2005 Perth 400

2005 Perth 400

Event Information
Round 3 of 13 in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	6–8 May 2005
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Barbagallo Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	50 laps, 120 km
Pole position	Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering	55.6278
Winner	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	57:21.4908
Race 2
Distance	58 laps, 140 km
Winner	Steven Richards Perkins Engineering	1:03:36.5838
Race 3
Distance	58 laps, 140 km
Winner	Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing	1:01:18.0115
Round Results
First	Steven Richards Perkins Engineering	186 pts
Second	Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing	184 pts
Third	Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing	178 pts

The 2005 Perth 400 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 6 - 8 May 2005. The event was held at the Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometers. It was the third round of thirteen in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Results

Qualifying

Results from the qualifying are as follows:^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time
1	2	Mark Skaife	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team	55.7664
2	11	Steven Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering	55.7691
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	55.8059
4	1	Marcos Ambrose	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	55.8301
5	5	Greg Ritter	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	55.9070
6	88	Steven Ellery	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	55.9421
7	16	Garth Tander	Holden VZ Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	55.9476
8	6	Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	55.9498
9	51	Greg Murphy	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	55.9528
10	33	Cameron McConville	Holden VZ Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	55.9639
11	18	Glenn Seton	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	56.0270
12	9	Russell Ingall	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	56.0283
13	45	Max Wilson	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Dynamik	56.0334
14	50	Paul Weel	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	56.0349
15	22	Todd Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team	56.0456
16	021	Paul Radisich	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Kiwi Racing	56.0563
17	3	Jason Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	56.0689
18	12	John Bowe	Ford BF Falcon	Brad Jones Racing	56.0701
19	23	Jamie Whincup	Holden VZ Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	56.0785
20	17	Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	56.0933
21	67	Paul Morris	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	56.0976
22	44	Simon Wills	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Dynamik	56.1042
23	20	Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Larkham Motor Sport	56.1797
24	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	56.2117
25	10	Jason Bargwanna	Ford BF Falcon	Larkham Motor Sport	56.2273
26	48	David Besnard	Ford BF Falcon	WPS Racing	56.2598
27	34	Andrew Jones	Holden VZ Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	56.3477
28	21	Brad Jones	Ford BF Falcon	Brad Jones Racing	56.3597
29	52	Matthew White	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	56.3980
30	8	Craig Baird	Ford BF Falcon	WPS Racing	56.4813
31	7	Paul Dumbrell	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering	56.4906
32	75	Anthony Tratt	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Little Racing	56.9345

Top Ten Shootout

Results from the top-ten shootout are as follows:^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	55.6278
2	1	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	55.7388
3	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	55.8155
4	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	55.8240
5	33	Cameron McConville	Garry Rogers Motorsport	55.8898
6	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	56.1582
7	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	56.2158
8	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	56.3028
9	5	Greg Ritter	Ford Performance Racing	56.6184
10	88	Steven Ellery	Triple Eight Race Engineering	56.6452

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