The 2005 Perth 400 was the third round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the week of May 6 to 8 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia.
The weekend was won by Steven Richards of Perkins Engineering after recording three podiums across the weekend including a race win in the second heat. This marked his first race win since the 2001 Canberra 400 and his first overall round win since Calder Park in 2000. The Stone Brothers Racing pair of Russell Ingall and Marcos Ambrose rounded out the overall podium. Ambrose was at the center of a controversial incident with Mark Skaife that would led to a penalty for the former.
Despite the penalty, Ambrose continued to lead the championship after the completion of the round. Although Ingall had closed the deficit to within eleven points.
Results Qualifying Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.7664 2 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 55.7691 3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.8059 4 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.8301 5 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.9070 6 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.9421 7 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.9476 8 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.9498 9 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.9528 10 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.9639 11 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0270 12 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0283 13 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0334 14 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0349 15 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0456 16 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0563 17 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0689 18 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0701 19 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0785 20 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.0933 21 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.0976 22 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.1042 23 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1797 24 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.2117 25 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.2273 26 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.2598 27 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.3477 28 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3597 29 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3980 30 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.4813 31 7 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.4906 32 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.9345 Source:
Top Ten Shootout Lowndes secured pole position by besting nearest competitor Marcos Ambrose's time by over a tenth of a second. Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 55.6278 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 55.7388 3 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 55.8155 4 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8240 5 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 55.8898 6 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1582 7 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.2158 8 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56.3028 9 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6184 10 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6452 Source:
Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 57:21.4908 4 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 0.285 2 3 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 50 + 0.666 3 4 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 2.835 12 5 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 3.047 8 6 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 4.908 16 7 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 5.168 17 8 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 7.444 5 9 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 8.009 25 10 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 8.277 21 11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 8.499 20 12 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 9.453 11 13 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 9.979 19 14 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 12.366 24 15 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 12.616 18 16 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 12.745 6 17 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 13.069 26 18 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 13.287 22 19 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 13.713 30 20 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 15.281 23 21 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 15.417 1 22 7 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 16.822 31 23 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 50 + 18.160 32 24 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 18.369 29 25 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 + 18.889 28 26 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 20.318 27 27 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 49 + 1 lap 14 28 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 48 + 2 laps 9 29 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 46 + 4 laps 7 30 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 46 + 4 laps 10 31 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 8 laps 13 Ret 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 13 Retired 15 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 0:56.3747 on lap 12 Source:
Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid 1 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 58 01:03:36.5838 3 2 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 2.839 4 3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 4.765 21 4 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 6.048 11 5 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 6.388 2 6 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 6.804 27 7 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 9.303 16 8 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 10.858 6 9 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 11.119 8 10 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 14.209 9 11 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 19.087 15 12 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 21.255 17 13 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 21.407 30 14 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 22.705 29 15 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 23.645 12 16 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 25.928 14 17 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 26.698 10 18 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 27.010 31 19 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 27.283 25 20 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 27.462 19 21 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 27.661 26 22 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 28.590 24 23 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 32.684 32 24 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 57 + 1 lap 13 25 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 57 + 1 lap 7 26 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57 + 1 lap 23 27 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 54 + 4 laps 20 28 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 + 8 laps 18 29 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 44 + 14 laps 1 30 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 44 + 14 laps 5 Ret 7 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 2 Retired 22 Ret 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Retired 28 Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 0:56.5059 on lap 12 Source:
Race 3 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid 1 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 01:01:18.0115 2 2 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 58 + 0.519 1 3 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 2.929 5 4 50 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 10.903 6 5 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 12.937 4 6 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 13.143 29 7 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 13.232 23 8 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 13.742 11 9 18 Glenn Seton Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 15.462 15 10 88 Steven Ellery Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 15.738 13 11 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 18.219 17 12 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 19.511 10 13 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 19.803 14 14 23 Jamie Whincup Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 20.137 24 15 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 21.868 16 16 8 Craig Baird WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 22.510 20 17 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 26.342 25 18 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 26.510 28 19 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 58 + 27.764 9 20 48 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 27.944 12 21 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 28.235 27 22 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 58 + 32.161 7 23 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57 + 1 lap 26 24 7 Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 57 + 1 lap 32 25 34 Andrew Jones Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 57 + 1 lap 21 26 52 Matthew White Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 57 + 1 lap 22 Ret 45 Max Wilson Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VZ) 45 Retired 18 Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 45 Retired 30 Ret 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 37 Retired 19 Ret 5 Greg Ritter Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 36 Retired 31 Ret 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 29 Retired 3 Ret 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1 Retired 8 Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 0:56.4974 on lap 9 Source:
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