2003 Clipsal 500
The 2003 Clipsal 500 was the fifth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 21 March until Sunday 23 March 2003. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Format
The format, unique to V8 Supercars and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, split the total distance of 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometre races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.Official results
Top ten shootout
Results sourced from:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| Pole | 50 | Paul Weel Racing |  Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | 1:23.3729 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VY Commodore | 1:23.4608 |
| 3 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.7897 |
| 4 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team |  Greg Murphy | Holden VX Commodore | 1:24.0266 |
| 5 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden VX Commodore | 1:24.1633 |
| 6 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 1:24.2497 |
| 7 | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford BA Falcon | 1:24.3838 |
| 8 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden VY Commodore | 1:24.7252 |
| 9 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | 1:25.0673 |
| 10 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VY Commodore | 1:26.6227 |
Leg 1
Results sourced from:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
| 1 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 11 | |
| 9 | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | Rick Kelly | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 12 | |
| 10 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 15 | |
| 12 | 65 | Briggs Motor Sport | Paul Radisich | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 31 | |
| 13 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Paul Weel | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 24 | |
| 15 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Jason Bargwanna | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 26 | |
| 16 | 44 | Team Dynamik | Simon Wills | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 16 | |
| 17 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jamie Whincup | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 21 | |
| 18 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 13 | |
| 19 | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Anthony Tratt | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 22 | |
| 20 | 66 | Briggs Motor Sport | Dean Canto | Ford BA Falcon | 77 | 14 | |
| 21 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Craig Baird | Holden VX Commodore | 77 | 25 | |
| 22 | 00 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Ritter | Ford BA Falcon | 77 | 29 | |
| 23 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 77 | 28 | |
| 24 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Brad Jones | Ford BA Falcon | 76 | 20 | |
| 25 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Rodney Forbes | Ford AU Falcon | 74 | 30 | |
| 26 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing |  Max Wilson | Ford BA Falcon | 74 | 34 | |
| 27 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | Holden VY Commodore | 73 | 17 | |
| 28 | 45 | Team Dynamik | Jason Richards | Holden VY Commodore | 73 | 35 | |
| 29 | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Steve Ellery | Ford BA Falcon | 59 | 23 | |
| DNF | 23 | ICS Team Ford | Mark Noske | Ford AU Falcon | 52 | 19 | |
| DNF | 19 | Ford Performance Racing | David Besnard | Ford AU Falcon | 49 | 27 | |
| DNF | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford BA Falcon | 48 | 6 | 7 |
| DNF | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden VX Commodore | 45 | 32 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 35 | 18 | |
| DNQ | 99 | Thexton Motor Racing | David Thexton | Ford AU Falcon | 33 |
Leg 2
Results sourced from:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Leg 1 |
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Steven Richards | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Paul Weel | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 24 | 14 | |
| 4 | 65 | Briggs Motor Sport | Paul Radisich | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 31 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Todd Kelly | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 18 | 34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 15 | 11 | |
| 9 | 44 | Team Dynamik | Simon Wills | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 16 | 16 | |
| 10 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 13 | 18 | |
| 11 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| 13 | 00 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Ritter | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 29 | 22 | |
| 14 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Craig Baird | Holden VX Commodore | 78 | 25 | 21 | |
| 15 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VY Commodore | 78 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| 16 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 28 | 23 | |
| 17 | 23 | ICS Team Ford | Mark Noske | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 19 | 30 | |
| 18 | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Brad Jones | Ford BA Falcon | 78 | 20 | 24 | |
| 19 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Jason Bargwanna | Ford AU Falcon | 78 | 26 | 15 | |
| 20 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | Holden VY Commodore | 77 | 17 | 27 | |
| 21 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Rodney Forbes | Ford AU Falcon | 77 | 30 | 25 | |
| 22 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jamie Whincup | Holden VX Commodore | 76 | 21 | 17 | |
| 23 | 888 | Brad Jones Racing | John Bowe | Ford BA Falcon | 65 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 24 | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | Rick Kelly | Holden VX Commodore | 62 | 12 | 9 | |
| DNF | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 75 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| DNF | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | 73 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| DNF | 19 | Ford Performance Racing | David Besnard | Ford AU Falcon | 71 | 27 | 31 | |
| DNF | 66 | Briggs Motor Sport | Dean Canto | Ford BA Falcon | 66 | 14 | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville | Holden VX Commodore | 54 | 11 | 8 | |
| DNF | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Max Wilson | Ford BA Falcon | 50 | 34 | 26 | |
| DNF | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden VX Commodore | 15 | 32 | 33 | |
| DNF | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Anthony Tratt | Ford AU Falcon | 1 | 22 | 19 | |
| DNF | 45 | Team Dynamik | Jason Richards | Holden VY Commodore | 1 | 35 | 28 | |
| DSQ | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Steve Ellery | Ford BA Falcon | 23 | 29 | ||
| DNQ | 99 | Thexton Motor Racing | David Thexton | Ford AU Falcon | 33 |
Round results
Statistics
- Provisional Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:22.2745
- Pole Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:23.3729
- Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.2731