2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 12–14 September 2003 | |||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Rain | |||||||||||||
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The 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was staged at the Sandown International Raceway near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 2003 as Round 9 of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The programmed race distance was 161 laps of the 3.1 km circuit (499 km) however the race was declared at 141 laps (437 km) due to the effects of the weather.
It was the 36th touring car endurance race to be held at Sandown.
Top ten shootout
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
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Pole | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.8554 |
2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.2797 |
3 | 51 | Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.3744 |
4 | 65 | Paul Radisich | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6438 |
5 | 44 | Simon Wills | Team Dynamik | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.6448 |
6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6711 |
7 | 6 | Craig Lowndes | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6823 |
8 | 21 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.9444 |
9 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VY Commodore | 1:13.0164 |
10 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:20.6263 |
Official results
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #65 Paul Radisich - 1:11.0674
- Pole Position - #4 Marcos Ambrose - 1:11.8554
- Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:12.0236
- Race Average Speed - 127 km/h
References
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Previous year: 2002 Sandown 500 |
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