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| Round 9 of 13 in the: 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 9–11 September 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2005 Betta Electrical 500 was the——ninth round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 9——to 11 September at Sandown Raceway in Victoria.
It was the 38th "Sandown 500" endurance race.
Top ten shootout※
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 16 | HSV Dealer Team |  Garth Tander
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Holden VZ Commodore | 1:10.8917 |
| 2 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Craig Lowndes
|
Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.0773 |
| 3 | 51 | Paul Weel Racing |  Greg Murphy
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Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.2219 |
| 4 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall
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Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.2478 |
| 5 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose
|
Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.2640 |
| 6 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife
|
Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.4069 |
| 7 | 88 | Team Betta Electrical | Steven Ellery
|
Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.5192 |
| 8 | 24 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Steven Richards
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Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.5264 |
| 9 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright
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Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.8541 |
| 10 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson
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Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.0887 |
Race results※
Craig Lowndes
Yvan Muller
Mark Skaife Todd Kelly
Jason Richards Jamie Whincup
Garth Tander Rick Kelly
Steven Ellery Adam Macrow
Jason Bright David Brabham
Russell Ingall Luke Youlden
Paul Morris Paul Radisich
Team Kiwi Racing
John Bowe Brad Jones
Cameron McConville Andrew Jones
Jim Richards James Courtney
Glenn Seton Dean Canto
Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell
Marcos Ambrose Warren Luff
Greg Ritter Cameron McLean
Jason Bargwanna Mark Winterbottom
Alex Davison
Allan Simonsen
Steven Johnson Will Davison
Craig Baird David Besnard
Phillip Scifleet Lee Holdsworth
John Cleland Dale Brede
Marcus Marshall
Alex Tagliani
Steve Owen Matthew White
José Fernández Damien White
Anthony Tratt Tony Evangelou
Matthew Coleman Christian D'Agostin
Fabian Coulthard Tony D'Alberto
Greg Murphy Paul Weel
Alain Menu Matt Halliday
Tim Leahey Mark Noske
Owen Kelly Nathan Pretty
John Faulkner Alan Gurr
Paul Morris Motorsport
Mark Porter Kayne Scott
Simon Wills
Max Wilson
Statistics※
- Provisional pole position - #1 Marcos Ambrose - 1:10.6715
- Pole Position - #16 Garth Tander - 1:10.8917
- Fastest Lap - #888 Craig Lowndes - 1:11.7940
- Average Speed - 142 km/h
References※
- ^ VZ Commodore No 24 at the 2005 Betta Electrical 500 Retrieved from www.motorsport.com on 6 July 2014
External links※
- Official race results at www.natsoft.com.au Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- 2005 Betta Electrical 500 from the "Official V8 Supercar website - www."v8supercar.com.au via web.archive.org
- Images from the 2005 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 Retrieved from www.v8fans.com on 19 December 2008
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous year: 2004 Betta Electrical 500 |
Sandown 500 | Next year: 2006 Betta Electrical 500 |