2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500

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 and a 19-minute delayed start due to a support category incident. It was the 36th Sandown 500 endurance race.

2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500
Event Information
Round 9 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date12–14 September 2003
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherRain
Results
Race 1
Distance 141 laps 437 km
Pole position Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing		 1:11.8554
Winner Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team		 3:26:50.4750
Round Results
First
192 pts
Second
188 pts
Third
184 pts

The race was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly driving a Holden VY Commodore.

Top 10 Shootout
Pos.[1] No.[1] Driver [1] Entrant [1] Car [1] Time [1]
Pole 4 Marcos Ambrose Pirtek 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 Betta Electrical Ford BA Falcon 1:12.6438
5 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden VY Commodore 1:12.6448
6 17 Steven Johnson Shell Helix Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:12.6711
7 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 1:12.6823
8 21 John Bowe OzEmail Racing Team Ford BA Falcon 1:12.9444
9 29 Paul Morris Sirromet - Life Style Wine Holden VY Commodore 1:13.0164
10 31 Steven Ellery Super Cheap Auto racing Ford BA Falcon 1:20.6263

Race results
Pos.[2] No.[2] Drivers [2][3] Entrant [2] Car [2] Laps [2] Qual
Pos		 Shootout
Pos		 Series
Points
1 1 Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		 Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 141 2 2 192
2 31 Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		 Super Cheap Auto Racing Ford BA Falcon 141 5 10 188
3 51 Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 141 4 3 184
4 21 John Bowe
Brad Jones		 OzEmail Racing Team Ford BA Falcon 141 8 8 180
5 4 Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall		 Pirtek Racing Ford BA Falcon 140 3 1 176
6 11 Steven Richards
Larry Perkins		 Castrol Perkins Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 140 21 172
7 65 Paul Radisich
Rickard Rydell		 Betta Electrical Ford BA Falcon 140 1 4 168
8 19 David Besnard
Owen Kelly		 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 140 23 164
9 10 Jason Bargwanna
Mark Larkham		 Orrcon Racing Ford BA Falcon 140 17 160
10 2 Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst		 Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 140 26 156
11 9 Mark Winterbottom
Mark Noske		 Caltex Havoline Race Team Ford BA Falcon 140 14 152
12 15 Andy Priaulx
Cameron McLean		 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 140 15 148
13 29 Paul Morris
John Faulkner		 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Holden VY Commodore 139 9 9 144
14 66 Dean Canto
Matthew White		 Betta Electrical Ford BA Falcon 139 18 140
15 17 Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		 Shell Helix Racing Ford BA Falcon 139 7 6 136
16 6 Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 139 10 7 132
17 5 Darren Hossack
Adam Macrow		 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 139 22 128
18 34 Garth Tander
Nathan Pretty		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VY Commodore 138 11 124
19 18 Max Wilson
David Brabham		 Shell Helix Racing Ford BA Falcon 138 12 120
20 888 John Cleland
Andrew Jones		 OzEmail Racing Team Ford BA Falcon 138 19 116
21 13 Steve Owen
Phillip Scifleet		 Smiths Trucks / Lubrimax Holden VX Commodore 137 30 112
22 16 Greg Ritter
Marcus Marshall		 Team Brock Holden VX Commodore 137 20 108
23 20 Grant Johnson
Kerry Wade		 Orrcon Racing Ford AU Falcon 137 31 104
24 46 Dale Brede
Tony Ricciardello		 Holden Yound Lions Holden VX Commodore 136 33 100
25 23 Rick Bates
Neal Bates		 INXS Team Ford Ford AU Falcon 136 32 96
26 99 David Thexton
Brett Peters		 Thexton Motor Racing Ford AU Falcon 133 35 92
27 24 Alan Gurr
Andy McElrea		 Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 133 34 88
28 45 Nicolas Minassian
Wayne Wakefield		 Team Dynamik Holden VY Commodore 132 27 84
29 33 Jamie Whincup
Allan Simonsen		 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 130 28 80
30 75 Anthony Tratt
Paul Stokell		 Toll Racing Ford BA Falcon 128 29 76
31 50 Jason Bright
Paul Weel		 Team Brock Holden VX Commodore 117 13 72
DNF 44 Simon Wills
Jason Richards		 Team Dynamik Holden VY Commodore 139 6 5 68
DNF 8 Paul Dumbrell
Tomas Mezera		 Castrol Perkins Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 113 24
DNF 021 Craig Baird
(Mark Porter) +		 Team Kiwi Racing Holden VX Commodore 54 16
DNF 3 Cameron McConville
(Tim Leahey) +		 Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden VX Commodore 13 25

+ Mark Porter did not drive car 021 during the race and Tim Leahey did not drive car 3 during the race.

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
  1. "Top 10 Shootout, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2004-01-13. Retrieved 2004-01-13.
  2. "Race results, v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2003-10-02.
  3. "Betta Electrical Sandown 500 The One That Got Away, V8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2003-10-08. Retrieved 2003-10-08.
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