2001 V8 Supercar 1000

2001 V8 Supercar 1000
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**2001 V8 Supercar 1000**
Event Information
Round 11 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series

Date	4–7 October 2001
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Weather	Fine, rain during middle of race
Results
Race 1
Distance	161 laps, 1000 km
Pole position	Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing	2:09.7785
Winner	Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team	6:50:33.1789
Round Results
First	Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team	552 pts
Second	Brad Jones John Cleland Brad Jones Racing	480 pts
Third	Greg Murphy Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team	432 pts

The 2001 V8 Supercar 1000 was the fifth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 45th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.

It was held on 7 October 2001 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and was Round 11 of the 2001 Shell Championship Series for V8 Supercars.

Race Results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:09.6770
2	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:09.8533
3	1	Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:09.9621
4	2	Jason Bright Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.2285
5	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.2441
6	11	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.4869
7	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.6664
8	15	Todd Kelly Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.6836
9	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.7412
10	18	Cameron McLean Greg Ritter	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.8956
11	4	Marcos Ambrose Wayne Wakefield	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.9040
12	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.9073
13	6	Steven Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.3017
14	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.3390
15	29	Paul Morris Ashley Stichbury	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	2:11.4556
16	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.6542
17	46	John Faulkner Peter Doulman	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	2:11.8804
18	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.9038
19	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:12.0242
20	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	2:12.0676
21	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:12.1408
22	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:12.2942
23	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	2:12.5184
24	8	Adam Macrow Luke Youlden	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	2:12.6301
25	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:12.9820
26	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	2:12.9841
27	888	Mark Noske Craig Baird	Prancing Horse Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:13.3303
28	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	2:13.6990
29	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	2:13.7193
30	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:13.9108
31	23	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	2:14.4264
32	61	Ross Halliday Greg Crick	Halliday Motor Sport	Ford EL Falcon	2:14.5407
33	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:14.5739
34	45	Phillip Scifleet Christian D'Agostin	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:14.7737
35	88	Craig Harris Michael Simpson	Harris Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:15.6148
36	500	Alan Heath Dale Brede	Power Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:15.9640
37	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	2:16.7474
38	20	Gary Holt Kevin Mundy	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford EL Falcon	2:17.5861
39	90	Ric ShaW Mike Conway	Ric Shaw Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	2:18.0777
40	37	Bill Attard Roger Hurd	Scotty Taylor Racing	Holden VS Commodore	2:20.6454
-	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	No Time

Top-Fifteen Shootout

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Time
Pole	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:09.7785
2	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:09.9804
3	11	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	2:09.9912
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.1178
5	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.1599
6	17	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.3538
7	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.4338
8	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.4735
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.4999
10	6	Jim Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:10.5180
11	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	2:10.8654
12	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.0141
13	18	Greg Ritter	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.2323
14	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	2:11.3743
15	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	2:11.5767

Race

Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	161	6hr 50min 33.1789sec	5
2	21	Brad Jones John Cleland	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	161	+ 2.28 s	22
3	15	Todd Kelly Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	161	+ 17.94 s	11
4	18	Cameron McLean Greg Ritter	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	161	+ 26.11 s	13
5	6	Jim Richards Dean Canto	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	161	+ 30.78 s	10
6	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	161	+ 34.34 s	9
7	31	Steven Ellery Geoff Brabham	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	161	+ 46.57 s	8
8	11	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	161	+ 1:22.61 s	3
9	5	Glenn Seton Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	161	+ 2:18.61 s	2
10	3	Cameron McConville Rick Bates	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	160	+ 1 Lap	21
11	23	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	159	+ 2 Laps	31
12	29	Paul Morris Ashley Stichbury	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	159	+ 2 Laps	14
13	24	Paul Romano Owen Kelly	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	159	+ 2 Laps	29
14	51	Nathan Pretty Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	158	+ 3 Laps	19
15	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	158	+ 3 Laps	25
16	021	Jason Richards Angus Fogg	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	157	+ 4 Laps	20
17	00	Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	156	+ 5 Laps	12
18	500	Alan Heath Dale Brede	Power Racing	Ford AU Falcon	155	+ 6 Laps	36
19	45	Phillip Scifleet Christian D'Agostin	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	147	+ 14 Laps	34
20	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	144	+ 17 Laps	23
21	7	Rodney Forbes David Parsons	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	132	+ 29 Laps	30
Ret	43	Paul Weel Tim Leahey	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	127	Retired	15
Ret	2	Jason Bright Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	126	Spun off	4
Ret	600	John Bowe Simon Wills	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	124	Spun off	7
Ret	88	Craig Harris Michael Simpson	Harris Racing	Ford AU Falcon	114	Accident	35
Ret	10	Mark Larkham Wayne Gardner	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	106	Retired	18
Ret	8	Adam Macrow Luke Youlden	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	85	Accident	24
Ret	9	David Besnard Matthew White	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	84	Retired	16
Ret	17	Steven Johnson Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	63	Engine	6
Ret	54	Rod Nash Tony Ricciardello	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	62	Retired	28
Ret	25	Terry Wyhoon Rod Salmon	Terry Wyhoon Racing	Ford AU Falcon	46	Accident	33
Ret	4	Marcos Ambrose Wayne Wakefield	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	42	Spun off	1
Ret	35	Leanne Ferrier Paul Dumbrell	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	41	Retired	26
Ret	46	John Faulkner Peter Doulman	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	33	Accident	17
Ret	50	Michael Donaher Layton Crambrook	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	32	Accident	41
Ret	61	Ross Halliday Greg Crick	Halliday Motor Sport	Ford EL Falcon	31	Retired	32
Ret	888	Mark Noske Craig Baird	Prancing Horse Racing	Ford AU Falcon	27	Accident	27
Ret	20	Gary Holt Kevin Mundy	Eastern Creek Kart Racing	Ford EL Falcon	26	Accident	38
Ret	14	James Brock Steve Owen	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	12	Tyre	37

Championship Standings

Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	3050
2	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	2595
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	2504
4	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	2276
5	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	2274

References

Statistics

Provisional Pole Position - #5 Glenn Seton - 2:09.6770
Pole Position - #4 Marcos Ambrose - 2:09.7785
Fastest Lap - #600 Simon Wills - 2:10.2011 (new lap record)
Average Speed - 146 km/h

External links

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