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.
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 |
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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 |
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.[1]
Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid | Race |
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97 | Graphic Skills Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 1 | 1 | |
Matthew White | 76 | Matthew White Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 2 | 2 |
89 | Harris Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 4 | 3 | |
93 | Michael Simpson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 3 | 4 | |
59 | John Scotcher Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 9 | 5 | |
95 | Phoenix Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 10 | 6 | |
77 | V8 Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 12 | 7 | |
84 | Miller Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 7 | 8 | |
38 | South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden VS Commodore | 17 | 9 | |
37 | Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 19 | 10 | |
69 | Spiess Heckler Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 15 | 11 | |
44 | Mal Rose Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 5 | DNF | |
87 | Ford EL Falcon | 6 | DNF | ||
42 | All Trans Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 11 | DNF | |
70 | Graphic Skills Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 14 | DNF | |
90 | Ric Shaw Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 20 | DNF | |
60 | Evers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 16 | DNF | |
13 | Holden VS Commodore | 8 | DNF | ||
81 | Rowse Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 13 | DNS | |
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 |
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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 | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | DNS | 23 | 34 | ||
Jason Bright | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | DNS | DNS | DNS |
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2001 in V8 Supercars
- Supercar seasons