The 2000 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was the second running of the

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race. Racing was held form Friday 7 April until Sunday 9 April 2000. The race was held for

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s and was Round 3 of the

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Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the

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format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres races each held on a different day. Unlike the 1999 race the two races were no longer combined into a single timesheet. Points were still assigned separately to the races, and they combined to award a round result.

Official results

Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:

Leg 1

Results sourced from:

Leg 2

Results sourced from:

Round results

Statistics

* Provisional Position - #18 Paul Radisich - 1:25.0687 * Pole Position - #34 Garth Tander - 1:26.0315 * Fastest Lap - #34 Garth Tander - 1:27.0352

External links

Official race results

Official V8 Supercar website

References

{{ATCC rounds 2000–2009 April 2000 sports events in Australia Adelaide 500

Clipsal 500 The Adelaide 500, officially the BP Adelaide Grand Final, is an annual motor racing event for Supercars held on the streets of the east end of Adelaide, South Australia between 1999 and 2020 and again from 2022. The event uses a shortened form ...

2000s in Adelaide