2001 V8 Supercar season

The 2001 V8 Supercar season was the 42nd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

2001 V8 Supercar season
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There were 22 touring car race meetings held during 2001; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2001 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; a six-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series (KVS) along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and 2001 Honda Indy 300.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2001 Australian touring car season consisted of 22 events.

Date Series Circuit City / State Winner Team Car Report
26 Mar KVS Round 1 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden VT Commodore
2–4 Mar Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown Albert Park street circuit Melbourne, Victoria Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report
18 Mar KVS Round 2 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales David Parsons Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
25 Mar SCS Round 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore
7–8 Apr Clipsal 500 SCS Round 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore report
29 Apr SCS Round 3 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore
6 May KVS Round 3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Owen Kelly John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore
12–13 May SCS Round 4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon
27 May KVS Round 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria David Parsons Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
9–10 Jun SCS Round 5 Canberra Street Circuit Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon
23–24 Jun SCS Round 6 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon
8 Jul KVS Round 5 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Paul Dumbrell Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
15 Jul SCS Round 7 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
29 Jul SCS Round 8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore
11 Aug KVS Round 6 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden VT Commodore
26 Aug VIP Pet Foods Queensland 500 SCS Round 9 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Paul Radisich
Steven Johnson		 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon report
9 Sep SCSRound 10 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore
6–7 Oct Konica V8 Supercar Challenge Race Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore report
V8Supercar Bathurst 1000 SCS Round 11 Mark Skaife
Tony Longhurst		 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore report
27–28 Oct Cabcharge V8Supercar Challenge Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore report
10–11 Nov Boost Mobile V8 International SCS Round 12 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore
1–2 Dec Australian V8 Ultimate SCS Round 13 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Todd Kelly K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore

Konica V8 Supercar Series
Main article: 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

Driver No. Team Car Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 4 1 1
Craig Lowndes 00 Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 12 3 2
Russell Ingall 8 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 6 6 3
Glenn Seton 5 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon 9 7 4
Todd Kelly 15 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 11 5 5
John Bowe 60 PAE Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 8 4 6
Paul Weel 43 K&J Thermal Products Racing Ford AU Falcon 21 8 7
Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon DNF 13 8
Cameron McLean 40 Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon DNF 11 9
Marcos Ambrose 4 Pirtek Racing Ford AU Falcon 7 21 10
Jason Bright 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 3 DNF 11
Mark Skaife 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1 DNF 12
Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 5 DNF 13
Brad Jones 21 Ozemail Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 10 14
Dugal McDougall 16 Pepsi-Cola Racing Holden VT Commodore 18 12 15
Steven Johnson 17 Shell Helix Racing Ford AU Falcon 2 DNF 16
John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 16 DNF 17
Tony Longhurst 54 Rod Nash Racing Holden VT Commodore 19 15 18
Anthony Tratt 75 Toll Racing Ford AU Falcon 24 20 19
Cameron McConville 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VT Commodore DNF 22 20
Larry Perkins 11 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore DNF 14 21
Rodney Forbes 28 Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 23 24 22
Trevor Ashby 23 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore DNF 23 23
Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore 20 DNF 24
Paul Morris 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VT Commodore DNF DNF DNF
David Besnard 9 Caltex Racing Ford AU Falcon 15 9 DNF
Jason Richards 69 Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore DNF 19 DNF
Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 14 16 DNF
Steven Richards 6 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon 10 2 DNF
Tomas Mezera 32 Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 22 17 DNF
Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 13 18 DNF

Shell Championship Series
Main article: 2001 Shell Championship Series

Konica V8Supercar Challenge Race

This race was a support event of the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000.[1]

Driver No. Team Car Grid Race
Wayne Wakefield 97 Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 1 1
Matthew White 76 Matthew White Racing Holden VS Commodore 2 2
Kevin Mundy 89 Harris Racing Ford AU Falcon 4 3
Michael Simpson 93 Michael Simpson Racing Ford EL Falcon 3 4
Stephen Voight 59 John Scotcher Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 9 5
Ron Searle 95 Phoenix Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 10 6
Richard Mork 77 V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 12 7
Daniel Miller 84 Miller Racing Holden VS Commodore 7 8
Mathew Hunt 38 South Pacific Motor Sport Holden VS Commodore 17 9
Bill Attard 37 Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 19 10
Robert Jones 69 Spiess Heckler Racing Holden VS Commodore 15 11
Mal Rose 44 Mal Rose Racing Holden VS Commodore 5 DNF
Rod Salmon 87 Ford EL Falcon 6 DNF
Luke Sieders 42 All Trans Racing Ford EL Falcon 11 DNF
Tim Sipp 70 Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 14 DNF
Ric Shaw 90 Ric Shaw Racing Holden VS Commodore 20 DNF
Phill Foster 60 Evers Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 16 DNF
Dean Crosswell 13 Imrie Motor Sport Holden VS Commodore 8 DNF
Tim Rowse 81 Rowse Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 13 DNS
Wesley May 99 AJG Racing Holden VS Commodore 18 DNS
Ashley Stichbury 67 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VS Commodore DNQ DNS

Cabcharge V8Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Honda Indy 300.[2]

Driver No. Team Car Top Ten Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Points
Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1 1 2 1 278
Mark Skaife 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 3 2 1 2 264
Russell Ingall 8 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 4 3 3 210
Larry Perkins 11 Perkins Engineering Holden VS Commodore 4 5 4 4 207
John Faulkner 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 6 5 6 178
Steven Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 8 10 6 5 175
Steven Richards 6 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon 7 7 7 162
Glenn Seton 5 Ford Tickford Racing Ford AU Falcon 6 3 DNF 16 139
Tony Longhurst 54 Rod Nash Racing Holden VT Commodore 8 16 10 130
Marcos Ambrose 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 18 9 8 128
David Besnard 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 7 13 17 15 118
Mark Larkham 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 10 12 20 12 117
Jason Bargwanna 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 9 15 8 22 116
Brad Jones 21 Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 21 13 11 108
Cameron McConville 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore DNF 14 9 106
Rodney Forbes 7 Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 14 15 17 106
Paul Weel 43 Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 17 10 19 106
Paul Radisich 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 5 DNF 11 20 98
Paul Romano 24 Romano Racing Holden VT Commodore 16 18 18 94
Greg Murphy 51 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 9 12 DNF 90
Todd Kelly 15 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 11 DNF 14 82
Craig Lowndes 00 Gibson Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 2 DNF DNS 13 74
Anthony Tratt 75 Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 20 DNF 21 70
Steve Ellery 31 Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 19 DNF 24 70
Paul Morris 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VX Commodore DNF 19 DNF 66
Tomas Mezera 14 Imrie Motor Sport Holden VT Commodore DNF DNS 23 34
Jason Bright 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore DNS DNS DNS

References
  1. "The V8 Supercar 1000 – 2001 Shell Championship Series Rnd 11 Mount Panorama – Bathurst The Konica V8 Supercar Challenge Riace". National Software. 6 October 2001. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. "Gold Coast 28/10/2001 2001 Honda Indy 300 Support Categories". National Software. 28 October 2001. Archived from the original on 23 April 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2008.

Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.

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