2001 GMC 400

Australian Capital Territory 2001 GMC 400
Event Information
Round 5 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date 8–10 June 2001
Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Venue Canberra Street Circuit
Weather Fine
Results
Race 1
Distance 25 laps, 100 km
Pole position Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
1:43.8738
Winner Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
48:35.6895
Race 2
Distance 25 laps, 100 km
Winner Steven Richards
Glenn Seton Racing
50:49.9364
Race 3
Distance 50 laps, 200 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
1:36:27.5354
Round Results
First Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
294 pts
Second Garth Tander
Garry Rogers Motorsport
288 pts
Third Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
282 pts

The 2001 GMC 400 was the fifth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series and the second running of the GMC 400 event. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 10 June on the Canberra Street Circuit in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Race report

The Dick Johnson Racing outfit were very fast right from qualifying with them achieving a one-two, with Radisich achieving a time over half a second faster than his closest competitor, Steven Johnson. However, it would be Johnson that would achieve pole position after Radisich spun during his shootout lapping, dropping him to fifteenth.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:43.2704
2 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:43.8316
3 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:43.8426
4 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:43.8919
5 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.0667
6 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:44.1644
7 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:44.2608
8 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.2612
9 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:44.3244
10 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:44.3245
11 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.3483
12 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.3921
13 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:44.4722
14 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.4879
15 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.7029
16 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:44.7970
17 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.8174
18 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:44.9314
19 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:45.0368
20 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:45.1110
21 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:45.4122
22 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:45.5478
23 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:45.6045
24 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:45.8385
25 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:46.0242
26 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:46.1705
27 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:46.4526
28 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:46.5909
29 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:47.9741
30 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 1:48.8214
DNQ 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon Did Not Qualify
DNQ 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore Did Not Qualify
Source:[1]

Top Fifteen Shootout

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:43.8378
2 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:43.9260
3 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.0948
4 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.2596
5 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.3167
6 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.3904
7 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:44.4893
8 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:44.5839
9 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:44.6413
10 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:44.7216
11 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 1:45.1435
12 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 1:45.4871
13 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1:45.5590
14 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 1:48.0227
15 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 2:48.9116
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Grid
1 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 25 48min 35.6895sec 1
2 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport 25 + 0.25 s 7
3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 25 + 1.14 s 5
4 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 + 1.93 s 9
5 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 25 + 5.16 s 3
6 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 25 + 5.47 s 15
7 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 25 + 21.79 s 13
8 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 25 + 22.12 s 12
9 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 + 22.78 s 20
10 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport 25 + 24.05 s 18
11 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 25 + 24.53 s 17
12 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team 25 + 24.72 s 10
13 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 25 + 28.02 s 16
14 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 25 + 28.14 s 23
15 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 25 + 29.08 s 19
16 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 25 + 31.22 s 22
17 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 25 + 31.74 s 21
18 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 25 + 32.38 s 31
19 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team 25 + 32.60 s 11
20 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing 25 + 36.70 s 27
21 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 25 + 41.69 s 4
22 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing 25 + 42.89 s 29
23 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport 25 + 52.46 s 25
24 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing 25 + 1:01.21 s 30
25 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport 25 + 1:11.61 s 28
26 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing 24 + 1 Lap 8
27 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 22 + 3 Laps 32
Ret 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team 23 Retired 6
Ret 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport 16 Retired 14
Ret 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 9 Retired 2
Ret 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing 2 Retired 26
DNS 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport), 1:44.7826
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Grid
1 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing 25 50min 49.9364sec 2
2 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 25 + 0.54 s 30
3 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 + 0.66 s 19
4 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 25 + 1.15 s 22
5 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport 25 + 3.17 s 18
6 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 25 + 4.09 s 26
7 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 25 + 4.30 s 24
8 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing 25 + 5.40 s 12
9 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 25 + 6.95 s 10
10 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport 25 + 7.11 s 5
11 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 25 + 7.43 s 20
12 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 25 + 8.54 s 27
13 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 25 + 9.06 s 23
14 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 25 + 9.60 s 17
15 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing 25 + 9.81 s 8
16 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 25 + 12.42 s 7
17 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 25 + 12.52 s 1
18 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team 25 + 14.50 s 28
19 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 25 + 15.40 s 11
20 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing 24 + 1 lap 6
21 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 24 + 1 lap 21
22 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing 24 + 1 lap 4
23 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing 22 + 3 laps 31
24 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 19 + 6 laps 25
Ret 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 19 Accident 14
Ret 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team 17 Collision Damage 9
Ret 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport 12 Accident 29
Ret 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 12 Retired 15
Ret 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 8 Collision Damage 13
Ret 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport 7 Fire 3
Ret 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team 2 Retired 16
DNS 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:44.1802
Source:[4]

Race 3

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 50 1hr 36min 27.5354sec 11
2 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 50 + 7.70 s 3
3 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 50 + 8.27 s 5
4 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 50 + 8.84 s 10
5 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 50 + 9.20 s 6
6 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 50 + 11.82 s 19
7 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 50 + 14.06 s 2
8 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 50 + 18.23 s 12
9 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 50 + 18.48 s 8
10 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 50 + 19.60 s 13
11 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 50 + 24.21 s 14
12 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 50 + 27.23 s 21
13 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 50 35.40 s 26
14 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 50 + 36.94 s 16
15 23 Australia Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 50 + 46.65 s 24
16 15 Australia Todd Kelly K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 50 1:07.80 s 27
17 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VT Commodore 49 + 1 Lap 22
18 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VX Commodore 49 + 1 Lap 28
19 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 48 + 2 Laps 7
20 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 48 + 2 Laps 32
21 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden VT Commodore 42 + 8 Laps 17
Ret 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 45 Wheel 15
Ret 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 42 Retired 20
Ret 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford AU Falcon 38 Retired 18
Ret 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 35 Fuel Pressure 1
Ret 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon 34 Retired 9
Ret 51 Australia Greg Murphy K-mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore 31 Retired 23
Ret 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 19 Retired 25
Ret 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 6 Damage 4
Ret 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden VX Commodore 5 Retired 29
DNS 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VX Commodore Did Not Start 30
DNS 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford AU Falcon Did Not Start 31
Source:[5]

References

V8 Supercar
Previous race:
2001 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round
2001 V8 Supercar Championship Series Next race:
2001 Barbagallo V8 Supercar round
Previous year:
2000 GMC 400
Canberra 400 Next year:
2002 Stegbar 400
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