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The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was a motor racing championship for V8 Supercars . The series, which was the seventh V8 Supercar Championship Series , began on 18 March 2005 in Adelaide and ended on 27 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after 13 rounds. The 46th Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the series winner, Russell Ingall by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport .
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds, including eleven single-driver 'sprint' rounds and two two-driver 'endurance' rounds.
Rd.
Event
Circuit
Location
Date
1
Clipsal 500 Adelaide [ 1]
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
17–20 March
2
PlaceMakers V8 International [ 2]
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe , New Zealand
15–17 April
3
Perth 400 [ 1]
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
6–8 May
4
Eastern Creek
Eastern Creek Raceway
Eastern Creek , New South Wales
27–29 May
5
Buick V8 Supercars China Round
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai , China
10–12 June
6
Skycity V8 Supercars [ 2]
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin , Northern Territory
1–3 July
7
Queensland 300 [ 1]
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
22–24 July
8
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
12–14 August
9
Betta Electrical 500 [ 3]
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
9–11 September
10
Super Cheap Auto 1000 [ 4]
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
6–9 October
11
Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge [ 5]
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise , Queensland
20–23 October
12
Ferodo Triple Challenge [ 2]
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
12–13 November
13
BigPond Grand Finale [ 2]
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
25–27 November
Craig Lowndes (Ford BA Falcon ) placed second in the championship
Marcos Ambrose (Ford BA Falcon ) placed third in the championship
Jason Bright (Ford BA Falcon ) placed ninth in the championship
Paul Morris (Holden VZ Commodore ) placed 19th in the championship
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series .
* = Drove in Sandown 500 only
** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only
^1 – Car #45 appeared as "Longhurst Racing " on some entry lists as a result of licence ownership issues.[ 6]
Results and standings [ edit ]
Race
Event
Pole position
Race winners
Round winner
1
R1
Adelaide
Rick Kelly
Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing , Ford )
report
R2
Marcos Ambrose
2
R1
Pukekohe
Craig Lowndes
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy (Paul Weel Racing , Holden )
report
R2
Greg Murphy
R3
Greg Murphy
3
R1
Perth
Craig Lowndes
Mark Skaife
Steven Richards (Perkins Engineering , Holden )
report
R2
Steven Richards
R3
Russell Ingall
4
R1
Eastern Creek
Craig Lowndes
Marcos Ambrose
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering , Ford )
report
R2
Craig Lowndes
5
R1
Shanghai
Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team , Holden )
report
R2
Mark Skaife
R3
Todd Kelly
6
R1
Darwin
Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team , Holden )
report
R2
Todd Kelly
R3
Garth Tander
7
Ipswich
Marcos Ambrose
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering , Ford )
report
8
R1
Oran Park
Marcos Ambrose
Steven Richards
Russell Ingall (Stone Brothers Racing , Ford )
report
R2
Russell Ingall
9
Sandown
Garth Tander
Craig Lowndes Yvan Muller (Triple Eight Race Engineering , Ford )
report
10
Bathurst
Craig Lowndes
Mark Skaife Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team , Holden )
report
11
R1
Gold Coast
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering , Ford )
report
R2
Craig Lowndes
R3
Craig Lowndes
12
R1
Launceston
Steven Richards
Garth Tander
Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team , Holden )
report
R2
Garth Tander
R3
Garth Tander
13
R1
Phillip Island
Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes
Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing , Ford )
report
R2
Marcos Ambrose
R3
Marcos Ambrose
Points were awarded on the results of each race as follows.[ 7]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
1 race per round
192
186
180
174
168
162
156
150
144
138
132
126
120
114
108
102
96
90
84
78
72
66
60
54
48
42
36
30
24
18
12
6
2 races per round
96
93
90
87
84
81
78
75
72
69
66
63
60
57
54
51
48
45
42
39
36
33
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
3 races per round
64
62
60
58
56
54
52
50
48
46
44
42
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Driver
ADE
PUK
BAR
EAS
SHA
HID
QLD
ORA
SAN
BAT
SUR
SYM
PHI
1
Russell Ingall
9
2
18
2
2
2
4
2
1
5
6
13
6
26
14
4
Ret
4
2
1
7
5
4
10
24
8
9
10
5
5
5
0
2
Craig Lowndes
888
3
2
14
5
Ret
21
3
Ret
2
1
4
Ret
Ret
3
32
11
1
9
4
1
15
2
1
1
5
3
3
1
3
15
0
3
Marcos Ambrose
1
1
1
5
3
4
2
5
3
1
2
5
4
12
4
28
9
2
4
2
14
Ret
Ret
26
11
4
27
6
3
1
1
25
1856
4
Todd Kelly
22
8
4
8
Ret
9
Ret
23
7
6
4
1
3
1
1
1
2
6
Ret
22
2
1
Ret
14
8
15
11
7
13
16
6
0
5
Mark Skaife
2
Ret
3
3
4
5
1
29
6
7
7
3
1
23
2
2
26
12
16
30
2
1
3
3
2
25
12
9
15
10
8
0
6
Garth Tander
16
7
Ret
17
20
9
29
14
13
9
10
12
21
22
5
3
1
3
26
5
4
16
10
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
4
0
7
Steven Richards
11/24
5
26
28
8
3
3
1
2
3
5
2
2
2
22
12
4
5
1
11
13
Ret
27
28
18
2
2
4
27
12
26
0
1669
8
Rick Kelly
15
15
9
16
Ret
15
14
16
15
31
14
Ret
16
Ret
9
5
3
15
5
6
4
16
9
5
6
3
4
2
4
4
3
0
9
Jason Bright
6
19
11
7
11
7
16
7
22
33
23
7
20
6
Ret
9
8
9
7
7
6
14
8
9
9
7
17
16
31
13
7
0
10
Cameron McConville
33
17
6
21
18
Ret
8
9
19
15
13
16
9
9
18
31
22
17
8
8
10
4
5
6
5
14
15
17
18
14
21
0
11
Greg Murphy
51
6
Ret
1
1
1
5
30
Ret
4
3
10
Ret
7
13
16
Ret
8
3
3
Ret
Ret
1
2
3
20
5
5
6
7
2
6
1500
12
Steven Johnson
17
4
15
13
26
Ret
11
4
5
13
9
11
26
21
12
11
7
10
10
31
18
19
14
11
12
10
7
8
22
19
18
0
13
Steven Ellery
88
Ret
DNS
4
7
22
30
13
10
28
8
15
24
27
28
13
6
7
DNS
DNS
5
3
7
7
7
9
13
18
8
6
10
0
1424
14
Paul Radisich
021
23
10
6
6
6
6
8
Ret
32
18
6
5
3
6
8
27
29
12
9
8
Ret
13
13
27
12
10
12
7
8
14
0
1384
15
Glenn Seton
18
9
25
26
13
12
12
15
9
20
27
14
7
24
8
7
5
11
18
13
12
9
23
23
20
22
19
20
29
24
11
0
16
Jamie Whincup
23
10
22
10
28
11
13
24
14
24
15
9
8
4
15
14
17
28
Ret
15
3
2
15
8
10
18
Ret
30
12
18
Ret
0
17
Jason Richards
3
20
Ret
18
29
14
7
25
17
10
12
8
Ret
Ret
25
6
15
Ret
6
28
3
2
6
Ret
19
11
8
14
17
11
16
0
1295
18
John Bowe
12
12
Ret
12
10
8
15
11
8
12
8
22
15
14
10
10
12
22
20
19
9
21
16
15
17
23
28
29
23
29
27
0
19
Paul Morris
67
14
16
9
19
16
10
17
11
11
Ret
17
22
25
7
18
18
26
Ret
18
8
Ret
24
21
25
Ret
16
13
14
28
13
0
1059
20
Paul Dumbrell
24/11
16
5
26
16
Ret
22
Ret
24
16
Ret
19
12
11
Ret
15
10
18
17
24
13
Ret
22
18
22
6
6
11
9
15
19
75
1046
21
Brad Jones
21
13
20
22
Ret
20
25
19
Ret
14
11
25
17
10
17
30
Ret
20
23
20
9
21
17
16
28
17
21
19
24
Ret
24
0
22
Paul Weel
50
11
8
11
9
10
27
6
4
27
26
20
11
19
26
26
14
Ret
14
14
Ret
Ret
Ret
22
16
13
24
21
10
9
9
0
1000
23
Craig Baird
8
Ret
17
Ret
12
Ret
19
20
16
21
17
24
19
15
27
20
16
16
Ret
Ret
19
8
11
12
29
26
18
27
30
28
29
0
980
24
Max Wilson
45
Ret
7
15
15
Ret
31
18
Ret
26
16
Ret
14
5
16
33
13
14
13
10
DNS
Ret
26
25
14
16
14
15
20
21
12
4
931
25
David Besnard
48
18
23
29
27
Ret
17
12
20
30
24
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
29
25
13
19
16
19
8
12
30
21
24
25
31
Ret
25
20
0
904
26
Jason Bargwanna
10/20
Ret
Ret
Ret
14
Ret
9
10
12
17
21
21
Ret
13
Ret
24
19
19
11
12
16
Ret
Ret
19
Ret
19
30
28
16
17
17
0
883
27
Greg Ritter
5
Ret
Ret
19
24
21
28
Ret
Ret
18
Ret
23
10
8
11
23
24
Ret
15
29
15
18
19
20
15
0
739
28
Andrew Jones
34
22
27
27
21
19
26
21
25
28
Ret
26
18
17
19
Ret
Ret
21
25
25
10
4
0
29
Mark Winterbottom
20/10
24
14
24
22
17
20
27
21
23
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
24
27
20
25
Ret
27
16
Ret
21
29
26
21
22
25
19
20
25
0
668
30
Matthew White
52
Ret
12
25
25
Ret
24
22
26
22
19
27
23
18
21
22
23
27
24
Ret
23
Ret
25
27
Ret
27
26
22
28
31
30
0
619
31
Anthony Tratt
75
21
24
23
23
18
23
26
23
24
Ret
28
25
16
Ret
25
Ret
Ret
22
21
25
Ret
18
Ret
30
28
31
32
DNS
DNS
DNS
0
511
32
Steve Owen
25
25
13
19
22
20
19
21
24
27
26
23
Ret
21
Ret
22
0
480
33
Alex Davison
7
Ret
21
29
25
23
17
Ret
Ret
21
23
17
20
Ret
24
23
0
469
34
Simon Wills
44
Ret
19
30
17
Ret
18
28
18
34
20
18
13
20
Ret
21
Ret
23
Ret
17
DNS
Ret
26
23
0
437
35
Dean Canto
18/34
12
9
20
17
13
29
20
23
0
36
David Brabham
6/5
6
14
EX
23
24
11
22
31
0
37
Owen Kelly
50/7
Ret
6
30
29
26
26
30
Ret
0
320
38
Yvan Muller
888
1
15
0
39
Adam Macrow
88
5
3
0
40
Luke Youlden
9
7
5
0
41
Nathan Pretty
50
Ret
6
0
172
42
Dale Brede
12
21
7
0
John Cleland
12
21
7
0
44
Lee Holdsworth
33/34
20
Ret
25
23
28
0
162
45
John Faulkner
021
Ret
10
0
156
Alan Gurr
021
Ret
10
0
156
47
James Courtney
22
11
Ret
0
152
Jim Richards
22
11
Ret
0
152
Mark Porter
45
Ret
11
0
152
Kayne Scott
45
Ret
11
0
152
51
Alain Menu
10
Ret
12
0
148
Matt Halliday
10
Ret
12
0
148
53
Marcus Marshall
8
22
13
0
Alex Tagliani
8
22
13
0
55
Warren Luff
1
14
Ret
0
140
56
Cameron McLean
5
15
18
0
57
Allan Simonsen
7
17
20
0
58
José Fernández
52
24
17
0
Damien White
52
24
17
0
60
Will Davison
17
18
19
0
61
Phillip Scifleet
33
20
Ret
0
116
62
Tony Evangelou
75
25
Ret
0
96
63
Matthew Coleman
11
26
Ret
0
92
Christian D'Agostin
11
26
Ret
0
92
–
Fabian Coulthard
23
Ret
Ret
0
0
Tony D'Alberto
23
Ret
Ret
0
0
Mark Noske
15
Ret
Ret
0
0
Tim Leahey
15
Ret
Ret
0
0
Tony Longhurst
44
Ret
0
0
Driver
ADE
PUK
BAR
EAS
SHA
HID
QLD
ORA
SAN
BAT
SUR
SYM
PHI
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Each round carried a maximum of 192, 186, 180 points etc. with each race at two-race rounds carrying half points and each race at three-race rounds carrying one third points.[ 8]
Each driver was required to drop his/her worst score from the first ten rounds.[ 8]
Gross total points are shown within brackets.
(S) denotes a single car team.
Champion Manufacturer [ edit ]
Ford was awarded the Champion Manufacturer title, having achieved the most round wins during the series.[ 9]
^ a b c Official Program, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, page 6
^ a b c d Race Results Archive – 2005 Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 11 August 2012
^ Official Program, 2005 Betta Electrical 500, front cover
^ Official Program, 2005 Super Cheap Auto 1000, front cover
^ Richo's race wrap – Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Surfers Paradise Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.v8dailydump.com.au on 10 August 2012
^ "Team Dynamik Racing Pty Ltd v Longhurst Racing Pty Ltd [2007] QSC 32" . Supreme Court Library Queensland . 22 February 2007.
^ Points system determined from Meeting Points for each round under http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2005 Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine together with championship points information from Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson, David Greenhaugh, The official history Australian Touring Car Championship 50 Years, page 459
^ a b Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson, David Greenhaugh, The official history Australian Touring Car Championship 50 Years, page 459
^ Gala Awards Winners, V8 Supercars Championship 2011 Media Guide, Page 149