The 2012 Clipsal 500 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the first event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fourteenth running of the Clipsal 500. It was held on the weekend of 1–4 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit, in Adelaide, South Australia.
The Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
The 2012 International V8 Supercar Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the fourteenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the sixteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship began on 1 March at the Clipsal 500 and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. The 53rd Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the winner of the Drivers' Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
Jamie Whincup won the championship driving a Holden VE Commodore
Craig Lowndes placed second driving a Holden VE Commodore
Mark Winterbottom placed third driving a Ford FG Falcon
Triple Eight Race Engineering was awarded the Teams Championship