2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round

**2001 Calder Park V8 Supercar round**
Event Information
Round 7 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series

Date	13–15 July 2001
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Venue	Calder Park Raceway
Weather	Fine
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	Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport	274 pts
Second	Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing	230 pts
Third	Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering	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 last time that Calder Park Raceway would play host to 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	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:55.8501
2	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:55.8988
3	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:55.9422
4	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.0263
5	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.0319
6	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	0:56.0960
7	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.1226
8	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.1385
9	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.1628
10	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.1765
11	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.2510
12	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.3013
13	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.3125
14	3	Cameron McConville	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.3946
15	6	Steven Richards	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.3957
16	9	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4029
17	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4139
18	600	John Bowe	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4375
19	7	Rodney Forbes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4779
20	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4794
21	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.4858
22	40	Cameron McLean	Paragon Motorsport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.5176
23	35	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.5804
24	54	Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.6258
25	43	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.6347
26	021	Jason Richards	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VT Commodore	0:56.8959
27	45	Dean Canto	RPM International Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.9471
28	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.9784
29	16	Dugal McDougall	McDougall Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	0:57.0472
30	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.0808
31	14	Tomas Mezera	Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.2623
32	76	Matthew White	Matthew White Racing	Holden VS Commodore	0:57.5664
DNQ	46	John Faulkner	John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	50	Tyler Mecklem	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VT Commodore	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	84	Daniel Miller	Miller Racing	Holden VS Commodore	Did Not Qualify
DNQ	111	Phonsy Mullan	GM Motorsport	Holden VS 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	0:56.2277
2	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.2902
3	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	0:56.4524
4	15	Todd Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.4689
5	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.5185
6	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.5663
7	8	Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.6394
8	00	Craig Lowndes	Gibson Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	0:56.7190
9	2	Jason Bright	Holden Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:56.7829
10	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.2326
Source:^[2]

Race 1

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

Race 2

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

Race 3

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

Championship Standings

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

↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Top Ten Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 1". National Software. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
↑ "2001 Shell Championship Series - Round 7 - Calder Park Raceway - 2001 Shell Championship Series - Race 3". National Software. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

V8 Supercar
Previous race: 2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round	2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Next race: 2001 Oran Park V8 Supercar round
Previous year: 2000 Calder Park V8 Supercar round	Calder Park Raceway	Next year: none

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