2001 V8 Supercars Darwin round

The 2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round was the fourth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 12 to 13 May at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Northern Territory 2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date11–13 May 2001
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
VenueHidden Valley Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 17 laps 50 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
1:08.4552
Winner Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
19:59.3998
Race 2
Distance 35 laps 100 km
Winner Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team
41:38.1129
Race 3
Distance 35 laps 100 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
54:26.3310
Round Results
First 232 pts
Second 222 pts
Third 218 pts

Race report

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The first race was won by Russell Ingall after a convincing drive saw him virtually unchallenged throughout most of the race. Mark Skaife initially got the jump, although was given a drive-through penalty shortly afterwards after officials deemed him to have jumped the start. A four-car collision at the start of the race involving Ambrose, Seton, Bowe and Tander. The collision saw Seton sustain significant damage and Tander retiring from the race. Craig Lowndes was also given a drive-through penalty after spinning Larry Perkins at turn four in the later stages of the race. Marcos Ambrose and Mark Larkham rounded out the podium.

The second race was of almost double the length of race two and was won by Greg Murphy. Ingall led most of the race, but encountered a tail-shaft problem with two laps to go, dropping him down the pack. The Holden Racing Team duo of Jason Bright and Mark Skaife rounded out the podium.

Race results

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.4938
2 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.5566
3 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6059
4 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.6654
5 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.6672
6 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6746
7 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.6848
8 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.7111
9 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.7181
10 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.7438
11 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.7495
12 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.7717
13 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.8297
14 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.9097
15 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.0418
16 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.0729
17 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.1017
18 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.1579
19 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:09.2620
20 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.3129
21 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.3375
22 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.4241
23 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.5466
24 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.6948
25 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:09.7491
26 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.7688
27 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.7981
28 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:10.0401
29 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:10.1156
30 50   Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:10.1678
31 23   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 1:10.5598
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) 1:08.4552
2 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.6116
3 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6298
4 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.7780
5 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.8086
6 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.8598
7 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.0763
8 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.0978
9 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.2454
10 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.3068
Source:[2]

Race 1

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 17 19min 59.3998sec 2
2 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 1.52 s 3
3 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 5.05 s 8
4 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 6.31 s 4
5 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 9.16 s 12
6 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 10.45 s 16
7 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 13.67 s 10
8 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 14.02 s 13
9 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 14.41 s 14
10 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 17 + 18.38 s 19
11 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 18.72 s 20
12 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 21.97 s 9
13 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 22.66 s 17
14 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 22.94 s 1
15 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 24.27 s 21
16 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 24.76 s 22
17 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 26.27 s 24
18 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 29.48 s 15
19 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 34.94 s 28
20 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 35.86 s 11
21 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 42.09 s 18
22 23   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 17 + 42.11 s 31
23 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 17 + 42.81 s 29
24 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 17 + 45.43 s 25
25 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 17 + 53.10 s 27
26 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 17 + 1:02.15 s 26
27 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 16 + 1 Lap 5
28 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 16 + 1 Lap 32
29 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 16 + 1 Lap 6
Ret 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 2 Retired 23
Ret 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Collision Damage 7
DNS 50   Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did Not Start
Source:[3]

Race 2

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 41min 38.1129sec 4
2 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 2.64 s 5
3 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 3.03 s 14
4 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 3.56 s 2
5 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 15.86 s 7
6 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 16.33 s 9
7 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 30.93 s 13
8 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 31.52 s 18
9 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 32.70 s 12
10 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 33.01 s 27
11 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 33.65 s 28
12 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 36.49 s 11
13 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 38.96 s 3
14 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 40.11 s 15
15 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 40.49 s 8
16 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 41.48 s 17
17 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 50.15 s 31
18 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1:00.34 s 24
19 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1:01.31 s 25
20 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1:02.67 s 23
21 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 1:12.84 s 19
22 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 1:22.95 s 1
23 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 34 + 1 Lap 30
24 50   Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 34 + 1 Lap 32
25 23   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 34 + 1 Lap 22
26 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 3 Laps 21
Ret 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 29 Brakes 26
Ret 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 28 Retired 10
Ret 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 20 Retired 16
Ret 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 9 Collision Damage 20
Ret 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Clutch 29
DNS 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) Did Not Start
Source:[4]

Race 3

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 41min 32.6878sec 3
2 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 4.90 s 2
3 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 7.65 s 4
4 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 12.34 s 6
5 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 20.99 s 10
6 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 21.57 s 9
7 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 25.90 s 5
8 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 28.16 s 11
9 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 28.39 s 22
10 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 30.85 s 12
11 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 32.50 s 13
12 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 33.41 s 1
13 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 35.28 s 7
14 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 36.30 s 17
15 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 36.38 s 31
16 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 40.49 s 26
17 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 42.74 s 15
18 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 45.35 s 16
19 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 46.64 14
20 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 55.37 s 8
21 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 58.96 s 19
22 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1:08.04 s 20
23 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1:09.49 s 18
24 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1:09.77 s 23
25 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 34 + 1 Lap 28
26 50   Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 34 + 1 Lap 24
27 23   Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 34 + 1 Lap 25
28 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 34 + 1 Lap 21
Ret 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 19 Alternator 27
DNS 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) Did Not Start
DNS 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) Did Not Start
Source:[5]

Championship Standings

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Pos. No Driver Team Pts
  1 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1132
  1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1078
  3 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 889
  4 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 840
  5 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 835

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Hidden Valley Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 14 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Hidden Valley Raceway – V8 Supercars – Top 10 Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 14 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 15 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 16 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 4 – Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 16 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
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