2001 V8 Supercars Oran Park round

The 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eighth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 July at the Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales.

New South Wales 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 8 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date27–29 July 2001
LocationSydney, New South Wales
VenueOran Park Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 36 laps 100 km
Pole position Craig Lowndes
Gibson Motorsport
1:08.0671
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
44:52.5714
Race 2
Distance 36 laps 100 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
43:03.6026
Round Results
First 286 pts
Second 242 pts
Third 219 pts

Race report

edit

Craig Lowndes achieved pole position in the top-ten shootout, which was his first driving a Ford and the first pole position of the year for the Gibson Motor Sport team. Mark Skaife won both races, taking maximum points whilst doing so. David Besnard achieved his best result of the season of second overall and Lowndes achieved third even after being turned around in race three by Garth Tander.

Race results

edit

Qualifying

edit
Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:07.9145
2 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:07.9281
3 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:07.9811
4 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:07.9886
5 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.0021
6 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.0350
7 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.0812
8 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.1080
9 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.1216
10 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.1491
11 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.1997
12 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.2377
13 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.2652
14 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.2859
15 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.3653
16 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.4599
17 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.5772
18 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6057
19 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6831
20 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6871
21 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.7001
22 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:08.7132
23 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:08.7143
24 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.8318
25 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.8574
26 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:08.8610
27 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.9305
28 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:09.0318
29 67   Matt Neal Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.2683
30 14   Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:09.6189
31 20   Gary Holt Eastern Creek Kart Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:10.4830
32 56   Luke Sieders Sieders Racing Team Ford Falcon (EL) 1:11.4899
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

edit
Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.0671
2 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.2295
3 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.6557
4 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.7935
5 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:08.8438
6 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:08.9998
7 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.0888
8 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:09.6301
9 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.7164
10 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:09.7857
Source:[2]

Race 1

edit
Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 44min 52.5714sec 2
2 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 5.62 s 1
3 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 6.71 s 3
4 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 14.21 s 4
5 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 17.31 s 5
6 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 20.01 s 9
7 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 20.29 s 7
8 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 22.93 s 6
9 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 23.33 s 24
10 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 25.70 s 10
11 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 30.37 s 21
12 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 30.99 s 19
13 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 36.44 s 17
14 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 36.90 s 12
15 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 36 + 44.51 s 23
16 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 45.59 s 16
17 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 45.99 s 11
18 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 58.42 s 25
19 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 58.56 s 27
20 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 36 + 1:11.97 s 28
21 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1 Lap 26
22 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1 Lap 20
23 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1 Lap 18
24 14   Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 34 + 2 Laps 30
25 20   Gary Holt Eastern Creek Kart Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 34 + 2 Laps 31
Ret 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 Retired 15
Ret 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 20 Retired 8
Ret 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 9 Retired 22
Ret 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 7 Retired 13
Ret 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Steering 14
DNS 67   Matt Neal Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) Did Not Start
DNS 56   Luke Sieders Sieders Racing Team Ford Falcon (EL) Did Not Start
Source:[3]

Race 2

edit
Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 43min 03.6026sec 1
2 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 7.00 s 3
3 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 8.43 s 5
4 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 16.65 s 5
5 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 17.92 s 8
6 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 19.59 s 10
7 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 22.12 s 2
8 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 24.92 s 4
9 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 27.20 s 17
10 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 28.06 s 14
11 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 37.20 s 30
12 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 38.17 s 19
13 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 38.49 s 12
14 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 44.23 s 27
15 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 45.16 s 11
16 1 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 45.77 s 6
17 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 36 + 46.68 s 22
18 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 36 + 56.99 s 15
19 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 36 + 1:01.63 s 13
20 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1 Lap 29
21 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 35 + 1 Lap 20
22 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 1 Lap 26
23 14   Tomas Mezera Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 35 + 1 Lap 24
24 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1 Lap 23
25 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 1 Lap 18
26 20   Gary Holt Eastern Creek Kart Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 34 + 2 Laps 25
Ret 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 19 Retired 9
Ret 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 14 Retired 16
Ret 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 7 Retired 21
DNS 67   Matt Neal Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) Did Not Start
DNS 56   Luke Sieders Sieders Racing Team Ford Falcon (EL) Did Not Start
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Garth Tander was given a 32-second penalty after he was deemed to have gained an advantage by spinning Craig Lowndes on the final lap.

Championship Standings

edit
Pos. No Driver Team Pts
  1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2006
  2 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 1902
  3 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1692
  4 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 1675
  5 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport 1365

References

edit
  1. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Top 10 Shoot Out". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 22 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 8 – Oran Park Motorsport Circuit – V8 Supercars Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 23 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round
2001 Supercars Championship Next race:
2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500
Previous year:
2000 Oran Park V8 Supercar round
Oran Park V8 Supercar round Next year:
2002 Oran Park V8 Supercar round