The 2002 Clipsal 500 was the fourth running of the
Adelaide 500
The Adelaide 500 (also known as the VALO Adelaide 500 for sponsorship reasons) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars held on the streets of the east end of Adelaide, South Australia between 1999 to 2020 and again from 2022. It is somet ...
race. Racing was held from Friday 15 March until Sunday 17 March 2002. The race was held for
V8 Supercar
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
s and was the opening round of the
2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series
The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It began on 15 March 2002 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 1 December at Sandown International Raceway after 13 rounds. It was t ...
.
Format
The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the
Pukekohe 500
The Pukekohe 500 was an endurance motor racing event first held in 1963 at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand, Pukekohe, New Zealand.
History
The Pukekohe 500 had its origins in the W.D. & H.O. Wills, Wills Six-Hour race that was first ...
format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres 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 fifteen shootout
Leg 1
Leg 2
Round results
Statistics
* Provisional Position - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:22.1273
* Pole Position - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:22.7698
* Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.7200 (new lap record)
External links
Official race resultsOfficial V8 Supercar website
References
{{Australian Touring Car Racing
Adelaide 500
Clipsal 500
The Adelaide 500 (also known as the VALO Adelaide 500 for sponsorship reasons) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars held on the streets of the east end of Adelaide, South Australia between 1999 to 2020 and again from 2022. It is sometim ...
2000s in Adelaide