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The 2000 Shell Championship Series was an Australian motor racing series open to V8 Supercars . The championship, which was the second Shell Championship Series , began on 11 February at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 19 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Titles were awarded for drivers, teams and manufacturers by the series organisers AVESCO (Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company), and the winning driver, Mark Skaife , was also awarded the Australian Touring Car Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , the 41st time that this title had been awarded.
Teams and drivers [ ]
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2000 Shell Championship Series.
Team
Make
Drivers
Events
Endurance Event Drivers
Holden Racing Team
Holden VT Commodore
1
Craig Lowndes
All
Todd Kelly * Nathan Pretty * Jason Plato ** Yvan Muller **
2
Mark Skaife
All
Holden Young Lions (HRT)
15
Todd Kelly
1, 3–4, 6, 8–10, 13
Nathan Pretty **
Lansvale Racing Team
Holden VS Commodore
3
Trevor Ashby
All
Phillip Scifleet
23
Steve Reed
All
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford AU Falcon
4
Craig Baird
All
Simon Wills
9
Tony Longhurst
All
David Besnard
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford AU Falcon
5
Glenn Seton
1–11, 13
Neal Bates Dean Canto * Wayne Gardner **
6
Neil Crompton
All
Gibson Motor Sport
Holden VT Commodore
7
Steven Richards
All
Darren Hossack * David Parsons **
12
Greg Murphy
All
13
Rodney Forbes
1–7
John Cleland
28
8–13
Perkins Engineering
Holden VT Commodore
8
Russell Ingall
All
Luke Youlden Christian Murchison
11
Larry Perkins
All
Larkham Motor Sport
Ford AU Falcon
10
Mark Larkham
All
Geoff Brabham * Alain Menu **
Imrie Motor Sport
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
14
Greg Ritter
4
* **
5, 7, 10, 12
11
13
McDougall Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
16
All
Andrew Miedecke
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford AU Falcon
17
Steven Johnson
All
Dick Johnson * Cameron McLean **
18
Paul Radisich
All
Cameron McLean * Jason Bright **
Brad Jones Racing
Ford AU Falcon
21
Brad Jones
All
Tomas Mezera
Colourscan Motorsport
Ford AU Falcon
22
Danny Osborne
1
Matthew Coleman
2–4
7
Rick Bates
8–13
Romano Racing
Holden VS Commodore
24
Paul Romano
1–5, 7–13
* David Parsons **
M3 Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
26
Peter Doulman
1–5, 9, 11, 13
John Cotter
John Cotter
7–8
Paul Morris Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
29
Paul Morris
All
Kevin Schwantz * Matt Neal **
Steven Ellery Racing
Ford AU Falcon
31
Steven Ellery
All
Paul Stokell
Tomas Mezera Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
32
Tomas Mezera
1–4, 6–8, 12
N/A
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
34
Garth Tander
All
Greg Ritter
35
Jason Bargwanna
All
Greenfield Mowers Racing
Ford AU Falcon
40
Cameron McLean
1–10
N/A
Paul Weel Racing
Ford AU Falcon
43
Paul Weel
All
John Faulkner Racing
Holden VT Commodore
46
John Faulkner
All
Adam Macrow
Clive Wiseman Racing
Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore
50
1–6, 9–13
8
Rod Nash Racing
Holden VT Commodore
54
Cameron McConville
1–10, 12–13
Geoff Brabham **
55
8–13
Cameron McConville * Paul Dumbrell **
Paul Little Racing
Ford AU Falcon
75
Anthony Tratt
All
Alan Jones
Power Racing
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon
500
3–5, 7–8, 10, 13
**
PAE Motorsport
Ford AU Falcon
600
John Bowe
All
Jim Richards
Wild Card Entries
Eastern Creek Kart Racing
Ford EL Falcon
20
3, 11, 13
Terry Wyhoon Racing
Holden VS Commodore
25
13
Harris Racing
Ford AU Falcon
30
13
Schembri Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon
36
13
Scotty Taylor Racing
Holden VS Commodore
37
13
South Pacific Motor Sport
Holden VS Commodore
38
13
Challenge Motorsport
Holden VT Commodore
39
3–5, 8
N/A
7
Sieders Racing Team
Ford EL Falcon
42
13
56
Rob Russell
13
Mal Rose Racing
Holden VS Commodore
44
13
Dean Canto Racing
Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon
45
Dean Canto
3, 13
Trevor Crittenden Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
57
13
John Scotcher Motorsport
Ford EL Falcon
59
13
Halliday Motor Sport
Ford EL Falcon
61
11, 13
James Rosenberg Racing
Holden VT Commodore
66
2–6
N/A
Paul Morris Motorsport
Holden VS Commodore
67
Owen Kelly
13
Matthew White Racing
Holden VS Commodore
76
Matthew White
11–13
* Steve Owen **
V8 Racing
Holden VS Commodore
77
13
Cadillac Productions
Ford EL Falcon
79
1
N/A
Rod Salmon
Ford AU Falcon
87
1, 11–13
Graphic Skills Racing
Holden VS Commodore
97
3, 11
Ryan McLeod * **
13
John Faulkner Racing
Holden VS Commodore
96
Ryan McLeod
13
Motorsport Engineering Services
Holden VT Commodore
99
11–12
*
Clive Wiseman Racing
Holden VS Commodore
150
13
Team Kiwi Racing
Holden VT Commodore
777
Jason Richards
13
Angus Fogg
* = Drove in the OzEmail Queensland 500 only
** = Drove in the FAI 1000 only
Calendar [ ]
The 2000 Shell Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds.
Rd.
Event Circuit
City / State
Date
Format
Winner
Team
Report
1
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
11–13 Feb
Two races
Garth Tander
Garry Rogers Motorsport
2
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
17–19 Mar
Three races
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
3
Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
6–9 Apr
Two races
Garth Tander
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Report
4
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
28–30 Apr
Three races
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
5
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin , Northern Territory
19–21 May
Three races
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
6
GMC 400 Canberra Street Circuit
Canberra , Australian Capital Territory
9–11 June
Three races
Steven Richards
K-Mart Racing
7
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
30 Jun – 2 Jul
Three races
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
8
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
14–16 Jul
Three races
Jason Bargwanna
Garry Rogers Motorsport
9
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
28–30 Jul
Three races
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
10
Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
18–20 Aug
Three races
Steven Richards
K-Mart Racing
11
OzEmail Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
8–10 Sep
Single two driver race
Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
12
Sandown International Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
6–8 Oct
Three races
Paul Radisich
Dick Johnson Racing
13
FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
16–19 Nov
Single two driver race
Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Report
Points system [ ]
Points were awarded for the first 20 places in each race as follows:[1]
Round
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th[1]
Sprint rounds
40
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Phillip Island
60
54
51
48
45
42
39
36
33
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
1
Adelaide, Part 1
80
72
68
64
60
56
48
44
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
14
12
8
4
2
Adelaide, Part 2
160
144
136
128
120
112
104
96
88
80
72
64
56
48
40
32
24
16
8
4
Canberra, Races 1 & 2
60
54
51
48
45
42
39
36
33
30
27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
1
Canberra, Race 3
120
108
102
96
90
84
78
72
66
60
54
48
42
36
30
24
18
12
6
3
Queensland 500 (per driver)
160
144
136
128
120
112
104
96
88
80
72
64
56
48
40
32
24
16
8
4
Bathurst (per driver)
240
216
204
192
180
168
156
144
132
120
108
96
84
72
60
48
36
24
12
6[1]
Results [ ]
Drivers Championship [ ]
The
Holden Commodore VT in which
Garth Tander placed second in the championship. The car is pictured in 2018
Pos
Driver
No.
Penalty
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Rd 12
Rd 13
Pts
1
Mark Skaife
2
0
102
106
160
112
116
168
108
46
117
101
160
106
168
1570
2
Garth Tander
34
0
108
102
212
54
108
0
92
80
106
101
144
86
240
1433
3
Craig Lowndes
1
15
60
120
80
74
36
171
120
68
68
96
160
104
168
1310
4
Paul Radisich
18
0
87
88
148
72
8
120
58
90
34
110
112
117
216
1260
5
Glenn Seton
5
0
90
18
176
92
100
162
76
84
101
46
104
84
1133
6
Greg Murphy
12
10
0
60
168
45
76
84
66
74
98
27
136
32
204
1108
7
Jason Bargwanna
35
0
0
56
188
12
10
75
44
102
67
61
144
55
240
1054
8
Steven Richards
7
0
57
22
88
56
0
189
34
21
42
110
136
34
204
993
9
Russell Ingall
8
0
0
98
112
102
48
72
80
50
63
46
128
46
108
953
10
Tony Longhurst
9
10
36
66
124
80
56
75
66
36
84
80
96
77
Ret
866
11
Steven Johnson
17
0
36
68
152
10
46
99
60
56
39
31
Ret
42
192
831
12
Neil Crompton
6
0
48
0
64
72
48
171
24
60
40
41
104
73
84
829
13
Larry Perkins
11
20
46
24
72
18
34
129
54
Ret
64
66
128
29
108
752
14
Mark Larkham
10
0
75
82
56
19
96
36
94
24
21
100
Ret
91
24
718
15
Craig Baird
4
0
93
28
68
46
64
Ret
22
52
25
7
80
61
156
702
16
John Bowe
600
0
24
0
160
84
4
63
30
48
36
36
120
74
Ret
679
17
Todd Kelly
0
48
36
12
159
44
65
31
Ret
180
575
18
John Faulkner
46
0
48
18
88
20
78
27
Ret
0
73
17
64
27
Ret
460
19
Paul Morris
29
0
24
64
44
40
14
61
6
34
33
26
Ret
13
96
455
20
Cameron McLean
0
12
22
8
0
1
30
0
44
Ret
11
112
192
432
21
Steve Ellery
31
0
21
20
Ret
14
54
0
10
40
24
59
56
108
Ret
406
22
Paul Weel
43
0
39
44
0
14
8
51
38
18
28
27
Ret
64
72
403
23
16
0
30
20
8
0
42
72
8
0
0
7
Ret
0
144
331
24
Brad Jones
21
0
18
8
Ret
54
50
87
12
0
57
0
Ret
11
Ret
297
25
Simon Wills
4
0
80
156
236
26
Jason Bright
18
0
216
216
27
Cameron McConville
0
6
1
24
24
Ret
18
10
14
5
35
40
24
Ret
201
28
Rodney Forbes
13/28
0
39
0
Ret
9
6
0
0
44
28
9
48
0
Ret
183
29
Nathan Pretty
2/15
0
Ret
180
180
30
Andrew Miedecke
16
0
Ret
144
144
31
Truckie Parsons
12
0
132
132
Darren Hossack
12
0
Ret
132
33
Jim Richards
600
0
120
Ret
120
Yvan Muller
2
0
120
Jason Plato
2
0
120
36
Steve Reed
23
0
0
3
16
0
8
36
0
11
12
23
Ret
7
Ret
116
37
Trevor Ashby
3
0
0
0
20
0
14
48
11
0
14
0
Ret
0
Ret
107
38
66
0
5
Ret
2
6
90
103
39
Rick Bates
22
0
0
0
0
16
24
60
100
40
David Besnard
9
0
96
Ret
96
Matt Neal
29
0
96
42
Greg Ritter
0
0
88
Ret
88
35
0
88
Ret
44
22
0
5
16
60
81
45
50
0
0
0
6
12
1
Ret
11
5
0
42
Ret
77
46
Matthew White
76
0
72
0
72
25/76
0
72
Ret
43
0
Ret
72
49
Adam Macrow
46
0
64
Ret
64
50
Paul Stokell
31
0
56
Ret
56
51
John Cleland
28
0
48
Ret
48
Jason Richards
777
0
48
Angus Fogg
777
0
48
54
55
0
0
DNS
0
40
0
Ret
40
55
87
0
0
Ret
36
36
87
0
Ret
Ret
36
Tomas Mezera
0
0
6
16
0
2
0
DNS
Ret
12
Ret
58
23
0
32
Ret
32
Phillip Scifleet
23
0
32
Ret
60
Peter Doulman
26
0
0
DNS
4
0
Ret
0
24
Ret
28
61
John Cotter
26
0
0
0
24
Ret
24
Alain Menu
10
0
24
63
Anthony Tratt
75
0
0
0
0
Ret
12
1
1
8
0
0
Ret
0
Ret
22
64
38
0
12
12
97
0
12
66
20
0
Ret
8
Ret
8
20
0
8
Ret
68
150
0
6
6
150
0
6
70
39
0
0
0
4
0
4
14
0
4
14
0
4
73
Paul Romano
24
0
1
0
Ret
0
0
0
1
DNS
DNS
0
0
Ret
2
74
500
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
DNS
1
–
Danny Osborne
22
0
0
0
Matthew Coleman
22
0
DNS
0
0
0
0
Ret
Dean Canto
0
0
Ret
Ret
14
0
0
Ret
0
Ret
59
0
0
59
0
0
36
0
0
36
0
0
Steve Owen
76
0
0
38
0
0
38
0
0
79
0
Ret
Neal Bates
6
0
Ret
Ret
Geoff Brabham
0
Ret
Ret
Alan Jones
75
0
Ret
Ret
Dick Johnson
17
0
Ret
Christian Murchison
10
0
Ret
Ret
0
Ret
DNS
Skippy Parsons
24
0
Ret
Wayne Gardner
6
0
Ret
30
0
Ret
Pos
Driver
No.
Penalty
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Rd 12
Rd 13
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Champion Team of the Year [ ]
The title was awarded to the team of the winning driver in the championship.[2]
Champion Manufacturer [ ]
The title was presented to the manufacturer with the most number of round wins in the championship.[2]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c Scoring Points, 2000 Shell Championship Series TV Guide, Chevron Publishing Group, page 45
^ a b c d Gala Award Winners, 2011 V8 Supercar Media Guide, page 149
Further reading [ ]
Jason Parker, 2000 Review, Mark of a Champion, Motor Racing Australia, Dec 2000/Jan 2001, pages 24–34
External links [ ]