2001 V8 Supercars Winton round

The 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round was the tenth round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 8 to 9 September at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.

Victoria (state) 2001 Winton V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 10 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date7–9 September 2001
LocationBenalla, Victoria
VenueWinton Motor Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 28 laps 85 km
Pole position Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
1:24.3328
Winner Greg Murphy
Kmart Racing Team
45:02.1401
Race 2
Distance 32 laps 100 km
Winner Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
48:54.0840
Round Results
First 273 pts
Second 231 pts
Third 228 pts

Race report

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Russell Ingall took his first round win of the season, which would further help his efforts to win the championship.

The first race was cut short by a few laps after the race was red flagged due to several incidents that warranted the race to be stopped, thereby making Greg Murphy the winner.

Race results

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.8443
2 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:26.8614
3 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:27.0949
4 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:27.6587
5 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.9589
6 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:28.2574
7 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.4970
8 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:28.7429
9 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:29.8535
10 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:29.9967
11 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.0137
12 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.1214
13 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:30.3932
14 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.4694
15 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.7395
16 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:30.8651
17 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.0697
18 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.3546
19 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.5494
20 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.6844
21 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.8532
22 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.9287
23 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.0458
24 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.1047
25 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.1956
26 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.3247
27 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.4058
28 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.3639
29 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:33.5859
30 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.9583
31 48   Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 1:34.3870
32 14   James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:35.1691
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

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Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.3328
2 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:24.9150
3 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.9154
4 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.0289
5 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.4027
6 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:25.5214
7 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.6025
8 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:26.0698
9 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.1293
10 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.8195
Source:[2]

Race 1

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 51   Greg Murphy mart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 45min 02.1401sec 8
2 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 0.92 s 1
3 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1.75 s 15
4 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 2.65 s 10
5 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 3.20 s 18
6 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 28 + 3.79 s 2
7 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 6.22 s 19
8 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 8.20 s 9
9 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 9.25 s 12
10 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 11.06 s 4
11 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 11.82 s 16
12 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 13.12 s 7
13 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 13.66 s 30
14 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 14.56 s 5
15 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 15.73 s 3
16 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 28 + 17.74 s 29
17 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 19.44 s 17
18 14   James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 22.19 s 32
19 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 23.26 s 13
20 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 23.91 s 25
21 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 22
22 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 26
23 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 27 + 1 Lap 20
24 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 27 + 1 Lap 24
25 48   Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 27 + 1 Lap 31
26 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 26 + 2 Laps 23
Ret 54   Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 26 Accident 6
Ret 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 24 Accident 14
Ret 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 10 Retired 28
Ret 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 4 Spun off 27
Ret 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1 Retired 21
Ret 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Collision Damage 11
Source:[3]

Race 2

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Grid
1 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 48min 54.0840sec 2
2 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 0.82 s 3
3 4   Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1.24 s 5
4 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 3.27 s 4
5 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 8.87 s 15
6 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 12.48 s 1
7 29   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 13.23 s 6
8 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.01 s 12
9 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.52 s 8
10 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 15.70 s 31
11 6   Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 16.14 s 20
12 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 21.09 s 23
13 600   John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 22.25 s 19
14 9   David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 28.32 s 24
15 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 28.53 s 13
16 21   Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 32.63 s 32
17 021   Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 36.52 s 26
18 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 38.48 s 7
19 00   Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 43.26 s 30
20 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 45.06 s 22
21 40   Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 45.33 s 14
22 48   Eddie Abelnica Melbournes Cheapest Cars Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 55.89 s 25
23 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 57.48 s 21
24 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 58.12 s 10
25 15   Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:13.08 s 11
26 14   James Brock Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 Lap 18
27 7   Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 26 + 6 Laps 29
Ret 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 25 Spun off 9
Ret 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 19 Retired 16
Ret 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 17 Retired 17
Ret 3   Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 11 Accident 28
Source:[4]

Championship standings

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Pos. No Driver Team Pts
  1 1   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2498
  2 2   Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 2371
  3 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 2281
  4 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 2217
  5 51   Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 1842

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Qualifying". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Shootout". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 1". National Software. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "2001 Shell Championship Series – Round 10 – Winton Motor Raceway – V8 Supercars – Race 2". National Software. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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