2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was a motor racing championship for V8 Supercars. The series, which was the ninth 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.
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Previous: | 2004 | Next: | 2006 |
Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
* = Drove in Sandown 500 only
** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only
Results and Standings
Race Calendar
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds which included 11 single-driver sprint rounds and two two-driver endurance rounds.
Rd. | Title Circuit |
Location | Date | Round Format | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
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1 | Adelaide Street Circuit |
Adelaide, South Australia | 17–20 Mar | Two races | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | report |
2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway |
Pukekohe, New Zealand | 15–17 Apr | Three races | Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | report |
3 | Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia | 6–8 May | Three races | Steven Richards | Holden VY Commodore | Castrol Perkins Racing | |
4 | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 27–29 May | Two races | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | Team Betta Electrical | ||
5 | Shanghai International Circuit |
Shanghai, China | 10–12 Jun | Three races | Todd Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
6 | Hidden Valley Raceway |
Darwin, Northern Territory | 1–3 July | Three races | Todd Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |
7 | Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland | 22–24 Jul | One race | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | Team Betta Electrical | |
8 | Sydney, New South Wales | 12–14 Aug | Two races | Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | ||
9 | Sandown International Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria | 9–11 Sep | One race (two drivers) | Craig Lowndes Yvan Muller |
Ford BA Falcon | Team Betta Electrical | report |
10 | Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales | 6–9 Oct | One race (two drivers) | Mark Skaife Todd Kelly |
Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | report |
11 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 20–23 Oct | Three races | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | Team Betta Electrical | |
12 | Symmons Plains Raceway |
Launceston, Tasmania | 12–13 Nov | Three races | Garth Tander | Holden VZ Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | |
13 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria | 25–27 Nov | Three races | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
Points system
Points were awarded on the results of each race as follows.[6]
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
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- 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.[7]
- Each driver was required to drop his/her worst score from the first ten rounds.[7]
- Gross total points are shown within brackets.
Teams Championship
Pos | Team | Penalty | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Rd 12 | Rd 13 | Total |
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1 | Stone Brothers Racing | 0 | 330 | 360 | 362 | 354 | 264 | 212 | 360 | 369 | 304 | 176 | 180 | 268 | 356 | 3895 |
2 | Holden Racing Team | 0 | 252 | 264 | 198 | 324 | 332 | 328 | 288 | 93 | 340 | 192 | 270 | 238 | 260 | 3379 |
3 | Team Betta Electrical | 0 | 183 | 226 | 180 | 279 | 124 | 210 | 348 | 159 | 368 | 320 | 346 | 294 | 310 | 3347 |
4 | HSV Dealer Team | 0 | 204 | 176 | 194 | 204 | 122 | 344 | 288 | 270 | 180 | 132 | 320 | 372 | 358 | 3164 |
5 | Dick Johnson Racing | 0 | 237 | 162 | 284 | 189 | 190 | 296 | 270 | 180 | 272 | 280 | 190 | 224 | 150 | 2924 |
6 | Paul Weel Racing | 0 | 222 | 330 | 186 | 216 | 196 | 140 | 150 | 294 | 0 | 172 | 242 | 220 | 310 | 2678 |
7 | Perkins Engineering | 0 | 240 | 168 | 186 | 225 | 186 | 204 | 258 | 237 | 236 | 0 | 126 | 334 | 180 | 2580 |
8 | Ford Performance Racing | 0 | 108 | 218 | 118 | 75 | 248 | 180 | 144 | 222 | 308 | 264 | 236 | 156 | 166 | 2443 |
9 | Brad Jones Racing | 0 | 162 | 186 | 178 | 261 | 190 | 172 | 144 | 150 | 272 | 280 | 178 | 122 | 76 | 2371 |
10 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 0 | 180 | 118 | 184 | 129 | 206 | 84 | 168 | 198 | 272 | 180 | 264 | 160 | 138 | 2281 |
11 | Tasman Motorsport | 0 | 141 | 176 | 196 | 213 | 206 | 212 | 30 | 150 | 184 | 188 | 214 | 168 | 182 | 2260 |
12 | WPS Racing | 0 | 123 | 62 | 190 | 120 | 82 | 96 | 222 | 93 | 228 | 308 | 166 | 94 | 68 | 1852 |
13 | Larkham Motor Sport | 0 | 84 | 110 | 186 | 114 | 64 | 102 | 132 | 147 | 132 | 148 | 74 | 106 | 168 | 1567 |
14 | Team Dynamik | 0 | 120 | 110 | 90 | 111 | 190 | 98 | 174 | 177 | 0 | 152 | 68 | 108 | 126 | 1524 |
15 | Team Kiwi Racing (S) | 0 | 99 | 162 | 104 | 48 | 170 | 116 | 24 | 135 | 0 | 156 | 92 | 130 | 140 | 1376 |
16 | Britek Motorsport | 0 | 147 | 32 | 58 | 150 | 62 | 144 | 90 | 66 | 204 | 128 | 28 | 48 | 66 | 1223 |
17 | Paul Morris Motorsport (S) | 0 | 108 | 110 | 122 | 66 | 70 | 112 | 42 | 45 | 164 | 0 | 58 | 74 | 88 | 1059 |
18 | Rod Nash Racing (S) | 0 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 114 | 52 | 0 | 63 | 128 | 116 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 675 | |
19 | Toll Racing (S) | 0 | 63 | 70 | 58 | 24 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 96 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 511 |
(S) denotes a single car team.
References
- Official Program, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, page 6
- 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
- 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
- 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