2001 Boost Mobile V8 International

New Zealand 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International
Event Information
Round 12 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date 9–11 November 2001
Location Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather Heavy rain, fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 31 laps, 87 km
Pole position New Zealand Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 56.9052
Winner New Zealand Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 32:40.8068
Race 2
Distance 36 laps, 100 km
Winner New Zealand Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 35:57.9519
Race 3
Distance 36 laps, 100 km
Winner New Zealand Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 39:47.0899
Round Results
First New Zealand Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team		 288 pts
Second Australia Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 240 pts
Third Australia Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing		 232 pts

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. This was the first V8 Supercar event in New Zealand since the 1996 Mobil New Zealand Sprints and the first time as part of the official calendar. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.

Race report

The 2001 Boost Mobile V8 International heralded the first ever overseas championship event for the V8 Supercar series, although it wasn't the first time that V8 Supercar racing was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. In 1996, the Mobil New Zealand Sprints saw the V8 Supercars come across the ditch for the first time, although these events were not part of the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship calendar.

In these events, Greg Murphy dominated the weekend at Pukekohe, grabbing three race wins from three and entered the weekend with high expectations. After grabbing provisional pole position, he went on to convert that into a top-ten shootout pole - a first for the 2001 season.

The first race was cut short due to torrential downpour which saw cars struggling for grip and reduced visibility down to dangerous levels. Murphy was declared the winner with the race being cut short by five laps. The race also saw Jason Richards and Team Kiwi Racing achieve their best result of the season with a fourth-placed finish.

Race results

Race 1

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid
1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 31 32min 40.8060sec 1
2 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 31 + 9.67 s 3
3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 31 + 10.93 s 2
4 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 31 + 12.50 s 16
5 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 31 + 13.09 s 10
6 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 31 + 22.49 s 18
7 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 31 + 24.27 s 19
8 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 31 + 31.04 s 4
9 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 31 + 34.80 s 14
10 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 31 + 35.71 s 21
11 600 New Zealand Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 31 + 45.75 s 13
12 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 31 + 47.97 s 29
13 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 31 + 48.25 s 20
14 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 31 + 48.60 s 28
15 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 31 + 2:05.13 s 27
16 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 30 + 1 Lap 5
17 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 30 + 1 Lap 12
18 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 30 + 1 Lap 25
19 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 30 + 1 Lap 9
20 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 30 + 1 Lap 8
21 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 29 + 2 Laps 24
22 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 29 + 2 Laps 11
23 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 29 + 2 Laps 23
24 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 29 + 2 Laps 24
Ret 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 30 Retired 17
Ret 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 30 Accident 26
Ret 777 New Zealand Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 27 Spun off 22
Ret 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 7 Retired 30
Ret 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 5 Retired 15
Ret 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 0 Retired 7
Source:

Race 2

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 35min 57.9519sec 1
2 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + s 3
3 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + s 2
4 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + 20
5 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 36 + 6
6 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 9
7 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 36 + 7
8 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 17
9 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 19
10 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 24
11 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 13
12 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 36 + 10
13 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 14
14 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 30
15 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 21
16 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 25
17 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 36 + 16
18 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + 8
19 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1 Lap 28
20 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1 Lap 15
21 600 New Zealand Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1 Lap 11
22 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 35 + 1 Lap 12
23 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1 Lap 4
24 777 New Zealand Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 35 + 1 Lap 27
25 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1 Lap 29
26 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 34 + 2 Laps 23
27 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 34 + 2 Laps 5
28 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 34 + 2 Laps 18
Ret 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 8 Retired 26
Ret 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 2 Retired 22

Race 3

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 39min 47.0899sec 1
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + 4
3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + 2
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 3
5 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 36 + 18
6 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 6
7 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 36 + 17
8 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 10
9 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 36 + 5
10 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 16
11 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 36 + 27
12 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 9
13 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 14
14 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 36 + 13
15 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 36 + 12
16 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 36 + 7
17 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 36 + 19
18 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 36 + 22
19 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 36 + 8
20 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1 Lap 25
21 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 35 + 1 Lap 29
22 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 34 + 2 Laps 23
23 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 34 + 2 Laps 28
24 777 New Zealand Angus Fogg Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 33 + 3 Laps 24
Ret 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 23 Retired 11
Ret 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 15 Accident 26
Ret 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 10 Retired 15
Ret 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 6 Retired 20
Ret 600 New Zealand Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 2 Retired 21

Championship Standings

Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 3290
2 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 2720
3 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2635
4 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team 2562
5 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 2440

External links

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2001 V8 Supercar 1000		 2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series Next race:
2001 Australian V8 Ultimate
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2002 Boost Mobile V8 International
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