2001 V8 Supercars Calder Park round

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.

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

Race report

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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

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Qualifying

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

Top Ten Shootout

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

Race 1

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

Race 2

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

Race 3

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

Championship Standings

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

References

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