2005 V8 Supercar season


The 2005 V8 Supercar season was the 46th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 21 touring car race meetings held during 2005; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series, two of them endurance races; a seven-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2005 Holden Performance Driving Centre V8 Supercar Series and V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2005 Australian touring car season consisted of 21 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
4–6 MarQANTAS V8 Supercars GP 100Albert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodorereport
17–20 MarHVS Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaDean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
17–20 MarClipsal 500 VCS Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
15–17 AprilPlaceMakers V8 International VCS Round 2Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New ZealandGreg MurphyPaul Weel RacingHolden VZ Commodore
6–8 MayVB 400 VCS Round 3Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaSteven RichardsCastrol Perkins RacingHolden VY Commodore
15 MayHVS Round 2Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
27–29 MayVCS Round 4Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesCraig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon
10–12 JunV8 Supercars China Round VCS Round 5Shanghai International CircuitShanghai, ChinaTodd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore
1–3 JulSkycity Triple Crown VCS Round 6Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryTodd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore
10 JulHVS Round 3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesDean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
22–24 JulHVS Round 4Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandDean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
22–24 JulVCS Round 7Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandCraig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon
14–15 AugVCS Round 8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesRussell IngallStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
21 AugHVS Round 5Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South AustraliaDean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
9–11 SepBetta Electrical 500 VCS Round 9Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaCraig Lowndes
Yvan Muller		Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falconreport
6–9 OctHVS Round 6Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesDean CantoDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
6–9 OctSupercheap Auto 1000 VCS Round 10Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesMark Skaife
Todd Kelly		Holden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodorereport
20–23 OctGillette V8 Supercar Challenge VCS Round 11Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandCraig LowndesTriple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon
12–13 NovFerodo Triple Challenge VCS Round 12Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaGarth TanderHSV Dealer TeamHolden VZ Commodore
25–27 NovHVS Round 7Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
25–27 NovBigPond Grand Finale VCS Round 13Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon

QANTAS V8 Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2005 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1GP 100Race 3Points
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore331184
Marcos Ambrose4Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon242182
Russell Ingall9Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon453174
John Bowe12Brad Jones RacingFord BA Falcon1115164
Jamie Whincup23Tasman MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore1487140
Jason Bright6Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falcon5718138
Brad Jones21Brad Jones RacingFord BA Falcon2426134
Cameron McConville33Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore62013120
Jason Richards3Tasman MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore171310118
Steven Richards11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VY Commodore82211116
Craig Lowndes888Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA FalconDNF64112
Mark Winterbottom20Larkham Motor SportFord BA Falcon20149112
Jason Bargwanna10Larkham Motor SportFord BA Falcon27128104
Glenn Seton18Dick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon162112100
Steve Ellery88Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon159DNF84
Will Davison44Team DynamikHolden VZ Commodore1311DNF84
Steven Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon1015DNF82
Greg Ritter5Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falcon917DNF80
Matthew White25Britek MotorsportFord BA Falcon25191580
Paul Radisich021Team Kiwi RacingHolden VZ Commodore723DNF72
Garth Tander16HSV Dealer TeamHolden VZ CommodoreDNF181368
Todd Kelly22Holden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore1DNFDNS64
Alex Davison7Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VY Commodore21DNF1658
Andrew Jones34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore23DNF1752
Rick Kelly15HSV Dealer TeamHolden VZ CommodoreDNF10DNF46
Paul Morris29Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore26DNF1942
Tony Longhurst45Team DynamikHolden VZ Commodore2916DNF42
Paul Weel50Paul Weel RacingHolden VZ Commodore12DNFDNS42
Greg Murphy51Paul Weel RacingHolden VZ Commodore28DNF2036
Anthony Tratt75Paul Little RacingHolden VY Commodore18DNFDNS30
Craig Baird8WPS RacingFord BA Falcon19DNFDNS28
David Besnard48WPS RacingFord BA Falcon22DNFDNS22

Holden Performance Driving Centre V8 Supercar Series

V8 Supercar Championship Series