2012 Clipsal 500

{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = South Australia

| title = 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

| round_no = 1

| season_no = 15

| year = 2012

| series = IVSC

| track_map = Adelaide (short route).svg

| date = 1–4 March

| location = Adelaide, South Australia

| circuit = Adelaide Street Circuit

| weather = Fine

| race1_laps = 78

| race1_dist = 250

| pole1 = Craig Lowndes

| pole1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| pole1_time = 1:21.2738

| winner1 = Jamie Whincup

| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| winner1_time = 1:56:34.2914

| race2_laps = 78

| race2_dist = 250

| pole2 = Jamie Whincup

| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| pole2_time = 1:20.5353

| winner2 = Will Davison

| winner2_team = Ford Performance Racing

| winner2_time = 1:48:31.4231

}}

File:Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall 2012.JPG of Russell Ingall at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide]]

The 2012 Clipsal 500 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fourteenth running of the Clipsal 500. It was held on the weekend of 1–4 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit, in Adelaide, South Australia.

Report

=Race 1=

== Qualifying ==

Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Craig Lowndes qualified on pole position for the first race — his pole at the Adelaide parklands circuit — ahead of Garth Tander and Will Davison.{{cite web|author=Stefan Bartholomaeus |url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/03/02/craig-lowndes-takes-first-pole-position-of-2012/ |title=Craig Lowndes takes first pole position of 2012 |publisher=Speedcafe |date=2012-03-02 |accessdate=2012-03-30}} Lowndes' team-mate and reigning series champion Jamie Whincup qualified fifth, having started on the front row of the grid at every race since 2007.

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{{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} ! Name ! Car ! Team ! Time
1 \| 888 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Craig Lowndes \| Holden VE Commodore \| Triple Eight Race Engineering \| 1:21.2738
2 \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Garth Tander \| Holden VE Commodore \| Holden Racing Team \| 1:21.2908
3 \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Davison \| Ford FG Falcon \| Ford Performance Racing \| 1:21.4194
4 \| 19 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jonathon Webb \| Holden VE Commodore \| Tekno Autosports \| 1:21.5164
5 \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jamie Whincup \| Holden VE Commodore \| Triple Eight Race Engineering \| 1:21.5468
6 \| 47 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tim Slade \| Ford FG Falcon \| James Rosenberg Racing \| 1:21.6288
7 \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom \| Ford FG Falcon \| Ford Performance Racing \| 1:21.7093
8 \| 55 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} David Reynolds \| Ford FG Falcon \| Rod Nash Racing \| 1:21.8078
9 \| 14 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard \| Holden VE Commodore \| Brad Jones Racing \| 1:22.0289
10 \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen \| Ford FG Falcon \| Stone Brothers Racing \| 1:22.3105
11 \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Todd Kelly \| Holden VE Commodore \| Jack Daniel's Racing \| 1:21.2386
12 \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto \| Ford FG Falcon \| Tony D'Alberto Racing \| 1:21.3746
13 \| 22 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} James Courtney \| Holden VE Commodore \| Holden Racing Team \| 1:21.4035
14 \| 15 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rick Kelly \| Holden VE Commodore \| Jack Daniel's Racing \| 1:21.4148
15 \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth \| Ford FG Falcon \| Stone Brothers Racing \| 1:21.4880
16 \| 34 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Caruso \| Holden VE Commodore \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| 1:21.4966
17 \| 49 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Steve Owen \| Ford FG Falcon \| Paul Morris Motorsport \| 1:21.5431
18 \| 17 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Steven Johnson \| Ford FG Falcon \| Dick Johnson Racing \| 1:21.5915
19 \| 18 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} James Moffat \| Ford FG Falcon \| Dick Johnson Racing \| 1:21.5928
20 \| 66 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Russell Ingall \| Holden VE Commodore \| Walkinshaw Racing \| 1:21.7532
21 \| 51 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Greg Murphy \| Holden VE Commodore \| Kelly Racing \| 1:21.7964
22 \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Dean Fiore \| Ford FG Falcon \| Triple F Racing \| 1:21.9426
23 \| 30 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Taz Douglas \| Holden VE Commodore \| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport \| 1:22.1907
24 \| 33 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat \| Holden VE Commodore \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| 1:22.1991
25 \| 21 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} David Wall \| Holden VE Commodore \| Britek Motorsport \| 1:22.4358
26 \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Bright \| Holden VE Commodore \| Brad Jones Racing \| 1:29.3326
— \| 11 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Karl Reindler \| Holden VE Commodore \| Kelly Racing \| no time
EX \| 91 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Patrizi \| Holden VE Commodore \| Tekno Autosports \| 1:21.6802{{ref\|1\|1}}
colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| Source:{{cite web\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97778 \|title=Craig Lowndes takes first V8 Supercars pole of 2012 in Adelaide – V8 Supercar news \|publisher=Autosport.com \|date=2012-03-02 \|accessdate=2012-03-30}}

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! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Name

! Car

! Team

! Time

| 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

2012 Clipsal 500

Report

=Race 1=

== Qualifying ==

== Race ==

=Race 2=

== Qualifying ==

== Race ==

Standings

References