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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	N	64	Prancing Horse Racing	John Bowe Tom Waring	Ferrari 360 Challenge	161
1	N	64	Prancing Horse Racing	John Bowe Tom Waring	Ferrari 3.6L V8	161
2	N	22	Tekno Autosports	Steve Webb Neal Bates	Porsche 996 GT3	161
2	N	22	Tekno Autosports	Steve Webb Neal Bates	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	161
3	N	3	Fitzgerald Racing	Peter Fitzgerald Geoff Morgan	Porsche 996 GT3	159
3	N	3	Fitzgerald Racing	Peter Fitzgerald Geoff Morgan	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	159
4	N	54	Prancing Horse Racing	Paul Morris John Teulan	Ferrari 360 Challenge	156
4	N	54	Prancing Horse Racing	Paul Morris John Teulan	Ferrari 3.6L V8	156
5	N	8	Superprint Yokohama	Mike Downard Mark Zonneveld	Porsche 996 GT3	156
5	N	8	Superprint Yokohama	Mike Downard Mark Zonneveld	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	156
6	A	15	Bob Hughes Special Vehicles	Bob Hughes Rick Bates	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI	150
6	A	15	Bob Hughes Special Vehicles	Bob Hughes Rick Bates	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	150
7	A	59	Protecnica Racing	Wayne Boatright Scott Anderson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	149
7	A	59	Protecnica Racing	Wayne Boatright Scott Anderson	Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	149
8	A	16	Robert Lane Kleenduct	Damon Templeman Peter Phelan	Honda S2000 Sports	146
8	A	16	Robert Lane Kleenduct	Damon Templeman Peter Phelan	Honda F20C 2.0L I4	146
9	C	62	C + L Racing	Scott Loadsman Warren Luff	Holden VX Commodore SS 5.7 V8^[3]	144
9	C	62	C + L Racing	Scott Loadsman Warren Luff	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	144
10	A	88	Michael Brock	Michael Brock Gary Young	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V	143
10	A	88	Michael Brock	Michael Brock Gary Young	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	143
11	C	95	Southern Rural Ford Dealers	John McIlroy Brett Youlden	Ford AU Falcon XR8	143
11	C	95	Southern Rural Ford Dealers	John McIlroy Brett Youlden	Ford Windsor 5.0L V8	143
12	A	63	Haysom Motorsport	Greg Haysom Craig Dean	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	142
12	A	63	Haysom Motorsport	Greg Haysom Craig Dean	Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4	142
13	B	66	Nilsson Motor Sport	Len Cave Brad Wright	Honda Integra Type-R	142
13	B	66	Nilsson Motor Sport	Len Cave Brad Wright	Honda B18C 1.8L I4	142
14	B	27	Novacastrian Motorsport	Wayne Russell Steve Cramp	BMW 323i	141
14	B	27	Novacastrian Motorsport	Wayne Russell Steve Cramp	BMW M52B25 2.5L I4	141
15	C	69	Parts Plus Racing	Kent Youlden Luke Youlden	Ford AU Falcon XR8	143
15	C	69	Parts Plus Racing	Kent Youlden Luke Youlden	Ford Windsor 5.0L V8	143
16	B	13	Osborne Motorsport	Colin Osborne Ric Shaw	Toyota MR2 Bathurst	131
16	B	13	Osborne Motorsport	Colin Osborne Ric Shaw	Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4	131
17	A	38	Castran Gilbert	Dennis Gilbert Trevor McGuiness	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V	138
17	A	38	Castran Gilbert	Dennis Gilbert Trevor McGuiness	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	138
18	B	5	MAZ Motor Wreckers	Megan Kirkham Matt Lehmann Phil Kirkham	Mazda MX-5	134
18	B	5	MAZ Motor Wreckers	Megan Kirkham Matt Lehmann Phil Kirkham	Mazda BP 1.8L I4	134
19	N	7	D'arcy Russell Racing	D'arcy Russell Darren Palmer	Chrysler Viper ACR	123
19	N	7	D'arcy Russell Racing	D'arcy Russell Darren Palmer	Dodge 8.0L V10	123
DNF	N	43	V.I.P. Petfoods	Jim Richards Tony Quinn	Porsche 996 GT3	126
DNF	N	43	V.I.P. Petfoods	Jim Richards Tony Quinn	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	126
NC	C	42	Wincross Motorsport	Richard Winston Robert Coutts	Holden VT Commodore SS V8	119
NC	C	42	Wincross Motorsport	Richard Winston Robert Coutts	Holden 5.0L V8	119
NC	B	4	Anton E Mechtler	Christian D’Agostin David Lawson	Toyota MR2 Bathurst	118
NC	B	4	Anton E Mechtler	Christian D’Agostin David Lawson	Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4	118
DNF	N	24	Prancing Horse Racing	Steve Beards Craig Baird	Ferrari 360 Challenge	108
DNF	N	24	Prancing Horse Racing	Steve Beards Craig Baird	Ferrari 3.6L V8	108
NC	A	57	Corio Auto Parts Plus	Graham Alexander John Woodberry	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V	100
NC	A	57	Corio Auto Parts Plus	Graham Alexander John Woodberry	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	100
DNF	N	666	Team Lamborghini Australia	Paul Stokell Steven Johnson	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	89
DNF	N	666	Team Lamborghini Australia	Paul Stokell Steven Johnson	Lamborghini 5.7L V12	89
NC	A	87	JNB Racing	John Falk Neil McFadyen Ken Lusty	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	87
NC	A	87	JNB Racing	John Falk Neil McFadyen Ken Lusty	Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	87
DNF	A	9	Prancing Horse Racing	Ross Palmer David Wood	Ford Mustang Cobra RA	66
DNF	A	9	Prancing Horse Racing	Ross Palmer David Wood	Ford Modular 5.4L V8	66
DNF	A	61	Team Yamaha	Trevor Haines Scott Jacob Grant Kenny	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	57
DNF	A	61	Team Yamaha	Trevor Haines Scott Jacob Grant Kenny	Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	57
DNF	A	31	Marget Engineering	Drew Marget Vince Macaro	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	44
DNF	A	31	Marget Engineering	Drew Marget Vince Macaro	Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4	44
DNF	A	300	Floyd Motorsport	Peter Floyd Cameron McConville	HSV VX GTS 300kW	43
DNF	A	300	Floyd Motorsport	Peter Floyd Cameron McConville	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	43
DNF	N	18	Murray Carter	Murray Carter Kosi Kalaitzidis	Chevrolet Corvette C5	38
DNF	N	18	Murray Carter	Murray Carter Kosi Kalaitzidis	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	38
DNF	C	79	Sandhurst Golf Estate	Alan Holgersson Jeremy Mantello Les Walmsley	Toyota Camry CSi V6	27
DNF	C	79	Sandhurst Golf Estate	Alan Holgersson Jeremy Mantello Les Walmsley	Toyota 1MZ-FE 3.0L V6	27
DNF	A	14	Scotts Transport	Clyde Lawrence Geoff Munday	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	15
DNF	A	14	Scotts Transport	Clyde Lawrence Geoff Munday	Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	15
DNF	B	44	Thrifty Car Rental	Alan Shephard Steve Briffa	Honda Integra Type-R	14
DNF	B	44	Thrifty Car Rental	Alan Shephard Steve Briffa	Honda B18C 1.8L I4	14
DNF	A	28	Ross Palmer Motorsport	Wayne Park Anton Mechtler	Honda S2000 Sports	12
DNF	A	28	Ross Palmer Motorsport	Wayne Park Anton Mechtler	Honda F20C 2.0L I4	12
DNF	N	20	Palmer Promotions	Ian Palmer Brett Peters	Honda NSX Brabham	12
DNF	N	20	Palmer Promotions	Ian Palmer Brett Peters	Honda C32B 3.2L V6	12
DNF	A	34	King Springs Delphi	Mark King Rod Wilson	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V	0
DNF	A	34	King Springs Delphi	Mark King Rod Wilson	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	0
DNS^[3]	A	17	Quirks Refrigeration	Peter Boylan Trevor Scheumack	BMW M3
DNS^[3]	A	17	Quirks Refrigeration	Peter Boylan Trevor Scheumack	BMW I6

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. Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
^ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500". National Software. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
^ ^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. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.

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

[q2001-1] "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 - Budweiser Top Gun Challenge". National Software. 15 September 2001. Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2009.

[i2001-2] "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500". National Software. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2009.

[AAA-3] Australian Auto Action, 21–27 September 2001, page 19

[4] "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 Qualifying 1". National Software. 15 September 2001. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.

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