Race Information | |
Venue | Adelaide Street Circuit |
Number of times held | 24 |
First held | 1999 |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
Laps | 78 |
Distance | 250 km |
Race 2 | |
Laps | 78 |
Distance | 250 km |
Last Event (2023) | |
Overall Winner | |
Matthew Payne | Grove Racing |
Race Winners | |
Cam Waters | Tickford Racing |
Matthew Payne | Grove Racing |
The Adelaide 500, since 2023 known as VAILO Adelaide 500 after its chief sponsor, is an annual motor racing event for Supercars held on the streets of the east end of Adelaide, South Australia between 1999 and 2020 and again from 2022. The event uses a shortened form of the Adelaide Street Circuit, the former Australian Grand Prix track. The event is still colloquially known as the Clipsal 500 or simply "Clipsal" after its former longtime sponsor. With attendance at around 250,000 in 2023, the Adelaide 500 is the most attended Supercars Championship race.
The event previously took place in February and March, contributing to what locals term "mad March", along with the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide and Adelaide Writers' Week, but after a hiatus in 2021, it returned in 2022 as the season finale in late November or early December.