Victoria (state) 2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 7 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date13–15 July 2001
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueCalder Park Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 21 laps 50 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
56.2277
Winner Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
20:11.6398
Race 2
Distance 21 laps 50 km
Winner Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
20:19.3653
Race 3
Distance 21 laps 50 km
Winner Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
24:45.4588
Round Results
First 274 pts
Second 230 pts
Third 228 pts

The 2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round was the seventh round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 14 to 15 July at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. This would also be the 25th and last time that Calder Park Raceway would host a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Race report

Paul Morris obtained his first V8 Supercar win as well as his first round win. This would also be the last time the V8 Supercars would race at Calder Park Raceway, although it does still remain a testing facility for some V8 Supercar teams to the present day.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 55.8501
2 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 55.8988
3 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 55.9422
4 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.0263
5 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.0319
6 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 56.0960
7 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 56.1226
8 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.1385
9 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.1628
10 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.1765
11 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 56.2510
12 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.3013
13 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 56.3125
14 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.3946
15 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.3957
16 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4029
17 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4139
18 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4375
19 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4779
20 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4794
21 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.4858
22 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.5176
23 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 56.5804
24 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 56.6258
25 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.6347
26 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 56.8959
27 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.9471
28 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.9784
29 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 57.0472
30 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 57.0808
31 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 57.2623
32 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 57.5664
DNQ 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not qualify
DNQ 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not qualify
DNQ 84 Australia Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Did not qualify
DNQ 111 Australia Phonsy Mullan GM Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) Did not qualify
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.2277
2 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.2902
3 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 56.4524
4 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.4689
5 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 56.5185
6 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.5663
7 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 56.6394
8 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 56.7190
9 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 56.7829
10 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 57.2326
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 20min 11.6398sec 2
2 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 + 3.78 s 3
3 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 5.26 s 5
4 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 5.37 s 7
5 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 6.03 s 12
6 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 6.99 s 9
7 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 12.92 s 16
8 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 13.29 s 17
9 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 17.81 s 15
10 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 18.41 s 13
11 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 19.74 s 14
12 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 19.86 s 23
13 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 20.41 s 8
14 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 20.60 s 11
15 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 21.15 s 19
16 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 21.33 s 6
17 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 25.36 s 10
18 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 26.37 s 21
19 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 29.46 s 20
20 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 29.93 s 24
21 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 30.08 s 22
22 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 31.49 s 25
23 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 33.31 s 28
24 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 + 37.27 s 29
25 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 40.89 s 1
26 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 42.21 s 31
27 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 21 + 42.52 s 32
28 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 50.95 s 30
29 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 20 + 1 Lap 4
Ret 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1 Engine 18
Ret 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 0 Retired 26
DNS 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) Did not start
DNS 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 84 Australia Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
DNS 111 Australia Phonsy Mullan GM Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 20min 19.3653sec 2
2 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 0.34 s 4
3 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 1.06 s 6
4 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 1.36 s 5
5 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 4.41 s 3
6 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 4.74 s 1
7 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 7.04 s 9
8 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 7.51 s 10
9 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 8.14 s 8
10 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 8.39 s 11
11 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 11.42 s 25
12 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 14.84 s 14
13 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 15.07 s 16
14 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 15.16 s 17
15 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 16.95 s 13
16 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 17.91 s 7
17 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 20.40 s 15
18 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 20.54 s 30
19 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 23.26 s 22
20 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 23.65 s 20
21 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 26.86 s 21
22 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 31.18 s 23
23 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 21 + 31.69 s 31
24 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 32.67 s 32
25 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 34.10 s 19
26 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 34.94 s 26
27 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 + 40.98 s 24
28 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 42.90 s 28
29 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 19 + 2 Laps 12
30 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 19 + 2 Laps 27
Ret 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Retired 18
Ret 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 3 Retired 29
DNS 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 84 Australia Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
DNS 111 Australia Phonsy Mullan GM Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
Source:[4]

Race 3

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 21 20min 45.4588sec 1
2 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 0.15 s 4
3 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 0.37 s 2
4 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 0.63 s 6
5 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 0.89 s 3
6 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 1.16 s 9
7 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 1.86 s 8
8 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 2.14 s 14
9 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 3.65 s 5
10 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 4.27 s 7
11 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 4.69 s 10
12 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 7.59 s 13
13 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 8.78 s 18
14 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 13.18 s 15
15 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 14.23 s 31
16 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 15.78 s 25
17 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 16.29 s 29
18 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 17.95 s 11
19 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 19.99 s 20
20 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 21.62 s 19
21 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 21.80 s 32
22 14 Australia Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 27.82 s 26
23 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 21 + 29.10 s 30
24 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 21 + 32.25 s 23
25 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 21 + 34.86 s 28
26 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 + 35.83 s 16
27 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 20 + 1 Lap 24
28 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 19 + 2 Laps 17
Ret 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Accident 22
Ret 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Accident 12
Ret 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Accident 21
Ret 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 0 Retired 27
DNS 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not start
DNS 84 Australia Daniel Miller Miller Racing Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
DNS 111 Australia Phonsy Mullan GM Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) Did not start
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1720
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1703
3 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 1496
4 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1488
5 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1262

References

  1. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 7 – Calder Park Raceway – 2001 Shell Championship Series – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 7 – Calder Park Raceway – 2001 Shell Championship Series – Top Ten Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 7 – Calder Park Raceway – 2001 Shell Championship Series – Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 7 – Calder Park Raceway – 2001 Shell Championship Series – Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 7 – Calder Park Raceway – 2001 Shell Championship Series – Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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