2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500

**2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500**
Event Information
	Round 9 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date	24–26 August 2001
Location	Ipswich, Queensland
Venue	Queensland Raceway
Weather	Fine, thunderstorms at end of race
Results
Race 1
Round Results

The 2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia on 26 August 2001. The programmed race distance was 161 laps (approx 500 km) however the race was stopped due to heavy rain and results were declared as at the completion of 156 laps.[1]

The event was Round 9 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series [2] and it was the third Queensland 500 V8 Supercar race.

Race Results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Car	Time
1	11	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:09.9367
2	1	Mark Skaife Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.0139
3	4	Marcos Ambrose Greg Crick	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.2538
4	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.4332
5	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.5429
6	15	Greg Murphy Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.6057
7	2	Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.6065
8	29	Paul Morris Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	1:10.6388
9	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.6444
10	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.6619
11	18	Greg Ritter Paul Stokell	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.7334
12	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.7705
13	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.8219
14	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.8585
15	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.9445
16	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.9496
17	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.9843
18	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.1493
19	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.2054
20	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.2108
21	6	Jim Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.2589
22	8	Luke Youlden Adam Macrow	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.4792
23	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.6067
24	46	John Faulkner Craig Baird	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:11.6108
25	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	1:11.6218
26	88	Craig Harris Dale Brede	Harris Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.6273
27	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.6286
28	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.6706
29	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.8834
30	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:12.2578
31	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:12.7062
32	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:12.9360
33	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:13.4461
34	45	Phillip Scifleet Aaron McGill	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:15.3241
Source:[3]

Top-Fifteen Shootout

The Top Fifteen Shootout was contested by the top fifteen cars from qualifying to determine grid positions 1 through 15 for the race.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.5362
2	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.6509
3	2	Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.6695
4	11	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:10.6800
5	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.7107
6	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	1:10.7268
7	17	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:10.8704
8	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.0228
9	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.1804
10	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.2529
11	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.2617
12	18	Greg Ritter	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.2787
13	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:11.3674
14	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:11.8497
15	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:25.0870
Source:[4]

Race

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	156	3hr 17min 41.1244sec	7
2	11	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	156	+ 0.94 s	4
3	15	Greg Murphy Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	156	+ 23.29 s	11
4	1	Mark Skaife Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	156	+ 48.13 s	15
5	2	Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	156	+ 1:20.34 s	3
6	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	155	+ 1 Lap	17
7	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	155	+ 1 Lap	13
8	6	Jim Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	154	+ 2 Laps	21
9	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	153	+ 3 Laps	28
10	29	Paul Morris Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	153	+ 3 Laps	6
11	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	153	+ 3 Laps	27
12	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	153	+ 3 Laps	25
13	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VX Commodore	152	+ 4 Laps	23
14	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	151	+ 5 Laps	30
15	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	147	+ 9 Laps	14
16	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	142	+ 14 Laps	10
17	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	138	+ 18 Laps	32
18	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	133	+ 23 Laps	31
19	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	130	+ 26 Laps	18
20	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	125	+ 31 Laps	29
Ret	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	155	Spun off	5
Ret	8	Adam Macrow Luke Youlden	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	146	Spun off	22
Ret	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	135	Puncture	2
Ret	18	Greg Ritter Paul Stokell	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	122	Engine	12
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose Greg Crick	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	122	Spun Off	1
Ret	46	John Faulkner Craig Baird	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	106	Retired	24
Ret	88	Craig Harris Dale Brede	Harris Racing	Ford AU Falcon	101	Retired	26
Ret	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	94	Electrical	20
Ret	45	Phillip Scifleet Aaron McGill	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	65	Engine	34
Ret	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	40	Engine	8
Ret	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford AU Falcon	24	Engine	33
Ret	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	15	Blown Tyre	9
Ret	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	5	Fire	19
Ret	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0	Tailshaft	16
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	2270
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2166
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2062
4	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2008
5	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	1675

External links

2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 photos from www.v8supercar.com via web.archive.org

References

"2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 race report from www.autoweb.com.au". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
"2001 Season Review from www.v8supercar.com.au". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
"Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
"Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
"Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - VIP Petfoods Queensland 500". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

Supercars Championship
Previous race: 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round	2001 Supercars Championship	Next race: 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round
Previous year: 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500	Queensland 500	Next year: 2002 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500

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[1] "2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 race report from www.autoweb.com.au". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2008.

[2] "2001 Season Review from www.v8supercar.com.au". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.

[3] "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[4] "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - V8 Supercars - Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[5] "Queensland 500 - Queensland Raceway Ipswich - VIP Petfoods Queensland 500". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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