831 0:00.8402
16 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.3637 0:00.9208
17 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.3992 0:00.9563
18 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.4642 0:01.0213
19 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.5471 0:01.1042
20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.5671 0:01.1242
21 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.5826 0:01.1397
22 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.7558 0:01.3129
23 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.8131 0:01.3702
24 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:23.8927 0:01.4498
25 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.9569 0:01.5140
26 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden VZ Commodore 1:23.9585 0:01.5156
27 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore 1:24.0235 0:01.5806
28 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:24.0301 0:01.5872
29 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford BA Falcon 1:24.0447 0:01.6018
30 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:24.9228 0:02.4799
31 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford BA Falcon 1:25.6745 0:03.2316

Top Ten Shootout Results
Pos No Name Team Time Gap
1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:21.6102
2 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 1:22.0198 + 0.4096s
3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 1:22.2222 + 0.6120s
4 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 1:22.2318 + 0.6216s
5 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 1:22.2323 + 0.6221s
6 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:22.2405 + 0.6303s
7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:22.5121 + 0.9019s
8 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 1:22.5367 + 0.9265s
9 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 1:22.5690 + 0.9588s
10 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 1:23.1496 + 1.5394s

Race Results

Race 1
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Grid
1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 2:04:18.5229 7
2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 78 2:04:19.7823 8
3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 2:04:20.1415 6
4 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 78 2:04:21.2972 22
5 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 78 2:04:23.8766 17
6 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 78 2:04:25.2578 2
7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 78 2:04:26.9040 26
8 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 78 2:04:27.9997 3
9 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 78 2:04:32.5528 15
10 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 78 2:04:37.6592 13
11 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 78 2:04:43.9176 14
12 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 78 2:04:47.0540 5
13 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport 78 2:05:23.9995 31
14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 77 2:04:33.2334 18
15 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport 77 2:04:38.1095 23
16 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 77 2:04:40.6557 11
17 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport 77 2:04:45.5730 28
18 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 2:04:46.2466 27
19 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 77 2:04:47.6441 19
20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 2:04:58.1453 20
21 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport 77 2:05:26.5529 25
22 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 74 2:04:46.7748 7
23 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 67 2:04:52.8263 9
24 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing 64 2:05:05.6860 30
25 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing 60 2:04:57.7336 24
DNF 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 73 1:57:38.3104 21
DNF 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 57 1:31:47.2884 16
DNF 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 50 1:18:33.5801 28
DNF 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 42 1:04:14.4473 8
DNF 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 34 0:48:57.2431 1
DNF 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 5 0:07:13.6780 4

Race 2
Pos No Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 78 2:01:28.4014 3
2 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 78 2:01:30.3278 6
3 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 78 2:01:38.3490 2
4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 78 2:01:44.1111 8
5 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 78 2:01:46.0367 7
6 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering 78 2:01:47.2022 12
7 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 78 2:01:47.7886 9
8 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 78 2:01:48.7274 16
9 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 78 2:01:49.2540 10
10 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 78 2:01:49.8126 31
11 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 78 2:01:52.2221 28
12 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 78 2:01:53.1155 23
13 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 78 2:01:59.5902 14
14 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing 78 2:02:01.2411 19
15 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing 78 2:02:18.6223 25
16 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport 78 2:02:19.4268 17
17 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 77 + 1 Lap 11
18 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 77 + 1 Lap 20
19 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 76 + 2 Laps 22
20 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 75 + 3 Laps 26
21 3 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport 75 + 3 Laps 15
22 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport 74 + 4 Laps 21
23 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 72 + 6 Laps 18
Ret 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing 72 Retired 24
Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing 56 Accident 5
Ret 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 56 Accident 30
Ret 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50 Accident 29
Ret 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 50 Accident 4
Ret 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 48 Retired 1
EXC 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport

References
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    2006 PlaceMakers V8 Supercars
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    2007 Clipsal 500
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