2001 Clarion Sandown 500
The 2001 Clarion Sandown 500 was an Australian motor race for Sports and Production Cars which drew its entries from those competing in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and Australian GT Production Car Championship. It was the first Sandown 500 held since the former touring car endurance race was revived for production cars.
The race, which was the 34th Sandown 500 endurance race was held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia over the weekend of 15 September 2001.
Classes
Cars competed in four classes:
- Nations Cup
- GT Production Class A
- GT Production Class B
- GT Production Class C
Budweiser Top Gun Challenge
After qualifying was completed the fastest ten cars competed in a one-lap runoff for the top ten grid positions. Runoff results as follows:[1]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 43 | V.I.P. Petfoods |  Jim Richards |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 1:16.9760 |
| 2 | 64 | Prancing Horse Racing |  John Bowe |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 1:17.3195 |
| 3 | 54 | Prancing Horse Racing | Paul Morris |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 1:17.9148 |
| 4 | 22 | Tekno Autosports | Neal Bates |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 1:18.0764 |
| 5 | 24 | Prancing Horse Racing | Craig Baird |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 1:18.1601 |
| 6 | 666 | Team Lamborghini Australia | Paul Stokell |
Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 1:18.3006 |
| 7 | 8 | Superrint Yokohama |
Mike Downard |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 1:20.9100 |
| 8 | 20 | Poolrite | Ian Palmer |
Honda NSX Brabham | 1:22.3584 |
| 9 | 18 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter |
Chevrolet Corvette C5 | 1:23.2543 |
| 10 | 7 | D'arcy Russell Racing | D'arcy Russell |
Chrysler Viper ACR | 1:25.7557 |
Official results
Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Race results as follows:[2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | N | 64 | Prancing Horse Racing | John Bowe Tom Waring |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 161 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | N | 22 | Tekno Autosports | Steve Webb Neal Bates |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 161 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | N | 3 | Falken Tyres Fitzgerald Racing |
Peter Fitzgerald Geoff Morgan |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 159 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 4 | N | 54 | Prancing Horse Racing | Paul Morris John Teulan |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 156 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | N | 8 | Superrint Yokohama |
Mike Downard Mark Zonneveld |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 156 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 6 | A | 15 | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles | Bob Hughes Rick Bates |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI | 150 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 7 | A | 59 | Altiris Software | Wayne Boatright Scott Anderson |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 149 |
| Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | ||||||
| 8 | A | 16 | Robert Lane Kleenduct |
Daynom Templeman Peter Phelan |
Honda S2000 Sports | 146 |
| Honda F20C 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 9 | C | 62 | C + L Racing | Scott Loadsman Warren Luff |
Holden VX Commodore SS 5.7 V8 [3] | 144 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | A | 88 | Michael Brock | Michael Brock Greg Young |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V | 143 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 11 | C | 95 | Southern Rural Ford Dealers | John McIlroy Brett Youlden |
Ford AU Falcon XR8 | 143 |
| Ford Windsor 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 12 | A | 63 | Fluff | Greg Haysom Craig Dean |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 142 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 13 | B | 66 | A.P.S. | Len Cave B.Wright |
Honda Integra Type-R | 142 |
| Honda B18C 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| 14 | B | 27 | Go Karts Go Aust | Wayne Russell Steve Cramp |
BMW 323i | 141 |
| BMW M52B25 2.5L I4 | ||||||
| 15 | C | 69 | Patrs Plus Racing | Kent Youlden Luke Youlden |
Ford AU Falcon XR8 | 143 |
| Ford Windsor 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 16 | B | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Colin Osborne Ric Shaw |
Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 131 |
| Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 17 | A | 38 | Castran Gilbert | Dennis Gilbert Trevor McGuiness |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V | 138 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 18 | B | 5 | MAZ Motor Wreckers | Megan Kirkham Matt Lehmann Phil Kirkham |
Mazda MX-5 | 134 |
| Mazda BP 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| 19 | N | 7 | D'arcy Russell Racing | D'arcy Russell Darren Palmer |
Chrysler Viper ACR | 123 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | ||||||
| DNF | N | 43 | V.I.P. Petfoods | Jim Richards Tony Quinn |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 126 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| NC | C | 42 | Wincross Motorsport | R Winston R Coutts |
Holden VT Commodore SS V8 | 119 |
| Holden 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| NC | B | 4 | Anton E Mechtler | Christian D'Agostin D.Lawson |
Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 118 |
| Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| DNF | N | 24 | Prancing Horse Racing | Steve Beards Craig Baird |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 108 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| NC | A | 57 | Corio Auto Parts Plus | Graham Alexander John Woodberry |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V | 100 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNF | N | 666 | Team Lamborghini Australia | Paul Stokell Steven Johnson |
Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 89 |
| Lamborghini 5.7L V12 | ||||||
| NC | A | 87 | JNB Racing | John Falk Neil McFadyen Ken Lusty |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 87 |
| Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 9 | Budweiser | Ross Palmer David Wood |
Ford Mustang Cobra RA | 66 |
| Ford Modular 5.4L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 61 | Team Yamaha | Trevor Haines Scott Jacob Grant Kenny |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 57 |
| Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 31 | Marget Engineering | Drew Marget Vince Macaro |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 44 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 300 | Floyd Motorsport | Peter Floyd Cameron McConville |
HSV VX GTS 300kW | 43 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | N | 18 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Kosi Kalaitzidis |
Chevrolet Corvette C5 | 38 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | C | 79 | Sandhurst Golf Estate | A.Holgersson J.Mantello L.Walmsley |
Toyota Camry CSi V6 | 27 |
| Toyota 1MZ-FE 3.0L V6 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 14 | Scotts Transport | Clyde Lawrence G.Munday |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 15 |
| Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 44 | Thrifty Car Rental | Alan Shephard Steve Briffa |
Honda Integra Type-R | 14 |
| Honda B18C 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 28 | Poolrite | Wayne Park Anton Mechtler |
Honda S2000 Sports | 12 |
| Honda F20C 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| DNF | N | 20 | Poolrite | Ian Palmer Brett Peters |
Honda NSX Brabham | 12 |
| Honda C32B 3.2L V6 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 34 | King Springs Delphi |
Mark King Rod Wilson |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V | 0 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNS [3] | A | 17 | Quirks Refrigeration | Peter Boylan Trevor Scheumack |
BMW M3 | |
| BMW l6 |
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #666 Paul Stokell - 1:16.4012[4]
- Pole Position - #43 Jim Richards - 1:16.9760
- Fastest Lap - #7 D'arcy Russell - 1:17.7024
- Race Average Speed - 143.22 km/h
References
- ^ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 - Budweiser Top Gun Challenge". National Software. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500". National Software. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ a b Australian Auto Action, 21-27 September 2001, page 19
- ^ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 Qualifying 1". National Software. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
- Images from the 2001 Clarion Sandown 500 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 19 January 2009
| Preceded by 1998 Tickford 500 |
Sandown 500 2001 |
Succeeded by 2002 Sandown 500 |
