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.

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. DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport 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 RadisichSteven 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 SkaifeTony 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

Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown This meeting was a support event of the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1Race 2Race 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

Konica V8Supercar Challenge Race This race was a support event of the 2001 V8 Supercar 1000.

DriverNo.TeamCarGridRace 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.

DriverNo.TeamCarTop TenRace 1Race 2Race 3Points 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

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

External links Official V8 Supercar site 2001 Racing Results Archive