2001 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round

**2001 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round**
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series

Date	23–25 March 2001
Location	Phillip Island, Victoria
Venue	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance	28 laps, 125 km
Pole position	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	1:32.5121
Winner	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	45:25.3061
Race 2
Distance	28 laps, 125 km
Winner	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	45:24.9623
Round Results
First	Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team	288 pts
Second	Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport	238 pts
Third	Jason Bright Holden Racing Team	235 pts

The 2001 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round was the first round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 24 to 25 November at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia.

Race report

The weekend was dominated by Mark Skaife and the Holden Racing Team. Taking pole position in the top-ten shootout followed by two victories, Skaife collected maximum points for the weekend. Craig Lowndes achieved second overall for the round in his first race weekend under the Ford banner and Jason Bright acquired third place in his return to the Shell Championship after he left for Indy Lights at the end of 1999.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:32.9761
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.0539
3	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.2111
4	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.2147
5	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.3521
6	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.3714
7	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.3749
8	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.4275
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.4373
10	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.4539
11	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.5014
12	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.5850
13	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.7035
14	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.8426
15	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.9563
16	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.9596
17	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.1019
18	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.1156
19	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	1:34.1371
20	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:34.1707
21	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.3605
22	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:34.4222
23	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.7174
24	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:34.7739
25	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.8708
26	32	Tomas Mezera	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:34.9070
27	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:34.9869
28	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VT Commodore	1:35.1329
29	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	1:35.4848
30	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:35.5860
31	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	1:35.8194
32	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden VS Commodore	1:37.4580
DNQ	14	Greg Ritter	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VT Commodore	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	Did Not Qualify
Source:^[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Time
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:32.5121
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:32.7961
3	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:32.8745
4	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.0265
5	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.0690
6	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.2409
7	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	1:33.2985
8	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.5311
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.6165
10	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	1:33.6533
Source:^[2]

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	45min 25.3061sec	1
2	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 10.10 s	2
3	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 11.65 s	6
4	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 12.19 s	4
5	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 16.06 s	13
6	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 20.56 s	6
7	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 25.22 s	12
8	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 25.63 s	10
9	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 26.80 s	8
10	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 29.24 s	5
11	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 32.00 s	18
12	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 34.17 s	4
13	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	28	+ 37.44 s	19
14	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 37.87 s	25
15	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 46.99 s	21
16	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 47.34 s	14
17	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 51.04 s	23
18	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 51.33 s	15
19	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 1:02.13 s	29
20	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 1:20.64 s	11
21	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 1:22.50 s	24
22	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 1:25.92 s	9
23	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 1:29.38 s	27
24	32	Tomas Mezera	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 1:32.90 s	26
25	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden VS Commodore	28	+ 1:34.06 s	32
26	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	28	+ 1:34.86 s	31
27	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VT Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	28
28	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	22
29	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	27	+ 1 Lap	17
30	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VX Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	20
Ret	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	12	Retired	16
DNS	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon		Did Not Start
Source: ^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	45min 24.9623sec	1
2	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 4.09 s	3
3	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 5.65 s	5
4	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 6.31 s	2
5	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 8.77 s	6
6	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 10.19 s	4
7	15	Todd Kelly	Kmart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 15.60 s	8
8	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 18.68 s	9
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 21.17 s	7
10	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 22.19 s	10
11	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 22.35 s	11
12	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 23.14 s	22
13	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 23.29 s	18
14	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 25.18 s	12
15	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 29.65 s	20
16	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 30.60 s	14
17	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 36.68 s	31
18	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 43.16 s	29
19	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 46.94 s	30
20	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	28	+ 54.73 s	28
21	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 1:07.51 s	23
22	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 1:11.99 s	17
23	23	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	28	+ 1:18.70 s	26
24	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden VS Commodore	28	+ 1:30.82 s	25
25	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	28	+ 1:36.22 s	15
26	32	Tomas Mezera	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	24
27	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	21
28	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	27	+ 1 Lap	19
29	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VT Commodore	26	+ 2 Laps	27
30	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	26	+ 2 Laps	32
31	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	24	+ 4 Laps	13
Ret	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0	Retired	16
Source: ^[4]

Championship Standings

Standings after Round 1

Pos.	No	Driver	Team	Pts
1	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	288
2	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motorsport	238
3	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	235
4	51	Greg Murphy	Kmart Racing Team	201
5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	200

References

↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 1 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit - V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 1 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit - V8 Supercars Top 10". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 1 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit - V8 Supercars Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 1 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit - V8 Supercars Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

V8 Supercar
Previous race: 2000 FAI 1000	2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Next race: 2001 Clipsal 500
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