| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 9 of 13 in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series on the Sandown International Raceway at Melbourne, Victoria. | |||
| Date | 12-14 September 2003 | ||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Course | Sandown International Raceway 3.1 km |
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| Distance | 141 laps, 437 km | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole | |||
| Driver | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | |
| Time | 1:11.8554 | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| First | Mark Skaife Todd Kelly |
3:26:50.4750 | Holden Racing Team |
| Second | Steven Ellery Luke Youlden |
3:27:20.5916 | Steven Ellery Racing |
| Third | Greg Murphy Rick Kelly |
3:27:53.5276 | K-Mart Racing Team |
| Final standings | |||
| First | Mark Skaife Todd Kelly |
Holden Racing Team | |
| Second | Steven Ellery Luke Youlden |
Steven Ellery Racing | |
| Third | Greg Murphy Rick Kelly |
K-Mart Racing Team | |
The 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was staged at the Sandown International Raceway near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 2003 as Round 9 of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The programmed race distance was 161 laps of the 3.1 km circuit (499 km) however the race was declared at 141 laps (437 km) due to the effects of the weather.
It was the 36th touring car endurance race to be held at Sandown.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 4 | Pirtek Racing | Marcos Ambrose | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.8554 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.2797 |
| 3 | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.3744 |
| 4 | 65 | Team Betta Electrical | Paul Radisich | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6438 |
| 5 | 44 | Team Dynamik | Simon Wills | Holden VY Commodore | 1:12.6448 |
| 6 | 17 | Shell Helix Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6711 |
| 7 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.6823 |
| 8 | 21 | OzEmail Racing Team | John Bowe | Ford BA Falcon | 1:12.9444 |
| 9 | 29 | Sirromet - Life, Style, Wine | Paul Morris | Holden VY Commodore | 1:13.0164 |
| 10 | 31 | Super Cheap Auto Racing | Steven Ellery | Ford BA Falcon | 1:20.6263 |
| V8 Supercar | ||
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| Previous race: 2003 V8Supercar Oran Park |
2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series | Next race: 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 |
| Previous year: 2002 Sandown 500 |
Sandown 500 | Next year: 2004 Betta Electrical 500 |
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