2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Event Information
Round 1 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Date28 February–3 March 2013
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
VenueAdelaide Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Tekno Autosports
1:21.3595
Winner Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:49:37.3127
Race 2
Distance 78 laps 250 km
Pole position Shane van Gisbergen
Tekno Autosports
1:20.7148
Winner Shane van Gisbergen
Tekno Autosports
1:51:52.4116

The 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 2 and 3 March 2013. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of two hundred and fifty kilometres in length. It was the first round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debuts of the Holden VF Commodore, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, and Nissan Altima L33, all of which were entered in the series under the brand-new "Car of the Future" regulations; Ford continued to use the FG Falcon model raced in previous years, but built to Car of the Future specifications.