V8 Supercars Round 5 Results
Release Date: 12/06/2005
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Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly flew the red flag in China as the V8 Supercar Championship Series landed firmly in Shanghai to an unexpectedly huge crowd.
Kelly won the unforgettable event where an estimated 70,000 people turned out to watch Australia’s premier Motorsport category stage the historic event in China. This followed estimated crowds of 10,000 on Friday and 30,000 yesterday.
It was announced after the event by V8 Supercar Championship Series Chairman Tony Cochrane that a driving scholarship would be offered to a Chinese driver in 2007 with an ultimate view to them graduating to the championship.
The partnerships with the Chinese and Australian Governments would also continue to prosper through the event.
Kelly won the event ahead of fellow Holden drivers Steven Richards and Paul Radisich to complete a red trifecta for Holden, or General Motors as it is known in China. It wasn’t a happy event, however, for his little brother Rick, driving for the locally badged Buick Team.
Ricky Kelly finished with just 34 points for the event when he failed to finish race three. But it was a very different feeling for Todd who became the first V8 Supercar driver to stand on the Shanghai podium.
Richards was again his consistent best to finish second for the round.
Radisich gave Team Kiwi Racing its first podium finish in the four-year history of the team. But he was too exhausted and dehydrated from the grueling hear that he had to leave the podium and could not attend the press conference while he sought medical attention.
The wash-up meant that the gap between leader Marcos Ambrose was narrowed slightly when his worst round is dropped under the current rules. Ambrose struggled all weekend but still finished fifth for the event.
The next event will be held at the Sky City Challenge in Darwin on July 1-3.
Shanghai China, Shanghai International Circuit - Round 5
Race Day: Sunday, 10:20-11:30 Race Duration: 140 Klms
Race 2
Final Position / Car No / Team / Driver / Car Type / Laps / Final Race Time / Fastest Time
1 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 30 56:55.5933 1:51.3924
2 11 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 30 56:58.2826 1:51.6272
3 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 30 56:58.6066 1:51.0557
4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 30 57:06.6939 1:51.7114
5 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:09.8069 1:51.4252
6 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 30 57:13.3246 1:51.5865
7 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 30 57:16.9595 1:52.2168
8 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:26.4548 1:51.7504
9 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:31.3237 1:52.2660
10 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 30 57:35.5618 1:51.6997
11 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:36.5924 1:52.0925
12 7 Autobarn Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:37.9502 1:51.8408
13 168 Team Dynamik Simon Wills Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:39.9810 1:52.4345
14 328 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:43.2749 1:52.3166
15 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 30 57:45.9716 1:52.4745
16 15 Team Buick Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:53.7380 1:52.4092
17 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 30 57:54.2697 1:52.7408
18 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 30 57:57.3026 1:52.6668
19 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 30 58:00.8473 1:52.3491
20 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 30 58:01.0994 1:52.5737
21 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 30 58:07.8161 1:52.2733
22 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 30 58:17.2460 1:52.0963
23 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 30 58:32.2940 1:53.3916
24 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 29 58:01.8421 1:51.5124
25 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 27 58:04.8686 1:52.5771
26 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 25 57:29.8289 1:52.5281
DNF 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 21 42:21.9335 1:52.2294
DNF 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 9 18:05.3081 1:53.3134
DNF 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 3 6:41.0010 2:08.0496
DNF 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 2 4:33.9074 1:55.9497
DNF 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 2 4:46.4737 2:02.0048
Shanghai China, Shanghai International Circuit - Round 5
Race Day: Sunday, 13:30-14:40 Race Duration: 140 Klms
Race 3
Final Position / Car No / Team / Driver / Car Type / Laps / Final Race Time / Fastest Time
1 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:32.3831 1:51.5532
2 11 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 30 59:33.6256 1:51.8675
3 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:34.2887 1:51.9083
4 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:34.5951 1:51.9946
5 328 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:38.4099 1:51.9470
6 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 30 59:41.3359 1:51.5846
7 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:41.5667 1:51.5509
8 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 30 59:47.9806 1:52.0497
9 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:49.5888 1:52.4242
10 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 30 59:52.7604 1:52.1355
11 7 Autobarn Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:54.7850 1:52.1550
12 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 30 59:58.4140 1:51.1012
13 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 30 01:00:07.1660 1:52.8155
14 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 30 01:00:07.5762 1:52.5651
15 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 30 01:00:17.4674 1:52.8285
16 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 30 01:00:18.7355 1:53.1525
17 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 30 01:00:19.9825 1:53.2804
18 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 30 01:00:20.6238 1:52.5242
19 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 30 01:00:25.2850 1:52.9416
20 168 Team Dynamik Simon Wills Holden Commodore VZ 30 01:00:25.4947 1:51.9824
21 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 30 01:00:27.0339 1:52.0315
22 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 30 01:00:33.1583 1:52.2847
23 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 30 01:01:06.7593 1:51.5484
24 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 29 01:00:32.8466 1:52.0136
25 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 28 59:49.2802 1:52.3803
26 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 28 01:00:46.7906 1:51.9415
27 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 24 01:01:03.9049 1:51.2329
DNF 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 17 35:43.6194 1:52.4897
DNF 15 Team Buick Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 5 9:39.4560 1:52.9663
DNF 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 4 8:31.1863 1:55.2892
DNF 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 2:18.9377 2:18.9377
NO CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS ADVERTISED DUE TO TEAMS DROPPING WORST ROUND RESULTS AFTER ROUND 5
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