V8 Supercars Race Reports

Holden may have fought through a mixture of problems to claim third and fourth place in race two of the V8 Supercar Series opener, but the Clipsal 500 was all about Marcos Ambrose and Ford.

John Bowe and Brad Jones finished in first and second, earning the first win for the reformed BJR effort BOC Racing in the second V8 Supercar race at Albert Park.

A tight hairpin, the rain coming in and a coming-together between Mark Skaife and Russell Ingall made for a pretty good opener for the return of the V8 Supercars to Tasmania, and through it all Marcos Ambrose increased his title lead.

By David McCowen Marcos Ambrose became the first driver to win consecutive rounds this year, when he crossed the line in first place at the Sandown 500 in the Australian V8 Supercar series.

Pirtek Falcon driver, Marcos Ambrose, has dominated another race meeting to steal the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship lead from Jason Bright.