Fast Facts About The Clipsal 500 Adelaide

To kick off the V8 Supercars season, we’ve put together some quick facts about this weekend’s race:

• The Clipsal 500 Adelaide is in its eighteenth year and the 13th time the event has kicked off the V8 Supercars Championship season.
• Expected to attract more than 1.5 million television viewers and 250,000 trackside spectators.
• Craig Lowndes will be honoured this weekend as he breaks the record for the most number of rounds by a V8 Supercar driver.
• James Courtney is looking to become the first driver to win the Clipsal 500 Adelaide three years in a row.
• More than half of the drivers are in new teams or cars this year and the grid has expanded to 26 cars.
• No race at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide has ever finished with a 100 percent finish rate. The track always claims at least one car.
• There are three rookies beginning their V8 Supercars careers this year: Cameron Waters, Chris Pither and Aaren Russell.

View the TV schedule for the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

Don’t forget to keep an eye out on your screens for the Hino Hub which will provide regular race information and statistical updates throughout Network Ten and Foxtel Broadcasts.

Saturday: 30 minutes prior to race 1 – approximately 1:20pmSunday: 30 minutes prior to race 3 – approximately 2:50pm

If you’re lucky enough to attend the event, here is some event information you may need to know.