2015 Clipsal 500

{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = South Australia

| title = 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

| round_no = 1

| season_no = 14

| year = 2015

| series = IVSC

| track_map = Adelaide (short route).svg

| date = 26 February–1 March

| location = Adelaide, South Australia

| circuit = Adelaide Street Circuit

| weather = Fine

| race1_laps = 33

| race1_dist = 106

| pole1 = Jamie Whincup

| pole1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| pole1_time = 1:20.0905

| winner1 = Jamie Whincup

| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| winner1_time = 48:28.7493

| race2_laps = 39

| race2_dist = 125

| pole2 = Jamie Whincup

| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| pole2_time = 1:20.0319

| winner2 = Fabian Coulthard

| winner2_team = Brad Jones Racing

| winner2_time = 59:05.6810

| race3_laps = 78

| race3_dist = 250

| pole3 = James Courtney

| pole3_team = Holden Racing Team

| pole3_time = 1:20.5396

| winner3 = James Courtney

| winner3_team = Holden Racing Team

| winner3_time = 1:56:00.5103

}}

The 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 27 February to 1 March 2015. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres and one race of 250 kilometres in length. It was the first event of fourteen in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship.

Chasing after his seventh V8 Supercar championship, Jamie Whincup made a great start by taking pole position for both Saturday races. The start of Race 1 was abandoned after Scott McLaughlin's car suffered an oil pump failure on the warm-up lap. The race eventually got under way and Whincup controlled the race to take the first win of 2015. Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard finished second and third respectively after a safety car late in the race.

McLaughlin's day became even worse when he was deemed to have jumped the start in Race 2. After serving his ten-second penalty at the conclusion of his pit stop, a further ten seconds was added to McLaughlin's race time as he served the penalty during a safety car period. Mostert retired after hitting the wall at turn 8, while Whincup fell down the order due to a punctured tyre. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard took the win, followed by James Courtney and Craig Lowndes.

Former V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose stole the spotlight on Sunday by qualifying for the Top Ten Shootout. Courtney set the fastest time in the Shootout to score pole position for the 250 km Race 3. Courtney managed to convert his pole into a race win, his second Sunday race win in succession at the event. Teammate Garth Tander finished third, while Shane van Gisbergen finished second after a hard-fought battle with Courtney. Whincup and Mostert were battling for fourth place on the final lap when they collided at Turn 10. Mostert spun into the wall and was collected by James Moffat with both failing to finish the race. Neither Mostert nor Whincup were penalised for the incident.

Courtney became the fifth driver in V8 Supercars to win two Clipsal 500 events and only the fourth to win two events in a row.

Results

=Race 1=

==Qualifying==

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{{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} ! Driver ! Car ! Team ! Time
1 \| align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jamie Whincup \| Holden VF Commodore \| Triple Eight Race Engineering \| 1:20.0905
2 \| align="center"\| 14 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard \| Holden VF Commodore \| Brad Jones Racing \| 1:20.4342
3 \| align="center"\| 33 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin \| Volvo S60 \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| 1:20.5087
4 \| align="center"\| 6 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Chaz Mostert \| Ford FG X Falcon \| Prodrive Racing Australia \| 1:20.7089
5 \| align="center"\| 22 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} James Courtney \| Holden VF Commodore \| Holden Racing Team \| 1:20.7208
6 \| align="center"\| 23 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Caruso \| Nissan Altima L33 \| Nissan Motorsport \| 1:20.8152
7 \| align="center"\| 18 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth \| Holden VF Commodore \| Charlie Schwerkolt Racing \| 1:20.8552
8 \| align="center"\| 888 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Craig Lowndes \| Holden VF Commodore \| Triple Eight Race Engineering \| 1:20.9013
9 \| align="center"\| 8 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Bright \| Holden VF Commodore \| Brad Jones Racing \| 1:20.9042
10 \| align="center"\| 99 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} James Moffat \| Nissan Altima L33 \| Nissan Motorsport \| 1:20.9150
11 \| align="center"\| 97 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen \| Holden VF Commodore \| Tekno Autosports \| 1:20.9585
12 \| align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom \| Ford FG X Falcon \| Prodrive Racing Australia \| 1:21.0115
13 \| align="center"\| 47 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tim Slade \| Holden VF Commodore \| Walkinshaw Racing \| 1:21.0159
14 \| align="center"\| 55 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} David Reynolds \| Ford FG Falcon \| Rod Nash Racing \| 1:21.0235
15 \| align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Garth Tander \| Holden VF Commodore \| Holden Racing Team \| 1:21.0356
16 \| align="center"\| 7 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Todd Kelly \| Nissan Altima L33 \| Nissan Motorsport \| 1:21.2029
17 \| align="center"\| 15 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rick Kelly \| Nissan Altima L33 \| Nissan Motorsport \| 1:21.2237
18 \| align="center"\| 9 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Davison \| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG \| Erebus Motorsport \| 1:21.2495
19 \| align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ashley Walsh \| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG \| Erebus Motorsport \| 1:21.3417
20 \| align="center"\| 222 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Nick Percat \| Holden VF Commodore \| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport \| 1:21.3510
21 \| align="center"\| 21 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Dale Wood \| Holden VF Commodore \| Britek Motorsport \| 1:21.4137
22 \| align="center"\| 111 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner \| Ford FG Falcon \| Super Black Racing \| 1:21.5111
23 \| align="center"\| 34 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} David Wall \| Volvo S60 \| Garry Rogers Motorsport \| 1:21.5202
24 \| align="center"\| 17 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Marcos Ambrose \| Ford FG X Falcon \| DJR Team Penske \| 1:21.5782
25 \| align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tim Blanchard \| Holden VF Commodore \| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport \| No Time

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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

2015 Clipsal 500

Results

=Race 1=

==Qualifying==

==Race==

=Race 2=

==Qualifying==

==Race==

=Race 3=

==Qualifying==

==Top 10 Shootout==

==Race==

Championship standings

Support races

References

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