Queensland 500

Queensland 500

Venue	Queensland Raceway
Race Format
Race 1
- Laps	161
- Distance	500 km
Last Race (2002)
Winning Driver	David Besnard / Simon Wills
Winning Team	Stone Brothers Racing
Winning Manufacturer	Ford

The Queensland 500 was originally a V8 Supercar endurance touring car race held from 1999 to 2002. The race was held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich. It replaced the Sandown 500 when it relinquished its role as the two-driver warm up event for the Bathurst 1000. After the collapse of original circuit owners, Motorsport Queensland, new owners interest in the race waned and the race reverted to the status of a standard V8 Supercar sprint round in 2003. The 500 km race returned to Sandown Raceway for 2003.

The race name was revived in 2006 and has continued as a relay race.

Race results

Year	Event Title	Date	Winners	Team	Car	Report
1999	Queensland 500	16 - 19 Sep	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Castrol Perkins Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	report
2000	Ozemail Queensland 500	8 - 10 Sep	Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VT Commodore	report
2001*	V.I.P Petfoods Queensland 500	24 - 26 Aug	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	report
2002	V.I.P Petfoods Queensland 500	13 - 15 Sep	David Besnard Simon Wills	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	report
2006[1]	Queensland 500 Club Enduro	28 May	Rob Sherrard Wayne Park	Wayne Park Motorsport Services	Porsche 962C Holden Monaro 427C
2007[2]	Queensland 500 Club Enduro	2 Jun	Tony Quinn Craig Baird	VIP Petfoods P/L	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2008[3]	Porsche Centre Gold Coast 500	15 Nov	Grant Sherrin David Russell	Howard Racing	Ford AU Falcon	report

*Race was red flagged due to bad weather; results were declared as of lap 156.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 28/05/2006 Queensland 500 Club Enduro". National Software. 28 May 2006. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?28/05/2006.QR1. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
2. ^ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 02/06/2007 Queensland 500 Club Enduro". National Software. 2 June 2007. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?02/06/2007.QR1. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
3. ^ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 15/11/2008 Queensland 500 Club Enduro". National Software. 15 November 2008. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?16/11/2008.QR1.R1. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
4. ^ 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 race report from www.autoweb.com.au