Usually held over four days in early March, the main event is the 500 km V8 Supercar race split over the last two days of the event. The format of this two race event is unique in V8 Supercars, in that the winner of the second race is declared the winner of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, regardless of whether they scored the most points for the championship. The rest of the four days are filled with practice, qualifying, and support races for a number of other racing categories, including production cars and Australian Formula 3.